Chapter 178 King of the North

"That's no problem. Dorne's population is too small and it will be difficult to fight out, but there is no problem in defending this place. This is our home!"

The speaker was Quentin Martell, the eldest son of Prince Doran. After all, he was full of blood. He was so excited by Clay's words that he swallowed a big piece of cake and immediately stood up to express his position.

Clay smiled at him kindly and said nothing. According to the inheritance law of Dorne, if Prince Doran died one day, the person who would succeed the Prince of Dorne would not be his eldest son, but the eldest daughter Arianne who had never spoken. En Martell.

She is the oldest of all Prince Doran's children, so she is the true heir.

This heir has the appearance of a typical Dornish woman. Although she never spoke at the banquet and remained silent, Clay knew very well what kind of ambition this body of only five feet and two inches contained.

The current political situation in Dorne is actually very interesting. Prince Doran was tortured by gout and could not handle government affairs quickly, so he lived in seclusion in the Water Gardens. Arianne Martell, as the heir, nominally rules the overall situation in Dorne.

But in fact, the person who is really in charge of the situation is Prince Oberyn of Dorne who was left in Astapor by Clay. Now that he is not in Dorne, the power has returned to Prince Doran. Arianne Martell has been It's just a mascot.

Originally, this Arianne Martell was used by the Martell family to marry Prince Viserys of the Targaryen family. However, as the hot golden water was poured on her head, Martell's expectations became Bubble.

And when they set their sights on Daenerys, the appearance of Clay frustrated their calculations. If it were anyone else, the Martell family might have to think about it.

However, a male Dragon King with a giant dragon has broken away from this category. The existence of this Dragon King means infinite possibilities in the future.

Now that the words were spoken, the dull atmosphere at the banquet naturally disappeared, and the guests and hosts began to enjoy the carefully prepared food.

Dorne's diet uses a lot of chili peppers, but Daenerys has seldom eaten chili peppers since she was a child. She was immediately brought to tears and looked at Clay with a resentful look, but she still fought bravely. Si stuck out her tongue and took a fruit plate. She would lose her composure if she continued to eat this food.

At the banquet, Prince Doran asked Clay about the next arrangements in detail. Clay said that all four thousand Unsullied would stay here as the direct guard of Queen Daenerys Targaryen.

Prince Doran understood what Clay meant. He was planning not to show up at all and let Daenerys take his place and claim the throne in the north.

The prince proposed that he would summon all the lords of Dorne to come to Sunspear and serve Her Majesty Queen Daenerys Targaryen, but there was a problem. What about Clay's Galesos?

This is Clay's dragon. No one else is qualified to ride it, not even Daenerys. If Clay goes north, what will happen to this dragon? If you take it away, someone will definitely ask about it.

Clay's answer to this was:

"Galesos is a smart guy. It knows what to do. I will keep it here. It can be Sunspear's backstop, but don't expect it to listen to your orders."

"Then you're going north like this?"

Prince Doran didn't quite understand why Clay was so courageous. People who really cherish their lives are often those who stand in high positions of power. Like Clay, as long as he endures for a few years and waits until all four dragons have become combat effective, these seven Who is his opponent?

Prince Daolang understood that he didn't bring the dragon with him, but going alone like this really seemed a bit like not taking his own life seriously.

"Of course, without me as the heir, my old man will not be able to eat after a long time."

Clay smiled. At this moment, a Dornishman wearing light armor broke into the banquet. Everyone except Clay and Daenerys seemed to know this person.

After the man handed a small roll of paper to Ellaria Sand, who was sitting at the end, he bowed to Prince Doran and left in a hurry.

Clay recognized a note of that size, a letter that could only be delivered by a raven.

Ellaria Sand opened the note and took ten seconds to read the contents of the letter. The expression on her pretty face changed slightly, she stood up directly, passed over Quentin and Arianne, and handed the note directly to Prince Doran.

The prince took the note with a strange look on his face. After reading it, his expression also became very strange. Under Clay's puzzled eyes, he handed the note in his hand to Clay again and said softly:

"Your Majesty Clay, you really have to go back to the North."

"What's wrong?"

Clay frowned and took the note. When he took a look at it, he was stunned. He saw this sentence written on it:

"Warden of the North, Eddard Stark died in Winterfell. His son Robb Stark claimed that this was a conspiracy of the Lannister family. He once again summoned all the vassals in the North and held a meeting in Winterfell. Calls himself King of the North."

"The Tully family of the Riverlands declares that the Tully family and all the nobles of the Riverlands swear allegiance to the King of the North, and the armies of the Riverlands families will fight for the King of the North."

After seeing this news, Clay had only one big question mark in his mind. He had only been away for a few months. What happened in the North?

Before he left, he noticed something was wrong with Ed Stark's condition, but at the time he thought it was a sign of serious injury. Didn't everything get better when they parted? Why did it suddenly hang up?

Logically speaking, shouldn't it be easier for wounds to fester in the hot south? Why is it that everything is okay in the south, but all the people in the north are gone soon?

Also, what’s going on with this King in the North? Why did Robb insist that Eddard's death was caused by Lannister?

Moreover, is there no food harvest in the north? Perhaps you have forgotten the clan language about the approaching winter, right?

This unexpected situation left Clay very speechless. Not to mention the closing of the world line, under his influence, Westeros now is completely different from what it was in history.

He originally thought that he would return to the North, train his army, expand his fleet, recuperate, and then gather his strength to give Stannis a hard blow. He would take the opportunity to capture Dragonstone, completely control the east coast of the Narrow Sea, and complete Mandalay. The independence of the family.

Now, the war machine in the north has started rumbling again. The Mandalay family, who are not prepared at all, has only one choice at this time, and that is to continue to play the role of the Stark family's good baby.

Moreover, his sister Wilfield is still in the hands of the Stark family. If he wants to be independent, he has to find a way to get her back, which is difficult!

This time the troops from the north were sent to the Riverlands, and their frontline was directed at the Lannister family. If you look at it this way, it is equivalent to the current Seven Kingdoms. One by one, except for the bottom of the valley, they are all on the same level as the Lannister family. state of war.

Whether it is true or not, Clay wonders how lucky the Lannister family is to have the last laugh in the War of the Five Kings. What kind of protagonists are Daenerys and Jon Snow? Lannisters The Nest family is it.

Don't say anything and go back quickly. As long as you are here, who else dares to compete with you in this army?

Clay was afraid that in his absence, one of the nobles leading the army would use his own army as consumables. After all, except himself, who would want to see the Mandalay family being powerful and powerful.

Also, this time they send troops, the Mandalay family can't follow the previous indication that there are less than 2,000 people. The current family spans two places, with rich territory and a large population.

Although the integration has not been completed and the actual ability to send troops is not good at all, who told you to occupy such a large area? It is your responsibility to send more troops.

When the Frey family was here, they could raise 4,000 troops in the Twins. Even if the territory accepted by the Mandalay family was less than half, considering the original strength of the family, the request for sending troops this time would still be this. number.

Can the old man agree? Clay was not sure. He had to return to the north immediately. No, he should go to the Twins City to meet the old man first. How to arrange this was very important.