Chapter 259 Giving it away
Montfort Velaryon still left the Great Sept of Baelor where Renly was and returned to the Red Keep controlled by Stannis.
He didn't know if what Renly told him was true. If it was, then Montford had to say something.
The Tyrell family is truly daring.
He also understood why Renly became like this.
A king who has become the leader of an army of 100,000 is actually taught a harsh lesson by his vassals. What is there to know?
Mountford led his team back to the throne room.
Stannis is still sitting on the Iron Throne. Since he entered King's Landing, except for necessary departures, he has spent almost all the time resting his body on this uncomfortable chair.
This chair is his obsession, and everything Stannis is doing now is just to ensure that he can sit here safely in the days to come.
Of course, this is just his delusion.
"Monford, you're back."
It was already night, and hundreds of bright candles and ten burning braziers could not dispel the darkness that was getting thicker every second in the throne room.
Montford noticed that Stannis still wore the robe stained with his blood, but his cut palm had been bandaged.
There is a saying that has been circulating throughout the Seven Kingdoms. If a brand new king is cut by its sharp thorns while sitting on the throne, it means that this king is not recognized by the throne.
From the establishment of the Targaryen dynasty to now for three hundred years, this rule, which has never appeared in any book, has become an iron law that everyone believes in.
Ridiculous, yet true.
Of course the nobles under Stannis knew this rule, including Stannis himself, but everyone knew it tacitly. Even the nobles deliberately controlled their eyes and did not stay on the king's palm for more than half a second.
Because they don't know what the king who lost his heir will do.
"Your Majesty, I'm back."
Montfort Velaryon bowed to his current king without speaking.
He didn't know what to tell the king.
Stannis Baratheon did not give him a chance to remain silent. He glanced at the other nobles around him and issued the king's order:
"Everyone except Lord Velaryon, please go out. Do not come near the throne room tonight without my order."
The nobles looked at each other and saw the meaning in each other's eyes.
What Montford Velaryon brought back may not be good news.
But Stannis's remaining power is still there, and no one dares to resist his orders now.
As a result, the nobles with their own thoughts responded to the king in unison, bowed their heads, twisted their bodies, and left the dim throne room.
The heavy door was slammed shut by the guard standing outside with a bang.
This voice sent a slight chill down the back of Montford, who was firmly locked on Stannis's cold gaze.
But he knew very well that this matter had nothing to do with him at all. He was just an unlucky mouthpiece at best.
So, he braced himself, raised his head and made silent eye contact with the aloof king.
"Monford, now, there are only two of us here. I hope you are here to answer my questions with your most sincere words."
"Yes, Your Majesty, as you wish."
Montfort Velaryon had no intention of hiding it because he had no reason to.
Princess Celine is not in Renly's hands, Montford believes it.
Taking a deep breath, Stannis tried his best to keep his tone sounding calm, and he asked:
"So, tell me, have you found my daughter?"
The Earl of Tidal Head Island knew that Stannis would definitely ask this question as soon as he came up. During this time, he knew very well that Stannis himself was a stone without any flaws.
But there is only one small crack in this stone, which is his only daughter and heir Princess Celine.
It is also the only place where this stubborn stone can be broken.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. I didn't find your daughter with Renly. To be precise, there is no trace of Princess Celine with Renly."
Montfort Velaryon decided to tell the truth. After all, if he was talking nonsense, he would have to take responsibility for his words, and he couldn't conjure up Celine Baratheon out of thin air.
Hearing Montford's words, Stannis's hand trembled, and he was almost cut by the spikes of the Iron Throne again.
"I met your brother, the false king Renly. According to his statement, he didn't know all this beforehand. Everything was planned by the Tyrell family behind his back."
"Tyrell? Do those timid roses have this ability?"
Stannis has always looked down upon the Tyrell family, because during the war when the Baratheon family dominated the entire Westeros, the Tyrell family led a large army and was unable to defeat the wind that Stannis insisted on. Citadel.
His delay in success indirectly caused the collapse of the Targaryen royal army, leaving King's Landing without any power to protect it.
Only then did the dynasty fall and a new king ascend the throne.
Although some people have always said that the Tyrell family had no intention of attacking the city with all their strength back then, Stannis insisted that this was due to his dedicated defense.
Therefore, he has always looked down on this group of Roses of Highgarden who have no loyalty at all and still shrink from the battlefield.
Therefore, when Montford Velaryon told him that the Tyrells were responsible for all this, Stannis's first reaction was disbelief.
"Your Majesty, I am just relaying what Renly said to me. He told me that this woman, Margaery Tyrell, took one of his tokens and then gave the design to the unknowing Earl of Tarth."
"The latter thought this was Renly's order, so he led his fleet... to attack Dragonstone."
"Renly said that Tyrell did this just to ensure that His Majesty you and him will fight to the death. In this way, the Tyrell family will not have to worry about being kicked down by Renly in the middle."
Montford shut up when he spoke. He didn't want to get involved in this matter at all, but he had no choice but to be caught by Stannis, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
Stannis leaned back on the cold Iron Throne, closed his eyes, and considered Montford's words.
He is not a person easily swayed by emotions. Although he now wants to save his daughter, he knows that he must first judge who is telling the truth.
Because only those who tell the truth can indirectly help him find the whereabouts of his daughter.
It's still possible, but Stannis doesn't want to admit it.
From a common sense perspective, what Renly told Montford made sense.
Because if he were Renly, he wouldn't have laid a hand on Celine at all.
If Renly wins the battle, then he is already king, so why should he be accused of parricide? How does this benefit him from sitting on the Iron Throne?
If Renly didn't win, he certainly won.
Knowing that his brother is already the real king, as a younger brother, if he goes to kill his niece, what else will it do besides irritating his brother to stab him?
Therefore, even though Stannis was angry, he never understood why Renly did this.
This is not like when he was a kid, his eldest brother Robert was responsible for catching Renly and he was responsible for teaching Renly a lesson.
Once brothers, now the only means of communication is swords.
Stannis didn't know the situation inside Renly's army, so the few words Montford brought back today had awakened him.
"Monford, if this is the case, then my daughter should be in the hands of the Tarth family. Renly has never met Celine from beginning to end, right?"
"That's right, Your Majesty."
"Then have you met Selwyn Tarth?"
"seen."
Montford actually met the Earl of Tarth, who was secretly brought to King's Landing by Renly. This matter was done by Renly without telling the Tyrell family.
Although he was forced to wipe the Tyrell family's butt, it didn't mean that he would really take the blame without figuring out the truth.
On the surface, the Tarth family had seized their fiefdom by his king's order, but in fact, Renly sent someone absolutely reliable to bring him here.
But with the arrival of Count Tars, everything became completely clear.
But the deal was already done, and there was nothing Renly could do to change it. He could only be completely wary of the Tyrell family in the future, and don't let something like this happen to him again.
Montfort Velaryon met Earl of Tarth, who had theoretically been deprived of his noble status, and heard him describe the whole story before he dared to come back for business.
"What about my daughter? What did Selwyn Tarth say?"
Hearing this, Montford Velaryon shrank his head subconsciously.
He was the only one who knew about this matter. He was the only one who chatted with Earl of Tars. Because the news was so explosive, Earl of Chaotou Island chose to keep it secret.
He held it in until he came back, and kept winking to Stannis in the throne room, indicating that he could speak alone.
The problem finally came, let him talk quickly so he wouldn't have to suffer anymore.
"Your Majesty, Earl of Tarth said that he was so angry at Renly's sentence that he gave Princess Celine away..."
"..."
Stannis was visibly stunned for a moment. He looked at Montford Velaryon silently, wondering if he had heard correctly.
What does giving away mean?
Can this be given away?
"Can you say that again."
Stannis sounded tired.
"Uh, Your Majesty... Count Tars really said that, he really gave Princess Celine away."
However, what greeted him was a roar from Stannis:
"Who did he give my daughter to?!"
The sound was so loud that it was the most rude thing Montford Velaryon had ever seen Stannis do since he followed him.
The roar echoed through the empty throne room, creating an eerie echo.
Looking up at Stannis's cannibalistic eyes, Montford Velaryon gritted his teeth and spit out the name that he had never thought of:
"Daenerys Targaryen."
After the words fell, the quietness of the throne room on the earth could be heard.
Stannis Baratheon's hand froze in the air as he pointed at Montford Velaryon.
Then, the king, who was in a turbulent mood, slowly sat down and leaned his tired body on the throne.
He closed his eyes, gently rubbed his forehead, and fell into deep thought.
