Chapter 295 Honest Mistake

"Lord Protector?" Linde, who was sitting in the wake hall, couldn't help but smile when he heard the new king's decree issued by Wallis and said, "Didn't that little guy ask me to salute him?"

Wallis smiled and said: "His Majesty was already frightened by you, how could he think so much and hastily ended the discussion."

Lind took the decree and looked at it, then threw it aside casually, like a piece of waste paper, and asked curiously: "Who asked Cersei to cancel her engagement with Highgarden? She is crazy. Are you pushing Gao Ting to the enemy side at this time? Do you think you don’t have enough enemies?”

Faced with Linde's question, Wallis said nothing and just looked at Linde.

"Me?" Lind quickly realized what Wallis wanted to express, and said with a surprised look on his face: "Why is it me?"

Varys said in a deep voice: "Do you remember mentioning the witch's prophecy to Queen Cersei?"

Lind was stunned for a moment, then suddenly said: "Does she think Margaery Tyrell is the woman in the prophecy?"

"I don't know what the prophecy is that you mentioned to her?" Varys nodded and said, "I just know that Queen Cersei repeatedly mentioned words like prophecy and women in the room last night."

Linde was a bit dumbfounded. He didn't expect that he just said that casually and actually stirred up Cersei's heart problems.

"I'm going to the dungeon to meet Ed Stark tonight." Lind said solemnly.

Varys hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you want to rescue Duke Ed?"

Lind shook his head and said, "I just want to see him one last time and hear his last words." As he said that, he suddenly asked, "How are Duke Ed's two daughters doing now?"

Varys said in a deep voice: "Miss Sansa is currently in the Red Keep. She is the most important Cersei's hostage. As for Miss Arya, she disappeared on the day of the accident. I don't know where she went. However, , my little bird said that she seemed to have seen an out-of-town girl of Arya's age in Flea Bottom. Do you need me to send someone to look for her?"

"No need, she has her own destiny." Lind shook his head, thinking of the scene where Willas once mentioned that the God of Many Faces appeared in Winterfell.

In the dungeon, Eddard Stark, the former regent of the kingdom and guardian of the realm, was lying on a pile of urine-smelling straw. There were no windows around him, and he couldn't tell what time it was. There were no torches, so he couldn't see clearly. He looked like a blind man in his surroundings.

And this kind of dead environment where he couldn't see clearly or hear any sounds amplified his senses several times. He could clearly hear the sound of water drops falling to the ground outside the cell, and he could hear insects falling from the straw. The sound of people crawling by can also be heard, and the sound of their own heartbeat, which has become very weak, can also be heard.

However, when the senses were amplified, the pain was also amplified. He could always feel the severe pain from his leg injury. This kind of severe pain was something he had never felt before, even if he thought he was very strong and not afraid. Any pain is still so painful that I can't help but groan.

The sweat caused by the pain and the long time without drinking water caused him to fall into a state of dehydration, and his consciousness began to blur. He seemed to have returned to the Eagle's Nest City where he had spent his youth, back to the carefree life with Robert. A carefree life.

Just when Ed Stark fell into a semi-conscious state and was about to lose consciousness completely at any time, a sound of heavy footsteps came from outside the cell, and then he saw fire appearing outside the railings, getting brighter and brighter.

Not long after, two vague figures appeared outside the door, and then they heard the sound of the door opening.

Then a man walked up to him, helped him up from the ground, and then brought a kettle to his mouth. He could smell the smell of alcohol coming from the kettle.

He swallowed dryly and said in a hoarse and weak voice: "Are you here to poison me? Just like poisoning Robert and Jon."

"I'm sorry, Lord Ed, I'm afraid I can't do what you want, because neither the king nor the prime minister was poisoned to death by me." Varys's voice came to Ed's ears, and he felt this kind of disgrace for the first time. He thought the sound of nausea was very pleasant.

Then, Wallis raised the water bottle in his hand and poured it into Ed's mouth bit by bit. At first, Ed was a little resistant, but as the cold wine moistened his dry throat, he felt unprecedentedly comfortable. He also started to drink actively until the entire bag of wine was in his stomach. He gradually woke up from his semi-conscious state and looked at the other person behind Wallis.

"Lord Linde?" Ed couldn't help but exclaimed after seeing the man clearly.

"I'll wait outside." Wallis stood up and walked out of the cell.

Ed pushed himself up hard and leaned against the wall. After letting his body regain some strength, he smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect to meet you like this. It's really embarrassing!" As he said this, he said very formally. He said to Linde: "Lord Linde, my life or death doesn't matter, but the kingdom's orthodoxy should not be contaminated. I hope you can serve as King Robert..."

"Wait a minute, Lord Eddard, wait a minute." Lind interrupted Eddard Stark, squatted down, looked at Eddard's level, and said, "I have a few questions to ask you first. ?”

"Excuse me?" Ed said solemnly.

Linde asked seriously: "Who is the heir to the throne designated in King Robert's will?"

Ed hesitated for a moment and said, "It's Joffrey." Then, he immediately defended: "That's because he didn't know that Joffrey was actually the illegitimate son of the Kingslayer and Queen Cersei after incest, and was not Barra at all. Descendants of Theon."

Lynde asked again: "Why do you think Joffrey is not a descendant of King Robert?"

Ed replied: "Because of eyes and hair, I have seen all the descendants of the Baratheon family and other families. Without exception, they all have black hair and blue eyes."

"That is to say, you can judge whether a person is the descendant of another person just by the color of his hair and eyes." Lind looked at Ed and said: "Bloodline is far more complicated than you think, and appearance is not the same. It is not enough to be a basis for judgment. Only by looking at blood can we determine whether a person is the descendant of another person.”

"Impossible, I can't be wrong." Ed showed a trace of confusion on his face, and then said firmly.

Lynde continued to ask: "Even if what you said is right, why didn't you tell King Robert about this?"

Ed replied: "You can't tell Robert. With Robert's character, he would kill those children if he knew about it. Those children are innocent, and they should not bear the sins of their parents."

Lynde shook his head disapprovingly and said: "In that case, why didn't you tell Robert the truth before he died? If Robert had known about it at that time, he would have made other wills, and he would not have done anything to those children. It’s right to cause harm? Why didn’t you say it then?”

Ed said with a sad face: "I don't want to see Robert die with regrets."

"It's very interesting, Duke Eddard, you are very interesting!" Lind looked at Eddard Stark and said with a smile: "Although all your starting points are well-intentioned and good, think about the whole process carefully. , but I feel that your current situation is completely deserved.”

Ed looked at Linde with anger in his eyes, wanting to ask why Linde was laughing at him so much.

"You don't have to look at me like that, because I said it right." Linde stood up, looked down at Ed, and said, "You deceived your friend and concealed something important to your friend. , making him die full of regrets. You violated the suicide note of a king and a friend, and changed the heir in the suicide note without authorization. You also violated the laws of a country and chose an heir to the kingdom at will. Sir, you still think that you did nothing wrong and that you are right? "

Ed sat there in a daze, as if his soul had been taken away.

Linde asked with a trace of pity: "Lord Ed, when you did these things, did you ever think about the consequences of your actions?"

"I..." Ed was completely unable to answer and looked at Linde blankly.

"Let me tell you the future I see." Linde's voice said with a hint of inexplicable power: "Your eldest son will be beheaded because of you, your wife will have her throat cut, and your eldest daughter will Because you have suffered so much humiliation, your second daughter will be displaced because of you, and your second son will be forced to go beyond the Great Wall because of you, eventually losing himself and becoming a container for other existences. Your youngest son will not know whether he is alive or dead in the end, and may have become a savage. Food on the plate. The people of the entire Seven Kingdoms will suffer countless casualties because of you, and the Great Wall will lose its support when facing the White Walkers going south. Do you think it is all worth it?

Ed stared at Lind in shock, speechless for a long time. When Lind turned around to leave, he suddenly said: "Is this a prophecy? Is this your prophecy? The Chosen One."

Lind stopped, looked back at Ed and said, "It's not a prophecy, it's what's about to happen."

Ed struggled to stand up from the ground, wanted to go over and grab Linde's clothes, and prayed: "Save my daughter, Lord Linde, please, save my daughter."

Lind looked at it, and Ed Stark, who looked like this, couldn't help but sigh, nodded, and said: "You have two daughters, and I can only save one. Who do you choose?"

Undoubtedly, Lind gave Duke Eddard a difficult choice. He was silent for a long time, and finally said with a guilty look on his face: "Please save my eldest daughter Sansa, she is too weak, she cannot survive alone. "

"Okay, I will save your daughter Sansa." Lind nodded, then walked out of the cell, and Varys, who was waiting behind, closed the cell door again.

Afterwards, Wallis picked up the torch and led Lind out.

"Where is Sansa now?" Lind asked in a deep voice.

"It should be locked in the room in the Prime Minister's Tower." Varys replied.

"Take me out of the cell and leave by yourself!" Lind ordered.

"Okay, my lord."

The two walked down an aisle and passed through another row of cells. When passing a cell, Linde suddenly stopped, looked inside the cell, and asked, "Jia Kun?"

Varys also stopped.

Jia Kun walked out from the depths of the cell, looked at Linde, and said, "Someone shouldn't be here."

"What are you doing here?" Linde knew Jia Kun's future development, but still asked.

"Waiting for someone." Jia Kun replied.

Lind guessed: "Tyrion, or Arya?"

Jia Kun was stunned, looked at Linde, and asked, "Does anyone know about my Lord's revelation?"

"Take care of her." Linde did not answer Jia Kun's question, but just requested.

Jia Kun smiled and replied: "Don't worry, someone will take good care of you."

Linde did not stay any longer and signaled Wallis to continue leading the way. After passing through several secret passages, Linde appeared in a small courtyard outside the Red Fort, which was not very far from the gate of the Red Fort.

Linde walked towards the gate of the Red Fort and soon arrived at the door. The young man in gold robe standing at the door did not recognize Linde's identity. He was confused about Linde's arrival and wanted to step forward to stop him, but a man in gold robe stood at the door. The veteran immediately recognized Linde, grabbed his colleague, and then came to Linde and asked cautiously: "Master Linde, you are coming to the castle so late..."

Lind said very directly: "I'm here to take away Sansa Stark. Do you want me to fight in? Or let me in?"

The golden-robed veteran immediately made his choice and said, "Of course we can't stop you, sir, but to avoid being held accountable later, please knock us out."

"Knock yourself out! I won't do anything." Linde shook his head, then motioned to Jinpao to open the door and walked in.

The dozen or so gatekeepers in golden robes looked at each other and said nothing. They each found a place and lay down in a comfortable position.

Linde was already familiar with the Red Fort. He walked directly towards the Prime Minister's Tower. Along the way, he also met many Red Fort servants and patrolling golden robes. After he was recognized, no one dared to say anything. If there was any resistance, Jinpao would respectfully send Lin De off before hurriedly running to the Queen Mother and the King to report the news.

Soon, Linde came to the room where Sansa was under house arrest in the Prime Minister's Tower. There were two Kingsguards guarding the door outside the room. After seeing Linde, their faces suddenly changed.

Lind looked at the two of them and asked, "I want to take Sansa away, are you going to stop me?"

The two looked at each other, turned around, and faced the wall.

Linde walked to the door, opened the door bolt, pushed the door open and walked in.

I saw that Sansa was lying on the bed at the moment, and there was another girl accompanying her. When they heard the sound of opening the door, they both woke up, sat up from the bed, and looked at Linde in horror.

Linde said in a deep voice: "Miss Sansa, I was entrusted by your father to take you out of here. Now you come with me!"

At this time, Sansa also recognized Lind. When she heard Lind's words, her face showed joy. She stood up and walked to Lind.

"Sir, please take me away too." The little girl on the side also requested.

Sansa also requested: "She is Jeyne Poole, my friend and maid. Please take her with you, my lord."

Linde nodded and said, "Let's go together!"