Chapter 37: Stannis
In the Wind Breath Fort.
A man with a straight back and a firm face is sitting at a round wooden table, writing something.
There was a piece of white wax half-burnt on the clean and tidy table. The candlelight was gently shaken by the wind from the window, casting his shadow on the wall behind.
And the heavy rain pouring outside the window, the noisy rain made him a little upset.
immediately.
Snapped--
The pen holder in his hand was accidentally broken, and Stannis' complexion was a little ugly.
then threw the broken penholder directly onto one wall.
I don't know why Stannis was a little uneasy at this moment. The pen holder that suddenly broke was like an omen before something bad happened.
The muscles of the man's eyebrows were twisted into a pimple, and then he raised his hand, rubbing his temples with his rough fingers, trying to make himself more awake.
But it doesn't help.
Then, his pale lips tightened, and Stannis was thinking about it now.
He has forgotten how to smile a long time ago, and he doesn't even know what happiness is.
His eldest brother Robert Baratheon has now become the king. The traditional fief of the Baratheon family should be handed over to the next heir.
Of course, the king can continue to keep Wind's Breath, until he chooses a good heir, and then divide it.
However, Stannis is undoubtedly the first heir of Wind's Breath. His brother Lan Li is only a child and poses no threat to him.
At least Stannis thinks so.
Even before the eldest brother Robert gave birth to an heir, he, as a younger brother, could even be regarded as the first heir to the Iron Throne.
But Stannis suddenly had a bad feeling now.
The reason may be the bad personal relationship with my brother, and there is still no news about King's Landing.
"Perhaps Robert just wants to regain Dragon Stone Island first."
Stannis let go of the fingers kneading his temples, sighed, and muttered to himself.
The lumps formed by the muscles of the eyebrows are also slightly loosened.
Although his relationship with his elder brother is not harmonious, and he has a slight comment on his way of doing things, Stannis is still loyal and does not have the slightest doubt about his elder brother.
He knew how much Robert hated Targaryen, and he gave himself an explanation in his heart.
Maybe it was Robert just hoping to recover Dragonstone Island first, and then give him the Wind's Breath Fort.
Now.
Earl of Redwing's fleet has returned to the west coast of Westeros to recuperate since its return from Dragon Rock Island.
And King Robert's determination to regain Longshidao did not waver at all.
Stannis is still staying in the Fortress of Wind's Breath and is hurriedly building warships to train the Royal Navy.
Nowadays, most of the newly-built warships have been launched, and the newly-trained navy already has some appearances.
Stannis is full of ambitions, thinking that after his royal navy is successfully trained, it will be easy to regain Longshidao.
"Is brother in there?"
And at this moment.
There was a boy's immature and slightly excited voice outside the study, but then there was a cold voice.
"Sorry, Master Lan Li."
"Master Stannis doesn't want to see anyone now."
A guard guarding outside the study blocked the Third Young Master Lanly Baratheon in Wind's Breath.
The boy in a blue velvet jacket seemed to have been poured with cold water on his head, and he accidentally fell to the ground with a shiny stone in his hand.
The three young masters of Fengxibao don’t know why they are slightly...different from boys of the same age.
Although he also received some more relaxed knight training, but in fact he lacked interest in dancing knives and guns.
Lanli prefers to collect some beautiful things.
For example, he just went to the beach with a few partners and picked up some beautiful stones, and among them, this shiny stone was his favorite.
But because of the approaching storm surge, a few children were driven back before they had fun.
So after returning to the castle, Lan Li took the stone and wanted to share it with his brother Stannis.
However, I didn't expect the boy to come over happily, but he just ate a closed door.
Lan Li's mood fell instantly, and she pursed her mouth slightly, with a little frustration, picked up her beloved beautiful stone from the ground and was about to leave.
While Stannis in the study heard the conversation outside the whole time, his brows frowned slightly, and finally he spoke in a flat voice.
"Lan Li?"
"Let him come in."
In fact, he still cares for his younger brother very much.
Their parents, Duke Stephen Baratheon and Duchess Kassana Ismond, died in an accident in Broken Boat Bay, leaving only a young brother.
The eldest brother Robert has a wild and unruly character, while the calm and sophisticated second brother Stannis plays the role of a strict father.
However, Stannis is not good at expressing his feelings.
When he heard his brother allow him to enter the study, the black-haired boy suddenly swept away the frustration on his face~www.NovelMTL.com~ smiled.
But at this moment.
咚——
A melodious alarm bell suddenly came from the direction of the distant lighthouse.
Stannis, who was sitting in the study room, was taken aback for a moment, a stupefaction appeared on his staid face, and the guards guarding outside the study room and Lan Li were also taken aback.
The voice is too familiar.
so that it awakens the memory hidden in Lan Li's heart that has not had time to disappear.
Just half a year ago, they were trapped in the Wind's Breath to eat rats, and there were trumpets and bells ringing outside.
Immediately at the age of five, Master Lan Li was frightened and cried on the spot, and the scene suddenly jumped.
And the whole Wind's Breath Fortress is not much better. The painful memory of six months ago seems to be still in front of you. The soldiers ran around in a hurry, and the servants in the castle became a mess of porridge.
And Stannis is the most calm of them, the man with a firm face quickly calmed his mind after the frustration just now.
Then immediately got up from the chair and pushed open the door of the study, without even looking at Lan Li, who was sitting on the ground and crying.
Holding the hilt with one hand, he strode outside with a gloomy expression.
"Seven layers of hell!"
"Who can tell me what happened?"
At this moment, a soldier finally ran over in a panic and told Stannis what had happened.
"Master Stannis, things are not good."
The soldier ran out of breath, and it seemed that he ran over from the observation tower in one breath.
Panic was still written on his face at the moment.
"A large number of unidentified ships appeared on the sea, and they are now riding a storm toward the port!"
