The Mountain of Ice and Fire

Chapter 488: Star Warriors (Seeking Subscriptions)

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Sword-and-arrow master Balon Swann was the first to draw his longsword, followed by a chorus of longswords being unsheathed, a dazzling array of sword light flashing in the throne room.

Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Ilyn Payne's greatsword was as long as the Mountain's Ice, six feet, and he pointed the two-handed greatsword at the Red Viper, Oberyn Martell.

Commander of the City Watch, Ser Bronn's longsword also pointed at the Red Viper.

All the Dornishmen in the hall stood up, several knights, a few nobles—Dickon Manwoody, the second son of House Manwoody of Kingsgrave, Lady Laurea Dalt of House Dalt, and Penrose Dalt, also stood up.

Lady Dalt said, "Your Grace, this incident has nothing to do with us Dornishmen."

As soon as she spoke, seven or eight gleaming swords were pressed against her chest and back.

The Red Viper, facing several longswords, acted as if they were nothing, and smiled: "Your Grace, the maids, cooks, guards, and male servants were all chosen by you and Ser Jaime, not a single Dornishman among them.

Even if I wanted to poison, I wouldn't be able to cultivate assassins who dare to put poison in food in such a short time.

In King's Landing, Dornishmen don't have any intelligence network."

"I didn't administer the poison," Tyrion looked at Jaime, "Someone planned all this, it must be someone very close to the royal family who had the opportunity to do it, anyone is a suspect, but not me, I don't understand drugs at all.

Before this, I couldn't even protect myself, I couldn't even afford to hire mercenaries, where would I get the money to buy drugs and arrange for assassins to administer the poison?"

Jaime looked at Cersei, and Cersei rushed in front of Jaime: "I now order you, Ser Jaime of the Kingsguard, to fulfill your duty and arrest these two people."

Ilyn Payne gestured, his tongue having been cut off by the Mad King, he used gestures instead, and the team of soldiers he led immediately took action, holding down the Red Viper and binding him.

Master of Whisperers, Kevan Lannister said: "Tyrion, as Hand of the King, you have the power to allocate a certain amount of funds from the national treasury; when the Master of Coin, Littlefinger, left King's Landing on business, the power of finance was also handed over to you.

I know that you don't have your own assassins and intelligence system, but you only need to spend a sum of money to hire a 'Stranger.'"

The Strangers, the most mysterious underground assassination organization in Westeros, are proficient in poisoning and assassination.

This organization has existed in the history of the continent for a very long time, and no one has ever glimpsed their true faces.

Rumor has it that the Strangers belong to the 'Faceless Men of the House of Black and White' in the Braavos city-state across the Narrow Sea, but no one knows whether the rumor is true or false.

But one thing is certain, as long as you give enough money, the Strangers will kill the target for you, whether it is a king or a wealthy merchant.

Tyrion smiled bitterly: "Uncle, there are only a few gold dragons lying in the national treasury account, it's not a small amount to hire a Stranger.

I welcome anyone to check the accounts, if there is a huge amount of money with an unknown destination, I will admit that I am a suspect."

"Tyrion is innocent!" Jaime walked to Cersei and said in a low voice, "How could he poison Joffrey? He has no ability to get poison, he wouldn't do that."

"Arrest them, and put them on trial," Cersei turned a deaf ear and shouted to the Knight of Flowers, Loras Tyrell.

Loras Tyrell and Osmund Kettleblack stepped forward to take action, and Tyrion said: "Okay, but can you let me walk on my own?

Before the judge has declared me guilty, I am still the Hand of the King, give me some dignity as the Hand, I will walk on my own."

A moment later, the Red Viper and the Imp were escorted out of the throne room together and thrown into the black cells beneath the Red Keep.

The black cells of the Red Keep are not safe, Eddard Stark was rescued from the black cells.

This time, Cersei and Kevan arranged manpower to monitor the Imp and the Red Viper day and night.

In order to prevent collusion, the two were imprisoned separately.

The rest of the Dornishmen were all placed under house arrest! From servants to nobles, without exception.

Inside and outside the Stone Keep, corridors and corridors, a large number of red cloaks and gold cloaks were arranged.

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The first month of the 300th year of Aegon's Conquest, New Year's Day.

The day after the royal wedding banquet.

At the Gods Gate in the west, on the Gold Road, the sound of horses' hooves exploded, the Mountain rode his strong and mighty Red Smoke Beast, leading six hundred of the most elite heavy cavalry.

Each of the warhorses of this heavy cavalry was a thousand-mile steed, the warhorses of Crackclaw Point were exceptionally strong and tall because of their isolated pure breed, different from the horses outside.

This cavalry of hundreds of people had a momentum like wind and clouds, the City Watch soldiers on the city wall saw the banner of the Mountain's Red Smoke Beast and Ice sword from afar, and quickly ordered their comrades under the city to open the city gate wide.

The Mountain had extremely high prestige among the City Watch soldiers, in the Battle of the Blackwater, the City Watch was under the command of the Mountain, and they fought a beautiful victory, everyone was proud.

Later, the Mountain fought with Tywin, attacking King's Landing, feinting to the east and attacking the west, using deception, and a sudden night attack, which defeated the Westerlands army commanded by Tywin, and his prestige was raised again.

Soon, Tywin put on the black clothes, and the Mountain was promoted to the position of Master of War, and all the generals and soldiers in the country were in principle his warriors.

As soon as the city gate opened, the Mountain's Red Smoke Beast arrived.

The cavalry entered King's Landing, and more than a thousand iron hooves struck the bluestone slabs of the streets of King's Landing, the sound of horses' hooves was like a torrential rain.

Only six hundred cavalrymen, but it seemed like an army of a million had come.

The cavalry came to Cobbler's Square, and the Mountain slowed down, and the entire cavalry team slowed down accordingly.

There were still many refugees in Cobbler's Square, and the Mountain saw a gray-robed team among the refugees on the Red Smoke Beast, the gray robes of this team were embroidered with seven-pointed stars, all of them were monks, and all of them were barefoot.

Their clothes were ragged, very old, but they were washed very cleanly, and their hair could also be seen to be washed very refreshingly.

These gray-robed monks were distributing bread and water to the refugees, as well as some meat and vegetables.

The Mountain saw obvious hostility in the eyes of these gray-robed monks!

The Mountain didn't care about this gray-robed monk, he naturally saw that these monks were carrying sticks and axes, they looked fierce when they looked at the Mountain and his party, but they were gentle and kind when they saw the poor, refugees and commoners.

The Mountain was not in King's Landing, but he knew the situation in King's Landing like the back of his hand, this was the High Sparrow's armed force, the gray-robed monks were called the Poor Fellows, they were the warriors in the Knights of the Star organized by the High Sparrow: Stars.

The speed of the team entering King's Landing became slower, because there were pedestrians and very wild children on the street, and the galloping cavalry team could easily cause harm to the pedestrians on the street.

Suddenly, the Mountain felt a murderous aura, he turned his head to look to the left, among a group of gray-robed monks, there was a handsome young man glaring at him, the golden long hair on the young man's head had been cut off, leaving a short hair, and on his forehead, a blue seven-pointed star was tattooed.

Seven-pointed star, the symbol of the Faith of the Seven!

The Mountain knew this young man, Lancel Lannister, the wine servant of the late King Robert Baratheon, the eldest son and family heir of Master of Whisperers, Kevan Lannister.

Even the most valiant mountain tribe leader, Shagga, couldn't withstand the Mountain's gaze and dared not look him in the eye, but Lancel stared at the Mountain, his eyes unblinking, without the slightest fear.

The Poor Fellows armed by monks were led by noble knights, the noble knights had undergone formal and professional military training, they were like generals in noble legions.

The Mountain and Lancel's eyes met, and he knew that Lancel was already the commander of a Star Warrior, perhaps this gray-robed armed force in Cobbler's Square distributing food to refugees and the poor was commanded by Lancel.

If it had been before, the Mountain would have ridden his horse over, drawn his greatsword, and cut Lancel in two, because Lancel's eyes were full of hostility, provocation, and fearlessness.

The Faith Militant will soon rise, yesterday the new High Septon took office and was poisoned to death at the wedding banquet, the High Sparrow will soon seize the position of High Septon in the Great Sept of Baelor by force.

The Mountain withdrew his gaze.

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The military literacy and weapons and equipment of the Faith Militant were the worst, but their advantages were also obvious: many people, deeply loved by the people, and willing to die.

This was very obvious in Lancel's performance, he was originally a timid and cowardly noble youth, but now he had been reborn and become a true warrior.

The Mountain led the heavy cavalry of Crackclaw Point and his most elite guard through Cobbler's Square, Lancel's gloomy gaze still lingered in his mind.

As a time-traveler, the Mountain knew the horror of the Star Warriors who did not wear armor.

At the top of Rhaenys's Hill, there was a dragonpit where the Targaryen family raised dragons, which was once used by Duke Tywin as the base camp of the Westerlands army, and later the Mountain was the first to attack the dragonpit in the city-breaking battle.

In the dragonpit, in history, there was once the most bloody incident, the poor and Faith Militant warriors who were incited attacked the dragonpit, killing at least three dragons and several dragonlings in the dragonpit.

To this day, the scene of the dragon's flames burning the rock walls into a liquid state still remains.

The marks of those swords and axes chopping on the floor and wall rocks are still there.

Facing the dragonflame, these warriors were fearless and followed one after another.

The dragons trapped in the dragonpit building and thousands of crazy Star Warriors launched a bloody battle, and the result was that, after paying the price of at least two thousand lives, the Star Warriors killed at least three dragons and some dragonlings in the dragonpit.

The most serious consequence of that bloody incident in history was that the Targaryen family's dragon breeding suffered a severe blow and could no longer be restored, and from then on the dragons went to extinction.

The Faith Militant has two armed teams: the Warrior's Sons who wear armor organized by noble knights and warriors, and the Stars armed by the Poor Fellows.

The 'Poor Fellows' organization without armor is the Stars, and every monk is a Star Warrior.

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The Mountain led the cavalry to the Red Keep, the Red Keep's gate was wide open, Master of Whisperers Kevan, Loras Tyrell, Ser Jaime, Grand Maester Qyburn, and Master of Ships, Varys, were all waiting outside the bronze gate.

They were all under the orders of the Queen Mother to welcome the Mountain into the Red Keep!

The Mountain has returned!