In the busy harbor of Telossi, a high-masted schooner flying the Crown Buck flag slowly sailed into its berth, finally stopping to the creak of the cables.
The ship's planks were lowered, and Stannis Baratheon, Duke of Dragonstone, was the first to set foot on the land of Telossi.
His skin was dark, his complexion was cold, and his thin lips were pursed into a straight line.
Behind him was followed by a tall and handsome young man with blond hair on the left.
The young man was wearing a white robe and armor covered with gorgeous porcelain glaze, and one hand was habitually resting on the hilt of the sword at his waist, his turquoise eyes scanning the harbor, his eyes gloomy.
This person was the Imperial Guard who was ordered to follow Stannis to Telosie, Sir James Lannister.
Stannis was followed by an ordinary-looking and thin middle-aged man.
He has brown hair and brown eyes, an ordinary face, a thin figure, and a thick gray beard, but he exudes a calm and pragmatic demeanor.
It was Stannis' confidant, Sir Davos "The Onion Knight".
Behind the three of them were a silent and solemn group of knights and soldiers, their armor reflecting a cold and hard light in the sun.
The Seven Nations delegation, which had already been waiting in the market, immediately greeted it.
Littlefinger smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth, and his gray-green eyes looked at Stannis' face like ice for ten thousand years:
"Lord Stannis, it's been a hard journey, Duke Ed sent us to greet you."
Hearing the title "Duke Edd", the muscles in Stannis' jaw instantly tensed, and the chill on his face became even more severe, making people feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
He knew in his heart that Robert and Duke Ed were brothers, far more intimate than his own brother.
That's why he was arranged to sign the treaty.
Thinking of this, Stannis added another point of hatred for Robert in his heart.
His thoughts flew and he remembered the war more than ten years ago.
At that time, he was besieged by Paxter's Redwin fleet at Wind Breath Fortress, almost to the point of eating all the rats in the sewers.
If it weren't for Sir Davos, who was beside him, who risked sending a boatload of onions and pickled fish, he would have died long ago.
When the war ended, facing Stannis, who had held the Wind Breath Fortress for a year, Robert gave Baratheon's home castle to the young Ranley and let Stannis go to the damp and barren land of Dragonstone to become lord, only because Robert blamed him for letting Viserys and Daenerys go.
Stannis remembered one more thing.
On the day of his wedding, Robert and a Miss Florence actually slept in his marriage bed and gave birth to an illegitimate child, and Stannis only felt insulted afterwards.
On this expedition to the Stonestep Islands, Robert rejected the proposal to make Stannis the commander at the Imperial Council, handing over the title of commander to Paxter Redwin, who almost starved him to death.
When the army was defeated and the Iron Throne wanted to sign the shameful armistice with the Easterners, Robert would rather let him bear the infamy than let Ed Stark be humiliated.
All of this made Stannis resentful.
He withdrew his thoughts and did not answer Littlefinger's polite words, but just gave Littlefinger a cold look: "Take us to find that oriental." "
In the magnificent palace, Eddard Stark was standing solemnly waiting.
Seeing Stannis and his party step in, he took a step forward, his voice low and with a hint of imperceptible complexity: "Master Stannis, you have finally arrived, King Telosi has asked us to wait here—"
Stannis didn't seem to hear, his cold face didn't move at all, and his eyes went straight over Ed, completely treating the latter as air.
Ed's eyes darkened, the corners of his mouth tightened, knowing that Robert's arrangement had drawn a bottomless gap between them.
However, the oppressive silence was broken by a low roar full of anger.
Jaime Lannister took a step forward, his turquoise pupils burning with cold flames, and locked on Ed: "Where is that oriental? He killed us Lannisters, you know? Lord Stark. "
Ed's brows furrowed, and his heart became even more irritable.
Steve Lannister's father, Jason Lannister, was the brother of James' grandfather, Titus Lannister.
Therefore, Stafford Lannister is Jaime's cousin, close by blood.
He really didn't understand why Robert wanted to stuff James, who was born as a Lannister, into the mission.
Ed could only helplessly explain: "Sir Jaime, it is true that Lord Stafford openly drew his sword at the coronation of King Telosi with the intention of committing murder and was executed by the king on the spot. "
"Murderer?"
Jaime seemed to have heard a big joke, and his handsome face was distorted with anger.
"What he wants to kill is the exiled prince and princess of Targaryen, do you think this is a murderer? Don't forget how your father and brother were brutally killed by the father of the brother and sister in King's Landing! "
Duke Edward replied: "Aris's sins should not be borne by his children, they are innocent." "
Jaime sneered: "Innocent? Lord Stark, are you northerners all benevolent like you? How long do you want to protect the brother and sister?" His Majesty's order is clear, you will find a way to eradicate them, no matter what means are used. "
Duke Edd frowned: "The members of the delegation of the Seven Kingdoms are all in Telossi, if we do it, the King of Telosi will not let us go easily, although he did not marry the Targaryen girls, but he would never let us assassinate them in Telossi." "
Jaime took a step forward, glared at him viciously, and his voice was low: "Then we can buy murder, and after the members of the mission set sail,
Let the assassin do it, or prepare poison, in short, you can do a lot of things to hide from the oriental, but you didn't do anything. "
Duke Ed said coldly: "When I want to kill someone, I will do it myself and have a fair contest with him, and I will not choose the despicable methods of hiring murderers and poisoning, which is not honorable." "
Jaime was angry: "Ed Stark, it is really a mistake for His Majesty the King to let you come here, and your "nobility" will only harm everyone. "
Duke Ed turned around and ignored Jaime.
Seeing that Duke Edward was unwilling to answer, Jaime was even more angry and was about to speak again.
At this moment, Liu Qian took Mezzo, Luo Luo and Chai Yi's disguised "Jorah Mormont" and a team of dragon spirit guards into the palace.
As soon as Jaime saw Liu Qian's appearance, he decided that he was the Oriental.
He immediately wanted to walk up to Liu Qian and ask for an explanation, but he didn't expect the Dragon Spirit Guard to immediately block his way.
Jaime Lannister ignored the dragon spirit guards who stood in his way and shouted indignantly: "King Tellosi, you killed my uncle,
If you have the ability to duel with me one-on-one, I will let you taste the power of Lannister. "