Chapter 125
“Dorn.”
“You can have Dorne after I die. Are you so eager to get rid of me?”
“I should ask you this question, father. I have the power to inherit from Donne in name. However, Uncle Oberon is the one who really holds the power. You make him the acting lord of Sunji City, and he is personally responsible. Collect taxes and transfer the treasury to the governor. The sheriff is responsible for the order of the city, the judge presides over the legal arbitration, and the bachelor is responsible for handling irrelevant letters. The only thing I have to do is to drink and entertain guests. You are bluffing me.”
“That’s not the truth.”
“No? How about asking my brother?”
“Tristan?”
“Kun Yan.”
Father’s face sank. “It’s not glorious for you to be so doubtful, Arianne. Quentin should be the one who conspired to rebel against me. When I sent him away as an adopted son, he was just a child and didn’t understand Donne’s needs. For him, His adoptive father Anders Ellenwood is more like a father than I am, but your brother is still loyal and filial.”
“Why not? You like him, always. He not only looks like you, but also’thinks’ like you. You plan to pass Donne to him-don’t bother to deny it! At the age of fourteen, I see Here comes the letter.” The words and sentences in the letter burned in her memory like fire.
“‘One day, you will sit in my place and rule Dornland.’ These are your original words. Tell me, father, when did you decide to deprive me of my inheritance? From the day Quentin was born, or from The day I was born? What did I do to make you hate me so much?” What annoys her is that now her eyes are full of tears, and she doesn’t want to be so weak in front of her father.
“I never hate you.” Prince Doulang’s voice was as thin as parchment, full of sadness. “Arianne, you don’t understand.”
“Did you deny writing these words?”
“No. Quentin had just gone to Ellenwood at the time. I did intend to let him inherit my position. That’s right. As for you, I have other plans.”
“Oh, yes,” she mocked, “these plans. Gales Rossby, blind Ben Bisbury, Greybeard Grandson – your plans.” She wouldn’t explain to him. chance. “I understand that it is my duty to provide Donne with an heir. I never forget this. I am happy to get married, but the pros you ordered for me are all insults. Everyone is an old man, every time. Ruo You have so little love for me, why do you want me to marry Wald Frey?”
“Because I know you will refuse. You have reached a certain age, and I must let people see that I am looking for a spouse for you, otherwise it will certainly incur suspicion. But I dare not propose to you anyone who might be accepted by you. You There is already a marriage contract, Arianne.”
engagement? Arianne looked at him suspiciously. “What did you say? Another lie? You never told…”
“The agreement was signed in secret. I plan to wait until you are old enough to tell you…When you grow up, I thought, but…”
“I am 21 years old now, and have been an adult for five years!” Arianne said angrily.
“I know, I know. I kept it from you for too long to protect you. Arianne, your nature… For you, the secret is just a wonderful story. I can’t take risks.”
She was puzzled. engagement. I have a marriage contract. “Who is it? Who am I engaged to for so many years?”
“It doesn’t matter. He is dead.”
She was even more confused. “The old guy is really fragile. Did he break his butt, or typhoid fever, or gout?”
“It’s Prince Viselis. He died under the dragon flames. People are not as good as the sky.” Prince Daolang made a tired gesture with his red and swollen hands. “Dorn is yours, I assure you, if my assurance still makes sense to you.”
“Dorn is mine?” Arianne looked at him suspiciously. “You have decided to let me go to the Dragon God Church to be a saint. Let’s just say, you want me to be abstinent for life like a nun of the Seven Gods, and be an old maiden until I die; or you want me to be like the saint of Mi Lin Like the saints in the Temple of Grace, they are either eaten by sacrifices or used to entertain high-profile guests. Father…or ask Quentin to be the heir, and then summon He Ta and his axe to let me die. My cousins.”
“You don’t know,” his father sighed and said in a deep voice, “you don’t know, what my brother saw at Dragon God Church and Pantos. Oh, that’s a real miracle: The temple that appears overnight, the inexhaustible water and fire, the moving statues and portraits, the magic that far surpasses the tricks of the gods, the’bringer of light’ of Azor Yahai, and three dragon eggs from petrification The hatched dragon, and a true envoy. What he sees is our desire.”
Arianne’s eyes narrowed. “Our desire?”
“revenge.”
His voice was very soft, as if afraid that someone would hear it.
“justice.”
Prince Daolang put a dragon **** emblem into her palm with his swollen and inflamed fingers, and whispered, “Blood and fire.”
Chapter 0176 Arianne Enters Pantos – Dazzling
In the distance, the faint light penetrates the fog on the sea and shines near the horizon.
The captain is giving orders loudly. Sailors climbed up and down the three tall masts, busy fiddling with the rigging and heavy purple sails. Below, the oarsmen were sitting in two long rows of oars and struggling to paddle the water. The deck creaked to one side, and the three-masted galleon “Green Blood” turned to the right rudder, ready to enter the port.
Arianne Martel grew up in a garden of flowing water. The sea has always been with her memory. But looking at the sea from the garden of flowing water is completely different from looking at the sea in the middle of the sea. In the past, he only saw the gentle side of the sea, but in the past few days he has seen the true power of the sea.
In a few days’ journey, Yalian followed the fleet from Yangji City, crossed the narrow sea from the stone steps islands, and then went north along the coast, always keeping the land within sight, passing through Telosi and Mill in the free trade city-states. Finally arrived in Pantos.
In order to keep the whereabouts secret and prevent King’s Landing City from knowing the plans of the Martell family, Arianne secretly removed the shipment with the merchant ship under the Martell family.
This trip took almost a month, during which there were storms and pirates. Finally, the fleet finally arrived safely.
Now, Arianne was finally able to see the Pantos she had been waiting for.
In fact, although reluctantly, Alian finally agreed to his father’s request and went to Pantos to become a saint of the Dragon God Church.
Although this included a sense of responsibility for the family, the real reason was that his father’s description of the God Envoy of the Dragon God Church—she was the only person to serve as the saint—was attracted to him.
According to Prince Oberon’s subsequent letter, the envoy was indeed a beautiful man. According to Oberon’s recollection, his appearance was far better than that of Prince Rega, who was known for his beauty at the beginning, and it was completely in line with Arianne’s preferences.
Yes, in current terms, Arianne is a face control.
In addition, the divine envoy also holds a powerful force. He can wave his hand to build a stone platform on the ground, and he can also manipulate fire and ice. What’s even more amazing is that Oberon once heard the drunken fighters of Slark of Dopantos mentioned that they saw with their own eyes that the gods transformed from humans into dragons, and from dragons into adults. Of course, when sober, these fighters would never admit this, they kept secret about it.
When I understand these. Ariane reluctantly agreed to his father’s request.
On the dock, surrounded by several guards from Pantos, Melisandre was waiting there early. In his opinion, Arianne Martel is more than just a beautiful woman. She also means a piece of coast that can provide landing, sufficient food and grass, and a steady stream of soldiers.
Originally, according to Arianne’s identity, even if he was not received with the courtesy of the crown prince, at least he should be given the courtesy of other countries’ messengers. Just a few guards are not enough, at least there must be a guard of honor that can be lined up, and it is better for Daenerys’s high-level officials to make a few symbolic appearances.
But the cooperation between Daenerys and the Martell family is top secret after all. Although Westeros is not very sensitive to the intelligence of Essos mainland, and King Robert is now deep in the wine forest and has no vigilance at all, it is always right to be cautious.
However, in order to appear serious, Melisandre still walked in person.
After the merchant ship docked, Arianne stepped off the peg.
She wears sand snakeskin sandals with shoelaces tied straight to her thighs, her black jade hair curled up into small curls, draped over her back, and there is a copper headdress in the shape of a sun on her forehead. Arianne is very similar. Her mother was only five feet and two inches, but under the jewel-inlaid belt, in the loose purple-yellow silk satin robe that drifted in the wind, she had a mellow and mellow female carcass.
“Your Royal Highness, welcome your visit.”
Seeing Arianne’s arrival, Melisandre greeted him immediately.
As usual, she was white from head to toe, but it was not a ceremonial robe, just a regular dress. The sleeves were very long and the top was cut, revealing a blood-red shirt with a darker color inside. There was a red gold collar tighter than any bachelor chain in her throat, with a large ruby inlaid, and a golden dragon scepter in her hand.
Her hair was polished deep red copper, shining in the sun. Even her eyes are red…but her skin is white and smooth, without any blemishes, like fresh cream; her figure is elegant and slender, taller than most knights, full chest, slender waist, and a heart-shaped face. . Once a man’s eyes stopped on her, it was difficult to remove it, even Arianne was no exception.
“Thank you, Ms. Melisandre. I didn’t expect the Pope of the Dragon God Sect to meet him personally. I was really terrified.”
Arianne nodded to Melisandre. Although she had never seen Melisandre, her standard scepter and ruby necklace Arianne had learned from her uncle-in order to prevent Arianne from committing anything. Wrong, Oberon kindly informed his niece in the letter all he knew about Daenerys King and his subjects.
If it were in the past, A-Lian might be like a magical character like Melisandre to you. Sneer. But now he dared not show any disrespect to him. Because she really has mastered the divine power.
but. Yes, it made A-Lian care about it. It’s not, um, the magical Melisandre. It is this, extremely prosperous but well-organized port.
Yes, Arianne had never seen such a prosperous port, as if all the ships from the world had gathered here. They are large and small, row upon row. Some belong to the large merchant ships belonging to big chambers of commerce such as the Thirteen Giants and the Tourmaline Brotherhood, and there are also small punts belonging to small merchants. But no matter where these ships came from, they belonged to the Sea King of Braavos, or belonged to the Iron Islands with the Iron Fleet. They obediently obeyed the dispatch of the port guards and lined up neatly in the harbor.
Right next to the sea is a huge trading market that runs day and night. Wine cellars, warehouses and gambling houses are scattered on both sides of the road, but it is surprisingly not chaotic at all. Neat and clean is the characteristic of this port and even the whole city. Arianne often sees wearing yellow clothes and green clothes. The people in the vest clean the dirt on the ground at any time, and the drains on both sides of the road lead all the sewage into the sea.