Game of Thrones: Holy Flame King

As night fell, the banquet hall in Tongmen City was brightly lit.

There was still a faint smell of blood in the air, but it was quickly overwhelmed by the smell of scented candles.

A wedding is being held here, and the protagonists are Sir Oman of the Peake family and Miss Yali of the Buckler family.

The two families were still fighting to death during the day, but they tied the knot at night and became a real family.

It can be regarded as the norm in this ridiculous world.

The wedding was promoted by Earl Landau, Earl Peake agreed with both hands, and Earl Buckler nodded in agreement... This is a testimony of the friendship between the Reach and the Stormlands, and it is a big step forward for the bilateral relationship.

In short, this wedding is no longer the affair of Sir Oman and Miss Yali. It is not even just a marriage between the Peake family and the Bukele family, but has also risen to the height of the relationship between the two realms.

It also marks that the Stormland is about to enter a new era.

Everyone knows this, tacitly.

The bishop holding the "Seven Stars" stood in front of the stage, facing the two newcomers, and said loudly:

"In the presence of the seven gods and the people of the world, I solemnly declare that Sir Arman Peake and Miss Aly Buckler are married. From now on, they will be one body, one mind, and one soul forever. Anyone who interferes with their marriage will be mercilessly cursed!"

The two couples exchanged vows and got closer for a deep kiss.

Even before today, the two were still strangers.

Miss Yali's face was a little pale, and she seemed to be a little worried about her own fate, but Sir Arman smiled all over his face.

He is the second son of Earl Peake, and it is impossible for him to inherit Star Shuttle City. Now it is an excellent arrangement for him to marry Earl Bukele's daughter.

Although Earl Bukele still has a son... but who knows what will happen in the future.

The River Bend nobles watching the ceremony cheered like a tidal wave, but the voices of the Stormland nobles seemed a little bit reluctant.

But at least no one dared to object.

The ceremony is over and the banquet begins.

Due to the haste of preparations, the banquet appeared very informal.

Most of the food is marching rations, and there are some simple barbecues, salads, etc. Fortunately, good wine is enough.

The Boucler family's wine cellar was nearly emptied.

Since the river bend nobles were still on the march, they naturally did not wear formal dresses, and all attended in linen shirts. Compared with the nobles of the stormlands, they were more decent.

But the real problem is that the ratio of men to women is too unbalanced.

There are no women on this side of the river bend, so it is impossible to bring camp skills, so we can only rely on the side of the storm to produce people. Earl Bukele took all the women in the family, from sixty-year-old old ladies down to Ten-year-old girls were brought into the banquet, and even their own illegitimate daughters were brought to the banquet, but it still couldn't make up for the gender gap.

Samwell also spotted "Beauty" Brienne Tars in the crowd.

The woman who had just fought with him finally took off her armor and put on lady's clothes.

But to be honest, Samwell thinks armor is more suitable for her.

She was unattractive in women's clothes, but clumsy and incongruous.

During the banquet, Brienne huddled in her seat, completely losing the confidence to fight against the knights of the River Bend during the day, and completely became a socially phobic girl.

However, when the music started, a noble from the Reach approached Brienne and invited her to dance with her.

No way, there are too few women.

Out of politeness, Samwell got up and invited Countess Buckler to dance, and then danced with the bride, and then sat still.

While drinking, he saw an old man wearing a bachelor's necklace hurried into the banquet hall and handed a letter to Earl Bukele.

Earl Bukele's face changed slightly after reading the letter, and then he got up and came to Earl Landau.

Samwell was sitting on Earl Landau's left, and when he saw this, he moved over and heard Earl Bukele say:

"Lord Randyll, news from King's Landing that Stannis Baratheon suffered a disastrous defeat at the Battle of the Blackwater River. Except for a few ships that survived the disaster, the entire fleet was burned."

Earl Randall was taken aback when he heard this: "Didn't Stannis have an absolute advantage at sea? How could all the fleet be burned?"

"The Lannisters used wildfire." Samwell knew that clearly.

Earl Bukele glanced at Samwell: "Maybe, it wasn't mentioned in the letter."

Earl Randle nodded thoughtfully, and asked again:

"What about the Stannis? Killed or escaped?"

"It wasn't mentioned in the letter either."

"It seems that the Lannister family doesn't know either." Samwell laughed. "It is very likely that Stannis is still alive."

"It should be. If they confirm the news of Stannis' death, they will definitely not hide it." Earl Buckle hesitated, and then said, "In addition, the letter also asked the nobles of the Stormlands to lead their troops to gather at Storm's End. Avoid being defeated one by one by the River Bend Army..."

Samwell laughed loudly: "It seems that King's Landing didn't expect that Tongmen City would be captured so quickly."

"Yes." Earl Bukele's face showed a look of horror, "They would never have imagined that your giant dragon has such terrifying power."

Samwell smiled mysteriously without explaining.

Earl Randall said: "Stannis lost so quickly, I am afraid that more nobles of the Stormlands will choose to fall for the illegitimate duke. Now that there is an order from King's Landing, it is estimated that many people who wait and see will choose Lead an army to support Storm's End.

With the Bronze Gate City in hand, the nobles in the northern part of the Stormlands don’t need to worry, they won’t be able to make it through, but those south of the Bronze Gate City…”

"So we still need to speed up our march." Samwell suggested, "Before those nobles lead their troops into the city, stop them outside Storm's End."

Earl Randall nodded in agreement: "Tomorrow morning, you should lead the cavalry brigade one step ahead, find the Stormland army supporting Storm's End, and defeat them in the wild."

"Okay." Samwell nodded.

At this moment, there was a commotion at the banquet.

Samwell looked up, and saw Brienne "The Beauty" actually fighting with a knight of the river.

"Sam, you go and deal with it." Earl Randall gave his son a look.

Samwell understood, got up and walked over.

Since he wants to rule the Stormlands, Samwell must properly handle the contradictions and conflicts between the Nobles of the Reach and the Nobles of the Storm.

If he wanted to control this land, he would need the support of the major families in the Stormlands.

"Stop!" Samwell left the crowd and shouted.

With his current prestige in the river bend army, several river bend knights stopped immediately and retreated to the side.

Seeing that it was Samwell, Brienne didn't dare to be presumptuous anymore.

Seeing that the commotion subsided, Samwell asked, "What's going on?"

He looked at Mark Mullendall. The person who was grabbed and beaten by Brienne just now was the knight of Highland City.

The two were old acquaintances, but at this moment Sir Mark felt that Samwell's eyes were as sharp as steel knives.

He is judging me. Sir Mark was apprehensive, lowered his head and said:

"I just wanted to kiss Miss Brienne, but I didn't expect her reaction to be so intense..."

Hearing this, Brienne blushed instantly.

And the faces of the people around the audience were a little strange.

And while it's okay to be tempted to kiss a partner at a dance, as long as the partner agrees, but... Brienne Tass?

Everyone speculated whether Sir Mark had a unique taste, or he had taken a fancy to the castle in Evening Hall.

However, Samwell remembered a small plot in the original book, his face darkened, and he asked:

"Sir Mark, why are you kissing Miss Brienne?"

"I..." Mark looked into Samwell's eyes, and he couldn't tell the lie immediately.

Samwell looked at Hale Hunter again, who had also invited Brienne to dance just now, and asked:

"Sir Hyle, did you want to kiss Miss Brienne just now?"

Haile Hunter waved his hands in panic, as if to clarify.

But Brienne said: "He gave me flowers just now, I didn't accept them, but he insisted on stuffing them into my hands."

Now the faces of the crowd around the audience became even weirder.

Samwell looked at another Riverbend Knight who had danced with Brienne:

"Sir Ben, what are you talking about? What's going on?"

Ben Bush dodged his eyes, obviously guilty: "We...we were just joking..."

"What joke?" Samwell continued to ask.

In the end, it was Mark Mullendoyle who told the truth, and it turned out that these guys were betting on who could get Brienne's first kiss.

It's a cruel joke. Especially for a woman like Brienne.

Everyone restrained their smiles one after another, and their faces gradually became serious.

Brienne, the person involved, gritted her teeth tightly, her body trembling slightly, and she stared viciously at the knights of the Riverbend who danced with her just now, as if she was about to pounce on them in the next second.

"This is not something a knight should do." Samwell said in a stern tone, "Now, the three of you immediately apologize to Miss Brienne and ask for her forgiveness."

Under the gaze of Samwell, the three river bend knights finally stepped forward to apologize obediently.

Brienne's eyes were red, she pushed through the crowd suddenly, and strode away.

This farce has just come to an end.

The banquet continued, but the original festive atmosphere was gone.

Considering that he would continue to march the next day, Earl Randall announced the end of the banquet early and asked the soldiers to go back to rest.