The Iron Throne of Ice and Fire

"Arya!"

Jon Snow couldn't help but panic when he saw his sister who was crying non-stop. Regardless of the injury, he pursed his lips tightly, his arms trembled, and he used all his strength to get out of the bed.

The injured leg shook involuntarily, and Jon gasped in pain.

Menton Weishui originally wanted to help, but then he thought about it and immediately walked over to pick up the little girl standing at the door and put her in front of Jon.

Then, Mengton glanced at Jon, scratched his head again, and left the room without saying hello, closing the door.

"Brother, Bran fell from the watchtower, woo!"

Ding.

How is it possible? Bran is so flexible. He has climbed almost every climbable place in Winterfell and never failed!

Could it be... Jon shook his head secretly, no one in Winterfell would harm the Stark family.

So, was it really an accident?

There were tears on Jon's cheeks at some point, and he forced himself to calm down: "Arya, tell me, how is Bran now?"

Arya's shoulder was sore from Jon's scratching, but she didn't cry out in pain. She burst into tears: "Father, they said... they haven't woken up... I overheard... I came to find you... "

Jon hugged his sister tightly and comforted: "Arya, Lady Catelyn will definitely take good care of Bran. Trust me, Bran will be fine!"

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The atmosphere in the Prime Minister's study was heavy, and Duke Eddard's serious and tense face concealed a sad look.

Green's eyes moved slightly, glanced at Varys beside him, and asked with concern: "Duke Ned, do you need to take a rest?"

Wallis also echoed: "Prime Minister Ed, I believe they will be calm for the time being. You can deal with it tomorrow."

Duke Ed just shook his head slightly and did not speak.

Green and Varys looked at each other, stopped making any sound, and stood quietly aside.

After a while, Duke Eddard breathed a sigh of relief.

He said: "Sorry to keep you waiting."

After Duke Ed's words fell, Wallis immediately took a step forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty Prime Minister, Wallis is at your disposal at any time."

Duke Eddard tapped his chin and said, "Are you sure Garland Tyrell's arm can't be healed?"

Varys' tone contained regret: "Yes, Prime Minister Ed."

He added: "In this tourney, no one can comfort the sorrow of the Duke of Highgarden. It is really heartbreaking."

Duke Eddard also just learned that his second son, Bran, fell from a high tower and fell into coma. It can be said that he and Duke Metz felt the same way.

Duke Eddard frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Where is Renly?"

"Most of the people are in the sept. Lord Renly is there too."

Duke Ed: "..."

After killing the Mountain, Duke Metz's second son also lost an arm... Duke Eddard felt a little irritable. As the royal minister of justice, Duke Renly did not wait for the king's trial and secretly joined forces with the Golden Rose on the street. The vassal behavior of killing Lord Tywin... aggravated the conflict.

In addition, Lord Tywin's second son was injured... Damn it!

Duke Ed's eyes became sharp: "Varys, is it certain that Tyrion Lannister's incident was an accident?"

Wallis held his hands together, shook his head slightly, and sighed: "There are hundreds of people present. They may be the murderers, or it may be an accident. It is difficult for us to prove it."

Green said: "Duke Ned, after Tyrion wakes up, it will be easier for us to confirm. If it is not an accident, maybe he can know who the murderer is."

"Well, let's wait until he wakes up..."

Duke Ed looked at Varys and continued: "Thank you, Varys, you go back first. If there is... something wrong, I won't let these guys continue to cause trouble."

Wallis nodded and said goodbye. When he reached the door, he suddenly turned back.

He apologized: "Prime Minister Ed, I was negligent in my duty. I forgot an important thing."

Duke Eddard looked at Varys.

"Petyr is the royal minister after all. Now he is imprisoned in a dark prison. Some people in the Red Keep are panicking. I'm worried that malicious rumors will appear over time."

Duke Ed frowned and said, "..., can't they be quiet for a few days?"

Varys said helplessly: "My suggestion is to deal with it as quickly as possible. There are still many valley nobles in the Red Castle. After the death of Prime Minister Jon, most of the valley people have taken refuge in Littlefinger. It is normal for them to have various speculations." ...But if time goes by, the truth may turn into slander.”

Duke Ed thought about it for a moment and said, "Varys, you are the chief intelligence officer of the Imperial Palace. It's up to you to explain to them directly..."

As he spoke, Duke Eddard closed his eyes in pain.

After a pause, he said tiredly: "Let's wait a moment."

Wallis hesitated: "Prime Minister Ed, you are worried that it will affect..."

Duke Edd waved his hand to interrupt Varys' words. Of course he understood what Varys was going to say next, but it was not to hide his ugliness.

Lysa Tully's crime is unforgivable, and he dare not leave Jon's only bloodline with that crazy woman, so Lysa Tully must leave the Eyrie and face trial in King's Landing.

Duke Eddard said solemnly: "Varys, in the name of Prime Minister, I will first contact the valley nobles who are loyal to Jon and tell them the truth directly. I need them to ensure the safety of little Robert."

Wallis suddenly realized: "Prime Minister Ed, I understand, I will protect the secret."

After chatting in some more details, Wallis left the Prime Minister's study.

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Green picked up the flagon and poured a glass of wine for Duke Ed.

"Duke Ned, I didn't expect that so many things have happened recently."

"Everyone has arrived together..."

Duke Ed took the wine glass, leaned his broad back on the back of the chair, put his big feet on the table, and cursed in a low voice: "God damn it!"

Green smiled, poured himself a glass of wine, and took a sip.

"Lord Ned, Tyrion's injury is not a small matter. You should know Lannister's style better than me, or rather Lord Tywin's style."

Duke Ned frowned for a while and said, "Green, who do you think he will take revenge on?"

Green spread his hands: "Although Lord Renly was also present at the time, I think their target of revenge is Highgarden. The Mountain is the Lannister hound. The hound that caused the trouble is dead, but Lord Tywin's son almost died." Losing one's life is reason enough."

He added: "Lord Ned, please forgive me, sometimes it is difficult to reason with Lannister."

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After Green left, Duke Eddard took out the boring book "The Genealogy and History of the Main Nobles of the Seven Kingdoms" and flipped through it casually.

Although the results were unacceptable, the truth about Jon's death was finally investigated, but... he felt that this book contained another secret that had nothing to do with Jon's death, but could not be ignored... Why did Jon delay Even though he is sick, he has to investigate Robert's bastard son himself?

He felt as if he had caught something, but it quickly dissipated... Duke Ed closed the book: "What a boring book."

Lord Eddard felt that he could not let himself relax for the time being. He was very worried about the child's injury and wanted to fly back to Winterfell immediately.

Lord Eddard glanced at the book that had troubled him again, and then stood up.

Running Wolf was not suitable for moaning in the house. The location of Robert's bastards had been found out clearly, and he planned to walk around in person like Jon.

If nothing could be found in this way, Duke Ed was prepared to give up further pursuit, because it might just be his own overthinking.

Duke Eddard took Jory and the guards and left the Red Keep directly.

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Steel Street, Tob Mott's blacksmith shop.

After Lord Eddard met the young man named Gendry under the guidance of Tob Mott, he immediately recognized him as Robert's illegitimate son because Gendry looked so similar to the young Robert.

Tob Mott introduced: "Child, this is Duke Stark, the king's new prime minister."

Gendry bowed shyly.

Duke Eddard patted Gendry's strong arm with his big hand and said, "Good boy, I just came here to ask you a few questions."

Gendry brushed aside a lock of newly let down black hair and nodded.

"Gendry, what did you say when Lord Arryn came to see you?"

After saying that, Duke Ed found a place to sit down and said, "Sit down, my child."

After Gendry sat down, he said, "Sir, Duke Eileen just asked some questions."

Duke Eddard glanced at Gendry's dark hair that was damp with sweat and said, "Do you remember what you said?"

Gendry thought for a moment and said, "Ask me how I am doing, how my master treats me, whether I like this job, and about my mother...ask me who she is, what she looks like, and so on."

Duke Ed nodded his chin slightly and said, "He asked your mother? How did you answer?"

Gendry shrugged: "She died when I was young. I just remember her hair was yellow, and she would sing to me sometimes, and she worked in the tavern."

Duke Eddard reached out and touched Gendry's head and said, "Good boy, I'm sorry to disturb you...just go to work."

After speaking, he rubbed Gendry's thick black hair with his hands.

That feeling comes again.

After Gendry left, Lord Eddard turned to Tob, who had been quiet.

"You know exactly who this kid is."

"Sir, I'm just an old blacksmith. I don't know anything I shouldn't know."

Duke Eddard repeated patiently, "You know exactly who this boy is."

The old blacksmith's eyes were as stubborn as steel: "This kid is my apprentice!"

Duke Eddard's lips curled up slightly. He nodded and said, "If one day Gendry doesn't want to continue blacksmithing and wants to actually get a sword to play with, ask him to come to me. Until then... thank you for taking care of him. .”

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Sataya Women's Branch House.

The girl was so young that Duke Eddard didn't even dare to ask her how old she was... She had light red hair and a few freckles on each side of her nose.

When he saw the girl, she was breastfeeding her baby.

After a moment of silence, he asked: "What's her name?"

The girl said timidly: "Sir, I will name her Bara."

After saying that, she smiled and said: "Sir, Bara looks really similar to him, doesn't she? She has his nose and his hair..."

Duke Ed nodded slightly: "It is indeed very similar."

After saying that, he reached out and gently touched the baby's soft dark hair, and the black silk slipped through his fingers... Eddard vaguely remembered that Robert's first child in the Vale also had the same slender black hair.

The girl's eyes were filled with pleading: ""Sir, when you see him, if you are happy... please tell him how beautiful our Bara is. "

"I will." Duke Ed agreed to the girl's request.

Duke Ed's promise ignited the girl's hope.

She raised her head and looked at Duke Ed with a serious face, and her voice was trembling: "Please tell him that I have never followed anyone else. Sir, I swear in the name of the gods. Shataya said that I can raise him for half a year. , take care of the child, and see if he will come back. So please tell him that I am waiting for him, okay? I don’t want gold and silver jewelry, I just want his people. He has always been very good to me, and what I say is true. .”

Good for you... Damn it Robert!

Duke Eddard promised again: "My child, I will tell him. I promise you that Barra will never have to worry about food and clothing."

After Duke Eddard finished speaking, the girl smiled cautiously, but it was very sweet, and it made his heart feel like a knife... Damn it, Robert!

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Prime Minister's Tower.

"then."

Syrio Forel threw a wooden sword towards Arya, whose eyes were red and swollen.

Seeing Arya easily grabbing the handle of the sword, he grinned and said, "Sad girl."

Arya wiped the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand and said weakly: "Syrio, I'm not in the mood to practice sword practice today."

"superior!"

Syrio shouted, swinging at Arya's head. Arya quickly raised her sword to block, and with a click, the two wooden swords intersected.

"Then you have to practice even more, come on!" Syrio's wooden sword whizzed out.

Arya's sword also rushed towards him, and there was another click. Her whole hand was numb with pain, and she gritted her teeth without making a sound.

"You don't get sad when you practice swordplay, girl."

Arya is angry. She wants to teach Syrio a lesson, and she will use this wooden sword in her hand!

"The momentum is very good...I'm going to attack!"

As the words fell, Syrio advanced step by step, his sword swings getting faster and faster each time, while Arya kept retreating, making it increasingly difficult to block.

"Left, left, up, left, right, left, down, left!"

A clicking sound echoed through the house.

"Ouch!"

Syrio's wooden sword hit Arya in the chest. The pain was so unbearable that she couldn't help but scream in pain.

Syrio put away his sword and retreated, saying: "You are already dead."

Arya was so angry that the direction of Syrio's shout and attack were completely wrong, catching her off guard.

She said angrily: "You are lying. You clearly said the left side, but in the end you hit the right side."

Syrio elegantly put the wooden sword on his waist: "That's it, you will be a dead girl from now on."

Arya made a face: "But you lied!"

Syrio grinned: "Dead girl, my mouth is deceiving, but my eyes and hands tell the truth. It's just that you turn a blind eye. The water dancer must be able to see through."