The Iron Throne of Ice and Fire

Mermaid Harbor, East Pier.

Lord Stannis, escorted by soldiers, led Davos Seaworth, known as the "Onion Knight", off the ship.

Lord Stannis walked around the dock for a while without riding a horse, and then walked to the inner city of Mermaid Harbor.

Stannis, who was silent along the way, stopped and looked around with sharp eyes: "Davos, tell me, what did you see?"

The Davos described by Stannis was ordinary-looking and thin, with a pair of brown eyes under short brown hair and a thick gray beard on his face.

The knight Davos Seaworth, known as the "Onion Knight", serves as the commander of the Narrow Sea Fleet of Lord Stannis, the Lord of the Sea. Davos, who is deeply trusted by Stannis, also acts as an advisor.

Davos was once a sea smuggler. During the Usurper's War, Davos drove a small boat loaded with onions and pickled fish to break through the blockade of Redwyne's fleet and deliver supplies to Stannis who was defending Storm's End.

Thanks to this food, Storm's End was able to hold out until reinforcements arrived. For this great achievement, Stannis made Davos a knight and gave him the fertile lands of Cape Wrath.

After canonizing Davos as a knight, Stannis added: "Good deeds cannot offset evil deeds, and evil deeds cannot cover up good deeds. Each action has its own retribution."

The selfless Stannis had the first knuckles of all four fingers of Davos's left hand cut off as punishment for Davos' previous smuggling crimes.

Davos put the severed knuckles into a leather bag and hung them around his neck, viewing them as good luck charms that would protect his family.

Afterwards, Davos chose the surname "Seaworth" as his new family name.

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Knight Davos also looked around following Duke Stannis's gaze, and said respectfully: "Duke Stannis, what I see along the way is order."

The sullen Lord Stannis nodded his head imperceptibly: "Go on."

Davos said: "At first I only saw that the residents here were very well-behaved, but after following you all the way, I now feel that they are all obeying detailed orders."

Lord Stannis nodded a little louder: "Davos, are there any more?"

Davos blinked, hesitated for a moment, and said in an uncertain tone: "Is it cleaner here?"

A bright light flashed in Duke Stannis's sharp eyes: "Davos, this is not an order. The people are selflessly obeying strict laws. This is what the kingdom should be like."

When Stannis spoke again, several people led by Steward Hershel were walking towards Stannis.

Steward Herschel, who was a little out of breath, calmed down for a while before standing in front of Duke Stannis and bowing: "Your distinguished lord, I am Herschel, the steward of Whispering City and the governor of Mermaid Port. The Kleb family salutes you."

When Lord Stannis inspects, he never likes to be informed in advance. What he wants is the truest facts.

Herschel, who was supervising the progress of the "second phase" of Mermaid Harbor, hurried over after hearing the news that Lord Stannis had arrived at Mermaid Harbor.

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Lord Stannis frowned: "Where is your lord?"

Lord Stannis also recently heard that there is a new port named Mermaid Harbor on the north side of the strait of Dragonstone Island.

Two days ago, another cunning pirate broke through the royal fleet's guard and slipped into Blackwater Bay, attacking two merchant ships. After hearing the news, Duke Stannis was very angry.

The furious Lord Stannis left Dragonstone directly in the name of inspecting the fleet. During the inspection, he directly executed several captains of the royal fleet responsible for guarding the relevant areas on the sea.

On the way back after the inspection, Lord Stannis, the Sea Lord, thought of the new port called Mermaid Harbor.

The fleet is closely related to the ports. Every Sea Lord will pay attention to every port, especially the port of Blackwater Bay, which is the barrier of King's Landing.

It happened that the Black Bess, which was carrying Lord Stannis, was not far from the Mermaid Harbor. The sailing direction of the Black Bess was changed to the Mermaid Harbor under the order of Lord Stannis.

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Lord Stannis's inquiry under the sharp gaze made Butler Hershel's heart beat so hard that he almost forgot to breathe.

Butler Herschel ignored the beads of sweat that covered his forehead: "Our lord, Baron Green Kleb, was appointed as the steward by Her Royal Highness the Queen, and is now in the Red Castle."

Stannis's brows furrowed even more tightly, it's Lannister again!

Are Lannister so attractive? Stannis can also give him everything Lannister can give him. Why have all the talents he likes come to Lannister!

Davos approached Duke Stannis and whispered: "Duke Stannis, the nobles of the Crab Claw Peninsula have been suppressed by Prime Minister Jon's nobles of the valley for more than ten years.

I heard that this young baron named Greene was very talented in military affairs. He defeated a coalition of 20,000 mountain savages with a few hundred men and recovered a large area of ​​fertile land that had been lost more than ten years ago.

Even I can see that Baron Greene has an enterprising spirit. I think he turned to the queen as a last resort, in order to use the queen to fight against the nobles of the valley. "

Duke Stannis looked at Davos: "I remember that after the war, Robert had tried and punished the nobles of the Crab Claw Peninsula. What was the behavior behind Prime Minister Jon and the nobles of the valley?"

Davos shook his head. He really didn't know this. Those great nobles did not have the great and upright qualities like Lord Stannis. Perhaps only the White Walkers knew what those people were planning every day.

Davos is Lord Tannis' most loyal supporter.

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Duke Stannis waved his hand to keep Butler Herschel away, took steps toward the dock, and said to Davos: "The kingdom cannot be governed by dark tactics. Prime Minister Jon is putting the cart before the horse. You also think I should Will you continue to assist him and reach a political alliance?"

Davos organized his speech for a while before replying: "Perhaps Prime Minister Jon has a last resort?"

Lord Stannis snorted: "I hope so."

On the way, Davos saw a group of ten-year-old children in the distance standing in a small square formation that looked very neat under the leadership of an energetic old man.

Because of the distance, Davos could only see the old man holding a bow and talking about something, and faintly heard the laughter of children from time to time.

At this time, Lord Stannis said: "Can my Dragonstone Island be like this?"

Davos replied: "Lord Stannis, every place is different. This is difficult."