Chapter 124

Of course, half of the mercenaries' allegiance to Daenerys was due to superstition, but the other half was due to strength.

Daenerys's own personal charm, Pantos' rapid development and wealth in a short period of time, and the strength of the Dragon God Church all told these mercenaries that Daenerys has great potential and is not short of money.

What are you waiting for?

The wind blowing group, the storm crow group, the second son group, and the spear group were the first to respond to Daenerys' call, and other small mercenary groups followed suit. The number of people who have joined has reached the point where Daenerys has to send someone specially to select it.

After all, they are mercenaries. Not only are there different types of personnel, but many small mercenary groups or individuals are simply unable to adapt to the strict discipline of the army and to fight with the large corps that have high requirements for cooperation.

But Daenerys's army still swelled greatly.

However, among these mercenary groups, the most difficult to conquer is the Golden Group.

Because, since the establishment of the Golden Company, they have always been quite hostile to the Targaryen family. How could such a mercenary group join Daenerys' camp?

The Golden Company is regarded as the largest, most famous and most expensive mercenary group in the Free Cities. Although mercenaries have a reputation for being capricious, the Golden Company's greatest honor is that they never break their contracts. Their motto is "words speak like gold".

This mercenary group has more than 10,000 well-trained warriors. Although the number is not comparable to the Dothraki warriors under Daenerys, it can be regarded as a force that can decide a large-scale battle.

However, Daenerys was quite confident in conquering the Golden Group, because she got secret information about the Golden Group from Ye Ting and understood the origin of the Targaryen hatred of the Golden Group.

The original founder of the Golden Company was Aegon "Cold Iron" Hewen, the illegitimate illegitimate son of Aegon IV, the "Yung King" of the Targaryen Dynasty, that is to say, he was also a Targaryen. In a battle for the throne called the Blackfire Rebellion, Yig Hewen was on the wrong side, and finally had to take his loyal descendants of the Targaryen royal family into exile in Essos, and established the Golden Company. Because of this, the Golden Company has been against the Targaryens for over a hundred years.

However, despite the fact that the founder of the Golden Company, Igor Rivers, was on opposite sides of Daenerys' ancestors (Daenerys is of course the descendant of the victor in the battle for the throne), now House Targaryen is in the seventh The rule of the country is still overthrown, what is the contradiction between them?

In any case, a dragon is a dragon.

However, in addition to these people, the most powerful force that this sword-drawing ceremony has attracted belongs to the ruler of Dorne, one of the Seven Kingdoms, the Martell family.

The Martell family, in fact, is completely a help to the door.

Because the hatred between them and Robert, the ruler of the Seven Kingdoms, is too deep.

The Martell family can be regarded as a noble family who attaches great importance to family affection. In Robert's rebellion, the princess of the Martell family, the princess of Prince Rhaegar, was completely raped and killed, and even her child was thrown to the ground.

However, the murderer who caused all of this, the Lannister family, was immediately reused after Robert became king. The Lannister family itself was the guardian of the West. At the same time, the Lannister family's daughter Cersei became the After becoming the queen, her twin brother, James, became the royal guard, that is to say, unless the current king was overthrown, the Martell family would have no chance for revenge.

The cunning and cunning patriarch Doran Martell could only endure his sister's hatred and hibernated all the time.

Now they have endured it long enough. Although Prince Rhaegar disregarded the existence of his original spouse and was jealous of Robert, which led to the subsequent rebellion, the Martell family was quite dissatisfied with Targaryen, but they were still with Targaryen after all. The family has been married for generations, and now only Daenerys has the power and will to overthrow King Robert's rule.

Joining Daenerys' side is also the best choice for the Martell family to take revenge.

In addition, Daenerys also needs the presence of the Martell family.

After all, if she was going to counterattack Westeros and attack the Seven Kingdoms, she would have to cross a strait from Essos.

And the existence of the Martell family can give them a suitable landing place for the army.

Of course, when negotiating a secret contract with "Red Viper" Oberyn Martell, the Martell family's request to marry Doran's son, Quentin Martell and Daenerys, was sternly rejected.

The one who spoke was the Pope of the Dragon God, Melisandre. She knew the relationship between Daenerys and their envoys, and Daenerys herself was inconvenient to speak-it would be a shame for the woman to refuse in person. .

However, for an alliance like Martell who did not directly become a subordinate and was maintained only by secret contracts, how could they maintain trust without any hostages or secret contracts as a bond?

Finally, after meeting the divine envoy Ye Ting, Oberon still had an idea.

He suggested that his niece, Arianne Martell, claim to convert to the Dragon God, and then join the Dragon God Church as a saint who serves the gods.

In this way, the alliance can be considered solid. After all, the angels will never deceive mortals (hehe).

Chapter 0175 Rebellious Arianne

The Fallingwater Garden was the private residence of the rulers of Dorne. It is a palace with fountains and gardens. It is located three leagues (a unit of length) west of Sunspear, the capital of Dorne, on the beach, separated by a coastal road.

Prince Marlon Martell built

This garden, given as a gift to his Targaryen bride, marks the union of Dorne with the Iron Throne. Balconies here overlook numerous pools and fountains, shadowed by blood orange trees, pale pink marble floors fill gardens and courtyards, past a row of carved beams and through elegant arches.

Autumn here is very hearty. Hot by day, cool by night, salty winds blowing from the sea, and fountains and pools. There are also many children, boys and girls of noble birth. Noble families and families from all over Dorne and all classes will send their children to the Garden of Flowing Water to raise them. Here, children can play together on the beach, pool, fountain.

Today, however, the atmosphere in this garden is not very pleasant.

A quarrel is about to take place here.

On both sides of the quarrel, one was the ruler of Dorne, Doran Martell, a cautious, quiet man who never showed his emotions. He had severe gout and had difficulty walking. He is nearly fifty years old, but just looking at his white hair and the wrinkles at the corners of his forehead and eyes, it is not surprising that he is considered to be an old man in his sixties or seventies. Years of sickness and the pain and hatred of his sister's tragic death at the hands of the enemy made him old to this day.

On the other side of the argument with her was his eldest daughter, Arianne Martell.

Arianne was plump and beautiful, with olive skin, big black eyes, and curly jet-black hair. She was as small as her mother, only five feet two inches tall. Arianne was 23 years old, and despite her high status and beauty, she was still unmarried.

She is the eldest daughter of Prince Doran and his wife Melario. According to Dornish tradition, she is the heir to Sunspear and the Land of Dorne.

Because of her father, she is still unmarried.

Arianne also once hoped to take the initiative to find a more suitable partner. She also has many suitors, and she herself believes that she thinks handsome men are her weakness, especially when they have an adventurous and taboo temperament. she is.

However, his father rejected all such candidates, and even did not let her have contact with these people. She always thought that this was the way her father wanted to deprive her of her inheritance, causing her to resent her father very much.

Now, after Pentos's sword-drawing ceremony, a letter from Prince Oberon has left her in complete despair. In the letter, she found that she was actually arranged to be a saint in the Dragon God Church. This is a naked desire to deprive her of her inheritance.

Arianne is determined to resist. As Dorne's first heir, she has no real power but still has some power. Her childhood playmate in Fallingwater Garden and several illegitimate daughters of her uncle Oberon are with her. The relationship is good, and now she is her confidant.

Arianne herself was a calculating, adventurous, and hot-tempered man. She will do whatever it takes to get what she thinks she deserves. Now she has contacted these confidants, as well as some of the guard commanders in Sunspear City who had taken refuge in her, waiting for an opportunity to rebel against her father and force him to pass the throne directly to her.

However, how can a newborn fox compare to an old fox?

Soon, her conspiracy was seen through by her father.

So Prince Doran locked his daughter in a comfortable cell in the tower.

Cut off from outside communication, even the servants who looked after her were forbidden to talk to her, and Arianne went on a hunger strike.

In the end, Prince Doran had to speak to Arianne himself.

Before being taken to see her father, she had thought about being simple and humble, sincerely repentant, and begging for forgiveness at her father's feet, otherwise she would never hear the noise of other humans.

But when she saw her father again, for some reason, she couldn't get down on her knees and beg as she had planned.

She just said, "Father."

He looked at her face for a long time before saying, "Why? Tell me, Arianne. Tell me why. You are my daughter, Arianne, the little girl who came to me with a broken knee. It's hard to believe you're plotting a plot against me. I must know the truth."

"Why?" Arianne sneered, she felt it was time to settle the account. "Hehe, to Duke Tywin and the Lannister family, you always swallow your voice like a saint; but you have no tolerance for your own flesh and blood."

"'Suffering is the best you can be' Arianne, don't take patience for patience. I've been dedicated to Tywin Lannister from the day they told me of the deaths of Arya and the children. I hope with all my heart that I can take away everything he holds dear before killing him with my own hands." The father's face twitched, as if the words pained him. "Is this what you want?"

"Really?" The princess felt that he was avoiding the important points: "I want my rights."

"Your rights?" the prince asked rhetorically.

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