Before Varys became I am not able to determine a gender for the entity's Master of Whisperers, he had made a living in a chaotic place like Pentos, climbing from the very bottom to a point where his reputation reached even the king on the Iron Throne. The various assassination methods he had witnessed must far exceed those of ordinary people, and the poisons he had used were definitely not comparable to what most people encounter. Now, even he couldn't identify the poison. In that case, there was only one possibility: the poison that caused Jon's death did not come from the Free Trade City States or the Seven Kingdoms, but from somewhere else.
At this point, Lynd remembered intelligence that had mentioned Littlefinger having close contact with the Doomsday Faith for a period. It was not impossible that Littlefinger had obtained some mysterious and deadly concoction from the Doomsday Faith at that time.
Lynd told Varys of his suspicions. Varys nodded thoughtfully after hearing it, indicating he would investigate the matter.
Then, as he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped and turned to Lynd, saying, "Lord Eddard has recently taken over the matters Jon Arryn had not fully investigated. His actions are too public; many people are watching him. He is in constant danger. I think you should advise him, after all, King's Landing is not Winterfell."
Lynd shook his head and said, "You overestimate me. Lord Eddard and I are not very familiar, and I have no way to advise him on anything. Moreover, with Lord Eddard's character, even if King Robert advised him, he probably wouldn't listen."
"What a pity, he is a good man." Varys sighed and turned to leave.
After Varys left, Lynd changed into ordinary clothes, took two attendants, and left the residence, then walked along the city wall towards Flea Bottom.
The Great Plague had thoroughly cleansed Flea Bottom of its poor; 'nine out of ten houses empty' was the best description. But in just one year, Flea Bottom's population had returned to being overcrowded. Farmers, debtors, and wanted criminals from various castles and towns across the Seven Kingdoms all gathered here. Originally, they only intended to stay for a temporary period, hoping to leave once they found an opportunity. However, temporary became permanent, and temporary residents became long-term residents.
Therefore, the people of Flea Bottom often said that the land of Flea Bottom possessed a magical power, capable of producing an invisible rope that bound everyone who moved in. The longer the bound person lived there, the thicker the rope became, and the lower the possibility of breaking free from the rope and leaving, eventually leading to a more complete integration into Flea Bottom, becoming a part of Flea Bottom.
"I'm looking for High Sparrow," Lynd said after entering Flea Bottom, directly finding a child and giving him a few copper stars.
Upon hearing this, the child immediately led Lynd and his companions through the labyrinthine Flea Bottom, quickly arriving at a small fountain surrounded by a circle of low houses.
The paths leading to the fountain were crowded with people. They sat quietly on the ground or stood leaning against walls, their gazes all focused on a Seven Gods septon in ragged robes by the fountain, listening as the septon explained contents from the Sept.
Lynd did not go forward to disturb him but stood aside, waiting for the sermon to end.
Not long after, the old septon stopped preaching. Then, his followers carried over several large pots, in which various wild vegetables and fish were boiling. The poor believers who had been listening to the sermon all took out their bowls and jars and stood in an orderly line before the pots, waiting to receive food.
While distributing food to the believers, the old septon also saw Lynd and his companions. After all, even if their clothes were as ordinary as possible, compared to the ragged poor around them, they were quite bright, making it hard not to notice them.
However, when he clearly saw Lynd's face, a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face. He had obviously recognized Lynd, but he did not put down what he was doing to meet Lynd. Instead, he turned his head and continued to concentrate on providing food to the believers.
Only after the last believer received food did High Sparrow put down his spoon, wash his hands and face by a nearby fountain, then tidy his tattered septon's robe. Only then did he approach Lynd, bowing to him and saying, "It is an honor to meet you, Godsworn."
"I am also glad to see you, High Sparrow." Lynd observed the truly devout Seven Gods septon before him.
Although Lynd had intensely disliked High Sparrow when watching the series in his previous life, believing him to be an ambitious and fanatical religious figure, in the Ice and Fire World, Lynd had sent people to gather intelligence on High Sparrow and found that this man was vastly different from the ambitious person he had imagined. He seemed to be a truly devout and compassionate individual.
Consider that High Sparrow appeared precisely during the War of Five Kings, a time when the system was on the verge of collapse. Everyone was vying for power, etiquette was crumbling, morality was decaying, and the common people were suffering immensely.
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