Earl Royce dispatched 200 knights to string together the captured Poor Fellows Gathering members with ropes and escort them to the nearby Riverrun.
After all, House Tully is the Duke and Warden of the Riverlands, and now the Poor Fellows Gathering has reappeared in his territory.
If Duke Tully does not handle it well, he will likely be punished by King Jaehaerys.
The several Vale earls who were with Earl Royce immediately sensed danger.
"Lord Royce, don't you think the situation in the Riverlands is becoming increasingly strange?"
"If this is merely a conflict between Earl Reyes and Marquis Frey, then how did the Highland Clans and the Poor Fellows Gathering get involved?"
"Yes, I always feel there's an unseen hand behind this stirring up trouble."
"My Lord, we have already slain over two thousand Highland Clansmen; surely it will be difficult for them to recover their strength for quite some time.
Should we continue the pursuit?"
"Yes, My Lord! I think we should retreat and defend the Trident River; after all, they can only pass through there to return to the Brightmoon Mountains now, especially since Luanhe City will not allow them passage anymore."
"Why don't we wait for them to come to us? This way, we won't get caught up in the delicate situation in the Riverlands."
"Hmph! Is that what all of you are thinking?"
Although Earl Royce was old, his aura was still very powerful, so in the face of his questioning, the other earls immediately dared not speak.
"Don't forget, we only achieved such an easy victory this time because of a secret report from Princess Daniella."
"Princess Daniella sent us a secret report; can't you guess her deeper meaning?"
"Now Marquis Frey and the Earl of Blackwood are trapped in the Riverlands; how can we stand by and do nothing?"
"I don't care what hidden hand is behind this; with our Vale Knights, I don't mind breaking the hand of anyone who dares to act!"
"I hope you all don't forget that Princess Daniella has half of our Vale blood in her veins.
As the land of knights, our Vale has always been unremarkable in the Seven Kingdoms; are you truly content with that?"
"Gentlemen, it takes luck to find a good leader.
Although Princess Daniella is a princess, her talent and ability are rare in the entire history of House Targaryen, wouldn't you agree?"
"So I hope you can open your eyes and not fail to cherish the opportunity when it's right in front of you."
Although the Long Night and Winter had passed, the three months had created many bankrupt vagrants.
Thus, under the integration of the Seven Gods Church, a new Poor Fellows Gathering had gradually taken shape a month or two ago.
Now, incited by those ill-intentioned priests, tens of thousands of Poor Fellows Gathering members have risen from several kingdoms in the South.
And they are currently rushing continuously towards High Heart in the Riverlands.
Their actions naturally did not escape the eyes of the nobles, so ravens flew from castles across the land to King's Landing; clearly, most people at present would still wisely support the royal family.
But no matter when, there will always be no shortage of greedy and foolish people among those who hold power.
Golden Tooth in the Westerlands is the northern gateway from the Westerlands to the Riverlands, and it is also the location of a large gold mine in the Westerlands.
The Frey family, Earl of Golden Tooth, is one of the top great nobles in the Westerlands.
Currently, Boros of the Stormlands is visiting here with Laena and Laenor of House Velaryon.
At the same time, many great nobles from the Westerlands were also present.
And seated in the center were none other than the brothers Jason Lannister and Tyrone Lannister.
At this moment, everyone's gaze was fixed on an extremely short person wearing a hooded cloak.
Because his skin was naturally dark, no one could clearly see his features, but his pair of green eyes were exceptionally striking.
"Do you truly have dragons for us to bond with?!"
The hot-tempered Boros never knew how to hide his emotions.
All of them had been summoned by the strange imp before them.
"Naturally! They are three dragons second only in size to Vhagar, but whether you can successfully bond with them depends on your own ability!"
"But before that, you must sign this contract."
After speaking, the Green-eyed Dwarf took out a wooden plaque made from Weirwood bark.
"This is a natural contract made by the Children of the Forest.
As long as you drip your blood onto it, the contract will automatically form.
If violated, you will suffer misfortune within three months."
"Cousin, Daniella is our kin; do we really have to harm her for a dragon?"
Although Laenor had many grievances against Daniella because his Sea Smoke was taken by her dragons and then ridden by someone else, he did not hate her to the point of wanting to kill her.
"Laenor, have you forgotten how your Sea Smoke was taken from you?
Her grandfather and father took your mother's and your right to the throne, and she made you lose your dragon.
When have you ever seen her show you mercy?"
Ever since Boros lost ten three-masted ships to Daniella in a bet on Dragonstone, his resentment towards Daniella had already become deeply ingrained.
After all, he also had a faint trace of Targaryen blood; if he could successfully ride a dragon, how could he be firmly suppressed by that brat?
This was the most accurate portrayal of Boros's true feelings at the moment.
Although Laena also felt some reluctance, her inner desire for a dragon quickly dispelled this reluctance.
"Laenor, let's talk about everything after we successfully bond with a dragon.
After all, this contract also states that we only need to deal with Daniella after we successfully bond with a dragon."
"Let's talk about future matters in the future! After all, if what this Lord says is true, we may not even be able to successfully ride such large dragons.
Then everything will naturally not hold true, so why are you troubling yourself now?!"
"Imp! They three also have dragons for them to ride, so what good is that for our Lannister Family?
Is it just a marriage contract?"
Although Laena was also very beautiful, she was considerably less so compared to Rhaenyra and Daniella.
Therefore, Jason Lannister still wanted to develop something with those two legitimate princesses, and although King Jaehaerys's marriage proposal was interrupted last time, it undoubtedly filled the young man's heart with extravagant hopes.
"Good?!
If she successfully rides a dragon, won't your Lannister Family also be integrated with true dragon blood?
Is there any greater benefit than that?!"
The Green-eyed Dwarf immediately responded impolitely,
"As for the two princesses of the royal family now, you should not hope for them.
Princess Daniella has already said she will not marry out, and Prince Viserys is destined to have no male heirs, so Princess Rhaenyra will likely inherit his throne then, and naturally will not marry out either."
"If you insist on marrying a royal princess, you could wait another ten or so years until the newborn twin princesses grow up; then you might still have a chance!"
"Hmph! So-called prophecies are nothing more than tricks by warlocks and witches to fool people; I will not believe these false deceptions!"
The Jason Lannister brothers had spent almost the entire year revolving around Daniella and Rhaenyra.
Having invested so much, they were naturally unwilling to give up now.
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