"You've served Robert before. You're Robert's good brother, a good subject. She's obviously more wise than Robert. She's a greater ruler. Why can't you serve her?" Blacksmith Tanner advised.
"Robert, Robert, Robert …" It was as if Stannis had been infected with a virus called "Robert". He kept muttering. Suddenly, he waved his hand and complained hysterically, "Yes, I was loyal to Robert and tried my best to be his good brother, his good subject, but how did he repay me?
When I was eighteen, he rebelled. I defended Storm's End for him. The inflatable fish trapped me for more than a year. The castle ran out of food. Even I had to eat dead rats and boiled shoes.
But no matter how hard it was, I never thought of surrendering to the Mad King. Before Robert left, he gave the castle to me. It was my responsibility to defend Storm's End for him!
In the end, King's Landing was taken by Robert. Tyrell no longer had the determination to serve Targaryen. Eide and Stark led a few thousand men and drove away the Riverbend Army that surrounded Storm's End.
At that time, Robert laughed and hugged Eide and Stark. He called him 'my brother' and thanked him for saving Storm's End. "
"Ah!" Stannis screamed, holding his head. "He forgot about me, his true brother. He didn't even give me a hug or a word of thanks.
Even a fool would know how insignificant Eddard Stark's actions were during the siege of Storm's End.
Well, Robert was happy to treat Eide as his brother. I won't be jealous.
Well, I won't be jealous!
But what happened after that? When he ascended the Iron Throne, Storm's End should have been mine, shouldn't it?
Regardless of my contributions, as the second son of House Theon, I had every right to inherit Storm's End after my eldest brother became king.
But Robert gave Storm's End to a child. Renly was only four or five at the time. "
"He didn't give me any reward or comfort! Then Robert sent me to attack Dragonstone Island, but there was a terrible storm, and all the ships were capsized, and William Darry took the opportunity to escape with the boys to the other side of the narrow sea.
However, I managed to conquer Dragonstone Island and complete the mission Robert gave me.
However, not only did Robert not see my contribution, he even loudly reprimanded me. He blamed me for running away with the two dragons and causing him trouble.
Hehe, he really guessed right. That baby really grew up to be a big trouble, but it had nothing to do with him. The trouble was left to me. "
"When Robert made me the Duke of Dragonstone, I dare say that everyone in King's Landing laughed at me. They even thought that Robert was humiliating me on purpose.
Because I am the rightful Duke of Storm's End, the ruler of the vast and rich Stormlands. What else does Dragonstone Island have apart from rocks?
During the Targaryen era, the Prince of Dragonstone Island held great significance. It was the fief of the heir to the throne. However, that was because Dragonstone Island was the land of the Targaryens!
To Theon Bella, the Wind Stop Castle had a special meaning.
Robert really humiliated me.
On the night of my wedding with Celis, he dragged the bridesmaids to my wedding room and opened Celis's cousin's bud on my wedding bed. He even left a bastard for me to raise.
I tried my best to be a good younger brother, and I tried my best to be a good subject, but all I got in return was his humiliation. Why?
Even the Targaryens knew that the king chose his brother to be the King's Hand after he ascended the throne. But what did Robert do?
After Jon Ayrin died, he would rather go thousands of miles away in the North to find Eide Stark than consider me. "
As if he had vented all the resentment of a lifetime, Stannis calmed down. He looked at the conflicted blacksmith in front of him and said indifferently, "This is what I get for pledging my loyalty to Robert. Now you want me to pledge my loyalty to that woman?!"
"She has a dragon!" The blacksmith said bitterly.
Stannis, who had calmed down, began to grind his teeth again when he heard the word "dragon". "I should have listened to Melisandre and hatched the dragon earlier."
"That red-robed woman can't be trusted." The blacksmith sighed.
"Two years ago, before the dragons appeared, Melisandre let me see the snowy plains and the otherworldly ghosts in the flames. Everyone knows about Yasur Ahai's prophecy …"
"Who, who's hiding in the shed?" Stannis suddenly realized when he got close to the wooden shed. He held his sword and shouted at the shadow in the shed.
"Sss —" Blackie sneezed. A string of red flames came out of its nose, illuminating the strange and awkward faces of the three people and one dragon in the shed.
Uh, in the eyes of the embarrassed Stannis, even Blackie's expressionless stare was a blatant mockery of him.
His face turned green, white, and red. His expression changed back and forth. He gritted his teeth and said, "What are you doing here?"
"We've always been here. With the shed blocking us, it's warm!" Danny said with a smile.
"You —" He had never hated Danny's smile as much as he did now.
"Hey, don't get so worked up. Every family has its own problems." Danny waved her hand and sighed in a casual tone. "Compared to my stupid brother, your brother is good enough!
At most, Robert was afraid of you and deliberately suppressed you. He still left you the position of Duke of Dragonstone Island.
But because of a woman, Lega destroyed my family and made me a princess when I was just born.
I wandered around the trading city since I was young and did not have a full meal all year round. After Sir William Dayne died, I did not even wear new clothes for ten years. Compared to me, what happened to you is nothing! "
"Uh …" The humiliation, anger, and anxiety on Stannis's face froze, cracked, and fell off his face piece by piece …
Blacksmith Tanner, Scholar Yimont, and Barristan also had strange expressions. They did not expect the Dragon Queen to compete with Stannis to see whose brother was more of a bastard.
Could it be that she wanted to compete with him in every aspect?
But, thinking about it, she did seem to have it worse than him. Her brother Lega was also worse than Robert.
"You said that Robert was afraid of me and deliberately suppressed me?" Stannis was stunned for a moment, but he heard something else from the Dragon Queen's words.
"Uh, you didn't feel it yourself?" Danny was also stunned. Robert did it so obviously, but Stannis did not realize it. He simply thought that his brother did not like him?
"Your Majesty Danny Rize, please do not slander a dead man who cannot defend himself. Robert may be a bastard in some aspects, but he would never have such thoughts. "The one-armed blacksmith righteously defended his master's reputation.
"Your Majesty, aren't you thinking too much?" Old Yimont also frowned. "Robert was open-minded and generous by nature. Why would he suppress his brother for no reason?"
Barristan, on the other hand, had a thoughtful look on his face and was not surprised. He had always remembered the matter of Lega's youngest son and had long been suspicious of Robert's forthright and upright character.
"Haha, don't use Duke Robert's character to guess King Robert's thoughts. Think carefully, how did Robert ascend the Iron Throne?"
Without waiting for them to answer, Danny sneered and said to herself, "He could rebel against the king as the Lord of the Stormlands. Is he not afraid that the next person will learn from him?
In the history of Targaryen, how many times have there been stupid cases of siblings fighting for the throne?
The Dance of the Blood Dragon, the Black Fire rebellion, two incidents that led to Targaryen's fall from the altar were all because the power of the vassals and the king's brothers were too close.
Robert was not illiterate. He knew the history. Would he not learn from it?
If you did not manage to defend Storm's End and were captured by Mestir instead, Stannis. He would definitely let you inherit Storm's End because the cowardly and incompetent you are no threat to him.
Don't say that Robert is heroic and upright … A truly magnanimous person should be like me. I could have ignored everything and killed you and Jon Snow with a single breath of dragonfire. One was directly involved in the war that destroyed the Targaryen dynasty, the other is the bastard son of a great enemy. Yet, I gave you a chance to fulfill your duties.
A person who kills a baby and chases after a baby is not a heroic person. "
Danny's words were a little shameless, but it made Erlu and the blacksmith's expressions change drastically because she might have said the truth.
"Robert has always been afraid of me, hahaha …" The 'Unsmiling Iron Face' Stannis actually laughed.
It was said that Stannis had been lacking in joy since he was young. After seeing his parents die in the storm with his own eyes, he stopped smiling.
Well, Erlu's smile was as rare as Bu Jingyun's tears.
In any case, the people of the Seven Kingdoms had never seen him smile. Barristan and the blacksmith Tanner, who knew him well, were shocked.
"What she said might not be true, Your Highness. Don't be so agitated!" Tanner looked anxious, afraid that the second young master would go crazy.
"Hey, Tanner, don't be agitated. I'm fine now, very fine. I've never been better. So Robert was afraid of me! "A heavy shadow seemed to have dissipated from Stannis's body, and he seemed to have brightened up.
Tanner looked at Stannis carefully and saw that his eyebrows were relaxed, as if he was really happy. He asked doubtfully, "You don't blame Robert?"
"Before this, I've never blamed him. But from now on, I don't blame him. He was afraid of me! "Stannis laughed.
"Hahaha, Danny Rize, the king's pact with you officially begins now." After saying this to Danny, Erlu laughed and walked back.
"Has he gone mad?" Barristan frowned.
"In everyone's eyes, Robert shines brightly while Stannis has always lived in his shadow. Before this, he also thought that he was inferior to Robert and hoped to obtain the same praise and recognition as Robert through hard work.
Now, he has finally obtained what he desired from Danny, but no longer needed. "Old Yimont frowned.
"Uh, Maester, what are you talking about?" The blacksmith was confused.
"Why did you think of persuading Stannis to surrender to me? I've already agreed to compete with him for the Iron Throne. You were there yourself to witness my oath. "Danny looked at him strangely.
The blacksmith said solemnly, "After observing you for a while, I believe that you are a brave, benevolent, powerful, and responsible queen."
"Haha, it's obvious." Danny raised her chin slightly, accepting the blacksmith's praise as if it was natural.
The one-armed blacksmith's lips twitched a few times before he continued, "Stannis is obsessed with responsibility, but he doesn't have the ability to shoulder it. On the contrary, he will be a good subject. Becoming your subordinate will be beneficial to both of you.
First, I have to admit that I have selfish motives. I hope that the House of Theon of Bella can be preserved.
Then, you even accepted the most unforgivable enemy, and Theon of Bella has also submitted to Targaryen.
When the nobles of the seven kingdoms who have grudges with Targaryen learn of this, they will put down their worries and prejudices and take the initiative to approach you. The seven kingdoms can quickly unite under your leadership and fight against the otherworldly ghosts. "
"Sigh, it's been hard on you," Danny sighed with a complicated expression and said, "Unfortunately, dreams are beautiful, but difficult to realize."
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