Whether or not to go to Queers was actually like "whether or not to lead Khalasar south" back then. It seemed like the future was unpredictable and could not be decided easily, but there was no other choice.
"Your Highness, it is clear that they are here to search for the dragon. They also care about your dragon beyond interest. If one of them intends to take it by force, it will be more dangerous for you to stay here, "Chora said after thinking for a moment.
"Oh?"
"As long as it is a trading city-state, no matter if it is an ordinary merchant or a trading prince, they value profit over righteousness and have no sense of honor. However, there is one thing that everyone trusts." Chora's eyes flashed. "That is the foundation for them to settle down and establish their lives. It is also the foundation for trading city-states to exist in the world. Trust!"
"To put it simply, on the sea or on the road in the wilderness, any merchant can turn into a bandit and use force to seize what they want.
However, in a trading city, they will skillfully use deceit, extortion, enticement and other means to profit, but they will never forcefully take the other party's property. "
Seeing Danny's thoughtful expression, he smiled and said, "The greater the merchant, the more sinister and gentle their methods are. However, this world is vast and information flows smoothly.
If Zaro and the other two sent you an invitation, theoretically, they also bear the responsibility of protecting your safety.
It is not that they are noble, but their credibility in the hearts of other merchants is far more valuable than any benefits in front of them.
Your Highness, you have been wandering in the various city-states of the Western Continent for a long time. You should have a deeper understanding of this. "
Danny nodded. The Usurper's bounty on the Targaryen siblings had never stopped, but every trading prince and governor who had entertained them did not chop off their heads and sell them for money.
The benefits were not equal.
However, there were only three dragons in the world. It was enough for anyone to voluntarily throw away their honor and credibility.
"Even the popular rights of guests in the Seven Kingdoms have been trampled on, right?" she said.
Chora seemed to be stunned by her words. He widened his eyes and said in disbelief, "Other than the legendary Rat Chef, who trampled on the rights of guests? The stupidest, craziest, and most ignorant person would not take the initiative to destroy the rights of guests. "
Haha, in two years, when news of Robb Stark's death comes, you will not be so surprised.
"Who is the Rat Chef?" she asked.
"Chef Rat is a Night Watcher. He works as a chef in Longnight Castle. He held a grudge against the King of Casterly Rock at the time, and when the King of Andals led his son and vassals on a tour of the Wall, the Night's Watch entertained them.
One night, the rat cook found an opportunity to assassinate the king's son. Then, he made a large pie with onion, carrots, mushrooms and other condiments. He sprinkled it with pepper and salt, paired it with bacon and dark red Dornish wine.
He presented it to the King, who ate his son's meat pie, exclaimed that it was delicious, and asked the cook to bring another one.
Even the gods couldn't stand it anymore. They turned the chef into a white mouse that was as fat as a sow. From then on, he could only eat his own children.
The rat chef has been wandering around Longnight Castle, driven by a hunger that can never be satisfied, constantly devouring his own offspring. "
Under the dim light, Chora's blurry face had an indescribable gloom. Danny's two centaur maids huddled together, their almond-shaped eyes filled with panic as they looked around, as if looking for a white mouse that would appear out of nowhere.
"Ahem, a great bedtime story, but isn't this a little too weak?" Danny coughed a few times and said.
"This is true. In the North, even children know about it," Chora said unhappily.
"The first half of the story should be true, but the punishment of the gods at the end …" Danny shook her head and asked him, "Which god do you think punished the rat chef?"
Chora immediately said, "The gods are the gods. Of course, all the gods can't stand the rat chef's behavior of trampling on the guests' rights."
"Haha, the North, especially the area around the Wall, is the territory of the old gods, and the Andals believe in the Seven Gods. Perhaps the humans will accept the reality of the Seven Gods and the old gods coexisting because of political harmony.
But the doctrine of the Seven Gods only recognizes itself as the only god. If it is true, why would it cooperate with the old gods to punish a human? "
Chora sighed and said helplessly, "Your Highness, the purpose of this story is to warn the world: a person has the right to revenge, but the gods will never forgive killing the guests under their roof and trampling on the guests' rights."
"Whether or not the gods exist, or which god punished the rat chef is not important. What's important is that we have to understand the principle of respecting the sacred rights of guests through this story," he concluded in the tone of educating naughty children.
Sigh, the one who doesn't understand is you, Big Bear.
Because the meaning of this story was too obvious, the authenticity of the story was greatly reduced.
This story made smart people understand one thing: using others' trust in the guests' rights, one could easily and freely take revenge, but the gods would never punish him for it.
The rat chef's ending might be tragic, but the one who punished him would only be the sad king, not the gods.
To the rat chef, he was a commoner who was even sent to the Wall. He had almost lost the chance to take revenge forever, not to mention that the target of his revenge was a king.
The guests' rights meant nothing to such a person.
However, there were some things that she could only think in her heart. If she really said it out loud, others would definitely "look at her differently": I didn't expect Your Highness to be such a person.
It was as if she had already done something.
So, Danny just asked, "You suggest we go to Quills?"
Chora nodded and said seriously, "Quills is a big city that connects the Eastern and Western worlds. There are things you need there, such as ships and sailors. If we find that the people of Quills are up to no good, we can immediately leave by ship. "
"Robert Bella Theon is dead. Do you really not have any thoughts?" He stared at her, as if he wanted to see through the violet fog in front of him and go straight to the depths of her heart.
Let the Other Ghosts be the king of the Seven Kingdoms!
Danny complained in her heart, but did not show it on her face. Instead, she showed a look of desire and said, "I have a chance?"
The Westeros was Chora's hometown. He was willing to be a spy for Robert in order to go home.
There was no doubt that between Theon Bella and Danny, the balance in his heart was greatly tilted towards Danny.
However, if he knew that Danny had no intention of returning to the Seven Kingdoms, the other side of the balance would no longer be "loyalty to the King's Landing and the current King", but "the temptation to go home".
Homesickness and love were existences on the same level.
Besides, someone had already given the poor knight the good guy card.
"I can't receive any information here, and I can't judge the current situation of the Seven Kingdoms. The only thing is that even if the usurper is dead, he still has two sons, and the queen is Lannister!
At the very least, Theon Bella and Lannister will obstruct your return.
Eide Stark treats Robert like a brother, and he won't support you.
Irene of the Valley and Tully of the Trident River are in-laws with Stark, and they also … "Chora said with a troubled expression.
He did not know that none of the queen's sons were Theon Bella, nor did he know that Eide had been imprisoned by the queen. Perhaps he had already been beheaded by the new king, Joffrey.
In the past few years, the political situation of the Westeros was even more unpredictable than the storms on the sea. Kars was still too far away from the King's Landing, and the information delay was high.
"Sigh, Your Highness, let's avoid the Westeros for now and wait for the dragon to grow up." Chora gave an old and wise suggestion.
Dani nodded. In fact, Jorah had always been cautious and realistic.
"What do you suggest?" She looked at the Centaurs who had been watching the show for a long time.
"Kalixi, you are my blood, I will go wherever you want me to go!" Qiao Ge said impatiently as he scratched the bald top of the moon gate.
The Centaurs did not want to go far away from the grasslands. They believed that the seawater was poisonous and should be avoided. However, their stupid brains could not think of a better suggestion, so they could only be anxious and helpless.
Seeing that the other two Bloodridge Guards had the same attitude, Danny asked the old man's representative, "Afanti, Solomon, what do you think?"
"Why don't we sneak out of here tonight and go to the mountains in the west?" Afanti gave a rather brainless suggestion.
Old Khol immediately shook his head and advised, "If we lie to the people of Kars, then we will no longer be their friends and guests, but their enemies. Has anyone thought about how they found this place? "
"Prophecy, the Binding Knights can prophesy." Jaki shouted in fear.
Irri corrected her, "It's Constellation leading the way for them. I heard it from that Blue Beak Wizard this afternoon."
"They can find us even if we go to the west." Doreah nodded.
"Qui Luo, from tomorrow onwards, you have to guard my dragon at all times." Danny made up her mind and said to her "Megalosaurus Guard".
"Khaleesi, as long as I'm alive, no one can steal your dragon." Qui Luo said with a firm expression.
Everyone reached a consensus in the meeting. Early the next morning, Danny told the three guests of her decision.
Qui Luo's expression was still unreadable. The wizard and the merchant expressed their joy and welcome. They both solemnly promised that in Kars, Danny and her Khalasar would be under their protection.
In the morning, Danny sent knights to inform the herdsmen of the other two White Cities to bring Khalasar's horse team to White Cloud City. The hunters in the mountains in the west were also notified.
Thus, four days later, Danny's Khalasar set off again.
Their target was Kars in the southwest.
Of course, Danny didn't do nothing during those four days. She arranged for Aggo to lead three horses, bring enough food and water, and set off for Kars first.
Zaro wrote a letter to Aggo. When Aggo reached Kars, he only needed to give the letter to his butler, and a group of servants would lead the camel team to the Red Wasteland.
The camel team would bring a large amount of food and water. More importantly, Khalasar wouldn't have to worry about horses anymore. When the camels arrived, the centaurs could switch to more comfortable camels.
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