In the Song of Ice and Fire, there were two teenagers who were born in the same year. Both of them were named "Eide Rick". They were Robert's illegitimate son, "Eide Rick Storm", and Arthur Dane's nephew, "Eide Rick Dane".
Wind's End Fortress was thousands of miles away from Starfall City, and Robert had nothing to do with the Dane family. However, the birth of the two "Eide Rick" was due to the same reason.
Or rather, it was because of the same person, Eide Stark!
Robert named his illegitimate son Eide Rick to commemorate his good friend. The Count of Starfall City admired Eide who killed his brother. Not only did he take in Eide's "lover", he even named his son Eide Rick a few years later.
The fathers of the two Eide hoped that their sons could inherit the bravery and integrity of the old Eide.
They got what they wished for. The two Eide were the rare young talents in "Game of Thrones". They were not skilled in civil or military matters, but they were definitely intelligent. They had received formal knight training since they were young. Most importantly, they had good personalities and were upright and noble. They were more like the old Eide in terms of moral integrity than the few wolf cubs in the House of Stark.
They were the complete opposite of Emperor Joffrey, the number one of the young generation.
However, the old Eide's bad luck seemed to have been inherited by the two young Eide.
Eide Rick Storm was first drained of his blood by his second uncle. Then, he was found by the Great Sparrow to deal with Cersei. When the Great Sparrow was assassinated, he was also dealt with by You Lun. His ending was tragic.
In the early years, Eide Rick Dane followed the "Lightning King" to help the weak in Hejian. After the Lightning King passed the flame of life to Madam Stoneheart, he shouldered the responsibility of not letting the "society" go down the wrong path.
As the heir of the Count, he suffered for five to six years in Hejian without enough food, warm clothes and restless sleep … He was only 12 years old at that time!
"After Count Dondrian was saved by Red Monk Soros, I, like everyone else, thought that it was a miracle. So, I changed my faith and became a believer of the Red God.
Before the Holy Mother showed up and before you showed your might, the people of Hejian County, where the Brotherhood Without Flags was active, had changed their faith to the King of Light. There were tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of people.
For example, the Countess of Oak Hall, whose aunt was a nun from Old Town, still had a good impression of the Red God.
Because of this, Lannister and Frey have ruled Hejian for many years, but they have never been able to catch us. Our people are in the villages and small towns, and even the monks of the Seven Gods are on our side. "
When Danny asked about Eide's faith, the young man explained proudly.
If Danny hadn't traveled through time, Hejian County would have been dyed red.
Danny even admired Lahlo's skill in selecting people. Berry Dondrian was a real knight, and he was the one who led the Brotherhood Without Flags to uphold justice.
Look at the area where the Brotherhood Without Flags was active during Dondrian's time. From Saltworks Town to the Trident River, to Helon Castle, to the Curving Inn, to Oak Hall, to Stone Hall Town, they could be seen everywhere on the fertile land of Hejian County.
Look at what the Brotherhood Without Flags did: They helped the people to kill bandits and rebels, and used the gold royals they robbed to buy food at the river bend to help the people in Hejian County.
In the early days, the Brotherhood Without Flags was not greedy for money, fame or death. They served the people completely.
So, it was easy to understand why the faith of the Red God could spread so quickly in Hejian County.
When Dondrian revived too many times, his spirit couldn't hold on anymore, and his body was on the verge of breaking down, the situation of the Seven Kingdoms also changed (the War of the Four Kings ended). Through Lady Stoneheart, the Brotherhood was divided into two.
Just like Lahlo had the two faces of the Lord of Light and the Shadow Demon, Eide Rick inherited Dondrian's will and represented Lahlo as the Lord of Light. He continued to attract normal believers with justice and glory.
Lady Stoneheart represented the dark and death side of Lahlo. Using fear and revenge, in this land full of death and hatred, she attracted believers who slipped into the abyss of depravity.
If Danny hadn't traveled through time, Lahlo's arrangement would have been perfect.
"Why didn't you go back to Starfall City?"
Danny also recognized that the rag with the Dondrian family emblem that Eide was holding just now was an old cloak.
Five or six years had passed, and the cloak that the young man brought from home had long decayed in the wind and rain.
Eide turned around and glanced at the Red God believer who was walking over with a torch. He said in a tone that didn't belong to his age, "I have the responsibility to lead them to the end."
Hearing that, Danny couldn't help but look carefully at the young man who wasn't even as tall as her.
He was seventeen or eighteen years old, with platinum hair and dark blue eyes that were almost purple. He was very thin, and his skin was so pale that it was almost transparent. He was a little over 1.7 meters tall and was a little underdeveloped. He was a very beautiful young man. Seeing that Danny was looking at him seriously, he even turned his head away shyly.
She felt a little regretful. This young man came from a good family, had a good character, and had an uncle named Sword of Dawn. He was a very good candidate for the White Knight. What a pity.
Speaking of which, the two of them could be considered relatives.
No Targaryen married into the Dondrian family. Eide's platinum hair and bluish purple appearance were inherited in the family. The White Knight, Gero Dondrian, also had silver hair and purple eyes.
The 'Ancestors' wasn't a race, but a collective name for the humans who fled to the Westeros more than ten thousand years ago. They included many ethnic groups, and even subhuman races.
For example, the Ancestors who settled in Dorne were the Salt People, the Sand People, and the Stone People. The Salt People lived by the sea, with olive skin and black hair. The Sand People lived in the desert, with dark skin and reddish-brown faces. The Stone People lived in the mountains, with multi-colored hair and white skin.
Starfall City was a typical mountain city, and the Dondrians were the Stone People. Therefore, the Dondrians had silver hair and blue eyes, or purple eyes.
Perhaps because the Dondrians had similar physical characteristics to the Targaryens, a hundred years ago, the daughter of the Dondrians became the Targaryen Queen.
Danny also had a small part of the Dondrian bloodline in her.
Don't think that relatives from a hundred years ago couldn't be contacted. She still had an old fellow who was more than a hundred years old in her family!
Old Yimont's mother was the Dondrian Queen.
When old Yimont died, this relative would be cut off.
Looking at the Brotherhood gradually approaching, Big Bear frowned and said, "Even if you believe in the Red God, why do you have to raise the Red God's flag during the march? We almost treated you as an enemy previously. "
"Aren't the Red and Seven parties establishing a united front against the ghosts and working together to fight against the deviant ghosts? I thought we were all allies, that's why … "
"I didn't expect you to blow the two horns that represent the enemy. You scared us out of our wits. Could it be that a civil war has started before the war is won? "Eide muttered.
Dragon Queen spoke righteously and vehemently, "The idea of adhering to the united front against the ghosts will not waver. Even if the war is won, the Church of the Seven Gods and I will not discriminate or be hostile to the Red God believers."
"However, even if we are allies, we are divided into battle zones! The Red God's Hand of Holy Fire is in the Royal Territory, mainly around the King's Landing. It is almost impossible for them to come to the Oak Hall.
We treated you as an enemy previously, not because of your identity as a Red God believer.
It was because you were acting suspiciously, and we were worried that there were evil people using the Red God's flag to plot against us. "
Dragon Queen's explanation was reasonable. Eide, Rick, and the Brotherhood who came over suddenly understood.
After that, seventeen or eighteen people walked out from the Red God's team. They reported their names and families one by one, and performed the most standard knight's salute to Dragon Queen.
At this time, Danny was surprised to find that there were so many Lords in the shabby Brotherhood.
Other than the Lords, she also saw many familiar faces in the team. They were all bandits she met at the crossroad inn years ago.
There was Robert's illegitimate son, Gendry the blacksmith.
There was the owner of the inn, "Long-legged Jenny", and Jenny's sister, the inn's lobby manager, Weeping Willow.
"Weren't you with Madam Stoneheart before?" Danny asked.
At this time, the three bandits looked at the Dragon Queen with complicated expressions.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Please forgive us for our rude behavior last time."
The tall and thin Jenny first performed a very unladylike salute, then hung her hands by her side. She mumbled, "After you rode the dragon and flew away that day, Madam left Hejian for the valley. There were many children in the inn, and we couldn't leave, so we were completely separated from her.
When the sun went out, we couldn't hold on any longer, so we brought the children in the inn to Crab Claw Peninsula.
Friar Meribad took us in warmly, but the refugee camp was managed by the friars. Before every meal, we had to pray to the Holy Mother. Unfortunately, Gendry was very devoted to the Red God, and had a bad temper … "
Danny looked at the stubborn young blacksmith, and nodded thoughtfully. "Those orphans stayed at Crab Claw Peninsula?"
"Yes, Friar Meribad is a good person. He didn't mind what Gendry believed in, and was very kind to everyone. We were relieved that the children were with him," Long-legged Jenny said.
However, Meribad was the archbishop, and they usually interacted with ordinary friars and priests.
Seeing Gendry praying to the Red God every day, the friars' reaction was predictable.
Jenny and Weeping Willow were also gradually ostracized.
The two girls were originally muddle-headed, and did not care about beliefs.
Before the War of the Four Kings, they believed in the Seven Gods, but after meeting the Brotherhood, they changed to the Red God, and after going to Crab Claw Peninsula, they returned to their faith in the Holy Mother.
When they could no longer stand the friars' sarcasm, and left Crab Claw Peninsula, they did not have any psychological barriers, and once again shouted to the bonfire, "The night is long, and we are lucky to have My Lord."
Danny looked around at the dirty and thin Brotherhood, and said to Garth, "Bring them to the castle. Boil some hot water for them to take a bath, and then give them meat soup and bread."
The gathered Hejian Volunteer Corps dispersed, and Garth led the Brotherhood towards the city gate. Danny also wanted to go to the castle for dinner, and walked at the back with Jenny and the rest.
"How did you find this place?" Danny asked curiously.
"Back then, Prime Minister Eide Stark, in the name of King Robert, sent Count Dondrian and a group of noble knights and soldiers to Hejian County to stop Gregor Clegane's atrocities against the civilians, and to bring him back to King's Landing to be punished by the law.
Later, King Robert and Prime Minister Eide passed away, and Cersei took control of the kingdom. We went from the Royal Family's Adjudicators to an illegal organization.
In the beginning, we were only enemies with Lannister's soldiers, and then we gradually became enemies with anyone who harmed the weak, because all sides in the war were oppressing the civilians.
Now that the war has not subsided, our enemies have changed from rebels and bandits to deviant ghosts.
The Brotherhood is unable to deal with the living dead, and it is time to reorganize or disband. "
Eide Kerrick tilted his head to look at the Dragon Queen, and sincerely pleaded, "The Brotherhood without Banners was originally formed by a group of honorable and upright knights, and it started with the appointment of a king, and I hope that it can end in the hands of another upright king.
So, after receiving the prophecy of Noble Heart's ghost, we came to Oak Hall to find you. "
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