"Unexpected situations?" Moose was stunned and asked, "Are they going to attack Tengshi Town?"
Lynd said in a deep voice, "Better safe than sorry. You know, the battlefield is never short of crazy fellows."
With that, he ordered everyone to go about their business, while he sat down in his chair and picked up the intelligence document from the table again, looking at the section about Robert's assassination.
The situation in King's Landing could be described as ever-changing. As news spread that Eddard Stark had confined the Queen and the King's children, Tywin Lannister, Westron Protector and Lord of Casterly Rock, who had long been impatient, began to tentatively invade the Riverlands.
He dispatched Gregor Clegane, the Mountain, and Amorey Lorch, these two vicious dogs, disguised as bandits, to charge north from the King's Road into Stoney Sept, killing Ser Wilbert, the Lord of Stoney Sept. Then, along the north bank of the Blackwater River, they plundered and pillaged villages and towns along the way, committing all sorts of atrocities.
Some of the surviving farmers in the Riverlands went to Riverrun to complain, while others went to King's Landing to complain.
Upon learning of the situation, Riverrun immediately sent people to gather its vassals, preparing to fight the Westerlands. In King's Landing, Eddard Stark, upon learning of the situation, dispatched Beric Dondarrion, who held an idle position in King's Landing, and Thoros, the Red Priest, to lead a group of hired knights, forming a capture team to go to the Riverlands to apprehend the Mountain. He also allocated a portion of his already limited Northern warriors to the two of them.
Not long after Beric Dondarrion left King's Landing, King Robert, who had been in a coma for several days, had a moment of lucidity and, while conscious, left a will, bequeathing the throne to Joffrey Baratheon, and appointing Eddard Stark to continue as Regent of the Kingdom until Joffrey came of age.
However, when Joffrey was crowned King, Eddard Stark declared that King Robert had bequeathed the throne to his brother, Stannis Baratheon. Barristan the Bold, who was also present when Robert read his will, immediately refuted Eddard's claim and accused Eddard of forging the royal decree.
Subsequently, Queen Cersei, leading the King's Landing nobles who opposed Eddard's regency, and the Gold Cloaks she had bribed, besieged Eddard and his men, eventually capturing him and imprisoning him in the dungeon on charges of usurpation. Joffrey then successfully ascended the Iron Throne, becoming Joffrey I, the second monarch of House Baratheon.
During this process, Renly, accompanied by Loras Tyrell, escaped King's Landing and returned to Storm's End to gather his vassals.
Although Lynd had almost feudal lord-like influence and control over the various lords of the Stormlands, these lords still nominally obeyed the Duke of Storm's End, so they all went to Storm's End and pledged allegiance to Renly at his request.
Loras Tyrell also rushed back to Highgarden by water overnight, and then a letter from Highgarden was delivered to Lynd's desk.
Lynd picked up Garlan Tyrell's letter and read it. The content was as he expected, asking for his opinion on Robert's death, Eddard's imprisonment, Joffrey's ascension, and other matters. Although it was only asking for his opinion on these matters, it was actually asking him how he would choose sides.
Clearly, Highgarden had not immediately sided with Renly due to their relationship with him and Loras acting as an emissary. They still had some expectations for Joffrey, because Little Rose Margaery Tyrell still had a marriage contract with Joffrey. Now that Joffrey had ascended the throne, as long as Joffrey upheld the marriage contract, Highgarden would naturally be a supporter of the King and could never side with Renly.
Lynd had no intention of answering Garlan's questions one by one. He merely wrote in his reply that he would not participate in the internal struggles of the Seven Kingdoms or take sides, as long as it did not affect his plan to fight the Others.
After writing this reply, Lynd left the study and went to the Dragon Nest in the castle. He ordered the specially made dragon saddle to be equipped on Lava Dragon Nessario, mounted the Lava Dragon, and leaped from the cliff outside the Dragon Nest, spreading his wings. After gliding around above Redemption Town, he flew towards King's Landing.
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