#105Chapter 105 Conspiracy
Baile Hightower completed his mission at the banquet in Highgarden and returned to the Hightower family's territory, Oldtown, with satisfaction.
Oldtown is the largest and oldest city in the entire Westeros continent.
It is undoubtedly the richest city.
Except for its population second only to King's Landing, Oldtown surpasses all other cities in other aspects.
The center of Oldtown is the Towering Tower, which is the castle of the Hightower family. According to legend, standing on the top of the Towering Tower, you can see the Great Wall of the North.
Earl Hightower, known as the 'Old Man of Oldtown', has been lurking on the Towering Tower to study magic.
As the heir, Baile Hightower is now responsible for all matters in the Hightower territory.
After returning to the territory, he did not go directly back to the castle, but turned around and came to the hall of the Starry Church.
Here, two figures stood in place, admiring the various murals on the church.
The murals include portraits of the Seven Gods showing miracles, legends of the Knights of the Seven Kingdoms, and... a portrait of the High Bishop crowning Aegon.
Those who admired these portraits were people of great reputation in the entire Westeros continent.
The bishop of the Starry Cathedral, the steward of the Citadel, and the future master of Oldtown, Baelor Hightower, who had just arrived, were enough to pry a corner of the entire Westeros together.
The bishop looked at the portrait of Aegon kneeling in front of the High Bishop and said with emotion: "Even as powerful as the Targaryen family will eventually disappear in the dust of history."
"But knowledge will never be. As long as there are people, knowledge will be passed on." The steward of the Citadel said with a smile.
Baelor Hightower walked up to the two and interrupted their conversation: "Our plan is going well. Many small nobles have passed on the news to me privately, just waiting for the North to send someone to pick up the girl from the Tyrell family."
The three people present knew that they could not stop the marriage between the Stark family and the Tyrell family, but they could use this marriage to pull some small families to their side, so that the Hightower family could compete with the Tyrell family.
The steward of the Citadel said calmly: "In the War of the Five Kings, Robb now has an absolute advantage. If he really completely controls the Reach, the situation will be difficult to reverse. He is a believer in magic and is said to have done many horrific things. We can't let history go back to the past."
The Grand Master of the Citadel is spread all over the continent and is the right-hand man of every lord. He is the person who dislikes magic the most.
There is no place for witchcraft, prophecy and glass candles in the world that the Citadel attempts to build, not to mention dragons.
If there are those strange things, how far will the status of the maester decline?
If the maester can't play any role on the lord's side and loses attention, how can the transcendent status of the Citadel be guaranteed?
The bishop also said piously: "I bathed in the church for seven days and finally got the response of the old woman. The Seven Gods will not allow pagans to sweep the continent."
It is said that when Aegon took the dragon to attack Oldtown, the Archbishop, who had not yet migrated to King's Landing, also spent seven days to get a prophecy from the old woman, one of the incarnations of the Seven Gods, so the Hightower family surrendered.
Now the bishop also said that he spent seven days to get the divine revelation. I am afraid that this thought has already flown to the archbishop of King's Landing.
Baelor and the steward of the Citadel looked at each other, but did not say it out loud.
Baelor Hightower said respectfully: "The bishop will need to go to Highgarden in person at that time. No matter who the North sends to pick up Margaery, we must make our attitude clear.
Aegon used three dragons to make our Hightower family surrender, and promoted a steward like Tyrell to protect the Reach. Now, this will never happen again! Our Hightower family will never be humiliated like this again!"
The purpose of several people is very clear, that is, on a major occasion, to denounce Highgarden for selling out the interests of the Reach and conspiring with the North to encroach on the rights and interests of other nobles.
Ask the King of the North to write a series of unacceptable guarantees on the spot.
Wait until the people of Highgarden and the North reject their "legitimate proposal".
The Hightower family took advantage of the situation and rose up, relying on the influence of the bishop to lead a group of small nobles to actually break away from the control of the Tyrell family.
The bishop nodded: "This is the guidance given to me by the Lord, of course there is no problem."
The steward of the Citadel also spoke: "Grandmaster Pycelle of King's Landing also sent good news. Lord Tywin is indeed interested in finding a marriage for the king. The Hightower family is a good choice."
The marriage between Highgarden and the North, and the marriage between Hightower and King's Landing, is actually a split.
Baelor Hightower said happily: "That's great. I have many sisters. Your Majesty can choose whatever you want."
The bishop was also very satisfied: "Lord Tywin has married Dorne, and with the full support of the Westerlands, the Crownland and half of the Reach, he has surpassed the power of the King of the North in one fell swoop."
"That kid from the Stark family thought he had a sure win, but he didn't know that the situation had reversed and Tywin's soldiers would surpass him!"
The three looked at each other and felt that the situation in the world was changing and seemed to be treacherous, but in fact it was all under the control of the three people, and they couldn't help feeling relaxed and happy.
This is the beauty of power.
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In Riverrun, beside the river, the river water flows slowly, nourishing the grass next to it.
Plop!
With a roar, Bahamut flew out backwards and fell heavily to the ground.
Awooo!
Opposite Bahamut, the ice wolf Gray Wind roared excitedly and licked his paws, looking very proud.
A wolf and a dragon were playing and fighting with each other by the river. At this time, Gray Wind's body was as big as a calf. In addition, he had been on the battlefield several times and had killed many soldiers and horses. He had rich combat experience and could suppress the legendary dragon a little.
After all, Bahamut was not fully developed at this time and was only the size of an ordinary wild wolf.
Bahamut was knocked to the ground and felt a little embarrassed. As a noble dragon, he was actually knocked down by a little wolf!
This is too much!
Hiss!
Bahamut struggled to get up and opened his mouth. The golden dragon breath gathered in his mouth, ready to spray dragon breath at Gray Wind.
Gray Wind also felt the danger. It stared at Bahamut closely, with its limbs tense, ready to rush up and slap Bahamut's mouth shut at any time.
Zila!
Before Bahamut finished charging, a golden lightning struck down on its head.
Bahamut was numbed by the electric shock, and his dragon breath was also held back.
Robb, who was watching the battle, retracted his finger: "How can you use dragon breath? It's dangerous and it's cheating!"
The dragon and the wolf stopped fighting immediately and came to Robb's side to jump back and forth.
Looking at the size of Grey Wind and Bahamut, which can be slightly compared, Robb was also amazed at Bahamut's rapid growth.
It's been less than a month, and Bahamut is almost catching up with Grey Wind. Although he is not Grey Wind's opponent now, with the dragon breath, Grey Wind may not be able to beat this little guy who was born less than a month ago.
Although they are all magical creatures, dragons are more than one level stronger than direwolves.
Not to mention that Bahamut is a giant dragon embryo carefully cultivated by Robb using the dragon king's dragon breath.
It is estimated that when Bahamut is full-month old, Grey Wind will not be its opponent.
"System, give Grey Wind a point?"
Robb touched Grey Wind's head and tried to shout twice in his heart.
"Although I can transform you into a stronger creature, I seem to have only the Scarlet Corruption as a means, so forget it."
Scarlet Corruption is both a curse and a gift.
At least it can make Grey Wind stronger, but the price is to lose his mind.
It's good as it is now...
Robb looked at Bahamut again: "You are still a little slow to grow up. Before the repair of Harrenhal is completed, you have to grow up a little bit. By then, it will be your first appearance on the continent of Westeros, so be more majestic."
The wedding of the North and Highgarden will definitely attract the attention of the entire continent of Westeros.
When the time comes, Robb will let Bahamut appear at the wedding venue and give all the nobles a little Stark shock. The effect will definitely be better than dryly announcing that he has a dragon.
If you write a letter directly to the continent, at least half of the people will not believe it.
Bahamut was very smart, and proudly raised his chest to show that there was no problem.
"Every time I see this little dragon, I feel like I'm dreaming." Catelyn's voice came from behind Robb.
"Brother! When can I ride a dragon?!" This was Arya's voice.
Robb looked back at his mother and sister, and said with a smile: "When it grows up a little bit, I can take you to ride the dragon for a circle. If you ride it by yourself, you will definitely be thrown to death by it."
Arya looked at Bahamut, who was acting well-behaved and docile, with half-belief: "But it looks very well-behaved, unlike Grey Wind, who is sometimes fierce even to me."
Robb laughed: "That's all an illusion. When it grows up a little bit, its rebellious nature will be exposed."
Catelyn also felt dangerous: "Being afraid of dragons is the foundation of the Targaryen family's rule!"
Catelyn came to Robb this time to say goodbye.
As a foreign minister and a mother, Robb's marriage is her top priority.
The repair of Harrenhal will be completed soon. Robb will bring Little Rose to live in Harrenhal soon, and the wedding will be held in Harrenhal.
In order to prevent accidents, Catelyn must go to Highgarden now and contact the people there about the marriage. When Robb sends someone over, she will take the people from Highgarden back to the Riverlands.
Arya has nothing to do recently, so she volunteered to protect her mother's safety.
Sansa has to deal with a lot of bills for Robb, especially the wedding expenses. She can't calculate them anymore, so she can only stay in Riverrun.
Catelyn sighed: "Lord Redwyne sent someone to see us off. I hope this wedding can be completed smoothly, so I can be worthy of Ned."
Robb said goodbye to Catelyn and Arya: "Have a good trip. Don't worry, everything is under control. Even if there are problems in the wedding, I will solve all those small problems."