"What if they land in Dorne?" Robert looked at Lynd and said, "I remember there are three bastards there now, one of whom is said to be Aegon, who was supposedly smashed to death. They say the Aegon that the Mountain smashed to death was a fake. If it's true, this bastard has a very close relationship with Dorne. Doran Martell of Dorne might know the truth, and they are more likely to unite with these bastards. If Dorne provides them with a landing site, how do we ambush them?"
Everyone fell silent. Robert scanned the room, his gaze once again falling on Lynd, and he said in a deep voice, "Bear Hunter, you tell me, how do we deal with this?"
"Actually, this isn't a big problem," Lynd replied calmly, "It's undeniable that the Dothraki are incredibly brave on horseback, but on a ship, they might not even be as good as a normal child holding a sword. There's a long sea route from Slavers Bay to Dorne, and on our side, we have my Miracle Fleet, Stannis's royal fleet, Lord Manderly's Manderly fleet from White Harbor, the Redwyne fleet from Arbor, the Lannister fleet from Lannisport, and the Three Sea Monsters fleet from the Iron Islands—a total of six fleets, giving us complete naval superiority. We can fully use our advantage to fight an interception battle at sea, sinking all the ships full of Dothraki in the Summer Sea."
Renly also shouted excitedly, "Exactly! We don't need to worry about a Dothraki invasion at all. As long as they dare to come, we can sink them in the sea!"
Everyone present nodded, indicating that the Dothraki were nothing to fear.
However, Robert's face showed no sign of happiness. He looked at everyone calmly, and after a moment, he slowly said, "Yes, we certainly don't need to fear the Dothraki, but what if those bastards don't return to Westeros, but instead seize a place in the East and establish a kingdom?"
Eddard said, "Isn't that even better? We wouldn't have to…"
"No, that's not good!" Robert glared at Eddard and said, "I will not give those bastards any chance to rise again."
Eddard had a bad feeling and said in a deep voice, "Robert, what have you done?"
Robert smiled and said, "I didn't do anything, I just took out some money and bought a few assassins. I believe it won't be long before we hear some good news."
Eddard immediately stood up from his chair and angrily rebuked, "Robert, you're insane! You're a king, how can you hire assassins to kill a few children?"
Robert also stood up and met his gaze, saying, "Children! They are not children, they are wicked bastards. The youngest of them can already marry and have children. I will not give them any chance, they all must die!"
Eddard said nothing, only turned and left the Hall of Affairs with a look of disappointment.
Watching Eddard leave, Robert also became furious and shouted loudly, "Get out, all of you get out!"
Everyone heard him and stood up to leave. From their practiced movements, it seemed that such incidents had happened quite a few times before.
As Lynd also stood up to leave, Robert suddenly called out to him, saying, "Bear Hunter, before you leave, go see Myrcella in the garden. After all, she is your daughter-in-law. In a few years, let her marry your son!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, it will be as you arranged!" Lynd nodded, bowed, and withdrew, then was led by a Red Keep attendant to the garden behind.
In the garden, not only were Myrcella and her handmaidens present, but Queen Cersei and the noblewomen of King's Landing were also there. In addition, Joffrey and Tommen were both by Cersei's side. They were currently telling some jokes, and laughter occasionally echoed.
When Lynd arrived in the courtyard, the attendant loudly announced his title. The noblewomen all stood up from their chairs and bowed to Lynd. Only Queen Cersei and Joffrey, whose hand was wrapped in bandages, remained seated.
Queen Cersei looked at Lynd with a hint of complex emotions. In truth, she held him in utter disdain, believing Lynd to be nothing more than a parvenu with no family heritage, not even as good as the Frey of The Twins. Myrcella marrying Augustus was simply a disgrace, almost equivalent to her grandfather marrying her aunt to the Frey, a matter that would invite ridicule from the entire kingdom.
However, she also knew that Lynd's current strength was far beyond what a Frey could compare to, and even their Lannister could not rival him.
When Robert returned from Highgarden, she had argued with Robert about this matter, but the result was two slap marks on her face. She had also appealed to her father, Lord Tywin, but Lord Tywin had given her a completely different reaction, strongly approving of the marriage, believing it to be the most correct thing Robert had done after becoming king.
She knew those men were afraid, but she was not. She wanted to secure the Glory and happiness her daughter deserved, so before she learned that Lynd would come to King's Landing, she had already planned to make things difficult for Lynd and ruin the engagement.
However, when she saw Lynd now, her well-thought-out plan completely vanished, because the moment Lynd entered the courtyard, she felt as if Lord Tywin himself had walked in. That instinctive fear of many years instantly surged into her heart, making her even lose the strength to stand up from her chair.
"Your Majesty, Queen, Your Royal Highness Prince Joffrey, Prince Tommen." Lynd nodded to Queen Cersei, Joffrey, and Tommen one by one, then bowed to the other noblewomen, saying, "I hope my arrival has not disturbed you all."
"Of course not." Queen Cersei quickly composed herself and said, "We were just talking about Myrcella's engagement to your son, Prince Linde, Augustus…"
Before Cersei could finish speaking, Joffrey stood up and said in an arrogant tone, "Prince Linde, as a vassal of the Iron Throne, you should present a treasure like the dragon horn to your liege."
Everyone around fell silent, staring blankly at the audacious Prince Joffrey. Even Cersei instantly felt the urge to call her son an idiot.
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