Greene shrugged: "Riding this is very expensive; the Lord of the Eyrie gave me a lot of gold dragons."
King Joffrey first froze, then covered his belly and cackled.
After laughing for a while, he stopped, and then... looked at the carriage with excitement, saying, "Make the Lord of the Eyrie roll out."
The carriage door was opened, and a Blue Cloaks roughly pulled Maester Colmon, who was holding Robert Arryn, out from inside.
Maester Colmon staggered several steps before steadying himself, and he bowed tremblingly.
Joffrey leaned forward, scrutinizing the little Robert being held, and the excitement in his eyes deepened: "Kneel before me, traitor Lord Arryn."
Hearing this, Maester Colmon first put down little Robert, knelt on the ground, and whispered, "Your Grace, he is the King, you must kneel to him."
But little Robert said, "I won't kneel, I'm hungry."
Maester Colmon secretly glanced at King Joffrey, who was riding a tall horse, and eagerly said, "Your Grace, please, let's bow properly first, and I will find you delicious food later."
"I want soft eggs and crispy bacon."
"Alright, I'll prepare them for you in a moment, you just..."
Little Robert slapped away Maester Colmon's hand and said, "No, I want to eat now!"
Maester Colmon put a finger to his lips: "Your Grace, let's just..."
Little Robert twisted his entire body: "No! No! I want to eat now!"
Maester Colmon was already covered in sweat, so anxious he was almost crying.
"Shut up!"
Joffrey roared in annoyance, and little Robert immediately stopped screaming, but not long after, he shrieked: "No! No! No!"
Maester Colmon pleaded with Joffrey, "Your Grace is still young, I beg your forgiveness, Your Majesty."
Screams and pleas mixed together, creating a headache-inducing din.
"Shut up!"
After King Joffrey's furious roar, a twisted smile appeared on his face: "My Hound, go, pull out Lord Arryn's tongue."
"As you command, King."
This time, the Hound was very obedient. Hearing King Joffrey's command, he immediately dismounted and strode forward.
A black shadow suddenly blocked the sunlight. When he saw Sandor, a burly man with half his face appearing rotten, approaching him, little Robert instantly stopped screaming.
Standing close to little Robert, Sandor showed a cruel expression: "Little brat, if you make any more noise, I'll pull out your tongue right now."
Little Robert hiccuped.
Maester Colmon tightly hugged the trembling little Robert and said, "Merciful King, I beg your forgiveness for our offense."
Sandor stepped back and turned his head to look at King Joffrey.
King Joffrey looked at the trembling little Robert, and for some reason, suddenly smiled, perhaps having thought of something.
He ordered the Kingsguard, Osmund Kettleblack: "Ser Osmund, go find a rope."
A coil of thick rope was hanging on Ser Osmund's saddle. He reached for it and said, "Your Majesty, I am already prepared."
"Very good, Ser Osmund, give me one end of the rope, and the other end..."
As he spoke, King Joffrey suddenly smiled, then continued, "...tie the other end around Lord Arryn's neck."
Finally, he declared loudly, "I will lead Lord Arryn into King's Landing; I want everyone to see my captive."
Maester Colmon, who tried to intervene, was pushed down by Ser Osmund. When he was about to put the rope around little Robert's neck, Sandor's large hand appeared, stopping his action.
King Joffrey angrily scolded: "Hound, what are you doing? Get away from me!"
Sandor extended a pinky finger and replied, "His neck is too thin, you need to be careful, it won't be fun if it breaks, King."
King Joffrey seemed to have taken it to heart; he furrowed his brow in thought... He had many other "games" planned, and he couldn't let anything happen to little Robert.
After a pause, he asked, "My Hound, do you have a good idea?"
Sandor Clegane pointed at Maester Colmon, who was lying on the ground: "Tie him up, and let him hold this noisy little brat."
King Joffrey angrily said, "Idiot, he's not the Lord of the Eyrie!"
Greene lightly kicked his horse's flank, stepping forward, and said, "King Joffrey, do you need a horse prepared for you?"
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