Chapter 176 Rhapsody of Pentos (9)
"Inherent responsibility." Daenerys repeated. She remembered what her brother always said. He always emphasized that it was his birthright, but when Ian used the word power When she switched to responsibility, she suddenly felt a kind of power.
A kind of power that is needed, as if as long as you have this responsibility on your shoulders, all difficulties and obstacles are not enough to fear.
Power derived from blood? Daenerys couldn't help but think.
"I am the last true dragon," she whispered.
"Daenerys I Targaryen, queen of the Andals, Rhoynar and the First Men, ruler of the Seven Kingdoms and guardian of the entire realm." Ian did not give her more time to think, let alone ask What was her decision, but to directly force her 'birthright' title on her.
"I, Ian Darry, Earl of Darry City, swear allegiance to you. I will be your loyal subject. I am willing to serve you throughout my life, give you honest advice and absolute obedience, and protect your rights. And your country, no matter the future is difficult or dangerous, I will always fight side by side with you, take care of your people, and punish your enemies, I swear in the name of the Seven Gods."
As far as a formal oath is concerned, Ian's behavior at this moment can be said to be extremely perfunctory, because he was riding in the same carriage with Daenerys at the moment. Not only did he not even kneel down, but he hugged the weak little queen. In arms.
But Daenerys obviously didn't realize this at this moment. She didn't blame Ian for his rudeness, but just asked at a loss: "What should I say? I mean, I'm sorry, Earl, I haven't learned." She pursed her lips and said, "I don't know how I should answer according to etiquette."
"Say what you want to say, Your Majesty, the king will not be bound by worldly etiquette." Ian gave her a kind smile.
"Me?" Daenerys squirmed, obviously still not comfortable with her new identity. She recalled the stories she had heard, combined with her own knowledge, and said tentatively, "I accept you. my allegiance, Count, and I swear that one day I will lead you home."
It is Daenerys's own wish to return home, but in her opinion, the exiled Earl Darry and his knights must be the same as herself.
After saying that, looking at Ian's affirmative eyes, Daenerys suddenly felt a little more confident.
"Lord Darry," she said, "will you accept my appointment as Hand of the Queen?"
"I obey the king's orders." Ian saw the carriage stop. He picked up Daenerys hanging on him and put her on the seat next to him. "I will do my best to help you and teach you. How to be a qualified monarch."
"We are here, Your Majesty." Ian said as he opened the sedan curtain and stepped out of the carriage, and then extended his hand to Daenerys.
"Where is this? Where are we going?" Dani took Ian's hand and walked out of the carriage, and was immediately stopped by Ian and hugged him down.
"This is the port of Pentos. I have sent people to find a boat." Of course, Ian would not admit that he had asked Celia to buy a boat yesterday.
When Ian himself needs to act in front of Illyrio and Hazan at the same time, neither he nor the people around him are suitable to do such an unreasonable thing as 'buying a boat'.
In comparison, Celia has become a relatively suitable candidate.
"We will leave Pentos as soon as we find a suitable ship."
"But Governor Illyrio, don't we need to say goodbye to him?" Daenerys didn't know what was happening in Pentos at this moment.
"Of course not. Your wedding to Khal Drogo was originally arranged by him. Now you can't marry that horse king. We naturally have to avoid Governor Illyrio, otherwise he will definitely force you to marry Drogo. .”
"If we just left like this, Khal Drogo wouldn't make Governor Illyrio angry, would he?"
Of course he will. If Drogo doesn't anger Illyrio, that will be real trouble. In order to ensure that Drogo will anger Illyrio, I even wrote a letter to Drogo using the fire seal in Illyrio's study. , Ian secretly thought.
"Will he attack Pentos?" Daenerys asked immediately, her face full of anxiety. "Although Illyrio has always had ulterior motives, he has really given us a lot of help. We can't do this. Treat your friends!"
This kid is indeed as childish and overly kind as in the original work! Ian couldn't help but curse.
"Your Majesty," Celia immediately explained helpfully, "Pantos's city wall is protected by the King of Light. Even if ten Drogo's casas come to attack, Pentos' city wall cannot be defeated."
"So even if Drogo is angry, he will not really attack Pantos. He only needs Illyrio to compensate him for some property, and he will leave naturally." Celia glanced at Ian and got his affirmation. After looking at her, he continued to say to Dani,
"But these vassals of yours are different. They come across the ocean just to follow the blood of the last true dragon. If you marry Khal Drogo like this, then the greatest dynasty in history will be destroyed. And the people of Westeros will forever live under the tyranny of the usurper and his heirs."
"Sorry, I didn't think about it that much." Daenerys shook her head quickly, saying that she didn't expect the matter to be so serious.
"So, listen to Lord Darry's advice." Celia continued.
"Ian?" Daenerys looked at Ian, "So where do you suggest we go?"
It can be seen that she is no longer worried about whether to leave.
"East, let's take a boat to the East to find the army." Ian was saying, and suddenly saw Rolle who had rushed to the port after him and others. He thought about it and thought of a way to completely dispel Daenerys' doubts. .
Rohr came to Ian with four or five people and two carriages pulling goods.
He nodded at Ian, indicating that he had completed the task assigned to him by Ian... looting Illyrio's treasure house.
This plan was originally formulated to take away Illyrio's dragon egg, but Ian had already used the function of the system backpack to take away the dragon egg in advance.
Of course, this does not prevent Ian from asking Rohr to charge a little more interest.
Looking at Rohr's full carriage, Ian was very satisfied, but he didn't show it on his face. He just continued to perform: "What did Lord Illyrio say?"
Ian asked Rohr, then he turned to Daenerys, "I have ordered Ser Rohr in advance to explain the reason for our departure to Governor Illyrio and say goodbye to him."
Rohr blinked. Since he had followed Ian for so long, he had learned to be cunning. He could tell at a glance that Ian was acting, so he did not answer Ian's question immediately. Waiting for further prompts from the other party for better cooperation.
"What is this?" Ian pointed to the carriage behind Rohr, then stepped forward and lifted the cloth covering it, and several boxes were revealed inside.
"Is this a gift from Illyrio to us?" Ian guessed, looking puzzled.
"Oh, yes," Rohr suddenly understood and nodded quickly, "Governor Illyrio said that he fully understood our behavior of leaving early. He immediately funded us with some belongings and helped us have a smooth journey."
"He's such a good guy," Ian said of Dani. "A true friend."
"We will thank him well in the future," Daenerys nodded, the worry on her face lessening. "Since he is sure to deal with this situation, then I am relieved."
"Just in time, it looks like the ship has been found, let's get ready to set off." Ian looked at a captain running over from the dock and said to the people around him.
Afterwards, Ian and his party boarded the 'Kiss of the Breeze Goddess' and quickly set sail.
At this time, Pantos was just racing with thousands of sails, and almost all the sea ships were rushing to leave the port. Ian's ship was mixed in among them, making it inconspicuous.