"I have an elder brother, you know."
"That was decades ago, a time many may have already forgotten..."
Jonos Bracken's elder brother, Jeffery, had served Viserys as his Hand of the King for several years.
Although Jeffery Bracken had willingly stepped down, he still held a high position as the Master of Ships, the commander of the Targaryen navy.
However, not many knew that Jeffery was a member of the Bracken family. Littlefinger was one of the few, as was Jon Arryn, but Jon Arryn was dead, and Littlefinger hadn't spread the news.
Therefore, many people still didn't know that Jonos Bracken's elder brother was the current naval commander of the Targaryen army.
Jonos revealed the entire plan they had just conspired. These nobles and knights of the Riverlands were also stimulated by the day's fierce battle.
They believed that the divine power of the dragons was unstoppable. Although Riverrun was solid and easy to defend, it could deal with ordinary soldiers, but it was nonsense to deal with dragons.
They feared a repeat of the disaster of Harrenhal and were unwilling to be buried with the Tully family. Therefore, they decided to launch a rebellion tonight.
They planned to kill all the Tully family members, capture the injured King Robert Baratheon who was trapped in Riverrun, and offer Riverrun and the false king to Viserys in exchange for his forgiveness and rewards.
Therefore, these nobles gathered here, preparing to launch a rebellion. Jonos Bracken invited the Count of Maidenpool to participate and threatened him with the looming threat of Viserys. If they did not act and distance themselves from the Tully family, they would surely be buried with Riverrun.
Harrenhal was a lesson from the past. When the Conqueror Aegon demanded 'Black Harren' to surrender, he was met with a firm refusal. Aegon then said he would 'end the bloodline of House Harren.'
And indeed, Aegon later rode his dragon to burn Harrenhal, and 'Black Harren' was burned alive in the highest tower, which was later called the 'Kingspyre Tower.'
It is said that the spirits of the Harren family still haunt the place, cursing every family that later obtained Harrenhal. Without exception, they all ended up with their families destroyed, which was known as the 'Curse of Harrenhal.'
William Mooton was coaxed and frightened by Jonos Bracken into agreeing to join the rebellion.
However, at this moment, on the other side of Riverrun.
The Tully family soldier who went to the Sept to find the old duke did not find Hoster Tully, but found his son, Edmure Tully.
The young heir of Riverrun was not a waste. His ability to survive several wars with the White Walkers was proof of his capabilities.
Upon hearing about this, Edmure immediately sensed that something was wrong.
At this critical moment, with the army pressing down and Riverrun besieged, the vassals of the Tully family were conspiring in the city?
This didn't look like they were discussing anything good at all, and it blatantly exposed their treacherous intentions.
Edmure was furious. He immediately told the soldiers not to look for his father anymore and let the old man rest in peace. He ordered the soldiers to gather all the soldiers loyal to the Tully family in Riverrun. He was going to personally lead the charge and eliminate these traitorous dogs.
Edmure's orders were passed down. Although there were soldiers brought by other vassals in Riverrun, the soldiers loyal to the Tully family still made up the majority, and everyone quickly gathered.
However, Edmure was both shocked and angry, mobilizing the army to strike first and eliminate the rebels. But his actions were too big, and the area of Riverrun was not large, which led to the rebels who were conspiring to keenly detect the abnormalities here.
They found that the plan seemed to have been leaked, and the Tully family had noticed. But at this point, it was too late to back down. Even if they withdrew now, the Tully family would not forgive them.
Therefore, the rebels who were conspiring to surrender the city decisively launched an attack ahead of schedule.
Jonos Bracken, the Count, personally led the rebels through the hall and attacked the main castle of Riverrun. This was the bedroom of Duke Hoster Tully, and King Robert Baratheon was also resting in this main castle.
The main castle of Riverrun, like the city itself, was designed in a triangular shape, easy to defend and hard to attack. It had an east-facing balcony that could be reached by a winding staircase.
Edmure personally led the charge, looking quite like a general. He led a large number of Tully family soldiers who were just passing in front of the main castle.
The soldiers of the Tully family and the rebels collided head-on in front of the main castle. Seeing their enemies, they were filled with rage. Both sides roared and drew their swords to fight.
"Kill!"
A fierce civil war broke out in Riverrun. There were sounds of metal clashing, shouts of killing, the sound of weapons piercing flesh, and screams.
The sudden civil war in the castle woke up Hoster Tully, who was resting in his bedroom.
Due to Edmure's special request, the soldiers did not inform the old duke, but followed Lord Edmure to prepare for the rebellion.
Therefore, the old duke knew nothing about the rebellion. He was sleeping soundly in his bedroom, and then he was startled by the sudden shouts of killing from the castle.
He thought the Dothraki had invaded Riverrun. He hurriedly put on his robe and picked up a sword, went to the balcony to take a look.
But what Hoster didn't expect was that as soon as he stepped out onto the balcony, before he could see what was happening, an arrow flew out of the darkness and hit him in the chest.
Thud—
Blood splattered.
The white-haired old duke let out a hoarse scream, the sword in his hand fell to the ground, and blood gushed from the arrow in his chest. He fell onto the balcony.
And among the rebels below, someone with sharp eyes saw the Duke of Riverrun, Hoster Tully, fall on the balcony with an arrow in his chest, and immediately shouted excitedly.
"The old dog of the Tully family has been shot!"
"Hoster Tully is dead!"
The rebels shouted loudly in an attempt to undermine the enemy's morale, and the soldiers of the Tully family heard them shouting and couldn't help but look up at the position of the main castle's balcony.
Then they saw the old duke with an arrow in his chest, barely alive, lying on the balcony, and then his body went limp and fell to the ground.
"Damn traitors!"
"Lord Tully!"
What the rebels didn't expect was that Hoster was quite respected and loved among the soldiers of the Tully family. Seeing the old duke killed by the rebels, all the soldiers of the Tully family had red eyes and
directly pounced on the rebels.
"Kill!"
"Revenge for Lord Tully!"