Chapter 429: The Siege of Riverrun

Robert had never imagined that he would wake up after more than a month, let alone find himself in Riverrun.

His thoughts were still stuck a month ago, when his beloved, the woman he loved most in his life, shot an arrow at him.

Robert didn't even know to dodge at the time, just sitting stunned on his warhorse. Then the ice arrow hit his right chest, and he fell to the ground.

"I saw Lyanna, Ned," Robert, pale-faced, suddenly spoke from his sickbed.

He saw the many people standing by his side, his good brother Ned, his own brother Stannis, his father-in-law Tywin, the Duke of Riverrun, Hoster Tully, and many other high-ranking nobles of the Seven Kingdoms.

The room was full of people, some even standing outside. He thought the White Walkers had wiped them out, and the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms had gathered in the seven hells.

Robert's sudden words made the worried Ned Stark slightly stunned.

"What are you talking about, Robert..."

The allied forces had repelled the White Walkers, but suffered a painful defeat in the Battle of the Twins, losing most of the Riverlands and retreating to Riverrun in disgrace. Naturally, Ned's face was full of worry.

But hearing what Robert suddenly said, Ned was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Robert, only to find that Robert, known as the 'true steel' of the Baratheon brothers, was already in tears.

Tywin Lannister, standing behind Stannis, looked a bit uncomfortable when he heard his son-in-law's words.

Who was Lyanna?

Many of the nobles present knew that Lyanna Stark, who had the 'blood of the running wolf', was the true love of His Majesty the King.

In the spring of 281 AC, during the Targaryen dynasty, Prince Rhaegar, after winning the tournament at Harrenhal, placed the crown of winter roses, symbolizing the 'queen of love and beauty', on the knee of Robert Baratheon's fiancée, Lyanna Stark, rather than his wife, Princess Elia Martell of Dorne.

Prince Rhaegar's public humiliation caused a huge uproar.

Not long after the tournament, Prince Rhaegar and Lyanna Stark both disappeared.

Some people thought that Prince Rhaegar had kidnapped and raped Robert's fiancée, Lyanna Stark, and Robert himself thought so. There was also a theory that Prince Rhaegar and Lyanna were in love and eloped together.

The affair of Prince Rhaegar and Lyanna led to a civil war in the Seven Kingdoms, which eventually led to the downfall of the Targaryen dynasty. Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, the star-crossed lovers, both died in this war, going to the underworld together.

For Robert Baratheon, even if he took King's Landing and ascended to the Iron Throne, he still couldn't forget Lyanna, but Lyanna had been dead for many years. How could His Majesty the King see her again?

Did His Majesty have hallucinations during his coma?

Or was His Majesty severely injured, walked at the gate of the ghost, and saw the soul of Lyanna who had already died?

However, at this moment, these things are no longer important to Ned.

Viserys defeated them, swept half of the Riverlands, and although Viserys's attack was very fast, the land he invaded was still in the final stages of war, with sporadic Riverlands soldiers still resisting, but the Dothraki army was already at the city gate.

Riverrun is not very large, but it is a rare fortress. When attacked, it can open the gates to let water fill the entire man-made moat. Plus, Riverrun itself is surrounded by rivers on two sides. After releasing the water, it becomes a small island surrounded by water on three sides, impregnable.

The Dothraki's horses cannot wade through the rushing river, and after a long journey, they are tired. When Viserys led the army to the outskirts of Riverrun, he immediately ordered to set up camp and rest for a while.

Thud, thud—

A few arrows were shot from the city, seemingly from Riverrun soldiers who had not witnessed Viserys's single-handed provocation under the Twins, and even shattered the giant crossbow bolt with a sword.

Only one arrow fell on the grass not far from Viserys, and the rest of the arrows fell into the rushing river.

The silver-haired knight in bright armor glanced at the arrow next to him, then looked up at the nervous soldiers on Riverrun.

"Later, use an arrow to send a letter, telling the people in the city to surrender or die."

"Let's go."

Then Viserys didn't say much, but turned his horse's head and returned to the camp with his guards.

And in Riverrun.

After everyone's explanations, Robert finally understood that he was still alive, and these people were not all here to accompany him.

The current situation has changed drastically from what Robert knew.

Robert was once in a desperate situation, being attacked by the White Walkers from both sides, and was about to be wiped out.

But he didn't expect to wake up, the White Walkers were defeated, the allied forces turned against Viserys, and then were defeated by Viserys, and now they have fled to Riverrun.

Riverrun is not large, and a large number of allied forces are even stationed on the opposite bank of the Red Fork.

When he fully understood what was happening, Robert, lying in bed, did not rage as usual, but was silent for a while, then asked.

"Can Riverrun hold?"

Everyone in the room was silent, and no one answered the king's question.

"We must hold, Your Majesty."

At this time, Landon Tully, the Earl of Angle, spoke with a hoarse and low voice.

His shiny head was left with only one ear, and the other ear was gnawed off in the fight against the White Walkers.

"The son of the Mad King has madness in his blood. His barbarians have burned countless villages and slaughtered countless people. The dragon's fire has killed many soldiers."

"If we can't defeat him, the ancient family bloodlines of the Starks, Tullys, Lannisters, Tyrells... and so on will be cut off, and the Seven Kingdoms will also be destroyed in his hands."

Landon Tully's voice was low. His eyes were bright, and every family he named was more or less uncomfortable, but they remained silent.

"Lords, think about what he did in the East."

Finally, Landon Tully looked around at everyone, and then warned.

His words seemed to be the point, making everyone present slightly shudder.