Chapter 209: New Imperial Master

Although Pycelle had long been sidelined by Qyburn, he was still the nominal royal master, and Marwyn thought he would succeed to the position of royal master.

[That old pervert Pycelle can't be a royal teacher. ]

Drogon felt uncomfortable thinking about the old and trembling Pycelle sitting in the royal meeting.

Although Daenerys did not know Pycelle, she had heard Varys talk about him.

Pycelle remained secretly loyal to the Lannisters until Cersei came to power and he was abandoned.

According to Varys, Pycelle can do nothing but posturing and being smooth, so Daenerys would naturally not allow such a person to serve on her private council.

Daenerys vaguely guessed something about Marwyn's request from the way he looked at Drogon, and was hesitant about whether to let this doctor of the Citadel of unknown origin stay.

To her, visitors from the Citadel were like outsiders. Moreover, according to Westeros convention, the Grand Maester must attend the royal council meeting. She didn't even want the Citadel to send anyone over, as she always felt that her secrets were being pried into by others.

Drogon became interested in Marwyn after learning that he was the only scholar in the Citadel to receive the Valyrian necklace because his research areas were magic and the mystic.

However, after a long talk with the Drowned God Adins, Drogon believed that he already knew what Marwyn was researching.

Marwyn might still be speculating about magic, but I have already come into contact with its essence, so why do I need to listen to Marwyn's research?

Marwyn thought that his request would be readily accepted by Daenerys. After all, she should be happy that he stayed here to serve her as a doctor.

But after he finished speaking, he found that Daenerys seemed a little embarrassed, which made Marwyn, who was originally full of confidence, feel a little uneasy.

After hesitating for a moment, he continued, "I... Although I specialize in mysticism and magic, I also have a deep understanding of medicine, astronomy, and blacksmithing. I believe that Your Majesty may be able to use them."

Fearing that Daenerys would refuse, Marwyn quickly recommended himself.

The reason why he was so eager to stay in the Red Keep was to get close to Drogon. This idea came to him after he learned that Drogon had become a four-legged dragon and could change size.

He took the initiative to apply to the Citadel for permission to go to Dragonstone to assist Daenerys.

After hearing that Drogon and the Dragonstone fleet defeated the coalition of the gods, Marwyn wanted to stay in the Red Keep even more, and he even lowered his status to try to persuade Daenerys.

Daenerys, who was still hesitant, couldn't help but doubt Marwyn's motives when she heard that he was so eager to stay in the Red Keep. This was not difficult to guess. From the burning look he gave Drogon, it was clear that he stayed for Drogon.

No matter what Marwyn's purpose was, Daenerys didn't want anyone to target Drogon. Even though Drogon was not afraid of gods now, she didn't want to bring trouble to Drogon.

"Dr. Marwyn..."

[Let him stay in King's Landing as the Imperial Master! ]

Daenerys was about to refuse when Drogon's thoughts suddenly rang in her mind.

Hearing Daenerys' words and seeing her still somewhat embarrassed expression, Marwyn felt disappointed. He didn't expect that even after he had been so humble, he still couldn't make Daenerys change her mind.

Just as he lowered his head waiting for Daenerys to finish speaking and turn away, he didn't hear anything else. Puzzled, he raised his head again and found that Daenerys frowned slightly, as if she was thinking, which made him very confused.

After hearing Drogon's thoughts, Daenerys hurriedly took back the words she was about to say. She didn't understand why Drogon not only let Marwyn stay, but also let him serve as the royal teacher.

But now was obviously not the time to ask that. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Dr. Marwyn, you can stay, but you must convince the Citadel to let you serve as the Imperial Master. Pycelle will not succeed him as the Imperial Master. You must also convey my intentions to the Citadel."

Marwyn, who had originally given up hope of staying in the Red Castle, suddenly opened his mouth wide when he heard Daenerys' words.

He didn't expect that Daenerys not only changed her mind, but also appointed him as the national teacher.

He was not overly happy about this, because convincing the Citadel to allow him to serve as the Royal Master seemed to be more difficult than convincing Daenerys to let him stay.

Because the Citadel hates magic, it has been trying to build a world without magic, witchcraft, and prophecy.

That's why there are so few people studying magic and the occult. He is also the only doctor in the Citadel who has obtained the Valyrian Necklace, which represents his occult identity.

Therefore, he was not well-received in the Citadel, and the position of Westeros Master was a position that many doctors had to compete for. How could they let someone who was almost outside the Citadel take the position?

Moreover, he himself did not want to be the Master, just like the doctors in the Citadel did not want to be the General Manager, fearing that trivial matters would affect their research.

To the doctors of the Citadel, the Imperial Master is different from the General Manager. The General Manager does not have absolute power, but is busy with endless trivial matters of the Citadel.

Therefore, the chief steward every year is decided by drawing lots among the doctors, and no one is willing to do the job.

But it is different for the national teacher. Although he also has to participate in the royal meeting, he is participating in the major events of the entire Westeros and can make suggestions and display what he has learned. He will leave his own footprints in the history books, so the competition is of course fierce.

Although the position of Imperial Preceptor was a huge temptation to other doctors, it did not appeal much to Marwyn, who specialized in magic and mysticism. He was really afraid that the frequent royal meetings and his duties as Imperial Preceptor would delay his research.

But in order to stay, he had to try to convince the academy to let him serve as the national teacher.

After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Your Majesty, what if the academy does not allow me to serve as the imperial teacher?"

"Then I don't want a national teacher!" Daenerys didn't want the people from the Citadel to participate in state affairs. If they disagreed, it would give her a reason to refuse.

Hearing Daenerys' answer, Marwyn felt reassured.

Even if the academy no longer likes me, I will never give up the position of Royal Master. If they give up this time, it will be difficult for them to have a seat in the king's court meeting in the future.

After Marwyn left, Daenerys asked Drogon why he was appointed as the king's teacher.

Drogon was originally somewhat suspicious of the fact that the Citadel sent scholars to follow the various nobles and forces. Although the Citadel claimed that it was neutral, those scholars all had certain political inclinations.

In addition, the Citadel gave him a weird feeling, so he didn't want it to send a Grand Maester to Daenerys's royal meeting.

But a direct refusal would be inconsistent with the tradition of the Westeros regime.

After hearing Marwyn say that he was going to Dragonstone, Drogon asked Sam about Marwyn and learned that he was the only doctor in the Citadel who wore a Valyrian steel necklace, and most people in the Citadel avoided him.

If someone must be appointed as the Imperial Master, then Marwyn, a doctor of mysticism who is not welcomed by the Citadel and rarely associates with others, is undoubtedly the best candidate.