CHAPTER 6- KNEEL BEFORE YOUR KING

"Learn to control your anger, Commander, because I don't like loud talkers." Balis said, and then turned towards Lord Vain. "Lord Vain, you remember my face very well; the last time we met, I shot my sword in your eye, and I can see the mark clearly in your eye."

"So you'll recall that my hands were poised to slit your throat, but your horse saved your life" Lord Vain said with a smile.

Balis responded with a simple "Huh"

"By the way, you wear mask a lot, is this face real or is it also a mask" Commander Winston said.

"Hold your tongue, otherwise....

"I think you have come here to talk about the treaty"The king said.

"Yes an..nn....

"Kneel"

"What! "

"Kneel before your king" The king said in a firm tone.

"No"Balis said while looking at the king with contemptuous eyes.

"Maybe you are forgetting that every man has to bow before his king"The king said as he walked his fingers across the table.

"First and foremost, you are not in your court; you are on a battlefield, and every guy on the battlefield is nothing more than a fighter...

"Quiet" The commander said loudly.

"Perhaps I should remind you that I dislike loud noises"

"Hold your tongue Balis, it's not your place" The king said.

"Only for a short time" Balis said.

"Balis,don't forget who you stand in front of" Lord Vain said.

"I don't need to remember and yes now you have only one way put your crown on my feet and...

"Thank you for coming here, now kneel before me, surrender your army and proclaim me the true king of nine kingdoms.I will pardon you for betraying my house...

"Sorry for interrupting you my lord but you don't have the men, you don't have the horses and you don't have your three kingdoms, why lead those poor souls into slaughter. There's no need for a battle, just kneel and put your crown in my feets. I'm a man of mercy"Balis said.

"You're right. There is no need for a battle, thousands of men don't need to die. Only one of us. Listen this the old way,you against me"The king said.

" My Lord...."The commander said

"No Winston,not this time"The king said with a smile.

Balis smiled and said,"I keep hearing stories about you, the way people in the nine kingdoms talk about you, you're the greatest swordman who ever walked maybe you are that, maybe not.I don't know if I'd beat you, but I know that my army will beat yours. I have 12,000 men, and you have, what, half that? Not even.....

"High you have the numbers; will your men want to fight for you when they hear you wouldn't fight for them"

"He is good.Very good.But tell me,will you let your people die because you're too proud to surrender and you're all fine looking men, my wolves are desperate to meet you.I haven't fed them for three days, they're ravenous.I wonder which parts they will try first, we will find out soon"Balis said and left the tent.

*

A horseman was moving slowly among the dense forests.He looked very tired, and his horse too.He was Dan.He loosened his grip on the horse's bridle so that the horse slowed down a bit and stopped at a distance.He dismounted and attached the bridle to a large tree beneath in which he planned to spend the night.

"We've come a long way, but it will still take us two days to reach the King's Landing, Rik"He was saying all this to his horse, he knew that the horse could not say anything other than neigh,but it was taking away his loneliness. He lay down on the ground and watched the sun set, now his eyelids were getting heavy but then he noticed something weird in the sky: what appeared to be a large lion with wings flying through the clouds.But in the blink of eyes, he disappeared somewhere among the clouds.Dan closed his eyes considering it to be his illusion.