Chapter 334

He sat in the main hall of Riverrun in the seat of honor beside Ser Edmure Tully who had been rescued by him from the Lannister captivity.

The Riverlanders and even his own men cheered as the servants brought in food and wine for the feast.

Words of praise for both him and his men were shouted amongst the cheers but he could see that the Riverlanders were not as cheerful as his men.

Some of them did not seem to be enjoying themselves at all while other looked fearfully at Varko, Baka and the wargs.

That was understandable.

They had slaughtered the Lannister men despite being only half the size of the Lannister army and had used wildfire, wyverns, giants and wargs to attain the victory.

Plus, there was also the fact that the whole of Riverlands had been torn apart by the two Lannister armies and a single house from the North destroyed one of those armies and saved Ser Edmure Tully, their de facto leader.

He made the Riverlanders look like incompetent fools and they were not happy because of that reason.

Once the cheering started to die down, he got up from his chair.

His men saw this and stopped talking instantly. The Riverlanders noticed this and stopped talking as well. The hall was silent in a few moments.

He raised his glass of wine "The Lannister army has been defeated."

The men cheered at the announcement and once the cheering died down, he continued "But the war is far from over."

The atmosphere turned somber and he continued "Tywin Lannister still holds the trident and the Mountain is still pillaging and razing your villages without anyone there to stop him."

The mention of Mountain and his men made some of the Riverlanders angry while the other despaired "But the tides of the war had turned."

The men looked hopeful and he continued "With this victory, we have broken one of the Lannister army, have freed Lord Edmure and once we gather the rest of the Riverlanders, we'll outnumber the Lannisters two to one."

The men roared and cheered at the announcement and he continued "The Knights of the Vale have already gathered behind the Bloody gate and would join us against the Lannisters." The men went wild at that announcement and even those who looked close to despair looked hopeful now.

"With their help, we'll destroy the Lannisters and pay them back for everything they've done to the Riverlands."

The cheering started to hurt his ears and he shouted "Today we've won a great victory. So feast, drink and enjoy yourselves. For tomorrow. We go to War!!!"

The men cheered and he drank his wine before sitting back down on his chair.