Chapter 211: Arriving at Highgarden

On a sunny afternoon, Samwell and his party finally arrived at the Highgarden.

After the end of the long summer, Highgarden, which was originally a green paradise, also had a light yellow coat.

Led by the servants, Samwell and the others passed through the labyrinth garden and entered the castle.

"Is Father back?" Margaery Tyrell impatiently asked the escorting servant.

"Lord isn't back yet," the servant replied respectfully, "but he should be back soon. Yesterday, a knight came back to report that the retreating army has passed the Nightsong city, and it is estimated that they will arrive in two or three days also Lady Olenna asked me to arrange lodging for the guests first."

"Okay."

Samwell could clearly feel the indifference of the Tyrell family, The four noble families came together, but none of the Tyrell family members came out to greet them.

Of course, this is not a surprise.

Lady Olenna must be able to see that the four families are not friendly.

What's more, there is Samwell, the kidnapper who eloped with the "Highgarden Rose,".

Fortunately, Margaery, acting as a competent "tour guide" along the way, introduced the layout of the castle and the stories behind it to the distinguished guests with a smile, so that the atmosphere would not become too awkward.

After the guests settled down, Margaery took Samwell's hand and whispered,

"Sam, you guys rest first, I'll go see grandma and test her attitude."

"Do you want me to accompany you?"

"No, I'll come to you later."

Margaery tiptoed to give a kiss and then floated away.

She didn't go back to her room to change clothes, just went to find Lady Olenna.

The "Queen of Thorns" was drinking tea on a tall and elegant arch tower at the moment.

From her position, she could see the manor and fields outside the castle within a radius of dozens of miles.

She can also clearly see the situation when Samwell and his party entered the city just now.

"Grandmother." Margaery walked up to Lady Olenna, leaned over, and kissed her on the cheek.

Lady Olenna looked at her favourite granddaughter with an inexplicable gaze and said, "Tell me, good granddaughter, why did you choose Caesar?"

" Joffrey Baratheon and Samwell Caesar, between these two. It's really not a difficult choice."

Lady Olenna snorted softly, "If you didn't want to marry Joffrey, you could have simply refused. Why do you choose Samwell ?"

"Because I like Sam." Margaery's face showed a faint blush.

Lady Olenna lightly smiled: "The nobles and commoners of the Seven Kingdoms should be grateful for the kindness of Earl Quinton but in fact? Have you heard the bards sing his name?

"No."

"On the day when the epidemic ended, Earl Quinton took to the streets, trying to celebrate with the people over the catastrophe, but was brutally killed by angry fools."

"Instead of being grateful to the hero who had saved them, they blamed him for the disaster."

"You see, this is what happens to benevolence."

After hearing this, Margaery remained silent.

Seeing the stubbornness in her granddaughter's eyes, Lady Olenna sighed secretly and slowed down her tone:

"Margaery, in this world, strength is the most important thing, and the rest are embellishments. You must recognize this. "

"Although the Lannister family seems to be in a state of desperation now, King's Landing is still in their hands, and it is Cersei's second son Tommen who sits on the Iron Throne."

"Don't underestimate Tywin Lannister. This is a figure who has controlled the power of the Seven Kingdoms for twenty years. Neither Eddard Stark nor Stannis Baratheon can beat him."

"And if we are added, no one can take away the lion's throne.

In return, we will also have a Queen."

"You tell me, what can we get by following Samwell Caesar to find trouble with the Lannisters? "

"Dragon," Margaery said in a deep voice, "Grandma, you must have seen it with your own eyes just now, Sam has a white dragon!"

"Yes, I saw it." Lady Olenna curled her lips, "But only as big as a puppy."

"How many people can it burn to death?"

"The dragon will grow up."

"But how long will that take? Ten years? Twenty years? Or a hundred years? Madam Olenna sneered, And young dragons are the easiest to kill.

A group of mobs in King's Landing could rush into the dragon's lair and kill the young dragon inside. Are you sure that Samwell's dragon can grow to the level of 'Black Death' Balerion?"

"If Samwell had a 'Black Death,' he wouldn't need the support of the Tyrell family."

The more Margaery said, the more confident she became, "Grandmother, if we support Lannister, we would get a Queen but how long can a single queen guarantee the prosperity of the family? Ten years? Twenty years?"

"But if you support Caesar, my heirs will have the blood of the real dragon! I know it takes a long time for a dragon to grow, but once it becomes an adult, it can last for hundreds of years.

This is the real opportunity to push the Tyrell family to the pinnacle of power!"

Lady Olenna finally showed a gratified smile when she heard this:

"This is a decent reason."

But then she changed the subject and reprimanded, "But how did I hear that when you climbed on Caesar's horse, he hadn't hatched a dragon yet?"

Margaery stopped trying to get away with it:

"Grandmother, no matter what, you can tell me if my idea is feasible. Sam is the knight I have canonised. As long as we stand firm and support him now, he will never forget Tyrell's in the future."

"This is better than supporting those inbred sons of the Lion family."

"Caesar does have more potential." Lady Olenna said expressionlessly, "but I think he might not be able to support the dragon to adulthood."

"Now that the lion is fighting fiercely with the fish, wolf, deer, and eagle, of course, they can't take care of him, but once the two sides decide the winner, no matter who wins or loses, they will turn around and deal with Caesar!"

Margaery said calmly: "So we must take advantage of the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms to form an alliance with Sam and help him grow stronger."

Lady Olenna once again showed an expression of annoyance :

"Even if it is an alliance, we must distinguish between priorities.

Silly girl, you are so eager to send yourself out, what bargaining chip does the Tyrell family have? And this time Caesar, Tarly, Rowan, and Florent came to Highgarden together, clearly to force us to make concessions.

Hmph! Is this attitude should a vassals have towards their lord?"

Margaery tried to explain, "In fact, Samwell was also worried that you would harm him, so he took some self-protection actions. Please rest assured, they really have no intention of presumptuousness."

Lady Olenna snorted softly, "Do you believe this?"

Margaery stopped talking immediately.

She has been taught by her grandmother since she was a child and has been influenced by the Duke's house.

Naturally, she is not a little white rabbit in terms of power struggles, so when she saw the troops of Brightwater Keep and Goldengrove City in Horn Hill that day, she immediately understood Samwell's plan.

Thinking about it, she was actually constantly convincing herself that her choice is not wrong.

Lady Olenna suddenly smiled gratifiedly, "So, you are giving orders to me now as a queen?"

"Of course not." Margaery threw herself into Lady Olenna's arms and became a coquettish little girl again. "I am begging you as a granddaughter. Please bless me and my beloved knight."

Lady Olenna hugged her granddaughter tightly and told her, "Remember, don't hand over all your bargaining chips at once. Otherwise, what will you use to tie down that man in the future!"

"Okay."

Margaery nodded with a smile, don't know if she listened to her grandmother's advice.

[END]

Note-I'm a little confused about Earl Quinton, was he any character in GOT universe cause I didn't find him .😅