Chapter 83
Chapter 83 Witness by the Seven Gods
In the not-so-spacious camp, Dorne
knights in armor walked in one after another, making the place a bit crowded.
As dusk approached and the light was dim, Princess Arianne asked the soldiers to light candles.
By the time the unique smell of desert lizard oil spread, there were already hundreds of knights in the camp.
Princess Arianne's eyes slowly swept over these people, recalling their surnames, the forces they belonged to, and their habits and preferences in her mind.
This is a skill that superiors must master.
Standing first on her left was a man with a huge hooked nose, silver and black hair, and lavender eyes. Arianne knew that this man was the "Darkstar" Gerold Dayne from High hermitage city.
He belongs the most powerful branch of the Dayne family in Starfall City. With the main bloodline withered, it is obvious that he has the ambition to become the main branch of Starfall City.
Therefore, among the reinforcements recruited this time, High hermitage City had the largest number of troops, with around 3,000 people, so it can be said that they came out in full force.
It's just that Gerold, the eldest son of High hermitage City, doesn't seem to have a good reputation, and Arianne doesn't like the way this person looks at her.
But she would not alienate him because of this. On the contrary, she felt that Gerold was indeed a suitable candidate to inherit Starfall City.
At least better than that Dayne who came out of nowhere.
So, she met the other's fiery eyes and returned a charming smile.
Sure enough, Gerold's breathing quickened instantly, and his waist straightened even more.
"Sir Gerold, your surname is Dayne, and now the people from the Reach are standing on the territory of the Dayne family, what do you think should be done?"
"Drive them into the sea!" Gerold slapped his chest heavily and roared.
"Very good! This is the real Dayne!" Arianne said meaningfully.
Then, she turned her gaze to another young knight next to him. On his chest armor of that man was a sigil of black vulture, holding a pink baby in its paws—this was the coat of arms of the Blackmont family.
Arianne recognized the young knight as Perros Blackmont , the eldest son of the Blackmont family. She remembered that this person had once served as her uncle's squire, and it was also his uncle who made him a knight.
Seeing the princess' gaze, Perros quickly bowed his head and saluted.
This is a reliable knight.
Arianne nodded secretly, and asked,
"Sir Perros, what's your opinion?"
"The Blackmont family will always follow in the footsteps of the Sunspear!" .
"Very good! The Blackmont family is always as reliable as a mountain!" Arianne praised, and her eyes continued to move again.
Beside the Blackmont family, there stood five knights with a skull wearing a golden crown coat of arms on their armor, but Arianne didn't know any of them, and could only tell from the coat of arms that these were the knights of Manwoodi family of Kingsgrave City.
Kingsgrave City is located at the Prince's Pass, guarding the northern gate of Dorne. Its position is very important. The Martell family has been trying to win over them, but this time, none of their family's direct descendants came making her hear slightly sink.
But she still said: "The Manwoodi family has always been at the forefront of fighting against the Reach. If I remember correctly, the golden crown on the coat of arms of your family was placed after killing an ancient Reach king ."
"Yes, Princess ." A knight of the Manwoodi family stepped forward and said, "We have a deep hatred with the Reach folk's , and we will never give in and compromise!"
Arianne nodded in satisfaction, Turning her gaze to the right, there were a dozen or so knights with red and yellow flame emblems printed on their chests. They were all from the Uller family of Hellholt Castle.
Lord Harmen Uller's illegitimate daughter was Arianne's Uncle lover, and bore him four illegitimate daughters.
These "sand snakes" were all Arianne's childhood playmates, so she looked at the knights of the Uller family very kindly.
Earl Harmen Uller also responded positively to Princess Arianne's call. This time, he sent his younger brother Sir Ulwyck Uller to lead an army of 2,000 soldiers to support her.
Before Arianne could speak, Ulwyck took the initiative to step forward and saluted,
"Your Highness, the long sword of the Uller family will always be wielded by you!"
"The loyalty of the Uller family will never be questioned!" Arianne responded with a smile.
Her eyes continued to turn, greeting every family that came to support.
The Qorgyle family from Sandstone City, the Jorrdayne family from Tor City ...
until she saw the blue-eyed blond knight standing at the door of the tent at the end, Arianne's pupils shrank slightly.
The badge on the man's chest was a black gate in the sand—the coat of arms of House Yronwood.
The Yronwood family has many titles, "Earl of Yronwood City", "Bloodroyal", "Warden of the Stone way ", "Lord of Green Hills"... But they used to have a more prominent title—
" High King of Dorne".
As one of the most powerful families in Dorne, the Yronwood family was once the biggest obstacle on the way for the Martell family to conquer the whole of Dorne. Although they have bowed their heads to the Sunspear now, the relationship between the two families are always in undercurrent.
Arianne's uncle was suspected of poisoning an Earl of Yronwood, and in order to appease the anger of the Yronwood family, Prince Doran gave his eldest son, Quentyn, to the Yronwood family as an adopted son. .
It is said to be an adopted son, but it is actually a detainee.
Arianne did not expect the Yronwood family to send someone to call for reinforcements this time. After all, the relationship between the two families is not good, and Yronwood City is located in the middle of Dorne, far from Starfall City to send troops.
But unexpectedly, the other side actually sent troops.
But only one knight was sent, plus more than thirty cavalry.
It is said to be support, but it is more like to watch the battle.
But Arianne still treats this person equally: "I am grateful for the support from Yronwood City who has traveled thousands of miles away."
The blue-eyed, blond-haired knight bowed and said, "Your Highness, you don't have to be polite, this is what we should do."
"Is my brother all right?" Arianne asked suddenly.
"Your Highness Quentyn is fine.My lord is planning to marry Miss Gwenise to him."
"That's right. Thank you to the Yronwood family for taking care of my brother." Arianne suppressed the churning thoughts in her heart and said in a deep voice. Sge asked, "I wonder if you are still willing to follow Martell's footsteps?"
"Of course. The Yronwood family will always be the most loyal subordinates of the Martell family."
"Very good!" Arianne clapped her hands with a smile.
The tent curtain was lifted and a camel was brought in.
Arianne drew out her long sword and walked up to the camel amidst everyone's doubtful eyes.
Chi!
The long sword stabbed out suddenly, and went straight into the camel's belly, leaving only the hilt outside.
Blood spurted out, drenching Arianne all over.
But she did not dodge or moved, she waited until the camel fell to the ground with a wail, then drew out her long sword, stepped back a few steps and stood still, watching everyone quietly.
Damon sand reacted first, drew out his long sword, and stabbed the fallen camel.
Seeing this, the rest of the knights immediately understood and followed suit.
After everyone's swords were stained with blood, Arianne showed a satisfied smile.
She raised her long sword high above her head, and her voice was as hard as iron:
"Before the invading enemy is completely wiped out, if anyone dares to disturb the army's morale and retreat, he will die like a camel under the swords! The seven gods bear witness for us!"
This group of knights also raised their blood-stained swords one after another, shouting:
"The seven gods as witness!"
[END]