Chapter 59 White Beard
There are two things about the brown fat man that caught Dany's attention: first, his cheek skin is smooth and delicate, very similar to the eunuchs of Qarth; second, his exposed skin, such as his arms, chest, and lower abdomen, is covered with old scars.
Compared with his tan skin, the pale scars are as conspicuous as a business card.
Another old man was wearing an undyed wool traveling cloak with the hood lifted. His long white hair fell to his shoulders, and his silky silver beard covered the lower half of his face.
He leaned his body weight on a hardwood cane as tall as him, half a step behind the sturdy fat man, and seemed to be his servant.
But the old man's temperament was far better than the bald fat man, and he was tall and burly, like an experienced old warrior.
"Welcome, I'm Daenerys Targaryen." Dany introduced herself with a smile.
The fat man bowed casually and said with a smile: "Hello, Your Majesty! I am Belvos, also known as 'Strong Belvos'."
Hearing his shrill voice and thinking about his title, the strong man who doesn't have that thing cares more about this kind of evaluation!
The old man performed the standard etiquette that seemed to have been done thousands of times, knelt on one knee and said: "Your Majesty, my real name is Arstan, and Belvos gave me a nickname, Whitebeard." Whitebeard?
This name is much more intimidating than 'Strong Man', at least it amused Dany.
"Two guests, please take a seat here." Dany gestured for them to take off their shoes and go into the fountain pool to cool off.
Fat Belvos took a few steps forward without hesitation, kicked off his leather sandals, stepped into the fountain pool with his feet full of dirt, and with a 'squeak', he pressed the rattan lounge chair down half an inch, picked up the wine pot and poured it directly into his mouth.
Fortunately, the pool was full of running water, and there was always clean water gushing out from the mouth of the giant dragon stone sculpture, otherwise all the fish in the pool would have died.
But the white-bearded man, with his mouth wide open and a look of surprise on his face, stayed there for a long time without reacting.
Dany asked him in confusion: "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"Sorry, sitting with the queen and soaking feet in the same pool is too much..." The old man looked embarrassed, walked forward but did not enter the pool, just sat by the pool, sighed: "You are not the same as the queen I imagined, I thought you would be more..."
He hesitated and could not say the offensive word, but Dany smiled and said: "Queen's demeanor? Royal etiquette?"
"I'm really sorry," Whitebeard apologized again, "Actually, it's good for you to be like this."
"Haha, I'm just a wild girl who grew up on the street. I haven't even read a few books. How can I understand royal etiquette?"
At this point, Dany's charming purple eyes flashed a mischievous smile, "Big Black, come out to meet the guests."
"Hiss--" The black dragon has been crawling on the roof to bask in the sun. Even if someone accidentally glanced at him, they would probably think he was a dragon-shaped stone sculpture.
At this time, he heard Dany's mother calling, and he stood up and jumped down suddenly.
"Flutter, flutter." The wings cut off a large piece of leaves and branches. In the horrified eyes of Whitebeard and Belwas, Big Black stepped on a splash of water and landed beside Dany.
"Do you have a little royal demeanor now?" Dany stroked the black dragon's head and asked with a smile.
The ferocious black dragon and the pure and elegant silver-haired girl leaned against each other, combining a strange sense of majesty.
"You are a real dragon, a real Targaryen, the only queen of the Seven Kingdoms!" Whitebeard's eyes were moist, and his voice was trembling with excitement.
Since swallowing the demigod wizard with the help of Dany a few days ago, Big Black seemed to have evolved a lot. Not only did his appetite and growth rate increase, but his wisdom also increased to that of a six or seven-year-old child.
The key is that his temperament has become more stable and not as irritable as before. After being taught by Dany, he can also resist the desire for the sky and not fly around.
Therefore, the other two dragons are still chained, but Big Black is free from the shackles.
"It's only more than four months old, how come you have grown as big as a foal?" Belwas came back to his senses and asked with interest.
"Big? You don't know how much he eats." Dany shook her head and asked, "Bevos, what is your purpose in coming to Qarth?"
He put down the empty wine jug, picked up a green melon, took a bite, and muttered, "Bevos was originally a gladiator in Meereen. Because of his invincibility and reputation, he was bought by a Qohor merchant, and later sold to the fat man in Pentos whose hair smells of spices at a higher price."
"Governor Illyrio?"
"Yes, that's him," eunuch Bevos nodded, "The fat man sent 'strong' Bevos across the sea to be the bodyguard of the little queen. As for Whitebeard, he was the bodyguard arranged by the fat man for Bevos."
"I'm his squire." Whitebeard raised his cane high, as if he was holding a spear with a fluttering flag. "Your Majesty, I was born on the border of Dorne. When I was young, I served as a squire of a knight from the Swan family."
Sir, you are sixty years old, and you are still a bodyguard and a squire?
She complained in her heart, but asked, "The old man is from Westeros, no wonder he speaks the Common Language so fluently."
Then, she pointed to the armored knight standing aside and said, "This Queen's Guard of mine is also a Westeros knight. Do you know him?"
Hearing the words "Queen's Guard", Whitebeard's expression changed. He looked at Jorah with a scrutinizing gaze for a while and said lightly, "Lord Mormont is considered to be 'famous' in the Seven Kingdoms."
What kind of famous reputation can the big bear have?
Violating the ban and selling slaves? Giving up honor and avoiding the judgment of the feudal lord? The hair is green, and the wife ran away with someone?
Jorah heard the unfriendly tone in Whitebeard's words and frowned, "You didn't say you knew me at the dock before. When did we meet?"
"Lord Mormont, you fought bravely on Pyke Island and were knighted. In Lannisport, you almost defeated the Kingslayer, and for this you won the heart of a beautiful woman.
It was unnecessary for me not to tell you before. Now that your majesty asks, I will tell you the truth." Whitebeard said calmly.
"You look familiar." Jorah pulled up his mask and stared at Whitebeard in confusion for a long time, then shook his head and said, "There were hundreds of people participating in the Lannisport tournament, and thousands of knights were dispatched to attack Pyke. I can't remember who you are. But I remind you that I am no longer a count. The Lord of Bear Island is Maege Mormont, and I am just a wandering knight."
"You are my Queen's Guard." Dany reminded him.
"Yes, my majesty." The bitterness on Jorah's face disappeared, and he smiled happily.
"Knight Jorah has rich combat experience and has saved my life many times. He is my most loyal friend and outstanding advisor."
Dany said this in a very solemn and natural way, and Jorah's smile became wider.
She also did not forget to help the centaur in front of the guests. She pointed to Aggo and introduced him, "This is Aggo, my bloodrider, also a bandit, with outstanding martial arts and fearless courage."
"It's enough for Khaleesi to have us to protect her." Aggo glanced at the fat eunuch Belwas and said.
"A horse boy," Belvos threw away half of the melon and grinned, "Strong Belvos can't even remember how many horse boys he has killed in the arena. They all have longer braids and more bells than you."
Without waiting for Aggo to reply, he patted his scarred belly with his right hand, which was sticky with green melon juice, "Look at this, before Belvos kills someone, he will give the other party a chance to cut himself first. Count it, can you calculate how many people 'Strong' Belvos has killed? Hahaha, countless."
Aggo drew his sword angrily, pointed at the fat eunuch and said, "I haven't killed the brown fat man yet, Belvos is barely qualified to add a bell for me."
"Put away your weapons, blood of my blood." Dany reached out and pressed down the arakh, saying gently, "This man has come a long way to serve me, and you should not point a sword at him."
Then she solemnly said to Belwas, "If you are truly loyal to me, you must respect my people, my companions, and my brothers. If you can't do that, you might as well return to Illyrio and wait for the next person to serve."
The toothy smile disappeared from the giant's broad brown face. He looked at the petite but majestic girl, and then looked at the black dragon with white smoke coming out of its nose beside her, and muttered, "Bevos has not completed the task, and cannot go back."
Dany smiled at the rough man and asked, "What other tasks do you have?"
"The fat man wants dragons, and he also wants you, a girl who gave birth to dragons." Belwas said carelessly.
Mmp, I know that everyone is greedy for baby dragons, but this is too direct, right?
Isn't it better to use some routines first? I'm not used to it!
Dany's smile froze and she was stunned on the spot.
Whitebeard explained, "Belwas is telling the truth. However, Governor Illyrio asked us to take you back to help the Targaryen family restore their kingdom.
Now that the usurper is dead, the country is in turmoil. Four kings appeared at the same time. They killed each other and the blood flowed like a river.
Your Majesty, the Seven Kingdoms need you, the people of the Seven Kingdoms need you, and the justice of the Seven Kingdoms also needs you to uphold!"
Well, you have made it up.
Dany frowned and said, "Four kings? Which four?"
"Joffrey Baratheon, the son of the usurper; Renly Baratheon, the Duke of Phoenix's Rest, the third brother of the usurper; Stannis Baratheon, the Duke of Dragonstone, the second brother of the usurper; Robb Stark, the son of Eddard Stark, the former friend of the usurper, and the current King of the North. It is said that Balon Greyjoy of Ironborn Bay also plans to rise again and become king." Whitebeard said worriedly.
"The prophecy really came true." Dany murmured, "You know I've been to the Undying Hall of the wizards, right?"
"I've heard that your dragons burned to death those wizards who only know how to cheat." Whitebeard complimented.
There was a lot of disdain for the wizards in his tone.
"Sir, you come and tell this old gentleman about the prophecy related to Westeros that I saw at that time." Dany looked at Jorah and said.
The knight's face was solemn, "When you come back, tell me that you saw a beautiful woman being violated by four ugly dwarfs. The beautiful woman represents Westeros, and the four dwarfs... You asked me who they represented. I guessed at the time that it was Queen Cersei, Master Pycelle, Eunuch Varys, and King Joffrey.
"This" Whitebeard looked incredulous, "Could it be that those blue lips can really predict?"
Not everyone who enters the Undying Hall can see the prophecy. Most of them sink directly into the environment. Only those with certain characteristics can peek into the river of time to a limited extent.
"I don't understand magic at all, and I don't know if it was an illusion or some other means." Dany shook her head and said solemnly: "But that day, I did see a lot of things, such as my eldest brother Rhaegar, my eldest sister-in-law Princess Elia, and my nephew Aegon.
Rhaegar has blue eyes instead of purple eyes, right?
I haven't seen him before.
By the way, he also told me while holding his son that the dragon has three heads, and one is missing."
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