Game of Thrones Overlord Conquest

Chapter 216 Name

Barristan and Arya sneak out of the Mermaid Queen's Tavern, but fail to leave Braavos by boat.

The ship arranged for them by Varys, the intelligence chief of the Seven Nations, is two days away, and they are too embarrassed to take that ship now.

The two first looked for a boat in Zigang, and then went to the Secondhand Clothes Dealer's Wharf, where there were more merchant ships.

Compared with Zigang, the Secondhand Clothes Sellers Wharf is rougher, dirtier and noisier.

Most of the people who make a living at this dock are porters, craftsmen, small traders, beggars and prostitutes.

The two disguised themselves as a pair of ropemakers and apprentices, and went to talk to the captains to find out where the ships were headed.

But they searched all day and couldn't find a ship heading to White Harbor.

The reason was that a war broke out in the north. Arya's brother Robb Stark summoned the princes and vassals in the north and raised his troops to go south.

He united with his mother's family, Tully, in Riverrun to fight against the Lannister army commanded by Lord Tywin, the Guardian of the West.

When news of Eddard Stark's execution by King Joffrey reaches the North, the reconciliation between the Starks and the Lannister may officially be over.

The princes in the north were furious and proclaimed Robb King of the North. Together with the lords of the riverlands, they were determined to avenge the Iron Throne.

At this time, three people in Westeros have become kings one after another, and a bloody storm is about to sweep across the Seven Kingdoms.

Therefore, no merchant ships dared to risk their lives to go to the north at this time.

Finally, in desperation, Barristan took out all the money left from selling the armor and asked the captain to send them to Eastwatch.

It is close to the Great Wall and is the rear area of ​​the northern border. It will never be affected by the war, but the captain still rejected them.

In order to strengthen his army, Stannis Baratheon sent people to recruit many pirates from the Three Sisters Islands and the Narrow Sea.

As long as they swear fealty to Stannis, he will grant the pirates the privilege of legal plunder.

Without the protection and patrol of the navy, just a merchant ship crossing the narrow sea would undoubtedly deliver snacks to the pirates.

The matter has come to this, and even if Barristan and Arya are unwilling to give in, there is nothing they can do about it.

It seemed that there was only the last way left in front of the two of them. Barristan thought for a long time before finally making up his mind.

"Let's go back and find Prince Aegon and Jon Currington."

Although Arya is young, she also understands that there must be indescribable difficulties in asking a knight who abides by the knight's creed to leave without saying goodbye.

She shook her head vigorously, rejecting Barristan's decision, and the two were in a stalemate.

Later, Arya made a proposal. She would stay in Braavos and wait for the war situation to become clear before returning to Westeros and letting the old knight pursue his true king.

This time, Barristan rejected Arya. How could he leave a ten-year-old girl living alone in a strange foreign country.

If he did that, there would be no need for him to serve the true king anymore because he would have lost that qualification.

Both of them were for each other, and no one could convince the other, so they had no choice but to find an inn near the used clothes dealer's wharf and live there temporarily.

In the days that followed, they worked at the dock and disguised their identities while paying attention to the latest trends of the captains.

Time passes like this day by day, and the haze of war always hangs over Westeros.

One moment there was news that the North was negotiating with King's Landing to exchange hostages. Another moment there was news that Stannis led his army to surround Storm's End and started fighting with his brother Renly.

As news came one after another, Arya's mood became more and more depressed.

Until one day, she saw an acquaintance at the used clothes dealer's dock, a prisoner named Jaquin.

They met in Westeros. When the Night's Watch team was attacked, it was Arya who freed three chained prisoners, one of whom was Jaqen.

Under the cover of Varys' men, everyone escaped the attack. Arya also knew Jaqen's name, and then she was brought back to Barristan.

Now that she can meet Jaqen again in Braavos, Arya is full of surprises.

At the same time, she also had an idea in her mind. Jaqen had just gotten off the ship. Maybe he was coming from Westeros. Maybe he could help her return to the north.

Thinking of this, Arya couldn't help but follow.

Before she took a few steps, the crowd in front of her moved, and Jaqen's figure disappeared from her sight.

Arya was dejected, as if she had missed the last chance, and was extremely disappointed.

However, this disappointment did not last long in her heart.

That night, Jaqen found her and offered her three assassination spots in return for the three lives she saved.

If Arya speaks a name, Jaqen will take that person's life.

For a moment, her heart was moved, and the names of Joffrey, Cersei and others were swirling in her mind like a marquee.

Just when she was about to speak, the faces of her father, mother, and family members flashed in her mind.

And Barristan, the old knight who swore an oath without any purpose and kept his promise to protect her.

The name that was about to blurt out was swallowed back by Arya quietly, and she changed her mind:

"I have no one I want to kill, I just want to go home, can you help me?"

"..."

"There will be."

Jaqen was silent for a moment, leaving only a few words before leaving.

I don't know whether the assassin was afraid of trouble and refused to help Arya go home, or whether he was not afraid of trouble. Almost every night after that, he would find Arya, hoping to get three names from her.

But Arya never changed her story. She had no one to assassinate and just wanted to go home.

Until one day, Arya had a sudden idea and said a name: "Jaqen."

After hearing the name, the assassin disappeared for several days.

When he came to the door again, his purpose was no longer to ask for her name, but to get her to take her name back, on condition that he help her return to the north.

But when Arya excitedly told Barristan the news, she was met with fierce criticism and opposition from the old knight.

A prisoner-turned-assassin is not worthy of trust.

The words of those captains were true. Safety could not be guaranteed when going to sea at this time.

Barristan even suspected that Jaqen planned to let Arya die at sea so that he would not have to repay her for the three lives he saved.

But Arya had made up her mind. No matter how the old knight persuaded her, she decided to believe Jaqen because she wanted to go home.

She even thought of a countermeasure and followed Barristan's example of leaving without saying goodbye and secretly leaving.

Arya, who was nicknamed "Troublemaker" because she was naughty and had a strong independent spirit that could make nuns angry and her parents crazy, suffered from insomnia after having this idea.