Game Of Thrones: The God-Emperor of Planetos-Chapter 165 - War of the Four Kings (XII)

"Fire must purify heretics." Kinvara, Reverend Mother.

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As Kinvara and Sigismund had hoped, instead of staying at the Walls, Jaime Lannister set up camp outside Harrenhal.

Kinvara especially knew the influence a blessing could have on a mortal, she was a typical example of this. But even knowing this, her faith remained unshaken for almost two hundred years that she lived. The blessing she had received had only strengthened her existing faith, nothing more and nothing less.

But she knew exactly what it was like to be influenced by a god's blessing. Gods can bless humans with powers, but this power comes with a very expensive price: the mortal would never again be free, only a representative of the will of the god who gave the blessing.

At that moment, Kinvara could imagine that Jaime's mind was gradually being assimilated by the blessing, it wouldn't be long before a fanatic was born. She could have stopped it and attacked Jaime right then, but she didn't.

What is the fanatic's biggest flaw?

Heresy!!!

Whoever offends the god must die.

Kinvara was different because her God was the Red God and Aenar. In her eyes, both were one being, so even though she was angry at the people of Westeros for not accepting her faith, she didn't move because it wasn't something she could choose.

The Red Priestess knew that Jaime would leave the safety of Harrenhal to attack them head on, for to Jaime, they were the ultimate heresy that the God of the Seven Faces himself had ordered exterminated.

"Has he really left the walls!?" Tyrion exclaimed in shock as he saw the camp being set up outside Harrenhal. Not in his wildest dreams did he think Jaime would actually leave Harrenhal to face him!

"It seems that the Lannisters' arrogance is quite great." Oberyn commented with a sarcastic tone. Even if there were disadvantages to staying within the walls, because Aenar could arrive at any moment, but even with the disadvantages, no sane person would leave the safety of a castle wall.

Tyrion wanted to argue that Jaime, although proud, wasn't so proud to think he was invincible in the world. But with the facts before him, he couldn't say anything to refute his friend's words.

"Don't look so surprised, him being arrogant is a good thing for us." Oberyn patted the dwarf lightly on the shoulder and spoke with a smile.

"Once we defeat the Lannister and Baratheon armies, Riverlands will become our private backyard." He said with a touch of emotion. Although the Riverlands had always been the focus of previous wars, the region was still one of the most fertile lands on the continent, and he wanted his daughters' Noble Houses to be located there instead of the dry, lifeless desert of Dorne.

He was well aware that the Lesser Houses in Dorne suffered greatly from a lack of food and water; he didn't want their daughters, who had just been legitimized and had no money to buy food and water, to suffer from a lack of natural resources and become even poorer.

Although still shocked by Jaime's actions, Tyrion agreed with Oberyn's words. The more arrogant Jaime became, the faster his downfall would be.

In the main tent, Visenya and Rhaenys were dressed in armor. Just as they were about to leave with the Sand Snakes, Titus appeared and stopped the Queen and the Princess from passing.

"Is there a problem, Titus?" Visenya asked curiously, it was rare for Titus to interrupt anything, especially involving the Royal Family.

"The Queen and the Princess are not allowed to leave the tent." Titus spoke in a calm, respectful voice. The two-meter-tall man was wearing heavy armor that no normal man could even think of wearing.

Titus' words surprised Visenya and Rhaenys. Visenya frowned deeply and spoke with a commanding tone.

"Out of the way, Titus. It's an order from your queen." It was the first time Visenya had used this tone of voice to the people close to her.

However, under Visenya's shocked eyes, Titus remained standing in front of the entrance to the main tent, preventing Visenya and Rhaenys from leaving.

This time, an angry expression appeared on Visenya's face, and in a cold voice, she once again spoke. "Get out of the way."

"I have orders to prevent the Queen and Princess from entering the battlefield." Titus remained indifferent to Visenya's expression. His eyes were calm with no sign of fear in the face of the queen's fury.

Seeing Visenya about to explode with rage, Rhaenys stepped forward and asked in a genuinely confused voice, "Why did Aenar order this?"

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She knew that the only person who could command Titus and Sigismund was Aenar himself, even if it was Visenya, they wouldn't accept her orders, even if she was the Queen of Aenar.

"A God has showered his blessing on the battlefield, I have been ordered to prevent the Queen and the Princess from going to the battlefield. Sigismund and the Fire Witch will face the blessed one." Titus stood with a broadsword pointed at the ground, he looked at the Princess and replied in a calm voice.

Titus' words made all the women's expressions change dramatically. Visenya and Rhaenys were not present when the God of Death appeared in Volantis, but Arianne, Obara, Nymeria and Tyene were present at that moment.

Even today, when they remembered that day, they felt chills run through them; standing before a god was not a good feeling, especially an evil god of death. Arianne in particular had nightmares for a few days because of the appearance of the God of Death.

It was a memory that no person could forget.

Visenya showed a helpless expression at Titus' words. "Is it that dangerous?" asked the queen, she wanted to go to the battlefield with her soldiers. Standing by while others died for her was not something she wanted.

"Too dangerous for a queen who hasn't gone through the ritual..." Titus was about to continue, but he looked at the Sand Snakes and didn't finish his words. The Blood Ritual was a secret of House Targaryen, other people mustn't know about it.

Visenya and Rhaenys understood Titus' words, they couldn't help but show frustration on their faces. They both wanted to go through the Blood Ritual, but without Aenar, they knew it was impossible for anything like that to happen.

Knowing why they couldn't leave, Visenya and Rhaenys showed no expressions of anger again. They obediently sat down in their respective chairs and waited in silence.

"What about us, Lord Titus?" Unlike Visenya and Rhaenys' casual attitude towards Titus, Obara asked respectfully.

"You can die and I won't care." Titus didn't hesitate to answer coldly, his eyes falling on Arianne for a moment and adding. "Lady Arianne must remain in the tent with the queen and princess."

Obara, Nymeria and Tyene's faces contorted as they listened to Titus' cold and indifferent sincerity. Although they knew this answer, he could be gentler when talking to women.

However, Visenya's eyes fell on Arianne with a look of sarcasm. "After all, Princess Arianne is the King's mistress."

The eyes of Obara, Nymeria and Tyene looked at Arianne in shock.

"You work fast, Arianne." Tyene, Arianne's best friend, commented in an amused tone.

"Lord Doran's expression will be funny to watch when he hears the news." Nymeria also commented with a touch of amusement. Obara beside her laughed with an equally amused expression.

In the face of Visenya and her cousins' taunts, Arianne flashed a gentle smile and winked at the Queen and didn't mind the teasing.

It was stupid to quarrel with the main wife when she was the mistress. No matter how beautiful, sexy or high status she was, she could never be greater than the Queen who would give birth to the king's heir.

So instead of making the relationship between her and Visenya too tense, she could just as well be a good mistress and not meddle in the queen's affairs. Arianne only cared about Dorne and nothing else.

Visenya couldn't help but feel even more frustrated to see that Arianne didn't respond to her provocations. Staring coldly at the Desert Princess, the dragon queen let out a sigh and closed her eyes.

Since there was no chance of her taking part in the war, she might as well rest up for the next war.

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