Chapter 51 Interrogation

"A qualified king should not personally deal with such a lowly sinner."

"His Majesty."

However, the old Sir stood at the map table and heard Viserys' request, frowned slightly, and then said.

"He will stain your hands."

He didn't know why Viserys wanted to deal with the traitor himself, but this kind of behavior was fine for anyone, except for a king, which seemed a little out of place.

It even affects the honor of the king.

And Viserys was only an eight-year-old after all.

How old was Jeffrey himself?

He forgot.

But it seems to be the youth of sixteen or seventeen years old.

Impulsively, he pulled out a sword and killed a person on the street, blood stained his chest. At that time, his palms were shaking. The swordsmanship he practiced hard on weekdays, but when he really finished killing people, he couldn't even hold the sword.

Since then, Jeffrey has left the family, his hometown, and even the land. He is unwilling to return to Westeros, let alone bring up the past.

And how old was Viserys when he did all this?

Although this boy still panics when facing death threats, he can already take the life of an enemy without changing his face, and sentence a person to death without blinking an eye.

Maturity, though, is a good thing for a ill-fated young king.

After all, Viserys has a heavy burden on his shoulders and is responsible for restoring his country and home. He doesn't even have the right to be kind to the enemy, because it is cruel to himself.

Sir Geoffrey, however, still fears that Viserys will become a murderous tyrant in the future.

Just like his father, the Mad King, few monarchs in history have been given such a title.

In fact, the young little king was very lucky. The Targaryen surname not only left him an amazing tangible wealth on Dragonstone, but also accumulated an intangible spiritual treasure for him.

Mother Queen Layla, Bachelor Daniel, Red Keep instructor Sir William Darry, including the fleet commander Sir Geoffrey, many soldiers still loyal to Targaryen, etc...

These people will give Viserys help and guidance at critical times, help him through the difficulties and prevent him from going astray.

And Viserys stood in front of the seat and was silent for a while when he heard the old Sir's words.

Although he deeply trusted this old man, he felt that it was more appropriate to hide some things in his heart.

There was no way he could explain the Black Mist and Valyrian writing to Ser Jeffrey, and he couldn't explain it now.

After all, Viserys himself has not figured out what this black fog is, and what is the unclear connection between it and Valyrian civilization.

But there is one thing he knows for now.

That is, 'it' needs life, and Viserys needs to kill the life by himself, and there must be a medium to link each other. It is not possible to use long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows to kill the enemy indirectly.

Then he would take something from the body of the slain, turned it into a black mist, and then melted into the whole black mist to strengthen himself.

"Sir."

After Viserys hesitated for a while, he organized his own language slightly and raised his head again to explain.

"I'm not trying to execute a criminal myself, much less indulge in the thrill of killing."

Viserys looked at the old man at the map table, calm in his beautiful lavender eyes.

"It is for Maester Daniel and many more soldiers who died innocently in this rebellion."

"They all died to protect me, and I naturally want to get this justice for them."

Viserys' tone of voice was a little uncertain at first, but in the end he became more and more calm, even looking directly into the eyes of the old sergeant.

It's not that he's getting better at lying, it's that he recognizes the reasons he's looking for.

He should get justice for these innocent people who died.

From the old scholar being poisoned to death a few months ago, and the mercenaries from Essos who sneaked into the castle, to the two guards who just died tragically outside the door, including standing beside him, he never flinched from beginning to end 's guard.

Viserys felt that he really should do something.

And Sir Geoffrey was a little hesitant when he heard Viserys' words. He could hear the untruth in the little king's words, but the final firm tone made him a little shaken.

Queen Layla was dead, and so was the maester.

The old sergeant felt that he should be playing the role of a 'strict father' and must not let Viserys go astray.

That would not only be sorry for the sustenance of the queen and the maester, but also the prince Rhaegar Targaryen, the Duke of Dragonstone, who he once followed.

The reason why the Dragonstone Fleet and the old sergeant can still firmly follow the royal banner of the Targaryen family is because of the prince's outstanding personality.

But now they seem to have another reason, at least for the old Sir.

That is to nurture Viserys to grow.

The decisiveness, bravery, wisdom, and the astonishing progress he has made since meeting the second prince.

All these make Sir Geoffrey feel hopeful.

In the future, Targaryen will regroup, once again lead the army across the sea to conquer the Seven Kingdoms, and trample Westeros underfoot.

"In that case."

The old ser stood at the map table and looked at Viserys, then took off his shiny metallic helmet, mottled with blood.

Even though the old sergeant had passed away at the age of sixty, the muscles under his armor were still very strong, and he had just killed a rebel with his own hands.

Sir Geoffrey took off his helmet, revealing his gray head, then placed the palm of the helmet on his breastplate with one hand, and nodded slightly.

"I will do it for you, Your Majesty."

After Sir Geoffrey saluted, he waved his hand and ordered his soldiers to drag away the acting lord of Dragonstone Island, who had only been out of breath and no air.

Find someone to treat him, hang up this life first, and prevent him from dying so quickly.

He also needed information from the Dornisher's mouth.

Then he walked away without looking back.

And Viserys stood in front of the throne and saw the old Sir's actions, he was slightly stunned, and then took a deep breath, he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

Once, the most pressing question before Viserys was how he should receive the 'legacy' left by his brother Rhaegar.

Because he had the Targaryen surname empty, but was only an eight-year-old.

This in itself is an age that people will look down on and it is difficult to win respect.

What ability did he have to make these soldiers who had followed his brother to follow his orders.

However now this issue seems to have been resolved.

Sir Geoffrey has just shown his willingness to support him.