Chapter 233: Chapter 234 - Abdications of titles (II)
"Stupidity can't be cured, it's the nature of some people to be born stupid. No matter how much knowledge they possess." Aenar Targaryen looking at Joffrey.
----------
Aenar had met many interesting people while using the Prescience, billions of them, all with different and exotic personalities. What Cersei was doing was not surprising in his eyes.
After all, even though the woman in front of him was a terrible mother when it came to teaching and educating. However, no one could question the love she felt for her sons and daughters. She truly loved and protected her sons and daughters.
Aenar looked at Cersei and smiled, the woman was truly peculiar. She was a bitch of the highest degree, but at the same time, she had a sacred side that most women possessed, the devotion of a mother.
It seemed that one side of her was dark and cruel and the other sacred and maternal, two sides of the same coin.
"You don't have to seduce me, Queen Cersei." As soon as he said this, the once calm atmosphere became tense and many looked at the queen with unkind glances, some even with a strong hostility. This hostility came mainly from Stannis.
"I promised Robert that I would spare his descendants and I will. You don't have to use your reputation to save the lives of your sons and daughters." Aenar said with a smile as he looked with interest at Cersei. Did he despise this woman? In some respects yes, but he also found her interesting.
Cersei didn't react much to Aenar's words. She already knew about this deal and would be very happy to accept it, because not only would she be alive, but so would her sons and daughters.
However, there was one major problem with this plan, which not even Robert noticed, or rather, Cersei knew that Robert had definitely noticed, but didn't care one bit.
Joffrey.
As his mother, how could Cersei not know what her son was like? Because she knew exactly what Joffrey was like, she knew that her son's life was in great danger.
"Your Grace, may I speak to you in private?" Cersei smiled seductively and bowed. It may or may not have been a coincidence, but when she bent down, she revealed almost the entire appearance of her beautiful, full breasts.
If before Aenar's words had eliminated everyone's hostility, now that hostility was back in full force.
They could understand Cersei trying every means to save her sons and daughter, but now, when the king said he would spare the lives of Robert's children, she still continued to seduce the king. In everyone's eyes, Cersei wanted to be able to become queen again.
Robert's body hadn't even cooled down and the woman already wanted to be in power again. This shocked everyone and made them even angrier at the queen of House Lannister.
Robert and Aenar's fight was fresh in their minds, they admired both kings who decided to spare the lives of their soldiers and risk their own lives to pacify the kingdom in a life and death duel.
Others couldn't have known, but Aenar certainly knew why Cersei was doing it. He looked at the young blond man with the blue eyes.
Joffrey practically embodies everything people would think of a king. Handsome, confident and gentlemanly. Aenar also admired the young prince's sense of fashion. All the villains dressed beautifully, while the heroes in the stories dressed simply and discreetly.
Aenar dressing beautifully also showed that he was a villain, a true villain with a purpose and the most terrible thing that he actually had the force to complete his purposes.
Honestly, with Aenar's vision, which saw tens of billions of timelines, he seriously agreed with Thanos' philosophy. The universe's resources were finite, so as the future ruler of the universe, he would want no one to touch his resources.
"Prince Joffrey of House Baratheon, I have a proposal for you." Aenar said, causing all attention to be transferred to Robert's son.
Cersei felt a bad premonition hearing Aenar's words. Just as she was about to step forward, a tall figure wearing white armor stood before her.
She was an incredibly tall woman with a slender body, she possessed an androgynous beauty and seemed to be an incredibly emotionless woman on her face. Cersei tried to speak, but in front of the gray eyes of the woman before her, she couldn't even utter a single word.
Joffrey frowned and didn't like Aenar's authoritative, commanding tone at all. He was the prince, the only people who dared speak to him in that tone were his father and his monster of a dwarf uncle.
He could accept the former, because it was his father, but he hated his uncle for daring to speak to him in such a tone. Now, hearing Aenar speak to him in that same tone made him even more dissatisfied. The anger that had been building up all at once exploded at that moment.
"Speak, I'll let you speak, dragon spawn." As soon as the words left Joffrey's mouth, the expression on everyone's face changed dramatically. They couldn't believe what they were hearing.
Some people looked at the king and saw that he still had an indifferent expression, but they were intelligent men and they knew that the more indifferent the king was, the angrier he was.
Serving the king was like serving a lion, you never know when you're part of the pack or prey. In Aenar's case, it was even worse, it was like serving a dragon and praying that the king was in a good mood or they would turn into dragon food.
"I promised your father that if the three of you renounced your titles and possessions, you could survive and live." Aenar looked at the boy, whose face was red with anger, with an amused tone.
"NEVER!!!"
"MY FATHER KILLED RHAEGAR AND TOOK THE THRONE, THE THRONE IS MY BIRTHRIGHT!!!"
"IT IS NOT YOU, A COMPLETE STRANGER, WHO CAN TAKE AWAY WHAT IS MINE!!!"
"AS YOUR KING, I ORDER YOU TO ARREST AND EXECUTE THIS MAN!!!"
Joffrey's roars spread through the surrounding area like deafening thunder in people's minds.
How dare he?
These were the thoughts on everyone's mind. Even if Joffrey's words were true, Aenar had killed Robert, just as Robert had killed Rhaegar. According to Joffrey's logic, Aenar had every right to occupy the Iron Throne.
However, what was even crazier was that Joffrey didn't follow his own logic, he simply ignored the fact that Aenar killed Robert!
Cersei's expression couldn't have been more frightened at that moment. What she feared most had happened. Joffrey exploded with rage, she was sure her son would die. She pulled out a dagger hidden in the sleeve of her dress and prepared for the worst.
Leda looked at the woman and ignored her, even if she had a hundred Cersei couldn't even get close to the king.
The tense atmosphere was broken by Myrcella's gentle, respectful voice. "I Myrcella of House Baratheon, under the eyes of the old and new gods, the lords of the realm and all who are watching, renounce my titles, possessions and claim to the Iron Throne."
With Myrcella's help Tommen spoke, he looked at everyone with an innocent gaze and spoke with a lively and cheerful tone, not caring what his words meant.
"I Tommen of House Baratheon, under the eyes of the old and new gods, the lords of the realm and all who are watching, renounce my titles, possessions and claim to the Iron Throne."
Everyone looked at Myrcella and Tommen kindly, especially the Lords of the Westlands, they looked at Tommen kindly. They thought that Tommen would be Lord of the Westlands, but little did they know that it would be Tyrion.
Aenar looked at them both and nodded. "Your titles, possessions and claims are null and void at this time. I accept your renunciations, you are no longer princess and prince."
When Aenar had finished speaking, the atmosphere became lighter and more relaxed, but when they saw Aenar look at Joffrey, the tense atmosphere hung in the air again.
"Since you want to be king, I'll give you the title of king, but you'll be a king without a crown, without a kingdom, without a throne and without the right to own servants or even a wife." Aenar said with an amused smile.
Instead of killing Joffrey, Aenar felt that torturing this boy was more enjoyable, especially after remembering the insults the boy had hurled at him. He was someone who held grudges easily and would never forget that kind of grudge.
Joffrey would regret it, Aenar would give him a painless death, but now, he would really make the boy suffer until the last day of his life.
"I declare Joffrey of House Baratheon, first of his name, Lord of the Tower, Protector of the King of the Tower and Guardian of the Tower." Aenar said narrowing his eyes and smiled sadistically.
Looking at Stannis, Aenar spoke with a calm tone. "Stannis, I order you to build a tower in the Stormlands. It will be King Joffrey's Tower."
"If Joffrey leaves the tower, any commoner, merchant and nobleman is legally allowed to kill Joffrey. The rewards are a fief, a noble title and ten thousand golden dragons." When Aenar finished speaking, they all felt chills run through their bodies.
Cruel, extremely cruel.
They looked at the boy with pity. They felt that if the king killed Joffrey, he would be much kinder than this supposed "reward".
What the king proposed was not a life, but a cage full of contempt, mockery and cruelty. At the same time, many lords looked at Joffrey with an expression of greed.
Ten thousand gold dragons were dispensable, but a fief and noble title made the hearts of many present beat faster. This wasn't the Age of the Hundred Kingdoms, where the earth could be conquered; the chance to conquer lands had become very rare.
So, knowing that just killing one person could earn them a fief made many lords start thinking of some way to get Joffrey out of the tower that was to be built.
However, while everyone felt pity and greed for Joffrey, Cersei breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Joffrey could survive, she would be happy. For only when you are alive do you have the hope of changing things.
Cersei looked at Aenar gratefully, then knelt before him and spoke in a sweet, slightly seductive and sexy tone. "Thank you for your mercy, Your Grace."
In her eyes, the previous seduction had had an effect and had saved Joffrey's life, so she didn't stop and even wanted to take off her clothes directly and lie down with Aenar, so that she could gain more benefits.
Although Cersei considered herself intelligent, the woman didn't even notice what Aenar's words meant. Aenar's words practically turned Joffrey against the entire population of Westeros.
Commoner, merchant and noble, all classes would be watching Joffrey.
Honestly, Aenar felt that if Joffrey survived a decade it would be a miracle. Never underestimate people's interests, especially the temptation of a fief and noble title.
Before Joffrey could even say anything, Stannis appeared at the boy's side and punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious. He felt that if Joffrey was allowed to speak again, he would end up killing Myrcella and Tommen.
Suddenly, Oberyn entered the tent and quickly arrived in front of the seat where Aenar was sitting.
"My king, a representative of the Iron Bank is requesting an audience with Your Grace." As soon as Oberyn's words fell, everyone was surprised.
-----
Note: I was originally going to kill Joffrey, but I read a comment that changed my mind. And to tell you the truth, I liked this version better than the previous one I had written.
Discount coupon for Patreon: 61AA6 20%!!!
Read more than advanced chapters in my Patre on!
Read chapters ahead on Patreon. Two chapters are updated every day except Sunday.
/GOTSW
Current chapter: Chapter 266 -The First Great Crusade (IV)