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Davos

           ThekingsroadranfromStorm’sEndstraighttoKing’sLanding,amuchshorterroutethanbysea,andhishostwaslargelymounted;neartwentythousandknights,lighthorse,andfreeriders,Renly’sunwillinglegacytohisbrother.Theywouldhavemadegoodtime,butarmoreddestriersandtwelve-footlanceswouldavailthemlittleagainstthedeepwatersoftheBlackwaterRushandthehighstonewallsofthecity.Stanniswouldbecampedwithhislordsonthesouthbankoftheriver,doubtlessseethingwithimpatienceandwonderingwhatSerImryhaddonewithhisfleet.

           OffMerlingRocktwodaysbefore,theyhadsightedahalf-dozenfishingskiffs.Thefisherfolkhadfledbeforethem,butonebyonetheyhadbeenovertakenandboarded."Asmallspoonofvictoryisjustthethingtosettlethestomachbeforebattle,"SerImryhaddeclaredhappily."Itmakesthemenhungryforalargerhelping."ButDavoshadbeenmoreinterestedinwhatthecaptiveshadtosayaboutthedefensesatKing’sLanding.Thedwarfhadbeenbusybuildingsomesortofboomtocloseoffthemouthoftheriver,thoughthefishermendifferedastowhethertheworkhadbeencompletedornot.Hefoundhimselfwishingithad.Iftheriverwasclosedtothem,SerImrywouldhavenochoicebuttopauseandtakestock.

           Theseawasfullofsound:shoutsandcalls,warhornsanddrumsandthetrillofpipes,theslapofwoodonwaterasthousandsofoarsroseandfell."Keepline,"Davosshouted.Agustofwindtuggedathisoldgreencloak.

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