Chapter 371 The Brecon Family

Hendry Bracken.

Viserys was a little puzzled when he heard the name at first. He didn't know why such a little-known person could go to Pantos with Petyr Baelish, but because he was a small person, he didn't ask any more questions. .

He knew of the Bracken family, one of the oldest families in the Reach, with the blood of the First Men running through them.

Even according to the Brecons, in the Age of Heroes before the Andals invaded, the Brecons were kings in the land, and they were later backstabbed by the Blackwoods.

The Blackwood family's statement is exactly the opposite of the Bracken family's, but the history is too long for the remarks of both sides to be verified.

The castle of the Bracken family is located along the Red Fork River of the Trident River called Stone Hedge City, and the Blackwood family of Raventree City is located on the other side of the Red Fork River. The two families have forged a bloody feud for thousands of years.

Today, however, the two ancient families with a long history have both surrendered to the Tully family.

According to Viserys, the current patriarch of the Bracken family is named Janos Bracken, how could this Hendry be related to Jeffrey?

But it wasn't until Viserys arrived at the headquarters of the Dragonstone Fleet that he understood the whole story.

It turned out that the life that the old man had been hiding came from the Bracken family. His real name should be Geoffrey Bracken, and he was the first heir to the old Earl of Bracken.

He also has a younger sister, Jenny Bracken, who was one of the wives appointed by the Duke of Riverrun, Horst Tully, for his brother Brynden Tully, later 'Blackfish'. pick.

But Brynden Tully didn't like any of the women designated by his brother, so the brother turned away from the family and set up a new family. Later, he escorted his niece Lysa to marry into the valley, and was canonized as a blood knight by the duke of the valley.

The three children of the old Duke of Bracken, the eldest is Geoffrey Bracken, the second is Jenny Bracken, and the third child is the current Lord of Bracken, Genos Bracken.

At that time, Geoffrey was cultivated by his father, the old Earl of Bracken, as his heir. He was also extremely good-looking and proficient in swordsmanship and riding.

And his younger brother, Genos, had nothing to do with the inheritance. He was just eating, drinking, eating, and waiting to die. If it wasn't for Jeffrey's strong opposition, Genos was almost sent to the Academy to become a bachelor.

However, this is the case. Jeffrey made a big mistake because of impulse, so he was forced to flee his hometown and fled overseas to become a mercenary.

That is, when he was young and vigorous, he took his younger brother Genos in King's Landing, and went out to play on the streets after secretly drinking without the servants.

On the street, he met Rorger Blackwood, the head of the Blackwood family who had a blood feud with the Bracken family, and was the father of the current Blackwood family head Tytos.

A drunken Geoffrey then clashes with Rorger Blackwood for unknown reasons.

Then Jeffrey actually killed the Earl of Raventree on the streets of King's Landing, and until now Jeffrey can't remember what happened at that time.

However, in the streets of King's Landing, he drew his sword to kill, or killed the Earl of Raventree City. This incident undoubtedly stabbed a big basket. Then Geoffrey Bracken was killed by Viserys' grandfather, the then King Jaehaerys Tan. Wanted by King Gorian II.

Geoffrey Bracken was sent to the merchant ship fleeing to the Essos mainland by the loyal servants of the family and his brother. Until this time, Geoffrey had not woken up.

Then, with the days of drifting at sea and the whistling sea wind blowing, he gradually accepted the fact that he had committed a serious crime by killing someone and was destined to go into exile.

However, because his father, the old Earl of Bracken, could not accept this result, and because of his poor health, he could not afford to fall ill and died. His younger brother Genos inherited the position of Earl of Stone Hedge City.

Since then, Jeffrey has been incognito, no longer calling his last name, no longer returning to his hometown, until he was appreciated by Viserys' eldest brother, Prince Rhaegar, and joined the Dragonstone Navy and eventually grew into the commander-in-chief of the fleet.

And his son Hendry Bracken was born with a prostitute while he was a mercenary in Tylosi, Reese and other places, and then returned to the Bracken family and gave it to his younger brother Jay Raised by North Bracken, he was given the family name because he was the sole heir.

The old man didn't take the initiative to reveal the fact that he had a son, and he missed what Viserys heard once, but he wouldn't say it if he asked later.

But now, his illegitimate son actually took the initiative to find him.

"His Majesty."

Hendry was much older than Viserys, even older than Littlefinger.

But because he has no parents since he was a child and is dependent on others, he seems to have some character flaws and behaves in a submissive manner.

This was a far cry from his father, Geoffrey Bracken, who had gray hair but still had a straight back in his chair.

Hendry saw Viserys suddenly coming, and stood up a little at a loss, not knowing whether to continue standing or sit down.

It was Viserys who waved his hand for him to sit down and talk, and then he sat back in the chair in a panic.

After so many years, I saw my own flesh and blood again, but there was no joy on the old man's face, but a cloud of sorrow.

Of course he didn't blame Hendry. After all, it was extremely irresponsible to throw him to his hometown for so many years. Jeffrey was worried about what Viserys was thinking now. count.

Geoffrey, however, saw this plan, and Viserys' brain was turning a little faster than the old man's.

He listened to the whole story and then understood that this was Robert, or a little trap designed by Jon Arryn, just to add a bet to him, and to plant the seeds of his inability to fully trust.

As for why they didn't use the hostage threat, not to mention that the negotiation for cooperation is currently underway, even if the two sides are at each other's throats, they may know that this trick is not easy to use.

If the old man took the initiative to hand over Queen Layla, mother and son, who had fled to Dragonstone Island, not to mention that they would be relieved of their previous guilt on the spot, or even find a castle for an earl, it would be an easy matter.

But he hadn't thought about it back then, and he won't even think about it now.

What's more, he hadn't seen his son for more than 20 years, and he was not a good father.

He treats honor and responsibility more deeply than family love.