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Time had no meaning in this place.

Kai had to rely on his instinct to guess that it was evening outside. They had spent over 30-33 hours here. Till now, no one had come down to the sewers. Though it was just a matter of time, Kai knew. They must have turned the city upside down by now, Kai thought. 1 day more, maybe 2, but they will come.

The day would have been boring, with all the choking smells and filth around them, if it weren’t for the extraordinary tale Jon Arryn had told Kai. The old man had persisted as long as old men could when it usually came to their sons and grandsons. Then he had broken down too, revealing all the details of the secret.

The notification that had followed then, was enough to make all this trouble worthwhile.

[

Congratulations Contestant Kai Stormborn…

You have achieved a Milestone

Milestone: Learn the secret of royal house Baratheon from a main-storyline Character

Milestone Rewards: Intelligence +1

]

Terse and to the point, Kai had called it. The single reward had been enough to make him laugh out loud.

“Haha!” Kai laughed, not for the first time. “I still can’t believe it. Brother and sister? Is everyone in the castle a fool, my lord? You, the king, and other councilors didn’t find even a hint in all these years? Tch-tch! Three children they got away with. Three!”

“Water…” a weary, broken voice came from Kai’s right. “Water, please!”

Kai had already stored some essentials in the M.R.B. before carrying out the kidnapping. The darkness within the sewers was enough to not let Jon Arryn from where he was taking out food and water. Bag? Chest? For all the old man cared, it could have been anything. Kai took out a leather water bottle and threw it at Jon Arryn.

Gulp! Gulp!!

Kai listened. And then he decided it was time. Time to go out. I can’t just sit here for the next five days, he reminded himself. To get power, I must take risks.

Kai took out a torch he had snatched from the wall and lit it up. The darkness receded like a scared prey, lighting up everything in their immediate surroundings. But there wasn’t much to see. Black gooey filth! It was everywhere. And, yes. Rats! Enormous rats!

“Fire!” Jon Arryn gasped. “If you could light the fire all this time, then why didn’t you?”

Kai grinned. “My lord, can you show me your hands?” Kai asked. He didn’t wait for the Hand to bring his hands up, though. Kai almost snatched Jon Arryn’s left hand and gazed at them. There were many rings on his old fingers, each with different gems. They glimmered soft yellow-gray under the flickering torch’s flame. Even the red one on his ring finger.

Kai caressed the gem. “Take it!” Jon Arryn said, disgustingly. “Take it! But deliver me to the castle. Robert needs me, boy. If it is gold you want, then gold you will get. Just let me go.”

“I am going out, my lord,” Kai said, his gaze deepening in contemplation. “I will bring more food and water. There’s still ample bread and wine here if you get hungry.”

“Don’t leave me!” the Hand shouted. “No, I beg you! Don’t leave me!”

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By now Kai knew it wasn’t fear that was making Jon Arryn say these things, but Duty. The old man had been begging Kai to let him go to Robert. Kai couldn’t take the chances, though. Not when the chaos up in the city would bring him nothing but more benefits.

“I will come back.”

Jon Arryn licked his lips as their eyes matched. He must have seen some truth in them. “OK,” the Hand nodded. “Where are you going?”

“To the queen.”

The three words were nothing but thunderous blows of a hammer. Something must have snapped in the old man’s mind, for his right hand lunged at Kai’s throat. Kai grinned again, his hand shooting out, gripping both Jon Arryn’s wrist. “No!” Jon Arryn bellowed. “She will kill my son. You don’t know her.”

“Haha!” Kai chuckled. “Trust me, my lord. She won’t do any such thing. But I can’t go empty-handed to her. And just the ring won’t mean much. Not to this queen, I think.”

“What… what are you doing?” Jon Arryn demanded. But Kai had already put the old man’s right hand under his knee. He put the torch against the wall, and using his free hand and leg, Kai unsheathed the longsword. Under the horrified eyes of Jon Arryn, the sword descended like a cleaver.

“Ahhhhhhh!”

“It’s OK, my lord,” Kai said, storing the finger in his pocket. “The cut is clean. Press the cloth against it. I am leaving some wine and a kettle. Boil it, and wash the wound with it. You know the rest, I hope. I will bring you something to ease the pain. Don’t you worry, I won’t let you die.”

Jon Arryn looked at Kai as if he was a beast himself. Drool was dripping out of his mouth as long, slimy threads. “Huff!” the Hand panted, his eyes turning red in pain and anger. “Monster! You have no honor! I curse the moment I took you into my service.”

“Now-” Kai tried to soothe Jon Arryn’s raging emotions, but he broke off abruptly and looked over her shoulder. What was that?! Kai asked himself, every fiber of his muscles becoming tense. What was that sound?

“Coffinnnnnn….”

Coffin?! It’s coming from my left, Kai realized. Whatever it was, it became clearer as Kai left the opening and approached the tunnel.

“Koffinnnnn….”

The sound echoed, bouncing off the walls of the sewer. Kai killed the torch, and took out the sabers, disbelieving that the guards could have found them here so soon. As he left the opening, the sound changed. He still couldn’t see anything, though. Sometimes it seemed to come from up, and sometimes from the front.

The uncanny call thundered again, almost exploding Kai’s ears.

“KOFFINGGG!”

M.R.B. - Miscellaneous Rent Box

Time Detail: MC arrived in the random world on the noon of 1st day. He kidnapped Jon Arryn at night, and then spent the next day, night, and another noon in the sewers. (total time covered: around 48 hrs)

AN: Discord Data-

Royal Secret is already mentioned within the reference of the book

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Chapter 128 Chapter 77: Coffin?!. Time had no meaning in this place.
Kai had to rely on his instinct to guess that it was evening outside. They had spent over 30-33 hours here. Till now, no one had come down to the sewers. Though it was just a matter of time, Kai knew. They must have turned the city upside down by now, Kai thought. 1 day more, maybe 2, but they will come.
The day would have been boring, with all the choking smells and filth around them, if it weren’t for the extraordinary tale Jon Arryn had told Kai. The old man had persisted as long as old men could when it usually came to their sons and grandsons. Then he had broken down too, revealing all the details of the secret.
The notification that had followed then, was enough to make all this trouble worthwhile.
[
Congratulations Contestant Kai Stormborn…
You have achieved a Milestone
Milestone: Learn the secret of royal house Baratheon from a main-storyline Character
Milestone Rewards: Intelligence +1
]
Terse and to the point, Kai had called it. The single reward had been enough to make him laugh out loud.
“Haha!” Kai laughed, not for the first time. “I still can’t believe it. Brother and sister? Is everyone in the castle a fool, my lord? You, the king, and other councilors didn’t find even a hint in all these years? Tch-tch! Three children they got away with. Three!”
“Water…” a weary, broken voice came from Kai’s right. “Water, please!”
Kai had already stored some essentials in the M.R.B. before carrying out the kidnapping. The darkness within the sewers was enough to not let Jon Arryn from where he was taking out food and water. Bag? Chest? For all the old man cared, it could have been anything. Kai took out a leather water bottle and threw it at Jon Arryn.
Gulp! Gulp!!
Kai listened. And then he decided it was time. Time to go out. I can’t just sit here for the next five days, he reminded himself. To get power, I must take risks.
Kai took out a torch he had snatched from the wall and lit it up. The darkness receded like a scared prey, lighting up everything in their immediate surroundings. But there wasn’t much to see. Black gooey filth! It was everywhere. And, yes. Rats! Enormous rats!
“Fire!” Jon Arryn gasped. “If you could light the fire all this time, then why didn’t you?”
Kai grinned. “My lord, can you show me your hands?” Kai asked. He didn’t wait for the Hand to bring his hands up, though. Kai almost snatched Jon Arryn’s left hand and gazed at them. There were many rings on his old fingers, each with different gems. They glimmered soft yellow-gray under the flickering torch’s flame. Even the red one on his ring finger.
Kai caressed the gem. “Take it!” Jon Arryn said, disgustingly. “Take it! But deliver me to the castle. Robert needs me, boy. If it is gold you want, then gold you will get. Just let me go.”
“I am going out, my lord,” Kai said, his gaze deepening in contemplation. “I will bring more food and water. There’s still ample bread and wine here if you get hungry.”
“Don’t leave me!” the Hand shouted. “No, I beg you! Don’t leave me!”
By now Kai knew it wasn’t fear that was making Jon Arryn say these things, but Duty. The old man had been begging Kai to let him go to Robert. Kai couldn’t take the chances, though. Not when the chaos up in the city would bring him nothing but more benefits.
“I will come back.”
Jon Arryn licked his lips as their eyes matched. He must have seen some truth in them. “OK,” the Hand nodded. “Where are you going?”
“To the queen.”
The three words were nothing but thunderous blows of a hammer. Something must have snapped in the old man’s mind, for his right hand lunged at Kai’s throat. Kai grinned again, his hand shooting out, gripping both Jon Arryn’s wrist. “No!” Jon Arryn bellowed. “She will kill my son. You don’t know her.”
“Haha!” Kai chuckled. “Trust me, my lord. She won’t do any such thing. But I can’t go empty-handed to her. And just the ring won’t mean much. Not to this queen, I think.”
“What… what are you doing?” Jon Arryn demanded. But Kai had already put the old man’s right hand under his knee. He put the torch against the wall, and using his free hand and leg, Kai unsheathed the longsword. Under the horrified eyes of Jon Arryn, the sword descended like a cleaver.
“Ahhhhhhh!”
“It’s OK, my lord,” Kai said, storing the finger in his pocket. “The cut is clean. Press the cloth against it. I am leaving some wine and a kettle. Boil it, and wash the wound with it. You know the rest, I hope. I will bring you something to ease the pain. Don’t you worry, I won’t let you die.”
Jon Arryn looked at Kai as if he was a beast himself. Drool was dripping out of his mouth as long, slimy threads. “Huff!” the Hand panted, his eyes turning red in pain and anger. “Monster! You have no honor! I curse the moment I took you into my service.”
“Now-” Kai tried to soothe Jon Arryn’s raging emotions, but he broke off abruptly and looked over her shoulder. What was that?! Kai asked himself, every fiber of his muscles becoming tense. What was that sound?
“Coffinnnnnn….”
Coffin?! It’s coming from my left, Kai realized. Whatever it was, it became clearer as Kai left the opening and approached the tunnel.
“Koffinnnnn….”
The sound echoed, bouncing off the walls of the sewer. Kai killed the torch, and took out the sabers, disbelieving that the guards could have found them here so soon. As he left the opening, the sound changed. He still couldn’t see anything, though. Sometimes it seemed to come from up, and sometimes from the front.
The uncanny call thundered again, almost exploding Kai’s ears.
“KOFFINGGG!”

M.R.B. - Miscellaneous Rent Box
Time Detail: MC arrived in the random world on the noon of 1st day. He kidnapped Jon Arryn at night, and then spent the next day, night, and another noon in the sewers. (total time covered: around 48 hrs)
AN: Discord Data-

Royal Secret is already mentioned within the reference of the book

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