Ser Brynden couldn't help but sigh and slowly said, "House Frey is indeed a relatively 'young' noble house in the Seven Kingdoms. He hates ancient bloodlines the most, hates them treating House Frey as upstarts. He hates that Duke Jon Arryn was unwilling to foster his grandson, and even more that my brother (the Duke of Riverrun) refused to let Edmure (the heir to Riverrun) marry his daughter. Now, although you did not intentionally break the marriage pact with House Frey, you are still rubbing salt in Lord Frey's wounds."
He continued, "A furious Lord Frey will divide the kingdom of the King of the North and the King of the Trident in two. His The Twins can achieve this, and Lannister will be very happy to support him."
Robb pursed his lips and remained silent for a while, then said with frustration, "I thought fighting was the hardest… but besides fighting, I seem to have messed up everything else."
"You are already much better than most people by realizing your oversights, my child."
Ser Brynden leaned forward slightly and continued, "Since His King wishes to properly compensate Lord Frey, let us do our best."
Robb frowned in thought for a moment and said, "I want to compensate him to the best of my ability. I believe there must be something that can soothe Lord Frey's wounded pride."
Ser Brynden's hoarse and deep voice resounded: "Things are difficult to achieve, but… a person can."
Robb raised his eyebrows and asked, "A person? Which person?"
Ser Brynden quickly replied, "That person who, by being too clever, ruined your battle plan…"
After a pause, he continued, "Your Uncle, Edmure Tully."
A light flashed in Robb's eyes. After a moment's pause, he frowned slightly: "This… might be unfair to Uncle. After all, he is the heir to the Duke of Riverrun."
Ser Brynden shook his head slightly and said, "Child, if we lose this war, you know very well what the outcome will be. Tully and Stark are family, and every member of the family has a responsibility. We must work together to protect the family's honor."
Robb stared at Ser Brynden for a while, then nodded slightly, saying, "I will talk to my grandfather and Uncle."
Ser Brynden shook his head again and said, "Hurry. My brother has been ill for a long time. If he can facilitate this matter, Lord Frey will feel much better. There is Greyjoy's fleet at sea, they are enemies. We must return to Riverrun before Lannister completely blocks our retreat. The Riverlands are your battlefield, My King."
After a moment of silence, Robb slowly nodded and said, "Thank you for your wise counsel. I will immediately convene a war council. Before leaving the Westerlands… I want to send a gift to Tywin Lannister."
Seeing Robb about to rise, Ser Brynden reached out and held him, saying, "King Robb, I have another suggestion that I hope you will permit."
Under Robb's questioning gaze, he continued, "I hope you hold your wedding with Jeyne in Riverrun, not now."
Robb gazed at Ser Brynden and said, "I have already announced this matter to everyone. As King, I cannot…"
At this point, he opened his mouth, then suddenly sighed and fell silent for a moment, saying, "I want to hear your reasons."
Ser Brynden slowly said, "First, finalize the marriage between House Tully and House Frey, then hold the wedding. This is the King's sincerity."
He continued, "Everyone knows that House Frey followed you to the Westerlands. If you make a slight concession to consider House Frey's feelings, they will have no choice but to be grateful to you, and everyone will love a benevolent King even more."
King Robb frowned tightly and said, "But… I have already promised Jeyne. I promised to marry her immediately."
Brynden's tone was kind: "If you truly love her, then help her properly wear the queen's crown. She also needs everyone's love and respect."
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When King Robb announced that his wedding with Jeyne would be postponed, Black Walder, who was rumored to be fiercely stomping on the direwolf banner in the Frey camp, was dragged back to his tent by other Freys.
Five days later, Kevan Lannister received news that the House Stark-Tully forces were withdrawing from the Westerlands, and his brother, Tywin Lannister, had ordered him to keep Robb Stark in the Westerlands until his reinforcements arrived.
To prevent King Robb from escaping Lannister's Westerlands, Kevan Lannister, who had been holding strong at every point, had to hastily gather over 5,000 soldiers to delay the march of the House Stark-Tully forces, so that he would have more time to strengthen the defenses near Golden Tooth and block the land route from the Westerlands to the Riverlands.
However, the Lannister Army, which had just gathered at a camp near Sarsfield (located south of the River Road, northeast of Casterly Rock, and southwest of Golden Tooth), was suddenly ambushed by the North Cavalry and suffered a crushing defeat. Ser Kevan's third son, Martin Lannister, became Robb Stark's prisoner.
After this battle, Kevan Lannister was powerless to stop the House Stark-Tully forces, who had plundered much wealth, from leaving the Westerlands.
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