Game of Thrones: I became a crown prince for a day.

Chapter 500 Every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite
Climax City.

Led by the guards, we walked into the castle courtyard, where we saw several sturdy old trees taking root and the whole yard was covered with withered yellow leaves.

At first glance, it looks quite cold and lonely.

Rhaegar looked out over the castle, searching for a familiar figure.

The door opened quietly and several silver-haired figures ran out excitedly.

Darren ran ahead happily, opened his arms and hugged, "Brother, you are finally here."

"His Majesty!……"

Benilla and Renia lagged behind slightly, bowing with smiles on their faces.

Rhaegar patted his younger brother's back, only to hear a dull thump. He said with satisfaction, "Not bad, you've become much stronger."

"I train often with Master Sea Snake."

Darren had a clear voice and a royal demeanor.

"There is still a lot of practice to do. Don't be proud."

With a smile in his eyes, Rhaegar looked carefully at his younger brother whom he had taught.

Darren is now 12 years old and has become a young boy.

He has been studying hard since childhood and has read a wide range of books.

Rhaegar was afraid that this boy would follow in the footsteps of Vaegon the Dragonless, so he took advantage of the sea serpent's request and sent him to Tidehead Island to serve as a cupbearer at the beginning of the year.

Sea Snake is indeed a veteran who has traveled all over the world, and he has trained Darren very well.

Aegon and Aemond came closer, mostly asking how each other was doing.

Rainier also adopted a pair of daughters to build relationships with.

"Is this the little sister mentioned in the letter?"

Benilla looked at the swaddling clothes curiously and poked the little one's face with a finger.

"Woo~"

Visenya was sleeping soundly, and she turned her head away with a wronged look.

"Can you let me hug you?"

Renia's heart melted at the sight of him, and she couldn't wait to hug him.

Looking at the two considerate adopted daughters, Rhaenyra was very pleased and carefully reminded them, "Be gentle and don't wake her up."

The daughter is not like the three sons.

Including Meka, her three sons were still in their cradles and riding dragons with her, and each of them was giggling with joy.

Only my daughter, the dragon's back is more like another cradle, where she sleeps soundly.

After the greetings, Darren led the way instead of the guards and said quickly, "Aunt is waiting for us, please come in."

……

Nine-walled hall.

An hour later, the royal family appeared here.

After riding a dragon, one must change into a set of clean and odorless clothes.

As soon as you enter.

The sea snake was shirtless, lying on the armrest of the driftwood throne, allowing the maester to remove the gauze.

Lei Jia looked closely and saw that the gauze was soaked with blood and the surface was sticky with pus.

Hearing someone entering the hall, the sea snake raised its face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, and its thick lips were bloodless.

"His Majesty!"

Seeing the identity of the visitor, the sea snake waved his hand to let the scholar leave and was about to stand up and salute.

"Collis."

Rhaenys stepped aside, trying to stop her husband's rash behavior.

"I'm not that fragile yet."

The sea serpent's voice was dry as it struggled to walk down from the driftwood throne.

Rhaegar looked sideways, with no intention of stopping him.

"Your presence brings honor to Climax City, Your Majesty."

The sea snake hung its head and slowly knelt on one knee.

Looking down from a high vantage point, Rega was able to see the other party's injuries clearly.

There was a knife wound on the back, running from the left shoulder to the right lower abdomen, with the ribs faintly visible.

Apart from this, there are mostly minor scars on the body surface.

Rhaegar's heart skipped a beat, and he bent down to help him up, and asked with concern: "Aren't you patrolling the disputed area? How did you get so seriously injured?"

The sea serpent's eyes were as dark as water, and he said angrily, "It's a group of pirates from Volantis, working with the slave fleet in Slaver Bay."

The opponent threw out the bait, and the careless sea snake took the bait.

Encountered a malicious ambush.

"Slaver's Bay is involved?"

Hearing this, Rhaegar winked at Aemond and said seriously, "It must be the remnants of the Three Women's Kingdom, who have come up with other ideas in collusion with Volantis."

Aemond held the hilt of his sword with one hand, his expression grim. "The waterway to the disputed land has been established. Ships from Volantis and Slaver's Bay will have to pay tolls. A war for resources is inevitable."

"It's better to avoid fighting."

Aegon stood on tiptoe and analyzed rationally: "We still owe the Iron Bank a loan. Once the war starts, our economy will regress by ten years."

Having been the master of the Shijie Islands for many years, he has developed a good sense of calculation.

I have a scale in my heart to measure how much money I can make.

Emond was dismissive: "It's only a matter of time. They are a bunch of clowns."

"Listen to Lord Corliss's advice first. He is the one who faces the enemy directly."

Rhaegar raised his hand to stop the brothers from arguing.

The sea serpent was weak and rational, "I agree with Prince Aemond. They need to be taught a lesson."

Aemond puffed out his chest, radiating confidence. "Give me a fleet, and the sheep thieves and I can burn the enemy to ashes."

After years of getting along, the man and the dragon have developed a tacit understanding.

His combat capability is close to that of first-line dragon riders such as Rhaegar and Daemon.

Without even raising his head, Rega still remembered the purpose of coming here, and said perfunctorily: "There will be a chance, don't be impatient."

He had been thinking about the wild baby dragons in the sea of ​​smoke for a long time, but he hadn't waited until now.

After becoming king, he understood more clearly that war should not be started easily.

The treasury is empty!

What's more, the Free Trade Cities such as Braavos and Pentos are keeping their eyes on the Targaryens, fearing the reappearance of another Free Fortress Empire.

The Targaryens spread their base too wide and got stuck in the disputed area of ​​shipping between the east and west continents of Essos.

If we start a war rashly, we will suffer too many unknown attacks.

There are many dragons, so you need to consider defending the city-state.

The foundation built with many years of hard work cannot be allowed to be destroyed by the enemy's sneak attack.

If you want to fight, you have to find a suitable opportunity.

The current Rega is both ruthless and steady.

After perfunctorily handling the matter, Rhaegar took the initiative to help the sea serpent back to the driftwood throne, showing a small kindness.

The sea snake's movements were stiff, and the corners of its mouth twitched in pain. The scholar did not hesitate and quickly applied medicine and bandaged it.

Rhaegar asked, "Lord Corliss, do you know why I came?"

The sea snake froze with its teeth bared, and said with a dark face: "There are a few crazy people in the family. I will negotiate with them first."

Rhaenys rolled her eyes and pulled off the fig leaf: "Your nephews have been secretly buying people's hearts while you were away."

"I will discuss it in detail."

The sea snake was full of helplessness and gave his wife an unsatisfactory answer.

Rhaenys sneered and shook her head.

Seeing this, Rhaegar knew that there would be a small meeting inside Velaryon, so he said goodbye: "You should take care of yourself, and we will go to the island for a walk."

This is what aristocratic families are like.

As the chief of the tribe, the sea snake will first negotiate with the tribe members to discuss a suitable solution.

After all, the family needs these direct blood relatives, nephews.

Rega knew this and did not break the situation immediately.

It will be his turn to take action only after the sea snake and his nephews fail to reach an agreement.

His visit to Chaotou Island this time was mainly to serve as a deterrent.

The sea snake was still applying medicine, so it was inconvenient to stay any longer. "Your Majesty, thank you for taking the trouble to come here. Prince Darren will take you to see the characteristics of Hull Town and Spice Town."

Rhaegar had no objection and nodded politely to Rhaenys again.

Rhaenys called him over, showing her care for him like a family: "I heard that Rhaenyra has given birth. There is still one dragon egg that Melias laid last time. Do you want to put it in the cradle of the newborn?"

Rhaegar declined. "Don't bother. Baelon and Aemon will pick a green dragon egg from Syrax's clutch."

Both female dragons have laid dragon eggs this year.

Melias was a lazy person and laid a clutch of dragon eggs before Maekar was born.

There are two dragon eggs in total, both inherited the dark red color of the mother.

Rhaenys was personally assigned to King's Landing to hand it over to the royal family.

In order to thank his aunt, Rega also shared his joy of having a son.

One was placed in Meka's cradle and the other was left for her aunt to store.

Not of House Velaryon, of course.

Syracuse is more powerful.

Two clutches of eggs are laid in six years.

The first nest had two eggs, and the second nest just recently had three eggs in total.

Rhaenys didn't force it after hearing that. She shook her head and laughed, "Visenya is paired with a green dragon egg. It's really a blessing from fate."

Rhaegar laughed as well: "It all depends on the children's wishes. The hatching of dragon eggs also depends on probability."

"Baeron's dragon eggs haven't hatched yet?"

Rhaenys suddenly thought of it and asked incredulously.

Aemon's dragon eggs hatched on the day they were born, and now the dragonlets are almost reaching sub-adulthood.

Belron's dragon egg did not respond for a long time.

"It doesn't matter. He has his own ideas. I asked him."

Rhaegar had an idea in mind, so he mentioned Maekar: "Maekar's dragon eggs may be difficult to hatch. I'm thinking of waiting until he's a few years older to try to tame a baby dragon."

Strange to say.

He had six children. Apart from the lack of dragon eggs and the newly born Visenya, only one of his three sons had a hatched dragon egg.

What a waste of the pure dragon blood inherited from him.

If it weren't for the fact that all the children had silver hair and purple eyes, it would be hard not to suspect that there was some kind of invisible genetic inheritance between Dragonborn and ordinary people.

"That's a good idea. Even I am jealous of the baby dragons in the dragon's lair."

Rhaenys agreed.

Blizzard and Thrax were hatched first, as well as the violent black dragon.

Just looking at their appearance, each one of them looks mighty and majestic.

After a few words of small talk, Rhaegar formally said goodbye.

Rhaenys was very enthusiastic and escorted her nephews and nieces all the way out of Jiubi Hall.

After so many years, the relationship between the Targaryen and Velaryon families has been restored.

Part of the reason.

It was Rhaegar who followed the advice and named his second son Aemon, which deeply touched his aunt who had just experienced the pain of losing a son.

……

After Rhaegar and his group left.

Rhaenys walked back to her husband and sighed softly, "Why didn't you ask Daemon and Laena to accompany you? You almost didn't come back."

"Damon?"

Speaking of his son-in-law and former ally, Sea Snake sneered: "He is obsessed with women all day long. I am afraid that he will die in a woman's belly."

After all, he is a second son, and he loses his mind when he gets power.

Even if the other party is a prince, he can still gain the reputation of the Ranger Prince.

Rhaenys remained silent, staring into her husband's eyes.

The sea snake was annoyed by being stared at, and said in a muffled voice: "Lanar is guarding Rees, and her life is not easy either."

Finally, Rhaenys's expression changed, and she laughed at herself, "Yes, Rhaenyia's eligibility for inheritance has been questioned. For such a big matter, her adoptive parents came forward, and her biological parents were not present."

This time it was the sea snake's turn to comfort his wife, saying against his will: "Lanna is still young and can always solve difficulties."

"maybe."

Rhaenys no longer had any hope.

……

The former site of Gaochao City.

An old castle located in the southeast of Chaotou Island, which has been abandoned for decades.

It is built against the cliff coast, with stone mixed with plaster materials.

This was the original seat of House Velaryon.

After the Sea Serpent made several voyages and brought back countless jewels and treasures, it chose a site to build the present Climax City.

The old castle, which was damp, gloomy and leaky on all sides, was abandoned.

After the marriage with Rhaenys, the old site was transformed into a temporary dragon's lair.

at this time,

Benilla, wearing a black dragon riding suit, took the lead and walked to the temporary dragon cave.

Baelon and Aemon followed closely behind.

The gentle Renia walked behind, holding the youngest, Maekar.

"Hiss!"

A hissing sound was heard, deliberately scaring a group of little guys.

Baeron cast his gaze.

Then, a magnificent dragon with cobalt blue scales slowly crawled out from the stone cave on the sea side of the temporary dragon's lair.

(End of this chapter)