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

Chapter 508 Prelude to War

Chapter 508 Prelude to War
"Adam, you did a great job."

"I owe you a favor for your bravery."

"..."

Climax City, Nine-bill Hall.

The sea snake was leaning on a crutch, with his hand on the shoulder of the silver-haired, dark-skinned young man, thanking him solemnly.

Adam faced the Lord and humbly said, "My Lord, this is what I should do."

"No, you did what no one else dared to do."

The sea snake's eyes revealed a hint of pride as it carefully observed the handsome guy in front of it.

Adam was dressed simply, clutching the corner of his clothes helplessly, his eyes wandering and he didn't dare to look him in the eye.

He looks like a simple young boy.

As expected of him...

The sea snake quickly stopped thinking and looked around vigilantly.

Central lobby.

Rhaegar had not had time to change out of his black robes as he was talking to his wife Rhaenys and Captain Erik of the Iron Guard.

"The children are all right, only Rhaena is frightened."

Rhaenys had a sad face and sighed deeply, "Both sisters were frightened to death, and Benilla was crying the whole time."

Such a big thing happened and neither of his biological parents was around.

Even the strong-willed Benilla couldn't help but shed tears.

As a grandmother, she felt particularly sad.

"Ask Bellrondo to accompany them. Children are more empathetic."

Rhaegar's expression remained calm, his eyes fixed on Ilic's face: "Sir, what do you want to say?"

Ilic gritted his teeth secretly and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry this happened."

I thought it was on Chaotou Island, which was almost like the royal family’s second home.

The crime of treason to openly assassinate the royal bloodline actually happened.

Looking directly at His Majesty, Eric straightened his chest and tried his best to make up for it: "Sir Cole killed seven assassins and was seriously injured for it, but fortunately he was not seriously injured."

Rhaegar treated him coldly and was not interested.

Eric quickly changed his words: "In order to protect the little princes, I assigned Alec, Lorente, and Stephen to the three princes in turn. Such incidents will never happen again in the future."

Cole was very brave and blocked most of the assassins by himself.

But no matter how heroic an act is, it cannot offset the mistakes made carelessly.

If the little prince Meka had not sacrificed his egg to protect himself, a big mistake would have been made.

Not to mention Prince Baelon and Lady Rhaena who were nearly killed.

When Rhaegar heard this, he was annoyed and relieved, and his voice was cold: "Before dark, I want to see the heads of all the assassins."

"I promise!"

Ilic said firmly: "The assassins shouted the harpy, but they were not the Sons of the Harpy of Slaver's Bay, but a group of illegal mercenaries."

The Sons of the Harpy all wear golden masks as a symbol of their faith in the Harpy.

The assassin that appeared was definitely not that simple.

Tread...

As soon as he finished speaking, two figures walked into the hall one after another.

Alec walked very fast, holding a dark red dragon egg in his hand.

Baelon followed closely, holding the dragon compass in both hands.

The two men walked up to Rhaegar, and Alec presented the dragon egg to him: "Your Majesty, the assassin who stole the little prince's dragon egg has been executed on a cargo ship bound for Braavos."

"Father, a compass."

Baeron took a slight breath and held up the dragon compass like a treasure.

The two followed orders and searched for the lost dragon eggs.

Rhaegar took the two items and told Alec: "The Tidehead Island will be completely blocked, the Gluttons will patrol the Throat, and any suspicious ships that venture out to sea will be sunk."

"Yes!" Alec patted his chest and saluted, then hurriedly left.

Rhaegar's eyes flickered as he stroked the dragon egg in his hand, his thoughts turning: "The men and horses of Slaver's Bay, the ships of Braavos."

I don’t know whether it’s true or not, but it must be related.

The sea snake said goodbye to Adam, walked up to him with a serious expression, and was about to speak: "Your Majesty."

"Be quiet, Master Corliss."

Rhaegar waved his hand to interrupt, staring into the other's eyes with disappointment. "My child was assassinated in the Velaryon family. You don't need to say anything now."

"His Majesty……"

The sea snake was stunned and wanted to explain.

Someone is faster.

There was a commotion in the castle, and screams of maids and servants could be heard everywhere.

Sir Lorent led the guards to search Gaochao City inside and out.

Without waiting for the sea snake to explain, he used a chain to bring the five Velaryon members who had been tortured during the day into the hall.

The five people had disheveled hair and different injuries on their hands and feet.

Nails are pulled out and finger bones are picked out.

With a rag stuffed with herbs stuffed in his mouth, he was dragged through the gate like a dog.

Rhaegar narrowed his eyes slightly and clenched his hand that was not holding the dragon egg into a fist behind his back.

Lorent stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, the truth has been revealed. The five thieves secretly contacted the remnants of the Three Women's Kingdom in Slaver's Bay, intending to assassinate Lady Renia, committing treason."

"Collaboration?"

The sea snake's face changed suddenly, thinking about the inexplicable ambush during its patrol in the disputed area.

Rhaegar sneered: "Lord Corliss, Velaryon is truly a hidden dragon."

The sea snake's head swelled, and it staggered in disbelief: "My two nephews died in the war with the Three Women's Kingdom. They..."

They even dared to commit treason and contact the enemy who killed their blood relatives.

Rega said: "The kingdom has long been the target of public criticism for occupying the disputed land."

He walked around the sea snake that was in self-doubt and begged for a long sword.

The sword was swung, but there was no feeling.

Rhaegar's eyes flicked to the side, staring at a bloodstained drumstick displayed on a stone pillar.

"If my child is frightened by this, no one will live."

He reached out and took the three-foot-long drumstick, and the sound was as cold as a northern winter.

Just as he was about to take action, a beautiful figure hurried over.

Rhaegar took a careful look and paused.

Helena, wearing a blue silk dress, hurried into the hall, holding the wilted Meka in her arms.

"What's up with him?"

Rhaegar hid the drumstick behind his back.

Helena lowered her head, hugged Meka tightly, and muttered: "Did you catch it?"

Meka lay in her aunt's arms, her head resting on her delicate snow-white neck, looking back with tearful eyes.

This scene fell into Rhaegar's eyes, and he felt a slight pain in the warmth.

Rhaenyra is taking care of a pair of adopted daughters and usually pays more attention to the Baelon brothers.

Meka is the youngest son and has a lonely personality.

On the contrary, he is closer to Helena.

After Meka returned to Climax City, he was taken away by Helena who had heard the news.

Rhaegar held up the dark red dragon egg and smiled: "Don't be afraid, the bad guys paid the price, and the dragon egg was not lost."

Helena perked up and patted her nephew's butt: "Look, your dragon egg."

Now that the dragon egg is found, my nephew will stop crying.

As expected, Maika stopped crying and stared at the dragon egg that he had given away with his own hands.

There was an inexplicable sadness in his big blue eyes.

Rhaegar was stunned, thinking that his youngest son was blaming himself, and he comforted him softly: "No one blames you. In your father's eyes, you are more precious than any dragon eggs." The little guy was very smart and knew that he had to spend money to buy his life.

When he was a child, he was stranded on the Crab Claw Peninsula and had to condescend to negotiate with the savages.

This subcategories him!

"No~"

Meka shook his head, his eyes full of sadness, and pretended to be strong: "I gave the dragon egg away, it won't recognize me anymore."

In other words.

The moment he saw the dragon egg again, he felt that he would never be able to make the egg hatch.

This is the price that one has to pay.

Rhaegar was full of doubts and felt that his youngest son was not lying.

Helena stroked Meka's back gently, rested her forehead against his little head, and whispered, "Shh, don't cry, you will only change your path."

Maeka wiped away the tears from his eyes, took one last look at the dark red dragon egg, and shrunk back to his aunt's neck: "Sorry, I can't have it anymore."

The aunt and niece get along surprisingly well.

Seeing this, Rhaegar just sighed and handed the dragon egg to Baelon: "Take my brother down, father still has things to deal with."

"give it to me."

Baeron patted his chest and took his brother from his aunt's arms.

Meka tried to get down to the ground and walk on his own, but was easily carried away by his brother, who was three years older than him.

"The dragon eggs should be kept by the dragon keeper."

Watching the two brothers leave, Rhaegar threw the dragon egg to Ilic, picked up the drumstick and approached Marentin Velaryon aggressively.

"Woo~~"

All five Velaryons had their tongues pulled out and could only whimper in fear.

Malendin opened his eyes wide, shook his head frantically, and knelt on the ground trying to beg for mercy.

Bang!
Hammers hit drums, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

Rhaegar had an expressionless face as he crushed the sticky brain matter and walked to the next one.

"Ugh..."

The other party kowtowed heavily, roared and screamed like a madman, and even wanted to bite the trouser legs of Uncle Sea Snake.

"Your Majesty, should we send them..."

Bang!
Half of the head flew out and landed at the feet of the sea snake.

The sea snake held back its proposal for public execution, its pupils trembling as it gritted its teeth and retreated.

Rhaegar's face was facing him, and spots of blood stained his porcelain-white skin, like brilliant plum blossoms.

The sea snake only took one look and shuddered all over, realizing what it felt like to be in hell.

"Master Corliss, did I ask you to speak?"

Rhaegar feigned confusion and shook the sticky substance off his drumstick.

The sea serpent was in a dilemma and had no answer at all.

At the critical moment, Rhaenys stood in front of her husband and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, Corliss just thinks this is detrimental to your dignity."

"Besides, they have already admitted their mistakes. Perhaps they can be given a chance to atone for their sins in a black robe."

Collis had a complicated look in his eyes, as his wife spoke his true feelings.

I couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

"Woo~~"

The only three remaining Velaryons nodded repeatedly, their eyes full of a desire to live.

Rather than die, it is better to live on the Great Wall.

Rhaegar stopped moving and glanced back and forth between the sea serpent and Rhaenys.

After a while, he sighed softly.

As if he had been persuaded.

Rhaenys's brows relaxed as she advised, "The assassins are from Slaver's Bay. We should send a message to Daemon to be prepared."

Bang!
Just as he finished speaking, a head that looked like a rotten watermelon flew into the air.

Rega kept swinging the hammer, looking regretful: "Sorry, I hit my neck."

puff-

The head was missing, and the headless body with a white spine shaking fell backwards.

Rhaegar turned around and threw the drumstick to the stunned Sir Lorent, saying coldly: "Take the remaining two away and execute them according to the tradition of the Bolton family in the North!"

"His Majesty?"

Lothren hesitated and wanted to persuade him.

The traditional methods of the Bolton family had long been banned and were resisted by many nobles and common people.

"Go!"

Rhaegar had a cold face and didn't want to listen to the advice.

His child was nearly killed.

Stop talking nonsense and make the abuser feel heartbroken first.

Lorent didn't dare to say anything more and ordered his men to drag away the three corpses and the two half-stupid and half-crazy Valerians.

The hall regained some peace.

Rhaegar tilted his head and stared at the sea snake with its eyes closed in deep thought: "It's not that they know they are wrong, but they are afraid of punishment."

The sea serpent remained silent, so Rhaenys spoke up: "You are right, Your Majesty."

The matter has come to this, and it is useless to say more.

Rhaegar didn't care what they thought and increased the punishment: "Their families will be detained and sent to serve in Winterfell. Lord Creggan will receive them personally."

It is worth mentioning that just two years ago, the adult Cregan Stark fell out with his uncle the Regent and regained control of Winterfell.

He went to King's Landing specifically to talk to Rhaegar about the relationship between king and subject.

After saying this, the sea snake suddenly opened its eyes, revealing strong protest.

The five nephews were guilty, so they died.

Implicating family members and sending them to the North is not only a smear on the Velaryon family, but also a great weakening of the Velaryon bloodline.

Lei Jia said calmly: "Do you have any opinions?"

The sea snake had something stuck in its throat, and its voice was hoarse: "There is a mastermind behind this. Before the storm hits, wise sailors should not abandon all available resources."

Slaver's Bay, Volantis, Braavos...

All forces on the continent of Essos are potential enemies of the Iron Throne.

Rhaegar agreed and said, "Yes, but I am not a sailor. I am Rhaegar Targaryen I, the king on dragonback."

After saying that, he passed by the sea snake.

"Slaver's Bay is too far, so let's pick a suspect and start with him."

"This is called killing the chicken to scare the monkey!"

Ignoring the stunned sea snake couple, Leiga strode out of the hall.

Helena watched the whole process and followed slowly.

……

The first thing Rhaegar did when he went out was to find Aemond who was hiding in the room pretending to be dead.

This guy lost face in a brothel and locked himself in his room to process it.

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