Game of Thrones: Roar of the Dragon

Chapter 106 Kneeling, News

The Dragon Lair in King's Landing on the fourth day after the Oldtown was burned down by Jacaerys's dragon.

Hooray, hooray!
A huge scarlet dragon shadow and a miniature light green dragon shadow flew in from the southwest, and then landed outside a charred dragon cave.

After the high temperature burning of various dragon flames during the decisive battle in King's Landing, the entire Rhaenys Hill was barren and part of the ground even appeared to be in a state of glass.

But the dragon cave dome was indeed built according to the standard of captive dragons. Apart from the circular pit cut out by Womax, the main building was intact.

The scarlet dragon shadow was naturally the Red Queen Melias, but besides Rhaenys, there was also the recovered Benilla sitting on its dragon saddle.

The light green dragon that flew with him was Moon Dancer, who had flown alone from King's Landing to Tidehead Island in search of Bernilla.

Rhaenys took Bernilla and jumped off the Red Queen's dragon saddle. The dragon guards who had been waiting immediately stepped forward to guide Melias and Moon Dancer into the dragon's lair.

Because these dragon guards had been hiding in underground dragon caves, there were basically no casualties.

After sitting in the carriage heading to the Red Castle without saying a word, Rhaenys took the opportunity to take off her dragon-riding gloves, armor and other miscellaneous things while thinking about how to put it.

To be honest, when she returned to Tidehead Island in anger because she failed to save Darren, she had already planned to ignore the mess of the Black Gang.

But she didn't expect that the less she restrained and disciplined him, the more her so-called 'grandson' would become like a wanton dragon.

She received the news and flew back from Oldtown with Benila, no, it should be said that it was the mouth of the Wine River.

Because apart from a large amount of building debris and floating corpses on the water, there was no trace of the old town at all.

Rhaenyra has been confirmed dead, and Daemon has not returned yet.

Now Jakaris not only holds the power of the Black Party, but he also manages to control three dragons by himself through unknown means.

The more Rhaenys thought about it, the more exhausted she felt. But if she allowed him to do whatever he wanted, the Seven Kingdoms would probably be turned upside down.

She had been dreaming about some scenes of dragon destruction every night recently, and she didn't know if this was the dragon dream passed down by the Targaryen family.

“Grandma, don’t think too much.

Queen Rhaenyra was slain by Aemond, and Jacaerys's vengeance on the Hightowers was justified."

Seeing that Rhaenys remained silent, Benilla spoke first to break the slightly weird atmosphere in the carriage.

“Yes, his revenge against the Hightowers was indeed justified.

But wasn't it enough to destroy their towering tower? They even burned down the Citadel, the Starry Cathedral, and even the entire Old Town.

Benila, do you know how many people there are in Oldtown? Nearly 300,000!
And it is not known whether there are 30,000 people who finally survived this disaster.

Even Maegor the Cruel had brutally suppressed the cult's armed forces.

He just flew over the sky of Old Town on his dragon and threatened to burn the Starry Cathedral to the ground, but he didn't actually take any action!"

After hearing what her granddaughter said, Renis finally couldn't help but speak out the many words that were weighing down her heart.

“The civilians affected by the war are indeed pitiful.

But there was no way, because their lord family chose to become the enemy of Jakaris?

Anyway, in my opinion, Jakaris can do nothing wrong! "

Benilla made her position clear with just one sentence.

"You...ah, I don't know how to explain to you the serious consequences of this incident.

Now I just hope Damon can come back soon!"

Looking at her granddaughter who seemed to be bewitched by Jacaerys' magic, Rhaenys shook her head and sighed.

"Your Highness, we have arrived at the Red Castle."

Not long after, the driver stopped the carriage and reported that they had arrived at their destination.

Squeak!

Benilla opened the car door and got out first, then very sensibly reached out to help Renis.

"So good...Oh, damn Jakaris!"

Rhaenys wanted to smile and praise Benilla for her thoughtfulness, but her eyes suddenly caught sight of the wall of the Red Castle.

All I saw were rows of figures hanged on the walls of the Red Fort. A quick glance revealed that there were at least forty or fifty people.

Rhaenys, who once mingled in the power center of the Red Castle, saw many familiar faces among these corpses. They were basically royal nobles who supported the Green Party.

Among the rows of corpses, there were two living people hanging on both sides of the Red Fort's gate, standing out from the crowd.

The man on the left is Alicent Hightower's brother and former Lord Commander of the Gold Cloaks, Galwyn Hightower.

The man on the right is the former Chief Inquisitor and Chief of Intelligence, Larry 'Bentfoot' Strong.

As if to deliberately humiliate them, the two Green Party members, whose hands were hung, were completely naked.

Especially Laris, many citizens of King's Landing who were watching the fun were pointing and talking about his naturally twisted and shriveled right leg.

The reason why Rhaenys couldn't help cursing out loud was not because of Galwen and Laris, but because of the many royal nobles who were hanged.

These nobles did support the Green Party before, but after the deaths of the main culprits such as Alison and Sir Otto, they took the initiative to surrender to the Black Party.

For noble captives like these, all that was needed was to make them swear allegiance again and pay an equal amount of ransom.

Jacaerys's current behavior is tantamount to breaking the rules that the nobles of the seven countries have agreed upon.

This is not how the Game of Thrones is played!

"Meet Princess Rhaenys!"

Just as Rhaenys was lost in thought with a livid face, a sturdy man with short black hair and wearing armor engraved with the family crest of a raven surrounding a weirwood came forward to greet her.

The burly man who greeted them was Samwell Blackwood, Lord of Raventree.

In the early stages of the Dance with the Dragons, it was he and Forrest Frey, Lord of the Twins, who stabilized the situation in the Riverlands.

"Lord Samwell, no need to be so polite!

Um, are you in charge of guarding the Red Keep?"

Rhaenys looked at Lord Samwell who was on duty with some surprise.

After all, given Jakaris's character, such work concerning his own safety should be handed over to his trusted guards.

"Well, thanks to His Majesty Jacaerys' trust, Lord Forester and I will be responsible for the guarding of the Red Castle and King's Landing respectively."

Lord Samwell looked excited as he said this.

After all, what Jakaris is doing now is equivalent to telling them that they will be rewarded commensurate with their trust after the war is completely over.

Hearing this, Rhaenys's expression brightened a lot.

At least Jacaerys is very good to the nobles who are loyal to the Black Party, and he will entrust them with important tasks to win them over.

After a few brief greetings, Rhaenys took Benilla into the Red Castle.

Earl Samwell called on his soldiers to take Larris and the other two down, give them water and let them rest.

After all, His Majesty Jacaerys had specifically instructed that they should be allowed to live as long as possible.

When Rhaenys and the other arrived at the throne room, Jacaerys was sitting high up on the Iron Throne. A group of people were kneeling or standing at the bottom of the steps of the Iron Throne.

Rhaenys did not ask the guard at the gate to read out her name loudly, but instead took the hand of Bernilla, whose eyes were almost tearful after they had not seen each other for a long time, and joined the crowd of nobles on both sides of the throne hall of the sub-station from the side.

“…Your Majesty, we in Nvquan Town are willing to pay 7,000 gold royals and gems and pearls worth 4,000 gold royals as war compensation.

Lord Veris Mooton will also swear eternal loyalty to you!"

A brown-haired middle-aged man was kneeling on the ground, relaying his lord's compensation conditions.

Jacaerys nodded when he heard this, and replied in a soft voice, “Well, I remember Lord Villis.

Although he politely refused to submit to my mother, he at least wrote back to Storm's End.

Everyone makes wrong decisions sometimes, and I look forward to Earl Villiers renewing his oath of allegiance!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness.

I will ask the Earl to come to King's Landing as quickly as possible!"

The brown-haired middle-aged man immediately showed joy upon hearing this, and repeatedly thanked Jacaerys for his kindness.

This is not surprising, after all, there are now the disappeared old towns and the royal nobles who once firmly supported the Green Party as examples.

These nobles of the Seven Kingdoms who had previously refused to submit to Jacaerys felt as if a sword was hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any time.

After the brown-haired middle-aged man spoke, everyone's attention was focused on the last young knight.

This young blond knight, wearing scarlet angry lion armor, was the only one of the group standing proudly.

He bowed slightly and spoke in a very loud voice: "Your Majesty Jacaerys, my name is Lorien Lannister.

Today I am here as a messenger from Lord Jason Lannister to convey his sincere apologies to you.

Duke Jason is willing to pay 1 gold royals, 27.2 adult cattle and sheep, and bushels ( bushel is approximately equal to kilograms) of wheat as war compensation. Please forgive the mistakes made by the Lannister family before. "

Wow!
As soon as Lorien said this, the nobles watching in the throne room immediately burst into an uproar.

After all, most of the noble messengers before were compensated with a few thousand gold royals, and there were only a few messengers like the one from Nuquan Town who received tens of thousands of gold royals.

The Lannister family of the Westerlands spoke of such generosity right away, worthy of being one of the wealthiest families in the Seven Kingdoms.

But Jakaris didn’t care about the huge war compensation at all, and asked, “Rolyon, right?

Do you know what happened recently?
I really want to know what keeps you standing and talking to me like this."

"What happened recently? Oh, I have heard about your majesty's heroic feat of burning 300,000 people to death in Oldtown.

As for why I dare to stand and talk to you?

Because I am an official knight appointed by Earl Humphry Lefford of Golden Tooth City, and I never kill the weak.

Oh, and he’s also a courier who doesn’t even carry a weapon.”

The young blond knight seemed to be merely answering questions, but his words were mocking Jacaerys.

When two armies fight, do not kill the messenger!

This unwritten rule applies not only in the past life, but also in Westeros.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this stupid guy who was brainwashed by the biography of the knight is going to be in trouble."

In the crowd, Benilla shook her head and whispered to Rhaenys.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Jacaerys on the Iron Throne laughed happily and said, "Hahaha, I haven't heard such a funny joke in a long time.

Stone, send word to Jason Lannister.

The war reparations will be five times the amount just now. If you pay one bronze star less, I will wipe Casterly Rock off the map of the Seven Kingdoms.

Then have this manly fellow taken away, and the next time I see him he will be standing as high as the others kneeling.

By the way, let the Grand Secretary treat him seriously to stop the bleeding.

I am a law-abiding person and I never kill messengers!"

“No no no, you can’t do that.

I am a noble knight, and I am a messenger with a message!"

No matter how slow Rolien's reaction was, he could understand what "standing is the same height as others kneeling" meant.

He, who had originally looked so proud, immediately became panicked and kept repeating his identity.

Pfft!
Seeing Stone and several personal guards approaching, Lorien's legs softened, and he knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face, begging for mercy: "Your Majesty Jacaerys, I was wrong.

Please be merciful and I am willing to pay compensation for my recent slip of the tongue.

Three thousand gold dragons. No, five thousand gold dragons.

Please, don't cut off my legs!"

It was obvious that Rollien had no idea where he had gone wrong.

Afterwards, the young blond knight was dragged out of the throne room like a puddle of mud by Stone and others.

The messengers from various families who were kneeling on the floor in the throne room looked at each other, and were glad that they had been humble enough.

The burning of the old town by the dragon may really have serious negative impacts in the future, just as Rhaenys said.

But for now, this incident has produced only positive effects.

Today, this is the last group of Green nobles to send messengers to express their submission.

Now, with the exception of the Martells of Dorne and the Lannisters of the Westerlands, all the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms have bent the knee to Jacaerys and acknowledged his rule.

At least...that's what it looks like on the surface!
clap clap!

Jacaerys, sitting on the Iron Throne, first clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention.

Then he said in a calm and clear voice: “Well, today’s official government affairs have been handled.

I will chat with you for a while.”

"Aemond Targaryen, 'Kingslayer, Kinslayer, and False King', has been hiding somewhere since he burned down the Eyrie.

He's a dangerous lunatic with a dragon in his possession, capable of anything.

But you can rest assured in King's Landing, because Aemond is not stupid and will not come here to die.

Both Aemond and the dragon needed food supplies, so he would definitely go to towns or villages.

If anyone spotted this lunatic before the territory was attacked, please notify us as soon as possible.

Of course, this is not an order, it is entirely up to you all to do.”

Rhaenys in the crowd nodded secretly when she heard this, and praised Jacaerys for his clever move.

If he issues a mandatory order, it will still be a war between the Blacks and the Greens.

If these nobles who originally supported the Green Party betrayed Imond after changing their flags, they would definitely be criticized by other nobles behind their backs.

And Jacaerys was now telling them clearly that Aemond did not dare to come to King's Landing and act wildly.

As for whether you will be attacked by this madman, it depends on luck.

Finding Aemond and informing him of his whereabouts was not for Jacaerys, but for the safety of the nobles themselves.

Sure enough, when Jakaris waved them away.

These noble messengers swarmed towards the Red Castle's Crow's Nest.

The clever Benilla originally wanted to hide in the crowd, but suddenly gave Jakaris a surprise.

Unexpectedly, they had already been noticed by Jacaerys when they entered the throne room.

After witnessing Jacaerys's various methods, Rhaenys realized that she could not change the current situation by herself.

She simply used the excuse of sending Benilla and Moon Dancer to King's Landing to cover up her real purpose.

While Jacaerys and Baela reminisced, Rhaenys retired to her chambers in the royal chambers of Maegor's Holdfast to rest.

But when she walked to the door of Maegor's Holdfast, she happened to meet little Aegon squatting in the corner.

"Aegon, what are you doing squatting here?"

Hearing Rhaenys's question, little Aegon immediately turned around and answered in an innocent childish voice: "The puppy's hind leg is bleeding, and I am bandaging it."

When Renis heard this, she looked over and saw a puppy in the corner with its hind legs scratched by something.

"What a kind child!"

Rhaenys smiled and reached out to touch little Aegon's head, praised him, and then walked into Maegor's Holdfast.

Click!
When he was sure that she had gone upstairs, the innocent smile on little Aegon's face disappeared instantly.

He looked at the wailing puppy with cold eyes, stretched out his hands, grabbed its head and twisted it hard.

……

Eighteen days after the decisive battle of King's Landing, an army, most of whose soldiers were white-haired old men and holding direwolf flags, arrived at the Dragon Gate that was being rebuilt in King's Landing.

This belated army was naturally the Stark family army that marched south from the North.

Although it did not actually participate in the war between the Black and Green factions, the leader of the team, the Northern Duke Cregan Stark, brought two people and good news to Jacaerys.

The two people they brought back were Ser Elric, who was seriously injured and unconscious, and Joffrey Velaryon, who was missing his left eye and covered in dirt.

According to Joffrey's description, Jacaerys learned that they had seen him and Vermax in the Eyrie half a month ago.

It was only because of the large-scale raid by the savages of the high mountain clan in the Mingyue Mountains that we were unable to reunite with him.

After hiding for nearly half a month, Sir Erik seized the opportunity to force his way out of the ruins of the Bloody Gate, which was cleared and guarded by the wild men of the High Mountain Clan.

But it is regrettable that when Sir Eric and his two companions fled to the crossroads,
The pursuing savages from the mountain clan saw that there was no hope of capturing the Northern army alive, so they just drew their bows and shot.

Joffrey reacted quickly and hid behind a tree without any harm, but Ser Erik and little Viserys, who was on his back, were pierced directly by two arrows.

Little Viserys died on the spot, and Ser Elric remained in a coma after treatment.

As for the good news, it was that Cregan Stark saw Vhagar flying in the sky when he was heading south.

The only town in Vhagar's path, as far as he could tell, was the Twins.

After receiving this valuable information, Jacaerys immediately piloted Vermax and flew towards the Twins with Silver Wing and Sea Smoke.

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