Game of Thrones: Roar of the Dragon

Chapter 110: Conspiracy, Return to King's Landing

In Daemon's chambers in Maegor's Holdfast, the Red Keep.

"Gollum! Rhaenys, I'll take what you said tonight as your drunkenness.

But if you say such treacherous words again, I will kill you myself.

If you have nothing else to say, please leave!"

Daemon raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, then made an invitation gesture to Rhaenys who was sitting in front of him.

"Betrayal? If you really want to use such a word to characterize this matter.

That was because you, Daemon Targaryen, betrayed your brother, your king.

All the Seven Kingdoms know that Viserys I has disinherited Jacaerys from the Iron Throne!"

Upon hearing this, Rhaenys immediately put the blame of betrayal on Daemon with a serious face.
Then she controlled her emotions a little and continued in a gentler tone,

“Damon, I know you are a person who appears cold on the outside but is very emotional on the inside.

But this matter concerns the future of the entire Seven Kingdoms, and I don't want to watch Jacaerys destroy the entire Seven Kingdoms.

He had previously destroyed Tyrosh in Essos, and had recently destroyed Oldtown.

Not to mention anything else, in these two cities alone, he killed nearly half a million people.

Also, you just said that you saw Vermax devour Vhagar alive.

This was not the first time this had happened, as his dragon had devoured 'Bronze Fury' Wormithor during the Battle of the Wend River.

And every time it devoured another dragon, Womax's size would grow strangely.

If I'm not mistaken, Jakaris' dragon seems to be only in his teens.

Daemon, have you ever heard that the Targaryen family has such a terrifying dragon?
Perhaps it is true, as folk rumours say, that Jacaerys is a demon or dragon abandoned by the gods!"

"Haha, I really didn't expect you to believe such a ridiculous statement.

It is the law of nature that the strong predators eat the weak.

You've said so much against Jacaerys, you just want to change the title of Uncrowned Queen to Queen Rhaenys!"

Rhaenys shook her head when she heard Daemon's words. She said calmly, "I used to think that Viserys I had stolen my throne.

When Corliss was alive, he tried hard to help me take back the Iron Throne.

But when Lannar, Lannino and Collis died one after another.

Then I realized that the most precious thing is not the iron chair, but my loved ones!
I don't want Jacaerys to inherit the Iron Throne, not for my own sake.

It's for the future of the Seven Kingdoms, and for my granddaughter, Bernilla.

Daemon, I will lead the Velaryon family to fully support you in ascending the Iron Throne and becoming the new King of the Seven Kingdoms!"

“No, no, no, this war was basically won by Jakaris’s strength.

And I had promised Rhaenyra that I would always protect her and the children.

Now ask me to take the Iron Throne from Jacaerys, I can't do it!"

Hearing that Rhaenys actually wanted him to ascend the Iron Throne, Daemon's silent heart moved slightly, and then he shook his head and refused.

"Yes, Jacaerys made a great contribution in this war. But ruling the Seven Kingdoms is not just about killing.

Jaehaerys I the Arbiter, the Elder, the Wise, ruled the Seven Kingdoms far longer than Aegon the Conqueror, and his rule was more prosperous and stable.

Besides, how can this be called robbery? Jacaerys had no right of inheritance in the first place!
Now, besides you and me, the only ones who have the right of inheritance are Lucerys, Joffrey, and young Aegon.

But Lusris should abide by the agreement and become the new Lord of Tides and Earl of Tidehead Island.

So that leaves only Joffrey and little Aegon."

"Since Jacaerys has no right of succession, let Joffrey inherit!"

As soon as Rhaenys finished speaking, Daemon answered without hesitation.

"I've lived on Tidehead all these years, so I don't know much about Joffrey.

But with a brother like Jakaris around, it is inevitable that he will be influenced.

In addition, like Imond, he had his eyes gouged out at a young age.

I’m afraid my personality will be extremely unstable in the future.”

Upon hearing this, Rhaenys immediately spoke up and expressed her opinion of Joffrey.

In fact, she had already decided on the candidate in her mind, and she said so much just to lead to the last paragraph.

"Daemon, young Aegon is your and Rhaenyra's eldest son, of pure blood.

During the time you were away, I have been secretly observing him.

The child is kind, smart, and very warm and polite to everyone.

He is the perfect candidate for the Iron Throne!"

When Daemon heard Rhaenys mention the pure bloodline, he knew she was referring to the strong illegitimate son of the three Jacaerys brothers.

He already felt guilty towards little Yigen because of the choice between the two.

Now with what Renis said, he suddenly became hesitant.

"We should now follow our plan and convey the news of Aemond's capture and his destruction of the Wall to all the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms.

Wait for them to come to King's Landing to witness our trial of this false king who killed the king and the family.

As for the ownership of the Iron Throne, we will continue to discuss it after Jacaerys returns from the Wall!"

"What? Are you planning to wait for Jakaris to come back before discussing this?"

The reason why I came to discuss this matter with you tonight is,

I just want to take advantage of the opportunity when the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms come to King's Landing to have them swear allegiance to little Aegon and take the opportunity to be crowned."

Unconsciously, Rhaenys had already addressed little Aegon as the crown prince and began to talk about the swearing-in and coronation.

"That's enough! That's all for today.

"Go away! Let me think about it alone!"

Damon, whose thoughts were extremely confused, stopped Rhaenys who was about to say something else, and then forcefully sent her away.

Rhaenys also understood the principle of "too much is as bad as too little", so she turned around and walked towards the door of Daemon's bedroom.

As she opened the door and took her first step, she whispered, “Damon, I promise you!
If you do as I say, there will be absolutely no danger to Jakaris' life.

He can live a prosperous life by then."

pat!

After the bedroom door was closed, Damon picked up the wine bottle in the room and filled his glass again.

He drank a lot that night.

In a daze, Daemon seemed to see the figures of his brother, Rhaenyra, and little Viserys.

They all seemed to be repeating one sentence: Don't let Jacaerys sit on the Iron Throne!

……

At noon on the ninth day after the collapse of the Great Wall, in the vast ghost forest one or two kilometers away from the Great Wall.

Rustling!

A large group of savages wearing thick leather clothes made of animal fur, holding a variety of weapons made of wood, stone, iron, etc.,
They were tiptoeing towards the gap in the collapsed Wall. Of course, wildlings were what the Night's Watch and the Northerners called them, and these people called themselves free folk.

The land beyond the wall is home to hundreds of thousands of free folk, organized into hundreds of tribes, clans, villages, and raiding parties with varying cultural traditions.

This group of freemen, numbering approximately 2,100 people, is formed by the union of the four freemen villages closest to the Great Wall.

Nine days ago, the loud noise of the collapse of the Great Wall of Despair directly alarmed the Oak Village located in the southernmost part.

When the spies sent out from Oak Village brought back the great news that the Great Wall had collapsed, the free folk leaders in the village immediately realized that this was a valuable opportunity to plunder the resources of the south.

The free folk of today have not been taught by Mance Rayder, the King-Beyond-the-Wall.

Whenever winter came, they would find ways to cross the Great Wall and raid the northern border.

The raiding teams, large and small, killed indiscriminately in the North, plundering the North's iron weapons, food supplies, and most importantly, women.

The reason why women are the most important in the eyes of free people is that in the harsh and cold environment outside the Great Wall, the law of the jungle prevails.

Men have a much higher chance of survival than women, and the gender ratio has long been unbalanced.

Therefore, the free people are in great need of using northern women to supplement the new population.

Moreover, during their non-pregnant periods, these northern women could work as slaves, and could even be used as food reserves in some barbaric tribes.

Since the Night's Watch was still quite powerful at that time, the free folk leader of Oak Village dared to attack only after gathering the forces of the other three villages.

I don’t know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate!
These two thousand free men had just rushed out of the Haunted Forest.

The huge blood cocoon standing outside the gap in the Great Wall, which was confirmed by spies to be motionless, began to fluctuate violently.

scoff!

A ferocious dragon head, about the size of a heavy truck and covered with thick blood, suddenly broke through the blood-red membrane of the huge blood cocoon.

Ang~~
As soon as the extremely ferocious giant dragon head emerged from the blood cocoon, it let out a shocking dragon roar towards the sky that resounded throughout the Great Wall.

Hooray, hooray!
Immediately afterwards, a giant silver-white dragon that was several times smaller in size flew up from the other side of the Great Wall.

The more than 2,100 free people who had never seen a dragon were stunned and for a moment they didn't know whether to move forward or retreat.

Jacaris on Haiyan's back didn't care about the savages at all, and his eyes were all focused on Womax.

This is its third metamorphosis, so the whole process of breaking out of the cocoon is completely familiar.

In a very short time, Womax emerged from the huge blood cocoon that was more than 50 meters high and more than 120 meters long.

Blah, blah!
The already huge Womax simply shook his dragon body left and right.
The thick blood that was thrown out by it turned into a bloody rain that covered the gap in the Great Wall.

After Womax's third transformation, the dragon scales all over his body had turned completely dark black with a hint of green, very much like the color of the dark emerald in his previous life.

Clap!

The two hundred and seventy to eighty meter long dark dragon wings spread out, and the light at the gap in the entire Great Wall suddenly dimmed.

Snapped!
Seeing that his dragon's size had officially exceeded 100 meters, an excited Jekaris jumped directly from the diving Haiyan to the back of the Womax dragon.

Due to its transformation again, the dragon saddle on its back collapsed again!

But these little details don't matter anymore.

Hoo ho ho!
Standing firmly on the dragon's back, Jacaris had a thought, and a black dragon flame almost the same color as dragon scales spewed out of Womax's mouth.

The black dragon flame with a diameter of about seven or eight meters instantly covered dozens or hundreds of free people in front.

Their fragile flesh and blood bodies turned into charred ashes in an instant, and the stone and iron weapons in their hands fell to the ground.

But they did not last long, and were melted by the extremely terrifying black dragon flames.

It can be seen that after the third transformation, Wormax successfully integrated the characteristics of Vhagar's high-temperature dragon flame.

There was no need for Haiyan's help at all. Womax eliminated nearly one-third of the free people with just one horizontal dragon flame spray.

Half of the remaining free people did not retreat but advanced, holding simple weapons and rushing towards Womacks, shouting and screaming.

And the last third fled towards the Haunted Forest.

Of course, Jakaris wouldn't let go of these entry points that were delivered to his doorstep, so he immediately controlled Womax to flap his wings and fly high.

Different from the larger and slower Vhagar.

With the bonus of the Agility entry, the frequency of Womax's wing flapping is not much different from before.

But its wingspan is twice as long as before, which means its flying speed is also twice as fast as before.

Hoo ho ho!
Like a giant bomber, Wormax lowered his head and spewed black dragon flames. Countless free people, along with the ice and snow-covered ground beneath their feet, were blown away by the impact of the dragon flames.

The free folks who dared to launch a death charge had extremely strong will to fight, and they did not give up even in this situation where the combat power of both sides was extremely unequal.

A freeman with excellent archery skills even accurately shot Jacaerys standing on the dragon's back.

However, his arrow had no effect other than setting himself on fire and was completely incapable of breaking through the defense.

After killing the free folk who took the initiative to charge, Jacaerys immediately controlled Womacks to burn the small ghost forest near the Great Wall with dragon flames.

Under this large-scale indiscriminate attack, most of the free people who fled in were burned to death by the blazing black dragon flames.

This battle was originally intended to test Womax's fighting ability, but the result made Jakaris feel enlightened.

Previously, he had roughly estimated by visual observation that there were nearly two thousand free people, and the entry points harvested were as high as eighteen thousand points.

He had only seen such a high conversion rate among the slave soldiers whose fighting spirit had been aroused by Governor Mill through various means.

If the free folk outside the Wall were of such high quality, then Jacaerys could easily harvest tens or even millions of entry points here.

He couldn't even imagine how Womax would grow with so many entry points invested in it.

But Jacaerys didn't have time to search for and harvest the wildling villages one by one.

Aemond is still waiting for him in King's Landing. It will take a lot of manpower to deal with the heart tree in the North. More importantly, he has to be officially crowned king!

Previously, since the Night's Watch had not yet re-elected a commander, the defense of the Great Wall was personally handled by Jacaerys.

Now that he was returning to King's Landing, he naturally had to find someone in charge.

Controlling Wormax to fly back to the inner city of the Great Wall, Jacaerys directly selected a memorable Ranger from among the many stunned Night's Watchmen to serve as the acting commander-in-chief.

Then he decisively led the dragon south. As it was getting late on the way, Jacaerys stopped by the Twins to rest for the night.

As the saying goes, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand!
Although the east coast castle of the Frey family was turned into ruins by Vhagar.

However, because most of the direct male members and troops of the Frey family are in King's Landing, the family foundation has not been greatly affected.

After these few days, the castle ruins have been barely cleaned up.

It is estimated that once the Frey army returns from King's Landing, they will begin to rebuild the east coast castle.

The Silver Wing that was accidentally injured before naturally stayed here. After seeing Womax, it happily flew around him several times.

When Jacaerys was resting and enjoying dinner here, a member of the Frey family held the blackfire sword of vulcan steel in both hands and offered it to him.

Putting aside the innate resentment towards the Frey family in the previous life, they were actually the family that made the greatest contribution and sacrifice in the war during the Dance of the Dragons, except for the Velaryon family.

Jacaerys was already considering supporting the Frey family to replace the Tully family and become the new guardian family of the Riverlands.

However, he is not a man who likes to talk nonsense. He plans to tell the Frey family about these things after he truly becomes the King of the Seven Kingdoms.

Early the next morning, Jacaerys returned to King's Landing with three dragons!
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