Game of Thrones: Roar of the Dragon

Chapter 43 Mutual Suspicion
Five days after the Battle of Summer Sea, in the study of the mayor of Bandi Island.

Bang!
Governor Aloma slammed the letter in his hand on the desk with an angry look on his face.

Then he put his hands on it and stared at the table, not knowing what he was thinking.

Behind him, Maharaja Pachek had a gloomy expression and kept glancing at Governor Aloma's back.

When he noticed that Governor Aloma was about to turn around.

Prince Pachek immediately looked at a loss, and asked anxiously, "According to the letter, the Summer Sea defense line has completely collapsed.

You, Rees, are protected by the combined fleet led by Sarlac, so naturally you will be safe.

But the Volantis fleet now had the choice of landing in disputed territory, attacking towns and occupying land.

You can also choose to bypass Lys and attack our Tyrosh and Myr.

Governor Aloma, what should we do now?"

“Unlike our three free cities, the disputed lands are extremely vast.

It is impossible for Volantis to be completely conquered in a short period of time.

As for bypassing Lys and attacking Tyrosh and Myr?

Unless the Archon of Volantis is extremely stupid, he will not make such a choice.

If anyone dares to penetrate deep into our Kingdom of the Three Daughters, the Sarlacc fleet stationed in Lys can easily cut off their supply lines.

Of course, if Volantis really rushed forward so recklessly.

Most of our agricultural towns of Lys and Myr were burned down by that demon.

If they want to get enough supplies, they can only attack the important agricultural towns in your Tyrosh territory."

After hearing this, Lord Pachek could no longer remain calm.

He immediately said, “Then what are we waiting for?
Hurry up and go to our important agricultural town of Tyrosh to deploy defenses!"

"no!"

As soon as Lord Pacheco finished speaking, Governor Aloma shook his head and rejected the idea.

"If the Volantis fleet is a large, blunt knife that cuts slowly.

The Bloodstone Island fleet that disappeared without a trace was a deadly dagger hidden in the dark.

Therefore, our most important task right now is to find the location of the Bloodstone Island Fleet!"

"How many warships does the Bloodstone Island Fleet have? The maximum number of soldiers is no more than 1,500.

It is impossible for them to attack the three free cities. Governor Aloma, you said this yourself.

Why is the Bloodstone Island fleet so deadly now?"

Maharaja Pachek was obviously not satisfied with Governor Aloma's contradictory words and he immediately opened his mouth to refute.

“The war situation is changing, so my view of the Bloodstone Island fleet is changing with it.

Before, no matter how much they wreaked havoc, they couldn't shake our foundation.

But now it’s different. They don’t have many warships and troops, but they have a terrifying dragon that can burn down a town.

This dragon is more powerful than thousands of ordinary soldiers.

If they suddenly appear during our decisive battle with the Velaryon fleet, can they deal us a fatal blow? "

“That does make sense.

But we Tyrosh..."

"Don't worry!
I am 90% certain that the Volantis fleet will only choose between occupying the disputed lands and besieging Lys.

Therefore, we will maintain the current tactical layout for the time being.

When the Bloodstone Island fleet shows up, we'll strike them with all our might!"

"Oh, okay!"

Maharaja Pachek shook his head helplessly, turned around and left the study.

The moment he walked out the door, his whole face suddenly turned dark.

As the most successful businessman in all of Tyrosh, he never did business by gambling.

So he wouldn't gamble with that 10% chance!

Like Maharaja Pachec, Governor Aloma's face was also gloomy enough to drip water.

He only whispered to himself: "That demon has never attacked you Tyrosh before.

Now they have accurately avoided the traps on Bandi Island and cleaned up Bloodstone Island in advance!

Is he really so smart that he's almost a monster? Or has our alliance of almost thirty years come to an end? "

In fact, it was not just Maharaja Pacheco and Governor Aloma who were suspicious of each other.

Governor Bartos, who was far away on Bloodstone Island, was also urging his soldiers to prepare to set sail.

"Governor, we will abandon Bloodstone Island and return to Myr.

Should we communicate with the two governors of Bandi Island in advance?"

One of Governor Bartos's confidants asked cautiously.

“What is there to say?

I took on this mission originally in order to help the people of Myr recover their looted gold and silver treasures.

As a result, there was nothing on the island, and the thirteen days of garrisoning actually consumed nearly half of the food supplies.

If we are surrounded by the Volantis fleet now, we will either die in battle or starve to death!
Furthermore, I forcibly requisitioned the crossbows and soldiers from most of the towns in my territory to Bandi Island.

That demon really ravaged our town of Mir, and they had no way to resist!

As Governor, shouldn't I return as soon as possible to protect the people of Myr?"

Governor Bartos's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, cleverly concealing his greedy and fearful character.

"The Governor really cares about the people of Mir. He is truly a role model for us!"

"Well, go and prepare to set sail."

"Yes!"

The confidant replied respectfully and headed quickly towards the flagship of his own fleet.

After wandering around for a while, he came to the stern where no one was paying attention.

Flutter, flutter!
A few pigeons fluttered up from the stern and flew quickly into the sky.

The flying speed and resistance to other avian predators of these carrier pigeons of Essos are far inferior to those of the ravens of Westeros.

However, if several pigeons fly together, unless you are extremely unlucky, there will always be a carrier pigeon that will deliver the message.

Half a day later, Governor Aloma of Bandi Island learned that Governor Bartos wanted to abandon Bloodstone Island without authorization.

"They are all stupid guys!"

Governor Aloma cursed angrily and wanted to tell Maharaja Pachek the news.

But he froze, as if he had thought of something.

“Perhaps, this is an opportunity?”

The fleet led by Governor Bartos did not go to Bandi Island, but sailed straight towards Mill.

The journey was smooth and they entered the waters of Lanark Island in just five days.

On the flagship where Governor Bartos was, a sailor who was cleaning the deck was leaning against the side of the ship, staring blankly at the sky.

Another sailor happened to pass by him and immediately joked, "Hey, I caught you slacking off, didn't I?

Give me a silver dollar and I won't tell the boatswain."

"Being lazy? No, I was looking at a strange bird.

These days, this bird will appear in the sky right in front of us on time, but it seems a little different today.

Look over there, it seems to have grown a little bit bigger even as we speak!"

bird?
The sailor looked up at the sky following his companion's finger.

Sure enough, there was a peanut-sized bird shadow in the distant sky.

To be honest, he had no idea how big the bird was a few days ago.

But even at its current size, unless someone is bored enough to just stare at the sky, they would hardly notice it.

"You're so boring..."

The sailor waved and wanted to leave, but suddenly he found that the peanut-sized bird shadow had grown to the size of a grape.

This immediately aroused his interest, so he leaned over the side of the boat and watched with his companion.

Walnut size…egg size…sparrow size.

When the bird's shadow grew to the size of a falcon, the two sailors' pupils shrank suddenly.
After turning their heads and looking at each other, they shouted loudly: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!!"

What kind of bird is that? It's clearly a giant dragon approaching at a very fast speed!

(End of this chapter)