Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

His Majesty the King seems to be a warmongering and impoverished ruler who never considers practical matters and only spends money on drinking and visiting brothels.

Moreover, frequent wars would only lead to a shortage of able-bodied men in the territory, and even poor harvests, thus damaging the fundamental interests of the local nobles.

Therefore, the nobles of all the seven kingdoms except for the northern border were prepared to send some old, weak, sick and disabled people to deal with the matter.

Even in the Vale, the old duke is getting old, and moreover, he is now far away in King's Landing, so his influence over the Vale has diminished considerably.

Eddard, the Duke of Winterfell, is different from the other nobles in the country. He and the current King Robert are as close as brothers, and he naturally supports the king's call unconditionally. The entire North is now preparing for war with all its might.

However, even though Eddard was the Duke of Winterfell and also possessed the noble and ancient surname of Stark, his choice still drew some criticism from the nobles in other parts of the North.

In private, when drunk, he cursed the Duke of Stark as a loyal dog who didn't care about the people of the North at all, but in the end, he still obediently sent his men out.

Benjen's return is perfectly timed. Nobles and knights from all over the North are in Winterfell, and Eddard is hosting a grand banquet as a pre-battle rally and a welcome back ceremony for Benjen.

Bunyan himself did not object to this grand banquet.

However, he soon appeared in his brother's room because he told Ed that he had something to say to him alone.

...

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After the two men entered the room, Banyan turned around and closed the door.

"what happened?"

"Banyan".

Standing in the room, Ed looked at Benjen, his smile fading slightly, and then asked in a low voice.

He knew his brother was not one to speak without reason, and his sudden return must be for something important, especially since he had asked to speak with him privately.

"Ed".

At this moment, Banyan stared intently at his brother's weathered face and said in a serious voice.

Winter is coming.

After Banyan finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Ed didn't react at first, not knowing why Benjen suddenly brought up the family motto, and thought it was some kind of code.

However, his expression suddenly changed.

"what?"

Winter may simply mean colder weather for people in other places, and they might even cheer at the occasional heavy snowfall. However, for the North, every change of seasons and the arrival of winter is a huge test.

The white snowflakes, like deadly white demons, reaped the lives of the people of the North, and countless families in the North were torn apart and killed during the long winter.

There are countless examples of such human tragedies where entire families huddle together, shivering, and freeze or starve to death inside their homes. When they are found, they are frozen solid, inseparable.

"Why did winter come so quickly?"

Eddard Stark's expression changed drastically; he had never expected winter to arrive so quickly.

However, no one knew better than the Night's Watch, who stood guard at the Wall, that winter was coming.

Even the academic city won't work.

Because these Night's Watch brothers who guard the Wall are the first to feel the cold compared to the rest of the Seven Kingdoms.

"The proverb 'Winter is Coming' is meant to remind us never to forget winter, because it can come at any time."

"And... reality moves that fast, brother."

Banyan's face was serious, and he exhaled white breath.

"Look..."

Seeing the white breath he exhaled, Ed's expression turned serious. Even though there was no fire in his room, the temperature was already dropping rapidly.

Click...

Ed clenched his gloved fingers into a fist, the knuckles making a crisp sound.

Every winter is like a war against demons for the North, and the loser of the war is death.

"I understand, Benjen."

"Thank you for reminding me."

The man with long, dark brown hair looked rather grim, but he still nodded slightly in a serious manner.

"Father."

Just then, a girl quietly pushed open the door and peeked out.

She has long, soft, maroon hair and a pair of beautiful, deep blue eyes, perfectly inheriting her mother's excellent genes.

She saw her father, blinked her beautiful eyes slightly, and then ran over and grabbed the hem of his clothes.

"Mother said the banquet is ready, and she asked if you still have..."

The girl hid behind her father, secretly glancing at the weathered man who bore a resemblance to him, before timidly speaking.

"And... Uncle Banyan will go along too."

Benjen had already left Winterfell when she was born, so she had only heard the name before, but this was the first time she had ever met him.

"Okay, Sansa."

“Tell your mother we’re coming right away.”

Ed gently ruffled his daughter's hair, bent down and rubbed his face against hers, then told her to leave first.

Only then did he raise his head again to look at Banyan.

“Your niece, Sansa.”

Banyan turned his head and watched the girl run away, lifting her long skirt, and nodded slightly.

"I've heard about it."

"A very cute girl, she really looks like Kate."

Then Banyan felt around on his body, but found that he had nothing else on him except a sword and a dagger hidden in his boot.

The man's hand stiffened for a moment, and for the first time, an embarrassed expression appeared on his usually stern face.

"I came in such a rush, I should have brought something back with me..."

However, seeing his brother's embarrassed expression, Ed's previously serious face immediately broke into a smile.

"Banyan, you're still the same as before."

wow-

Ed then patted his brother on the shoulder, and the two brothers embraced for the first time since they met.

After the hug, Ed's smile disappeared again. He looked at Benjen's face and then spoke solemnly.

"Hmm... I know what to do next."

“I will personally write a letter to Robert to explain this matter.”

Chapter 169 Tob Mott

A cold air mass moved south from the distant land of eternal winter, breaking through the magnificent Great Wall of Despair, and traversing mountains, rivers, and seas with heavy steps.

A sudden heavy snowfall began.

In faraway Andalus, there is no trace of cold, let alone snow that hasn't been seen for years.

Beneath the boundless blue sky, a gentle breeze accompanies the white clouds, and Viserys is dressed in full armor.

He wore a snow-white fur cloak over his shoulders, a black three-headed fire dragon cloak, and a sword hanging at his waist, riding on the back of a snow-white warhorse.

Ever since obtaining the Heart of the Star, Viserys has devoted much research to finding a way to forge it into a weapon, but even the best blacksmiths in Andalus were unable to forge it.

So Viserys had no choice but to endure it for the time being, while he went to ask the master blacksmith who could melt the Heart of the Star to come over.

The best craftsmen in the world must be from Kohor. It is said that the craftsmen of Kohor have mastered the technique of recasting Valyrian steel. However, the people of Kohor keep this technique strictly secret, and anyone who tries to find out this secret will be punished.

Viserys naturally couldn't bring in a master craftsman from Kohor, and he wasn't comfortable entrusting the precious Heart of the Star to the Kohor people to forge.

Ultimately, it was one of his subordinates, a wandering knight who had been frustrated in the seven kingdoms and heard about the 'True Dragon', who crossed the sea to seek refuge with him, who gave him his advice.

He told Viserys that in King's Landing, on the Steel Street atop the Visenian Hills, there was a blacksmith shop with a master weaponsmith named Tob Mort, whose craftsmanship was exceptional.

He had once ordered a longsword from Tob Mot, who had mentioned it to him at the time, though he didn't know if it was just boasting.

Tob Mott said he had studied forging in Kohol and mastered the methods and spells for forging Valyrian steel.

The wandering knight then took the longsword from his waist and handed it to Viserys to examine.

Viserys took the sword and examined it carefully. It seemed that Master Tob's craftsmanship was indeed better than that of Andalus' own artisans.

Viserys immediately decided to send someone to King's Landing to secretly 'invite' this master blacksmith over.

Now, after so much time has passed, this master blacksmith has finally been invited across the ocean.

Viserys stood on the high ground, surrounded by a dozen or so cavalrymen.

And at this time.

ho-

A desolate yet melodious voice rang out from above everyone's heads.

Then a huge black shadow was cast onto the ground, obscuring the knight below, and then it flapped its wings and quickly flew away into the distance.

Viserys's horse performed reasonably well, though it was slightly startled and snorted restlessly.

The cavalrymen surrounding Viserys were so frightened that their horses nearly wet themselves, collapsing to the ground, trembling.

Roar--

Then a tremendous dragon roar came from afar, accompanied by a bright flash of fire, indicating that Bellerion had caught his prey.

Meanwhile, Tob Mort, the master blacksmith from King's Landing who was being brought over not far away, did not see the figure sweeping across the sky. He only heard the terrifying roar and felt his legs go numb. He could barely stand and needed the support of the soldiers beside him.

This is the powerful deterrent of creatures at the top of the food chain. Just as the roar of a tiger or lion can make people tremble with fear, dragons are creatures on another level.

"What...what is that making that noise?"