Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

Then, I don't know how much time passed.

The thick fog slowly arrived the next morning.

...

at the same time.

In the not-so-distant region of Pentos.

Jon Clinton got up very early and busied himself in his room, dealing with Pentos's military and political affairs.

Despite having commanded major battles and possessing ample experience in command and coordination as the King's Prime Minister, Jon Clinton still felt somewhat overwhelmed lately.

He has now essentially taken over the duties of the new dynasty's prime minister. Pentos has been dealing with a great deal of affairs lately, big and small, all of which have fallen on his shoulders.

He needed to consider not only defending the city and internal affairs, but also the status of material reserves.

Because their king is not in the city now, but has gone out on a dragon ride.

The Dothraki army had completely surrounded Pentos, so much so that not even a fly could get in.

However, Viserys acted as if nothing had happened, riding his dragon and flying around as usual.

They could even patrol over the Dothraki like inspecting their territory, frightening the three Khao so much that they hid in the tents of ordinary tribesmen.

They dared not sleep in their own tents, fearing that if they fell asleep, a pillar of fire would fall from the sky and burn them to a crisp.

Even now, the three Khao in Pentos are already having second thoughts, but they're too embarrassed to be the first to bring it up.

Such a powerful westward expedition, yet they gained nothing and slunk back with their tails between their legs.

This will likely become a disgrace to Kao in the future, leading to him being looked down upon by his peers and even causing his own people to gradually become disaffected.

The Dothraki admired warriors and despised cowards; a cowardly khal was not worthy of riding the strongest warhorse.

However, the three Khao were overthinking things. Viserys hadn't been focusing his attention on them lately, but was instead looking for trouble elsewhere.

A few nights ago.

The 'pirates' who were blockading the Gulf of Pentos suddenly suffered a heavy blow.

The news didn't reach Pentos for two days; it was said that more than a dozen ships had been burned by the dragon.

These 'pirates' suffered extremely heavy losses and were forced to abandon their blockade of the bay of Pentos.

Everyone knows perfectly well who these 'pirates' are.

It was understandable that Viserys went out to ambush these navy ships that had lowered their flags; the enemy suffered a great loss but could only swallow their anger.

What else can we do?

Admit to being a pirate?

However, Viserys went out two nights ago and never came back.

However, Jon Clinton knew the details and knew that Viserys had flown to the Fortress of Souls.

Since the defenders of Pentos were unable to leave the city to fight and defeat the Dothraki, and dragging things out was not a solution, he decided to first deal with the battle on the other side, and then bring his men over there to join forces from within and without to lift the siege of Pentos.

And at this time.

Someone knocked on the door and then pushed it open and came in.

"grown ups."

"I managed to get the mouths of those prisoners I caught a couple of days ago."

Ramsay, with his dark hair and gloomy face, sat in the chair opposite Jon Clinton and began to speak.

Chapter 276 Withdrawal from the siege

One night not long ago, a major event occurred in the city of Pentos.

That is, some family members who were purged on the night of blood have secretly returned to Pentos. They are hiding in the shadows, bribing some soldiers and hiring many mercenaries.

They attempted to seize the city gates and let the Dothraki storm in when war broke out, but the rebellion was eventually quelled.

Viserys then angrily ordered Ramsay to thoroughly investigate the matter.

Rams has been busy with such matters recently, since it was Rams's responsibility that these surviving members of the purged governor's family were able to sneak into Pentos and cause trouble.

"Is it related to the Prince in Ragged Clothes?"

Jon Clinton, busy writing and drawing on paper, asked without looking up.

Jon suspects that this matter has something to do with the Prince of Raggedy.

After all, the fact that these surviving members of the governor's family were able to sneak into Pandos without the guards' notice was enough to show that there were serious problems with the bureaucratic system.

However, suspicion is just suspicion; he couldn't produce any evidence.

After all, during that bloody night, the one who took up the butcher's knife and was the most ruthless to these governors' families was Prince Ragged.

Logically, given the deep-seated blood feud between the two families—the governor's family harboring intense hatred for the ragged prince—cooperation would be utterly impossible. However...

Jon felt something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"No."

However, when Ramsay Snow heard Jon's question, he shook his head slightly and said...

"In the end, the matter was not traced back to Prince Raggedy."

Rams managed to get the prisoners to talk, and eventually followed that lead to many other people.

However, the forces behind the other party were also very vigilant. After discovering Rams's investigation, they decisively chose to cut their losses and eliminate the entire trail.

Before Rams could find the remaining people, they had already been killed, making it difficult for Rams to continue investigating along this lead.

Prince Lanyi has been behaving very well during this period, and it's hard to see any problems with him.

Is that so?

Upon hearing Ramsay's words, Jon paused in his writing, pondered for a moment, and then sighed.

Then he asked again.

"Hmm... Has that princess from Dorne, or those sand snakes, been making any unusual moves lately?"

"No."

Rams also shook his head.

Princess Arianne and the Sand Snake sisters haven't left the palace much lately, at most climbing the city walls to look at the Dothraki surrounding Pentos.

Not long ago, Viserys was preparing to leave Pentos on his dragon, and Arianne wanted to ride the dragon with him, but it seems that Balerion refused.

Jon Snow didn’t know the specifics, but it was clear that not just anyone could ride a dragon.

Arianne doesn't have the blood of the Dragon King, so naturally she doesn't gain the dragons' approval. The dragons are extremely proud; Viserys's influence alone isn't enough, they need to offer more…

And Aegon...

Jon's pen didn't stop; his thoughts had unknowingly drifted to this point.

When Balerion was in Pentos, Jon also took the little boy to try to get to know this huge black dragon.

However, it was clear that Aegon also failed to gain Balerion's approval, but his attitude was not particularly hostile.

Jon Snow had already prepared himself mentally; Balerion already had a companion, Rhaegar's brother, now His Majesty the King.

Moreover, not every Targaryen can gain the dragons' approval.

Although Jon was mentally prepared, he was still somewhat disappointed.

This disappointment was even more evident in young Aegon, who was not accepted by the dragons.

Jon was momentarily distracted.

"Lord Jon Snow."

"Then I'll go first."

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who was sitting opposite him and was wrapped in a black robe, stood up and nodded slightly.

"okay."

The man with gray-red hair nodded as well.

Then, dressed in a black robe, Ramsay turned and left Jon Clinton's office.

Since Jon temporarily took over Pentos's military and political power, Ramsay has been much busier than before, coming to Jon's office every day to give instructions.

In fact, it wasn't just Rams alone; everyone in the palace and throughout Pentos, from government officials and military generals to ordinary soldiers and merchants, participated.

Everyone has become busy without even realizing it.

Jon Clinton fully demonstrated his meticulous nature, taking everything seriously, no matter how small.

Jon Snow is perhaps more adept at handling political affairs than Viserys, and also more professional than Lord Geoffrey, who is nominally the King's Hand but has practically relinquished power due to his age and the injuries he sustained at the Battle of Dragonstone.

Viserys handed the city over to Jon Snow when he left Pentos.

And it seems that Jon is handling everything quite well.

...

Year 291 of the Aegonian calendar.

June.

Time flies.

The former Gordoho, now the Fortress of Heroes, and the area around the Three Forks River have become a nightmare for the Dothraki.

The Dothraki, who had been rampaging across the continent of Essos in two consecutive wars, met with setbacks here.

They even suffered heavy losses, with a total of 20,000 to 30,000 Dothraki killed in the two wars, turning the area into a true Dothraki mass grave.

After winning the war, Viserys allowed his soldiers a day to rest.

After distributing the rewards and supplies brought by Oberyn, the army set off towards Pentos.

Two giant dragons soared through the sky, while on the ground stretched an endless army of Targaryens.

They carried the banner of the three-headed fire dragon aloft, wore black and red armor, and marched in orderly steps.