Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

The White Knight's armor was stained with blood, and Barristan Selmy's longsword clattered to the ground. He clutched his throat, his face filled with disbelief, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't utter a word.

"Ho ho ho..."

Blood rushed into his trachea, blocking his voice.

The captain of the Imperial Guard never expected that his sworn brother, whom he could entrust his back to with complete trust, would betray him under such circumstances.

It turns out that Marin Trant had already harbored ulterior motives; he had been planning to run away ever since he saw the White Walkers' unstoppable advance.

However, due to hesitation, no action was taken until Viserys arrived with his dragons. Humanity defeated the White Walkers and saved the world, but the conflict between Viserys and the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms became irreconcilable.

Marin Trann believed that Viserys wanted to kill and eliminate more nobles from the Seven Kingdoms; otherwise, he wouldn't have brought a group of barbarians who were there specifically to kill and burn.

As Robert's Kingsguard, Maryn Trant considered himself one of Viserys's most wanted killers.

But Ser Marin Tran did not want to die; he had not lived enough. Therefore, he had to do something to survive, and the greatest merit would be to betray his master, capture the old king and present him to the new king, or kill him.

Since the king was shot and fell into a coma, Maryn Tran had long ago made up his mind, but Barristan Selmy, that old bastard, guarded the king's side at all times, preventing Maryn Tran from making a move.

However, now is the best opportunity...

Marin Tran suddenly betrayed them, killing Barristan Selmy from behind, who had just seemed like a god of war. The rebels outside the door were still somewhat surprised and hesitated for a moment.

Meanwhile, a civil war broke out in Riverrun. The number of rebels was limited, while the Tully soldiers were gathering in increasing numbers. They quickly stormed up the stairs and before the rebels could capture King Robert, they swarmed up and the two sides fought fiercely in the upper floors of the castle.

Marin Tran, the Kingsguard who had broken his oath, was also a little anxious when he saw this situation. He originally thought that the outcome was a sure thing, so he suddenly made a move to kill Barristan Selmy, but he did not expect that the situation would change again at this moment.

He lunged forward, trying to seize King Robert as a hostage, but was surrounded by a swarm of Tully soldiers.

Ding ding...

Marin Tran, as a member of the Kingsguard, was no pushover either. With a roar, he brandished his longsword and killed two Tully soldiers in quick succession.

However, outnumbered, he was stabbed in the knee from behind with a sword. He immediately screamed in pain and fell to the ground, whereupon he was captured alive and tied up.

"kill!"

The internal strife in Riverrun was intense, with both sides engaging in fierce battles, their eyes bloodshot, lasting for half the night. In the end, the Tully family emerged victorious.

Blood flowed like a river and corpses littered the city. All the rebels were either dead or wounded, and some were even forced to jump into the river. It is unknown whether they swam out through the water gate or died under the barrage of arrows from the defending soldiers.

Several rebel corpses floated on the river. Tully soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield and finally found the severed head of Duke Tully, but it was too difficult to recognize at this point. The old duke's head had been kicked around like a ball by the rebels and was finally found under the bed.

Edmure was filled with rage when he saw his father's head and the headless corpse covered in footprints and filth. His eyes turned red, and he ordered all the captured rebellious nobles to be hanged.

The rebellion in Riverrun was suppressed, and the corpses of countless rebellious nobles were dragged from the gallows and thrown into the kennels to be fed to the dogs.

Marin Tran, a member of the Kingsguard who was not a member of the rebellious nobles, escaped with his life. He was temporarily imprisoned in the Riverrun water dungeon, where he endured the pain of his knee being pierced, as if his flesh had been ripped out.

The body of Sir Barristan Selmy, the legendary knight who loyally protected the king to the last moment and whose fame resounded throughout the Seven Kingdoms, was also properly preserved.

Strangely, King Robert Baratheon was temporarily placed under house arrest by the Tully family soldiers after the war, and he was not even allowed to mourn Barristan Selmy's body. Although the rebellion was suppressed, the panic on everyone's faces could no longer be concealed.

The hour of the bat has passed, but the night is still thick. After half a night of turmoil, the atmosphere in Rushing City has become strange.

With the death of the old Duke, his heir Edmure Tully naturally became the new Warden of the Riverlands and Duke of Riverrun. All the surviving Riverlands vassals swore an oath of loyalty to Edmure Tully in the Great Hall of Riverrun.

Then the main hall of Riverrun closed its doors, and the new Riverlands Warden and all the Riverlands vassals shut themselves in to discuss something for half the night.

The sky was gradually turning a pale white, and the dawn of a new day was about to break.

The gates of Riverrun suddenly opened, and the towering drawbridge was lowered. Edmure Tully, who called himself Warden of the Riverlands and Duke of Riverrun, led all the Riverlands vassals to Viserys's warhorse and then knelt in surrender.

He voluntarily surrendered Robert Baratheon, the false king who was recuperating in the city, and asked Viserys to forgive the sins of his father Hoster and the Tully family, and to allow him to bury his father.

The turmoil in Riverrun last night also alarmed Viserys outside the city, but he didn't know what had happened inside. However, he never expected that so much would have happened after just one night of unrest.

Viserys looked at Edmure Tully kneeling before his warhorse, with Riverlands vassals and Tully soldiers who had survived the turmoil behind him.

Finally, he nodded slightly and told Edmure that he could leave Riverrun to the Tully family, but the title of Warden of the Riverlands would have to be taken from him.

Edmure's face was a little pale, but he still had no objections. He had long expected this possibility, but he just found it hard to accept at the moment.

The Dothraki then rode into Riverrun and completely took control of the castle.

Chapter 439 Rushing to King's Landing

Perhaps no moment in the history of the Seven Kingdoms has been as exciting as this one.

Dragons, giants, Dothraki, and White Walkers gathered on the land of Westeros and fought each other.

Conversely, the nobles of the seven kingdoms, the ancestors, or the Andals who claimed to be the masters of this land, many of whom were ancient bloodlines passed down from the Age of Heroes thousands of years ago, were utterly defeated in this war.

The human alliance defeated the White Walkers, and in an instant, the alliance fell apart. The remnants of the Targaryen led the barbarians to conquer the Twins and Riverrun, and the Riverlands nobles surrendered without resistance.

House Tully also voluntarily submitted to the flames and scimitars, and was stripped of his title as Warden of the Riverlands by Viserys, reduced to an ordinary earldom.

House Tully rebelled against King Harren's rule, raised the dragon banner and joined Aegon's army. After the dragons burned Harrenhal, Aegon made them lords of the Riverlands. However, House Tully's rule over the Riverlands came to an end with Viserys.

Edmure Tully's title of Duke didn't even last a single night before he became Lord Edmure Tully, Earl of Riverrun.

All the Riverlands nobles who had sworn allegiance to him not long ago were now looking at him with a strange expression.

The Dothraki took control of Riverrun, and the king, who had been held captive by the Tully soldiers, naturally fell into Viserys' hands.

Viserys glanced at Robert; Robert's mental state wasn't too bad, and he didn't seem to have suffered too much from the repeated betrayals and imprisonment.

He was simply angry about Barristan Selmy's death and wanted Viserys to order the execution of Maryn Tran, who had broken his oath.

As for this person's impending fate... Viserys Marin Tran seems to have no idea.

No king would dare to appoint such a man as his Kingsguard. He was cruel, cunning, and his character was even worse than that of a kingslayer. No wonder Robert's Kingsguard was considered the worst ever.

Marin Trant killed Barristan Selmy from behind, an act that not only failed to help Viserys but also tarnished his reputation.

It makes one wonder if Marin Tran had already been in contact with him, but in reality, he had not, and Viserys would never use such a traitor.

Therefore, killing such a person would not appease public anger, but killing him would also clear Viserys's name.

With dragons dwelling in Riverrun, and witnessed by countless Riverlands nobles, Tully soldiers, and Dothraki, Marin Tran was executed in front of Barristan Selmy's body.

The legendary knight, whose fame had spread throughout the seven kingdoms, was murdered by treacherous people and was given a grand burial after Marin Tran was executed.

He was buried in a beautiful, secluded spot outside Riverrun, with a stone tablet erected in front of his grave, inscribed with the story of Barristan the Fearless, along with a sentence written by Viserys himself in the Common Tongue.

"He was born a knight, and he died a knight."

After the Tully family surrendered and Barristan Selmy was buried, a day passed in the blink of an eye.

That night, Viserys stayed in Riverrun, where the master bedroom, where the old Duke Horst had lived before his death, became Viserys's temporary bedroom.

This magnificent bedroom is the most luxurious in the entire city of Runaway. It has been cleaned spotless by the servants, showing no trace of the war. The air is no longer filled with the bloody smell of last night, but instead with the fragrance of women's cosmetics.

On the first night after the war ended, the nobles of the Riverlands, each with their own thoughts, were either filled with anxiety or brimming with ambition.

Everyone knows that the position of the Riverland Protector is now vacant, and the former lord has been demoted to an ordinary earl.

If you want to seize this opportunity and, like the Tully family back then, gain Aegon's favor and serve as Wardens of the Riverlands for three hundred years, now is the best time.

While His Majesty the King rested in Flowing City, the nobles of the Riverlands began to have their own thoughts. They sent over the wives and daughters of some of the defeated nobles, and some even went so far as to send their own wives.

One of the women, named Hilty, was once the wife of one of the Oath Knights under Lord Tytos Blackwood.

She even tried to sneak into Viserys's bedroom in the middle of the night, but was caught red-handed by the Dothraki guards on duty outside the door.

The restless night passed quickly. Although Viserys was a vigorous young man, he was not so desperate as to eat anything indiscriminately.

He did not favor any of the noble ladies who came to him, mainly because they were not... in line with his taste.

...

On the morning of the third day.

Viserys was dressed, with a metal dragon head emblem pinned to his left breast, and a black and red cloak with a velvet lining.

"His Majesty."

"His Majesty."

He appeared in the main hall of Riverrun, where all the Riverlands nobles, including Earl of New Tully, sat down with utmost respect.

After a day of rest, today Viserys will muster his army and head straight for King's Landing along the main road of the River Road, the most suitable route for a large army.

Because Arianne was pregnant, he changed his plans, first conquering King's Landing, ascending the Iron Throne, and establishing the rightful heir, then marrying her in St. Baelor's Cathedral before launching a second government war to reclaim the entire territory.

Viserys brought over 20,000 Dothraki from Pentos, but after two major battles against the White Walkers and the Allied Forces, he lost several thousand, leaving him with only 18,000.

However, during the Battle of Riverrun, more than 20,000 Allied prisoners were captured, the vast majority of whom chose to surrender and become members of the Targaryen army.

Viserys' army doubled in size, and with armor and provisions running low, the Riverlands nobles generously contributed, along with spoils, armor, weapons, and more gathered from the allied camps...

Ugh~

Then a melodious horn sounded, and the dragon flew through the sky, emitting a deep, rumbling roar.

boom--

boom--

Two giants strode heavily across the earth, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly.

"Our goal is that iron chair, great Dothraki warriors, reclaim it for our Khal!"

"Roar roar roar~"

As the sun rises in the east, the waters of the Red Fork River flow quietly, seemingly having washed away the bloodshed of a few days ago.

The Targaryen army was filled with shouts and neighing, with countless Dothraki flanking the newly surrendered Allied soldiers.

Rumbling--

The army marched on, carrying the three-headed dragon banner of House Targaryen, along the wide and smooth Riverrun Road, heading straight for King's Landing.

Chapter 440 The Siege of King's Landing

After the Battle of Riverrun, Viserys did not continue his original plan to attack the Westerlands and the Vale, but instead marched his army straight towards King's Landing.

Meanwhile, in the distant capital of the Seven Kingdoms, King's Landing was in a state of panic. The city gates were tightly shut, the number of soldiers on the walls had increased several times over, and golden-robed figures patrolled the streets and alleys everywhere. Essential civilian supplies were controlled and scarce, and the black market was rampant, with many thugs and ruffians being more arrogant than ever before.

Why has King's Landing become so tense?

The reason is simple: the Golden Company, now holding high the banner of "fire dragon above, gold below," has completely surrounded King's Landing.

Outside the city, there were not only soldiers of the Golden Company, but also the renowned army of the Unsullied.