Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

While the other parts of the Seven Kingdoms were not as wealthy as the Reach, the overall changes did not make a significant difference, and population movement was not particularly noticeable.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why the people of Dorne, who were still living in misery throughout Westeros, were willing to flee to the Reach and live the life that people should live.

"If you desire blood, the seven kingdoms will surely be stained with blood."

But why bother?

The Dornish envoy was arrogant and put forward three unacceptable conditions. In fact, this envoy, who wore the coat of arms of the Kogel family of Sandstone, was not a fool. He was Aaron Kogel, the second son of Earl Quentin Kogel.

He knew, of course, that Jon Clinton would not accept these conditions, but that's how negotiations have always been: ask for the moon, then haggle.

However, Aaron Kogel was still waiting for Jon Clinton, the Hand of the King of the Iron Throne, to "pay back the money," but he didn't expect that instead of paying back the money, he would be met with the other party's knife.

"The Iron Throne will never compromise with traitors!"

"Someone come here!"

"Take him out and behead him!"

"Hang the severed head in front of the camp so the barbarians on the mountain can see it!"

Jon Clinton's face was cold. He did not object to the conditions proposed by the Dornish messenger. Instead, he immediately waved to his guards and ordered them to take the second son of Sandstone out, cut off his head, and hang it in front of the camp gate as a warning.

"what?"

Aaron Corger, the Dornish messenger, was also taken aback, not expecting his opponent to act so unpredictably.

This doesn't follow the rules of negotiation, does it?

Who negotiates without bargaining, but instead threatens to kill someone?

However, he remained calm and stubbornly believed that the other party was just trying to scare him, since it was a tacit rule that envoys should not be killed in war.

“I’m not easily intimidated, Mr. Jon Clinton.”

"You'd better release me right now, or my father—"

However, when Jon Clinton's guards from the Prime Minister's Tower, whom he had brought from King's Landing, escorted Aaron Coggle outside the tent, the Dornish envoy seemed to realize that the other party was not joking or trying to scare him, and then hurriedly shouted in terror.

"Lord Jon Clinton?!"

"I am an envoy of Dorne. In times of war, envoys are not to be killed!"

However, Jon Clinton remained expressionless and showed no intention of calling the guards back, while on the other side, the executioner of the legion had already put on a smock to prevent blood splattering.

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He placed a tree stump on the open ground in the camp, put the execution board on the stump, and then took a wine jug from a soldier next to him and took a big gulp.

puff--

The executioner then sprayed alcohol onto the sword with his mouth, and the clear liquor slowly flowed down the cold blade.

He coldly watched as the Dornish messenger was shoved over, his shoulders pressed down, and forced to the ground. Then he placed his greatsword on the ground and offered his final prayer before beheading him.

"Your Majesty the Prime Minister!"

"Lord Jon Clinton!"

However, at this moment, the second son of Sandstone City was terrified. He looked in horror at the executioner with a fierce face beside him and the greatsword in his hand.

Then he started shouting incoherently, blurting out all the secret instructions his father and Count Uller had given him.

"No compensation!"

"No compensation!"

"Both points are negotiable!"

In fact, the Dornish nobles were most concerned about the third clause, because that was what concerned their interests, while the first two clauses were simply added for the purpose of negotiation.

What did the life or death of Count Fryer have to do with them? Although they addressed him as an old friend in front of Tianji City, each of them actually had their own agenda.

If Jon Clinton insists on bringing Franklin Fuller to King's Landing for trial to give His Majesty an explanation, these Dornish nobles wouldn't mind personally helping them capture him, provided he agrees to the third condition.

As for the issue of compensation, that's utter nonsense. These are just conditions used by Jon Clinton to 'bargain' the price. They never even considered asking for any compensation; they only cared about the third condition.

However, Aaron Kogel's shouting and revealing all the details his father had told him still did not change Jon Clinton's mind.

Inside the tent, the nobles of the Reach were terrified, keeping their mouths shut and daring not to utter a sound.

Who would have thought that this seemingly kind-hearted prime minister would kill people so readily?

Meanwhile, the executioner had already raised his greatsword high, and with a swift stroke, the Dornish messenger's head fell to the ground.

Chapter 668 The Dragon Strikes

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In the city of Tianji, when he saw the head of his second son, Aron, hanging in front of the military camp, Count Quentin Kogel of Sandstone could no longer bear it. He smashed his wine glass and stood up abruptly.

"My son!"

Quentin Kogel sought revenge for his son, while beside his father, Gurian Kogel, the heir to Sandstone, stood up, his face filled with sorrow and anger, his hand gripping the hilt of his sword.

"I will avenge my brother!"

"I'm going to cut off Jon Clinton's head and send it to King's Landing!"

"I want to tell Viserys myself! We Dornish are not so easily bullied!"

Upon seeing the father and son of the Kogel family in Sandstone City fly into a rage, the other Dornish nobles in the Great Hall of Skyreach City quickly stood up and began to persuade them.

"Lord Quentin!"

"Lord Quentin!"

"Sir Gullian!"

"Let's calm down for now. We can avenge Aaron, but we can't kill Jon Clinton."

Count Haman Uller of Prison Gate, known as the 'madman,' became the calmest man at this moment. He gave his brother Ulrik a wink, signaling him to also stop Gulian, the eldest son of Sandstone City.

After everyone stood up and pulled the Kogel father and son back, Harman Uller continued to speak.

“If we kill Jon Clinton, then we really will have no way out.”

“The Martell family won’t let us off the hook either.”

Harman Uller spoke, and his two sentences instantly calmed the father and son in Sandstone City, and their minds, which had been clouded by anger, became much clearer.

Jon Clinton cannot die, otherwise the Iron Throne and all their previous options will be gone.

The Martell family might not choose to side with them at that time, and if the Martell family of Dorne also stands on the side of the Iron Throne, then their rebellion is doomed to fail, and their heads will surely hang on the walls of King's Landing.

Although Quentin was furious about his son's murder, he still didn't want to die.

Quentin Kogel calmed down, while his eldest son, Gurian, remained somewhat indignant.

“If the Martell family stands on the side of the enemy, then he is not my prince!”

As soon as Gullion Kogel spoke, all the Dornish nobles present changed their expressions.

House Martell has a deep understanding of Dorne. Although Prince Doran has been sitting in Waterfall Palace for decades without leaving, his influence remains.

It only slightly declined after the deaths of Prince Levin Martell of the Kingsguard and Princess Elia Martell, with some questioning Prince Doran's courage and why he didn't dare to avenge his uncle and sister.

However, no one dared to openly defy the Martell family's wishes, but unexpectedly, Gullion Kogel exposed them in public, causing the Dornish nobles present to have mixed feelings.

"Be careful!"

"The Martell family are our princes!"

The room fell silent as Gulian Kogel finished speaking. Gulian was then rebuked by his father, and the heir of Sandstone City knew he had said the wrong thing. His face turned red and white, and he nodded slightly, but in the end, he did not dare to say anything more.

"Right now, we still need to avenge Yaron's nephew."

The room fell silent until finally the owner of the place, Earl Franklin Fuller, with his gray hair, spoke in a hoarse voice.

"After all, Jon Clinton went too far and killed our envoy."

"If we don't respond strongly, the morale of our soldiers will also suffer."

Franklin Fuller felt that the whole thing was getting increasingly out of control.

He only wanted to survive; that was his sole motivation after the impulsive killing.

He realized his mistake; he shouldn't have personally led the troops to break through Censhutan. Instead, as he had instructed Yalong, he shifted the blame onto his soldiers, claiming he knew nothing about it.

He was willing to pay the price for his mistakes, except for losing his head and being exiled to the frontier to guard the Great Wall.

Unfortunately, despite making a series of plans to survive and gain freedom, he found that things were spiraling out of control after a struggle.

He had initially thought that with the support of other Dornish nobles, Jon Clinton would choose to negotiate with him, which had put him at ease.

But to everyone's surprise, Jon Clinton was so ruthless, claiming there was no room for negotiation with the traitor and directly had the messenger killed, which plunged the situation, which had been showing signs of improvement, back into a stalemate.

"Is there no other way but to go down this path to the bitter end?"

"A complete rebellion?"

However, inside the Great Hall of Skyreach, the Dornish nobles were clamoring and vowing revenge for Aaron Corger, while the cunning old falcon was lost in his own thoughts...

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Suddenly, a clarion call of horns rang out from the top of the city walls of the Azure Sky City. The sound resonated in people's blood, making their blood boil, and the sound carried far and wide.

"Ok?"

"what happened?"

"Does Jon Clinton really dare to send troops to attack the city?"

Meanwhile, the Dornish nobles in the Great Hall of Sky City were in an uproar.

A bugle call signals an enemy attack, but who is their enemy? Has Jon Clinton gone mad? Daring to attack Sky City with such a small force?

It should be noted that, including the House of Prison Gate, the House of Sandstone, and others, the number of troops in the city today is no less than the number of soldiers led by Jon Clinton, and may even be more than the enemy.

However, just as they were wondering, a desolate and long dragon roar suddenly came from above their heads.

"Ho-"