Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

"Prince Daolang".

At this moment, the royal envoys who were also waiting to welcome Prince Doran to King's Landing, as well as Tyrion and Davos, representatives of the local authorities, also hurriedly came forward.

Tyrion straightened his appearance, coughed lightly, silently organized his thoughts, then lowered his head as per protocol and began to speak in a proper tone.

"Welcome to King's Landing, distinguished guest."

“I have been sent by the royal family to greet you. I am Tyrion Lannister, the personal advisor to Emperor Viserys of Valyria.”

"And this is the Imperial Customs Commissioner, the Port Master of King's Landing, Lord Davos Seaworth."

"Your Highness."

Tyrion quickly introduced himself, then turned around and introduced Onion Knight, who was traveling with him. Onion Knight, standing behind him, bowed slightly and greeted him once again.

The thin, gray-haired middle-aged man in the wheelchair narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing Tyrion's surname; in fact, he had already seen the man in the cabin.

Looking at the other person's obviously unusual physique, and considering the name of the most famous dwarf in Westeros, Prince Doran had already guessed the other person's identity.

Then, looking at Tyrion's outstretched hand, he finally nodded slightly and extended his own hand to shake Tyrion's.

"Lord Tyrion Lannister."

"Lord Davos Seaworth."

Prince Doran then glanced at the Onion Knight and shook hands with the 'famous' smuggler.

One of the most famous dwarfs in Westeros, and another equally notorious smuggler. Although it's not a good thing for a smuggler to be famous, they now both hold important positions in the court of King's Landing.

Viserys was indeed unconventional in his personnel decisions, and this was the era with the largest number of commoners in the court, according to historical records.

Although the Martell family had a marriage agreement with the Targaryen family long ago, with Prince Doran betrothing his daughter to Viserys, who was then wandering in a foreign land, the two have been married for many years and have a daughter.

This was the first time Prince Doran had met his son-in-law, and it was under such passive circumstances. Seeing the two people who came to greet him, Prince Doran gained a preliminary understanding of his son-in-law beyond the rumors.

Although Prince Doran has not left Flowing Gardens for many years since his gout attacks began, not wanting outsiders to see his frail appearance, he still has a special carriage that allows him to travel.

After a simple welcoming ceremony, the specially made carriage transported from Dorne was pulled off the ship, accompanied by the giant who had appeared at the beginning and dozens of Dorne soldiers.

Prince Doran was wheeled into the carriage, and the curtains were lowered, making it difficult to see anyone inside. The carriage slowly rolled towards the Red Keep, with Prince Quentin, his Unsullied soldiers, Tyrion Lannister, Davos Seaworth, and others following beside him.

"Traitor!"

"Dorn barbarian!"

However, at that moment, some curses rang out from both sides of the road in King's Landing.

Chapter 716 Conflict

"Traitor!"

"barbarian!"

Suddenly, a commotion arose from the crowd gathered on both sides of the road to Mudgate, with some even verbally abusing Prince Dorne's carriage. The young Prince Dorne was furious to see his father being insulted.

"shut up!"

"You lowly scum!"

The dozens of Dornish soldiers following their prince's carriage suddenly tensed up, gripping their scimitars and shields tightly.

"You were traitors to begin with!"

"The Dornish are ungrateful wretches!"

"That's right!"

"They are nothing but a bunch of uncivilized barbarians!"

However, instead of silencing these voices, Prince Quentin's angry rebuke only intensified the attacks, with even more accusations and foul language emerging.

Because of their past actions, coupled with historical factors, the Dornish are not very popular throughout Westeros. People don't like the Dornish because their culture, appearance, beliefs, and accent differ significantly from the mainstream culture of Westeros.

However, the Rivergate, also known as the Mud Gate by the common people, was a place where the lower classes of King's Landing were concentrated. It was a mixed bag of people, and many people were watching the Dornish delegation from both sides of the road. Although the young Dornish prince was furious, he had no way of finding out who made such a sound in the crowd.

However, at that moment, a stone was thrown out of nowhere from the crowd and hit Prince Daolang's carriage with a loud thud.

Clang——

Clang——

Clang——

"Protect the Prince!"

"Protect His Highness the Prince!"

The moment the stone was thrown, the scene changed instantly. The Dornish soldiers, who were on high alert, drew their scimitars and raised their shields, while the giant man wielding the great axe also showed his anger.

"Find this person!"

Meanwhile, the Unsullied soldiers following Quentin instantly formed an impenetrable barrier, protecting Prince Doran's carriage in the center.

"Oh no—"

Upon seeing this, Tyrion and Davos Seaworth, who were following behind the carriage, exchanged a glance and saw the seriousness in each other's eyes. They then quickly dismounted.

"calm!"

"Everyone, calm down!"

Tyrion and Davos rushed over to mediate, but the hot-headed Prince Dorne was in no mood to listen.

I'll kill you all!

Quentin Martell, seated on his horse, immediately drew his longsword and pointed it at the rioting crowd, seemingly eager to rush over and kill them.

However, at that moment, a calm and unquestionable voice suddenly came from inside the carriage.

"Ario!"

"Stop him!"

Despite being insulted, Prince Doran remained remarkably composed. He was not blinded by rage and calmly ordered his captain of the guard, the burly man wielding a giant axe, Alio Hota, to stop Quentin from killing someone in the street.

The burly man, who had been looking furious, was ready to chop the man in half with an axe if he found out who had thrown the stone. But as he searched the area, he suddenly heard Prince Doran's order.

Without hesitation, Allio handed the giant axe to one hand and with the other hand easily lifted Prince Quentin, who was about to kill someone with his sword, off his horse as if he were lifting a chick.

"What are you doing!"

"Let me go!"

"I'm going to kill him!"

However, the black-haired boy still wanted to struggle, but he was intimidated by a deep sentence from Alio Horta.

"Your Highness, this is the Prince's order!"

Quentin immediately deflated. His greatest fear since childhood was his father, who seemed to be able to see through people's hearts and could often defeat Quentin with just a glance without saying a word.

The roadside was noisy, but the convoy was unharmed under the protection of Dornish soldiers and Unsullied. The nearby capital garrison also rushed over to maintain order and gave the group of lowly people a good beating, sending them scattering in all directions.

The Dornish delegation then left Rivergate under protection. To prevent any further accidents, they did not choose to take the narrow Hook Alley but instead took the Muddy Road directly to the main road that spans the northwest and southeast corners of King's Landing, and then headed straight for the Red Keep.

Now, in the throne room atop Aegon Hill, many nobles from King's Landing and officials of the Empire have gathered, awaiting the arrival of Prince Doran.

...

The questioning and explanations in the King's Throne Room did not last long. Viserys summoned Prince Doran to Dorne primarily to intimidate and force Dorne to submit, rather than to actually listen to what he had to say.

What he says is not important; what matters most is his attitude towards coming or not coming.

If Prince Doran receives the Emperor's decree but refuses to go to King's Landing to explain, then Viserys will likely have to personally ride Balerion and tens of thousands of Imperial soldiers to Sunspear to invite his father-in-law, though the situation might become quite complicated.

"Many people in Dorne want to start a war."

"But I have witnessed war."

In the gardens of the Red Keep, Arianne and her handmaid Sansa played with their daughter on the lawn under the shade of the trees, while Viserys chatted with Prince Doran under a parasol.

After the formal audience in the throne room, it was time for family to spend together, since Prince Doran was his father-in-law.

"I have seen mountains of corpses on the battlefield."

"I have seen orphans in the city starve to death."

Prince Doran was still in his wheelchair, but the Dornish guards who came to escort him were not allowed to enter the Red Keep, so Prince Doran's captain of the guard, Ario Hota, had to push the wheelchair. His great axe was also temporarily confiscated after entering the throne room.

"His Majesty."

The burly, white-haired giant, pushing a wheelchair, bowed respectfully to Viserys, even though they had been humiliated when they first arrived in King's Landing. In terms of etiquette, the Norfolk man could not find any fault.

At the same time, he looked up at Arianne, who was playing with her child not far away, and a rare tenderness appeared in his eyes on his serious face.

When he was sixteen, he followed Melario, who was about to marry Doran, to Dorne and became a bodyguard to Prince Doran.

Therefore, Ario watched all of Doran and Melario's children grow up, especially Ariane, who was their eldest daughter. Ario Hota had a fatherly affection for Princess Ariane.

Now that he sees her married to the most powerful man in the world and living a happy life, Alio Jota is relieved.

Chapter 717 Red Dragon

"All people under heaven are the same, and the vast majority of Dorne people also love peace. Only a small number of people do not know how to be content."

"But none of them are citizens of Dorne: the Fowler family of Skygate, the Uller family of Prisongate, and the Kogel family of Sandstone."

"They don't understand the suffering of the people."

"I'm so glad His Majesty helped me get rid of these scoundrels."

With an umbrella shielding him from the glaring sun, Prince Doran, sitting in his wheelchair, watched his daughter and granddaughter playing on the grass at night. He then turned and spoke.

"I do not want to drag my people into that kind of hell on earth."

"Otherwise, when the news of Ilya and his children's deaths came, I wouldn't have chosen to swallow this insult."

"However, my determination to avenge her has never changed, and I am committed to the destruction of Tywin Lannister and House Baratheon."

Prince Doran was speaking the truth. He didn't want Dorne to be drawn into a war that was doomed to fail. Otherwise, he wouldn't have insisted on negotiating with Jon Arryn, the Iron Throne's messenger, despite the objections of Oberyn and others.

However, his efforts to destroy the Baratheon dynasty continued, for example, by investing in Viserys when he was still a child and marrying his eldest daughter to him.

Prince Doran's words were a reminder to Viserys not to forget the kindness he had shown him. The silver-haired youth sitting under the umbrella remained silent for a moment, then nodded, but changed the subject.