Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

"I heard you encountered some trouble at the port of King's Landing?"

Prince Doran lowered his eyes, recalling his recent encounter, but showed no anger; he simply nodded silently.

"They attacked the prince!"

"His Majesty!"

The Norfolk standing behind Prince Doran spoke up, somewhat indignant.

They had come all the way from Sunspear to Dorne, and although the reason for their visit was somewhat embarrassing, Ario Horta knew very well that the prince was very happy when he boarded the ship, because he had been talking about visiting his daughter and granddaughter in King's Landing for a long time.

Ario Horta spoke, while the white-robed female knight standing behind Viserys glanced at him. She had seen such bearded monks when she was a mercenary in Valanthi; they were indeed skilled with their giant axes.

"I will have the Ministry of the Interior conduct a thorough investigation."

Viserys wasn't angry; he simply nodded and spoke.

This was indeed an accident. Viserys was not an omniscient and omnipotent god, and he did not expect such a thing to happen. However, it is also possible that it was not an accident, but rather someone deliberately plotted to provoke Prince Doran.

Imagine if Prince Doran had been attacked as soon as he arrived in King's Landing. Whether it was Prince Doran who ordered it or Prince Quentin who killed someone in the street, the incident could easily have escalated into an uncontrollable situation if it were spread and publicized by those with ulterior motives.

However, without a thorough investigation, it's impossible to know whether anyone was manipulating things behind the scenes. Nevertheless, it's admirable that Prince Doran was able to remain calm under those circumstances, stop his son, and choose the most correct option. Experience truly matters.

"Is Aegon still a monk?"

Prince Doran had heard about the turmoil in King's Landing and Aegon's collusion with the cultists while in Sunspear. Viserys did not condone or tolerate it; instead, he went on a killing spree, leaving rivers of blood and subduing the fanatical cultists. Only after that did King's Landing become much quieter.

He had originally intended to ask Aegon directly about his identity, because he had mentioned in his correspondence with his brother Oberyn that Aegon did indeed possess some of the characteristics of Rhaegar and Elijah.

However, appearance is too subjective, and besides, there is no technology to verify it nowadays. It is still quite difficult to convince people of the truth about an infant based solely on words.

However, Viserys accepted his nephew, and later, because of his firm belief in the Seven Gods and his love for religious work, Viserys even found the Archbishop of the Church of the Seven Gods to personally take him as a disciple and teach him the truth of the doctrines of the Seven Gods.

Now that Aegon has been a monk for many years, his voice has gradually faded from the outside world.

Viserys nodded slightly, and at that moment, a deep roar from a dragon suddenly came from the sky above them.

Prince Doran and his captain of guards, who were under the umbrella, quickly looked up at the sky. A giant dragon covered in red scales flapped its wings and roared as it descended from the sky.

"This is a dragon?"

The composure that had been on the face of the thin, gray-haired middle-aged man vanished. He leaned on his wheelchair as if trying to stand up, but was quickly helped up by Ario Hota. Prince Doran's eyes were filled with shock and amazement.

This crimson dragon is graceful in form, yet possesses elements of violent aesthetics. With its tail now exceeding ten meters in length, it is a colossal creature in the eyes of many beings, including humans.

The giant red dragon circled in the sky and roared before descending to land beside Arianne, Sansa, and Diana, who was running around on the grass.

Arianne seemed relatively calm, but Sansa was a little nervous, constantly clutching the hem of her skirt. However, it wasn't her first time seeing a dragon, so she didn't react too strongly.

The silver-haired little girl playing on the lawn ran over without any fear and hugged the lowered head of the red female dragon.

"This is too dangerous, Your Majesty."

Ario Hotta, supporting Prince Doran, had a face full of tension. His heart was practically in his throat. As a loyal servant of House Martell, he had always treated Arianne as his own daughter. How could he not be nervous seeing Arianne, Sansa, and the little princess next to a dragon?

But Prince Doran, whom he helped stand up from his wheelchair, was much calmer than him, even though his daughter and granddaughter were there.

"It is said that His Majesty's mount, the black dragon Belerien, is over fifty meters long."

"Could it be Rego?"

Prince Doran, who had spent most of his time in the Flowing Gardens, was seeing a dragon for the first time. The guards in the Red Keep and the people of King's Landing were now quite used to it; they were used to seeing a dragon fly through the sky and roar all the time.

These dragons live in the vast Kingswood, not far from King's Landing. The Kingswood provides a comfortable environment for dragons to live in, allowing them to hunt for food on their own. They can even fly into the sea to catch seafood. As a result, these dragons living in the Kingswood have never disturbed the lives of humans.

“No, she is not Rego, Father.”

"She was Vaghar, the partner Diana chose herself."

Chapter 718 The Supreme Priest

The dragon chooses the dragon knight, but the dragon knight is also choosing the dragon.

On the second name day of Viserys' daughter Diana, he carried her to the Kingswood and let her choose a more suitable young dragon herself.

The young dragons have grown to over ten meters in size over the years, especially the eldest sister, Vaghar. Although she is a female young dragon, her size and ferocity still surpass those of her brothers and sisters.

When Viserys brought Diana to choose a dragon whelp, the dragon whelps were also choosing her.

Diana has half Dorne blood, but because Viserys' bloodline is now extremely pure, the little princess's dragon-riding blood is also quite remarkable.

She attracted the attention of 'Little Lady' Syracuse, a crystal dragon, as well as the eldest sister of the young dragons, Vaghar.

The Crystal Dragon has a beautiful figure and curves, a light green body, and its horns, the row of sharp bones on its neck, and its wing bones are all as clear as crystal, reflecting a rainbow of light.

As an adult, Syracuse became even more elegant, beautiful, and captivating than when she was a child. When she flew in the sunlight, her entire body shone like crystal.

Every time she flew over King's Landing, she was greeted with cheers and gasps of amazement from the crowd. She loved the feeling of being the center of attention, and therefore flew over King's Landing more often than her brothers and sisters.

The little lady seemed to have taken a liking to the silver-haired girl. She unusually set aside her pride and took the initiative to spread her wings and fly, trying to attract her attention. However, she did not expect that Diana's attention would be completely captured by her older sister, Waghal.

The enormous red dragon let out a deep roar that made the entire Royal Forest tremble. Although she was a female dragon, her body was extremely strong, her sharp and ferocious claws gripped the ground, and her eyes exuded the aura of a domineering ruler.

Her low growl made the other siblings involuntarily back away, including the haughty Tyrex with his shimmering golden scales.

Not far away, Rego and Viserion, who were sunbathing, couldn't help but look up at this side. As for Bellerion, he was fast asleep. He was too big and was like a mountain to these young dragons.

Dragons are actually social animals, and for this group, Bellerion is the true dragon king and chieftain, protecting the young of the entire group from external threats with his own strength.

Princess Diana Targaryen ultimately chose Vagahar, just as she had chosen during her first birthday celebration, when she grasped Viserys' sword, Twilight.

This choice was entirely in line with Diana's own heart. She was not attracted to the sparkly crystal dragon 'Little Lady' Syracuse, who was more likely to capture a girl's heart, but instead chose the young dragon elder sister Vaghar, who was more likely to attract her attention.

Diana's choice of her older sister seemed to have hurt Syracuse's pride, and she was somewhat depressed for a while. However, Viserys didn't try to comfort her, and given Syracuse's optimistic personality, she would probably get over it soon.

Sure enough, within a few days the little lady became active again.

"Waghar is a gift I gave to Diana."

Viserys looked at his daughter holding her dragon, then turned and spoke.

"The two of them will grow together."

Diana was still young, but the baby dragon was only a year older than her. Although the 'Red Queen' was growing rapidly, human children were growing rapidly in their minds as well.

They don't have the enormous bodies of dragons, but they possess minds far more intelligent than dragons of the same age.

...

Viserys received Prince Doran in King's Landing, while the Imperial fleet bound for Volantis stayed there for several days and was received by the Virantean governor.

Valantis is a two-party system with the Elephant Party and the Tiger Party in power. There are currently three governors, two from the Elephant Party and one from the Tiger Party. Since the Bloody Century, public resentment towards the Tiger Party has reached its peak, so Valantis has maintained this political structure in which the Elephant Party holds a dominant position.

Even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse. Although Valantis is now in decline and is no longer the 'city of flowers and fountains' it once was, the arrival of the Imperial fleet, just like previous visits, inevitably had a significant impact on Valantis' already unstable political situation.

Although the Imperial Fleet's two thousand naval soldiers were not enough to determine the outcome of the battle against the powerful 'Mistress of the Summer Sea'.

But behind him lies a vast empire with eight dragons, capable of easily assembling an army of over 100,000, which none of the three current governors of Valantis dare to underestimate.

Therefore, when the Imperial fleet sailed into the port of Valanthi, it attracted the attention of various forces, and Asha Greyjoy even became the busiest person in Valanthi for a time.

She is currently visiting the Temple of Lahero in Valantis, invited by Beneiro, the High Priest of the Red Cult.

Although the Red God Cult's belief system is loose and does not have strong binding force on monks and priests in various places, in theory the High Priest is the first person in the mortal world to implement the Raholo belief system.

Benello's words carry immense weight, capable of rallying countless Red God believers to become his followers.

Melisandre, who met Viserys in her early years and is now the vice-principal of the seminary in King's Landing, still has to perform the disciple's rites in front of Bennello, and the two's statuses are worlds apart in the religious system.

This is equivalent to the difference between the archbishop of the Church of the Seven Gods and an ordinary monk who preaches in foreign lands, because there is no such position as archbishop in the Church of the Red Gods.

"Welcome, messenger of the Son of the Sun."

Benello was tall and thin with prominent features and skin as white as milk. His cheeks, chin, and bald head were covered with flame tattoos that enveloped his lipless mouth. His loud voice startled Asha Greyjoy when she first met him.

The other person's address was a bit strange, but Asha later learned why.

It turns out that a rumor, whose origin is unknown, has been circulating among the followers of the Red God. Perhaps when the red comet struck him, the followers claimed that Viserys was the son of R'hllor and was destined to be the hero who would save the world.

R'hllor is the Lord of Light, so the followers of the Red God generally call Viserys the Son of the Sun or the Son of God, rather than the King of the Seven Kingdoms or the current title of Emperor of the Valyrian Empire.

Chapter 719 Darkness and Destruction

"His Majesty the Emperor will encounter some trouble in the future."

“The eyes in the darkness have already set their sights on him, the servants of the long night intend to overthrow him, and the will of destruction is about to come knocking.”

Benello, draped in a red robe, gazed intently at Asha Greyjoy with eyes that seemed to burn with a fire deep within them.

However, his gaze made Asha slightly uncomfortable, as if she were a wisp of air, completely naked, and had been seen through.

"What darkness?"

"What destruction?"

"What exactly are you talking about? Why don't you explain yourself more clearly?"

Asha couldn't understand what this high priest, who wielded immense power in the city of Valantis, was saying in a cryptic way.

But Asha didn't dare to get angry at him, because Bennero had a huge influence among the Red God's followers. Even the governors of Valantis were very afraid of Bennero. He was definitely the invisible overlord of the city.

Because Valantis was the stronghold of the Red God Church, and the slaves who suffered at the bottom of the city generally believed in the Red God Church, four out of every five people in Valantis were slaves.

Valantis is divided into two districts by the Lorne River. The eastern district is inhabited by nobles of ancient bloodlines, while the western district is inhabited by mercenaries, foreigners, slaves, and commoners. Mia once lived in the lower district of Valantis as a low-ranking citizen.

The two districts are connected by a long bridge. The rich people living east of the bridge feared nothing more than a slave revolt, but every night thousands of people would listen to Benello's speeches.

Even the governors were powerless to stop them, because the Tiger Robe Army had many followers of the Lord of Light, and the governors could not even order them to attack the Red Robe Monks.

Therefore, this High Priest held a transcendent position in the city of Valantis, and no one dared to offend him; he could almost be called the fourth consul.

Asha had met three consuls of Valantis a few days ago, but only Bennero gave her a chilling feeling.

It wasn't just because he spoke in a mysterious way, but also because his eyes seemed to see through everything, giving Asha the illusion that she was barely clothed and even making her want to turn around and run away.

However, given the other party's strong influence in the city, she patiently listened to what they were saying.

"I saw the truth in the flames."

However, Bennero did not answer Asha's question directly, and the two talked as they walked through the magnificent Temple of Lahero.

The Temple of Laherro is extremely magnificent. Its columns, staircases, buttresses, arches, domes, and towers are all enormous and seamlessly integrated, as if they were carved from a single piece of rock.

From a distance, it even resembles the towering Aegon Hill. Red, yellow, gold, and orange hues intertwine and blend on the temple walls, like clouds at dusk.