Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

The wind and snow outside continued.

His wife, Rhaenys Targaryen, wore a set of silver dragonscale armor, with a thick white fur shawl over her shoulders for warmth, and a black and red cloak.

She was tall and graceful, with deep brown eyes, and the Valyrian steel sword, Dark Sister, was worn at her waist.

"My husband."

Viserys returned to his bedroom in the newly rebuilt Black Castle, and soon after, his wife Renesas entered.

"Renes".

The two then embraced briefly before separating.

When the Long Night fell, Viserys was not in Highgarden. The whole world was plunged into chaos, and Highgarden was no exception. From the royal family and the steward to the ordinary maids and grooms, everyone in Highgarden was in a panic, thinking that the end of the world was about to come.

Viserys was in King's Landing at the time, not in Highgarden, so Queen Rhaenys stepped forward and summoned her companion Rhaego to protect Highgarden, keeping this imperial backyard from chaos.

Not long afterward, almost all the nobles in the entire River Bend royal domain sent their families to Highgarden. Since they did not have a lord above them and were directly under the royal domain, they could only come to Highgarden to seek the protection of the royal family when they encountered problems.

Even without Viserys's help, Renis was equally capable. She single-handedly guarded Highgarden, allowing all the families of the Reach nobles to enter the castle and settle them properly.

Reines's abilities were unanimously praised by the families of the Riverlands nobles, who chanted the name of the Summerhall Prince.

However, Daenerys also suddenly left Highgarden before the Long Night fell, and Renesas did not know where Daenerys was going.

Although Daenerys is Rhaenys's aunt by seniority, they should be sisters by age. In fact, Rhaenys even took care of Daenerys, who was younger, when she was still an infant.

Therefore, the relationship between the two is complicated. As Daenerys grew up, she also developed her own ideas, and now Rhaenys can no longer control her.

After the long night fell, she was still worried about Daenerys' safety, but she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the other had also flown to the Wall.

However, Renesas was unaware of what had happened in King's Landing. Daenerys had argued with Viserys and then flew to Dragonstone on her own in a huff. She only noticed that Daenerys's expression was a little strange when she saw her today.

Do you know what happened to Dani?

"I felt that the expression on her face was a little strange when she saw me today."

Inside the house, after a long separation, especially after the fear of a disaster, Renis and Viserys exchanged a few words before Renis asked a question.

Viserys paused for a moment after hearing his wife's words. He thought of what Daenerys had said not long ago, especially her accusations against Renesas, but he didn't say anything and shook his head instead.

"do not know."

"Is that so?"

The female dragon knight with long brown hair frowned slightly upon hearing this, but then didn't think much of it.

"You should have gone back to Highgarden before you came to the Wall."

"Your sister and the children need you very much."

When the long night fell, Highgarden was in chaos, and if Renis hadn't stepped forward, who knows how chaotic it would have become.

However, Viserys was not in Highgarden when the Long Night came, but in King's Landing. There, he quickly discussed with the senior members of the King's Council and made a series of preparations to deal with the Long Night.

For example, extending the city lockdown to quell panic, strictly inspecting ships and merchant fleets entering and leaving the port, prohibiting all grain from leaving King's Landing, sealing off all granaries, banning open and private buying and selling to prevent soaring grain prices, cracking down on the black market, and distributing grain according to need, etc...

The Valyrian Empire's series of political measures had a significant effect, and King's Landing became the largest city in the world to suppress the chaos of the Long Night in the shortest time. Pentos and Andalus followed suit and quickly maintained stability.

As for other major cities of the empire, such as Old Town and Seagull Town, some unrest broke out to varying degrees, while the overseas city-states were even more dilapidated.

Because they had never considered stockpiling food in advance, and the limitations of the free trade city-state system meant they lacked a stable external voice.

The Governors' Council was a battlefield of commerce, and the governors themselves each had their own ulterior motives.

When the long night descended, they were slow to realize what it was, but when they did realize that it was the long night from eight thousand years ago returning, they began to frantically buy up all the food and fodder on the market.

They used their vast wealth to instantly clear out all the grain available in the local city, directly causing a surge in black market grain prices.

Even though the long night lasted for decades, these governors did not starve to death, but those who truly needed food could not buy it even with money, or could not afford it, and could only starve to death.

In comparison, the Empire's actions can be described as swift and effective.

Viserys spent his time in King's Landing busy with these matters, and after finishing his business in King's Landing, he rode a dragon to the Wall.

"My problem."

Viserys sighed, but the brown-haired little queen in front of him blinked slightly.

"Of course I know you have a lot to do, especially after such a disaster."

“You are the backbone of the entire nation, Viserys.”

“You are not just my sister Arianne and my husband.”

"More people need you."

"We will overcome this disaster, won't we?"

Renis Targaryen spoke, and Viserys remained silent, for he himself was not entirely confident.

Because the enemy, Changye, is invisible and intangible, and there is no basis for his actions, he was somewhat troubled and didn't know how to make any effort. He simply did what he could and left the rest to fate or wait for their enemy to make a move and reveal a weakness.

But faced with Renis's expectant gaze, he naturally couldn't tell the truth, because as Renis said, he was everyone's support, and everyone was watching him.

If His Majesty the Emperor loses heart, the struggle against the Long Night will be lost before it even begins.

Therefore, Viserys remained silent for a moment, but then, not wanting to disappoint Renis, he nodded.

"Ah."

When Renis heard his assurance, her heart was immediately relieved. Her child was only three years old, and she didn't want Heros's memories to be filled with black skies.

"I'm going on patrol."

Renis then stood up, spoke, and turned to leave Viserys's bedroom.

Chapter 784 The Far North Ice Plain

Dengdengdeng-

Renis's leather boots clicked crisply on the corridor floor, and the dashing little queen, draped in a black and red cloak, vanished like a burning flame at the end of the corridor.

Soon a loud dragon roar rang out overhead, and Renis rode Rego to survey the entire Wall and the northern frontier beyond it.

The three Targaryen dragon riders now take turns riding their dragons on patrol to prevent the White Walkers and the army of the dead from suddenly appearing at the foot of the Wall and catching them off guard.

The Imperial army is now holding firm on the Wall, having learned from the lessons of the last war between humans and the White Walkers.

Faced with an enemy like the White Walkers, human soldiers who are not protected by city walls are like lambs to the slaughter. Moreover, humans have an advantage over the White Walkers in terms of architecture, and the White Walkers do not know how to build siege weapons. Therefore, only by holding on to the fortifications can we stop the enemy as much as possible.

The entire Wall is now on high alert, with over 30,000 Imperial soldiers stationed along its 300-mile length. Meanwhile, over 100,000 troops are gathering in the rear, coming from all over the country—the Reach, Dorne, the Vale, the Westerlands, and more—converging northward in a steady stream.

When the Empire's army of over 100,000 gathers at the foot of the Wall, along with the eight dragons of House Targaryen, the Wall will become the most impregnable barrier in the human world.

If the White Walkers want to force their way through here, they will have to pay a heavy price.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the corridor, a silver-haired girl dressed in a snow-white long dress and a white fur cloak watched Renis's departing figure, her pale purple eyes slightly dimmed.

She now deeply regrets the words she impulsively spoke, but once spoken, they are like spilled water, difficult to take back.

Therefore, Daenerys now feels a little uneasy when facing Reyne's lovely smiling face, and involuntarily avoids her gaze.

Renis then realized that Daenerys had become somewhat strange.

However, as Daenerys leaned on the railing, lost in thought, she suddenly felt a shadow appear beneath her feet.

The silver-haired girl was startled and suddenly woke up, but when she looked up, she saw that the person standing in front of her was her beloved brother.

Daenerys was born without parents. Her father, Aerys II, died before her birth, and her mother, Queen Rhaela, died in childbirth. Therefore, Viserys was Daenerys's everything.

Her biggest fear was that Viserys would abandon her.

"Viserys!"

Daenerys then hugged the silver-haired youth tightly, while Viserys hugged his sister back. He could feel that the girl was holding him tightly, as if she didn't want to let go of him.

Then Viserys sighed, gently ruffled her hair, and spoke.

"Dani, can we talk alone?"

...

Days passed one after another, the sun rose as usual from all directions, and every day he mingled with some dead people. Banyan felt that he was about to become one of them, drifting aimlessly among the masses, without purpose or knowing where he was going.

Fortunately, Bunyan had a companion.

Because of the small black stone that Rhaegar gave her, Lyanna remained conscious. She would occasionally talk to Benjen, but most of the time she would keep her distance, for fear of attracting the attention of other White Walkers.

After all, apart from the two of them, the rest of the entire army of the dead were just mindless monsters. Even the more advanced White Walkers were just puppets, at least that's how Lyanna saw it.

They only follow the Night King's orders, have no opinions of their own, no thoughts of their own, and no idea who they are.

If these White Walkers knew their true identities, they might not have chosen to fight for the Night King. After all, many of these White Walkers were ancestors of the Stark family, successive Kings in the North, many of whom were renowned figures.

"Leanna, where are we now?"

The thin rays of sunlight struggled to penetrate the wind and snow overhead, and Banyan saw the gray-haired woman walking towards him. He quickly stood up from the snow and asked her a question.

To prevent other White Walkers from becoming suspicious after seeing this, since wights are just mindless cannon fodder and White Walkers are their commanders. Although White Walkers don't usually communicate, they at least have the ability to communicate. If a White Walker and a wight are together all day long, it will inevitably arouse suspicion from other White Walkers.

Therefore, every time Bunyan and Lyanna had a secret 'date,' they would leave a mark beforehand to signal each other, and then one of them would quietly leave the group while the other followed.

It's common for people to stray from the group in the undead army. After all, not all ghouls are strong and healthy. Many of them are old ghouls whose skeletons have become loose. After a long trek, they might accidentally break their legs. So they can only follow the group by crawling while holding onto their broken legs. Others might bump into trees and break themselves, or simply get lost.

Banyan would never harm himself, even though he was now a walking corpse, he still cherished his body.

Over the past few years, he has followed the Legion of the Dead, traveling all over the country and experiencing countless battles, as well as witnessing the magnificent scenery and all sorts of strange monsters on the far north ice plains.

"do not know."

However, when faced with Benjen's question, Lyanna looked around.

Now everything around them was a vast expanse of white. Perhaps because the sun was shining in the far north, the wind and snow had temporarily stopped for a moment, just as they were talking.

Then Lyanna shook her head decisively.

"However, I think we may be on our way back."

Based on the direction Lyanna discerned, they are most likely heading south now, whereas they had been heading north all along, and it is unknown how far they have traveled.

"Is that so?"

Benjen's heart sank slightly upon hearing Lyanna's words.

"Does that mean we might be attacking the Great Wall very soon?"