Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

However, Daenerys's delivery was fraught with difficulties and unexpected events. One reason was Daenerys's physical condition; she was a petite and stunningly beautiful girl, which made childbirth somewhat difficult. Another reason was that the recent trauma had made her emotions somewhat unstable, and Daenerys's mental state was her greatest weakness.

Therefore, everyone busy in the delivery room was praying fervently, hoping that this kind-hearted little queen could overcome the difficulties. Fortunately, everyone's prayers seemed to have some effect. Daenerys, who was lying on the hospital bed, fainted several times, but in the end, she managed to get through the ordeal and successfully gave birth to her baby.

"Your Majesty, congratulations! It's a little prince."

The midwife wiped the blood and mucus off the newborn, then parted the two chubby little legs to take a look. Among them was a tiny little bean, and her face immediately lit up with joy. She carried the child to Daenerys' side and announced the good news.

Daenerys, lying on her sickbed, her face as pale as paper, smiled slightly upon hearing the news. In such an era, especially for the royal family of a vast empire, boys were indeed more important than girls.

Therefore, ever since she became pregnant, Daenerys had fantasized more than once about giving birth to a boy. However, her efforts paid off, and after several brushes with death, she finally got a satisfactory answer.

"Let me see him."

Then Daenerys spoke weakly, and the midwife quickly took the little prince and placed him beside Her Majesty the Queen.

As the son of Viserys and Daenerys, there is no doubt that he possesses the purest dragon bloodline, and the infant in his swaddling clothes has a head of soft, silver-gold short hair.

His hair was even a purer color than his mother's, though it was still sticking to his scalp because of the sticky residue. His eyes were also closed, so the color of his pupils was not visible, but they were probably purple, just like Daenerys and Viserys's pale purple eyes.

Because the baby had just cried, his little face was all scrunched up, and he was fast asleep, breathing evenly.

"He...is so ugly..."

Daenerys, pale-faced, stared intently at her son lying beside her pillow. She opened her mouth several times, hesitating to speak, but finally couldn't help but speak with disappointment.

The little queen's words amused the midwives in the room, and the tense atmosphere vanished.

"Newborn babies are all like this, Your Majesty."

"It will gradually become more beautiful over time."

In fact, no newborn baby is good-looking. Daenerys was inexperienced, which is why she thought her son was ugly. However, after hearing what the midwives said, the silver-haired little queen was able to put her doubts at ease. In any case, this was her and his son.

"Then... what name will His Highness have?"

At this moment, a midwife asked curiously.

Viserys isn't with Daenerys right now, and he doesn't even know the child has been born. What should they name the child? Should they wait until His Majesty returns, or should Daenerys choose one now?

All eyes in the delivery room were on Daenerys; she was the one who gave birth to the child, and only she could make this decision.

The silver-haired little queen, lying on the hospital bed, looked thoughtful upon hearing the question. In fact, she had already thought of the question without being reminded, but after a moment of contemplation, she finally came to an answer.

Unlike Viserys, Daenerys's culture has always been influenced by this world, so she wouldn't choose a fantastical name like Viserys.

"Imon!"

"His name is Aemon Targaryen!"

Then Daenerys spoke.

In this world, sharing the same name as an elder is not considered disrespectful; rather, it is an expression of respect, reflecting the hope that one's child will possess the same qualities as an ancestor or elder.

Chapter 840 Ceas

Meanwhile, on the distant eastern continent, the human alliance has now cleared the Kohor Forest and advanced into the territory of the Kingdom of Salor.

Cearás.

This is a port city in the northern part of the continent of Essos, bordering the Trembling Sea. It is also the last remaining city in the Kingdom of Salor. The other cities, including the capital of the Kingdom of Salor, Viskervo, formerly known as Shanas, have all been reduced to ruins.

The last Salorians held out in the city, fiercely resisting the invasion of the White Walkers. Before the human alliance arrived, the city was under siege and nearly fell. Commander-in-chief "Iron Face" Bessie Joyce led the human alliance to repel the White Walkers and save the last Salorian city.

Currently, over 200,000 human coalition troops are stationed in Theas. Outside the white city walls, the tents stretch as far as the eye can see. But this is not the entire coalition force. There are also troops stationed outside for logistics, transportation, deployment, and the recapture of other towns and villages who have not yet returned.

Viserys, however, suddenly heard through the glass candle that the Wall had been attacked.

Daenerys was too exhausted after giving birth and fell into a deep sleep, so the task of telling Viserys the news fell to Renesas, who had just returned to the city.

She crushed the dragon crystal infused with black mist, and the black mist, as if possessing its own consciousness, automatically merged into the black glass candle, causing a slight change in the flame that seemed to never go out.

Its light was sometimes as bright as falling snow, sometimes as yellow as pure gold, sometimes as red as flame, and sometimes as deep as black, so that it was mistaken for the emptiness of the world, until it was identified and connected to the glass candle in Viserys's hand.

"Two ice dragons?"

Viserys, who was in a very far place, couldn't help but worry when he heard the news. He had thought that the Night King might use a diversionary tactic to attack the Wall while he was lured to the Eastern Continent, but he did not expect that there would be two ice dragons.

"Is it the Night King?"

"How are you? What happened?"

He then heard that Reyne had successfully repelled the two attacking ice dragons and killed one of them. Viserys breathed a sigh of relief. However, the Night King was not among the attacking White Walkers; instead, there were two resurrected Kings in the North. This meant that humanity still hadn't found the Night King, and he was still hiding in the shadows, plotting something unknown. This made Viserys's heart, which had just settled down, tighten slightly again.

Reyne then told Viserys that Maester Aemon had been injured and died while saving Daenerys, and that Daenerys had given birth to a baby boy prematurely due to the shock.

Viserys fell silent for a moment after hearing everything Renis had said, unsure whether he should feel sad or happy.

He should have been happy that Daenerys had given birth, but the passing of that virtuous elder, worthy of everyone's respect, made him unable to feel joy.

He intended to collect Maester Aemon's soul and then send him into reincarnation.

Unfortunately, Viserys is now thousands of miles away, and even if he were to ride back on a dragon, it would be too late. Not everyone is like Drogo, whose soul remains in place after death. By the time Viserys flies back, Maester Aemon's soul may have already vanished.

“Give Maester Aemon a proper burial.”

Viserys sat in the room where the glass candles were kept, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke.

"Daenerys has already done this."

Meanwhile, on the other side, Renis, who was staying on the Great Wall, curiously peered through the flames of a burning glass candle at the projected image.

Her husband was sitting there, seemingly within reach, but when Renis reached out, she only touched air; she felt nothing at all.

"so amazing."

Renis was slightly surprised.

Maester Aemon's body had been ordered by Daenerys to be laid to rest with great honors, but due to the special circumstances and the approaching winter winds, a great fire was the only option to send him off. His ashes were then collected and a mausoleum was built outside Castle Black to commemorate this highly respected maester.

"That's good."

Viserys was relieved to hear that Zeng Bogong's funeral arrangements had been made well, and then he inquired about his son.

"Aemon Targaryen?"

"That's a good name."

Maester Aemon is a man of noble character and worthy of respect. Moreover, he pushed Daenerys away at the last moment, saving her and the child's lives. Therefore, it is only natural that Daenerys would name her child Aemon as well. It is hoped that little Aemon will not disappoint the honor that the name carries, since the name Aegon has been overused for the Targaryen family.

"It's a pity that I can't go back to see you now."

Viserys hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and spoke.

"I'm sorry, Renis."

"Please tell Dani for me as well."

He had just considered returning to Westeros, but ultimately abandoned the idea, as the Long Night still shrouded the world, and the scenes Viserys had witnessed on the continent of Essos were truly appalling.

If the problem of the Long Night is not resolved soon, the consequences will be unimaginable. Just like when the White Walkers crossed the Wall and invaded Westeros, Viserys was originally determined to stand by and watch. However, when the White Walkers broke through the human defenses one after another and the army of the Iron Throne was on the verge of collapse, Viserys changed his mind and decided to send troops to Westeros.

Because if Westeros had fallen completely, the Eastern Continent would not have fared much better. Who knows if the White Walkers would have crossed the Narrow Sea to attack another continent? The sudden fall of the Iron Islands later proved that the White Walkers did indeed have the ability to fight across the sea.

Although the situation has now reversed, the circumstances are quite similar. After Viserys reclaimed the Iron Throne, his headquarters did indeed move from Pentos to King's Landing. However, if the Eastern Continent were to fall completely, the situation would be even more dangerous than when the Seven Kingdoms collapsed. Westeros would not become a paradise, but rather the final graveyard of mankind.

Therefore, Viserys had to keep the White Walkers at bay here and not allow the harsh winter winds to reach the Empire.

"fine."

However, upon hearing her husband's words, Renis's expression betrayed her disappointment, but she eventually rallied and flashed a big smile.

“We will take care of ourselves and keep these disgusting guys north of the Great Wall.”

"You also need to take good care of yourself and strive to defeat them as soon as possible..."

Chapter 841 New Altar

Days passed one after another, the sky above remained perpetually dark. Without food, rest, or sleep, Banyan could even stare blankly for days on end, burying himself in the wind and snow to become a 'statue'.

Benjen's life trajectory changed after he became a wight. Now he has no goals and doesn't know what he wants to do. Benjen's mission was to find his sister Lyanna. Later, he wanted to assassinate the Night King. Later still, he found his sister Lyanna, but gave up the assassination of the Night King because the more he understood, the more he knew that it was simply impossible.

After sitting in one place in a daze for several days, Benjen was eventually found by his sister Lyanna. After all, Benjen was just an unknown ghoul, and he could easily find a place to hide or simply lie on the ground and wait to die.

But Lyanna cannot do that, because she is the most unique being in the army of the dead. She is a White Walker, and she is now under the command of her ancestor, Theon the Wolf, a famous King of Winter, who is constantly expanding his territory in the New World, slaughtering the local humans and turning them into a member of the surging undead army.

Meanwhile, Lyanna, during her campaigns, was also secretly gathering intelligence and had a general idea of ​​where they were.

This is indeed a land with no records in the known world. It is located at the other end of the world, connected to the Land of Everwinter like Westeros. Strictly speaking, this unknown world and Westeros are on the same continent. You can walk from this new world to Westeros, but because the Land of Everwinter and the White Wastes are separated, the two civilizations have never had any communication over the years, and neither knows that there is another civilization beyond the icefield.

Lyanna collected a lot of books and information from this place. She didn't recognize the local script, nor could she understand the language of these people. However, it was clear that this civilization was more backward than any civilization Lyanna knew. Perhaps it was because the cold climate limited their development, or perhaps the comfortable environment without external enemies made them lose the motivation to move forward.

The civilizations here are all built on the ice in half-built igloos, and they are only maintained in the form of tribes. They have never even appeared in the form of kingdoms. However, now the warriors of these ice tribes have become part of the army of the dead and have begun to fight for the Night King.

At first, Lyanna and Benjen had no idea what the Night King was searching for in this strange new world, having the legendary, battle-hardened King of Winter, Theon Stark, command his army of the dead.

But the answer was found after Theon the Wolf led his army of the dead to conquer many of these Ice People's tribes and towns.

Theon Greyjoy, the 'Hungry Wolf,' gave all the White Walkers a task: to collect a kind of oily black stone. These Ice People had kept quite a few of these magical black stones, and even Lyanna had found a few pieces.

"This black stone is definitely not a good thing."

With icy blue flames burning in her eyes, Lyanna sat down beside her brother, carrying an ice bow and arrows, and then spoke with concern.

"Of course I know that."

Upon hearing this, Banyan shook his head.

He had seen these things before, and at that time he was almost affected by the stones.

What do they want to do with these stones?

Banyan asked.

"It seems they are preparing to build an altar."

Lyanna pondered for a moment before speaking. There was nothing to talk about among the White Walkers; it was all about commands and obedience. The rest of the White Walkers were machines that carried out the Night King's orders and could no longer be considered human. They had lost their human thoughts, so Lyanna had no way to ask the other White Walkers for information. Lyanna's conclusion was based on what she had seen over the past period of time.

"altar?"

Upon hearing Lyanna's words, Benjen naturally thought of the ice altar in the valley.

Even now, he doesn't know what the ancient altar was for, but he has a vague feeling that the ritual back then might have some inexplicable connection to the long night that followed.

The axis of the world in the far north is where the sun resides, and it was only after leaving the polar regions that Bunyan and Lyanna learned of the coming of the long night.