Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

Chapter 1026 A Marriage Made in Lightning Speed

Aemon and Tyrion's marriage proposal to the Toyn family went relatively smoothly this time.

Tyrion successfully persuaded the mother and son of the Toyn family through his wisdom.

Although it wasn't love at first sight for the two young people, Eamon and Bessane, as they were both a bit slow to warm up to each other, they still felt a strong connection and their eyes were filled with shyness.

Therefore, the marriage naturally came to fruition. The two parties agreed on the engagement. Although Lady Jenny was somewhat disappointed that she did not get to see the young Queen Daenerys, it would have been more appropriate for the elders to handle the matter.

But with Lord Tyrion Lannister acting as matchmaker, there shouldn't be any problem. Tyrion has served as an advisor to the Emperor in the Council for decades and is renowned on both sides of the Narrow Sea.

Now that the engagement has been agreed upon, the next step is to set a date.

Tyrion reminded Lady Jeyne and Governor Jon that everything should be done as soon as possible. Although a prince's marriage and a governor's daughter's wedding should be a big event and should be celebrated in a grand manner, these are extraordinary times and everything should be kept simple.

After all, the marriage of the two young people is a minor matter; the real issue is that the two families are uniting to fight against powerful forces.

Ultimately, marriage was merely a condition for the alliance, not a bond. Given the threat posed by the eldest prince, Heros, even without the marriage, the Toin family and Imon would need to seek self-preservation and would inevitably have to unite.

But the engagement was still a commitment to the Toyn family.

After all, if Prince Aemon were to defeat the First Prince and ascend the Iron Throne, then Governor Jon's sister would become the Queen.

Jon Thorn, as a relative of the king, would at least have the right to attend the Council of Kings, and might even have the potential to become the King's Hand, leading all the courtiers and holding a position second only to the king.

After all, Margaery Tyrell was merely the Emperor's mistress, yet through nepotism, the cripple Velas was able to wear the Hand of the King. Therefore, Jon Thorn couldn't help but fantasize that if his sister became Queen one day, he would surely rise to prominence as well.

The marriage agreement was a promise to the Toin family, and a guarantee for Imon himself.

If Jon Thorin marries his sister to Prince Aemon, the world will assume that the Thorin family is definitely on the side of the prince and there is no possibility of betrayal. Aemon will also feel more at ease and bolder.

Since both sides hit it off immediately, and the two young people, Eamon and Bessane, were also in love, it was better to get married sooner rather than later, otherwise things might change.

This was also Tyrion's concern. Although he and Aemon had come to Casterly Rock in disguise, King's Landing had a sophisticated intelligence system, especially with the Home Office's agents spread throughout the country. He feared that if the delay was too long and the news reached King's Landing, the First Prince Herros would easily find the flaws and would definitely try to sabotage the engagement.

Things won't be as peaceful as they are now at that time.

We must act as soon as possible before the enemy reacts carelessly, unite more allies, and accumulate the strength to confront His Highness the Crown Prince.

"Lord Jon Toyn, Lady Jenny, why don't you summon the maester now and officiate a simple wedding for the two young people?"

Then Tyrion, whose hair had turned gray, spoke up with a suggestion.

"How about we hold the formal wedding when we meet in Highgarden?"

Tyrion's words left everyone present looking at each other in bewilderment.

"this…"

Eamon glanced at his fiancée with slight embarrassment, even though they had only met for a short while. Bessane's face, which had been pale pink, turned bright red.

The night went by too fast.

The fact that a boy she had only met once was immediately engaged to her left Bessani somewhat at a loss.

Although she was very satisfied with Aemon, marrying into the Targaryen royal family was the dream of countless girls, and Aemon himself was also very outstanding, tall, handsome, and dignified. When Bessane first came in, she couldn't help but feel her heart flutter, and even now her heart was still pounding.

But Bessane still didn't expect everything to progress so quickly, turning from an engagement into an on-the-spot wedding so fast; she wasn't even mentally prepared.

"Isn't this... a bit too fast...?"

The black-haired girl blushed and stammered as she spoke.

Then she realized that her words seemed somewhat ambiguous, as if she was dissatisfied with the engagement, but in reality, Bessane was quite satisfied.

However, she couldn't process such a large amount of information at once, and her mind was still a little dizzy, so she quickly turned to look at Eamon and began to explain.

"Your Highness Imon, I meant no harm..."

When Eamon heard his fiancée's words, he was slightly taken aback, realizing that she hadn't reacted yet, and then quickly stood on her side and spoke up.

"I see."

“If Miss Bessan feels it’s too fast, we can wait a little longer.”

Then Aemon's gaze fell on Tyrion, who had come with him, and despite Tyrion's wink, he still insisted on speaking.

"Lord Tyrion, it's not too late to get married once the armies have joined forces in Highgarden."

Just as Bessani felt that she might have said something wrong and was feeling a little uneasy, she didn't expect that Prince Imon would not be angry at all, but would immediately stand on her side and speak up.

This warmed Bessani's heart slightly.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Jenny, who had been observing the expression on her daughter's face and hadn't spoken for a while after hearing Eamon decisively stand on his fiancée's side, suddenly spoke up and made the decision.

"Lord Tyrion's words make a lot of sense."

"These are extraordinary times, and personal feelings must give way to the interests of the family."

"Since Bessani thinks that getting married tonight is too fast, then let the scholar prepare for the wedding tomorrow night, giving him one more night to prepare."

Mrs. Jenny's words were, in effect, the final decision on this matter.

Tyrion breathed a slight sigh of relief. He had been quite worried about Aemon, fearing that the other's capriciousness would ruin the whole thing, but unexpectedly, things turned out much better that way.

Could this be the special ability that makes Imon stronger than Prince Heros?

"Then it's decided."

Meanwhile, Jon Toyn, seeing his mother make the decision to hold a simple wedding for his sister the next day, nodded slightly and spoke.

“Now that our families have formed a marriage alliance and my sister has married Prince Imon, I naturally want to do my part for His Highness’s great cause.”

“Governor of Stormlands, Rainer Clinton, is my childhood friend. I can write him a letter and persuade him to join Your Highness’s great cause.”

Chapter 1027 Wedding

The next day.

Outside Casterly Rock, at night.

The Toyn family held a hasty and low-key wedding.

Casterly Rock is a tall and magnificent rock castle. As its name suggests, it was carved from a single massive rock. The walls and other structures built on it made the castle even more formidable, which is why Casterly Rock has never fallen.

However, as a result, there is very little vegetation in Casterly Rock. At most, only some low shrubs can be planted. Large trees like the Heart Tree, which have a long growth cycle and can grow almost indefinitely, cannot be planted in Casterly Rock.

So Aemon Targaryen and Bethany Toyn's wedding was held by a stream at the foot of the mountains outside Casterly Rock, where there was a flat meadow and a few wildly growing Heart Trees.

In fact, traditional Southern aristocratic weddings do not require vows to be exchanged under the Heart Tree. Only Northern nobles who believe in the Old Gods have this vow-exchanging ceremony.

But it was Aemon who suggested this, because he had heard his mother say that his father seemed to have some connection with the Old Gods.

Although Eamon had only met his biological father once in his life, he still hoped to tell his father about his marriage and receive his father's blessing at this important moment in his life.

Even though he didn't know if his father could hear him swearing an oath to a tree.

Meanwhile, in a small grove of trees at the foot of Casterly Rock, night had fallen.

The wedding venue was heavily guarded by soldiers of the Toin family, who held torches to dispel the surrounding darkness.

Prince Aemon, the protagonist of the wedding, stood quietly before the Heart Tree, awaiting his bride. Beside him stood Tyrion Lannister, the Imp, representing the royal elders.

Tyrion's gray hair fluttered in the wind as he looked at the scene before him and sighed, overwhelmed with emotion.

He never imagined that the child he watched grow up would now be an adult, about to accomplish something significant in his life.

Time flies like a song, life is too short.

He, who had participated in the rise and fall of the kingdom and the turbulent times, was now very old.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the bride, Bessane Toyn, another protagonist of the wedding, wore a beautiful white tulle dress.

Her long skirt trailed on the grass, she wore a crown woven from flower wreaths, a beautiful face beaming with a smile, and her clear eyes sparkling with light.

Bessane stood on the lush green grass, her arm linked with that of her brother Jon Toyn, gazing at her tall, handsome husband with flowing silver hair standing under the Heart Tree across the way.

Then, to the perfect melody of the musicians' melodious piano, drumbeats, and trumpet sounds, she slowly walked toward Imon, while Bessan's maidservant held up her long dress behind her.

"I entrust my sister to you, Your Highness."

"I hope you will treat her well in the future."

The bride's brother, the young Lord Governor of the Westerlands, Jon Toyn, looked at Prince Aemon before him with a slightly complicated expression.

Even though this marriage was a bond that united the two families against a common enemy, it all happened too fast, and Jon Thorn was not actually prepared for his sister's marriage.

"must."

The silver-gold-haired youth nodded in response to his brother-in-law's words and solemnly promised with a serious expression.

Jon Thorin then placed his sister's hand into the hand of her husband, Aemon Targaryen.

Meanwhile, Tyrion received from his servant a magnificent cloak that had been hastily embroidered overnight, adorned with the three-headed dragon of the Targaryen family and the crest of the 'Blackheart' Toyn.

Tyrion stepped forward, holding the cloak, which was then draped over the prince's shoulders by the old Maester of Casterly Rock, who was in charge of the wedding.

In fact, this step should have been done by Tyrion, but unfortunately, Tyrion was a dwarf and not tall enough, so the maester had to put a new cloak on Aemon.

“Bessanie”.

“Imon”.

Aemon donned the new cloak, and then the two newlyweds smiled at each other, linked arms, and turned around to face the tall heart tree behind them.

The face streaked with blood and tears silently gazed at the two young people before him. At that moment, Imon closed his eyes slightly, took his bride's hand, and silently prayed.

"Father..."

He hoped to use the power of the Old Gods to tell his father about his marriage as soon as possible.

On the other side, holding her husband's hand, the young girl seemed to sense something and heard her husband's inner prayer.

Bessane turned to look at Eamon, and saw that Eamon's eyes were slightly closed. A pang of heartache welled up in her heart.

She had heard the story of Prince Imon.

He was born during the most difficult night of mankind, at the Wall, the edge of the world, on a night of blizzards when the White Walkers attacked it.

During the chaos of battle, a stone fell from the sky and nearly struck Daenerys, the young queen who was pregnant with Prince Aemon's son. However, Maester Aemon, the great-great-grandfather of the young queen, pushed the stone away, and Maester Aemon died as a result.

Daenerys was traumatized and gave birth to Aemon prematurely. Therefore, the second prince was actually a premature baby with some congenital deficiencies, born amidst disaster and tragedy.

"Father."