Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

The Night's Watch is an army dedicated to guarding the Wall. The army was established during the Age of Heroes, after the First Long Night ended following the defeat of the White Walkers.

They have a history of over eight thousand years, having witnessed the fall of their ancestors' kingdoms and the subsequent invasions and conquests by the Andals.

Their purpose was to prevent the White Walkers from making a comeback.

People had suffered greatly during that long, century-long night, and they did not want their descendants to suffer the same fate.

Because no one can be sure whether the White Walkers will return in some year after they are defeated.

Although, throughout the long history of humankind, the Long Night has only occurred three times.

The first time was that long night that lasted for a century.

The second instance occurred during the Night King's reign, and it only affected a small area from north of the Wall to Winterfell. Its influence was too limited to be counted in most historical accounts.

Therefore, the third long night for mankind occurred at the turn of the 300th century of the Yin Geng calendar, lasting for one or two years. The whole world faced a huge crisis, so all forces united to deal with it together.

In academic circles, the most recent long night in the 300-year history of Yin Gengli is sometimes referred to as the "second long night in history".

Because its influence was so widespread, like the First Long Night, it did not spread only in local areas, but was recorded simultaneously in every place around the world.

The reason why the Night's Watch is so large now, even surpassing the size of the Night's Watch when it was first formed at the end of the First Long Night.

It stemmed from people's fear of the long night and the White Walkers.

The cost of that war was far too high.

Hunger, despair, and pain—no one knew if the White Walkers would return, so even after nearly a thousand years, the Night's Watch had to maintain an extremely large size.

The empire's high command, the three queens, the Royal Council, and the nobles of the North who faced the coldest climate all took this very seriously. Now, no one regards the Long Night and the White Walkers as mere horror stories or jokes anymore; people have experienced the pain firsthand.

This is precisely why the title of Princess Diana Targaryen, the Guardian of the Wall, is so special and important.

She is the guardian of the Wall, and she controls everything related to the Wall, including the Night's Watch, whose total number exceeds 50,000.

The Night's Watch is the only large-scale army stationed in the North, and the Stark family, which has ruled the North for generations, follows the lead of Princess Eldest.

Therefore, the entire North was actually under Princess Diana's control; it was her domain.

Even in this land, an imperial edict from the capital, the King's Court, is not as effective as a single word from the Princess.

After years of maneuvering, Diana Targaryen is now the uncrowned 'Queen of the North'.

It was precisely for this reason, given Diana's exceptional control over the North, that Bessie insisted on seeking help from the Eldest Princess. The Eldest Princess's assistance was the only way to overthrow the First Prince's rule.

That is why Tyrion traveled thousands of miles to the North as Immun Targaryen's envoy.

Tragically, Tyrion Lannister, the emperor's advisor who had devoted his life to the empire, was attacked shortly after his fiftieth birthday while on a mission to the North on behalf of Prince Immun.

This senior member of the Council of Kings was subjected to severe interrogation. Although he was rescued, it was too late. Tyrion did not survive the ordeal and breathed his last on the ship.

The Myraham sailed toward Kingsport in the Iron Islands. Because Tyrion died en route, his body could not be preserved. Combined with the dampness at sea and the weather, the body quickly rotted and became foul-smelling.

Therefore, the crew of the ship made the painful decision to cremate Tyrion Lannister in the Iron Islands.

He then placed his ashes in an urn and took them to the North to complete his final mission.

Because Tyrion, on his last breath, was still holding his son's hand, begging them not to give up and to complete the Second Prince's mission... to persuade the Eldest Princess to send troops to help overthrow the evil rule of the First Prince, Herlos.

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Standing atop the massive city walls of an endless plain, this is a palace in the clouds.

After Diana Targaryen settled on the Wall, she dispatched a group of skilled craftsmen from King's Landing to the ends of the earth, where they built a palace in the clouds atop the Wall, called Dragonsky Palace.

The palace was designed in imitation of the Targaryen palace on Dragonstone, with towers built in the shape of dragons. A giant dragon coiled on the city wall, its head roaring towards the north.

Whenever the wind and snow arrive, the wind howls fiercely atop the Great Wall of Despair. The biting cold wind ripples through the intricately designed walls of the Dragon Palace, creating a thunderous echo that sounds like a dragon's roar, deterring any potential enemies from the north.

This effect is also modeled after the design of the stone drum towers on Dragonstone, which make a rumbling sound when a storm is coming.

Now, in this palace in the clouds, Tyrion's bastard son, Damon Fohlberg, holding his father's urn, tearfully recounts everything, causing everyone present to sigh in sorrow.

This poor child had just learned his true identity, but he watched helplessly as his biological father died before his eyes. This is indeed one of the most tragic things in the world.

However, the death of Tyrion Lannister was even more tragic.

This man was a high-ranking official in the Imperial Council, who had served His Majesty the Emperor with great merit and offered advice, but no one expected that such a thing would happen to him in his later years.

How could His Highness Heros do such a thing?

Chapter 1051 Polite Refusal

In the Cloud Palace of the Imperial Princess.

Tyrion Lannister's bastard son wept in the Great Hall, clutching his father's urn of ashes, which stirred the compassion of all the kind-hearted people present.

After all, the person who died was no ordinary person.

He was a meritorious official who made outstanding contributions to the establishment of the Valyrian Empire, but he was killed by villains in his old age.

Moreover, according to the blond boy Damon Fohua, Tyrion was tortured to death. Although he was rescued, he succumbed to his injuries and breathed his last on the ship.

What happened to Tyrion aroused public outrage.

Although the commander may not be aware of all the things that soldiers do on the battlefield.

But these petty villains were, after all, still under the command of the eldest prince, Heros.

Isn't it precisely because the eldest prince is backing them up that they are able to commit such heinous crimes?

Moreover, people naturally don't have a good impression of these intelligence agencies, secret agents, and spies.

Now this kind of thing is happening to Tyrion, a high-ranking official who has made great contributions, while we and others are actually not as high-ranking as Tyrion Lannister.

If we allow the Regent Prince's lackeys to bite people indiscriminately now, who knows when these spies and agents might turn their knives on us?

Therefore, while people felt pity for the poor child Damon Fohua, they also developed a sense of disgust towards the eldest prince, Heros, and the notorious Ministry of the Interior within the empire.

On the Great Wall of Despair, everyone in the Dragon Palace turned their gaze to the silver-haired woman sitting on a throne in the center.

Regardless of their inner thoughts, resentment, or fear, the decision ultimately rested with Her Highness the Princess.

Diana Targaryen sat on the cold stone throne in the center of Dragonsreach, still with her short, silver-gold hair reaching her neck, wearing a dark cloak, a silver dragon head shoulder guard on her left shoulder, and white fur gloves on her hands.

Hanging on the wall behind Diana's throne is a longsword, the Valyrian steel longsword 'Dark Sisters' that Renis gave her years ago.

Viserys initially acquired the Dark Sisters, then gifted them to Reyne, a fact that Daenerys envied for a long time.

Although Renis was given a Valyrian steel longsword, she didn't actually have many opportunities to go to the battlefield herself, so the sword remained unused.

As time went by, although Diana was not Queen Reenese's biological daughter, her eldest daughter's temperament and personality were very pleasing to Reenese.

Furthermore, given the good relationship between Diana and her brother Holos, Queen Reenese always regarded Diana as her future daughter-in-law.

Therefore, Rhaenys gifted this precious Valyrian steel longsword, the Dark Sisters, to Diana, and it remained in her possession for many years.

As Diana Targaryen sat on her throne and heard the blond boy Damon Fophare's lament, her brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of anger flashed in her pale purple eyes.

"Such a thing actually happened?"

Diana had a straightforward and fiery personality, with a temper as intense as fire.

She inherited her mother's personality traits and was definitely a heroine among women, so when she heard Damon Fophare's tearful complaints, she couldn't help but get a little angry.

When Herros poisoned Hendry Brecken, Diana was already somewhat dissatisfied, since Earl Brecken was also the descendant of a meritorious official.

But if the Earl of Blakeen really did commit many crimes and deserved his punishment, then that would be one thing.

However, after the fall of Lord Brecken Jr., power in the Riverlands quickly fell into the hands of Herlos Targaryen, which is quite intriguing.

Although Edmure Tully was nominally the governor of the Riverlands, everyone knew that he was merely a puppet that Herros had found for easy control.

Heros also gained the support of Petyr Baelish, the Vale governor who thrived on chaos.

After gaining the support of the Riverlands, the Vale, and Dorne, Heros launched a coup against King's Landing and successfully seized the imperial capital.

He seized the initiative in the battle for the throne, and also caught Diana, who also had her own aspirations for the Iron Throne, off guard.

Given this series of events, it's perfectly normal for Diana to feel dissatisfied with her brother Holos.

However, what truly made Diana feel resentful towards Herlos was not her brother's ambition.

Rather, it was a change he made in pursuit of power.

“Heros, he’s not like himself anymore.”

I don't know when it started, but the boy who used to enjoy reading quietly and watching ants move alone under a tree has turned into someone who will stop at nothing for power and completely disregards the feelings between his family and friends.

He turned against his brother for power, forcing Immun to submit; he ordered the death of Earl Blakeken for power; he deposed and imprisoned Queen Arianne for power; he tortured Tyrion to death for power.

One after another, meritorious heroes and renowned figures, one after another, Targaryens fell into the hands of Heros…

Although Heros's power expanded rapidly like a snowball during this process, Diana's feelings for her brother were gradually diluted.

However... this was still not enough to convince Diana to oppose Heros.

After all, Diana and Holos had a very good relationship.

Queen Reines might even mistakenly believe that Diana was her future daughter-in-law.

Diana also read all the handwritten letters her brother, Immanuel, wrote to her.

Then the silver-gold-haired Queen of the North sat on her throne in her palace and remained silent for a long time.

The anger that had been burning in her pale purple eyes gradually subsided and returned to calm. Then she raised her head and spoke in a calm voice.

"I see."

"I need more time to think about it."

Diana's voice was calm, but it echoed repeatedly in the main hall of Dragonsreach Palace.

Below, the blond boy Damon Folk, holding the urn containing ashes, wore a look of despair.

Because Tyrion had instructed him that such matters should be decided in one fell swoop, driven by a surge of anger.

If Her Highness the Eldest Princess calms down and falls into deep thought, this matter will likely become difficult to handle.

On the other hand, Edric Dayne, the Kingsguard who has now replaced Tyrion as Prince Immon's envoy, is much more composed.

He heard the princess's decision but didn't say anything. Instead, he bowed slightly and then turned and withdrew.

Chapter 1052 The True Heart