Game of Thrones: The Wrath of the Sleeping Dragon

"Why, brother?"

Yin Meng asked, puzzled, not understanding why Heros wasn't following the plan.

If Heros had simply confessed to his crimes and requested a trial by combat, everything would have been over. Alternatively, if Heros refused to confess, there was still room for maneuver.

However, he admitted to the crime but did not proceed with the planned trial by combat.

What exactly does he want to do?

Could it be that he wants to force the Empress Dowager to order his execution?

But when faced with his brother's questioning, Heros clearly already guessed what was going on. Meanwhile, his nominal fiancée, Diana, was also looking at him, seemingly trying to see through his brother's thoughts.

Heros paused for a moment, not directly answering his brother's question.

Having witnessed the gods in the heavens and seen the past and hidden secrets, Heros's mindset has actually undergone a significant change.

He had a lot of questions he wanted to ask his mother, and he also had things to say to his brothers and sisters.

After a moment of silence, Heros spoke.

"Do you remember the cellars of the Red Keep?"

"The place where Father used to call us together."

Heros suddenly changed the subject, and Diana and her brother Immon were both slightly taken aback.

...

The cellars of the Red Castle have been sealed for many years.

Despite the Targaryen civil war and numerous upheavals that followed, the three children, Heroes, Immon, and Diana, all visited the crypt alone to relive the time when the three siblings and their parents had reunited there.

However, the cellar still looks like it has been sealed for many years. The traces of time cannot be erased overnight, especially the memories left in people's hearts.

Before King's Landing was lost, Herros had pulled out the dragon spear here, Diana had tried again, and Immon also harbored a glimmer of hope.

Unfortunately, so many years have passed, and the children who were once weak have grown into adults, but the only thing that remains unchanged is that the dragon spear is still motionless and cannot be pulled out with the strength of an ordinary person.

"Perhaps my father was just playing a joke on us back then."

I revisited the place, but everything had changed.

The three siblings reunited in the cellar of the Red Keep, where everything remained unchanged.

But people have changed dramatically, especially Heros, who is now even wearing prison clothes and has become a prisoner of the failed coup.

The woman with silver-gold hair looked at everything familiar before her, a hint of sadness appearing on her beautiful face, before she spoke with a touch of sarcasm.

"This dragon spear may never be able to be pulled out."

She felt as if her father was playing a joke on them.

If their father had chosen an heir back then, whether it was her, Heros, or Yinmeng, perhaps the three siblings wouldn't be where they are today.

Diana even harbored a bit of hatred deep down; it was resentment.

She believed that her father should not have given them hope. Even if her father had chosen Heros as the crown prince, Heros would not be like this now. He might even be a brother, harmonious and united.

"Do not."

"The test that our father gave us can definitely be overcome."

However, as soon as Diana, the eldest sister, finished speaking, Yin Meng was the first to retort.

This surprised Heros, who was about to speak on the other side.

"why?"

Diana, hearing her brother's words, was equally puzzled and asked in return, having long since given up any hope of pulling out the dragon spear.

"Uh..."

Her question stumped Yin Meng. The silver-gold-haired young man scratched his head, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

He used the raven skull, a divine artifact given to him by his father, to turn the tide of battle. Therefore, besides Heros, he had also come into contact with divine power. He believed that his father's actions must have a deeper meaning, but he just couldn't figure it out.

However, looking at the familiar scene before him, the three brothers and sisters reunited, Yin Meng suddenly seemed to have a flash of inspiration, his eyes lit up, he scratched his head, and suddenly spoke.

"Look at the scene now, Diana, we've all gathered here again."

"Could this be what Father wants?"

Meanwhile, Heros, who had been silent all along, nodded and spoke calmly.

"The dragon spear can actually be pulled out."

"I have solved the riddle my father gave me."

Heros's surprising words instantly drew the attention of his sister and brother.

"Have you solved the riddle your father gave you?"

Diana stared at the two brothers, somewhat dumbfounded.

She had never hoped to inherit the throne by pulling out the dragon spear, but she never expected that the two brothers had already found a way.

"Yes."

Heros, dressed in prison clothes, nodded again, then his gaze swept over Immon and Diana's faces.

"The necessary condition for drawing the dragon spear is that the brothers are of one mind."

"It was only because the three of us worked together that we were able to pull it out."

"Do you remember... what my father once said?"

"If you figure it out, you can get rid of it in a day or two; but if you don't figure it out, you may not find the right method for years or even decades."

"If we had been able to see things clearly back then, perhaps none of what happened later would have occurred."

"But unfortunately, none of us wanted to share our most precious things with others back then."

Back then, not only Heros, but even Diana was ambitious enough to prove that women were not inferior to men. Perhaps only Yin Meng wanted to try it with her older sisters and brothers.

Unfortunately, the clueless boy didn't speak his mind, and even if he had, Diana and Holos might not have agreed.

"So, now we have a solution to the problem."

"But... there is only one Iron Throne."

How to choose?

Herros looked intently at Diana and her brother Immon.

Chapter 1099 Voting

As soon as Heros finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room became subtle.

"Now is the perfect opportunity; it's rare for the three of us to get together."

Let's decide by voting.

Herros spoke calmly, his gaze sweeping over the two people present, while Diana and Immon exchanged bewildered glances.

"To decide by voting?"

Herros suddenly brought up the contradictions and conflicts of interest that were currently entrenched among the three siblings, catching Diana and Immon off guard.

But upon closer reflection, this is an unavoidable problem that must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise their brotherhood will never be repaired.

However, as silence fell over the Red Keep cellar, Yin Meng, the youngest of the three present, gritted his teeth and was the first to speak.

He turned to look at his eldest sister, Diana Targaryen.

"Sister, I'm willing to support you in ascending the Iron Throne."

Diana, who was about to speak, was stunned by Immanuel's words. Her brother's willingness to support her ascension to the Iron Throne was somewhat unexpected.

As her father's first child and the biological daughter of the First Queen Arianne, possessing the purest Targaryen bloodline, if Diana had been a boy, the succession battle might have been settled long ago, without any suspense.

Unfortunately, Diana was a girl, and Arianne did not give birth to a boy for Viserys. After giving birth to Diana, she became pregnant a second time, but then suffered a miscarriage and never conceived again, which has been Arianne's regret ever since.

Diana was well aware of all this. Her personality was very much like her mother's, extremely strong-willed. Therefore, from a young age, this eldest daughter of Viserys harbored a deep resentment.

She wanted to prove her abilities and show that girls can hold up half the sky too.

She had been holding onto this grudge when she asked Viserys to join the race for the throne.

In reality, Diana certainly proved herself.

As the eldest daughter of House Targaryen and the Princess of the Empire, Diana unexpectedly led her army south from the North to restore order and end the Targaryen civil war.

She recaptured the imperial capital, King's Landing, released her imprisoned mother and the high-ranking officials of the Imperial Council, and restored peace and order to the country.

Diana lived up to her role as the eldest of three siblings, disciplining her two unruly brothers. She also lived up to her role as the Princess of the Empire, remaining calm even when faced with the Iron Throne within her grasp, and refusing the throne that her mother had privately offered her.

However, at that moment, Diana was about to say something when Yin Meng cut her off first.

“Yin Meng…”

She hadn't expected her youngest brother, Immon, to vote for her. Diana felt her heart pounding faster and faster in her chest.

According to the rules, the three siblings vote to determine who will ultimately ascend the Iron Throne. Immon cast his vote for himself without hesitation. This means that if Diana also votes for herself, she will win with two votes against one, eliminating the need to consider Heros's vote.

Diana's heart raced slightly. Her inner desires and sense of justice were once again severely tested, the last time being when her mother privately said she would give her the Iron Throne.

But this time Diana faced an even greater challenge, because the last time her mother secretly granted her the throne, it was against the rules, while this time it was legitimate and she had won the support of her other brothers.

However, Diana was torn by an internal struggle; she had never imagined that she would one day face such an important choice.

But in the end, reason prevailed over desire. She turned to look at the expression on Heros's face, and then turned back to Yin Meng.

Heros's expression remained calm, while Yin Meng gazed at her sincerely.

He willingly supported his sister's ascension to the Iron Throne, making her the first Empress of the Valyrian Empire.

Diana then took a deep breath, trying to calm her tone, and began to speak.

"Thank you for your support, Yin Meng."

"But my abilities are limited, and perhaps... I am not capable of carrying on the legacy left by my father."

Diana thanked her younger brother for his support, but remained cautious about who would inherit the Iron Throne. Instead of voting for herself, she cast her vote for Immon.

“I think you’re more suitable than me, little brother.”