Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 227 The Secret of the True Dragon Bloodline, the Golden Skull

Daenerys' dragon Drogon, Viserion, and Rhaego, together with Ed's dragon Flying Wolf, Koi and Hawkeye, soared in the sky of Harrenhal, watching Daenerys' army , into the majestic Harrenhal.

The eunuch soldiers of the Unsullied Legion, the Free Brotherhood, the Golden Regiment, the Tooth Regiment, the Dothraki Cavalry, and the Beast Face Army all stared dumbfounded at this giant city by the God's Eye Lake.

Even Daenerys was deeply shocked. Everything in Harrenhal can only be described as huge. Even the smallest guest room can easily accommodate giants.

Dusk Valley Town has low walls and weak defenses, unable to resist the attacks of the Frost Dragon and the undead army.

Moreover, there is a shortage of supplies there, and the tens of thousands of troops under Daenerys will soon eat up everything in Twilight Valley Town.

And many undead lands around were destroyed by the frost dragon and turned into a black cursed land. Plants and farmland withered one after another. Even the wild boars in the fields, the deer in the forest, and the fish in the rivers were also cursed. prey, the meat is inedible.

Compared to Duskvale Town, Harrenhal has sufficient grain reserves, and the grain from the valley and the riverlands is continuously transported to Harrenhal.

Daenerys had no choice but to agree to the invitation of the wolf king Ed, and moved to Harrenhal with the army. Along the way, Daenerys' three-headed dragon, wolf king Ed's dragon flying wolf, giant eagle army, and griffins, Serve as a guard.

After arriving at Harrenhal, the red-robed female dragon wearing a red lacquer mask sniffed the air.

"There is power in this castle, and I smell the power of magic."

Ed agreed, "God's Eye Lake in the south of Harrenhal, there is Thousand Faces Islet in the center of the lake, which is the holy land of the old gods."

At Harrenhal, many old acquaintances were reunited.

Varys met the little devil Tyrion, and Tyrion said with a smirk: "We were in King's Landing together to assassinate the Necromancer, but failed. I thought you died in King's Landing, you dead eunuch."

Varys showed a sweet smile, "To each other, I have been worried that the little devil died in the flames of war. I went to the other side of the narrow sea and brought back Daenerys, the dragon queen, and Aegon, the son of Prince Rhaegar. prince."

Tyrion stared at Prince Aegon with silver hair and purple eyes for a long time.

"He looks just like the real Targaryen!"

Ser Jorah meets her aunt, Lady Meggie Mormont of Bear Island, and his cousin Daisy.

Ser Jorah lost his title because of the slave trade, and because he had no children, his aunt, Countess Maggie Mormont, became the lord of Bear Island.

Countess Maggie held Jorah's hand, "Jorah, you are finally home! Your father always wanted you to go back to your hometown, put on black clothes, and serve the Night Watchman."

Jorah said: "When the war is over, I will go to the Great Wall and join the Night's Watch. Now, I will follow the Dragon Queen."

Prince Oberyn, the red viper of Dorne, came to welcome Daenerys with his daughter Laresa.

"Dragon Queen, I met you in Braavos back then. You were only a few months old. Your guardian at the time was Sir William Darry, and I signed a secret agreement with him, agreeing that your second brother Wei Siris, marry Princess Arianne, and Dorne makes an alliance with the Targaryen."

Daenerys sighed, "It's a pity that my second brother Viserys has passed away, and now he is resurrected by the necromancer. His soul cannot rest in peace."

Prince Oberyn frowned: "I thought necromancers would only resurrect Robert, a powerful warrior like Prince Rhaegar, but I didn't expect even Prince Viserys to be spared."

Daenerys said: "The undead also resurrected my husband Khal Drogo. He is the most powerful horse warrior. Back then, he led a hundred thousand Dothraki troops and swept across the Dothraki prairie. No tribe Dare to confront him."

Oberyn said: "I have many friends in the Free Cities, and I have heard of Khal Drogo's reputation. The undead horse king will be our nightmare."

"Have you met my nephew, Prince Quentin? Doran wanted to use Prince Quentin to marry you, but he didn't care about your feelings at all. To be honest, my nephew Quentin is as calm as the desert of Dorne, honest and dull , but lacks charm. In Dorne, where beauties are everywhere, Prince Quentyn can't find a match, let alone marry the beautiful Mother of Dragons."

Daenerys smiled, "You seem to have a low opinion of Prince Quentyn."

Oberyn said indifferently: "I'm just telling the truth. If you don't want to marry Prince Quentin, I completely understand. You are a beautiful queen, and I happen to be single. Although I have a lot of mistresses, I am an illegitimate child. There are many women, but they are not married, maybe you can consider me."

Daenerys was helpless, "At least you are more interesting than Prince Quentin, I can consider it."

After Prince Oberyn left, Varys said softly: "Your Majesty, Prince Oberyn has a lot of illegitimate daughters, and they can be both male and female. Such people must not be the queen's partner."

"I know it." Daenerys is only tired of these suitors, who seem to only love her dragon and crown.

Besides, what suitor was better than Khal Drogo?Every time the Dothraki were defeated, they would cut off their braids to show disrepute, but Khal Drogo's braids had never been cut. In the Dothraki sea where the strong are like clouds, he was undefeated from life to death.

Now Khal Drogo is resurrected, and Prince Rhaegar, Viserys, and even Robert the Slayer, people call him Deathstorm. to Harrenhal.

Daenerys looked at the majestic walls and towers, "Is Harrenhal the largest castle in Westeros?"

Ser Jorah said, "The Great Wall is the largest, Your Majesty, seven hundred feet high and a hundred leagues long. It stretches from Westbridge to Eastwatch, and consists of nineteen castles."

Today, Ser Jorah's father, Bear Old Mormont, is the commander-in-chief of the Night Watch Corps. When Ed told Jorah that the Winter Wolf Army has rebuilt all the castles on the Great Wall, and now the Night Watch Corps has been incorporated into the defense of the North The system, the treatment of the Night Watch Corps, and the food have substantially improved, and Sir Jorah smiled proudly.

Although Sir Jorah has been exiled for many years, in his heart, he is a citizen of the North, a descendant of the First Men, and a believer in the old gods.

The little devil Tyrion said: "The Great Wall is not a castle, so the comparison is not fair. Strictly speaking, Casterly Rock City is undoubtedly the largest. The huge rock alone is bigger than the Great Wall and the towering tower in Old Town." And three hundred feet higher."

Sir Barristan, a native of the frontier, said: "Casterly Rock originated from a mine. Strictly speaking, it belongs to a cave, and it is not a purely artificial castle. I think Storm's End is the most majestic. It stands in Shipwreck Bay, even Even the storm sent by the gods cannot shake Storm's End."

Ed said: "Harrenhal must be one of the largest castles. Casterly Rock in the west, Storm's End in the stormlands, and the Great Wall in the north are equally majestic and magnificent."

"Actually, it doesn't make any sense to argue which castle is the biggest. Ordinary people are like ants in front of these majestic castles."

In Harrenhal, a giant riding a mammoth, a six-shapes Varamyr riding a four-meter-high snow bear, Polo riding a wild boar, Tegus riding a saber-toothed tiger, and a unicorn, a bear Even the strong moa, etc., also shocked Daenerys and her subordinates.

The Golden Group brought hundreds of elephants. They thought it would be a secret weapon to shock Westeros. As a result, the elephants were much smaller in front of the giant mammoths.

The Lightning King arranged the Unsullied to live in various towers, and the soldiers of the Golden Regiment camped in dozens of acres of godswood forest. Many craftsmen from the Freedom Brotherhood were sent to military factories and blacksmith shops. Responsible for repairing the turrets, catapults, ballistas, etc. on the top of the city.

Ed noticed the golden skull on the banner of the Golden Company.Back then, the founder of the Golden Group, "Cold Iron" Yige Hewen, before he died, ordered his subordinates to boil the flesh and blood off his skull and plate it with gold. The Golden Group would carry his skull with him in the future , to return to Westeros and complete the unfinished conquest.

Subsequent captains continued this tradition, and Ed noted the skull of Cold Iron, next to Maris the Last of the Blackfyres, "The Fierce", who launched the Battle of the Nine Copper Kings and was defeated by Barristan in the Stepstones. Jazz killed, severed the blood of Black Fire.

Maris has two heads, with a smaller head next to it, making his skull look particularly scary.

The last one is "Black Heart" Mies Toin, the former head of the Golden Group.His skull looks like a big nose, it is Mys Toyne, who signed the agreement with Jon Connington and Illyrio to put Prince Aegon on the Iron Throne.

Every gold-plated skull seemed to be smiling, and Ed was a little uneasy, especially the cold iron skull.

Han Tie and Blood Crow, Xirui Yangxin have loved and killed each other for decades. Now, Bloodcrow, as a green prophet, sits in the weirwood forest outside the Great Wall, and Xirui Yangxin, as a wooden dancer, sits in God's Eye Lake Qianmianyu, Qianmianyu is very close to Harrenhal, Ed was worried about Hantie's ghost, so he went to meet Xirui Yangxin.

Worse still, the skulls may come back to life.

In Duskendale Town, the necromancer easily revived the horse king Drogo and Viserys from the air.

Han Tie, "Fierce" Maris, "Black Heart" Meath Toin and others are all powerful fighters with deep grievances.

Especially Han Tie, whose nickname is "Undead".

Cold iron Yi Ge Hewen came from the Bracken family in Stonewall City in the riverland, and now some members of the Bracken family are serving in the wolf king's army in Harrenhal.

Han Tie returned to Hejian Land, back to his homeland, and next to Qianmian Islet was his old lover Xi Rui Yangxin. If he was resurrected by the necromancer, he might catch Harrenhal by surprise.

Ed said: "These golden skulls should be melted down. If they are resurrected, it will be terrible."

Griffon Prime Minister Jon Clinton said: "Wolf King, I have witnessed the rebirth of Khal Drogo and Viserys. I completely understand your concerns, but Khal Drogo, Viserys is in the state of ashes and has been resurrected." , Even if the golden skull is melted away, I am afraid it will not help."

Ed said helplessly: "You are right."

Jon Clinton said: "These golden skulls are the symbol of the Golden Group. Many wanderers take this as their spiritual sustenance, so let's keep them!"

Ed Wolf King led Daenerys, Sir Jorah, Dario, Daenerys' bloodriders, etc. into the King Burning Tower.

"The second floor of the Fenwang Pagoda is where my wife, my daughters, and I live. We live on the east side, and the west side is handed over to the Mother of Dragons and her servants."

Daenerys wanted to protest at first, thinking that it would be inconvenient to live together with the wolf king Ed's people, but when she entered the Burning King Tower, she realized that she was worrying too much, because the wide tower completely submerged everyone, and the east side There are several rows of rooms separated from the west side, and each room is big enough to accommodate dragons and mammoths.

That night, Ed hosted a banquet for Daenerys, Griffin Prime Minister Jon Connington, Varys, and Prince Aegon in the hall on the first floor of the Burning King Tower.

Barley venison soup, garlic boiled snails, honey roasted chicken, black truffle, maple syrup pumpkin pie, browned and crispy roast suckling pig, hard boiled eggs, peacock meat, etc., with the golden wine of Arbor Island and the northern border The specialty blue nobleman rushed down.

Daenerys and his entourage have sailed at sea for several months, and haven't eaten such exquisite food for a long time.

After drinking and eating, Daenerys said: "Wolf King, since we have formed an alliance, when will we send troops to attack King's Landing?"

"Now, my husband Khal Drogo, my eldest brother Rhaegar, and my second brother Viserys have all become death knights. I hope to destroy the undead as soon as possible and lift the curse on them."

Ed said: "My good brother Robert has also become a death storm. The undead continue to erode the earth. Like you, I hope to eliminate the undead."

"It's just that the undead resurrected Merasis, which was the mount of Queen Rhaenys when Aegon conquered Westeros. The power of the cold gods in King's Landing is getting stronger and stronger. I guess they will be resurrected soon Balerion, the Black Death, was the one on which Aegon the Conqueror rode to burn Harrenhal."

"The frost dragon is definitely not easy to deal with. We should be cautious. I suggest that we stick to Harrenhal and get rid of a few frost dragons before attacking King's Landing."

Griffon Prime Minister Jon Clinton said: "There are so many dragon remains in King's Landing. If the delay is longer, wouldn't there be more and more undead frost dragons?"

Ed said: "There is such a risk, but it is even more risky to attack rashly. Mr. Clinton, I think you are well aware of the dragon battle that took place in God's Eye Lake during the blood dragon dance."

Jon Connington was a little disturbed, "Prince Daemon, Prince of Flea Nest, riding on Kraxhu, confronted the kinslayer riding on Vagarhar, Prince Aemond the One-Eyed Dragon. Colaxhu and Vagarhar, both fell Into the Lake of God's Eye."

Ed nodded slightly, "Vaghar, the skeletons of the two giant dragons of Korakxiu are still at the bottom of God's Eye Lake. I have no doubt that if our army attacks King's Landing, the necromancer will definitely take advantage of the void and resurrect Wa Gehar, Korakxiu, when the time comes, the two great frost dragons can directly attack Harrenhal, and we may lose this majestic castle."

"Once Harrenhal falls, the entire riverland will be ravaged by undead, and countless creatures will die screaming and turn into undead."

Daenerys worried: "When will we wait until we march to King's Landing?"

Ed said: "I wrote to Stannis in the Stormlands to make an appointment with him. If Stannis goes north with the Balrog, the undead in King's Landing will definitely send out the Frost Dragon to meet the enemy. By then, King's Landing When the defense is empty, it is time for us to march."

Prince Aegon said disdainfully: "Nowadays there are giant bats and frost dragons everywhere. When will the ravens arrive? Just march directly, and the heavy casualties are worth it. Of course, people will die in a war. If you fear the head and the tail, you will be controlled by others."

"Wolf King, if you are afraid, you can stay at Harrenhal and guard it! I request that you take the Unsullied, the Golden Company, and three dragons to take King's Landing directly, which is enough to capture King's Landing City."

Ed found it quite interesting, "Prince Aegon, you are so proud, if you want to go, go ahead and try."

"But I'm more curious. You are not a dragon warrior. I heard that the dragon often sprays you with dragon flames. How do you control the dragon?"

Prince Aegon was dumbfounded, "I am not familiar with Drogon, Viserion and Rhaego. As long as my aunt goes with me, the three dragons will be obedient."

Ed said: "The leaders on the opposite side are Prince Rhaegar, Khal Drogo, and Robert the Deathstorm. They are all immortal, death knights."

"Take a step back, even if King's Landing doesn't send undead, but only Duke Tywin, kingslayers and the like, can you stand up to Prince Aegon?"

Prince Aegon tossed his silver hair.

"I followed Halton, the bachelor of the game, and I was familiar with the art of war, "The Conquest of Dorne", "Aegon's Great Conquest", "Dance of the Blood Dragon" countless times, Duke Tywin, Kingslayers, Not my opponent at all."

Harry Strickland, head of the Golden Company at the banquet, Tyrion, Roose Bolton, Prince Oberyn and others couldn't help laughing.

Tyrion said with a smirk: "My noble prince, although I have broken with the Lannister family, my father Tywin and my brother James are ruthless characters in war, and they are definitely not like you." The little devil can get rid of it."

"If you are familiar with the art of war, you can defeat Tywin and the Kingslayer? You can pull it down! If you say that, the old scholars in the academy city are military geniuses."

Varys cleared his throat.

"Prince Aegon, you are young and have never had any experience in marching or fighting. You should follow the Wolf King and the Dragon Queen and study hard. How can you rush to fight?"

Prince Aegon was very unconvinced, and he began to drink dull wine.

Wolf King Ed said: "I noticed that the Unsullied Legion, the Golden Legion, and the Dothraki Cavalry are all ace troops. The Beast Face Army can serve as a garrison, and it can still fight."

"It's just that the Freedom Brotherhood is composed of free people. This legion has been neglected in training. When it comes to the battlefield, I'm afraid it will collapse at the first touch and create corpses for the undead."

Daenerys said: "The soldiers of the Free Brotherhood were originally freed slaves from Astapor, Meereen and Yunkai. There are many craftsmen, blacksmiths, shipbuilders, weavers, serfs, bed slaves, etc. Their combat literacy is poor, neither Ser Jorah nor Gray Worm can improve the combat capabilities of the Free Brotherhood."

Wolf King Ed said: "These people are not suitable for the battlefield. I suggest disbanding the Brotherhood of Freedom. Those craftsmen, craftsmen, will be sent to work in military factories, Stark workshops, blacksmiths, etc., with good treatment. Other civilians, I also Will be housed in manors and castles."

"They are still servants of the Dragon Queen."

Ser Jorah frowned.

"Wolf King, these are slaves liberated by the Mother of Dragons. They traveled all the way from Slaver's Bay to Westeros. They are eager to fight for the Dragon Queen. It's not fair to dismiss them like this."

Griffin Prime Minister Jon Clinton said: "Yeah, the Freedom Brotherhood is still qualified as a reserve army."

Daenerys said: "I am the mother of these free people. I promise to bring them a free life, away from the shackles of slave owners. The wolf king is willing to resettle them. Naturally, it is best."

"However, the Freedom Brotherhood has the right to choose their future. They can choose to be artisans, craftsmen, serve us, or they can choose to continue to serve as soldiers."

After the banquet, Daenerys returned to her room, and Sir Jorah, Jon Connington and others followed him.

Jon Connington said: "Wolf King Ed tried to disband the Brotherhood of Freedom, clearly wanting to weaken our strength. Could it be that he wants to annex us?"

Daenerys shook her head, "Impossible. In Duskendale Town, the wolf king Ed used magic to easily control the three dragons of Aegon, Rhaego, and Viserion. If he wanted to annex us, he would have done it long ago. .”

"The Liberty Brothers are not fit for war. It's a fact. Do my children have to go to the battlefield to die and turn into blue-eyed dead?"

Sir Jorah said: "Your Majesty, although my relatives serve in the Wolf King's army, I am still Her Majesty's loyal servant."

"Your Majesty should still be cautious. Wolf King Ed is certainly a man of honor, but his subordinates, the little devil, Red Viper Oberyn, and Roose Bolton are all dangerous people."

After Daenerys took a bath and changed her clothes, she was about to go to sleep, when Missandei, the little clerk, came in to report.

"Wolf King Ed requested to talk to the True Dragon Queen in the attic of the Burning King Tower."

Daenerys came to the attic, and Ed the wolf king was waiting for him.

In the moonlight, Daenerys is wearing a crystal-colored silk dress, which is extremely beautiful.

Eddard the Wolf King said, "Queen Dragon, I want to talk to you about your nephew, Prince Aegon."

Daenerys smiled bitterly: "He is a conceited person, as tender as grass. Wolf King, please don't mind him offending you at the banquet."

Ed the wolf king said indifferently: "This Prince Aegon is Bron, a counterfeit, I won't argue with him."

Daenerys also suspected that Prince Aegon was a fake, but she didn't want to admit it in front of Wolf King Ed, she pretended to be surprised, "How can you say that?"

Ed the wolf king said: "He is not the son of Prince Rhaegar. Prince Aegon was smashed into the wall by the mad dog Moshan in the Red Keep. , and raped Prince Rhaegar's wife, Princess Elia of Dorne."

Daenerys said: "Yes, I have believed it for so many years. However, Varys said that when he switched Prince Aegon, he found a drunkard baby boy in King's Landing as a substitute. Therefore, the Magic Mountain It was the drunkard's son who killed it. Prince Aegon was sent across the Narrow Sea by Varys, and he grew up in exile."

Ed the wolf king said disdainfully: "Therefore, Prince Aegon's life experience has Varys as a witness, but who will prove whether Varys lied? He has been the chief intelligence officer in King's Landing all year round. How many lies he has fabricated, I am afraid that even he himself can't tell the truth. clear."

"Daenerys, you know very well that Prince Aegon is a fake."

Daenerys said, "Prince Aegon has silver hair and purple eyes, proof of Valyrian blood."

Ed said: "In Reese, there are still many people with silver hair and purple eyes, because it used to be a Valyrian outpost, and the Valyrian blood has been passed down to this day."

"I don't know who Prince Aegon is, but I heard that Governor Illyrio once had a precious wife, Sira of Rhys. Sira had silver-blond hair. This Sira died of the plague that year. Illyrio Ou still keeps the hands of his beloved wife."

"I wouldn't be surprised if Prince Aegon was the son of Illyrio and Silas. The cheesemonger has a chance of winning the Iron Throne of Westeros as long as he passes off his son as Prince Rhaegar's son, It’s a lucrative deal.”

Daenerys was shocked, "Is there such a thing? Varys didn't say a word."

Ed said: "Varys and Illyrio have known each other since childhood, so they will naturally hide some things for good friends. Of course, I just suspect that Prince Aegon is Illyrio's son. I have no proof, so I can't do anything with Prince Aegon." Proof that he is a real dragon."

Daenerys said sadly: "If Prince Aegon is fake, I will have no relatives in this world. My brothers are all undead, the gods are so cruel!"

Ed said: "Actually, your nephew is still alive."

Daenerys frowned, "What do you mean? You found the real Prince Aegon?"

Ed said: "Prince Aegon is dead. Presumably, you must have heard of the 'wrong spring'. It was in Harrenhal, right here, where the grand tourney was held that year. The Countess of Hean, Barley Ser Stan and I are witnesses, and Ser Barristan was runner-up in the joust."

Daenerys nodded, "I know that the champion is my elder brother Rhaegar, but after he won, he bypassed his wife Elia of Dorne and chose to crown your sister Lyanna as Queen of Love and Beauty. A wreath of snow roses."

"Shortly after the tourney ended, my elder brother kidnapped Lyanna, and Robert was enraged by this, and raised a rebellion that overthrew the dragon's dynasty."

Ed said: "What you don't know is that Lyanna and Prince Rhaegar had a marriage."

Daenerys was taken aback, "It's impossible, Princess Elia of Dorne was Rhaegar's wife until her death."

Ed said: "In Dorne, Lyanna and Rhaegar held a secret wedding. I don't know how Prince Rhaegar ended his marriage with Ilia. Anyway, Lyanna and Rhaegar married, and then , Prince Rhaegar led the Dorne army to the north, and finally died in battle on the Trident River."

"Lyanna later gave birth to a boy in the Tower of Bliss. He is of the true blood of the dragon."

Daenerys was surprised: "The Tower of Bliss? I remember, Sir William Darry told me when I was a child, the legendary Kingsguard Arthur Dayne, Oswell Hean, White Bull Jero High Tower You killed the Tower of Bliss and was killed by you and your partners."

Ed said: "That's right. At that time, Prince Rhaegar sent three Royal Guards to guard the Tower of Bliss, because my sister Lyanna was already a member of the royal family at that time."

"Six companions and I fought against the Kingsguard, and all the Kingsguard died in battle. In that fierce battle, only me and the Zelander Howlan Reed survived."

"I met Lyanna on a bed covered with rose petals. Lyanna entrusted me with the baby boy, and she asked me to promise her that I would raise the baby boy."

Daenerys was moved, "Where is this boy?"

Ed said: "After all, this boy is the blood of the real dragon, the son of Rhaegar. If he is exposed, his life will be in danger. I pretended that he was my illegitimate son. He grew up in Winterfell, and he was Jon Snow. .”

Daenerys said excitedly: "I want to see Jon Snow."

At this time, there were shrill screams in the air, and giant bats began to attack Harrenhal in groups.

The cannon roared on the fort, giant eagles, griffins and magic dragons flew into the sky to fight, and soon, giant bats died all over the place.

Daenerys worried: "Will the undead send bats and frost dragons to attack?"

Ed said indifferently: "Giant bats often attack Harrenhal, this is just a small scene."

Afterwards, King Lightning rushed to Ed in panic.

"Your Highness Wolf, the three golden skulls of the Golden Group are all gone."

Ed was depressed.

The ferocious Maris, the black-hearted Toin, the cold iron smiling skeleton, and a few more death knights.

　Thanks to the farmers in Lin'an for the monthly pass.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)