Game of Thrones: Kings in the North

Chapter 59 The Giant Dragon Carcass in the Ice Dragon Hall
When the land of the Frost Clan turned into scorched earth, Ed led the northern army and set off towards the territory of the Ice Dragon Clan.

The rock warriors of the Ice Dragon Clan were all taken away by the clan leader to help the Rock King Samuro Klauer defend the Abyss Fort.When they heard the news that the northern army had burned houses and farmland in the Frost Clan, the old, weak, women and children who stayed there fled into caves and deep mountains.

Jon Snow was riding beside Ed, and he frowned and said, "The Ice Dragon Clan, what a strange name. Could it be that there are giant dragons in the land of rock species in history? I always thought that only the Targaryen family There are dragons."

Domilik Bolton, the heir of the Dreadfort, rode on the other side, and he said: "Snow, the dragons were once distributed all over the world, and the Targaryen family is just a branch of the Valyrian Dragon King family. , Valyria was destroyed in the flames and magma, and other Valyrian dragon king families became extinct one after another, and Targaryen became the only dragon family."

"How could there be a dragon on Skagos Island? It's difficult for a dragon to find food on this desolate island."

This was heard by the rock species guide Nongda Maple Leaf, and Nongda said: "The Ice Dragon Clan and the giant dragon really have a relationship. In their family territory, there is a giant dragon corpse. Next to it. At the beginning, Samuro Klauer, King of the Rock, summoned the tribal leaders of the nine clans in the godswood next to the dragon corpse, and was crowned king under the watchful eyes of the dragon corpse and the weirwood heart tree. "

Young people like Domeric Bolton, Theon Greyjoy, and Jon Snow immediately became excited when they heard that there was a dragon corpse.

There was a cynical smile on Theon's face, "I heard that the keel longbow is the best bow in the world, I want to take a piece of keel and bring it back to Winterfell, and let the blacksmith Mikken build me a bow that belongs to me. keelbow."

Domilik Bolton said: "I want to take a keel and bring it back to Winterfell for research. Even if the keel is in the Academy City, it is still valuable for research."

Jon Snow said: "If I can bring a keel, I will show it to Robb, Arya, Bran, and Sansa."

The young people chattered, and Nongda, the rock species guide, said: "It's best not to touch the dragon's corpse, you must know that it is next to the godswood forest, the human faces on the nine weirwoods are watching the dragon's corpse, the old The gods are powerful here. It is said that anyone who dares to touch the corpse of the dragon will anger the old gods."

When the northern army arrived in front of the dragon corpse, everyone was shocked by the huge skeleton of the dragon in front of them. Hundreds of crows landed on the keel, and the keel was dark black. When the scouts of the northern army approached, the crows They flapped their wings one after another, and flew away from the giant dragon skeleton with a loud noise, and flew to the weirwood godwood forest beside them.

The captain of the Winterfell guards, Jory Cassel, the sharpshooter Phelan, the guard Dawson and others rode through the mouth of the dragon skeleton one after another, staring at the northern soldiers with empty eyes.

Ed was shocked. Although the corpse of the giant dragon in front of him was not as huge as the famous Vaghar and Balerion in history, it was considered huge among dragons.

If smugglers or slave ships knew that there was a dragon carcass here, they probably stole the keel long ago.Dragons have long been extinct, and dragon bones are expensive items whether in the Seven Kingdoms or the Free Cities.Longbows made of keel are unrivaled in the world in terms of shooting range. Even the expensive golden heart wood longbow produced in the Midsummer Islands cannot compare with the keel longbow.

Necklaces and bracelets made of keel are considered luxury goods, and many nobles and wealthy businessmen flock to them.Some bachelors in the academy even believed that keel bones could be used as medicine to treat intractable diseases.

Ed looked at the dragon corpse in front of him, wondering how much it was worth.Now Ed is heavily in debt. He not only owes 50 gold dragons to the Braavos Iron Bank, but also owes [-] gold dragons to the vassal Lord Wyman of Whiteport. The war against the rock species has also made Ed and Winterfell poorer and poorer. , Ed didn't want to miss the keel in front of him.

Ed cleared his throat, "The dragon corpse must be moved away, it cannot stay here."

The rock species guide Nongda Maple Leaf was taken aback, "Master Ed, the dragon corpse is the sacred place of the Ice Dragon Clan. The dragon bone has been buried here for thousands of years. Next to it is the weirwood heart tree, nine Weirwood heart tree! The old gods are powerful here, they are looking at, listening to, and taking away the keel through the faces on the heart tree, which will anger the old gods."

Like the rock species, many nobles in the northern region believed in the old gods. When they heard what Nongda Maple Leaf said, they tried to dissuade Ed.

Countess Meggie Mormont of Bear Island said: "Lord Eddard, since this is the land guarded by the old gods, and this dragon corpse has been here for so long, why should we touch it?"

"Yeah, a pile of bones is no good anyway," said the Greatjon gruffly.

Earl Meggie Seven, Earl Harris Hornwood and Rickard Karstark echoed in unison. It is about the old gods, and the nobles in the north are very devout.

Ed said solemnly: "My lords, why did the dragon die here? Because it awakened the wrath of the old gods! I heard from the old nanny that in ancient times, the dragons often burned weirwood to anger the old gods. This The dragon died here, so close to the weirwood heart tree godswood, it must have wanted to burn the godswood before it died."

Many tales of the First Men of the North refer to dragons burning weirwood.

Greatjon, Maggie Mormont, Earl Seven and others all felt that what Ed said made sense and began to nod frequently.

Ed said: "The dragon is the incarnation of the flame, and the flame is the nemesis of the trees. Letting the corpse of the dragon lie here and stare at the godswood forest is the greatest disrespect to the old god! As a pious old god Believers, I, Eddard Stark, can't stand this kind of blasphemy!"

"Nongda Maple Leaf also said that the rock species of the Ice Dragon Clan regards the corpse of a giant dragon as a sacred object. It is precisely because the corpse of a giant dragon pollutes the Godswood Forest that the people of the Ice Dragon Clan lose their faith and let They became traitors after the King of the Rock."

Hearing this, even the rock species guide Nongda Fengye felt that what Ed said made sense.Nongda said: "Master Ed, then tell me, what should we do?"

Ed said indifferently: "The earth must be purified. We only need to remove the dragon's corpse to please the old gods. Since the Ice Dragon Clan regards the dragon's corpse as a sacred object, we may be able to move away the dragon's corpse." Enrage the leader of the Ice Dragon Clan, leave the Abyss Castle with the rock species, and fight us decisively."

After listening to Ed's analysis, the northern vassals and Nongda Maple Leaf both supported the removal of the dragon's remains. Ed ordered the captain of the Winterfell guard, Jory Cassel, to bring the Winterfell guards to dismantle the dragon's remains. The skeleton of the giant dragon fell off and crashed into the box of the convoy, fully filling five carriages.

In order to prevent soldiers from stealing these keels, Ed specially sent Winterfell guards to guard the carriage containing the keels.

Then Ed Stark led the vassals to pray in front of the Heart Tree in the Godswood, and the red leaves whirled like whispers.

Not far away, the unguarded Ice Dragon Hall was already on fire, and this fortress made of mud and wood, which was as shabby as the Frost Hall, was burned.

(End of this chapter)