Game of Thrones: I Became a Crown Prince For a Day

Chapter 36 The Curse of the Chain

 “Father, I’m fine…”

His back was numb, and Rega braced himself and spoke.

“Rhaegar, my child, have I disturbed you?”

Viserys sat helplessly on the edge of the bed, reaching out to touch his son, but he didn't dare to do so.

 “No, I wasn’t asleep at all.”

Rhaegar smiled, reached out to hold his father's big hand, and comforted him: "I have the blessing of the white deer, but I can live to be a hundred years old."

 Viserys held his hand tightly with his backhand, and couldn't help but nodded: "You are right, you are a child blessed by the seven gods, and pain cannot make you succumb."

 Trying to force a smile, Viserys tried: "Tell me, some people say that your injury was caused by trying to tame the dragon. Is it true?"

Rhaegar regretted: "Yes, I almost tamed the dreamfire."

"Seven Hells! How dare you secretly train the dragon behind your father's back? That's Meng Huo, who has always been violent."

Viserys almost collapsed, unable to believe that the eldest son was so bold.

Rhaegar explained: "But I really almost got the approval of Dream Fire."

“I didn’t see what you said. I only saw my beloved child lying on the hospital bed with big blisters on his back!”

Viserys’s heart-wrenching whispers.

　　　Not only to express anger, but also to worry that the loud noise would scare the eldest son who was seriously injured.

Being rubbed salt into the wound again, Rega's face turned red: "I didn't lie. I can feel the anger in Menghuo's heart about being imprisoned. It recognizes me!"

 “Komuka almost killed you with dragon flames!”

Viserys growled, his eyes full of fear.

Rhaegar blurted out: "Someone changed Menghuo's chain. During the last step of the recognition ceremony, Menghuo was angered by the chain, and then he went crazy and attacked me."

 “Chains!?”

Viserys looked startled, his brows furrowed.

“The chain holding Dream Fire is abnormal, forcing it to lie on the ground.”

Rhaegar immediately told the truth.

Viserys fell into deep thought, wondering who changed the chains and for what purpose?

Leonor's voice came from behind: "Your Majesty, Sir Ilic is outside the door. Do you want to summon him?"

Recovering from his thoughts, Viserys said angrily: "Call in, I want to ask him how he protects my child?"

Elic entered the room, consciously walked to the bed and knelt down on one knee.

Viserys looked at him with stern eyes and said in a cold voice: "Explain today's itinerary carefully, especially why Rhaegar was injured. Don't miss a single point."

 “Yes, Your Majesty.”

 In the sight of everyone in the room, Ilic spoke frankly about the day's itinerary.

 Departing from the Red Fort to the Blacksmith…

 From entering the dragon's lair to meeting Princess Rhaenyra and Prince Daemon...

 From Rhaega’s journey of taming the dragon alone to escaping from the dragon’s mouth…

Within a few minutes, Ilic cleared everything up in detail.

Viserys' face grew darker as he listened, and he glared at Ilic angrily, blaming him for not following Rhaegar step by step.

Leonor spoke up at the right time: "Your Majesty, the bachelor named Menas is very suspicious. We can start with him to investigate the matter thoroughly."

 “Where is the illegitimate child?”

 Viserys nodded in agreement and asked Ilic angrily.

Ilic whispered: "I locked Menas in the dungeon."

 “Sir Hadlow, do this yourself.”

Viserys nodded in agreement and sent the experienced Harold to take action.

With the suspect in hand, Viserys' anger subsided slightly and his focus returned to Rhaegar.

Rhaegar hesitated: "Father, Menas should not have the guts to murder me, can you spare his life?"

Viserys snorted coldly: "If you still think about others now, I really don't know if you are kind or stupid."

However, he did not refuse the eldest son's request and told Harold to give people a breath.

Rhaegar turned to look at Elik and said softly: "Sir Elik has done his duty faithfully, but I am too arrogant. You..." "Okay, I know what you are going to say."

 Viserys interrupted him, held his hand, and said impatiently: "I won't punish him, okay?"

 “Thank you, father.”

Rhaegar felt warm inside and lay down on the bed.

 For a while, the father and son fell into silence.

Seeing this, Leonor waved to Elik and Melos, and exited the room wisely.

 After a while, Viserys looked out the window at the sunset and hesitated: "Did you...really almost tame the dreamfire?"

 “Yeah, if it weren’t for that **** chain, I would definitely succeed.”

  Rhaegar's disappointed answer.

Viserys was silent again after hearing this, and a stern look flashed across his lowered eyes.

Menghuo is an adult giant dragon. Although its size is not as good as that of Wormisor that hatched at the same time, its ferocity is far greater than that of the young Syracuse and Sea Smoke.

Even better than the Red Queen Melias and the Bloodworm Coraxio.

 The eldest son can obviously tame such a powerful helper.

Hunted by a ridiculous chain, he almost lost his life.

This kind of loss and psychological gap is unacceptable to Viserys.

Gently stroking Rega’s messy short hair, he said deeply: “Good boy, father will make the decision for you.”

Rhaegar said: "I recently had a dream about a dragon's lair. You asked me to believe my dream. I want to tell you about it."

"Speak! You have the talent of a dreamwalker. No matter what you say, I will listen carefully."

 Viserys was looking forward to it when he heard it was related to the prophetic dream.

Rhaegar used the same rhetoric he had used when chatting with Rhaenyra.

 Emphasis on the harm of the dragon's lair: "Dragons cannot be bound by chains, otherwise they will be cursed!"

Viserys thought thoughtfully: "You mean, this time the Dreamfire got out of control is the so-called curse?"

“No! The loss of control of Dream Fire is mostly due to human factors, and it is not a real curse.”

Rhaegar was not without threats: "This time may just be a reminder. If chains are used to restrict the dragon's freedom, it will definitely lead to more terrible consequences."

 He is convinced that the experience in ancient books is not false.

Had Meng Huo not been in shackles, he would not have been harmed.

Viserys's expression was unpredictable, and he finally decided: "Dreams cannot be faked. I will start a thorough inspection of the dragon's lair and eliminate the rats in the dark."

“But the master dragon of the family cannot live without a lair in King’s Landing. The dragon lair will still be retained, and the chains can be removed appropriately.”

Rhaegar approved of his father's approach and said: "As long as the dragon is no longer chained, the curse will never be fulfilled."

As the sky grew dark, Viserys looked at his eldest son distressedly and said goodbye, "Have a good rest. I'll see you again tomorrow."

 “Well, see you tomorrow.”

Rhaegar said goodbye obediently and watched his father leave the room.

After everyone left, the room fell silent.

Rhaegar was left alone, slumped on the bed and grinning.

 How can such a large area of ​​burns be okay?

 It's just a pretense in front of my father.

“Hiss, the power of the dragon flame is really not something to be blown away. A little spark can’t burn me to death.”

While gasping in pain, Rhaegar couldn't help but feel scared.

 Thanks to the effect of [blood and fire], otherwise the fragile body would definitely not be able to withstand the dragon flame burns.

 I'm afraid it's been burned through from the back to the chest.

 “Thank you again, Balerion!”

Rhaegar thought of Balerion's skull placed in the center of the sanctuary, and his eyes flashed with joy.

   Thank God for the favoritism and rewarded me with 3,000 points.

　　　Thanks to Huang Xiaoyang for the reward of 100 points.

 (End of this chapter)