Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 10 Westeros?

"There is one thing I think you need to know," Dr. Vesalius added.

Longzel thought for a moment and said, "I think I understand what you want to add, Evans. Your hometown is still independent now, right?"

Evans Dayne puffed out his chest with some pride. "Yes, my lord. Dorne has never bowed the knee to any northern monarch since the warrior queen of Rhoynar, the great Nymeria, crossed the sea with ten thousand ships and married Mors Martell. Even though the conqueror Aegon Targaryen rode a dragon and burned down our castle, we still stood proudly in the deserts and rivers south of the Red Mountains. My ancestor, King Dorian Dayne, was once the king of the Turbulent River Basin. He bowed the knee to the warrior queen after being defeated by her, and my other ancestor, Ser Davos Dayne, became her husband after the warrior queen became a widower."

"I heard you guys shot down a dragon?" Longzel asked, his handsome face expressionless.

"Yes." Evans Dayne nodded. "Mirasis's body is still in the Hellgate Castle of the Uller family."

"Although I don't want to mention it." Lynn Valtaken interrupted with a smile. "But the ancestors of the person in front of you once participated in the war that destroyed the Rhoyna. They rode giant dragons and almost evaporated the entire Rhoyna River."

"My Lord, this happened nearly a thousand years ago." Evans Dane explained. "Although we are proud of our Rhoyna bloodline, it does not mean that we have inherited the hatred of our ancestors. And you..."

"My last name is Vareses, and I was once a dragon king family of Valyria. The last Valyrian emperor, Orion Vareses, is my direct ancestor." Longzel answered his doubts. "Of course, we are no longer a dragon king family now, because we have lost all our dragons."

The young man looked at the people around him and sighed. "You know, my mother is Princess Cynella Targaryen, so do you understand why I am asking you about the current situation in Westeros?"

Evans was stunned for a moment.

He guessed he had to think about it.

Princess Senera's descendants are of the same generation as Viserys I, who now sits on the Iron Throne.
He wants to go back to Westeros? To fight for the inheritance? So he asks himself about his current situation?

But the inheritance rights of Princess Senila's offspring were denied during the 101st Grand Council.

wrong.

Evans suddenly remembered the problems Westeros was facing now, and his heart trembled.

"Relax." Longzel soothed. "I'm just asking. Although I'm Princess Senila's legitimate son, I know whether I have the right of inheritance. I just want to know the latest situation of my mother's hometown. After all, my mother kept mentioning the name of her hometown before she died."

He paused.

In fact, Princess Senila kept repeating two names before she died.

She cursed Jaehaerys.

She missed Alysanne.

Evans knew that this was just an excuse made by Longzel, but he had to give his explanation as completely as possible.

"Let's talk about the current situation of the Seven Kingdoms first." Longzel raised his hand, and Dr. Visali took out an old map from his arms and spread it on the ground.

That's a complete map of Westeros.

"As you can see, the ruler of the six kingdoms of Westeros is King Viserys I of the Targaryen family, yours too." Evans stuttered a little, but quickly adjusted himself. After all, he had already created a necklace representing history, and as a member of a noble family, he was no stranger to the political status quo of the Seven Kingdoms.

"My cousin, please continue."

"Looking from north to south, the North is the largest of the Seven Kingdoms. The vast Neck separates it from the six southern kingdoms. It is extremely cold all year round. Even in the long summer, there will be snowfall, so it is also the poorest of the Seven Kingdoms. The one who rules the North is the Warden of the North, Lord Rickon Stark, the Duke of Winterfell. When I was captured by the pirates, Lord Rickon had been bedridden for a long time. His son, Lord Cregan Stark, will become the future ruler of the North."

"I heard that there is a long wall in the north of Westeros, which is used to defend against the legendary death and the wildlings in reality." Longzel pointed to the north of Winterfell.

"Yes, it is one of the most magnificent buildings in the Seven Kingdoms. Legend has it that the ancestor of the Stark family, Brandon the Builder, built the Great Wall with the help of giants and children of the forest." Evans said carefully. "However, scholars in the Citadel believe that the so-called White Walkers, which symbolize 'death', only exist in myths and legends and are not credible. Everyone in the Citadel believes that the Great Wall was built by the early rulers of the North to isolate the wildlings outside the Wall." "The Citadel is still so averse to mystery, huh." Dr. Vesalius was a little dissatisfied. "Have they forgotten that the cornerstone of the Citadel is the study of the occult?"

Evans did not dare to respond to his master's words and continued to introduce. "South of the Neck is the Riverlands of the Trident River Basin. The land here is fertile and the terrain is flat. The Frey family at the ferry is a newly wealthy family. They made a fortune by collecting bridge tolls and became a great noble, but the nobles in the Riverlands looked down on them. The Blackwood family of Raventree and the Bracken family of Stonehedge were both kings in the Riverlands. The feud between the two families can be traced back thousands of years."

Evans introduced the great nobles one by one.

"The Tully family of Riverrun serves as the governor of the Trident River Basin and guards the riverlands for the king, but the Duke of Trout's authority is not high. The lords of the riverlands prefer to solve their own problems. Harrenhal by the God's Eye Lake is the largest castle in the Seven Kingdoms. The rulers here are the Strong family. They lost their patriarch and heir two years ago. The current Earl of Harrenhal is a cripple."

"This is also a battleground for military strategists." Longzel confirmed what he had learned. The Riverlands are rich, populous, lack strong leaders, and are surrounded by wars. Once a war breaks out, this will become the main battlefield in Westeros.

"The Vale in the east is a relatively isolated area. The Bloody Gate in the east of the mountains controls the only road in and out of the Vale, and Gulltown in the west dominates the Vale's maritime trade. The ruler of the Vale is Lady Jeyne Arryn, the Duke of the Eyrie. The Vale is prosperous and stable under the rule of the Duchess, but rarely appears in the court politics of Westeros."

"The ruler of the Westerlands is Jason Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock, the Warden of the Westerlands. Gold is plentiful in the Westerlands, so although it is mountainous, it is a very rich region in the Seven Kingdoms. Lord Jason's brother, Ser Tyran Lannister, served in the court of King Viserys I before I was captured. He was close to Ser Otto Hightower of the South."

"The southern river bay faces similar problems as the riverlands." Speaking of his old neighbors in his hometown, Evans obviously understood them better. "The Reach is the oldest and richest region of the Seven Kingdoms. Legend has it that Garth Greenhand spread out his branches and worked hard in the Reach. Of course, the Citadel believes that Garth Greenhand was a tribal leader during the time of the ancestors. But no matter what, the current Governor of the Reach, the Tyrell family of Highgarden, are just descendants of the stewards of the Gardener King who once ruled the Reach. Whether it's the Hightower family of Oldtown, the Rowan family of Goldentree, the Florent family of Brightwater, the Peake family of Starshuttle, the Redwyne family of the Arbor, the Tully family of Horn Hill, etc., these ancient families not only have vast territories and a large number of armies, but also have noble bloodlines that can be traced back to the legendary Garth Greenhand. They don't care much about the rule of the Tyrell family. Especially the Hightower family of Oldtown. After King Viserys married Queen Alicent Hightower, the Hightower family of Oldtown has become the leader of the Reach."

"It seems that there are many contradictions within Westeros." Longzel looked at the other side of the map thoughtfully.

"The Stormlands are ruled by Bermond Baratheon, Duke of Storm's End. Although the Duke of the Stag often conflicts with us Dornish, the Dornish respect him as a good man who values ​​oaths, responsibilities and honor. But his son Borros Baratheon is a rogue and a chameleon." Speaking of the old rival of the Dornish, Evans became a little excited.

"Please continue." Lynn Vartaken, who was listening with great interest, brought Evans back on track in time.

"Dorne is ruled by Prince Keoren of Sunspear, a prudent leader." Evans didn't want to comment too much on his lord's lord, so he turned to the corner of the map. "This is the Iron Islands, where the Ironmen who believe in the Drowned God thrive. The Greyjoy family rules these stone islands on the sea. They are keen on plundering and follow the old ways of plunder. Although the Iron Throne has banned it many times, it has no effect."

"This is inevitable." As soon as Longzel saw the geographical location and area of ​​the Iron Islands, he understood that it was almost inevitable that the iron race would embark on the path of plunder.

"The King on the Iron Throne, at last," Evans added. "But not of Dorne."

"It is undeniable that King Viserys was a good king. He continued the policies of King Jaehaerys I the Concierge and maintained overall stability in the country. Dorne also generally enjoyed lasting peace. But things that have happened in recent years have made the whole country uneasy." Evans sorted out the timeline of these events and continued to introduce.

"King Viserys' first queen died in childbirth and took away the king's only male heir. After that, the king had some conflicts with his brother, Prince Daemon Targaryen, and finally decided to confirm Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, the 'Light of the Realm', as the heir, the princess of Dragonstone, who was also the knight of the dragon Syrax. But the king soon married Queen Alicent Hightower, who gave birth to male heirs Prince Aegon, Prince Aemond, and Prince Daeron. This led to many nobles secretly opposing the princess' continued heir status."

"This is normal." Longzel thought of himself and the unfortunate man whose head was chopped off. "After all, Viserys's right of succession was obtained by King Jaehaerys using the 'will of the people' to deny the inheritance rights of his eldest granddaughter and daughter. Now you want to destroy the tradition of primogeniture. What will the nobles think?" The young man thought.

"But the king was always ambiguous, and the princess was also in trouble. The three sons she bore to her first husband, Ser Laenor, the son of Lord Corlys Velaryon the Sea Snake, had no Valyrian features."

Longzel suddenly became alert, curiosity instantly occupied his mind, there is a melon!

"People speculated that the three boys were the bastards of Princess Rhaenyra and her knight Harwin Strong, but the boys all hatched dragons, and with the king's severe punishment, not many people are talking about this topic now."

"After all, their mother is of Dragon King bloodline." Longzel expressed his understanding. "It doesn't matter who the father is."

"After Ser Lannino and his sister Lady Lanar passed away two years ago, the princess married Prince Daemon, who lost Lady Lanar." Evans sorted out the relationship between the royal family again. "But at this time, Prince Aemond, the second son of Queen Alicent, and Prince Lucerys, the second son of the princess, had a conflict. Prince Lucerys blinded one of Prince Aemond's eyes, and Prince Aemond rode the dragon Vhagar left by Lady Lanar."

"An eye for a dragon." Longzel thought it was not a loss, and even said that the Targaryen royal family was happy to see this situation. After all, no matter how close the Velaryon family was, their surname was still Velaryon, not Targaryen.

"So the conflict between the princess and the queen deepened. In the two years since the incident, the princess and Prince Daemon have lived on Dragonstone, while the queen has assisted the king in managing the court in King's Landing. Everything has been peaceful."

Is it peaceful?

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