Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 107 The Howling Winter Wolf (23)

Dragon's Nest City.

The sun was setting, and the lights in the Summer Hall were gradually turning on. Even the construction site had lights on to provide illumination for nighttime work, after all, the Varese family paid double wages to craftsmen who could work at night.

Shadow Nightmare roared and flew back to the Dragon Cave from the east. After gliding for a while at the entrance of the Dragon Cave, he slowly crawled into his own nest. The three young dragons of the children were also raised here. The three little guys grew up very fast. In the words of little Aegon, they were much faster than Storm Cloud in his youth. Even Storm Cloud grew up a lot after arriving at Dragon Nest. Storm Cloud came over and rubbed Shadow Nightmare's nose. The skinny black dragon glared at him and he retreated back to his own cave obediently. Storm Cloud's cave was sprayed out by Shadow Nightmare and Wolmax.

Shadow Nightmare observed the nest of the dragons below his own nest. Hoffa arranged for a special old silver guard to take care of the dragons. They would be fed cooked meat directly, and when their flames were strong enough, they would gradually turn into raw meat and living things. After confirming that the three dragons were still sleeping soundly, Shadow Nightmare roared with relief, signaling the silver guards to quickly bring the sheep over and tell their companions that they could get off the dragon's back. Rey was so tired that he was about to fall asleep. At this moment, Shadow Nightmare quietly poked his waist with his tail and woke up suddenly. He slowly climbed down from the dragon's back.

The boy stretched his body and let the silver guards take off his armor. "How is it, flying is fun, right?" Lei Yi took off his shirt that was soaked with smoke and sweat, took the brush handed over by the silver guard with his bare chest, and vigorously scrubbed the ashes off the scales of Shadow Nightmare.

This job is actually quite tiring, and it is not something that can be completed by one person. In fact, when the three brothers and several princes do this job, they only clean part of it, removing the stains or sand and gravel that are difficult for the dragon to clean by itself. Most of the cleaning is done by the dragon itself by drilling into the underground river or sea water.

However, this is also an important way for dragon riders to enhance their relationship with dragons, which is why the three brothers attach so much importance to interacting with dragons.

Shadow Nightmare chirped softly in comfort, and lay down in his little nest with his eyes narrowed. "I didn't expect that patrolling was so tiring, but it was really interesting. He flew a lot during this period." Lei Yi simply cleaned the stains on Shadow Nightmare's scales, took the bucket handed over by the Silver Guard to wash the sweat stains on his body, and changed into a set of clean clothes. Just then, he saw Baoyun looking at this side pitifully, and the horn on his nose scratched a line on the stone wall again - to be honest, Baoyun's horn was really hard and sharp. Only the two old dragons and Shadow Nightmare in the entire dragon cave could withstand Baoyun's horn attack.

"Okay, okay, Aegon will come to see you before you go to bed tonight." Rey joked, "It's not like I won't come to see you. My little brother has to run to your place seven times a day. Why do you pretend that he never comes every time I come?"

Baoyun raised his head proudly and snorted, then turned around and went back to his nest, where there was half a sheep left over from dinner, enough for him to while away the time until little Aegon came to visit him.

Rey smiled and shook his head, then walked out of the Shadow Nightmare's lair barefoot, carrying his dirty clothes. The Shadow Nightmare was just about to eat, but when it spit fire, his clothes got dirty again.

Rhaena had been waiting for a long time beside the dragon's lair's lift platform. The silver-haired girl was not tall and thin, but her brows were full of heroic spirit. She inherited the beauty of the Valyrians, and her long pure silver hair was combed into a big braid hanging behind her head.

"Why are you here, Rhaena?" Rey looked at Rhaena, who was dressed in a dragon taming outfit. Although he knew what she was thinking, he couldn't help but ask. "Where are the children?"

"Aegon is playing with the children." Rhaena looked up at Rey. Rey was the shortest of the three brothers, but he was still six feet tall. Rhaena had to look up to see him. "Ringol likes Aegon's stories very much. Aegon has no stories these days. He can only go to the Laurel Tower every day."

"What about you?" Rey stood on the lift. Rhaena stared at the dragon's lair which was gradually descending. "I went to see the dragon's lair in Araxes. Rey, did Xiaolu also play with the dragon in the dragon's lair like this?"

Rey nodded. He knew that according to the current engagement, Renia would become his wife after the war, but after all, she was once Lusris's fiancée and had a very good relationship with Lu in childhood.

"To be honest, I still can't believe that Xiaolu is dead." Rhaena walked down from the lift platform and whispered. "Xiaolu died like a warrior." Rey comforted him, "He is our pride. I believe that big brother will avenge Xiaolu soon."

"I would rather avenge him myself." Rhaena gritted her teeth and said, "Rey, I'm sorry for telling you this. But I must be honest with you." The girl said seriously. "I once loved Xiaolu deeply."

"This is normal. After all, no one could have predicted Aemond's stupidity and madness." Rey pulled her out of the children's room, looked into the girl's eyes and said, "But you are my fiancée now, Renia. I thank you for your honesty, and I will take on the responsibility of protecting you."

"Rey, blood and fire need no protection." Renia suddenly grinned and put one hand on Rey's chest and the other hand on Rey's waist, pushing the boy against the wall: "I will be your arm, not the bird under your wings. I can feel that my dragon egg is about to hatch, Rey, we will fly in the sky together in the future and provide our strength to your eldest brother and nephews."

"What are you doing?" Diana Tully's voice suddenly came from the corridor. Rhaena and Rey let go of their hands at the same time and stood at attention facing the wall.

Diana could even clearly see the girl's blushing cheeks. "Oh, it's no big deal, it's better to be open and honest." Diana saw what Rey and Rhaena were doing at a glance, and quickly pulled them back. "Rhaena is already half Varese, it's a good thing for you to spend more time together." Diana smiled and slapped the two young people on the head, then pushed open the children's door amid their embarrassed laughter.

"The Conqueror said calmly: 'Your walls cannot resist the dragon, the dragon can fly.' Harren the Black responded bluntly: 'I built a stone city, stones cannot burn.' 'When the sun sets, your descendants will be extinct.' The Conqueror responded to the arrogance of the Ironborn King with the same voice."

Young Aegon danced and told stories, while Viserys whined and whirred beside him, holding a flying dragon doll and smashing a castle of building blocks into pieces.

Samantha and Daniela listened with great interest, but Ringol had a stern face. He listened with great interest and muttered something silently. Although the three-year-old child could already speak, if you asked Dr. Vesalius or Longzel himself to understand what he was saying, especially such long sentences, they would not be able to understand what the child was saying.

"Aegon, Storm Cloud misses you again." Rey smiled and walked to the children. "Uncle Rey, what's for dinner?" Samantha asked while hugging her sister. "Whatever is served." Ringol muttered. "Tonight we have milk oatmeal with honey, egg bread, and carrot pancakes." Rey kissed each of the children on the face. He said patiently. The two little girls cheered at once, and even Ringol, who had been keeping a straight face, cheered a little.

"Lord Ray, you really should suggest to Lord Longzel to change Ringol's mentor." Little Aegon tried to act like an adult and said, "Ringol is so similar to Brother Hoffa at such a young age. I'm worried that he will become another Brother Hoffa in the future." Among Longzel's blood-sworn brothers, the one that little Aegon feared most was not the gloomy Tigaro, nor Aslan who often trained everyone's martial arts violently, but Hoffa who always had a stern face. Everyone knew that he was reliable, but everyone also knew that this guy was very rule-abiding to the point of being rigid.

Everyone likes to have such a piece of stinky and hard steel under their command, who can perfectly execute all their orders, but it is highly unlikely that anyone would think it is a good thing to have such a piece of stinky iron around them. Moreover, he is also the law teacher and spearmanship teacher of Little Aegon and Viserys.

"Only the eldest brother can decide this matter." Ray shrugged, indicating that he was powerless. "Brother Hoffa is a good man. He is indeed a bit rigid in his work, but that's not a bad thing."

Little Aegon sighed like a little adult. At this moment, Hoffa knocked on the door with a cold face, and walked in after Diana signaled that she could come in. "Your Highness Rey, there is a special situation from Aslan."

"What's wrong?" Rey realized that the problem might be serious and hurriedly took the letter brought by Hoffa.

"What happened?" asked young Aegon. He knew that the kingdom was at war and immediately realized that things might be difficult.

"The fleet of the Kingdom of the Three Daughters has appeared on the sea of ​​Dorne. Samwell and Adams have already set out with the fleet." Rey looked at the people at home seriously. "Aslan suspects that the Greens may try to break through from the sea. Since my eldest and second brothers cannot come back in time, I am the only man in the Vareses family who can ride a dragon to fight. I need to ride a dragon to escort the fleet. Don't worry, Aslan will soon return with the Silver Blood Army to defend."

"Go, we are here in Dragon's Nest." Diana knew the seriousness of the situation. "In the north, Lord Randyll Carveron's scouts are guarding the Stormlands, and in the east, Lord Teclis's watchtowers are in place."

"I have a dragon too, Lord Ray." Little Aegon jumped up, pulled out a wooden sword from the pile of toys, waved it a few times, and stood in front of the children: "If anyone dares to come, I will let the storm burn them to death."

"Don't worry." Lei Yi rubbed little Aegon's head and looked out the window: "The Kingdom of Three Daughters, right? I will remember you."

Riverlands.

Benjiko Blackwood yelled as he chopped off a knight's head. The knight from the West never thought that he would die at the hands of a child. The head was still staring at him with its round eyes until it fell to the ground.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo." The young Benjiko tried hard to resist the urge to vomit. A long arrow flew and pierced the eye of a westerly soldier who was about to attack the child. The westerly army was indeed fierce. Their armored cavalry tore through the first line of defense in almost an instant. Lord Trystane Vance was killed in the battle. Lord Petyr and Lord Forrester reorganized the army at the second line of defense. Benjiko also led the remaining troops to the scene and fought with the westerly army on the banks of the Red Fork River.

The Hejian army soon fell into a disadvantage in front of the well-equipped army in the west.

Lord Forester knocked down a knight of the Crakehall family with a hammer, and rode his horse to Benjiko and Alysanne. "Take your troops to the other side of the river, and then send a raven to ask for the support of the two princes. We will hold on here."

The words have not yet fallen.

Suddenly, desolate horn sounds rang out from the north, followed by the rumbling of horse hooves.

Lord Jason Lannister, having slashed a riverman off his horse, looked up as he heard the horns blow, the queen's quarter and the Stark wolf billowing in the wind.

"Old men, kill!"

Lord Rodrik Dustin raised his long-handled battle-axe, grinned and let out a deafening roar, and every gray-bearded veteran was roaring.

The long-haired horses under their crotches were also roaring and charging towards the army from the west.

Count Adrian Tarbeck immediately realized what was happening: "Lancers, lancers, turn immediately, turn immediately."

Unfortunately, the winter wolf has arrived.

There will be another one later. Today, I guarantee 10,000 words.
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