Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.
Chapter 126: The Funeral of a True Dragon
Chapter 126: The Funeral of a True Dragon
The dragon left.
After Longzel took Jakaris' ashes to the sky, Wolmax did not stay there. The young dragon did not return to its birthplace, but flew south, where it built its own dragon cave. Perhaps in Wolmax's eyes, the dragon cave in Dragon's Nest City is its hometown.
The ascetic monk looked at the dragon going away and suddenly stood up: "Brothers and sisters, our king was summoned by the stranger for us. We want to see him off for the last time!" The ascetic monk raised his rosary and shouted loudly to the people present: "Let's follow the prince's dragon!"
"Brother, are you going to disappoint His Majesty?" An obviously older monk stood up with the help of several young people. "His Majesty decided not to go through the Silent Sisters to cremate the coffin on the spot in order to prevent you from escorting the coffin to King's Landing. Are you going to let His Majesty's efforts go to waste just after His Majesty's death?"
After hearing the old monk's explanation, the other people also understood and began to support the old monk. The ascetic monk quickly realized what the old monk meant. Yes, the epidemic in King's Landing has just subsided. No one can guarantee that the epidemic will not recur after the crowds of people flock to King's Landing. No one can guarantee that there are still patients in King's Landing. Once an accident happens, everything that Jacaerys has worked hard to improve will be in vain.
"I understand, brother. It's my fault." The ascetic knelt down before the old monk sincerely and confessed to him: "May the old woman forgive my stupidity. May her light guide Your Majesty back to the kingdom of Heavenly Father."
Led by the monks, people slowly dispersed, but what they wanted more was to go home quickly, pray for their deceased king, and pray that the next king would be a wise king like Jacaris.
Lord Rosby sent out ravens to announce that two months after the war, they had lost another king. For this reason, when Grand Maester Mukund wrote True History, he hesitated for a long time on whether to call 129 A.C. the Year of Two Kings, Three Kings, Four Kings, or even Five Kings. After all, strictly speaking, there were four monarchs on the Iron Throne in that year, and the crown was worn on the heads of five monarchs. In the end, Grand Maester Mukund excluded Aegon, who succeeded to the throne, and Viserys, who had passed away. Considering the people's love for Jacaerys and the deification of Jacaerys by bards, ordinary people, and priests during Aegon's reign, Grand Maester Mukund finally decided to give Jacaerys a chapter instead of listing him alongside his mother and uncle.
Of course, in the eyes of later scholars, the Year of the Two Kings described by Grand Maester Mukun can refer to Queen Rhaenyra and Aegon the Usurper who fought for the Iron Throne, or Queen Rhaenyra and Jacaerys I. It depends on where the scholar stands.
King's Landing, Red Keep.
This time the raven flew much faster than the dragon. Grand Maester Orwell, who was released from the black cell by Damon, looked tremblingly at the assistant holding a letter. The environment of the black cell had severely damaged the grand maester's body. His legs were almost unable to move and his eyes were almost blind, but his skills and knowledge were still there. Therefore, the grand maester was doing the epidemic prevention work during this period. He became weaker and weaker because of this.
The assistant of the "Grand Secretary" opened the letter, just glanced at it, and his voice began to tremble.
"What's wrong?" Grand Maester Orwell could hear the sadness and disbelief in the assistant's voice. "Don't be impatient, speak slowly." The assistant struggled to hold back his tears. His hometown was in the Riverlands. Jacaerys passed by his village when he rode a dragon to uphold justice. Although he had studied in the Citadel, he did not graduate successfully in the end, so there was no need to cut off all contact with his family. The assistant had received a letter from home before, knowing that the king had solved the problem for their village and sent relief.
The aide was grateful to the young king and slapped himself several times in the night for insulting Jacaerys when Aegon the Usurper ruled King's Landing.
"Your Majesty, the King was summoned by the Stranger on his way to inspect the royal territory because of dragon pox." The assistant finally couldn't hold back his tears and choked up. Grand Maester Orwell was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to relax from his stiffness. The old man took the letter with trembling hands. "The Targaryen family has lost another wise king." Grand Maester Orwell sighed and made this comment. With the help of the assistant, he slowly walked towards the meeting room, where Daemon was presiding over the meeting.
"Impossible, you're lying to me!" Joffrey rushed to the Grand Maester like crazy and grabbed his collar chain, but Joffrey was too small to lift him up. "You're lying to me, aren't you, Orwell, you bastard with a heart eaten by the devil! My elder brother kindly released you and reappointed you as the Grand Maester, but you cursed him, I, I, I." Joffrey shouted incoherently. He was just talking excitedly with Corliss about his plan to develop Tidehead Island, but he was interrupted by the shocking news brought by Orwell before he finished speaking. The boy couldn't believe what he heard.
"Joffrey, calm down." Daemon was the first to come back to his senses. The old prince pulled the 11-year-old boy up from the Grand Maester and asked seriously, "Grand Maester, can you guarantee the accuracy of the news? Joffrey, calm down and let the Grand Maester finish his words." On the other side, Collis hugged his granddaughter, and Benilla looked at Grand Maester Orwell in disbelief, hoping to hear from him that the news just now was false.
But unfortunately, Benilla's hope was ultimately dashed. "It is true, Your Majesty." Grand Maester Orwell was also filled with grief. Among all the kings of the Targaryen family, only Jaecaerys was the most like the recognized wise king Jaehaerys through his own efforts. However, the Seven Gods did not give him more time, which made the Grand Maester very helpless. He even complained about the cruelty of the gods on the way here.
"According to Lord Rosby's letter, Prince Longzier should be flying to King's Landing soon." Grand Maester Orwell sighed, "The letter mentioned that His Majesty the King reaffirmed Prince Joffrey's inheritance rights to Tidehead Island and appointed Prince Aegon as his heir. The prince will continue to serve as regent and handle the affairs of King's Landing for the new king. Prince Longzier will be responsible for educating Prince Aegon in Dragon's Nest until he is fourteen years old."
The sea snake Collis's face changed and he wanted to say something, but the children's reaction became even more intense.
Joffrey burst into tears. Benilla wanted to stand up and say something, but fell headfirst into her grandfather's arms. Grand Maester Orwell heard the sound and hurriedly asked his assistant to take him to check on the queen.
Damon was also a little stunned. He felt something blocking his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe. The old prince was experienced. He immediately grabbed a chair beside him and sat down slowly. Scenes gradually flashed through his eyes, including the shy little Jacaerys and his brothers calling him dad, the scene where Jacaerys resolutely offered to be Longzel's attendant, the scene where he taught Jacaerys dragon riding and martial arts, and the letters Jacaerys wrote to him after his coronation.
Daemon saw the shadows of his grandfather, uncle, and brother in him. At that time, he almost thought he was witnessing the birth of another wise king. Prince Daemon only heard Joffrey's crying and cursing, as well as countless chaotic sounds, which eventually turned into a sharp cry. Daemon fainted. Fortunately, Grand Maester Orwell was checking on Benilla who had also fainted. The poor Grand Maester dragged his almost crippled legs, looked left and right, and finally woke up the father and daughter.
At this moment, a distant dragon roar came from the sky above King's Landing. Wormithor flew back. The bronze dragon roared across the sky above King's Landing and landed steadily in the huge main courtyard of the Red Keep. The only remaining Kingsguard, Sir Stephen Darklyn and Sir Erik Cargall, came to greet him. Both Kingsguards now had vicissitudes of life on their faces. In just four months, they had experienced too much. The brothers who once wore white robes together were either dead or missing. Now only two scarred white knights were left to defend their posts.
"I'm taking Xiaojie home." Longzel also climbed down from the dragon with a tired face. In order to save his partner some energy, Wormisol deliberately lowered his head as low as possible so that Longzel could get down from the dragon saddle smoothly. On his chest hung the urn of Jakaris, which was made on the spot by a carpenter who chopped a coffin brought by a noble.
Corliss Velaryon was already waiting for Longzel at the door. The old sea snake looked at the box in Longzel's arms with a sad face, but Longzel saw a flash of vigilance in the sea snake's eyes. He couldn't help but secretly admire the old guy's sharpness in his heart.
Has he finally realized that his power is too great? Longzel thought to himself, maybe Daemon has realized it, but he is probably not in the mood for this issue now. But sea snakes, sea snakes, the current Velaryon and Targaryen families may only rely on the legacy left by Jacaerys.
Longzel nodded to the sea snake with sadness in his eyes, and then slowly walked into the Red Castle. Led by servants and nuns who also had red eyes, he came to the chapel of the Red Castle.
This is also the place where the ashes of kings and royal members of past dynasties are laid to rest before burial. The ashes of Viserys, Rhaenyra, and Rhaenys are now stored here.
That's right, Viserys' ashes are also here. The Green Party only cared about cremating him, but didn't bother to bury him, so they were forced by the Black Party to abandon King's Landing. Rhaenyra, who was focused on making money, also forgot about her father - maybe she thought the usurper had buried Viserys.
Daemon hugged Joffrey, who was crying inconsolably, and Benilla, who was crying silently, and stood quietly beside the altar where three urns were already placed, watching Longzel place Jacaerys' ashes next to his mother.
The Silent Sisters and monks came over. They were going to start organizing the ceremony before the burial. An important family member was needed to read a eulogy for the deceased and summarize their life.
Longzel glanced at Damon, and the old prince sighed and nodded, indicating that Longzel could recite the eulogy for the deceased family members.
"Viserys I of House Targaryen," Longzel looked at the first urn: "During his reign, the kingdom continued the peace of the Age of Centenarians and successfully regained Dorne. People are grateful for the peace and tranquility when he was there, but he is also responsible for the chaos after his death." Longzel looked into Daemon's eyes. Daemon nodded. He acknowledged it. His brother brought peace to people for a generation, but created his own war.
"Princess Rhaenys of the Targaryen family, she was born in blood and fire, and died in blood and fire. She is a true dragon rider, a true warrior, and an uncrowned queen. She laid the foundation for our victory." Longzel looked at Rhaenys's urn and whispered. The sea snake looked at Longzel quietly without speaking.
"Rhaenyra I of House Targaryen, the light of the kingdom, but also its curse. You won the victory, but you almost lost everything we won. You should thank your children, they won back the glory of the crown for you. From now on, only the name of Queen Rhaenyra I will be passed down in history books, and your brother will always be branded as a usurper." Longzel unceremoniously passed a verdict on Rhaenyra's ashes. Although Daemon was still immersed in grief, he couldn't help laughing. After all, she was telling the truth. Even Joffrey couldn't say anything, after all, he had complained about his mother countless times.
"Finally, my little Jeka, my squire, my student." Longzel didn't mention his brother in the end, even though the three brothers treated the two children who had always lived with them, and now with little Aegon and Viserys, as their own brothers and children. "Jacaerys I of the Targaryen family, you have proved with your actions that you deserve all the crowns. You are a true Targaryen, a true king."
Longzel finally stood in front of Jakaris' urn, unwilling to move for a long time.
The bells once again echoed throughout King's Landing, and this time the bells were greeted by the weeping and prayers of the people of King's Landing who were grateful for Jacaerys' efforts.
After the Silent Sisters took the urn away, Longzel turned around and looked at everyone in the chapel.
"Next, it's little Aegon's turn."
The first update is after I recovered from a stomachache. Don’t worry, I will continue to update. The second update will be at 11:15. In addition, there will be three more updates on the 16th and th.
(End of this chapter)
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