Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 130 Dragon Tamer

"You are wrong. What are you wrong about?" Before Valar finished his criticism, he saw Viserys holding the crying Samantha and looking at him sincerely.

Valar was speechless for a moment. He quickly climbed down from Silver Wing's back and tried frantically to take his little niece from Viserys' arms, but Samantha cried even louder: "Uncle, we were wrong! Waa waa waa, please don't punish my brothers."

"Okay, okay, Samantha, be good, don't cry, don't cry. Uncle won't punish you, I won't punish you." Valar was so flustered that he didn't know where to put his hands. When he heard his uncle say that they would not be punished, the little girl slowly stopped crying and gradually turned into sobbing softly.

Aegon then carefully pulled Ringol up from the ground, while the drinkers and Shufu beside him had already knelt down. They realized that these children were actually the children of His Majesty the King and the Prince, especially Shufu. The bearded blacksmith was both frightened and surprised when he saw the silver wings falling from the sky. He didn't expect that his good deeds would help the king and the princes and princesses. People in Summer Hall knew that the prince and his men were clear about rewards and punishments and would not treat those who had made contributions unfairly. Sure enough, after Valar finally calmed down Samantha, he didn't go to comfort the boys first, but looked at Shufu who was kneeling beside him.

"You have done well, soldier. Summerhall is proud to have a citizen as dedicated as you." Valar thought for a moment. "Are you a knight, soldier?"

Shufu looked at Valar in shock. Of course, he was not a knight, but a commoner. Knights in Westeros were both a class and an honor. Becoming a knight meant that you were no longer a commoner, and could have your own surname and the qualification to obtain land through military merit. For example, the soldiers in the Riverlands who had made great contributions in the Dance with the Dragons were knighted and granted the lands exchanged by the Strong family. Now, they have become great figures that commoners could not imagine.

"Your Highness, I am merely a blacksmith who serves as a member of the city guard on a voluntary basis," Shufu explained.

"Uncle Valar, this bearded uncle is a good man." Samantha pointed at Xiufu and said, "He offered to protect us." Several boys nodded quickly. Ringol pointed at the two horses and said, "This uncle borrowed the horses to protect us."

"I know." Valar glanced at the children, worried that the little ones would cry again, so he forced a smile and let the children change the topic. "You protected the king and the children. Your contribution and kindness are worthy of this honor. Soldier, stand up straight."

Xiufu straightened his back quickly. He knew he had to seize this opportunity. This was his chance to truly stand up with his wife and daughter.

Valar drew the Valyrian steel sword "Black Widow" from his waist and gently patted Shufu on the shoulder seven times. "Shufu, the blacksmith of Midsummer Hall, for your actions in protecting the king and the princes and princesses, as well as your previous military exploits, I knight you in the name of Valar of the Vareses family. Rise up, Ser Shufu, you can choose a surname for yourself."

Until the moment the widow in black fell on his shoulders, Shufu couldn't believe that he was actually knighted. It was not until Ringol shook him gently that he hurriedly bowed to Aegon and Valar respectively.

After dealing with the matter of Shufu, Aegon approached Valar cautiously: "Uncle Valar, then we..." Valar glanced at him sideways: "Your Majesty, it has come to this, you still want to take the children to wander around the city?" Aegon scratched his head awkwardly: "We don't want to..." Valar continued to glance at the little king and stretched out his hand. Several children looked at Valar in confusion. It was not until this time that Ringol remembered that it was over. It seemed that he had forgotten that Uncle Valar and his father were twins. Their naming day was the same day. He hurriedly pulled Aegon's clothes, and Aegon also remembered, and could only scratch his headscarf awkwardly.

"Next time, find a better excuse to go out and play. That's all, kids." Valar waved his hand. He knew that the kids really wanted to buy Dragonzel a naming day gift while they were having fun. After all, Dragonzel always focused on his naming day and rarely considered that his own naming day was on the same day. "Say thank you to Shufu, make a list of the things you want to buy, and have him buy them for you. Then come back with me, Aegon, Ringol, you still have the task of taming dragons today. Big brother is waiting for you in the dragon cave, and I guess I'll be here soon."

"Oh~" The two boys except Ringol sighed at the same time, and Samantha wiped her tears aggrievedly. But Shufu stood up immediately and bowed: "As you command, Your Highness, Your Majesty." Aegon curled his lips, ran to the spice shop next door, asked the owner for a piece of paper used by the boss to keep accounts, and asked for his quill pen, and quickly wrote down several things, then took the purse from Viserys' waist, counted it, took out 5 gold royals, and handed them to Shufu together with the paper. "Please, Ser Shufu."

"I will follow your will, Your Majesty." Xufu hurriedly folded the paper and put it into his breastplate. After getting a nod from Valar, he led himself and the horse in the white-haired and silver-robed man and hurriedly left the street.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. Viserys, hold Samantha. Your Majesty, Ringol is left to you. Get on the dragon. I have installed four dragon saddles, enough for you. Viserys sit in the front and your majesty sit in the back. Remember to fasten the saddle straps." Valar pointed with his hand, asking the children to get on the dragon quickly. This street was too narrow for Silver Wing. The silver dragon's wings were now resting on the houses on both sides of the street. To be honest, even if Valar was not riding on the dragon's back, he could feel Silver Wing's anxiety and discomfort.

The children looked at each other helplessly, but still obediently climbed up the rope ladder hanging from the dragon saddle one by one.

Seeing the back of Silver Wing flying away, the people who had just kneeled down slowly got up and returned to the tavern to drink happily. The street soon became lively again. Only two silver-haired men in gorgeous clothes stared at the back of Silver Dragon. It took a long time for them to calm down. One of the men spat, took out a few copper coins to pay for the wine, and dragged his companions around the block. After walking for a while, they came to a small villa with good decoration next to the Midsummer Market. One of the men happened to see Xiufu riding on a horse, directing several shop assistants to load the purchased things into the car. He couldn't help but mutter, "Rahlo, now these mixed-blood inferiors can be rewarded by the Vareses family, but we, the real Dragon King family, are rejected by them. Damn it. It's so damn unlucky."

"Lataz, stop talking." The calmer man reminded the foul-mouthed man and knocked on the door gently. None of them noticed that there were several children playing in the alley next to the villa. One of them was a slender and petite silver-haired boy who was carrying a black-haired girl and playing happily with another silver-haired boy who was carrying a boy. Both boys were sailors of the "Mouse" which was anchored in the port. At this moment, their mother was busy making figurines with their stepfather. They also had a rare vacation, so they went to play with the daughter of their stepfather's friend and colleague, and also their good friend, Shufu's daughter, Liya.

A moment later, a silver-haired girl knelt down to open the door for them. The man with a foul mouth didn't even look at the girl. He stepped on the back of the girl who was lying on the ground and walked in. He also grabbed a naked boy who was acting as a lamp stand.

A young man with silver hair and purple eyes was wearing a silk tokar robe in the color of Volantis. He ordered several girls to add more fire to the fireplace with an annoyed look on his face. "It's really cold here, Ratazzi, Ben, any progress?" The young man stood up quickly when he saw the two people coming in.

Ben, who was more calm, shook his head. "There is no way we can get into Dragon's Nest, Hogan. You know, when we were in Volantis, it was hard to get into Varese's mansion. Now that he has built such a big castle in this barbaric and backward place, it's even more impossible to get in easily."

Hogen Belleris snorted coldly: "When I was in Volantis, if I went to his mansion, his father had to come out to greet me in person. Humph, Vareses can be what he is today, all thanks to the old wizard Cleolius. Otherwise, he would be a small landlord, the kind that can be found in large numbers in the dark walls."

This is not Huo Gensuan. His family is similar to the Varezes family. They were once the top families among the forty dragon kings. Unlike the Varezes family, who broke the dragon eggs and fled to the Black Wall to avoid disaster, the Belleris family originally had great power in Volantis. It was just that when the Doomsday Catastrophe broke out, the dragon king of the Belleris family happened to be away from Volantis. Unfortunately, the dragon king was deceived and killed by the monks of Norvos, and his dragon was buried under the temple of an unknown god in Norvos. It is also unfortunate that except for some individual dragon kings who carry a few dragon eggs with them in case of emergency, all the dragon eggs in Valyria are concentrated in the Fourteen Fire Peaks for incubation.

As a result, the few powerful dragon king families that remained in the Blackwall, such as House Bellerys, House Unebar, House Thraxon, and House Matalion, all lost their dragon eggs. So, these families joined the Tiger Party in the Bloody Century and tried to restore the glory of Valyria.

But they failed, until one of the descendants of the Dragon King, the three brothers of the Vareses family, rode the dragon, and their ambitions were rekindled.

Since the youngsters of the Vareses family can tame dragons, why can't we? Ben Unebar explained: "After all, things are different now, Huo Geng, understand it." He took the red wine from the girl's plate and took a sip.

"Add hot pepper! I've told you so many times to add enough hot pepper to my food!" Rataz Sulacson cursed at the girl who brought him red wine, drank the wine in the glass angrily, and then spat it in the girl's face. "What a crap, so bland, bring me the gold wine or silver wine of Qingting Island!" The girl didn't dare to move in front of her master, and hurried to the cellar to get the wine.

"They still don't allow slavery! Damn it! How can we live without slaves?" Rataz Sulakson cursed. The slaves in this house were all brought down from the ship. They were usually confined at home and not allowed to go out. If the city guards saw them keeping slaves, they would be in trouble.

"That's enough." Ben Unebar looked at Rataz with a look of disappointment. "Don't forget that we are also carrying out the mission of Governor Belisio."

"Fuck his mission." Rataz spat. "I don't know what has driven Longzel crazy. He has to stay in this crappy place without even seeing us. Let's keep the old guy's troubles as far away from us as possible. Huo Geng, we have observed that the dragon without an owner in Dragon's Nest City is the dead bastard king."

"Shut up." Hogen hurriedly covered Ratazz's mouth: "If you want to die, don't take us with you. If you call that bastard king a bastard in Westeros, you will be beaten to death." Although Hogen also felt that Jacaerys was of impure blood, the whole world now loved the deceased young king. If they dared to say bad things about him outside, they would be beaten to death immediately by the fanatical people of Westeros.

"Okay, okay, it's the dark green dragon of the former king of the Iron Throne. Every day when the sun is about to set, the dragon will fly out and wander around." Rataz's eyes flashed with a hint of fanaticism: "That's our chance."

"That dragon is too small." Huo Geng was a little dissatisfied. He always thought that if a man wanted to ride a dragon, he had to ride a dragon of the same level as Wormisoor and Silver Wing. However, here, Wormax was the only choice.

"Don't worry, I've already booked a ship to Dragonstone." Ben Unebar also came with the purpose of taming dragons: "There are several wild dragons there. If the information is correct, Sheep Thief and Sea Smoke are both big dragons. It's a pity that the regent of the Iron Throne did not release the other two wild dragons, otherwise..."

"Then it's settled." Huo Geng patted the boy's head who was kneeling on the ground waiting for service, and the slave boy with complicated tattoos on his face almost fell to the ground. "We will set out to train dragons tomorrow. If we fail, we will go to Dragonstone."

Under the luxurious window of the villa, the slender and petite silver-haired boy tightly covered the mouth of the black-haired girl, lying in the neatly trimmed bushes with a look of fear. When they were having fun, the boy's younger brother Erin suggested climbing the wall. They remembered that the villa had not been inhabited for a long time and was an empty house. The silver-haired boy named Adam and several playmates happily accepted this suggestion, but unexpectedly, when Adam and the girl Liya climbed over the wall, they happened to hear the sound from the window and saw the slaves in the house.

Seeing that no one in the house noticed them, Adam carefully took Leah and climbed out along the low part of the courtyard wall.

"What's wrong, brother? Inside..." Before Erin could finish his words, Adam covered his mouth: "Let's go find Liya's father, Uncle Xiufu. We heard something incredible."

Dragon's Nest City, Dragon's Lair.

Longzel just glanced at the children, Samantha held back her tears, Ringol lowered his head in shame, and Aegon and Viserys scratched their heads in embarrassment. They had taken off their turbans, and except for Viserys and Samantha, the other two boys had changed into dragon riding clothes.

"Okay, I appreciate your kindness. Next time you want to go out and play, call Hoffa or Sebastian and let us know." Longzel sighed and touched the children's heads: "Don't make us worry."

"Got it, Father (Uncle)"

"Okay, enough small talk, it's time to practice." Rey also changed into dragon riding clothes. Rhaena stood aside, watching Rey riding Shadow Nightmare with some itchiness.

"Lingol, you go first." Longzel motioned for his eldest son to take a step forward. "You little brat, today is your first day riding a dragon to the sky, and you actually..."

"Father, I was wrong." Lingol bowed his head and apologized again, feeling a little embarrassed. In response, Longzel placed his hand on his head and said, "Okay, okay, no need to apologize. You all meant well. I was just joking. You are a good child, and we are all good children. Okay, good children should summon Xingge."

Ringol nodded and shouted into the depths of the cave in High Valyrian: "Starsong, be obedient and come out."

A pleasant dragon roar like singing came from the depths of the cave.

The first thing that appeared was a crown-like disc-shaped horn crown. A black dragon with star-like patterns on its body slowly crawled out of its nest, raised its neck, and looked at the six-year-old boy.

Womisol's low roar and Silver Wing's roar sounded at the same time.

They were celebrating another cub reaching the age of taking off.

First update check-in, I had a lot of fun writing this chapter, nearly 5,000 words.

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