Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 143 New Blood Oath Brothers
Damon suddenly laughed. He put his arms around Longzel who was sitting next to him, just like he did when he was young: "Longzel, tell me the truth, what do you think of the descendants of the Dragon King's family?" To be honest, when the old prince heard Huo Geng's hysterical and crazy shouting, he actually felt a little empathy. When he was a teenager and had not yet ridden a dragon, he had envied the heroic figures of his father, uncle and mother riding dragons. He knew better than anyone the fatal attraction of dragons to those with dragon blood, so much so that he could actually understand the madness and helplessness of these dragon thieves.

"Damon, I've told you before, they are just a bunch of pitiful people who want to be the best again, but don't have enough ability and ambition." Longzel tapped the big stone under his butt and said quietly, "Have you considered how to protect the dragons of the Targaryen family? Are you still locking them in the dragon cave?"

Daemon looked at Longzel meaningfully. After visiting Dragon's Nest two years ago and observing the dragon's lair of the Vareses family, Daemon realized how unreasonable the dragon's lair built by the Targaryen family was. His own Korakshu either lived in Dragonstone or the Red Keep all year round. When he was fighting in the Stepstones, he also slept in a cave in the open air.

In short, Korakhuu has rarely lived in the dragon cave in the years he has been with Daemon. Daemon himself has rarely seen dragons chained. In addition, the dragon cave in King's Landing is indeed located below the residential area, which is very different from the huge mountain city of Dragon's Nest, which is still a certain distance away from Summerhall. Longzier can let the young dragons go out for a walk. There are many prey in the Red Mountains anyway, and there are more prey flying to the sea. Ago's Khalasar will also regularly graze sheep for the dragons to enjoy. As for the old dragon Wormithor, he prefers to sleep for a few days or even half a month after a full meal. Silverwing prefers to fly a few laps on the spot, and then return to the nest to eat, sleep and hatch eggs. But the dragon cave in King's Landing is not like this. Daemon himself is also worried that the dragon will regard the residential area as his hunting ground, so he has to put chains on the dragons. Even when the King's Landing rioted, the mob killed Scoris who was trapped by the chains, which has proved how stupid it is to put chains on the dragons.

"Thank you for your reminder, Longzel." Daemon sighed, "But we also have our own difficulties. When Maegor built the dragon's lair, he never considered the existing houses in Rhaenys Hill. Dragons eat people, and I can't turn King's Landing into a hunting ground for giant dragons."

Longzel stood up and shook off the dust on his body. "Cousin Daemon, I believe you have also read the dragon cave records that we confiscated from the Citadel. Since you keep dragons in dragon caves, there are no dragons larger than Meraxes, let alone Vhagar and Beleris."

Daemon's eyes were full of struggle. Suddenly, Daemon remembered a detail. He remembered that when he visited the dragon's lair in Dragon's Nest City, he had observed some interactions in the dragon's lair, including the situation where Wormisol used roars to summon Wormax, Shadow Nightmare and Storm Cloud who had gone out to return to the nest.

"I understand. Thank you, Longzel." Damon suddenly said this without any context. Longzel was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Damon understood, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He left the place where he had just sat without looking back. He was going to see Shufu and the others, and then return to Dragon's Nest City to participate in the selection of his new blood-sworn brothers. Aslan and Hoffa were going to add five new members, and together with Hoffa, Aslan, Tigaro and Sebastian who were now staying with Longzel as important guards, there would be nine people.

Daemon was a smart man. He knew that if he asked Dragonzel directly whether the Vareses family had inherited the dragon taming technology, Dragonzel would definitely not answer, but Dragonzel did not forbid him to observe the dragon cave in Dragon's Nest. The manuscript seized from the Citadel actually had another sentence. The manuscript of the Citadel did not actually believe that it was the chains that restricted the dragons, but the closed dragon caves that restricted the growth of the dragons. But in fact, the dragon caves in Dragon's Nest and even the Dragon Mountain on Dragonstone were closed. The only difference was that the dragon caves in Dragon's Nest and Dragonstone were open, but the dragon caves in King's Landing were closed, and wild dragons preferred caves rather than the open air.

Perhaps what the Citadel meant was that the dragon's lair with its gates sealed off left the dragons with insufficient space to move around?

In any case, Damon felt that he should slowly try to imitate the dragon cave model of Dragon's Nest City. Perhaps he could let Korakshu try to imitate the position of Wormisol and coordinate the dragons, so that he could try to open the back door of the dragon cave facing the sea and untie the chains that bound the dragon.

You can try it, Damon nodded to himself.

Rat.

Marda asked her husband and Shufu to take the children to the castle to enjoy the reward. Daemon ordered Dragonstone to prepare a sumptuous meal for the pursuers, as well as a bounty of 50 pure gold dragons. However, Marda also had to check the ship. They would not stay overnight at Dragonstone. After Vermithor took off, they had to rush back to Wineport as soon as possible. After all, it would take several days to travel from Wineport to Summerhall even if they rode fast horses, and they could not afford to waste time.

Joffrey slowly walked behind Marda, who was calling on the dock workers to clean the barnacles by the ship. Marda immediately felt someone behind her, and turned around to see a handsome, thin, brown-haired boy looking at her with complicated eyes. Marda recognized the sterling silver seahorse buckle on the boy's cloak at a glance, and with Joffrey's exquisite clothes, Marda almost immediately realized the boy's identity.

"Your Excellency." The petite woman bent her knees slightly to show respect.

"Malda" Joffrey paused, the female captain smiled and tossed her hair, and said calmly: "Lord Joffrey, I already have a husband. My husband Denis is a member of the Summerhall City Guard and a retired Silver Blood Cavalryman. He has his own land at the Silver Blood Manor near Summerhall."

"Lady Marda." Joffrey smiled. He didn't have the arrogance of a typical noble. Instead, he looked more like a normal, yet mature child. The brown-haired young earl glanced around to make sure no one was looking in his direction, and whispered, "My grandfather told me about Adam and Alyn before he died."

Marda suddenly became alert: "My Lord, I can assure you that we will never land on Tidehead again. My husband and I are capable of raising two children, and this time the merit is enough for my husband to be knighted and win a surname. My children will also be named after my husband." Marda knew Joffrey's identity and the identity of her children very well. Although she knew that Queen Rhaenyra's three sons were all good children, she did not dare to gamble with her children's lives, especially since many blood branches of the Velaryon family were eyeing the position of the Lord of the Tide. Joffrey did not take action, but that did not mean that those people would not take action.

"No, no, Lady Marda, you misunderstood." Joffrey waved his hand hastily and continued to explain in a low voice: "Adam and Alyn are related to me by blood. Whether I should call them brothers or uncles, it will not change. The blood of the Velaryon family flows with salt and sea, as well as blood and fire. The blood of my grandfather and father is especially precious. Lady Marda, do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, Earl, but I just want my children to grow up safely. We already have a stable future and don't want to take any more risks," Martha whispered. Joffrey shook his head and continued to say something to Martha. Martha's eyes widened in shock, but she still shook her head firmly. Joffrey sighed and said in a tone that didn't seem like his age: "Lady Martha, I hope you will reconsider. The door of Climax City is always open to you."

Martha still shook her head firmly, and seemed not to be moved by Joffrey. Joffrey could only sigh and leave, leaving Martha standing alone beside the Maus, staring blankly at the towering castle.

Dragon's Nest City, the training ground under the Dragon Crystal Tower.

The dark-haired Hoffa held a spear and looked coldly at the candidates. After no less than seven rounds of fighting, there were only five young men left on the field, which was exactly the number Hoffa and his team needed. However, Hoffa still had to test their skills. After all, the most important mission of the Blood Oath Brothers was to protect Longzel and his family, even though Longzel himself did not need much protection.

Three young warriors have passed Hoffa's assessment and are now standing beside Aslan. They have beautiful faces like girls, but the strong muscles on their naked upper bodies, the arakh at their waists, and the long braids all show that this 17-year-old Dothraki boy named "Juchil" is extraordinary. He is also one of the three Dothraki warriors recommended by Ago. Ago has reserved a position of "Kuo" for him, and promised that as long as he becomes the new "Blood Guard" of Ago's "Blood of My Blood", the great Khal Longzer, he will immediately fulfill his promise.

There was also the blood-sworn brother that Longzel had originally prepared for his son, Lord Randyll Cavallen's youngest son, the 16-year-old Joffrey Cavallen, a tall boy with black hair and a height of six feet and five inches. He held out for a long time with the flexible combination of chain hammer and shield, until his shield was pierced by Hoffa's Valyrian steel spear "Lawbringer", and he was defeated.

And Lady Leila's guard, 24-year-old York Weishui, a silver-haired mercenary who is good at sword and shield, fought on warships with sword and shield when he was very young. As the illegitimate son of a member of the Celtigar family, the young mercenary finally earned his dignity with his bravery. Like Joffrey Cavallen, he was defeated after Hoffa pierced his shield.

Azor Celtigar, with his neat short silver hair, has grown into a handsome 15-year-old boy. He holds a spear in one hand and the Celtigar family's Valyrian steel axe "Crab Tide" in the other. He walks around Hoffa carefully, his eyes fixed on Hoffa's gun. He has been holding out against Hoffa for a while, and as long as he can hold out a few more moves, he will succeed.

Ding, a crisp sound rang out, and Hoffa seized the opportunity of the young man's body movement and picked up Asor's spear with a spear. The spear slipped out of his hand, but Asor reacted immediately, and the crab tide rose up, just blocking Hoffa's Valyrian steel spear "Lawkeeper". The Lawkeeper pressed down suddenly, forcing Asor to half-kneel on the ground, unable to move.

"There's one more trick, Azor." Hoffa said coldly. "Do you still want to persist?"

Asor's face turned red and he suddenly leaned back. Hoffa seemed to realize something and raised his spear to block the steel axe flying from the side.

The little crab actually threw out his tomahawk and rushed towards Hoffa, trying to fight him in close combat.

The next moment, Asor was picked up by Hoffa by the neck. Hoffa continued to watch Asor's struggle with a cold face for a long time before slowly letting the boy down.

"You've passed, Asor." Hoffa nodded expressionlessly at Asor, who was coughing non-stop, indicating that he could go to Aslan.

At this moment, the roar of a dragon came from the north.

Longzel is back.

First check-in, it’s so humid today and it’s raining everywhere.

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(End of this chapter)