Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 155: The Emissary from Braavos

Summer Hall, Purple Palace of Varese.

This beautiful palace stands on the "Redhorn Hill" in the northwest corner of the town of Summerhall. This hill was once bare and famous for its exposed red soil and rugged rocks. After Dragonzel ruled here, Valyrian craftsmen who crossed the sea presided over the construction of this palace. Three palaces with round spires are distributed in a triangle at the top of the hill. A long glass bridge connects the three palaces. The tall palace in the middle is made of stone soaked in purple dye. It is the core of the palace, and there is a towering tower on its top. This is the architectural style of the Valyrians.

The top of the Red Corner Hill is paved with marble tiles dyed with a special purple dye, forming gardens and squares surrounding the palace. Countless fountains, artificial rivers, marble columns, transplanted exotic flowers and plants, and various statues are distributed in the garden outside the palace. Vine-like plants cover all the columns and stone carvings, making the entire palace look noble and mysterious.

Dragonzer used this palace to entertain guests and educate the children of his vassal in this palace. However, when the Rogael family arrived, they did not live here, but moved into Dragon's Nest. Lysandra regarded it as an honor and boasted about it after returning to Lys. Relying on the reputation of the Vareses family and his daughter's marriage, the old father shamelessly left his daughter in Dragon's Nest and sent his sons to King's Landing. Of course, it was mainly because of the oppression of the dragon. As soon as Lysandra returned to Lys, he made Governor Bambaro completely bankrupt. The boys and girls in the family were sent to the Perfume Garden, a brothel run by the Rogael family. His property, including Dagareon's property, was all transferred to the name of the Vareses family.

The merchants and nobles of Lys still had some objections, but when they saw the Iron Fleet sailing past the city of Lys in a triumphant manner without attacking the city of Lys whose fleet was destroyed and whose gates were wide open, they shut up.

After all, conspiracies and tricks are worthless in the face of absolute force and caution, and the same goes for poison.

"Your Highness, you are looking for me." The Iron Bank's messenger, Oris Silasmire, was a thin man with a curled mustache, amber eyes, sharp teeth, but a surprisingly gentle voice. The man was wearing a dark purple robe with a stand-up collar without any patterns. It was simple, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the silk robe was impeccable in both material and weaving. Of course, the most eye-catching feature of the messenger was the tall brimless hat he wore. No matter where he went, the hat that was almost half his height would make people turn their heads again and again. Of course, the messenger never cared about these glances. During his temporary stay in the Purple Palace, the two things the messenger loved to do most were: one was to play with the children with his beard, but the children were different in their own ways. Reggon Caon loved to pull his beard, and the youngest son of the Earl of the White Tower, Teclis Hawes, cried as soon as he saw him. And the grandson of the Earl of Randyll Cawes, Renly Cawes, especially loved to dress his clothes - fortunately he had enough clothes. The other thing was what he was doing now, tidying up the flowers in the garden that he particularly liked.

Longzier seldom came to the Purple Palace. In fact, since the palace was built, the Vareses family had rarely come here. After all, Dragon's Nest was big enough - it was the second largest castle in the Seven Kingdoms, second only to Harrenhal and slightly larger than Casterly Rock. It was also comfortable enough. Longzier arranged many magics in the entire castle, which not only protected the people and dragons living in the castle, but also provided an extremely comfortable environment. Especially Lady Diana, she opened up a small garden in her spare time. Although it was not as luxurious as the Purple Palace, it was warm. Longzier loved to take his children to walk and rest in the garden.

"Your Highness." Seeing that Longzier was just looking at the flowers he was trimming, Oris Silasmire stopped being polite and prepared to say something polite. He knew very well why Longzier came to him - as one of the strongest cities among the nine free trade cities, what was Braavos's attitude like? Especially after witnessing the Iron Fleet coming out in full force, taking over the Silver Fleet's beacon fire and crushing the Kingdom of the Three Daughters, Braavos knew very well that its Purple Fleet was no longer invincible in the seas. How did the descendants of the former slaves view the descendants of their former "masters" who were not only not seriously injured in the Dance of the Dragons, but the dragons were even more prosperous.

These are the issues that Longzel really cares about.

Looking at Longzel's purple eyes, to be honest, the messenger was really annoyed by the short-sightedness and stupidity of the Sea King's staff and the Iron Bank's bankers. The Iron Bank chose to sponsor Otto Hightower because they did not want to see the war end quickly. The more dragons in Westeros died, the better it would be for the people of Braavos. Of course, they did not expect the war to end so quickly, and the loss of the Targaryen family dragons was not particularly serious. But the messenger still said respectfully: "Your Highness, my arrival is the answer from Braavos."

"The Secret City still likes to test the patience of others with riddles." Longzel took the scissors from Orris and cut off a branch. "I can agree to the Iron Bank's request, but, Envoy, this also requires your sincerity." Longzel continued to cut off a branch with a flower bud. The Envoy looked at the flower bud that fell to the ground and sighed in his heart. The Iron Bank's request was not complicated. They found that they had kicked the steel plate. The Iron Bank's force was completely defeated by Vareses and Targaryens, and the Faceless Men of the Black and White Court refused to accept the orders of the Varese family. As for the Targaryens, they offered a sky-high price, especially those who lived in Dragon's Nest for a long time. The price offered by the Black and White Court was not even affordable for their sponsors.

In short, it's not worth it, it's better to just kneel down and get a share of the pie. So the Iron Bank secretly requested to invest in the construction plan of the Varese family and the renovation plan of King's Landing, and of course, also requested to establish a branch in Westeros.

"What kind of sincerity do you want?" The messenger took the scissors back from Longzel's hand with some distress, stopping him from further destroying the precious plant in front of him.

"I want to know why the Black and White House sent the Faceless Men to Westeros." Longzel said lightly.

"The young eagle has grown up and wants the mother eagle's nest." The messenger still didn't say it clearly, but it was no different from saying it clearly. The messenger looked at Longzel with sincere eyes, hoping that he would not ask for details. After all, the Black and White Court also has to pay attention to credibility. "My partner Ago Khal will get married in nine days. Is the messenger interested in going to his khalasar to feel the difference between the Dothraki in my territory and the Dothraki on the mainland?" Seeing that Oris surrendered without hesitation, Longzel didn't need to continue to pester him, and he smiled and made an invitation.

"It is an honor, Your Highness."

Dragon's Nest City, Twin Towers.

"Rey, did you miss me?" Rhaena finally ended her visit to her relatives on Tidehead Island and returned to Dragon's Nest on a speedboat. As soon as she returned to the castle, Rhaena rushed into her and Rey's room and threw Rey, who was reading a book, onto the bed.

Rhaena was petite, and looked even smaller and cuter next to the tall Rey, but Rey still let Rhaena crash into his arms and rubbed his cheeks with his hands - in his life, besides Rhaena, he had only accepted Dragonzel's treatment of his face like this.

"Okay, okay." Rey smiled and let Rhaena leave a few kisses on his cheeks. He also gently kissed the girl's forehead, then smiled and let Rhaena sit aside.

"Rey, I know a big secret." Renia was a little excited, but more of a snickering joy at hearing a secret. Rey's smile suddenly became a little strange: "Go ahead."

"Did you know that my grandfather had two illegitimate sons, Rey? Joffrey is now racking his brains to make them legitimate. It is said that this was also my grandfather's last wish before his death." As Rhaena spoke, her face darkened.

"Poor Joffrey, alas." Rey watched quietly as Rhaena danced and shared her experiences on Tidehead Island, and gave appropriate responses just at the right time. When Rhaena was tired of talking, Rey smiled and said, "Are the two children you mentioned named Adam and Alyn?"

"How do you know?" Rhaena was shocked.

"Guess." Lei smiled slyly.

"Rey!" Renia once again rushed into Rey's arms, but her hands went to his armpits: "If you don't tell me, I'll go find Brother Longzel!"

"No, no, no, I'll tell you, I'll tell you." Rey was ticklish, and even more afraid that Rhaena would run to Longzel and pretend to cry. "Don't worry, Joffrey will get what he wants."

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