Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 179: Ringol's Expedition (I): Departure and Loyal Friends (Two in One)

Summer Hall, Purple Palace of Varese.

The Braavos envoy, Oris Silasmire, smiled as he watched the children running back to the courtyard with candies in their hands, and continued to fiddle with the flowers and plants in the palace. As a guest of Dragonzer, Oris had no personal freedom, but he also had his own unique information channel, although this information channel was often used directly by Tigaro.
"His Royal Highness 'exiled' Prince Lingol." Oris pondered in his heart. This was not a secret to the "insiders" of the Vareses family in the Purple Palace and Dragon's Nest City, but it was definitely a secret to outsiders. He did not think about whether he could win over Lingol. No matter what the intelligence said, Oris had eyes and brains. He knew very well that Longzel "exiled" Lingol and let his eldest son go on an expedition to train this naive boy. Even if he "didn't care", if he, an outsider, dared to touch the heir of the Vareses family, hehe.

However, with necessary kindness, the scissors in Oris's hand suddenly stopped, but he still accurately cut off the dead leaves of the precious plant that could only be seen in the Dothraki grass sea.

Thanks to the tradition of Braavos, every aide around the Sea King and every political figure in Braavos must master a skill and keep track of the whereabouts of people around them at all times to prevent assassins or the organization that they dare not call out by name. So even though Oris was not at risk of being assassinated, he still developed the ability to quickly hide in the shadows.

"Are they those two guys?" The messenger hiding behind the pillar of the corridor looked at the two teenagers who were sneaking over the wall of the Rey Palace in the Purple Palace.

He happened to know both of them. The tall, thin, handsome boy with a silver crew cut was Count Kaon's child, Rhaegon Kaon, the heir of the Kaon family, who had just celebrated his fourteenth nameday a few days ago. The other muscular, agile young man was Count Teclis Hoth's youngest son, Elarion. His father gave his eldest son's name to his youngest son because Elarion was weak and the Hoth family was developing rapidly at that time. In order to pray for his youngest son, he changed Elarion's name to Essarion. Now Sir Essarion Hoth has become an important general of the Varezes family. During the Dance of the Dragons, the fifteen-year-old Essarion Hoth earned the nickname "The Ruthless" for his outstanding performance in battle and was personally canonized as a knight by Valar.

The relationship between them and Prince Ringol is like the relationship between Lord Hoffa, Lord Aslan and Lord Sebastian and His Royal Highness.

Oris sighed in his heart. What a pity! They were also children who grew up in the Purple Palace. What was the difference between them and Ringol who grew up in Dragon's Nest and Vareses' Black Palace? They were all children of peace who grew up in the Green Land. Their elders had borne the baptism of blood and fire for them.

But can this kind of thing be solved by a simple replacement? So, whether it is Ringol or the two children, if Oris himself were to evaluate them.

He believed that Longzel would make the same evaluation.

These kids are all equally childish and stupid.

"Regen, I know the wall here is low, and there is a forest next to it. No one will notice us leaving before the maesters come to class tomorrow." Ella Rion was eager to pull Regen to the place where he had skipped class before. Regen had just taken a step when he suddenly looked at the pillars with some caution.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Regen suddenly looking at the pillars, Alarion instantly became alert. He knew that Regen's senses were very sharp, no worse than that prudish Talley. If he felt that there was something worth being alert about, then it must be worth being alert about. "Who's there?"

Regen watched for a while, then pulled on Elarion's sleeve and said, "Let's go. It should be the tall-hatted uncle. He won't betray us."

A tall hat uncle. Alarion put his heart back in his stomach. The most familiar person to the children who grew up in the purple palace, apart from the teachers who came to class every day, the three brothers of Dragonziel, Lady Diana, Lady Leila and Ringol, was this Braavosi who had always lived in Dragonziel Palace.

Everyone knows that this uncle is very kind and can take a lot of teasing. Children also love to play with this uncle. Even if they sometimes climb over the wall to the Longzel Palace for a barbecue where almost no one else comes, or skip classes, this uncle will not betray them.

But just in case, Regen raised his voice and winked at Alarion: "Alarion, I heard that Uncle Baal's store has received a batch of wine from Qingting Island. Let's try it first and let those little guys be greedy for a few days."

"You are such a good fellow, Regen. You dare to eat alone? Do you believe me, I will tell Renly and the others when I come back?"

"Tell them, and see if they believe me or you."

Alarion understood his brother's intention, deliberately waved his fist, and secretly glanced at the pillars. After finding that there was no movement, he and Regen continued to quietly move towards the low wall of Dragonzel Palace.

Oris couldn't help shaking his head and went back to fiddling with his flowers and plants.

You two silly boys, that wall that a kid of twelve or thirteen years old can easily climb over is meant for you.

Perhaps only the gods know how many pairs of eyes are hidden in the grove outside the wall.

Dragon Nest City, Silver Blood Tower, Five Finger Hall.

"Brother, are you really willing to let Ringol travel the Seven Kingdoms alone?" Valar hugged his arms with some worry. Ever since he had Danyla, Valar had a special feeling for children. He was naturally very concerned about Ringol, who would support his little cabbage in the future. "When we were temporarily staying in Black Harbor, you were afraid that the blood of the family would flow out, so you put us in the same room. Even if we were not in the same room, you would arrange someone to guard the door. But now I am afraid to let Ringol go out alone."

"I didn't expect that my second brother, who is not afraid of gods, swords, or dragon flames, would actually be afraid sometimes." Rey, who had a son, was obviously in a good mood. He teased his second brother and looked at his brother who was looking at the map of Westeros on the long table.

"You don't have to worry about that." Longzel suddenly smiled when he heard what Valar was afraid of. "As long as I'm alive, the bloodline of the family will not be easily leaked out. As for the rest."

Longzel gently pricked his finger on the candlestick, and silver blood dripped onto the long table and merged into the table in the blink of an eye.

A picture that only the three brothers could see suddenly appeared in front of them.

The scene with red light flashing was not complicated. Dragon Nest City was still so peaceful. The only difference was Diana standing on the terrace of the Silver Blood Tower. She was holding the sleeping Dan, but her eyes were in another direction. Following her gaze, there was a lonely figure.

The young man had a long sword hanging on his waist, a long spear wrapped in cloth on his back, and was riding an ordinary-looking warhorse. He slowly disappeared at the edge of the picture.

The first thing Valar noticed was the sword on Ringol's waist. Although it looked like just an ordinary rapier, as a frequent visitor to the Vareses family arsenal, Valar recognized at a glance which sword it was that looked no different from a normal rapier.

One of the Valyrian steel rapiers in the inventory of House Vareses: Starsinger.

This rapier was originally inlaid with amethysts, rubies, turquoises, moonstones, and diamonds in a certain order on the guard, tsuba, and end of the rapier. However, judging from this picture, it seems that someone might have removed all the gems and disguised this varnished sword as a normal longsword.

"Rey, did you do this?" Valar looked at his brother with a look of deliberate grief. "Do you know how precious the original Valyrian steel weapons are? You took out the gemstones, and it will be difficult to embed them again when Ringol comes back."

Lei Yi spread his hands and said, "I really didn't do this." He pointed at his brother who hadn't said anything and whose expression didn't change, except for a slight smile on his face. "Ask my eldest brother, he knows."

"It was either you or Diana who did it." Valar suddenly looked at his brother with some fear: "Could it be Danyla who did it?" Longzel nodded: "This girl is kind-hearted. She has read too many knight novels and thinks that the brat is going to do the knight adventure in the novels."

"And she learned the stories made up by those bards who could only watch the ladies and young ladies from afar at banquets? She gave her lover a magical weapon with the princess' blessing?"

Valar felt his heart sink, but he could only feel it for a moment. "Brother, you won't punish Danyla, will you?"

"How could that be?" Longzel shook his head with a wry smile. Although Daniela's behavior was childish, it also proved that the second generation of the Varese family was still as united and harmonious as their brothers. He was so happy that he couldn't wait to punish Daniela.
"But you, my good brothers, would you like to confess to me what you have prepared for Ringol?"

Valar scratched his head in embarrassment. The "things" he prepared for Ringol were indeed a bit too much. If Valar really succeeded, the things he prepared for Ringol included a set of Valyrian steel armor in stock in the warehouse, a Valyrian steel-handed half-sword, and no less than a hundred elite Silver Blood Army cavalry. It can be said that except for Star Song, he prepared everything that his nephew could take with him.

Of course, it was only in the preparation stage. Valar was not stupid. He knew why Longzel wanted to "exile" Ringol. He also knew that it would not be wise to rashly display the power of the Vareses family without sufficient gains.

I don’t know what this kid Rei has prepared for his nephew.

Judging from his appearance, he must have prepared something good, and it has already been taken away by that kid - regardless of whether that kid knows it or not.

Wait, could it be that the third brother instigated my Danyla to secretly give the sword to Ringol?
The look in Valar's eyes when he looked at Rey was instantly filled with resentment.

Rei, who was well prepared, was about to pretend to be dead and escape when he saw the equally "death-ready" Five Fingers quartet walking in with their heads lowered.

In a split second without even blinking, both Rey, who was about to lie on the table and play dead to escape his brother's interrogation, and Valar, who was looking at his brother with resentment in his eyes, quickly regained their dignity.

Combined with the smiling Longzel, the Five Finger Hall actually gained a sense of solemnity.

Longzel naturally knew the loyalty and love that his younger brother and these four subordinates, friends, or "best friends" who grew up with him had for his children.

He also knew what these guys did after they knew he was going to "exile" that stupid boy. Aslan Longdel cooperated with Valar and not only mobilized more than 200 Silver Blood Army cavalrymen, he also released ravens to notify the nearby Silver Blood Army manors. If they hadn't been warned, I'm afraid that by now the entire border prince's territory, and even those families that were on good terms with the family, would know that the brat might pass by their land.

The travel expenses that Sebastian prepared for Ringol were also urgently stopped. Tigaro didn't know what he had done with Rei, and Longzel was too lazy to know. After all, among the three brothers, Rei was the one he was most at ease with. Even if the third brother wanted to pamper Ringol, he would do it moderately and would not let any problems occur in the growth journey he prepared for Ringol.

As for Hoffa, he was also the one that Longzel could rest assured about. However, Longzel also knew that although this guy was strict, he would also quietly let him off some slack.

For example, the things that Ray and Tigaro prepared were probably left by Hoffa during the body search.

As a result, this guy is now afraid to look Longzel in the eyes.

"Alright, alright." Seeing that no one was talking, Longzel was the first to break the silence, waving his hand to signal everyone to sit down. "I am very grateful for your love and care for my useless son, but he must have the necessary experience, so I will not allow you to give him too much help. A boy who has not gone through the journey and the baptism of blood and fire cannot grow into a real man."

It was only at this time that Valar and Rey noticed the appearance of Ringol, who was about to disappear in the wilderness, in the picture that only they brothers could see.

The boy cut his silver hair short, revealing his eyes, but now his hair was not silver, but brown-black, and his dark purple eyes turned into emerald green.

The change in hair and eye color changed Ringol's entire temperament. Coupled with some small magical disguises, although Ringol is still 70% similar to his real appearance, strangers and those who are not very familiar with him will never recognize at first glance that the boy is the heir of the Varese family.

Lei suddenly laughed in his heart. He laughed because he had predicted his brother's actions, so the things he and Tigaro prepared for Ringol were not expensive or rich, but they were definitely the best and most suitable for traveling. He was also laughing at himself for underestimating his brother's persistence in letting the next generation grow up.

"Brother, it seems that Ringol has very good friends just like us." Valar suddenly sighed.

He saw Rhaegon Khayon and Elarion Hoth riding out of Summerhall and chasing along the road towards Ringol, who had completely disappeared from the scene.

For some reason, the direction they were chasing was correct.

In response, Valar covered his head again. Lingol was indeed inexperienced and actually walked directly along the road.
But that’s fine too.

The roads are safe.

To be precise, the princely territories in the border areas are safe.

But what about other regions?
"Wish him good luck, everyone." Longzel suddenly said with a smile.

Rei looked into his brother's eyes and pursed his lips. He confirmed one thing from the look in his brother's eyes just now.

Only then did Ray feel relieved. But he also rubbed his hands in anticipation.

Lingol, I hope you won't let us down.

I revised the outline today, and the outline until the preliminary end of the "Blackfire Rebellion" of this book has been fully adjusted. If nothing unexpected happens, there will be another chapter in the early morning of Friday, which can be read together with the double update tomorrow.

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