Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 185: Ringol's Expedition (VII) The Land Where the Dragon Fell

On the carriage loaded with goods, a young silver-haired man silently raised his head and looked at the field.

Time has changed so much. The summer wind blows across the fields along the river, causing wheat and weeds to grow here, and completely eliminating the bloody traces of the past.

This was once the battlefield where the Hejian Army and the Western Border Army fought a decisive battle. The bloody battle climaxed with two giant dragons dancing wildly in the air, and ended abruptly because the oldest and largest dragon in the world at that time fell to the ground.

Every riverman sings songs about that battle, and although it's a bit exaggerated, "Dragon's Fall", "Dragon King's War", and "Red Fork River Song" have indeed become the most popular songs for river bards in recent years, especially those lords who experienced the war firsthand.

For example, Benjy Cole of the Blackwood family had people play "The Fall of the Dragon", "The Song of the Red Fork" and "Blood Ban" on his coming-of-age name day, and finally even asked Lord Frey to re-enact the scene of the year.

Speaking of Lord Forrest Frey.

This brave knight successfully won the respect of the river lords and even most of the old nobles through his outstanding military exploits. When King Jacaerys went to the Twins to open the court, Jacaerys personally recognized his nicknames of Brave Frey and Knight Frey. Longzier even pointed at him and praised his bravery on the battlefield at the end of the meeting.

From then on, no one dared to call him "Foolish Frey" anymore.

There were only nicknames such as "Brave Frey" and "Knight Frey". Gradually, the Frey family was no longer called the "upstart Frey" by the princes, but was recognized for their bravery and fighting skills.

There is also a poem called "The Knight of the Twins" with him as the protagonist circulating in the Riverlands.

This was most evident after the birth of Lord Frey's eldest son Walder Frey, the Mallister family of Seamarsh, the old enemy and neighbor of the Twins, as well as the Piper family, the Darry family, and the Bracken family who once fought alongside them, all sent in marriage proposals. Even the lords of the North and the West sent in marriage certificates.

From then on, Forrest Frey and Lady Satherby became loyal to the Targaryens and Vareses. Of course, they were closer to the Vareses family.

The silver-haired man looked around the area. There was no trace of the dragon battle in the field. Even the place where the dragon fell was nowhere to be found.

"Master, I have already contacted the nearby peasants." His servant, the silver-haired warrior, rode to his side with a frustrated look on his face. "More than ten years have passed, and they can't even remember where Vhagar fell."

The silver-haired young man glanced coldly at his slave warrior. He came here from the gathering place not only to see the traces of the dragon.

But now we can’t even find the place where Vhagar fell, let alone other things.

"Forget it, I don't blame you." The young man finally sighed. After staying in Westeros for several years, they gradually stopped treating the slaves as harshly as before. After all, in this distant foreign country, it was these slaves who had always served them wholeheartedly.

These people left their hometown for only one purpose.

Dragon.

You can either ride a dragon yourself or support a lord who can ride a dragon.

Volantis needs dragon riders to prove her legitimacy as the eldest daughter of Valyria. As long as she has dragons, the Tiger Party can change the political situation, and Volantis will become great again.

Ben and Hagen failed.

But those of us haven't yet.

The young man clenched his fists.

"We will transport these goods to Golden Tooth City, and then head south." The young man saw that he could not find Vhagar's pursuit site, so he stopped asking questions and said slowly, "Is the route that the guy from the Unebar family mentioned before still usable?" The slave warrior said respectfully, "Master, that route has been unusable for a long time due to the inspection of the Silver Fleet. But recently, I heard that the Stag of Stormland is preparing to attack the Stone Steps Islands, and the Silver Fleet has relaxed its surveillance there."

"I understand." The young man suddenly had a bold idea.

the other side.

Lingol, who bought the breastplate and shield with two gold dragons, felt that Lei Geng was actually not in line with his original concept, but when traveling, saving money was worth it.

In particular, who says that poor quality gold dragons are not gold dragons?
Lingol also thinks this view is correct.

He discussed the design to be painted on the shield with Rhaegon and Alarion.

Finally, three patterns were determined.

"Hunter, crown and star?" The blacksmith looked at Ringol with some confusion as he provided him with the drawing idea. A three-part emblem would be drawn on the shield, with a hunter shooting arrows with a bow on a white background, a silver crown on a purple background, and a silver-gold star on a black background.

"Well, sir, I don't have purple dye." The blacksmith scratched his head awkwardly.

"It's okay." Lingol took out a small bottle and said, "I have some here, but the quality is a little worse. I bought it from the south."

They were indeed bought from the south. They not only bought horses at Junmaji, but also some small items, and the bottle of purple dye was one of them.

It is a specialty of Silver Crown City. Of course, the purple dye that is truly regarded as top quality by the family will not be circulated. Those that can be bought at a market are all inferior products, and they cannot dye the purple color that is considered noble.

The blacksmith smelled it and understood what the dye was. He also guessed the identity of Lingol.

It seems that he is a bastard child of the Tully family, or a legitimate child under an assumed name.

The blacksmith was secretly excited about his own sharpness. The children of the Tully family were big customers, especially now that the Tully family was in its heyday. After the Blood Dragon Dance, the Tully family not only expanded their territory, but also because the women in their family married well. Earl Alan was also a brave general and had now become an important lord in the south.

The main reason is that they have too close a relationship with the Varese family.

Only blacksmiths like us who are close to the Duke have such knowledge. The blacksmith was secretly proud of himself, and then looked at the other two patterns.

The painting that Regen wanted to draw was a falcon with a crown, which was easy to understand, after all, his current nickname was Falcon.

Alarion, on the other hand, unabashedly drew two pure white swords, but they were somewhat different from those of the House of Hoeth.

After all, the House of Hoss is a long sword.

Forget it, the Hoss family isn’t famous anyway.

"Okay, you can come and pick it up in about three days." The blacksmith estimated the time. He wanted to complete this task as quickly as possible.

This is a great opportunity to show off.

(End of this chapter)