Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 261: False Victory, Premonition of Collapse

late at night.

The starless night plunged the entire continent into endless darkness and silence, with only a few large cities still brightly lit, showing their prosperity.

The giant white and gold dragon silently streaked across the night sky, passing through the silent town and flying over the rainforest. The girl on the dragon's back breathed a sigh of relief only when the darkness before her eyes was torn apart by the light that shot straight into the sky.

They were the lights of Summerhall.

The huge city is still brightly lit under the night sky. Even on the back of a dragon, you can see the bustling crowds on the streets. You can even see a circus from the East Continent riding elephants and dancing next to the giant dragon statue at the Midsummer Market.

But the girl on the dragon's back just glanced at it calmly and continued to lie on the dragon's saddle. The giant dragon disappeared into the night sky again without disturbing the people in the city.

Soon, a young dragon with white and gold skins slowly emerged from behind the dragon sculpture on the top of the Silver Blood Tower in Dragon's Nest City.

As if sensing the presence of its own kind, the giant dragon Golden King, who was resting in the courtyard on the second floor of Dragon's Nest City, suddenly raised his head, but when he saw the dragon clearly, he lowered his head again.

The white and gold young dragon also saw the Golden King who was "on duty" in the courtyard and let out a happy cry. Hearing the call of his companion, the Golden King immediately raised his head nervously and roared softly.

"Platinum. Quiet Wood Bronze doesn't like it."

The young dragon looked around with some fear, but did not see the two terrifying dragons, so he flew down with confidence.

Princess Elena on the dragon's back looked at her dragon strangely. She couldn't understand what the Golden King meant, but she could probably guess that the Golden King was trying to stop her dragon "Sunshine" from crying.

So he whispered, "Sunshine, be quiet, and land on the ground."

The giant dragon "Sunshine" lowered its head slightly and slowly landed beside the Golden King, who was a circle larger than itself. Elena jumped off the dragon's back nimbly and met the surrounding Silver Guards.

"I am Elona Targaryen, sister of King Daeron, daughter of King Aegon and Queen Samantha, betrothed to Prince Rhaegon Vareses. Take me to Prince Ringol or Prince Rhaegon."

The leading silver guard saw the princess's silver hair mixed with blond hair and her appearance, and knocked his iron-gloved fist on his breastplate: "Princess, please follow me. Also, does your dragon need it?"

"No, Sunshine is very well behaved. She can even accept your approach." Elena looked at her dragon. Sunshine did not have the strange appearance, huge dragon horns, and hard scales that the dragons of the Varese family generally had. "Just give her some food."

On the contrary, the horns of the sun are slender, small, and crystal clear, and the scales are more shiny and smooth. Even in the starless and moonless night, they can still sparkle with a white and gold glow.

As if he understood what the rider meant, Sunshine lazily shrank his body, trying not to come into contact with other humans. The Golden King seemed to know Sunshine's personality, but he didn't care. He buried his head in his wings again, ready to take a good sleep.

"Yes, Princess, please follow me."

Princess Elena was dressed in tight clothes, her black coat and shawl were still stained with smoke and dust from the flight, but the princess was obviously in a hurry. She could even catch up with the leader of the Silver Guards, who was an adult male.

"Sir, has Princess Rhaena come to Dragon's Nest for vacation?"

"Which Princess Rhaena?" the Silver Guard leader asked with some confusion.

Elena choked: "The younger one, my sister."

"Oh." The leader of the Silver Guards responded, "She is the wife of Prince Aegon of Oldtown, the eldest daughter of Queen Samantha, right?"

Elena nodded anxiously. She knew that Rhaena had brought little Daeron to the south for a vacation, but she didn't know if she had left yet. She hoped she was still there.

"She lives in the Purple Palace, Your Highness. Princess Rhaena and Prince Daeron should be asleep by now," the Silver Guard leader explained patiently.

"Thank you."

After putting her mind at ease, Elena silently followed the equally silent leader of the Silver Guards into the tower. The guard in charge of guarding the tower took over the princess and took her through the long corridor, up the long stairs in circles, and then through the artificial lift, finally arriving at the hall where Ringol's office was located.

Boom, boom, boom.

The guard knocked on the door gently, and a majestic but somewhat tired voice came out.

"Please come in."

The guard pushed open the door: "Your Highness, it's Princess Elena."

Lingol stopped writing, closed the thick notebook neatly, and looked at the dusty Princess Elena. He stood up and bowed lightly with his hand on his chest.

"your Highness."

Elena returned the greeting politely, and then asked anxiously, "Uncle, is my sister okay now?"

"She's fine," Ringol said calmly. "Today Daenerys and little Igor took her and little Daeron to the Great Sept of the Seven Dragons. Tomorrow they will go to the Summer Market. There is a circus coming from the Conquests. It's very famous. Rhaena has wanted to see it for a long time."

Elena said with some concern: "Uncle, Diana is giving birth."

"Rhaena already knows," Ringol said. He didn't seem to be emotionally affected by the news. "She is stronger than you think."

"I know, uncle. My sister has always been the most stable and calm one among us since she was a child. But Aegon went too far this time."

"It's not that Aegon is exaggerating, Rhaena." Ringol calmly refuted Elona's words: "If you can't tell who really made the mistake, then you won't look at the current situation objectively."

"I know very well, uncle, I know very well." Elena took a deep breath and sat down decadently on the cushioned chair brought by the guards: "I know everything. It was Diana who seduced Aegon and it was she who got Aegon drunk and climbed into his bed. But no one thought that Aegon's seed would sprout. And he was a strong boy. This has never happened before. There is a bastard child in the Targaryen royal family."

At this point, Elena couldn't help but grab her hair. "What are they thinking? How will the world view the royal family? Uncle, help me, tell me what I should do. Diana has gone too far astray. Just because she is dissatisfied with your majesty's decision, she actually uses this method to resist. She could even go and beat up Rhaeg Velaryon and Robb Arryn. Does she have to resist like this?"

Elena became more and more excited as she spoke: "She actually thought that she had won by having a child, and that her rebellion was successful. Does she know what a royal illegitimate child means to the royal family, to Sister Rhaena, to His Majesty, and to herself? How could she be so stupid?"

"By the way, do you know what name Diana gave to her child?" Elena finally collapsed powerlessly on the cushion and said dimly.

Lingol just looked at her without saying anything.

"Damon." The princess weakly said the name Diana gave to the child.

Lingol listened to Princess Elena's confession calmly, but his heart was secretly filled with rage.

If Targaryen fails to handle this matter properly, chaos will probably follow soon.

(End of this chapter)