Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 276 The Known World

Diana was sent away in secret.

Only a very few people in King's Landing knew that the princess who brought shame to the royal family was driven out of the capital in disgrace, and the weak king "gifted" a fertile land called "Sow's Corner" in the crown prince's territory, along with the manor there, to the expelled princess.

Shortly after seeing off Princess Diana, the Grand Maester entered the Red Keep with a large group of scholars. It is said that from that day on, King Daeron's health deteriorated, and he even couldn't get out of bed at one point.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the king had ruined his own health.

But no one dares to say.

Everyone is waiting for the results.

Although she had lost the favor of the royal family, Diana was still a Targaryen - at least Daeron did not deprive her of her princess status, and did not even cut off her annual salary. She did stay quietly in her relatively luxurious Silver Widow Manor. A Kingsguard led thirty white cloaks to guard the vicinity of the manor.

This is already a very generous treatment.

However, the soldiers guarding the princess could not keep a close eye on her all the time. After the princess gradually calmed down, the surveillance on her was relaxed.

After all, as a woman with many stains, Diana has lost too much.

Outside the Silver Widow's Manor, in the country church.

This small temple of the Seven Gods had no luxurious decorations and even no priests. Daily maintenance was done by ascetics who came and went or by priests wandering around the countryside. The statues of the Seven Gods were carved out of wood and were extremely simple.

But Diana seemed extremely pious as she knelt in the seven-pointed star surrounded by the seven gods.

Until the tall priest walked up to her, raised the seven-pointed star holy emblem, and led her to the closed confessional.

"You are crazy, Diana." The tall priest whispered through the dark curtain, "If I appear here and get discovered, you will die, and Damon will die too!"

"I've paid so much for you, damn it." Diana rushed to the curtain, pulled it open, lifted the priest's hood, and revealed Aegon's made-up face. After receiving the token that Diana secretly sent, Diana knew very well that in addition to Lucas Rostan, the nominal intelligence chief in King's Landing, the one who really controlled the intelligence was actually the Shadow Finger of the Varese family. No letter carried by a raven flying out of King's Landing would escape their eyes. So she chose to send out something that only she and Aegon knew. Aegon could only disguise himself as a priest and lurk in this cathedral for a few days, waiting for this "mistress" whom he could not afford to offend.

"If you do not come today, I must go," Aegon said quietly. "I must be seen often in Oldtown or Harrenhal, or Rhaena, the King, and Prince Dragonzel will question me."

Daena ignored Aegon and stated her purpose directly: "You are responsible for our son."

"I will be responsible, but reality does not allow it now." Aegon sighed and comforted her. He actually didn't like Diana, not for any other reason. If Diana hadn't thrown herself into his arms and got him into big trouble, he wouldn't have dared to guarantee that he would not target this restless princess.

But he would still take the minimum responsibility, not to mention that compared to Rhaena, who had turned away from him, and Daeron, who was still a child but looked at him with eyes that always made him feel uneasy, Daemon, who looked more like him, was more to his liking.

"Do you know how much risk I took?" Daena lowered her voice and whispered in High Valyrian: "If Daeron hadn't cared about family affection, you would never see Daemon and me again."

To be honest, Aegon's heart was also very complicated. On the one hand, he did not want to take on such a huge trouble, and deep down in his heart he did want to solve this trouble quickly. But on the other hand, Diana was indeed to his liking, and Daemon... When he looked at little Daemon, it was as if he saw himself when he was a child, and those disobedient brothers.

This child is more like him than any other illegitimate child, even more like him than little Daeron. Many times, Aegon even doubted whether little Daeron was his own child. This feeling did not dissipate as Diana was punished, but became stronger and stronger.

"Aegon, I can tell you that the heir chosen by Daeron could really be you." Diana said angrily: "He never thought of passing the Iron Throne to us sisters."

"Shut up, how can you get involved in this kind of thing?"

"If I hadn't bent my knee to him in time, you would never see Daemon and me again, Aegon. He really wanted to kill us!" Diana was a little hysterical, but she managed to control her emotions and whispered, "Daeron didn't want the inheritance of the kingdom to be in chaos, nor did he want any royal family to bleed. Aegon, he can only choose you."

"What on earth do you want to do?"

"Dragon egg, I want a dragon egg." Diana said without hesitation, "Daeron will never allow me to fight for dragons or dragon eggs for Daemon, but you can, Aegon. Your Syrax is the most productive dragon in the family. I believe you must have a lot of dragon eggs. Give one to Daemon. Don't worry, Daeron won't know. I know his body very well."

"Impossible, Diana, can't you think about me and the child? Dragon Egg, what are you thinking?" Aegon didn't know how to say to his stupid cousin, but after blurting out the word "impossible" without hesitation, he added in a gentle tone: "At least not now."

"Okay, very good." Diana knew she couldn't make a scene anymore, so she could only gently put the hood over Aegon's black-dyed hair again and close the curtain. "Remember what you said."

Aegon was a little dazed as he felt the scent left by his cousin. He suddenly smiled, but the smile quickly disappeared from his face, replaced by deep worry.

"I'm afraid I'll open something extraordinary."

Dragon's Nest City, Twin Towers.

As the children grew older, they were assigned their own bedrooms in the Twin Towers, but they preferred to play in Igor's or Daenerys's rooms.

In addition to being big enough, there is another important reason.

Sebastian's large room was filled with books, leaving little room for his feet.

"Dany, have you decided which dragon you want to tame?" Sebastian asked as he sat next to Daenerys.

Daenerys looked at the boys playing knight games inside and replied casually: "Don't you know it clearly?" "Are you really going to wait until Wormithor or Shadow Nightmare is vacant?" Although Sebastian knew his sister's ambition, he still couldn't believe that she really thought so.

"What else?" Daenerys whispered, "Is there any other dragon suitable for me?"

"You." Sebastian didn't know what to say.

"Why haven't Igor been seen recently?" Daenerys changed the subject. "Did you take him to the Laurel Tower?"

Sebastian shook his head: "Grandpa took him away. I guess he is learning all sorts of evil things from Grandpa now."

"Yes." Daenerys nodded in relief. She looked into Sebastian's eyes and said, "Sebastian, why are you so talkative today? What do you want to do? Just say it directly, don't beat around the bush."

"What do you think of that kid from the Stark family?" Sebastian decided not to test him anymore and spoke directly.

He was referring to Basilone Stark, the handsome young man who was now a guest in Dragon's Nest, serving as an officer in the Silver Blood Army.

"Not bad. You want to marry me off so soon?" Daenerys looked at Sebastian with interest: "Or have you never thought of marrying me?"

Sebastian didn't expect his sister to be so bold, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

"I was just kidding. Look how scared you are." Daenerys was very satisfied with Sebastian's reaction. She said with some melancholy, "Sebastian, what kind of girl am I in your eyes?"

"to be honest?"

"to be honest."

"Don't be angry?"

"Stop talking nonsense, you damned hell." Daenerys scolded with a smile, but did not take action: "If you have something to say, just say it. I am most annoyed by you at times like this. Even Igor is not as annoying as you."

"You don't act like a girl."

"Oh." Daenerys didn't seem surprised by this answer. She leaned against the wall with some boredom. "I just know that you are really boring, Sebastian. By the way, I remember Aunt Serena made a similar comment?"

"My mother's personality is indeed not like that of a traditional woman." Sebastian did not question this statement.

"Basilon is a good boy." Daenerys said, "At least he is not afraid of me, and he is also very handsome. Sebastian, do you know why grandpa wants Igor and I to marry into the Stark family?"

Sebastian was stunned: "Why did you suddenly think of asking this question?"

"Because my father didn't tell me." Daenerys sighed and said, "Igor didn't tell me either. He just told me to do whatever I wanted."

Her laughter and anger just now seemed to disappear at this moment. "I am his sister, how can I not see what he is thinking? This guy always thinks he can hide it from me. Silly boy. How can I let him take the responsibility for me? Everyone knows that Duke Clegane has no daughter at all, not to mention his heir. So, Sebastian, tell me, I believe you must know, at least, Uncle Ray will know too."

"I do know something." Sebastian saw the determination in his sister's eyes. "This is indeed the responsibility that our generation, or the next generation, should shoulder."

"Go ahead. I'm listening." Daenerys glanced at Brynden, who was giggling as a knight, and Othrys, who was rushing towards Damion amid Deirène's laughter. She turned her head and straightened her back.

Sothoryos.

The simple town, mixed with mud and blood, came to an abrupt end in front of the towering trees. People looked at the green world in front of them with some fear.

There are no roads and no people.

There were only trees, trees everywhere, with rotten leaves piled up layer upon layer. No one knew whether there was a swamp or land under the trees. Dense mushrooms grew around the roots of the trees. Even if you stood on the periphery, you could see flashes of light between the trees - from some unknown creatures.

"Beile, I'll ask you one last time, are you really determined to join our exploration? It's not too late to go home now. After all, the world ahead is unknown. I can't guarantee what you will encounter."

Dan asked calmly, looking at the fully armed Baylor.

"real."

Belle answered firmly again.

Huohuo and Sendroth roared to the sky at the same time, as if praising Beile's determination.

Hulala.

Countless black shadows rose into the sky, and the dragon's roar caused the nearby animals to flee in panic in the blink of an eye.

"Then." Dan looked at the fully armed members and raised his hand: "Let's go."

(End of this chapter)