Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 280 There Will Always Be Such a Day
"Tell me more about it, boy."

Longzel suddenly laughed, but when Igor saw the smile on his grandfather's face, which had no wrinkles at all, he couldn't help shivering.

There is no other reason, I’m just afraid of you.

Although his grandfather doted on him to an extent that could not be described in words, Igor was still afraid of this majestic old man in his heart - he even dared not dream.

Because in his subconscious, the silver dragon in his dragon dream is the symbol of his grandfather.

"Grandpa, let's make it clear in advance, no matter what."

"Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly." Longzel smiled and pretended to be angry: "I hope you can convince me, kid."

Igor smiled bitterly, then immediately straightened his expression and said seriously: "Grandpa, I understand why you have been trying to maintain the stability of the kingdom. After all, with you and the dragons of the Vareses family, as long as there are still dragon riders and dragons in Targaryen, the top of the entire kingdom will not be unstable. You hope to maintain the status quo and prepare for the long night."

The boy paused for a moment, and when he saw that Longzel's expression did not change, he continued speaking with confidence:
"But no matter what, conflicts will eventually occur. The Vareses family is prosperous, and we will soon be able to ensure that each dragon in the family's dragon group has a corresponding dragon rider, and all the dragons can form combat power. However, the royal family is different. Even in the lineage of Prince Aegon, there is only one legitimate offspring, Daeron. I don't believe that you have not discovered the risks involved."

"Bastard Dragon Knight." Longzel seemed to have seen something, his eyes dimmed for a moment, and he sighed.

"Grandpa, how can you be so sure?" Igor was shocked.

"Isn't it obvious?" Longzel said with a wry smile, "The seed was planted when Viserys indulged him in his mischief. A bastard born directly from the Dragon King himself will greatly increase the chances of successfully taming a dragon."

"But grandpa, no matter who your majesty's heir is, will Prince Aegon really take such a big risk to let a bastard tame dragons?" Igor felt that this issue must be investigated in depth. The boy was more like an adult at this time, thinking like an adult and considering more aspects like an adult.

"If he inherits Viserys's will, this is inevitable." Longzel said calmly: "If your majesty can't make it, the royal dragon riders will further shrink." He lowered his head: "Aemon and Naerys' daughters don't have the ability to tame dragons, and Aerion's son failed to tame a dragon and almost lost his life. Lord Joffrey Velaryon is getting old. If the royal family doesn't find a way to increase the number of dragon riders as soon as possible, the family will soon completely suppress the royal family in terms of the number of dragons."

"Grandpa, have you ever thought about sitting on the Iron Throne?" Igor said boldly, "Even for a moment."

Longzel laughed.

"Good, very good. No matter how brave your father was, he didn't dare to say this in front of me. You are very courageous." He stopped smiling and said, "Boy, do you think it is necessary for me or your father to sit in that chair and bear that false reputation?"

"Grandpa, please listen to my analysis." Igor analyzed calmly: "If we talk about reality, our family is already above the royal family. You, father, and uncle can join forces to kill all the royal dragon knights in one battle." The boy didn't care that he had said something that was actually a rebellion.

Anyway, that's the fact.

No one dares to say that this is not true.

"When Vareses' dragons take flight, the whole world will tremble for us. The Rhoynar have fallen, and no force in the world can survive the dragon's flames. No one will oppose us ascending the Iron Throne."

The boy lowered his head, as if thinking of something, and raised his head again: "I can't find any reason for you to refuse to ascend the Iron Throne. In terms of dragons, we have more than the royal family. In terms of dragon riders, we also suppress the royal family. In terms of land, the border princes are larger than the crowns. In terms of the support of the lords..." Igor suddenly revealed a hint of "evil" smile: "It doesn't matter. We won't change anything. They won't have any objections."

"Anything else?" Longzel looked at Igor calmly.

Igor's tone suddenly weakened: "Yes, there is more."

Longzel looked at his grandson with a smile: "Go on, what you just said is actually not wrong."

"You haven't considered becoming a king, but you have made all the preparations to become a king." Igor continued, "A normal lord would not have such a huge intelligence network. Do you know what I thought when I secretly saw the information compiled by Lord Dagareon from my father?"

Longzel raised an eyebrow.

"They are actually collecting intelligence on small families like the Osgrey family, and even know that the head of this family pays for prostitutes. A normal lord wouldn't have so many supporters." Although the boy was young, he could see many things clearly.

Aunt Serena's villa salon alone would be a typical case of treason if it happened to any other family.

Other ducal families did not dare to arrange marriages between dukes under the noses of the royal family. But for the Varese family, no one dared to control their marriage.

"When you are the Hand of the King, you can make everyone in the Red Castle see you as the real king. If you want, you can even directly deprive a lord of his territory, and he will kneel down in the throne room to thank you for sparing his family. It is even difficult for the king to do this."

"The king can't do it, but the prime minister can, my child." Longzel said with a smile: "The responsibility that the king of Westeros needs to bear is far greater than that of a powerful prime minister. Correspondingly, the power that a powerful prime minister can use must be more free."

"I understand this, but conflicts are inevitable, Grandfather." Igor understands these things and he is very clear about these principles. "The royal family will not be willing to be suppressed by us, even though their methods cannot threaten us at all, but Grandfather, you should be able to notice the conflicts that are bound to occur. If illegitimate children are really allowed to ride dragons to increase the number of dragon riders in the future, then disputes are inevitable, and the kingdom may even fall into chaos. No matter where we are, the fall of dragons is inevitable."

"I know." Longzel said calmly, "Igor, they dare not do that while I am alive. Only when I die will undercurrents surge and ambitions burn. The throne will corrode the unity of the family. I can suppress it, and your father can suppress it. What about you? What about your children? Our family has grown like a big tree. No one can guarantee that our descendants will not repeat the bloody dragon for an iron chair before the long night comes. Let the royal family resist the corrosion of ambition for us, so that we can increase our population and expand our strength with peace of mind."

He looked at his grandson and said, "So, if there ever comes a day when there is a dragon melee, what will you do?"

Igor was silent for a moment.

"The dragon is our weapon to end the long night in the future, and it is also our partner and family."

He continued.

“I will never allow this to get out of control.”

(End of this chapter)