Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 306 Damon's Future

Dragon's Nest City.

Igor, who had just arranged the tasks for the Silver Robe Guards with his father, was finally able to rest for a while when he was alone in the room. The young heir took a sip of fruit wine with milk and continued to flip through the documents in front of him.

As the heir of Dragon's Nest City, Longzel tried to prevent Igor from making the same stupid mistake as Ringol did. Facts have proved that this cunning young man did indeed do just that. At least both Longzel and Ringol were confident in letting the young man get in touch with the core of the Silver Dragon - intelligence.

All the information received by the Shadow Finger among the Five Fingers would be handed over to him, so that even though Igor did not have his own office, his room was filled with various documents and stationery.

He opened the intelligence sent back by the spies in King's Landing.

The content of the intelligence was not complicated. Aegon's illegitimate son Garin Rivers had some relationship with Vareses. When Serena lived in Harrenhal to take care of Melissa Blackwood, many illegitimate children had received her favor, and Garin Rivers was one of them.

Although the Darry family was not close to the Silver Dragon, they did not dare to offend the Silver Dragon's power, so Garin's mother lived a very comfortable life with the double blessing, which also left a seed in Garin's heart.

Don't put butter in one frying pan, and don't put eggs in one basket.

To Aegon, he will only be valued if he is useful. To the silver dragon, as long as he does things, he can get real benefits.

He is not stupid and knows that what he eats is his.

He understood this principle, so he chose to do his best to build an intelligence network for Aegon, and from time to time reveal information to the Varese family in exchange for benefits.

Igor flipped through the intelligence he brought.

The Varese family had known about the two bastards who claimed to be the illegitimate children of Jakaris Varese very early on. Jakaris even flew back to the castle and swore to his wife that he had never left any seeds outside.

As it turns out, there really isn't.

But people don’t care what the facts are, they only care about whether they have fun.

And this rumor did not spread, and the Jakaris couple really loved each other, so it didn't matter.

But those two little guys are really interesting. Dagareon's shadow may be able to dig out some information, not much, but enough. The mother of Trystane Sand and Doran Sand is a dragon from Dragonstone, but not the first generation of dragon. Her father's bloodline comes from Aenys I, the product of the arrival of the Dragon King. Her mother's bloodline is closer, directly from Aegon the Usurper, derived from the ridiculous time of Aegon the Usurper when he was a teenager.

It is not clear who the father is, but it cannot be Jacaerys. The shadows have two possible guesses. Referring to the pattern of the Valyrian characteristics of the dragon king's bloodline manifesting in the offspring, the father of these two children is either also a dragon, or the descendant of immigrants with Valyrian blood.

The main reason was that there was a piece of information that the shadows had to pay attention to. These two children seemed to have special qualities like the orthodox Targaryens, especially they occupied a special position in the intelligence of King's Landing. It seemed that King Aegon attached great importance to them both.

Igor held his nose and thought.

Although there is nothing worth mentioning about the bloodline of these two children, and everyone knows that they do not have the bloodline of the silver dragon, but in the final analysis, they still retain traces of Varese's illegitimate children, and the gods may not know what Aegon wanted to do by keeping them.

At least we can guess that he wants to use this name to stir up some trouble. But it doesn't matter, even if it is really an illegitimate child, it won't cause much trouble.

Igor was concerned about two things: Aegon's purpose in summoning the bastards, and the future of the noblest bastard, Daemon.

The former is the most important issue for the family in the long run. The power of the Targaryen royal family has never been great. Although the royal family is the common lord of all the lords, except for the nobles of the crown, the royal family does not have much control over the nobles in other regions. Even in King's Landing, the royal family's authority relies more on the cooperation of the citizens of King's Landing who are close to the royal family. If they just want to maintain normal rule, there is no need to let illegitimate children occupy positions that control practical affairs. The royal family can use these positions to buy people's hearts.

Just as Aegon had done to the fathers and brothers of his mistresses before.

But now Aegon used these positions to bribe his bastards, which could only mean one thing.

"His Majesty the King hopes to fill the vacancy of the royal dragon knights as soon as possible." Igor sighed.

The Targaryen royal family has had a lot of bad luck in recent years. After King Daeron's death, the only dragons under the royal family that could compete with the adult dragons of House Vareses were Syrax, Seamoke and Vermax. Princess Alysanne's Mogul was too small, and Maegon's Galesos was also a small dragon among the dragons of House Vareses. As for Varys, who had just tamed Perch, he had no fighting power at all.

Lord Joffrey Velaryon is old and his health has been failing recently, so he is bedridden. After his death, his descendants, whether it is Adam, who has also entered the ranks of old people, or the younger Rhaegal, or the next generation of Velaryon, may not have the ability to tame dragons.

Terekshu has essentially become a masterless dragon, and the royal family can no longer provide dragon knights.

Aegon obviously did not want a third family of dragons to emerge.

The gap between the six dragon knights and the dozen dragon knights of the Vareses family was too big and there was no way to close it.

Among the royal family members, Aegon, Aemon and Aerion are already middle-aged. In Westeros, their age is actually very dangerous. They don't know when an accident or an illness can take their lives. And the younger Maegon and Alysanne are not able to carry the responsibility of the royal family.

No one really wanted to watch the royal family being suppressed by Varese and eventually annexed by Varese through constant marriages.

"Illegitimate children of noble birth are more easily accepted by the nobles than illegitimate children of commoners." Igor gently tapped the half-drunk wine glass in front of him and said in his heart: "Accepting a position in the royal family will also give them a stronger sense of belonging to the royal family. This is mostly the case."

He roughly figured out Aegon's course of action.

If I guess correctly.

Appointing adult illegitimate sons of nobles to fill positions of power is only the first step. After tying them firmly to the royal chariot, Aegon will slowly guide them to integrate into the royal family, and then seek opportunities to tame dragons.

Even if most of his illegitimate children did not succeed, they could quickly increase the number of dragon knights in the royal family.

As for the risks, as long as his heir is able to win over a sufficient number of dragon knights, or has the Varese family behind him, there will be no risks that the royal family cannot afford.

“That’s a good idea.”

Igor snorted coldly. Letting a bastard ride on a dragon was a risky thing that could only see the present but not the future. Even when the blood dragons were dancing wildly, no one was really crazy enough to let a bastard ride on a wild dragon to fight.

This is a matter of principle.

There is no guarantee that an illegitimate child will remain faithful.

Thinking of this, Igor pulled out another document.

This document came from the Isle of the Gray. The "dragon kings" of Volantis who called themselves "dragon chasers" were hoping they could hide it from the eyes of the silver dragons.

But the shadow of the silver dragon is everywhere.

"Another Aegon." Igor didn't know what to say, but when he thought that he was also "Aegon", he was even more speechless.

The descendants of Mellar and those dragon chasers have been very honest over the years, not because they have lost their ambition, but because they have no chance. Although Aegon looks unreliable, he is the one that the kings value most when it comes to dragons.

He was already planning to drive the Sheep Thief and Gray Shadow back to the dragon pit in King's Landing.

Moreover, although Aegon was promiscuous, he was very clear about the whereabouts of every seed he left behind, and even knew the situation of the descendants of the few illegitimate children of commoners he left behind in his youth. This eliminated the possibility of these dragon chasers confusing their bloodlines.

So they are very anxious now, and even plan to send Aegon Yangyan, who has already established a family, to the conquered land to try his luck.

It's not very peaceful there now, and there are opportunities everywhere.

"Conquer the Land"

Igor pondered the place name.

He linked these events together. It is not difficult to find that on the one hand, Aegon wanted to use his illegitimate son to expand the Dragon Rider Corps, and on the other hand, because Queen Rhaena and his legitimate son Daeron were alienated from him, he did not have a very good impression of his son.

This makes the current King Aegon very twisted.

The one who occupies a major position in his plan is actually Daemon Waters, the one he has always ignored out of protectiveness, the true noble illegitimate son, the crystallization of two Targaryens - Princess Diana also has the blood of a silver dragon.

He is also the one among the illegitimate children most likely to successfully tame a dragon.

But in order for King Aegon to appear in King's Landing openly, he needed a sufficient reason.

In Westeros, military exploits are the greatest reason.

Where is the fighting?

Conquer land.

Igor pondered for a while, then quickly wrote his instructions on the document.

It looks like the Conquests will gradually become a very important, but also very chaotic, area in the coming years.

This may also be an opportunity for the family to expand its influence.

"Brother Sebastian." Igor looked at Sebastian who came in. His well-mannered cousin was now Igor's best assistant. "We need a flag in the conquered land. Which flag do you think is the most suitable?"

Sebastian raised his eyebrows. He probably knew what the heir of the family wanted to do.

"There are indeed a few close family members who can be used, but..."

Igor suddenly laughed.

Silver Widow Manor.

Diana looked expressionlessly at Quentin Pole, who was dressed in black.

"Did he ask you to come?"

Quentin Pohl nodded but said nothing.

"What benefits did he promise you, Sir Fireball?" Princess Diana handed Quentin Boll a cup of tea with a cold face. "I heard that he dismissed you just because you trained those bastards to be a little more ferocious? It seems that the news is wrong."

"Ma'am, you need to make a decision quickly."

Quentin Pohl said with the same deadpan expression.

"I've made my decision."

Princess Diana pointed to the silver-haired boys dueling with wooden swords in the courtyard.

"You take all three of them with you."

"Three?"

Princess Diana nodded: "I believe he did not ask you to question my decision."

Quentin Ball nodded: "I understand, ma'am."

He turned and left Diana's room.

The moment you step out of the door.

Diana's voice gave him pause.

"Sir, I only have one request." Her voice suddenly became gentle: "No matter what the outcome, just be alive."