Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 33: Dragon Song of the Red Mountains (End of this Volume)
In the midsummer plain, the originally empty fields are now occupied by densely packed tents. Temporary fences and wooden walls form an extremely spectacular city of wood, canvas and cowhide. People are building roads step by step.

"If nothing else, this prince is really rich." A man in silk clothes sat on a chair, looking at the bustling crowd outside the tent, and couldn't help but sigh. Although the city has not yet started formal construction, some facilities have already been built, such as the tavern, hotel, blacksmith shop, school in the tent, and some unspeakable places. Longzel brought back not only men, but also women and children.

"What Count Cullen said." The speaker was also a young man wearing a high collar and a silk suit embroidered with black and white swans. He had just downed a glass of strong beer with pepper in it and was now slowly digesting the slightly strange taste of the beer.

"The old man dare not say anything." Stannis Storm, the older bastard from Nightsong, smiled bitterly and poured himself a glass of beer. "The Dondarrion family has already made it clear that they are leaning towards our new governor of the borderlands. If it weren't for the oath, I guarantee that he can swear allegiance to the prince at any time. Even if Nightsong is strong, it can't defeat two, no, three, or soon five dragons."

"Be more rigorous." Eric Storm, the bastard from Stonehelm, corrected him, "The two dragons that can fight, Prince Rey, Prince Jacaerys and Prince Luthris's dragons are too young. Oh, maybe Prince Jacaerys's Vermax can join the battle, but the only ones that can threaten the castle are Bronze Fury and Silver Wing."

Hearing their discussion, the silver-haired owner of the tent tavern brought a plate of roasted lamb and placed it in front of them. "If you two are nobles from other territories, you can go directly to the longhouse in the center of town. They will provide food and lodging there."

Stannis Storm nodded to his boss: "We are just passing through, we just need to replenish our supplies. Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."

"If you need anything, you can go directly to the longhouse." Seeing that the two men ignored him, the boss still said something and poured them new wine.

"Valyrian?" asked Eric Storm, puzzled.

"Valyrian by appearance, or at least of Valyrian descent. The vast majority of the people our young prince has brought back have some Valyrian blood in them."

"Then we are..."

"Don't dream." The older Stannis Storm ruthlessly shattered Eric's fantasy. "Doesn't Stonehelm teach bastards common sense?"

"Well," Stannis Storm explained, "ordinary Valyrians are mortals, and there are plenty of them in the East. If you have the money, you can go to Lys and get some silver-haired, purple-eyed beauties, but the Dragon King is a god." Stannis's eyes showed a trace of awe. He gulped down the new wine. "My old man will probably come to see the prince soon, and then we have to find a way to deal with the wrath of Ser Borros of Storm's End."

"Alas." The young man Eric also thought of this meaning. Among the nobles in the East March, the Dondarrion family has essentially become a member of the Vareses family. Longzel and his men live in Blackhaven, and Borros of Storm's End has no way to reach out. The Selmy family of Harvest Hall is weak and naturally a fence-sitter. The Morgan family of Crow's Nest and the Clinton family of Griffin's Roost have been fully integrated into the Stormlands noble system. Although they are located in the borderland, they are not as eager for military protection as the families on the front line.

In the end, the only ones who needed to express their stance were Nightsong and Stonehelm, especially Stonehelm. In order to complete the fiefdom for Dragonzel, the Iron Throne purchased a lot of territory from the Swann family of Stonehelm.

The Swann family naturally hopes that one day they can get back the piece of meat they lost from the Dornish.

Listening quietly to the conversation between the two illegitimate children, a man in the tent who was cutting roasted venison with a knife was thinking thoughtfully.

The man had a neatly combed beard and was wearing a green hunter's suit. His cloak was a little dusty but still clean, and he was carrying something wrapped tightly in cloth on his back. When he came in, the boss tried to persuade him to put the thing on his back at the entrance of the tent, but the man refused sternly and assured him many times that there would be no trouble. Only then did the boss put him in the corner of the tent.

If he hadn't said it, no one would have guessed that this old hunter-like man was Lord Donald Tarly of Horn Hill, who came to hunt down his two children.

He deliberately arranged for his servants to stay in another tavern, and they entered the town separately to avoid being too conspicuous. Going alone could also lower the vigilance of the diners in the tavern and hear more information.

For example, the two indecisive families in the eastern border area.

For example, Earl Tully, who also had other thoughts.

Donald Tarly thought about the current situation in the West March. The Tyrell family in the Reach had always been weak, and now they were firmly suppressed by the Hightower family. They were no longer the lords that the West Marchers wanted to lead them into the Dorne Desert again. The Peake family, which owned a vast territory, had also been quite agitated in recent years, especially keen on connecting with the small lords in the West March. I don't know what they were thinking. But the most important thing at the moment was to find his children.

Earl Donald has many children, all of whom are outstanding in ability. His eldest daughter Samantha is bold and free-spirited, and married to Sir Mond of the Hightower family. His second daughter Sanshara, who is knowledgeable and strong, is still unmarried. This time, the ones who escaped are the third daughter Diana and the eldest son and heir Alan.

Earl Donald did not expect that his usually obedient son and daughter would run away from home. Furious, he was comforted by his wife and second daughter before he finally turned his attention to himself and discovered that he was too rough and unsympathetic in educating his children.

So this time, in addition to meeting the new frontier governor Long Zeer, he also wanted to reconcile with his children who were said to have appeared in Shengxiayuan.

"Boss." Donald put the last piece of barbecue into his mouth and waved to the boss. "How do I get to the longhouse?"

"It's in the center of town. Go out of this area and walk along the main road."

"Thank you." Earl Donald waved politely to the boss, took his horse from the stable boy, and slowly walked towards the long house.

Two dragon shadows, one golden and one silver, flew across the sky. Earl Donald couldn't help but squint his eyes and look in the direction the dragons were flying.

From his perspective, he could clearly see two giant dragons flying towards the huge castle that was taking shape, and using dragon flames to further carve out the details of the castle.

Lord Donald Tarly sighed and continued walking towards the longhouse.

"Dad, you've made up your mind, right?"

A familiar voice sounded from behind. Earl Donald turned around suddenly and saw his daughter standing behind him.

"Diana, have you forgiven Dad?"

Diana smiled playfully but didn't answer directly. "Dad, the spectacle of His Royal Highness burning the castle is not something you see every day. You should see it more often."

"How did you know Daddy was here?"

"From the moment you crossed the mountain pass, our people knew you were coming. Many nobles in the border areas also sent family members to observe." Diana looked at the castle that was gradually taking shape with some obsession.

"Sooner or later, no, soon there will be a great castle here that is as great as any in the Seven Kingdoms. Father, don't you want to come and participate in this grand event?"

Lord Tully listened to his daughter's words and looked thoughtfully in the direction of Dragon's Nest.

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