Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 334 Maverick

Igor Rivers was a frequent visitor in the Vareses family's intelligence. Igor placed this illegitimate child on the same level of importance as Brynden, who grew up in the family.

Brynden is a genius, a talented wizard in the making. If he were asked to tame a dragon or hatch a dragon egg, even Longzel had said that he would succeed. It's a pity that the Varese family will not allow dragons to be adopted. If Brynden wants a dragon, he can only hope for the dragon's lair in King's Landing, not Dragon's Nest.

Aegor was a strange child, with a maturity and ambition that did not belong to his age. From the moment he stepped into King's Landing, both Garin, who secretly stood on the side of the Silver Dragon, and the spy planted by Vareses in the Red Keep of King's Landing immediately paid attention to this illegitimate child. This child was not outstanding among the illegitimate children. There was no other reason, he almost never concealed his ambition.

As it happened, King Aegon admired this kind of exposed ambition very much, although he preferred to hide behind the scenes and watch his children fight hard to win his "favor" - in fact, the opportunity to get rid of the stigma and pursue advancement.

Although Aegor didn't know that he had been watched by his actual father for a long time, the people who monitored them could easily deduce Aegon's attention to him, whether it was that he secretly bought sheep and sent them to the dragon's lair, and was not discovered by the dragon guards once, or that he always got jobs to earn some extra money. It can be seen that the resources that this child can get are not as simple as they seem on the surface.

"I think Aegor is the next batch of dragon trainers."

Igor thought for a moment and asked.

Garin nodded. "He has reached the age limit, and the sheep thief is already able to accept the sheep he sent. But according to what the White Queen saw, the sheep thief would not refuse the mutton sent by the dragon guards, so there is no way to determine that he has been recognized by the sheep thief. On the contrary, Crown Prince Darren Baoyun likes him very much. The dragons have seen the intimate interaction between Baoyun and the crown prince more than once. If the crown prince was not allowed to ride a dragon, I am afraid he would have been able to ride a dragon to the sky long ago."

"I understand, Galen, thank you for your hard work."

Garin nodded. He stood on the side of the silver dragon not only because the Vareses family had taken care of him and were willing to spend money on him, but more importantly, Garin saw the ominous shadow behind Aegon's rule.

The Dance of the Dragons destroyed the foundation of Targaryen rule. It proved to the world that dragons are not invincible and can be killed by dragons. The death of Vhagar, the greatest dragon that symbolized Targaryen kingship, was caused by Vermithor, who was no longer a Targaryen. In the eyes of discerning people, this meant that the Targaryen kingship had been eroded by Vareses. Dragons can also be killed by humans. Even though the mob that attacked the dragon's lair was burned to ashes by dragons such as Korakshuu, the never-reappearing Skoris also showed the ambitious people that dragons can also die at the hands of mortals. The new dragon king family, even if they have a close relationship with the Targaryens, has become the biggest variable.

not to mention.

Lord Joffrey Velaryon died of illness on the driftwood throne in High Tide when the weather turned cold. After his death, the Seahorse family lost its close ties with the royal family. Neither the successor Lord Rhaegal Velaryon, nor the mysterious "Sea Lion" Ser Adam, nor Ser "Oakfist" Alyn were able to deal with Tyrexu who turned into a wild dragon.

Prince Aemon had a rheumatic attack and had been bedridden recently. Prince Aerion was busy with affairs, and Princess Alysanne was busy assisting Aerion. Finally, Maegon riding Garethos and Prince Varys riding Amber Shadow set out and drove Tyrexu back to the dragon's lair in King's Landing.

The true royal dragon riders are slowly dying out.

As for the Varese family, not only is there still news of giant dragons being hatched, the family is still thriving. In the foreseeable future, the Varese family will still have a large number of dragon riders.

If you are not stupid, you will naturally know which side to stand on.

"My lord, you need to ask for leave again this time." The little servant looked helplessly at Benson Dragonheart who was practicing the chain hammer. He was an illegitimate son of Stormland, the rider of the giant dragon "Unicorn", and the most eccentric one among the royal dragon knights.

Aemon was the only person he was respectful to.

The chain hammer smashed a clearly visible hole in the plate armor breastplate worn by the puppet. The black-haired young man turned his head, panting, and a hint of impatience flashed in his deep purple eyes.

"I've said it many times before, there's no need to participate in this kind of thing."

"But... His Majesty the King..." "I am his dragon knight. Dragon knights are born for fighting. I am only responsible for fighting. If you need me to ride a dragon to the battlefield, His Majesty the King can give an order. For other things, I don't have the time or energy to participate."

"Sir." The little attendant knew that Benson was not an irritable person. Although he was rather independent and unwilling to socialize, and even unwilling to get involved in politics, he was very kind to the people around him, especially to the servants of commoners and minor nobles. "But Lord Garin said that at this court meeting, His Majesty would talk about going to the conquered land to participate in the war."

"No need." Benson took off his training armor, meticulously hung up his chain hammer and armor, and said indifferently: "If you need the dragon knight to go into battle, His Majesty can send a servant to inform us. Attend the court meeting?"

The black-haired young man snorted coldly.

Everyone knows what's in the minds of those nobles in the throne room. After Aegon created the Royal Dragon Knights, those nobles looked at them like ants seeing candy and mice seeing grease.

He did gain status and face.

But the sensitive Benson could see the true thoughts of these nobles from their eyes.

Greedy, covetous.

Nothing but respect.

Garinus was burned by dragon fire and rarely appeared in public. Garin was as smooth as an oil bottle in the kitchen, and no one could take advantage of him. Garin's maternal family, the Darry family, chose to fully support this illegitimate child after being expelled from King's Landing, and this was also his biggest reliance on the surface.

But I am different.

The more of them there are, the more likely you are to make a mistake.

It is better to be independent, not to take sides with anyone, and not to flatter anyone.

This is Benson's way of survival.

"My lord, what about the invitation to the Black Palace?" the little attendant asked again, "After Crown Prince Daeron tames his dragon tomorrow, Prince Beile, Prince Dan, and Prince Igor will hold a royal banquet at the Black Palace. We have also received an invitation."

"Don't go."

"Lord Garin, Lord Garins, Lord Harry and the others will also attend. They have also been invited."

Benson hesitated.

"Apologize to the princes for me."

After thinking about it, Benson refused.

(End of this chapter)