Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 359: The Last Struggle of the Yong King

Brynden casually took the plate handed over by the servant. As the intelligence base of the Varese family in King's Landing, this base on Silk Street was hidden deep in the cellar of a beer pub. It was not well hidden, but no one really dared to overturn this intelligence station.

There is no other reason, it’s just strength.

Igor took the knife from his brother and deftly cut the dry bread. He poured some thick soup made with spices, and while cutting the steak, he carefully asked about Brynden's situation in King's Landing.

"When did the king begin to frequently summon the moderates of the royal family?"

Brynden cut his piece of bread and poured some jam on it instead of hot soup. Unlike his brother Igor, who preferred sweet food, Brynden preferred sweet food, as if this could ease his anxiety and hide his feelings for Xirui. "Nine days ago, it was so urgent that Daeron didn't even have time to rush to the king's bedroom before he saw the furious Lord Maegon."

Igor paused for a moment as he was cutting the steak. It seemed that Aegon III's actions before he became seriously ill had been planned for a long time. He cleverly took advantage of Daeron's de facto house arrest on him - he could not leave the bedroom, nor could he pass on the imperial edict, but no one could stop ministers and royal family members from visiting the king.

"The Grand Maester is one of our men. He recorded what happened at the time." Brynden was much calmer. He put the bread into his mouth without any emotion, as if he was already familiar with the king's tricks. "The Hand of the King visited the king as normal according to the time set by Daeron, and Lord Maegon bid farewell to His Majesty. He is going to fly to Oldtown to visit Prince Aemon and Prince Aerion. Prince Aemon is in very poor health, and Prince Aerion's health is also deteriorating."

Igor put down his knife. He knew what would happen next when he arrived at King's Landing. Maegon flew away from King's Landing on his dragon as if he was angry. And Aegon III's plan to legalize his illegitimate son was definitely transmitted to Varese's intelligence base.

"His Majesty the King questioned Lord Maegon why he cooperated with Daeron in 'rebellion'. He insisted that Daeron's appointment as regent without the king's permission was an act of rebellion, even though Daeron's regent was recognized by Prince Ringol and the lords. Lord Maegon refuted His Majesty the King a few times, and His Majesty the King began to accuse the Targaryen family of having no future, and he wanted to save the Targaryen family and prevent more dragon kings from appearing." Brynden sighed and said:
“He’s going to legalize us.”

In the tradition of Westeros, illegitimate children are a symbol of sin and are unrecognized family members. If an illegitimate child wants to get rid of his embarrassing and unrecognized identity, there is only one way, and that is the dual recognition of the king and the family.

The family recognizes bloodline.

The king acknowledges the law.

Even so, the illegitimate child still has to bear the surname that symbolizes illegitimate children, unless the family is completely extinct, or go through two complicated procedures: either the patriarch of the family comes forward to confirm that the illegitimate child will inherit everything of his family, including the surname, that is, the heir changes the surname. Or the biological father of the illegitimate child goes to the temple and holds a wedding with the biological mother of the illegitimate child according to the customs of the Andals, so that the "sin" of the illegitimate child can be completely washed away.

It is clear that Aegon III's legitimation was simply "a recognition of his bastards as his own, with a very low right of succession."

"In fact, at the beginning, His Majesty's goal was..."

Brynden swallowed his bread. "A new heir."

Igor laughed, but no longer had any extra emotions. He slowly enjoyed the meal in front of him.

Things are developing as they expected.

Aegon III eventually took the most extreme path.

While the Varese family closely monitors the situation in King's Landing.

The illegitimate dragon riders have their own circle. Benson is still a loner, but Garin has become the "financial sponsor" or a small core of the royal dragon riders because of his qualifications, age and wealth. The dragon chasers behind Damon hope to win him over, while the royal party such as Quentin Bol regards Garin as their own.

Garin did fulfill his duties as a man, and his villa became a gathering place for the Royal Dragon Knights.

At this time, even Benson, who had always been independent, visited Garin with some trepidation. Archery.

A traditional aristocratic sport. Normally, the nobles would go to their own forests and hunt with bows and spears, but this is not a normal situation.

Dragon riders can only use targets instead of prey.

call out.

Daemon hit the target again, but unfortunately, this knight who rode the most ferocious dragon of the Targaryen family was not good at archery. He could only make sure that every arrow hit the target even if he tried his best. This was very different from the bastard who hung out with Daeron all day. The young dragon knight put down the yew longbow in his hand and silently looked around at his brothers who were also silent.

call out.

Benson's arrow hit the bull's eye. The most independent person broke the silence: "Gailin, you are the most opinionated among us. Tell us what the news is."

"It's true." Garin pulled the longbow: "Are you scared?"

The bowstring slipped out of his hand, and the arrow slid out a beautiful curve and landed next to the bull's eye.

"I have always been impartial, so I am not afraid, but my father's actions clearly indicate that he is..."

"Father hopes that we will stand up to the aggressiveness of the Vareses and the folly of our irresponsible brother who destroyed the Targaryens."

Aegor's voice came along with his long arrow.

Iger's arrow was also not very accurate, but it was very powerful and pierced the entire target.

Aegor, who had grown up a lot and had begun to grow a beard, said in a deep voice: "Brother Benson, this is not the time for us to stay out of this. We ride on dragons because of our father's needs. It is because our father wants us to become a force to check and balance the Vareses family and make up for the lack of royal dragon riders. Only then will we have the opportunity to get rid of the bastard's surname and now have the opportunity to be recognized as the bloodline of the Dragon King. To put it bluntly, seven layers of hell, all of this is based on the fact that we are our father's sword."

"Aegor is not wrong." Garin nodded and stopped talking. Harry Flowers on the side looked at Garin and did not say anything. Now is the time for these dragon riders. It would not have any impact on them, illegitimate children who have not ridden a dragon, even if they were legalized.

"Everyone knows this, but now, our pure-blooded brother has no need for our swords. He has better people to rely on, even though this will continue to destroy the Targaryen on the Iron Throne. Brother Benson, can you promise that we will not be abandoned by our brothers after our father leaves?"

call out.

The bowstring snapped slightly, and this time, Aegor's arrow still did not hit the center of the bull's eye, but it penetrated the entire target, leaving only slightly shaking arrow feathers.

"So, what are we going to do?" Benson looked at them and asked.

"We do whatever our father says."

Damon replied.

(End of this chapter)