Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 365 The Thirteenth
"Melar Yangyan is dead."

Black wings landed on the tower of the manor castle with a shrill scream, and the snow was slowly melting - it was not that winter was over, but that the coldest year of winter had passed, and the cold was slowly leaving the warm south and retreating back to the territory of the ancestors.

"Wow--"

Leaving behind his younger brother Daemon the Younger who was crying loudly, Daemon's twin sons Aegon the Younger and Aemon the Younger laughed and held up their brother's toys and the letter they had just snatched from the maester, preparing to give them to their father as if to seek credit.

"Father, father, a raven is coming."

Little Aegon skipped into the lord's room, pulling his twin brother along, and was about to throw himself into Daemon's arms with the letter in his hand.

Then the two children were taken aside by Quentin Pole, one in each hand: "Aegon will be here in a few days. His alias is Randel the Harper."

"Where is your brother?"

Seeing his twin sons' faces suddenly look a little strange, Damon helplessly ordered: "Go, take your brother back to his room. If your brother doesn't come to see me and your mother happily at dinner today, then you two will have to double your training today and you are not allowed to eat dinner."

"Oh."

The two boys turned around and left sullenly.

"Forget about the child, Daemon." Dasilis put his hands on the table and said in a deep voice: "All the methods we can use to extend Prince Meral's life are no longer effective. His death is inevitable, but the dragon has become a problem."

According to their observations in King's Landing, dragons with riders would also behave in a very human way when their riders died. Although it was unclear what exactly happened to Jade Olins, if Jade Olins really had a special reaction, the two dragon king families would definitely notice the reason why Jade Olins did not accept new riders, and their plans would be seriously affected.

However, Jed Orinth's condition was quite strange. If he had a rider, he was no different from a wild dragon. If he had no rider, no one could tame him. These things didn't really affect the people who were dormant, but the problem was that according to the news from King's Landing, the two sons of Maegon who had caused trouble had reached the age of dragon training.

Brother Lei Huojia's plan is to tame the brutal green beast. If Lei Huojia succeeds in taming the dragon, someone will definitely question the truth that Jed Orins is difficult to tame. If the taming fails - that's not a big deal.

"Daisylis, before Daemon can leave this place of imprisonment, you and we can't do anything. Aegor and his men are being watched by the minions of the silver dragon. The blood of the king on the Iron Throne is flowing with the blood of the silver dragon. He holds the silver dragon's gold dragon and sleeps with the silver dragon's woman. Damn it, if Prince Ringol was not a benevolent tyrant, I'm afraid there would be a prince sitting on the Iron Throne and peeking at our young king's album."

The speaker was the heir of the Stokeworth family. After being dismissed from the royal council, Earl Stokeworth became energetic and happily gave birth to a lot of children in his own castle. However, his heir, Sir Stokeworth, did not feel any sense of crisis. After all, he had been the heir for decades, and those little guys could not threaten him at all. Earl Stokeworth was a supporter of Aegon III - but overall he was a moderate and conservative faction. Sir Stokeworth represented another faction.

Before Daeron II ascended the throne, he was a speculator among the major factions in King's Landing. He was loyal to the king's faction, but also had close relations with the bastards. When Aegon III was still able to manipulate the situation in King's Landing, these people reaped a lot of benefits - all of this gradually left them after the Vareses family assisted Daeron in regent, and eventually vanished with the loss of power of the bastards and the collapse of the royal party.

"Sir, my good sergeant, please say less." Sir Ponros, who was somewhat tired, leaned aside and stopped Sir Stokeworth from continuing: "The silver dragon has countless shadows, and our good king has a thousand eyes." "Our good king will not be too harsh on his elders." Damon came out in time to smooth things over.

Earl Mareweth, who had urged to get rid of Daemon, was right. Daemon himself had made a great name for himself in the Conquered Lands. The lords of the Conquered Lands knew that this brave boy was not only good at fighting, but the Second Sons he led were also well-known elites. Until now, many knights in the Conquered Lands still have a very good impression of him. Taming Carax and receiving the Black Fire also made Daemon a seed in the hearts of many frustrated people in Westeros.

"Damon, this is the thirteenth time we have come to see you."

Sir Ponros finally changed the subject back. Among the seven countries now, the original Stormlands was the most miserable. The richest area of ​​the Stepstone Islands was not taken over, and the border areas were separated. The entire Stormlands did not even have a decent large port, let alone a city that could provide a large amount of tax revenue for the territory. If it were not for the commercial and shipping taxes collected by setting up tax stations in the Stepstone Islands, the Stormlands would probably have gone bankrupt several times already.

There are a lot of dirty things between the Borderlands, the Stormlands and the richest Riverlands, so the Baratheon family and the Stormlands nobles rely heavily on the support of King's Landing and the transfusion of blood from the conquered lands.

Therefore, the number of people who sympathize with Daemon is the largest among the seven countries.

"When the late king was alive, there were still ministers from Stormlands in the royal council, but now, only Earl Clinton is still serving as a deputy in King's Landing. Your Highness Daemon, we need your support."

The dragon chasers and Quentin Bol looked at Damon at the same time.

"How can I support you?" Daemon said with a wry smile, "You have come to me thirteen times, and I have written twelve letters for you. Hasn't His Majesty the King resolved your petition yet?"

Sir Penrose and Sir Stokeworth looked at each other. They certainly didn't dare to say whether their petition was resolved or not. After all, the original intention of the petition of the Crown and the lords of the East River was to regain power. The small nobles of the Conquered Land still fanatically hoped to launch a new conquest, and they in the Storm Land also hoped to obtain new land and financial resources to restore themselves.

There was no way Darren could fulfill such an outrageous petition no matter what he did.

So the first twelve letters that Daemon sent out were actually not very effective, but they did solve the problem. The Stormlands received a tariff reduction from the Iron Throne, allowing Baratheon to intercept more taxes in the Stepstones, and the nobles in the crown territory often received rewards from the royal family to appease their anxiety.

"Damon!"

A sharp female voice came from the ceiling with great penetration. The maid who came in tremblingly was about to speak when she was interrupted by Damon, "Daisylis, help me receive the guests. My mother is looking for me."

After saying this, he signaled the maid to leave first and ran out.

(End of this chapter)