Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 52 Longzel's Grand Tour Plan

"Ugh."

Diana closed the letter sent by her father. Donald Tully knew that there was something wrong with his educational methods, so this time he gave the choice to his daughter.

He simply wrote down the pros and cons of the marriage in detail in the letter. As a noble who had received a full aristocratic education and had rich experience, Donald Tully knew the moment he knew that the royal family wanted Longzel to get married as soon as possible that in fact there were only a few suitable families in the end, and the Tully family was undoubtedly the choice that would be accepted by all parties if Longzel did not object.

Longzier is now nominally the governor of the borderlands, and all borderland lords should theoretically pledge allegiance to him, but the core of the problem is that the borderland lords have pledged allegiance to the Gardener family and the Tyrell family in the River Reach and the Durrandon family and the Baratheon family in the Stormlands over the past thousands of years. Just a title cannot make them abandon tradition. After all, the Cullen family has inherited the title of "Marginal Commander", and no borderland nobles have ever bowed to the Cullen family. The Tyrell family has inherited the title of "Borderland Guardian", but most borderland lords still pledge allegiance to the Lord of the Stormlands.

In his letter, Lord Tarly ridiculed himself for being too obsessed with face, but the fundamental issue was still interests. The Dondarrion family had enough reasons to change their allegiance because they had received help from Dragonzel, and the Selmy family was too weak, so Baratheon was willing to do this favor. But it was different for other families, as losing one of them would be a blow to their old masters. So now those families are still waiting and watching.

But the Tully family is different. The Tully family that participated in the Dorne War has been branded as the Varese family. There are conflicts of interest between the two families. Longzel needs the example of the Tully family, and the Tully family also longs for Longzel to lead them to achieve success.

Therefore, Donald Tarly hopes that his daughter will complete this marriage as soon as possible. Marriage is not only an important means for the Varese family to fully integrate into Westeros, but also the key to the family's change of flag and becoming stronger.

Diana crumpled the letter in a tangled manner. She and her sister Sansa were both smart and perceptive people, so they naturally understood the significance of marriage and knew that in this era, there was no concept of free marriage for noble women. She naturally had some different emotions towards Longzel, after all, this young man saved them and showed his outstanding abilities and good qualities of caring for his family.

"Sister." Alan Tully, with some bruises on his forehead, pushed open the door and sat down next to Diana happily.

"What happened?" Diana looked at the bruises on her brother's forehead and pulled open his clothes. Sure enough, there were a lot of bruises on his body. "Who did you fight with?"

"It's not a fight, it's training." Alan looked left and right, and finally found some clean water in the corner.

"That water is not clean. Drink this, freshly squeezed today." Diana stopped her brother from scooping up a bowl of water, and stood up to take out a bottle of juice from the cabinet and handed it to her brother. "No drinking."

"Got it." Alan gulped down a big mouthful of juice. "Today, the prince's blood sworn brothers were training, and I went to join in the fun. In the end, I couldn't beat Lord Aslan, and he pinned me to the ground and beat me up." Alan was actually a little proud. "But I beat those two guys, Jon Dondarrion and Harold Selmy. By the way, there are a few new knights in the Dragon Crystal Tower, and there's a guy named Samwell who's pretty good. I almost couldn't beat him."

"You are not even as old as Ser Harold. Don't be disrespectful. This is not Horn Hill." Diana raised her hand and gave her brother a slap. "Even in Horn Hill, you have to respect others."

"I understand." Alan touched his forehead with a look of grievance. "There are no outsiders here."

"It won't work without outsiders. Alan, you are the future Earl of Tully. Although we don't like our father very much, we still have to learn his manners and words, so that we can become a good lord in the future."

"I understand." Arlan suddenly came over with a mysterious smile on his face. "I heard from Jon that the King of King's Landing recommended you and Sister Sansara to marry His Royal Highness. Is that true?"

"It has nothing to do with you." Diana frowned and slapped her brother again. He immediately hugged his head and said, "Even if it is true, we can't make it public. My sister and I are just on the list. We have no right to interfere with who Prince Longzel chooses and how he chooses. Alan, don't mention this in front of others."

Alan's eyes reflected his sister's serious look, and he swallowed. It seemed that the matter was indeed not simple. Alan was also a smart man, and he immediately realized that some things were wrong if they were said too much.

"Sister, I understand. I was wrong."

"Okay, go and rest." Diana was about to say something, but suddenly stopped.

"Hmm? Sister, you forgot again that the prince arranged new accommodation for us. I will live in the Dragon Crystal Tower, and you will live in the Laurel Leaf Tower." Alan looked around the camp full of books and files in surprise. "You haven't packed your luggage yet, have you?"

"Seven levels of hell." Diana then remembered what she had forgotten. "Why are you still standing there? Help me clean up." Diana screamed, but her hands were not in a mess at all, and she quickly put away the files.

"Hehe." Alan smiled innocently and hurried over to help his sister pack up.

As Diana was packing her luggage quickly. Dorne, High Hidden City.

Obara Dayne expressionlessly tore up the letter sent by "King" Albin Dayne. Quinlan Dayne, the acting mayor of High Hidden City, and Amira Sand, the illegitimate daughter of High Hidden City, surrounded the female warrior. They had also seen the contents of the letter.

Albin asked Obara to take advantage of the support of the Varese family to propose to Longzel. In his letter, he "generously" stated that he would prepare a dowry for Obara that was worthy of a queen of a dragon king in order to bring the support of the dragons to the "King of the Turbulent River".

"When did Albin become so stupid?" Young Quinlan also knew that this was not a good idea, especially since the woman he wanted to marry was Obara, who regarded Dawn as her true love.

“I would like to have a taste of the Dragon King.” Amira Sand licked her lips.

"I think the dragon wants to have a taste of you too." Obara said unhappily. "Don't let your imagination run wild, Quinlan. Do you want to try it on the battlefield?"

Quinlan nodded. Although he was still a child, he was also a warrior. He was eager for glorious battle just like his sister.

“And me?” Amira says, forgetting about the marriage. “I want one, too.”

Obara rolled her eyes at her bastard sister. "Albin wants to conquer Yronwood and Martell with his lower body, but that's stupid. Only the sword can truly conquer a man." Obara glanced at the torn letter casually. "The dawn is enough for me in this life. Quinlan, how many troops can High Hidden City muster? Let's go to the madman Uller's territory to make some money, and by the way, mess up the sands of Kogel."

Quinlan's mind raced. "1500 people. I'm going to leave soldiers to guard the city and monitor the Blemont family, but there are 500 cavalry inside."

"Very well, take our great uncle with you." Obara carried the greatsword Dawn on her back. "Let him see what it's like to be a young man wielding Dawn."

Dragon Nest City, Silver Blood Tower.

Longzel stood in front of the map, thinking carefully.

He actually already had his own ideas about marriage, but he wanted to look around. Dorne was watched by Valar, and he had enough time to visit the territories of various nobles, see the real situation in Westeros, and see the candidates chosen by the royal family for himself and his brother.

Horn Hill is a must-go. Lord Tully has sent a letter informing him that he has proposed to dissolve the feudal relationship with the Tyrell family and the Iron Throne, and is ready to pledge allegiance to the "March of the Borderlands" again. And Diana Tully is indeed a good marriage partner.

Before heading to Horn Hill, he also had to go to Nightsong City to visit Earl Royce Cullen. As the lord of Prince's Pass, this "frontier commander-in-chief" controlled the most important passage connecting the north and the south. If he could conquer the Cullen family, it would enable the Varese family to gain a firm foothold in the frontier.

Then came the castles of the Reach, the GoldenTree of House Rowan, Brightwater of House Florent, Highgarden of House Tyrell, and Oldtown of Hightower.

The last one is a letter from the royal family, Queen Alicent asks Longzier to visit her youngest son, Prince Daeron, in Oldtown. Longzier has no reason to refuse.

He will then go north to visit Casterly Rock, east to visit the riverlands and the lords of the North, and finally south to King's Landing to meet the king and visit the Baratheon family on his way back.

"Sir, the ravens have been released." Prince Jacaris knocked on the side door and walked in after getting Longzel's consent. "Dr. Visari will ensure that you will receive all the news from Dragon's Nest City as soon as possible."

Longzel nodded. "Get ready. We'll leave in two days."

I actually finished the drawing today. The sketches of Dragon's Nest City and Shadow Nightmare are attached at the end of the article. I don't know how to adjust the drawing of Shadow Nightmare, so let it be. I haven't drawn for so many years that my hands are numb. I hope you can understand.

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