Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 56: A Dance between Hunters and Dragons
Lord Tully signaled to the servants to prepare the banquet, and then continued, "I am honored that you have come to Horn Hill to discuss this matter with me in person." He glanced at his wife and daughter sitting next to him. "I have three daughters. The eldest daughter, Samantha Tully, married Ser Mond of the Hightower family, who is also the heir to the Tower of Heymouth."

Jacaerys's face changed for a moment, but he returned to normal immediately. He watched quietly as the servants of the Tully family brought up piles of dishes. Horn Hill was much richer than Nightsong City, and the variety of food was much richer. Roasted quail was only an appetizer here. There were all kinds of fruits and vegetables from the Great Plains of the Reach. Some were made into salads, some into soups, and some were chopped and mixed with spices that were hard to tell. The most eye-catching one was a salad of walnuts, grapes, fennel, and shredded cheese mixed with summer vegetables, apples, raisins, and walnuts. Of course, a large amount of game meat was the focus of the banquet. Donald Tully specially organized hunters to go deep into the dense forest to hunt, so they now had so much meat on the table.

The whole pheasant was roasted fragrantly and crispy. The Tully family's chef also borrowed Dorne's cooking method and marinated the chicken with lemon juice to make a lemon juice stewed chicken. In addition to chicken, there were also the usual roasted lamb chops. The rest were some rarer foods, such as roasted squirrels, roasted skylarks, roasted deer chops, honey-braised deer meat, and a whole huge wild boar that was thoroughly roasted. The boar's stomach was stuffed with various nuts, and a huge apple was stuffed in the boar's mouth to add flavor.

In addition to the regular bread as the main course, Earl Tully also prepared a huge lamb pie. The crispy crust was stuffed with lamb, and it sizzled with oil when you cut it.

"My second daughter, Sansara, is 19 years old this year." Donald motioned for his daughter to stand up and show herself to Longzel.

"No need, sir. Let Miss Sansara have a good meal." Longzel said, "I have learned about Miss Sansara's situation from Miss Diana."

"God bless you." Lord Tully sighed, and then said, "Out of etiquette, I still need to introduce you to my third daughter Diana. She is the same age as you, and you have already met her."

"Lord Tarly, I'm sorry, due to the royal family's requirements and family needs, my brother and I cannot marry into only one family. So, Lady Sansara, I'm sorry, out of careful consideration and the royal family's advice, I can only make a marriage contract with Lady Diana, whom I already know well."

"Your Highness, there is no need to apologize." Sansa hastily said, "It is an honor for the Tully family to marry you. It is also an honor for my sister."

"Your Highness, please forgive me for being so talkative as a mother." Lady Jenny asked respectfully, "Can I understand that you want to make a marriage contract with my daughter?"

"Yes." Longzel nodded. "My brother will have another candidate."

"I understand, thank you for your understanding." Lady Jenny bowed her head. On the other side, Sir Harron pretended to be dead after the topic of marriage came up, and ate the food on the table as slowly as Jacaerys.

"Your Highness, this is the glory of the Tully family." Lord Donald Tully could hardly conceal his joy. "I'm sorry, Your Highness, I don't know the date and location of the wedding. Although these should be decided by you, as a father, I can't put these things behind me. After all, due to my failure in education, a rift has already occurred between me and my child. I hope you can understand the helplessness of a father."

"I understand your painstaking efforts, Lord Tarly." Longzel raised his glass to show his understanding. "I plan to hold a tournament in four months when Dragon's Nest and Summer Hall are roughly completed. I will hold my wedding with Lady Diana at the same time." Longzel smiled. "In fact, we should have been engaged first, but since the dates are close, why not double the happiness? What do you think, Lord Tarly?"

"This is an honor for the Tully family." Lord Donald Tully almost laughed. "Don't worry, Diana's dowry will be completely in line with your status, and the Tully family will always remember your generosity."

"That's all right, Lord Tarly." Longzel smiled. "The Vareses family is also happy to be integrated into Westeros."

The musicians and bards invited by the Tully family began to play beautiful music, including "The Hunter's Song" praising the Tully family, "Blood of the Silver Dragon" praising Longzier, "The Prince Returns", and "The Brave Prince" praising Jacaerys and Lucerys. Many small nobles under the Tully family came down to dance, and even Sansara wanted to invite Longzier to dance, but Longzier shook his head and refused. In the end, Jacaerys replaced Longzier and danced with Lady Sansara.

Although it is a bit incongruous for a 19-year-old girl to dance with a 9-year-old boy.

But the guests were all very happy, except for Lord Tully who had just finished listening to the maester's report.

"Your Highness, I suggest that you spend the New Year at Horn Hill before going to Highgarden." Lord Tully raised his glass, moved closer to Longzel, and whispered.

"That's exactly what I was planning." Longzel looked at Earl Tully and seemed to have something to say. "Is there anything extra?"

"Yes, Your Highness." Lord Tully lowered his voice. He leaned close to Longziel's ear, "Ser Mond of House Hightower, my son-in-law, has arrived at Highgarden with Prince Daeron." He glanced at Sansarah who was dancing with Jacaerys. "You know, Prince Daeron is the son of Queen Alicent Hightower. He has some conflicts with Princess Rhaenyra's son. The queen also has deep conflicts with the princess."

"I know." Longzel also said in a serious voice. "The king is not dead yet, are they going to tear each other apart over the child?"

"Your Highness, support." Lord Tully seemed to have burned his mouth and did not say the next word. "They are all around Hightower. I am worried that they may have other plans."

"I don't think they want me to go to Oldtown either." Longzel immediately thought of another possibility. "Lord Tarly, I need more information about the matter between the princess and the queen. My subordinates are not as familiar with Westeros as you are, so..."

"I understand, Your Highness." Earl Tully glanced at the people immersed in the music and joy, and said in a deep voice: "I will send all the information to your room after the banquet."

"Thank you very much, Lord Tarly."

Longzel responded in a low voice. Earl Tully nodded and signaled the family knight beside him to get the information.

Sorry everyone, the update of 8.10 is late. There will be another chapter around 1:8.11. The two chapters of will be updated as normal. I have made a lot of AI pictures of the characters in the book, which will be posted before the update this afternoon. Thank you everyone. I am really sorry.

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