Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 60: Valar Fishing in Troubled Waters
"King's Tomb City" Valar tried hard to search his memory, but found that his brain was empty. It turned out that he fell asleep when Dr. Vesalius was giving him aristocratic courses.

"My lord, the King's Tomb City is located to the west of where we are now and to the east of the Prince's Pass." Lusris ran over panting, leaning over to whisper in Valar's ear. His dragon Araxes could not fly as fast as Silver Wing, so he could only fly over with Valar riding on Silver Wing's back.

"The Manwoodie family initially built a castle on the high mountain on the east side of Prince's Pass, commandingly guarding the middle section of Prince's Pass. In ancient times, a gardener king from the Riverlands crossed the Prince's Pass and was about to invade Dorne when he was beheaded by the patriarch of the Manwoodie family. This is also the origin of the Manwoodie family emblem." Lusriss had good grades in aristocratic studies, and he could recite even the names of small families by heart.

"The Manwoody family is not a first-tier family in Dorne. They once had territorial disputes with the Weir family and the Fowler family. The Fowler family ruled the entire Prince's Pass during the Age of Kings. They defeated the Manwoody family and demolished the original King's Tomb Castle, forcing them to move the castle to the valley on the east side. The Rusty Castle of the Weir family and the Brew Canyon where we are stationed now were once their territories."

Lusiris carefully glanced at the old man who called himself "Casvald Manwoodie". "The Manwoodie family is not very prosperous. The main branch of the Manwoodie family in King's Grave City has four members, Earl Dagos Manwoodie and his wife Lady Persanna Vance, and their two sons Sir Dickon Manwoodie and Quentin Manwoodie. If this messenger is really Casvald, then he should be the patriarch of the Manwoodie family in Dead Shrimp Valley, one of the two major branches of the Manwoodie family. There was only one patriarch left in that branch around 121 AD, and the other branch of the Manwoodie family, the Manwoodie family in Redstone Highlands, had died out in 117 AD."

"As expected of Prince Luciris." Caswald bent down in admiration.

"Tell me why you are here, sir." Although Valar didn't like studying, it didn't mean that he was incapable. In a very short time, Valar figured out the current situation of the Manwoodi family.

"Your Highness, the Manwoodie family has reached a dead end." Caswald's voice suddenly became sad. "Lewen, 'King'." He deliberately emphasized the word "king". "He led the family's army to attack Tianji City. The Earl and Sir Dickon were killed in the battle. The Manwoodie family's retainers and knights were almost all lost. Lady Persanna could not bear the shock of losing her husband and eldest son, so she jumped off the tower and committed suicide." He raised his head suddenly.

"My two princes, the Manwoodie family is willing to bend the knee to the Iron Throne and the Varese family." A tear slowly fell from the old man's wrinkled face. "Quentin is too young, and the family needs shelter. There is no resistance in the Tomb of the Kings, Your Highness, as long as you land on the castle on your dragon, the entire Manwoodie family will offer our loyalty."

Valar tilted his head, as if thinking. "Sir Casvald, go and rest first. We will give you an answer soon."

"If the bloodline of the Manwoody family can continue, the family will always be loyal to the Vareses family and the Iron Throne." The old man almost fell to the ground and could only be carried back by the Silver Blood Army and the knights of Black Harbor.

"Your Highness, this could be a trap." Lord Randyll Cavallen said immediately after seeing the old man being carried away. "The Dornish are fickle, and the nobles' codes and sacred laws are nothing but waste paper in their eyes. I can guarantee that as long as you leave the dragon's body, poison and assassins will follow you like a shadow."

"I know." Valar pointed to his head. "Although I don't have the wisdom of my elder brother, I also have brains. Xiaolu, Earl Edric, is there anyone in the army who knows a member of the Manwoody family?"

"Yes." Lord Edric Dondarrion recalled. "Ser Oberyn Stenthal, he has met all the members of the Manwoody family."

"Lord Randyll, could you please take Ser Oberyn to see the identity of Ser Caswald?" Valar held his chin and thought for a while.

"As you wish." Lord Randyll Cavallen immediately walked towards Oberyn's tent. This Dornish knight became wealthy after receiving the reward from Longzel. Not only did he successfully marry the daughter of Teclis Hoeth, he also had new squires and peasant soldiers.

After learning about the situation, Oberyn responded to the order readily and quickly concluded that the old man was indeed Ser Caswald Manwoodie. But Oberyn also suggested not to trust all the Dornish nobles easily. Betrayal is more common to them than drinking water. Especially these Dornish lords who have long been at odds with the lords of the borderlands. "My lord, should we contact Prince Longzel?" Seeing Valar lost in thought, Lusiris suggested. "No." Valar raised his hand. "There's no need to trouble my brother with such a small matter." He glanced at the gradually brightening moonlight outside the tent. "Xiaolu, help me tell Ser Caswald Manwoodie that I need their sincerity. Quentin Manwoodie needs to come to the Brandywine Valley. I will appoint a great noble to be his adoptive father. I will also write to Tigaro to confirm the true situation of the Manwoodie family."

"Understood." Lusris immediately ran out of the tent to carry out the task assigned by Valar.

Valar was silent for a while, then he spread a piece of paper on the table and began to write quickly.

"Using your brain is so annoying. When will you come back, brother?"

the young prince lamented.

Dorne fell into greater chaos at the beginning of 123 AD. King Albin of the Dayne family tentatively attacked Sandstone, but was defeated by the army left behind by Yronwood. At the critical moment, Obara led the cavalry to the battlefield and tore apart the cavalry of the Qorgel family who were chasing the defeated soldiers. Earl Qorgel was beheaded by Obara on the spot.

After seeing the spearmen holding the earl's head, Sandstone was forced to surrender. But after Obara led her army north, the new Earl of Qorgel immediately killed the bastard governor of the Dayne family and raised the Iron Gate banner of the Yronwood family again. The furious King Albin once again summoned his troops and vowed to make the damned Qorgel pay the price.

Once again, the rangers of House Uller harassed House Martell, causing great destruction, burning several villages, stealing large amounts of food, and fleeing before the main Martell force arrived, leaving only the cursing Lord Arlion of Godsgrace behind.

Lewyn Yronwood suffered heavy casualties at the gates of Tianji City, but eventually he still managed to capture the fortress at the gates of Tianji City. The heir of the Fowler family was killed by a javelin, and the remaining troops of the Fowler family were forced to retreat in the city.

The situation remains chaotic.

The garrison troops in the Strong Wine Canyon also sent out small teams to tentatively encroach on villages and oases to the south. They were surprised to find that many villages under the rule of the Yronwood family no longer had young men and women, large tracts of land were barren, and many former oases had once again degenerated into sand.

Perhaps this is the price of war.

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