Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 61 The Uncrowned Queen Arrives
Nineteen days had passed since the feast at Highgarden. Dragonzier and Jacaerys first met secretly with Duke Loras here to confirm the trade agreement with Ser Haron Tyrell. After that, Dragonzier drank and talked happily with Lord Thaddeus Rowan, met with many nobles from the Reach, and signed a trade agreement with the Redwyne family of the Arbor. But it was regrettable that no girl from any family was included in the marriage of Valar. During this period, Ser Mond also brought news from the Citadel. The cardinal was unwilling to offend Dragonzier by risking the dragon's presence, but was also unwilling to give up the monopoly of knowledge, so he only symbolically recognized the bachelor status of seven scholars including Evans and gave them necklaces.

This was the biggest concession the Citadel had made without Longzel riding his dragon to burn it down.

After leaving Highgarden, Longzel took Jacaerys to Casterly Rock, where they stayed for only one day in this mountain city with a large port. It wasn't because the Lannisters were not welcoming.

They were so enthusiastic. Lord Jason even planned to make his two daughters take off their clothes in public so that Longzier could confirm that they were virgins. Longzier was so scared that he ran away with Jacaerys after dinner. On the way to Raventree City, Wormithor complained a lot about not having enough food in Casterly Rock.

To be honest, the barbecue in Casterly Rock was not as delicious as Highgarden, and the wine was not as sweet as Highgarden, but it had fresh seafood, more singers and dwarf jesters, and Duke Jason even let his beloved lion and hyena fight at the banquet. Longzier didn't like this kind of pomp, so he left after politely perfunctory Duke Jason. Of course, it was not without gain. Longzier reached a paper agreement with Duke Jason in Casterly Rock. Duke Jason reduced the tariffs on Varese merchant ships entering Lannisport by 20%, and promised to use high-purity gold as the transaction currency.

Overall, it’s not a loss.

Raventree City.

The castle is located in the wooded Blackwood Valley, with ancient walls covered in moss. Two huge square towers guard the gates, and a square guard tower at each corner. Inside the walls are a muddy field, a cavernous wooden fort, and a godswood. In the center of the godswood stands a towering ancient weirwood, with countless gnarled branches extending in all directions, covering the entire castle.

Unfortunately, it is dead. There is no leaf on the dry branches, and the sap no longer flows on the face of the weirwood. For thousands of years, every time the moon rises, thousands of ravens will build nests and rest on this giant tree.

Raventree City got its name from this. The blood of the ancestors of the Blackwood family can be traced back to the ancient heroic era. The Blackwoods claimed that their ancestors once ruled the Wolf Forest in the north until they were expelled by the kings of the north to the intersection of the three rivers. Even so, the proud blood of the ancestors still adhered to their customs. The Blackwood family is the only noble family in the riverland that still maintains the belief in the old gods. If nothing unexpected happens, the Blackwood family once wore the crown, but was betrayed by the Bracken family, so the two families formed a blood feud that lasted for thousands of years. To this day, the two families are still in dispute, even though the blood of the other party flows in their veins.

A long arrow accurately pierced the eye of a stag and embedded deeply in its brain without damaging its fur. The king of the jungle whimpered and fell to the ground. Its majestic hooves were still twitching until it died. The thin young man quietly put a rope around the antlers with several other soldiers and dragged it towards the castle.

"Red Robb, it's rare." A bearded old soldier from Raventree City pulled the rope hard and laughed and joked, "I haven't seen you hunting in person for many years. The hide of this deer must be intact."

"This deer is for the prince and the prince's dragon." Robb Rivers said calmly, "When you see a dragon later, you must also be careful not to anger the dragon."

"Giant dragon?" The bearded old soldier's eyes widened. "Are you saying that the big noise today was caused by a giant dragon?"

Robb nodded, "Prince Longzel and Prince Jacaerys have arrived, Lord Earl, the Master and the Lady have gone to greet the Lord and Prince."

"and you."

"I am just a bastard." Robb Rivers still stated this fact calmly. "Even if Lord Samwell recognizes my ability, I cannot sit with the prince and the prince."

"But," the bearded old soldier wanted to say something, but Robb gave him a warning look, so he had to change his words: "You are the best archer in our riverlands."

Robb shook his head helplessly. He had no control over this matter. After all, his last name was "River", not "Blackwood".

The group dragged the stag and soon returned to the castle.

Raventree was not big enough to accommodate two giant dragons, so Lord Samwell Blackwood built a camp outside the city to accommodate Dragonzel and Jacaerys.

"Swish." A long arrow hit the center of the target steadily. The tall and thin girl squinted her eyes to look at the result, then reluctantly put down the weirwood longbow in her hand. The girl had black curly hair that fell to her waist. She was not very beautiful, but very heroic.

Longzel smiled and clapped his hands. However, Earl Samwell frowned somewhat dissatisfiedly, but since Longzel was beside him, he couldn't say anything.

"Your Highness, my sister. Sigh." Earl Samwell sighed, "The biggest problem is that she doesn't look like a girl."

"So the prince is the prince and can ride a dragon to sweep Dorne, but you, my brother, can't even beat the sissy in Bracken." The girl heard what Samwell said and shouted dissatisfiedly.

"This has never been a problem, Lord Earl." Longzel knew what Lord Samwell wanted to say. "Alysanne has the talent of a warrior, but unfortunately she is too young."

Lord Samwell knew that this meant rejection. To be honest, he had been prepared for rejection when he signed up for Alysanne. After all, the Iron Throne hoped to get Dragonzel and Valar engaged as soon as possible to prevent the Dornish from taking advantage of the situation.

So all the girls who were not old enough were just there to make up the numbers. But Longzel's politeness did impress Samwell.

Jacaerys was teasing a little boy of about 4 or 5 years old. Jacaerys hid a candy in his hand and asked the boy to guess which hand the candy was in. "I didn't expect Prince Jacaerys to be so friendly." Earl Samwell changed the subject. "It seems that Benji Ko likes His Royal Highness very much."

"Everyone likes good children. Oh, it seems that the food of Womacks has arrived." Longzel said with a smile, and when he looked up, he saw Robb Rivers who was dragging the stag over.

Robb also noticed Longzel's gaze and subconsciously wanted to leave.

"This must be your brother, the Earl." Longzel called Robb. "The best archer in the Three Rivers, Red Robb." Samwell also hurriedly called his illegitimate brother over. "Why are you standing there? Come here quickly."

Robb moved over somewhat awkwardly, and several other soldiers carefully dragged the deer to Womacks, who was resting in the camp.

The little dragon looked up, then looked at Jakaris, and after getting Jakaris' nod, he spewed out a mouthful of flame, burning the stag, and then pounced on it and started to bite it in big mouthfuls.

"Your Highness, my Lord, I..." Robb was still a little embarrassed, not daring to look up at the two. But Jacaerys walked to his side, holding Benji Cole's hand in a familiar manner. "Are you Red Robb? I've heard of you, the archer of the riverlands."

"It's my pleasure."

"It's our honor to meet you." Longzel stood up and held the young man's shoulders.

Robb looked at Longzel somewhat bewilderedly and lowered his head.

At this moment, Womisol, who was lying outside the camp and had just eaten the 15th sheep, suddenly raised his head and let out an earth-shaking roar.

Womacks also stopped eating vigilantly and turned his head to look at the sky.

The clouds dispersed, and a red dragon streaked across the sky like lightning, then swooped down in the blink of an eye, roaring as it flew around Crowtree City twice before landing steadily with a plop amid the roars of two dragons.

"Red Queen Melias?" Longzier recognized the dragon. "What is Princess Rhaenys doing here?"

The black-haired old princess sat on the dragon saddle and let out a long sigh. She patted the Red Queen, hugged her neck and affectionately for a while before jumping off the saddle along the dragon's wing.

"I'll go prepare food for the princess's dragon." Robb Rivers took advantage of the situation and fled.

"Princess Rhaenys, what are you doing?" Longzel asked in confusion. Jacaerys sensibly supported his grandmother, but was gently stopped by his grandmother.

"Prince, something happened on Dragonstone. Princess Rhaenyra and Prince Daemon would like to ask you and Prince Valar for a favor?"

"Look at this." Longzel looked at the dusty old princess. "Just tell me with a raven. Why did you come in person?"

"Daemon is worried." Rhaenys smiled. "He said that given your level of caution, you might overthink it. My coming here in person will be more convincing. He also went to Dragon's Nest to find Prince Valar in person."

"What happened?" Longzel smiled and acknowledged that Damon was right.

"A nest of eggs laid by Syrax has gone missing." Rhaenys said solemnly, "The dragon guards suspect it was a wild dragon named 'Glutton' who did it. This is the umpteenth time that dragon eggs have gone missing on Dragonstone." She clenched her fists, "A merchant ship saw Glutton attacking Seamoke. Although it was unsuccessful and was driven away by several dragons, it also proved the danger of this dragon. Prince Daemon hopes to summon all dragon riders with combat experience to resolve this threat. After all, dragon eggs are too precious, and the loss of one is a disaster for us."

Longzel listened quietly without saying anything.

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