Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 65 Battle of Sulphur River

Aemond keenly caught the change in his mother's expression, and immediately stood up and raised his glass. He raised his glass to Lucerys who was eating roasted pigeon, and said, "Nephew, you fought bravely on the Stone Road and showed..." He bit out the next few words with force, "the glory of the Targaryen family. This glass of wine is for you. And also for your brave knight, Uncle Valar."

He used his eyes to signal Aegon the Great to do something quickly and not let his mother do anything bad. When Alicent heard her son toast to Rhaenyra's bastard in such a polite tone, she immediately turned her eyes back.

Daemon beside him pounded his leg in annoyance, and the look he gave Aemond was full of meaning. Jacaerys also looked solemnly at his uncles and his own knights.

However, Longzel kept smiling, just watching his brother, who was stiff in the middle of the hall, escape from Leila Celtigar's arms as if he had been pardoned, and raised a glass of wine from Longzel's table in response to Prince Aemond's toast.

Great Aegon also stood up with his wine glass in hand, and came close to Longzel and Valar, and whispered: "Cousin, I heard that you are engaged to the girl from the Tully family. What about that girl? Let me tell you..." Before he finished speaking, Alicen, who noticed the abnormal smile of her eldest son, turned her attention over again, staring at her eldest son with regret, but it was not convenient for her to pull her son's ears directly in this situation.

Longzel raised his glass and clinked it with the prince's before he finished speaking. He whispered, "Prince, please pay attention to the occasion. I will hold a martial arts tournament during the wedding. You will come too, right?"

"Uh." Great Aegon looked at Longzel's deep purple eyes and suddenly felt a chill on his back. He swallowed the dirty joke guiltily. As for the tournament, although his swordsmanship was not bad under the training of Sir Christon, it was indeed a bit difficult to participate in the tournament.

"There's plenty of wine," Longzel added.

Aegon's eyes lit up, and he took a sip from his glass. "It's a deal, cousin. I will definitely perform well at your wedding." He raised his glass again and walked towards Valar, who was forced to return to the dance floor again.

Valar breathed a sigh of relief and quickly came forward with his glass raised.

"Uncle Valar, if you don't like that flat-chested little girl, I know where to find good-looking people in King's Landing. I'll take you with me next time you go to King's Landing." Seeing Valar's increasingly dangerous eyes, Aegon the Great immediately forced a smile: "I was joking. Father is right. If possible, I agree that my daughter should be engaged to Uncle Rey."

Allison finally found an opportunity to interject. "My dear, how can a royal marriage be so hasty?"

"This was decided by the Royal Council." Viserys coldly rejected Alicent's protest. "The marriage between the two dragon kings is an important matter for us, the descendants of the ancient nation. This is also the promise we made when we welcomed our cousins ​​back. Queen, the king's promise is difficult for even the gods to change."

After that, Viserys looked at Rhaenyra and said, "Daughter, I heard that Dragonzel is engaged to Lady Daena Tarly and will be married in four months. I hope that your child Aegon can be engaged to Dragonzel's future daughter. What do you think?"

"Father, it is an honor for Aegon and me." Rhaenyra said, raising her glass to toast Longzel. "Cousin, what do you think?"

"This is also part of the promise." Longzel said with a smile: "I have no reason to refuse."

This time the smile returned to Damon's face. It was Emond's expression that changed again and again. Finally, he sat down with gritted teeth. Alison also sat in her seat angrily, cutting the steak in front of her with some dissatisfaction.

As for Xiaolu, although he felt that the atmosphere was not right, so what? Anyway, his knight was the protagonist now. No matter what happened, his mother, stepfather, elder brother, his own knight and Longzel would protect him. He only needed to consider his younger brother Joffrey who came to steal food from time to time.

"Valar, what do you think of Miss Leila?" Longzel coaxed away Asor, who had been pestering him, and took back Valar, who had just escaped from the dance floor.

"If we don't do this awkward dance, Miss Leila may not be as wise as Miss Diana, but she is also full of responsibility and patience." Valar couldn't help laughing as he thought of the silver-haired girl patiently correcting his movements. "I don't care who I marry."

"You have to think about it. Lady Leila's only advantage is that she has the blood of ancient Valyria." Longzel changed back to a serious tone. "She is also a Westeros noble with a long history."

If we were to dwell on the blood of Old Valyria, a considerable portion of the people they brought back from Volantis had Valyrian blood, and now the prince's territory was full of residents with silver or light golden hair, but they were not nobles.

Or at least now the purpose of the Vareses family's marriage is to completely integrate into the Westeros noble system,
"Brother, you know me." Valar curled his lips. "I don't like to use my brain. It doesn't matter to me who I marry. Just make your decision."

Longzel looked at Leila Celtija who had returned to her seat, smiled and shook his head: "Marriage is a big matter, and I still need your decision." "Then can we first follow Miss Diana's way and invite Miss Leila to stay in Dragon Nest City for a while." Valar whispered: "So that we can fully understand each other."

"You tell her yourself." Longzel knew his brother would definitely make this suggestion, and shook his head helplessly. "If Miss Leila agrees, take her with you when you go back."

"it is good."

The banquet is still going on.

In the south, Dorne was still in chaos.

The Sulphur River controlled by the Ule family welcomed three armies after the New Year.

Earl Arion of God's Grace led an army of 400 cavalry, 1500 infantry and 1200 mercenaries from the east, vowing to liquidate the "robber false king" of the Uller family. Prince Koolan led an army of 2000 mercenaries and soldiers from the Martell family stationed in Vance City, ready to meet Earl Arion's army at any time.

Finally, the outer city of Tianji City was conquered, and the Yronwood family, who had trapped all the members of the Fowler family in the inner castle on the mountain, was freed. Earl Jodayn led 2000 soldiers south to eliminate the threat from the south. Earl Kogel sent 200 cavalry to join Earl Jodayn's team. He still had to guard against the revenge of the Dayne family.

Retaliation came as expected, when "King" Albin led an army of 4000 men to the city of Shashi, using catapults to throw corpses and pollute the only well in the city.

Having lost its water source, Sandstone City was forced to surrender. "King" Albin personally chopped off the heads of Count Kogel and his eldest son heir, then filled up the wells in Sandstone City and marched eastward.

Before him, Obara's cavalry also arrived at the Sulphur River Basin and wandered around in the Great Desert.

"King" Ule ordered the city gates to be closed, the Prison Gate Fort to be defended, and the wells outside the city to be filled up, and the bodies to be thrown into the lakes and rivers in the oasis.

For a while, except for the Ule family and the two parties with abundant supplies, Albin "King" fell into thirst and was forced to lead his army to retreat. During the retreat, he encountered a sneak attack by the Ule family and lost two hundred people before he withdrew from the desert.

Faced with the Prison Gate Fortress, the two families chose to declare war on each other at the same time.

The battle was not complicated. After the two armies fought for a while, the outnumbered Yronwood family fell into a disadvantage. The bastard son of Earl Jordayn and the bastard son of Lewyn Yronwood were killed by the Dornishmen's spears. But the situation changed rapidly.

The gates of the Prison Gate suddenly opened, and the army of the Uller family rushed out in full force, changing the situation in almost an instant. The flank of Earl Elion, who had the advantage in numbers, was broken, and the mercenaries fled in an instant. Earl Elion was stabbed off his horse by an unknown soldier with a spear, and then torn to pieces by a group of militiamen eager to make achievements.

Martell's army collapsed in an instant. The soldiers of House Uller rushed directly towards Lord Jordayn's army, only to run into Obara's cavalry rushing out of the camp.

The infantry of the Uller family was defeated, and "King" Uller himself was cut in half by Obara's sword.

Unfortunately, Albin had already retreated, and Obara was forced to gather her cavalry and withdraw from the battlefield.

Lord Jordain won the battle just when he was about to collapse. The owner of Hellgate changed, and the Uller family disappeared from the stage of Dorne.

Second update check-in, getting closer to 3000 words per chapter. Tomorrow the Grand Parade plot will end and the "Martial Arts Contest" plot will begin.

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