Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 66: Mandalay of White Harbor
The nights on Dragonstone are always accompanied by the damp sea breeze. The noisy wind makes the beach even quieter. The dragons rest on the beach and cliffs, making thunderous sounds from time to time, but it does not break the tranquility of the beach.

The dishevelled Aegon the Great was lying drunk on the beach. He was dragged out of the tavern by his younger brother again.

"What on earth are you thinking?" Aemond grabbed Great Aegon by the collar and lifted him up. "Although your mother is stupid, have you forgotten what she said? You are the legitimate heir to the kingdom, and now there is a great opportunity in front of you to win over a dragon family that is as powerful as your own, but you act stupid in front of them and go drink with a whore?"

"You're talking as if you weren't there." Great Aegon tried to push Aemond away, but found that he was too drunk to push away his brother who had already begun to scold him. "Legitimate heir? The legitimate heir established by father is my elder sister. Do you think father intends to change the heir?"

Aemond pushed Aegon the Great so hard that he staggered. "That's all you can do. Don't forget that we are a threat to that bitch as long as we live. Do you think that bitch will allow us to exist to threaten her strong bastard?"

Aegon the Great was silent. "But I have already stopped my mother. If Helena gives birth to a daughter, she will marry Rey. Rey also has a dragon, and my cousin and his family are so close."

"Don't you dare to ask Helena if she is close to you?" Aemond was almost driven crazy by his brother. "Let alone whether you can give birth to a daughter, even if you do, Rey is 14 years older than your daughter! You can wait for your daughter to grow up and marry her." Aemond lowered his voice. "But what about father?"

"Don't talk nonsense." Da Yigeng quickly covered his brother's mouth. "Can you say that casually?" He sighed in his heart. Is it so difficult for me to be a leisurely prince?
"Yes, yes, yes." Aemond pushed his brother's hand away. "Don't forget that father is planning to let Uncle Longzel marry his daughter to little Aegon, the bastard who disgusts us with your name."

Seeing that Aegon the Great was unable to utter a word for a long time, Aemond laughed in anger. "I'll tell you one last time, if you want to live, you must fight for it. Don't let me see you drunk and naked in the whore's bed again, and don't let me see you exposing your thing anytime and anywhere, especially at the Dragon's Nest Tournament in four months. Watch your little one."

"Aemond, you can't do this to me!"

After leaving a few harsh words, Aemond threw Great Aegon on the beach without even looking back and returned to the castle.

Meanwhile, on the castle terrace, Longzel, who had left Valar to Layla Celtigar, was enjoying the sea breeze with the Minister of the Navy and the Minister of Finance. They did not disturb the king who was in urgent need of rest, the queen who was full of anger, or Princess Rhaenyra who was anxious to see her son. Instead, Jacaerys was conscientious and just chatted with his mother for a while before rushing over to serve. This made Earl Linman Beesbury quite emotional.

"My prince, what do you think of the plan for the royal fleet?" Sir Tyran Lannister rubbed his hands awkwardly. "My brother is indeed a little wild, I hope you don't take it too seriously."

"Duke Jason is an interesting man." Longzel leaned on the battlement and said calmly, "But I think you have to take care of the girls' mentality. As for the royal fleet, Lord Tyran, I still maintain the quotation I made at Casterly Rock. If the royal family is willing to pay for the order, my shipyard will provide a 20% discount for the royal family. If the royal family needs my fleet, they can also summon it like they summoned the fleets of House Redwyne or House Velaryon."

"This" Tailan hesitated. Lin Man added: "The royal family is currently planning a number of construction projects, and the funds are not very sufficient, so we would like to ask whether the discount can be increased or the royal family can be allowed to buy on credit."

"My workers have to eat, too, Lord Linman." Longzel sneered. "I can advance the money for the shipbuilding, but I won't bear the losses caused by the royal family. Lord Linman, you don't want us to come to King's Landing on a dragon to collect the debt, do you? And, Lord Lannister, you are the Lord of the Sea, and the expansion of the royal fleet should be handled by you."

Lin Man and Tai Lan looked at each other and could only sigh and give up on further negotiations. After all, the expansion of the royal fleet was not the top priority at the moment, and the gold in the treasury had other uses.

To be honest, this trip to Dragonstone did not achieve the effect Viserys wanted. At least the rift between the queen and the princess still existed, but Viserys was quite pleased with the fact that two marriages were facilitated. He happily watched Dragonzel and Jacaerys fly to White Harbor and leave. Valar also returned to Dragon's Nest with Rhaella and Lucerys. Lord Bartimos Celtigar, who learned that his daughter was selected, excitedly asked Asor and a trusted bastard knight, York Weir, to take a boat to Dragon's Nest. They prayed in the sanctuary of Dragonstone for a night.

Womisoar roared over the sea, passing through the valley surrounded by mountains. Longzel could even clearly see the towering Giant's Spear and the beautiful marble castle above the clouds. Unfortunately, they had no plan to tour the valley, so they had to regretfully miss the chance to land. The weather was starting to get a little cold.

Jacaerys tightened the thick clothes he had just put on during his rest, and felt the message from Wolmax under his crotch. The weather in the north made the young dragon feel very uncomfortable.

But in Longzel's eyes, the North was a completely different scene.

Wormisol slowed down so that his companions could look out at the primeval forest and the huge ice wall vaguely visible in the distance.

"A sign of the old gods?" As soon as he entered the North, he felt a strange sense of being watched, and Wormisol was not very comfortable. "It's still the evil remnant of the cold god."

The dragons slowly flew over the white port town. The northerners stared at the two dragons circling in the sky with wide eyes.

Lord Desmond Manderly watched nervously as the giant dragon slowly landed in Fish King Square. The crowd of onlookers quickly dispersed, and the square was taken over by armored knights holding tridents.

"Lord Manderlay, it's an honor to meet you." The moment Longzel climbed down from the dragon's back, he recognized the tall, strong bearded man in front of him as Earl Desmond. He had seen the Earl of White Harbor in a portrait.

"Your Highness, the arrival of you and the prince reminds me of the grand reception my great-grandfather gave to the old king. Back then, the late king rode on Wormithor to White Harbor and made a marriage contract with the queen and my family. Unfortunately, the princess passed away."

"In addition to visiting you, I also have a mission."

"I'm sorry." The Earl of White Harbor interrupted Longzel with a sad face. "Your Highness, my beloved daughter Leah has returned to the Mermaid King's palace forever due to a severe cold, so I'm sorry that I can't fulfill my promise."

Longzel hurriedly prepared to comfort the earl, but his eyes suddenly noticed the young man next to Count Manderly.

The black-haired boy with grey eyes looked at everything in front of him with a serious face. Even the giant dragon could not move him.

There is something wrong with this boy. Longzel reacted immediately.

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