Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 81 The Dragon's Last Days
People always lament that the wheel of time will not stop for anyone, because time is truly the most disgusting thing in the world of the seven levels of hell.

Seeds grow into crops, children grow into teenagers. Some hatred fades with time, but some hatred thrives under the watering of time.

King Viserys held a grand banquet to celebrate the great victory of conquering Dorne, but his most anticipated guest did not come. Aemond and Great Aegon set out from Oldtown to visit every castle in the South and West, and finally attended the banquet held by the old Lord Glover for the two princes in Riverrun. Princess Rhaenyra was busy visiting various castles in Dorne to accept the oath of allegiance from the Dornish lords.

The Dornish were so tired that an unstoppable wave of insults emerged among the common people of Dorne against Princess Meria Martell, the "Yellow Toad", who led the Dornishmen to rebel against Aegon I.

The Martell family did not stop this wave of voices, not only because they were tired, but also because it was a statement. Moreover, it was not easy for the Iron Throne to give Dorne such favorable conditions. Although the Martell family was "unyielding", they also knew when to let go. Moreover, Rhaenyra also released goodwill. Her son Joffrey Velaryon will be engaged to Princess Alexandra of Dorne. The marriage of the dragon and the sun will end the turbulent border for thousands of years.

The lords of the Marches also eased their anger. Almost all the Dornish lords along the Marches were wiped out in this war that lasted for several years. Their castles collapsed into ruins, and their ancient bloodlines were destroyed by swords and dragon flames.

People were finally able to calm down and set up an open-air feast in the green land of Dorne Bay. Dorne's guests had never followed the rules like this time. Prince Keoren played music for the banquet himself, and Albin Dayne played the role of the bard at the banquet. There was even a small duel prepared during the banquet. Earl Doran Goggelus fought against Alan Tarly on equal terms. The two young men hit it off and became good friends on the spot.

Of course, Dorne did not really regain peace. The Yronwood family left behind a huge mess. The Martell family and the Dayne family needed to digest the Yronwood family's territory again. The Dayne family was okay, as they suffered almost no losses throughout the war, but the Martell family was different. The Martell family, which suffered heavy losses, could only struggle to recover villages and castles one by one, and also had to guard against the remnants of the Yronwood family who suddenly rushed out of the desert.

They did not dare to attack the Silverblood Manor of the Vareses family, because these manors had to provide soldiers for the Silverblood Army, and each manor provided at least 2 cavalrymen and about 15 infantrymen. But they dared to attack the ruined Dorne villages, so that many Dorne villages began to seek the protection of the Silverblood Manor.

The wheel of time moves forward slowly. The New Year of AC127 passed with the sound of fireworks in the Gulf of Dorne.

Princess Rhaenyra returned to Dragonstone with her husband after the great banquet in the Bay of Dorne. They went to King's Landing before flying back to the castle. Grand Maester Meros, a close friend of King Viserys and a trusted minister, accidentally fell down the stairs. The old and frail Grand Maester soon fell into a coma. The maesters of the Red Keep tried their best to save him, but the Stranger eventually took the old man away.

After learning of the death of his old friend, the already frail King Viserys felt even more upset. What made him even more upset was that his queen and his beloved daughter quarreled again, just for a seat next to an iron chair!
Princess Rhaenyra recommended Gradys, a maester from Dragonstone, but the queen insisted on using Alfondor, a maester from the Tower. In the end, the exhausted king simply did not choose anyone and directly accepted the result of the vote of the Citadel Cardinals - Dr. Orwell of the Cardinals, an old maester with a chest-length beard.

Under the treatment of Grand Maester Orwell's potions and medicinal wine, the king's health improved in 127 AC, although gout, paralysis, cough, chest tightness, and insomnia still weighed on him. But he never sat on the iron chair again. The affairs of the kingdom fell to the King's Council.

Perhaps compared to government affairs, King Viserys, who had already sensed his physical decline, preferred to be with children and his jester "Mushroom", who was full of dirty jokes but occasionally spoke profound truths.

What made him happiest was that his daughter, Princess Helena, had added another life to the royal family. Prince Meral was born, but unfortunately, the dragon egg in his cradle did not hatch.

Longzel continued to concentrate on digesting his vast territory. The huge wealth of the Varese family was his most solid backing, and the family's wealth was still growing as he spent money like water.

Longzel agreed with Diana's words that the gold piled up in the cellar was meaningless.

Silvercrown City, located between the former Yronwood City and Blackwing Castle, finally began to pave roads and foundations. The Vareses family used bread, beer, and copper coins to recruit the Dornishmen who had not gained anything in the past few years.

The first area to be built was the Silver Harbor District. This huge port was second only to the Varese family's military port "Silver Dragon Port" in size. Then came the Windbreak District, Blackbread District, and Tree Pit District where civilians lived. These three areas were built along the port. Under the planning of the family's designers, although they were messy and not as neat as Midsummer Hall, they were countless times better than King's Landing.

Longzel personally rode a dragon and built a much smaller but more beautiful castle called "Silver Crown Castle" on top of the Red Mountains, modeled after Dragon's Nest. If it weren't so hot here, this location would be much better than Dragon's Nest and Summer Hall, both in terms of geographical location, military, and political perspectives.

In 128 AC, Valar and Layla welcomed the fruit of their love, a beautiful little girl with shiny silver-gold hair and lavender eyes as bright as morning stars. Longzier named the child "Daniela", a common name for Valyrian girls.

A silver-winged dragon egg hatched at the moment Danella was born. It was a pure white little dragon, without a trace of other colors on its body. Even its membrane wings were pure silver-white. The little dragon had no horns, but a cluster of tall, thorny folds extending from the top of its head to the end of its tail. Unlike her cousin Ringol's dragon, the little dragon's wrinkled dorsal fin was upright at birth.

When people welcomed the arrival of the 129th New Year after the conquest with bonfires, banquets, carnivals and a great harvest.

King Viserys can already see the Stranger waving at him, and the Princess of Dragonstone is pregnant again.

March 129, 3 AD.

King's Landing, Red Keep, Maegor's Holdfast. Princess Helena and the children knocked on the door of the king's bedroom. She hadn't had those crazy dreams for a long time, but last night, she dreamed of the familiar scene again. The big bear on the iron chair fell asleep lovingly, and the black and green flames finally devoured her dream.

"Father, I'm here with the children."

A weak groan was heard from within the room, and Helena knew that this meant the king had given their permission to come in, so she pushed open the door.

It was rare that there was no smell of poppy milk or boiling wine in the king's bedroom. The king sat on a special recliner, his remaining eye narrowed into a slit, but Helena could still see the love on her father's face.

"Oh, oh, Rhaenyra," King Viserys struggled to sit up. "Oh, sorry, Helena, come, bring the children here."

The king rubbed the baby's nose with a smile, which made the child burst into tears. The king pulled the corner of his mouth stiffly, took off a pearl ring from his finger and handed it to the little prince. The little prince's eyes lit up instantly, and he stopped crying and played with the ring happily.

"Father, do you need it?"

The king shook his head firmly. "I have seen Him waving at me." The king sighed, "Helena, I wish my children could always be as carefree as little children."

"Father."

"Children, do you want to hear a story?" King Viserys asked with a smile as he held the two older children in his arms.

Jaehaerys nodded immediately. "I want to hear stories about my great-great-grandfather fighting wildlings and giants!"

"well"

Helena listened quietly to her father telling a story that he had told dozens of times. She suddenly felt her face wet, but before she could wipe it off, she heard her father cough twice.

"Go back. Let the children rest early. It may rain heavily tonight. Don't let the storm scare the children." The king looked out the gloomy window and said weakly.

Helena nodded and left the king's bedroom with the children, looking back every few steps.

Viserys looked at the faint lightning outside the window and slowly closed his eyes.

"Rhaenyra. Rhaenyra. Daemon"

Boom.

A muffled thunder broke the silence before the coming storm.

Volume 2: Sunset on Dorne is finished, next volume: A Dance with Blood Dragons.

The picture shows the prince's territory in 127AC.

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