Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 92: The Maiden of the Valley and the Wolf of Winter

"It is settled then." Aemond tapped the map. "We shall prepare to evacuate King's Landing immediately."

"I'll go and convince Helena." Great Aegon finally found something he could do. "For the sake of the children, she will definitely fight for us."

"And if the queen goes to the South, she can also protect Prince Daeron." Taelan sighed, "Prince Daeron only has one little dragon. If Longzel chooses to start a war in the South, having one more dragon will give him a higher chance of winning."

"Ser Criston, Ser Tyran, you two will lead the army north. His Majesty and I will ride on dragons to cover you. Lord Jasper, Lord Larris, Lord Orwell, if Rhaenyra enters King's Landing, you must evacuate as soon as possible." Aemond sighed and made arrangements.

The meeting room fell into silence again.

At Maegor's Holdfast, Aegon the Great carefully walked into the room of his wife whom he had not visited for a long time. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Helena packing her things. His three children were also dressed. Jaehaerys stood beside his twin sister in a daze, holding his younger brother Maelar in his arms, looking at his father who came in and his mother who had tied up the packages with some confusion.

"Helena"

"I know everything." Helena glanced at Aegon the Great. "Wars between blood relatives are the most hated by the gods, and so is war between dragons. Aemond is a kinslayer, Aegon, you are also responsible."

"Now is not the time to talk about this, Helena." Great Aegon sat next to Helena. "We need you and Dreamfyre. The children need us too. Aemond wants you to fight for us. I want you to take the children to Oldtown. It is safer there than King's Landing. Grandpa's family will also arrange for the children to go to a safer place."

Helena looked quietly into Great Aegon's eyes, but Great Aegon was somewhat afraid to look at her.

"I will not let Dreamfire burn innocent people." Helena said softly, "I am not a warrior either. I will take the children to Oldtown." The queen ignored the king and picked up Jaehaerys. "Aegon, I hope you and Aemond will take responsibility for your actions."

Great Aegon was silent.

The Gates of the Moon, Vale.

Duchess Jenny did not take Longzel and Jacaerys to the Eyrie. She knew that she could not stop the two dragon knights from flying to the Eyrie, so she simply negotiated the terms here.

"Prince, Prince, thank you for coming." Duchess Jeyne walked out of the Moon Gate Castle with Artis Royce and stood in front of Wormithor. She knew that the one who could really influence the negotiations was actually Longzel, who had absolute military power, not Jacaerys, who came on behalf of his mother. "Your dragon has solved a big problem for me, Your Highness."

"The Golden Eagle of Seagull Town?" Wormisol slowly moved his body, revealing a pool of broken flesh under his feet. Longzel recognized the tattered golden eagle flag. "I've heard of them, a branch of the Arryn family, rich and good at business. My family's merchant ships once traded with them."

Jacaerys jumped off Vermax and took out the letter: "Lord Jeyne, I come on behalf of my mother, Queen Rhaenyra I of House Targaryen."

"I know why you are here, Prince." Duchess Jenny took the letter without opening the wax seal: "As you can see, my rule is not stable. My relatives have tried to challenge my inheritance and legal rights three times. My cousin Sir Arnold often says that women are too weak and unsuitable to rule. He has coveted my position for a long time, but unfortunately now he can only be with the flying birds in the sky prison. I hope he can rule these lovely birds well." Duchess Jenny walked to Jacaerys. Prince Jacaerys had grown taller than her, but the virgin of the valley had no interest in this child who was twenty-one years younger than her. She just looked at the prince's brown hair with interest.

Of course, the prince accepted her gaze calmly.

"To be honest, I am not satisfied with your stepfather. He treated his first wife badly, so I dare not compliment your mother's taste in choosing men, but this does not affect my oath, Your Highness." Duke Jenny looked at Longzel on the dragon's back.

Longzel also looked at this beautiful virgin of the Vale who still retained her girlhood with great interest. As the leader of the Vale, Jeyne Arryn had no children. Her favorite heir was Ser Joffrey Arryn, but the succession to the Vale was not stable. Perhaps there would be more interesting variables.

He couldn't help rubbing the gauntlet of the dragon saddle. He seemed to have some regrets for not coming to the valley during the last grand tour. At this time, Artis Royce also walked to the side of Wormisol. The dragon was too lazy to pay attention to the little bug, but Longzel was very interested in this young man.

After all, he was able to pick Sebastian in the tournament, so this guy is quite capable. But it is obvious that this kind of situation is not the right time for Attis to speak.

"Rhaenyra is my legitimate queen. She is connected to me by blood. We should help each other, especially in this man's world." Jenny looked at Longzel and said, "I envy Lady Diana. After all, her man will not regard himself as a god just because he has a dragon and treat her as a dispensable plaything." "Diana is my wife. Please watch your words." Longzel replied. The dragon under him snorted violently, but did not cause any damage.

Duchess Jenny finally smiled: "It seems that I was right. Lady Diana is much luckier than Leia. Prince, the Vale and the Vale Knights will support Her Majesty's cause, but we need time to raise troops and food."

The Duchess continued, "The Vale can provide Her Majesty the Queen with an army of 1500 men, including knights, but we need time. Lord Artis can lead cavalry into the Riverlands first."

"Tell me your conditions, sir." Longzel knew that everything Jenny said now was in preparation for the negotiation, so it would be better to lay it out first.

"Your Highness, the Vale needs a dragon rider to protect it." Jenny said, "The Vale is not afraid of the army. For thousands of years, both the wolves of the north and the kings of the riverlands have been defeated at the Bloody Gate. The Vale is not afraid of the navy. Although the fleet of Seagull Town is small, it is enough to protect itself by relying on the port. The Vale is only afraid of dragons."

The Duchess looked at Longzel and said, "We need the protection of a dragon rider. I hate feeling powerless and I don't want to end up like my cousin."

"We will send dragon riders to protect the valley. This is the king's obligation to his vassal." Jacaerys agreed immediately, so Jenny knelt in front of the prince, and her subjects also knelt in front of the dragon and handed over their swords to show their loyalty.

The two dragons soon took off again, and after meeting Lord Sunderland at the Three Sisters, they immediately flew to Winterfell. They received a raven from Lord Cregan Stark at the Sisters, and Lord Cregan was already gathering his subjects to prepare for winter and war.

Winterfell is a huge, ancient castle with thick walls protecting this ancient castle that has stood here for eight thousand years, as well as the godswood and hot spring gardens in the city.

"Dragons are coming! Dragons are coming!" The soldiers of Winterfell shouted loudly, calling on people to make room for the dragons to land. Vermithor roared and landed, followed by Vermax. The people in the courtyard looked at the two beasts nervously - one of them was larger than most of the courtyards in Winterfell, and only this square could accommodate the huge Vermithor.

Lord Cregan Stark, Lord Manderly, and Lord Rodrik Dustin stood beside the square, waiting for the two men to get off the dragon's back.

“Duke Creggan, it seems that the news I heard in the south is true.” Longzel smiled and punched Creggan, who was already taller than him: “You are much stronger than I thought.”

"We also have to thank the Varese family for their trade." Cregan Stark, who had begun to grow a beard, twitched his lips rarely. "At least this winter, our cellar is no longer so empty. Prince Longzel, you are still so young."

"Duke, I represent my mother."

"Jack, there's no need to say anything." Cregan Stark said, "The North will never forget, and the North will always abide by its oath, so you don't have to worry about our position."

The Duke motioned for the gray-haired Earl Rodrik Dustin to step forward and said, "The North needs to hurry up to harvest, otherwise many people will die in the winter, even with the cheap food shipped by Prince Longzel. So the North's army will be late in marching south. To express his apology, Earl Rodrik will lead 2000 grey-bearded veterans on horseback to fight for the Queen."

The Duke's grey eyes were tinged with blood. "They have been through hundreds of battles and are determined to die, Your Highness. They will die for the Queen, and my army will soon march south. The traitors who betrayed their oath will pay the price."

"Thank you for your loyalty, Lord Cregan." Jacaerys nodded.

"Well, now is our time, Prince Longzier." Cregan stood in front of Longzier. "Last time we met, I wanted to ask you for advice on the Valyrian steel sword. I hope you can fulfill my little wish this time."

"my pleasure."

Second update, there will be another update at the underworld time tonight. If you mind, you can watch it together on the 29th. I will probably be able to finish the DDL and resume normal updates on that day.

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