Chapter 219 What is Family
the other side.

Viserys found Grand Maester Meros and received a letter from Lys.

The content was brief, and Viserys's frown relaxed slightly.

"Humph, you still remember to come back."

Viserys snorted and slapped the envelope down.

……

time flies.

On the eve of the warm winter, the martial arts tournament in King's Landing is about to be held.

this day.

A scarlet dragon as long as a snake crossed the Blackwater Bay and leaped over the Mud Gate with a hissing sound.

Everyone knew it when they saw the red dragon.

Damon is back.

……

Red Keep, Throne Hall.

Viserys sat on the Iron Throne, wearing a golden crown and holding his family sword Blackfyre.

The audience below was filled with princes and ministers, all talking in low voices.

"Imon, I'm a little hungry."

Rhaenyra poked with her little hand and whispered in her ear sheepishly.

"Didn't you just eat it?"

Imon is overwhelmed.

Since becoming pregnant, Rainier's appetite has skyrocketed, and she is almost catching up with him.

But he eats three meals a day, at regular times, places and quantities.

Rainier ate irregularly and felt hungry at any time.

"What can I do?"

Rainier glared in grievance and pointed at her belly.

Is that because she is hungry?
Who is she serving this meal to?

answer me!
Eamon: ...

"We'll go back and eat later."

After a brief moment of suffocation, Aemon surrendered and spoke in a soothing voice.

Eat it, it won’t affect your health anyway.

He specially invited several bachelors from all over the country to diagnose her. There was nothing wrong with Rainier's health and her digestive system was in great shape.

The sudden increase in appetite can only be attributed to the heavy consumption during pregnancy.

An old scholar was worried that the sudden increase in appetite would upset her stomach, so he prepared some of the most nutritious meals in the Citadel for her.

Rainier took a look at the portion of the nutritious meal and asked whether it should be eaten before or after meals.

The old scholar took a carriage back to the Citadel for further studies overnight.

"People are coming."

Lanar suddenly spoke.

Aemon turned his head at the sound and looked towards the open door of the throne room.

stomping on...

The sound of unhurried footsteps was heard first, and then the noise in the hall stopped and became silent.

Damon appeared at the entrance of the hall with a faint smile on his face.

He was dressed in black, with long silver-gold hair draped over his shoulders, and the clan sword Dark Sister slung around his waist.

In his right hand he held a bundle with an oval outline inside.

He first looked up at the Iron Throne and saw Viserys with a stern face.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but his smile seemed to grow a little wider.

A little more stable, a little less vigilant.

Then he looked around the hall and met the eyes of many princes and ministers, but paid no special attention to any of them.

These good-for-nothings are not on his friend list.

Viserys also saw him and pretended to be cold to make himself more dignified as a king.

He wanted to see what tricks the other party could play.

Damon exited the hall and disappeared from everyone's sight for a short while.

When he appeared again, he was leading a young girl with silver hair and purple eyes, who was holding a baby in her arms.

Eamon stuck his head out and took a closer look at this little... aunt?
He really didn't expect that Damon was so bold as to bring his mistress and illegitimate child with him.

Aren’t you afraid of your uncle’s punishment?

After just one look, he stepped back, his face showing contempt for Damon.

The Rogar family of Lys was a noble family of Valyrian descent.

As the eldest daughter of Lysandra Rogar, Marana has the typical appearance of a Valyrian.

She has soft silver-gold curly hair, lively violet eyes, smooth white skin exposed outside her green gauze dress, and a tall and well-proportioned figure.

She is a very beautiful and bookish young girl.

The focus is on youth!
Not to mention Lanar and Rhaenyra.

Yimon looked at the other person, who was probably about the same age as him.

"Old dragons eat young grass!"

Aemon smacked his lips.

Damon seems to like this.

The original world seduced the newly adult Rhaenyra, and during the Dance of the Dragons, he also hooked up with the young girl Castor.

Aemon just shook his head, disdainful of the girl complex.

Women are like wine, the more...

"The child."

Lannar leaned over to the baby's ear and reminded him.

"See how Damon explains it."

When Aemon saw the baby sleeping with his hands in his hands, he showed no strange emotions at all and signaled everyone to stay calm.

At this time, Daemon walked towards the Iron Throne with his "family".

Marana looked nervous, her purple eyes scanning her surroundings from time to time.

Her upbringing as a lady forced her to remain calm and not bring shame to her family, but she still couldn't help but hold the baby tightly in her arms.

"elder brother."

Daemon walked to the Iron Throne and stopped, calling out the title as usual.

Viserys said expressionlessly, "Yes."

He looked down at the "family of three" below, wondering what Damon was up to.

"I have another son."

Damon put his hands in front of him, trying to appear as harmless as possible.

Looks quite honest.

Viserys refused to believe it and said, "A bastard?"

Damon tilted his head and changed his expression, somewhat rejecting the title, and said, "I am officially married to the mother of my child in Rees, and I invite you."

"Your feet are in Westeros, not Lys, remember?"

Viserys showed no respect.

"you are always like this."

Damon complained and handed over the bag in his hand: "Send someone to check?
Viserys looked surprised and motioned for the Kingsguard standing in front of the Iron Throne to check.

When he took the bag from Damon, the latter was a little reluctant and turned his head away, trying not to see it.

The Kingsguard opened the bundle, revealing a purple dragon egg.

It was one of Syrax's latest clutch of dragon eggs.

The shell is mostly purple, with one oval end being a mysterious silver-gray. The baby dragon will probably be very beautiful after hatching.

"His Majesty."

The Kingsguard presented the dragon egg to the king.

Viserys examined it carefully, touched the warm eggshell, and then handed it to the eager dragon handler present to take back the dragon for safekeeping.

At this moment, his tense expression relaxed inadvertently.

At least the dragon egg was found.

Viserys tilted the family sword Blackfyre slightly, no longer so stiff, and looked at Daemon and asked: "I asked you to bring back the dragon egg, but you brought someone else?"

He has to figure out what the other party is up to.

"I married her."

Daemon emphasized again, and then said: "If I want to stop the gossip, I can marry her again in King's Landing."

To be honest, when he saw that his brother was going to remove him from the family, he panicked at first.

He almost beat up the messenger.

But reason told him that he should not do anything that would alienate himself from his family.

The family does not only belong to his brother, but also to him.

He will never get away easily.

Viserys's eyes were sly and he could see that the other party was trying to give in, but he was unwilling to forgive him.

He named the bastard Aegon, mocking his son.

Only when he was scared did he come back and obediently offer the dragon egg.

What do you take him for?
The petty Viserys was still angry, so how could he just let it go?

He kept silent about Damon's proposal and stared at him with displeasure.

"elder brother!"

Seeing this, Daemon also got a little angry and questioned: "You married two wives, and Aemon also chose to marry more. I thought I could have another wife too."

Viserys almost laughed at the anger, but was more angry, and said, "It was only after Emma died that I married the current queen."

Queen Emma has always been his soft spot.

"so what?"

Damon met those angry eyes.

The eldest son Yi Ke married multiple wives openly.

Why wasn't he approved of this?
"You want to have a big fight with me?"

Viserys's face was grim, and he tried hard to suppress his anger.

You did such a stupid thing and yet you still want special treatment.

If you really think the king is your brother, you can do whatever you want without considering the consequences.

Damon fell silent.

Looking around, the princes and ministers were all silent, eating melons quietly.

He knew that he had to maintain his royal image. He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment.

He put his arm around his wife's shoulders and retreated to the row of ministers on the right.

"very good."

Viserys took two deep breaths and forced himself to smile. "The tourney will be held tomorrow. Stay put. A feast will be arranged afterwards."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The princes and ministers answered in unison.

……

At the banquet.

Rainier ate the cream cake in big mouthfuls, looking around with sneaky eyes.

"Eat slowly."

Yimon blocked it for her and wiped the corners of her mouth repeatedly with a handkerchief.

I still have a bit of a princess baggage and feel embarrassed to be too open and be laughed at by others.

"Uh-huh."

Rhaenyra showed an indulgent smile and raised her head to let him wipe her mouth.

"How old is she? She still needs someone to wipe her mouth?"

Aegon sat at the children's table, a look of disdainful sneer on his face.

"..."

No one cares about him.

Aegon was not convinced, so he climbed onto a chair to grab the roasted suckling pig on the wooden plate, intending to perform a three-bite-a-pig show to shock everyone.

"Be honest."

Allison grabbed the owner by the collar and pushed him back, glaring at him fiercely.

After being warned, Aegon sat down with his head lowered in dissatisfaction.

Aemond sat aside, picking up a piece of the roast suckling pig's puff pastry and chewing it slowly.

Then, stretch your neck and swallow hard.

For some reason, I always feel an inexplicable aversion when I see roasted suckling pig, as if I have been hit in a sore spot.

It tastes like chewing wax when you put it in your mouth.

No, take another bite.

Emond got stubborn and took a second bite.

"vomit!"

Rainiera retched at the same time, and it was hard to tell which of the siblings was retching.

The main banquet area.

Viserys didn't know who made him laugh, but he laughed out loud.

Damon sat next to him and smiled.

The former's attitude towards the latter changed very naturally, and they were able to drink and chat happily, as if they had let go of their prejudices.

Damon looked towards a corner of the banquet.

Marana held the swaddled baby, trying to comfort him, at a loss.

Viserys still treated the mother and son rudely and placed them in an unimportant corner.

Damon took a sip of his wine, stood up and walked away.

"The cream is cold, take a break when you're full."

Aemon was patting Rhaenyra's back gently when a figure appeared beside him.

Turning around, it was Damon.

"I heard that Rhaenyra is pregnant."

Damon looked around for a moment.

Aemon looked down on him and said casually, "Yes."

"You're going to be a father soon."

Even though he knew it a long time ago, Damon was still a little surprised, with an indescribable different feeling.

Aemon said nothing and remained cool.

Damon didn't interrupt and just watched quietly for a while.

Aemon frowned slightly, sensing that the other was in deep thought.

"Take good care of her. Giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell for a woman."

Suddenly, Damon smiled with relief and said, "Although pregnant women are moody, they can't choose like men."

Persuade the other party to be patient.

After saying that, he turned around and returned to his original position.

Iamon stood there in a daze, looking confused.

No!

Are you qualified to say this?
Why don’t you tell your mother, Mrs. Rhea, and see what she thinks of you.

Soon, Viserys called his nephew and daughter to his side.

"My favorite kids, they're going to have kids of their own soon."

Viserys laughed and showed off in front of the ministers.

Ever since Rainiera became pregnant, he has been in a good mood.

Blood is the chain that connects everything.

I believe that with this child, my nephew will always stand on the side of the Iron Throne.

A strong alliance is unbreakable.

Moreover, the royal bloodline continued.

Nothing could be more exhilarating.

"Cheers to the two newlyweds!"

Otto raised his glass with a kind smile on his face.

"To the newcomers..."

All the ministers raised their glasses together and surrounded Aemon and the other man in the center.

The atmosphere was harmonious and full of laughter.

Damon was sitting nearby, watching the scene silently.

Especially when his brother put his arm around Eamon's shoulders and repeatedly told him that men should be magnanimous and know how to take care of the family...

It seems like they are a happy family.

Tighter and more secure.

Damon couldn't help but sigh softly, lowered his head and smiled, with a layer of loneliness covering his whole body.

He didn't know what happened.

When his brother scolded him for his audacity in the letter, he felt more proud of having angered his brother.

But when he heard that Rhaenyra was pregnant, he would become a grandfather.

The pride in my heart suddenly disappeared, and instead I felt a sense of loss as to where I was going.

Unconsciously, my shoulders sank a little.

Even though he was revered as the "King of Lys" in Lys, he actually felt a bit boring.

Taking out his brother's letter again, he decided to return to King's Landing.

“The warmth of home.”

Damon muttered to himself and glanced at his new wife in the corner.

Lannar stayed with Marana, talked and laughed with her, and even held the fair and tender baby for a while.

Damon frowned, feeling an indescribable irritation.

But he suppressed it in an instant.

He has chosen to start a new family, so he should stick with it.

Damon was quiet.

His eyes were calm, and there was not a ripple in his heart.

Aemon, who was being urged to drink by the ministers, happened to glance and saw Daemon in an unusual state.

For no reason, I felt alert.

The other party is too abnormal.

There was no further mention of marrying Marana, or naming the newborn.

The reason why my uncle was so happy was that the other party knew how to adapt to the times.

But Aemon didn't want to believe he could change.

……

into the night.

Yimon was still worried, so he found his uncle's bedroom.

"What's your business?"

Viserys looked at his nephew curiously.

"About Damon."

Eamon said straight to the point.

Viserys sat at the table, playing with the stone figurine, and said with a smile: "Daemon is almost a grandfather, and he is much better than before this time."

Understand current affairs and the overall situation.

"He's done it many times."

Aemon didn't believe it at all.

Based on his understanding of Damon.

The more honest the other party is, the worse he is.

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Viserys paused for a moment, put down the stone sculpture, and asked, "What do you mean?"

To prevent any disaster from happening, Damon cannot be imprisoned.

After all, he did return the dragon egg obediently.

Yimeng walked around the table and said seriously, "Uncle, I have thought about this for a long time and have two ideas."

"I'm listening."

Viserys' eyes flickered.

"First, if he does anything to hurt me and my family again, I will show no mercy."

Aemon made up his mind, grabbed a dragon-shaped stone sculpture, and gently moved it to fall down.

Viserys' pupils suddenly shrank, and he understood what his nephew meant.

"the second."

Yimeng did not pause and said in a calm tone: "If I say I don't mind them dissolving their marriage, what else do you have to worry about?"

(End of this chapter)

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