Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon

"Please say, I am listening." Jakaris gradually adapted to the identity of the king. Now, the boy with brown and black hair already has the demeanor of a king. Of course, what people are in awe of is probably not the crown on his head, but Womax coiled behind him, and the armored sword-wielding Dragon Zell beside him. ·Varezes, and Vermisor, who looked at everything in the Hall of Hundreds of Furnaces with disdain, was undoubtedly the largest dragon in the world, and also the most powerful dragon in the world. After all, it was under the control of tens of thousands of people. Witnessing it with his own eyes, he shot down Vhagar from the sky with almost no damage, and killed the once largest dragon neatly.

Simon Strong stated his appeal word by word: "Your Majesty, the Strong family has endured too many betrayals since it was granted the title of Harrenhal when Jaehaerys I was the leader. , death and disaster, Your Majesty, seeing that the Strong family has always stood by you and Her Majesty the Queen, except for the traitor Larris, the Strong family is willing to give up the reward. I only ask that you can confirm a new one for the Strong family. The patriarch of the family, as well as choosing a new territory for the Strong family, the Strong family is willing to donate Harrenhal and its affiliated territories. "

Hearing that the Strong family was willing to donate the territory of Harrenhal, the nobles began to whisper again. Marquis Forrest Frey was a little moved, but quickly calmed down. Although the Frey family was attracted by the riverland nobles Contempt, but it still has hundreds of years of history, and the Frey family has also witnessed the strange changes in Harrenhal over the past hundred years. The entire Hall family was burned to death by dragon fire, and the last member of the Kohoris family was castrated and killed by Harren the Heart in front of the heart tree. This ancient Valyrian family perished. At that time, the clan was exterminated by Maegor, and the Tails family also died out after taking over this giant castle. Queen Rhaena, the wife of Aegon the Uncrowned, was finally buried here. As for the Strong family, their tragic situation is obvious to all.

Lucamor Strong, who served as the Kingsguard, betrayed his oath and stained his white robes and the honor of House Strong with a bunch of children. Leonor Strong and Harwin Strong were strangely killed. Burned to death in the dank castle, Larys Strong was born disabled and exhausted all his mechanisms, but ultimately died under the dragon's flames.

The once wealthy and powerful Strong family now only has two or three kittens left. Wealth is almost exhausted.

Maybe the legendary Curse of Harrenhal really exists? Anyway, when Marquis Frey had some thoughts, his comrade-in-arms Lord Petyr Piper and the little Lord Benjikor Blackwood, who had a very good relationship with him, both grabbed him. He, who was fighting alongside him, The nobles of the land now have a favorable impression of Marquis Frey. Benjikor Blackwood even gave birth to a child with Kermit Tully, the eldest son of Lord Elmont Tully, a tall and thin boy who was very clever. Lord Forrest Frey has a new nickname: "Knight" Frey.

This made Marquis Frey very useful and grateful.

"I understand what you mean, Sir Simon." Jakaris looked at Longzell beside him. Longzell thought for a moment. He had the most territory that became ownerless during the war. "If Sir Simon is willing, the Dustonbury and surrounding territories of the Baker family can be exchanged for the Strong family, but the Strong family needs to swear allegiance to me."

"This is not a problem." Simon Strong was overjoyed, and he hurriedly pushed the young man out of the family. Unfortunately, his son and nephew died on the battlefield. Unfortunately, his great-nephew was doused with Vhagar's dragon blood and died after wailing in the tent for a few days. Today, only the Strong family is left. A young man got off.

The tall, thin, lion-nosed, rather handsome Luca Strong, a fourteen-year-old boy, looks somewhat similar to Jakaris, but people automatically ignore this. After all, there is a real dragon on the throne.

"Very well, Luca Strong. In gratitude for your family's achievements, I approve your grandfather's request. The Strong family voluntarily donated Harrenhal and its surrounding territories. In exchange, Luca Strong was canonized as Duston. The Earl of Bury enjoys all rights over Dustonbury and its surrounding territories. As for Harrenhal, it will be temporarily used as a royal territory, waiting for a more suitable family to appear. The royal family will use it as a reward to reward loyal families. "

"Thank you for your gift, Your Majesty." Luca Strong knelt down on one knee, accepted the result of the territory replacement, and swore allegiance to Longzel.

Longzell also learned about the whereabouts of Ari Hewen. She finally decided to leave Harrenhal and return to Thousand Faces Islet. The green man elders were also willing to accept her, on the condition that she would teach the children of Thousand Faces Islet the witchcraft she had mastered. technique.

at this time.

In the team in the north, Earl Domeric Bolton poked Sir Medric Manderly on the side and said quietly: "If I remember correctly, Dustonbury was once owned by the Manderly family. Territory." Medrick replied nonchalantly: "My family has been expelled by the Gardener King for several centuries. The current Mandalay family is the loyal dog of the wolf. As for Dustonbury, it is probably already. It’s been transformed beyond recognition by Peake.”

The Mandalay family, the holders of White Harbor, is the only family in the north that believes in the Seven Gods and has knights. It was once a great noble of the Riverbend Kingdom and a descendant of Garth the Green Hand. The Gardener King is afraid of the power of the Manderly family. , together with the Peake family, expelled the Mandalay family. The wandering Mandalay family was finally taken in by the Stark family, the king of winter. The Wolf King generously gave the mermaid a large territory. From then on, the Mandalay family became One of the most loyal vassals of House Stark and an important barrier to the North.

The great trial ended with rewards and punishments, and the nobles gradually dispersed. Valar rode Silver Wing and flew back to Dragon's Nest after the meeting.

Jacaerys and Longzier did not want to stop. After a simple rest in Harrenhal, Longzier took the young king away from the castle. They wanted to visit the villages destroyed by the war, the castles that surrendered in the Westerlands, and the towns ravaged by the plague.

Red Fork River.

A village still emitting thick smoke.

Vermax was bored and playing with his tail outside the village, and Vermithor was bored watching Vermax playing with his tail.

But Jacaerys was already sitting on the ground at the entrance of the village. Longzier sat beside him, and in front of the king was a simple bean soup, exactly the same as what the villagers in front of him were eating.

"There are no children in the village anymore, Your Majesty." A middle-aged man with a broken leg sighed and said, "When the dogs from the West came, they killed the men they could see and took away the women they could see. As you can see, Your Majesty, we no longer have enough manpower to plant the next batch of seeds."

Beside the man were a few old people and children, as well as a few old women. "Your Majesty, may the Seven Gods bless you. We and several nearby villages are in the current state." An old woman who looked respectable said with tears. "Fortunately, our knight lord died, otherwise, we would not even be able to keep the seeds. Now it's better. There are still some seeds to keep, and we can barely eat for a while."

Jakaris silently picked up the bowl in his hand and drank a mouthful of bean soup. There was no salt at all. The beans had an indescribable taste. It was not rotten or hard. In short, the taste was terrible and it was difficult to fill the stomach.

"Are these your seeds?" Jakaris looked at the bean soup and suddenly realized something.

The old woman sighed and nodded.

Jacaerys looked at Longzel: "My Lord."

Longzel shook his head: "Little Jie, this is your test. The knights collect taxes to provide services to the lords. This is the tradition of Westeros and the financial source of the major families, including the royal family. You have to find a balance between the people's hunger, the lack of money in the treasury, and the alienation of the nobles."

"The compensation for the West."

Longzel gave Jacaerys a look and sighed in his heart: "Jacerys is a good boy and has the potential to become a truly good king. What a pity."

Jacerys understood what Longzel meant. The compensation for the West would eventually come from the respective lords and the miners in the gold mines. The nobles would not bleed too much.

Although this also means that the tax source of the nobles has been destroyed, who cares about the future?

"I understand." Jacaerys looked at the people who gathered around and the ascetics among the people, and ate up the bean soup that people brought.

"I will prepare food for everyone to survive the winter. Please believe me." Jacaerys promised everyone: "I will keep everyone alive through the winter. I swear in the name of the Seven Gods."