The Mountain of Ice and Fire

Jennie touched the silver hairpin with the tip of her tongue, and on that silver hairpin was a star of Daenerys' blood.

Daenerys knew that Jennie was a blood witch. Blood witches possessed miraculous medical skills and could also make predictions through blood. It was said that advanced blood witches could see the clear future of the blood's owner by tasting their blood.

Another blood witch under the Mountain was Lady Dorea Sand, the supreme blood witch of the Crag, who had done the same thing to Daenerys.

Daenerys looked at Jennie, her beautiful eyes like amethyst, her heart already building a thick defensive wall!

Jennie put the silver hairpin back on her head: "Daenerys, I have seen your future."

"Oh?!"

"The Green Prophet Brynden Rivers will not be able to fulfill your wish."

"I have no wish that needs the Green Prophet to fulfill." Daenerys' armor was impenetrable.

Jennie said lightly: "The Targaryen family was not born as dragons."

"Perhaps, Your Grace."

"By the will of the gods, a new dragon race will be born, and dragons will roam the East, and no enemy will be able to stop them."

"Oh!"

"Any enemy!" Jennie said lightly. She began to descend the city wall, no longer paying attention to Daenerys, as if she did not exist, but the voice still came, "Daenerys, you came to see His Grace, can I know what's the matter?

"Your Grace, I request His Grace to allow Ser Jorah Mormont to return to my side and be my personal guard again. I will be attending Sansa's wedding in the West, and I hope to have my own guard, which is also a sign of respect for Sansa and Ser Reynard."

Jennie stopped, but did not turn her head: "Daenerys, those who are going to the Westerlands for the wedding should leave a month in advance."

"I have dragons, Your Grace."

"Can your dragons take four people at once?"

"I have Drogon and Rhaegal, and they have grown stronger recently."

Jennie looked at the captain of the Kingsguard, Barristan Selmy: "Ser Barristan, go and ask Hand Jon Connington for an edict. I hope the Hand can order Ser Rolph Spicer, the commander of the City Watch, to relieve Jorah Mormont of his duties as a stablehand and let Ser Jorah return to Daenerys' side as her guard. Jorah Mormont is a great lord of the North. It is detrimental to the dignity of the nobles to be a stablehand in King's Landing."

"Yes, Your Grace." Barristan Selmy strode away.

"Thank you, Your Grace." Daenerys said with a salute. She really did not expect that the thorny matter of Jorah Mormont's return would be solved with the help of Queen Jennie Westerling.

This was too surprising!

The Mountain had designs on her, and with a woman's sensitivity, Daenerys believed that Jennie certainly knew. This queen, who should have been burning with jealousy, actually helped Daenerys achieve one of the most important things she wanted to resolve.

However, Jennie, who helped Daenerys for some unknown reason, did not respond to Daenerys' expression of gratitude. She did not even turn her head to look at Daenerys. After Jennie asked Barristan Selmy to find Hand Jon Connington, she went down the city wall on her own. Two female generals, one general, and three Kingsguard followed Her Grace into Maegor's Holdfast.

"Let's go back to the Maidenvault." Daenerys said lightly, her heart filled with joy.

The drawbridge of Maegor's Holdfast had been lowered, and Ser Barristan Selmy was quickly crossing the drawbridge.

In this meeting between Jennie and Daenerys, Jennie was very cold to Daenerys, and this coldness was actually a kind of condescending arrogance. From beginning to end, Jennie did not address Daenerys as Your Grace, but called her by her name directly. But Daenerys followed the etiquette and called Jennie Your Grace.

According to common sense, Jennie, who was cold, arrogant, and did not look at Daenerys directly, should not have helped Daenerys. She asked Ser Barristan Selmy to find Hand Jon Connington to issue an edict, which perfectly avoided the obstacle of the Mountain. She herself did not directly issue an order with the authority of Her Grace, so she perfectly avoided the possible conflict between the Queen and the King.

The Mountain did not agree to let Jorah Mormont return to Daenerys' side!

But these matters belonged to government affairs, and Hand Jon Connington had the right to handle the affairs of the palace and any government affairs of the kingdom. The Hand of the King was in charge of the military on horseback and the people on foot. Except for the King, he was in charge of everything. Moreover, Jon Connington was famous for adhering to principles. If he believed that Barristan Selmy's words violated the law and rules, even if it was Her Grace's intention, the Hand would not hesitate to refuse.

Even if His Grace himself violated the rules and regulations, the Hand would never give the King face.

Jon Connington's features were unique in the Seven Kingdoms. He was born with the majesty of integrity and a frightening aura. Adhering to the law and rules was his nature, and it was extremely difficult for anyone or anything to change him. Working under the Mountain, except for military and financial matters, the Mountain did not give Jon Connington any power. For the rest of the matters, the Mountain handed over the power to Jon Connington to handle. The Mountain controlled the military affairs of the kingdom alone. Littlefinger Petyr Baelish was the Mountain's strongest assistant in finance.

In the year 283 of Aegon's Conquest, during the War of the Usurper, Jon Connington besieged Robert Baratheon. He could have killed Robert and ended the war, but he adhered to the creed of not harming innocent people. He first rang the bells to let the people hide before starting the war, which led to the timely arrival of Robert's reinforcements. Also because of his 'benevolence', he was almost smashed to death on the steps by Robert's war hammer, and he only escaped with his life thanks to the desperate protection of his guards.

The Mountain had a deep memory of Jon Connington's 'ringing the bells war' and would never forget it. He believed that the prime minister, who was too rigid and strict in military and financial matters, should not touch anything.

With Jon Connington's iron-faced and selfless character, as long as the edict was issued by Prime Minister Jon, even if the Mountain knew about it afterwards and it was related to Queen Jennie, he could only shrug his shoulders and acquiesce.

*

Daenerys and Missandei and Missal, the two siblings, returned to the Maidenvault not long after, the sound of horses' hooves came from the bluestone road outside the gate. A burly man in dirty riding boots and faded yellow cloth galloped on horseback. His face was covered with messy stubble, and his eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep, but his expression was excited. Around his waist was a sword belt with a longsword and a short dagger hanging from it.

Daenerys heard the sound of horses' hooves coming to the outside of the Maidenvault, and at the same time heard the cheers of the guard Missal: "Ser Jorah!" The two women rushed out together, and Jorah Mormont jumped off the tall warhorse. His face was gaunt, his eyes were sunken, his chin was covered with messy stubble, and his hair was also messy. He looked very embarrassed and downcast, but his face was full of joy, and his eyes were full of light.

"Your Grace." Jorah Mormont saw Daenerys and quickly knelt on one knee, bowing his head in salute.

"Get up quickly, Ser Jorah." Daenerys stood still and maintained the dignity of the queen, although her heart was also so excited that it was almost jumping out.

Jorah Mormont, who had once been banished by Daenerys because his identity as a spy for Robert was revealed, did not go far. When Daenerys encountered danger, he reappeared to serve the queen. In Daenerys' heart, Jorah Mormont was like a parent to her. Of course, she also understood Jorah Mormont's feelings for her.

Once, because of discussing government affairs, on the sea, in the Queen's cabin, the two were too close. Jorah Mormont finally couldn't help it and put his arms around Her Grace to kiss her, but Daenerys stopped him with her hand. From then on, Jorah was completely disciplined. The look in his eyes when he secretly looked at Daenerys from behind was no longer fiery, but calm loyalty.

Jorah hid his feelings for Daenerys deep in his heart. He no longer hoped to get Daenerys' love. He only needed to stay by her side, protect her, and watch over her, and his life would be complete.

Daenerys reached out to help him up, and Jorah Mormont stood up: "Your Grace, I'm sorry, I'm too dirty."

"Go take a bath." Daenerys said in as calm a tone as possible. But her eyes, like Jorah's, were also full of happy joy. The two of them were like family members who had experienced life and death and had not seen each other for a long time.

Daenerys, Jorah Mormont, Missandei, and Missal entered the Maidenvault together.

On both sides of the gate of the Maidenvault and at the spiral staircase entrance of the tower of the Maidenvault, there were soldiers of the Royal Guard arranged by Captain Bronn guarding the place. Missal was Daenerys' guard, and he could be on duty at the gate or not. Whether he was on duty or not, there were soldiers of the Royal Guard guarding the front and back of the Maidenvault, with strict security.

Jorah Mormont needed to change clothes, take a bath, and put on his armor again. His armor, longsword, and sword belt were all specified in Prime Minister Jon Connington's edict to be returned to him by Commander Rolph Spicer. After Jorah received the edict, he was too excited and wanted to see Daenerys immediately. He only fastened the sword belt on his body, and the armor and helmet were placed on the horse's back. He did not wear them and galloped over. And the warhorse was temporarily borrowed by Commander Rolph Spicer.

Jorah Mormont was, after all, from a great noble family. If he hadn't done something wrong and been hunted down by Eddard Stark, he would have been the heir to Bear Island. No one dared to object to the Mountain's punishment of Jorah Mormont to be a stablehand. But in private, the nobles did not approve of the Mountain's punishment of a noble to be a stablehand. Between nobles and nobles, there was a huge sense of identity. They were not subjects, not freemen, and not servants. In Westeros, there was no precedent for prisoners of war to become slaves, nor was there a precedent for nobles to become stablehands. Most nobles would rather be executed than be punished as stablehands.

They believed that it was the greatest humiliation to honor and an extreme harm to family honor!

But Jorah Mormont accepted the extreme humiliation of becoming a stablehand.

When Jorah was bullied and ridiculed by the officers and soldiers in the City Watch every day, the officers from noble families were more tolerant to Jorah. Jennie Westerling had calculated that the exiled Prime Minister Jon would be full of sympathy for the stablehand Jorah. As soon as the Barristan Selmy she sent arrived at the Tower of the Hand, before he could finish conveying the Queen's words, the Prime Minister signed the edict to exempt Jorah from being a stablehand.

*

Jorah was still taking a bath, trimming his face, and hanging his beard in the Maidenvault. Outside the Maidenvault, the sound of horses' hooves rang again. A man riding a warhorse brought two other empty-saddle warhorses to the gate of the Maidenvault. He was dressed in black, with black hair and black eyes, and there was no shadow of the Targaryen family's blood. The Targaryen family's purple eyes, silver-gold hair, snow-white skin, and handsome face - this Targaryen had none of them.

The person who came was Jon Targaryen.

Since he was persuaded by the Mountain to accept that the Night's Watch was a strong shield guarding the kingdom - this was a vow in the Night's Watch oath - the Mountain regarded Jon as a member of his legion. During this short time in King's Landing, the Mountain allowed Jon to participate in his military training for the warriors. These trainings included the offense and defense of swordsmen and shieldmen, spearmen against cavalry, cavalry against cavalry, cavalry against archers, and the battle formation coordination of archers, spearmen, and swordsmen and shieldmen, etc.

The Mountain hoped that Jon could train the Night's Watch legion of the Wall according to the new things he had learned after returning to the Wall. When the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch was familiar with the Mountain's training content, the kingdom's legion sent by the Mountain would be stationed at the Wall to join the Night's Watch legion. The degree of matching between the Lord Commander and the recruits in military training would be very high.

Jon jumped off the warhorse: "Guard, please inform me, I am Jon Targaryen, I want to see Her Grace."

As soon as he finished speaking, Daenerys appeared at the gate.

"Your Grace." Jon did not kneel on one knee. He made a fist with his right hand, placed it on his left chest, lowered his head, and paid tribute to Daenerys with a humble etiquette.

He was an honest person. On the sea, he had sworn allegiance to Daenerys.

"Jon, I see you brought three warhorses!"

"Yes, Your Grace, I have to set off for the West immediately."

"Go on horseback?" Daenerys asked in surprise.

"Yes."

"Where is Rhaegal?"

"Rhaegal is no longer in the Dragonpit."

"Where did he go?"

"I don't know. Drogon and Sheepstealer have also been out of the Dragonpit for many days."

Daenerys could hardly believe it: "All three dragons are not in the Dragonpit?"

"Yes, Your Grace."

"Then how should we go to the West to attend Sansa's wedding? The Mountain will also go, how will he go? If many people go, it will take us a month to reach the West."

"Perhaps His Grace needs to ride Vermithor to find Sheepstealer and Drogon first. The clerks on the Dragonpit told me that only His Grace knows where the dragons are."

"Where will the dragons be?"

"Probably in the deepest part of the Mountains of the Moon. Vermithor will reach the Mountains of the Moon in just one day and one night."

"Then you wait for the Mountain to summon back the dragons and we will go to the West together."

"I can't wait, His Grace has already ordered me to set off today. His Grace gave me three of the most divine warhorses of the Claw, and I can reach the West in three days and two nights by riding day and night. Sansa's wedding preparations need one of our own, and I am her brother, and I am also the only family member who can get there the fastest."

"Arya Stark is her sister!"

"Arya is His Grace's personal guard. His Grace is still in King's Landing, so she must also be here."

"The dragons went to the Mountains of the Moon? Do you know if the Mountain deliberately let them fly away, or did the dragons go out to play wildly?"

"I don't know, Your Grace."