Game of Thrones: Viserys the Three-Headed Dragon

The black stone walls of the main hall were already covered with flags of various families when they entered - this was the first time.

The raised platform in the hall was the seat of the princes and the king.

Viserys, Daenerys, Oberyn, and Princess Arianne sat together in the middle of the high platform in the main hall.

After all the distinguished guests were seated, everyone toasted to each other and exchanged congratulations, and then the dinner officially began. From time to time, someone would come to toast the host and guests on the high platform, and the king never spoiled the fun, and he had already drunk one glass of fine wine in his cup.

The main hall of the castle on Dragonstone was steaming, and the aroma of roasted meat and bread was everywhere.

At the beginning, both the guests and the host were a little reserved, and the banquet was not as lively as expected. The theme of the banquet was the collision of knives, forks, bowls and plates and whispered conversations at the table.

But as time went on, people toasted each other, and gradually there was loud laughter and noise. The men began to brag to each other about stories of war, hunting and adultery, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.

The Dornish were very enthusiastic. With the clash of wax discs and drunken conversations, the atmosphere gradually became heated. Even the honorary knights in the envoys took out harps from their luggage, plucked the strings, and sang ballads.

Viserys also invited singers to perform at the banquet. In such an atmosphere, the unfamiliar host and guest soon became friends.

As the banquet progressed, the host and guests were sweating and blushing, talking and laughing.

From time to time, someone told jokes loudly, causing everyone to laugh.

An enthusiastic woman jumped up in the ballad and danced a little, pushing the banquet even more enthusiastic.

Viserys was grateful to these enthusiastic and proactive banquet helpers. The nobles of Dorne and the lords of Dragonstone were not familiar with each other, and Viserys was afraid that something would go wrong at the banquet. Fortunately, these nobles were used to banquets and would not make this welcoming banquet boring.

This also gave Viserys some confidence in the wedding banquet.

Speaking of which, as a three-headed dragon, Viserys was also worried about the upcoming wedding banquet, fearing that some link would go wrong.

There were already two wedding banquets where the king died, and he just hoped that his wedding banquet would be safe and sound without any problems.

When he saw Princess Lialynn of Dorne's envoys at the reception, Viserys said that he was not worried, which was definitely a lie. If an ex appeared at a wedding - even if they had never seen each other before - this kind of thing, as long as it happened once, you would know how disturbing it is.

He thought that it would be Quentin or Prince Trystane of Dorne who came.

Fortunately, this princess of Dorne was more mature, stable and polite than he thought.

At least for now, she has not done anything inappropriate, and I just hope she can keep doing this. The secret engagement has been cancelled, and everyone should accept their fate.

The banquet did not end until late at night. Dragonstone Castle arranged an entire tower and all the guest rooms in the hall for the Dorne delegation. Dragonstone was not a good place to welcome distinguished guests. Except for the great lords and important dignitaries who could be allocated private rooms, the accompanying Dorne knights could only stay in the dormitory for the Dragonstone soldiers on the side of the hall. After all, there were more than 300 people.

In fact, the king also arranged an inn at the foot of the mountain for the guests, but none of the knights wanted to stay there.

However, looking at the expressions of many people, they did not show dissatisfaction with this.

Too many guests can sometimes be a distressing thing.

Fortunately, the current guests are only the lords of Dorne and Dragonstone. Viserys knew that whenever there was a major event to gather the lords, knights from different places often fought because of quarrels, and fights led to death.

Every time Robert held a tournament, including Joffrey's wedding not long ago, crimes in King's Landing and knights fighting to death due to tavern brawls were endless.

This kind of thing is almost impossible to prevent. Viserys has been prepared. He has studied the handling methods of all dynasties and followed the "law of ancestors": if both combatants are knights, then the honor of the duel is honor, and if it is a more vicious incident, then the law is the law.

When Viserys sent Daenerys back to her room after settling the guests, Daenerys suddenly asked: "Brother, what do you think of Princess Arianne Martell of Dorne?"

"At present, there should be no problem." Viserys replied, "It seems to be a visit."

Daenerys looked at her brother deeply: "Maybe she has other thoughts."

Viserys sighed: "Maybe, you ask this, do you think I have other thoughts?"

"No," Daenerys shook her head and grabbed her brother's hand, "It's because I believe you, so I think you may be embarrassed. She is very beautiful, just sitting there without moving, it attracts attention. And she may know about the agreement, you I thought about it for a moment. If it were me, I would never be as calm as she is. "

"If I heard correctly, Dany, are you worried about her?" Viserys came closer. "Don't use this way of thinking to substitute other people's thoughts, Dany, it's arrogant. People are different. We just need to do our best. There are always places where we can't take care of other people's feelings. Sometimes we are a little selfish and only think about ourselves, but it is good for everyone."

"You're right," Daenerys suddenly laughed, "but I guess you will be troubled during this period."

"Don't think I'm so charming. The world doesn't revolve around me. Speaking of which, that dragon egg?"

"I'm not sure yet, but I always feel that something will happen if I spit fire on the dragon-shaped magic in the egg in my dream. However, its magic is too big in the dream, and the fire I spit is too small. If I can be as big as you in the dream, I can wrap it all up with a mouthful of fire."

Speaking of which, after Daenerys learned to use that strange voice in the dream to urge the magic flame in the dream to spit out like a dragon, she began to sing the flame to the dull dragon-shaped magic in the dragon egg by connecting with Viserys in the dream, testing whether certain conditions can be met to give the dragon-shaped magic in the dragon egg a soul.

The dragon-shaped magic in the dragon egg will absorb the magic flame that Daenerys sang to it, but it is not known what effect this unclear attempt will eventually achieve. We can only wait and see if any changes will happen next.

"Don't worry, we don't lack dragons. It doesn't matter even if nothing happens in the end."

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"Oh, what a coincidence, Your Majesty Viserys. I didn't expect to meet you here."

"Oh, hello, Princess Arianne." Viserys blinked, "What a coincidence. I wonder if you are used to staying in Dragonstone?"

"I heard about this castle from my father, but seeing it with my own eyes is still different from what I imagined." The princess from Dorne wore a creamy white dress today, without many jewels, and was as plain and elegant as a pure girl. "To be honest, when I entered the banquet hall, the dragon's mouth still impressed me. It was like entering the dragon's belly for a banquet. It was a wonderful experience."

Viserys Lys asked seriously: "I heard that the princess is acting as the governor of Sunspear City, and has handled a lot of Dorne affairs on behalf of Prince Doran?"

The Dorne princess smiled slightly: "I just share some of the things within my ability with my father."

"I am curious, Your Highness, please tell me, how many acres of arable land are there in Dorne? How many years do small lords, self-employed farmers, and tenants prepare for winter food? Can Dorne's farmland still grow crops normally in winter?"

"." She obviously didn't expect Viserys to ask these questions, "Your Majesty, are you so busy with government affairs in your spare time?"

"No, it's just that I discussed the agreement with Prince Oberyn yesterday-you were there at the time, and the prince said that Dorne can call for me At least 30,000 spears and swords," Viserys continued to ask, "but in fact, I want to know more about Dorne's standing army. To what extent will the summoning of 30,000 people affect the people's livelihood in Dorne? How many acres of land will be abandoned? I don't know if you have seen the population statistics published in the town of Dragonstone. Since Stannis summoned the troops in the territory, most of the remaining farmers and tenants in Dragonstone are the elderly, the weak, women and children. A family of four has less than one-tenth of a family with a middle-aged man. There are several knights without descendants in the territory who have no descendants. Dragonstone is now extremely short of troops because no more soldiers can be recruited from the land of the vassal states, leaving only half-grown children between the ages of twelve and sixteen. "

"Your Majesty, your kindness is touching. But wars have always been like this. The Dornish are not afraid of death. Now that they have decided to fight for you, they should do their best. "

"Princess Arianne, when the Starks of the North went south, they brought 20,000 soldiers from the North. The North was empty because of this, and the Ironborn took advantage of the opportunity to invade, and countless casualties were lost. Now the Wall is in crisis and needs help, but the North has no troops to go north to rescue. I don't doubt that the population of Dorne is larger than that of the bitter cold North, but 30,000. I know you don't believe it, but what I have been saying is what I think, and I have always believed that this winter will be very difficult. So I hope to reduce the number of troops. I don't actually need so many people. "

It is really a wonder. Viserys only hopes that Dorne will send 10,000 troops to fight with him, but Oberyn of Dorne insists that Dorne can send 30,000 troops.

Even several big families who came to visit were happy to provide Viserys with sufficient troops in their territories, because they saw the prospect of war and plunder, especially after hearing that Viserys would start with the Stormlands and the South, the princes of Dorne were very enthusiastic.

Just like when Highgarden responded to the Lannister alliance, the eyes of the powerful people in Dorne have already seen the fat meat of the Stormlands and the South. Even if the Martell family, as the feudal lord of Dorne, agreed to streamline the troops, these families would also be fanatical about increasing their proportion in the team for the wonderful prospect.

In their view, with the cooperation of the dragon, this is a war that must be won.

Especially beside Daenerys, there is a thriving little dragon Nightfire.

Targaryen has more than one dragon. In their eyes, this means that the other six countries will eventually be unified by this Targaryen king, just like the conquests that Aegon had done.

And according to the rumors about the Targaryen king they have heard about these days on Dragonstone, the earlier they join, the more they invest, and the greater the return they will get.

Because this king advocates convincing people with reason, and seems to prefer to use the situation to oppress and resolve disputes in a peaceful way without war.

They speculate that the big wars that this Targaryen king will fight in the process of unifying the seven kingdoms may be much less than imagined.

It is very likely that if they slow down a few steps, maybe when the situation in the seven kingdoms eases, those who fight for the Targaryen king will not get any practical benefits in this war except for the long-term benefits that have been clearly obtained.

"." The princess of Dorne answered seriously, "Your Majesty, the leader of the delegation is my uncle Prince Oberyn. I believe that all your questions will be answered satisfactorily in the next consultation."

"Yes, Princess, I'm sorry to nag you about this. I won't disturb you from reading. Goodbye. I look forward to the next consultation meeting."

"."

The Princess of Dorne couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. Every time Viserys talked to her, he talked about government affairs and serious matters. This seemingly kind but actually distant expression had made his attitude clear.

The princess was secretly sad, and her servant Garin suddenly shouted happily: "Princess, look, the dragon named 'Nightfire' flew out again! Wow! It seems to be a little bigger than yesterday. Do dragons grow so fast? It started to climb into the air! So fast!"

Every time she met Viserys in private, she was accompanied only by her servants. The Princess of Dorne never told her close friends about her secret engagement with Viserys, even her closest cousin Tyene never knew about it.

Garin obviously didn't know her little thoughts. He had long been attracted by the dragons of Dragonstone. Now, every day when he had nothing to do, he would wait for the spectacle of the little dragon 'Nightfire' flying up the cliffs of Dragon Mountain like the idle people and tourists in the town.

Perhaps it should stop here, the princess of Dorne thought, why couldn't she be like Garin and watch the dragons flying happily in Dragonstone?

Thinking of this, she stuck her head out of the door and window, stretched her head out, and looked at the cliffs behind the castle like everyone else, to see the little dragon flapping its wings and flying into the sky.