Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon

Looking at Jakaris who crept in, Ronzel sat cross-legged again, looking thoughtfully at Jakaris who had an unnatural expression.

This kid, Ronzel, once again ignored the fact that he was actually only less than seven years older than Jakaris. He knew exactly why Jakaris visited him late at night. Although this child was young, he lived a very clear life, and Long Zell saw the shadow of Lin En in him.

It's a pity that in this world where bloodline is as important as law, and in many cases bloodline is higher than law. If bloodline is doubtful, it means that Jakaris will be attacked overtly and covertly.

However, the child was not responsible for this, the culprit was his mother, Princess Rhaenyra, who was stupid, irresponsible, and carried away by lust. At that time, as a member of the royal family, the heir to the Iron Throne, and the marriage partner of the Velaryon family, the most important ally of the Targaryen family, she would be stupid enough to do such a thing, and let her child bear the strong mark of an affair. , then it’s no wonder that the prince faction had enough reason to attack the princess and her children.

"Xiaojie, why don't you rest at this late hour? Be careful not to grow taller." Long Zell smiled and asked Jakaris to sit on the bed and touched his brown-black hair. To be honest, Long Zell likes this child very much. He is transparent, sensible, brave, tenacious and polite. No one would dislike such a good boy.

It's a pity that Long Zell could only sigh in his heart.

"My lord." Jakaris asked the question as a servant. "I have a question to ask you."

This surprised Longzel. In Westeros, knights and servants who are closely related have actually formed a relationship similar to that of an adoptive father and son. Of course, there is a premise here that the relationship is "close." , some attendants are just servants of the knight, or even prostitutes, while others are the knight's heirs, relatives, or students entrusted to the knight by close friends. For great lords, many of their retainers came from the families of their subordinate vassals, which was an important link between the lord and their vassals.

For the latter two, it is the knight's bounden duty to teach his squires. It was obvious that Jakaris came to Longzel for advice based on this idea.

"Say it, Xiaojie." Long Zell rubbed the sheets gently. "I will tell you everything."

"In your opinion, which one is more important, blood or ability." Jakaris lowered his head. Although he could accept his specialness calmly, he was still worried about how his specialness would affect other people.

Ronzel smiled. "Valyrian blood requires only a little bit." He pointed out the window. On the hills in the distance, Wormisor and Wormax simply built a nest, waiting for the arrival of the New Year. Earl Tully prepared a large amount of game, some slaughtered and some alive, and placed them near the dragon's nest. For the dragon to enjoy.

"Dragon." Long Zell said. "In the era of ancient Valyria, a dragon knight who could ride a dragon, whether you were a legitimate child or a seed left by the dragon king on a whim, would enjoy a high status in the family. After all, the Valyrian people Power is forged in blood and fire, not the letter of the law."

Jakaris's voice was still trembling: "But dragons are not everything now. I know that Xiaolu, Xiaoqiao and I are special, as long as we look more like our father than Sir Harwin Strong, as long as we are my grandmother's A lot of things won’t happen if you have pure black hair instead of brown hair.”

"You are innocent." Long Zell held down Xiaojie's head: "I am your knight, and it is my duty to tell you this. Xiaojie, your mother made a big mistake, but the ultimate responsibility lies with It's her, not you. At least the law supports you now." He stared into Jakaris's eyes, and there seemed to be fire in his dark purple eyes. "Before King Viserys announces to the kingdom that he has deposed the princess as crown prince, all you need to consider is to show your ability in front of the people of the kingdom and tell them that you have the ability to prove that your bloodline will not lead to mediocrity and that you can lead Give people peace, stability, bread and beer. You have to remember that the people may not accept a king with stained blood, but they will definitely not accept a mediocre king who is incompetent. A virtuous monarch can make the people happy. Forget about his stains. Even if history books will record them, thousands of years later, people will still praise his abilities and talents. His stains will only be used as jokes at the dinner table. If someone wants to make a fuss about them, they will only cause trouble. A normal person’s ridicule.”

"Thank you, my lord," Jakaris whispered.

"Go to bed quickly." Long Zell ruffled Jakaris's hair vigorously. “We still have a tough battle to fight as we spend the New Year in Kok Ling.”

Jakaris carefully left Longzel's room, leaving only Longzel letting out a long sigh in the room.

The New Year of the 123rd year of the Conquest calendar passed quietly in the warm summer wind. To the south of the kingdom there is little sign of autumn or winter, a long summer in which the Reach's wheat ripens, its flowers bloom, and its population thrives.

Only fertility can describe the Reach under the long summer.

The subsequent fleets of the Varese family arrived in Westeros in batches. A large number of young adults injected fresh blood into the new territory. Countless villages sprung up on the borderlands and stone roads. The workshop re-produced a steady stream of luxury goods, wine and silk. The workshops and banks left by the Varese family in other Free Trade Cities are also constantly sending new wealth.

When Longzier and his party arrived at Highgarden, they were greeted by another feast.

Most of the lords of the Reach had come. Duke Loras of Highgarden decided to hold an open-air banquet on the lush green land outside Highgarden. If Longzier had not sent a letter to dissuade him, he would have even planned to hold a tournament.

That would have been unnecessary.

Vermithor and Vermax were resting outside the camp. And the camp had already been full of flags, including the three castle flags of the Peake family, the golden tree flag of the Rowan family, and the fox and lapis lazuli flower flag of the Florent family. The yellow centaur of the Caswell family, the horn of abundance of the Marewyth family, and the red apple of the Fossoway family

But all these dazzling flags were surrounded by two large flags in the center, the rose flag of the Tyrell family, and the lighthouse of the Hightower family.

Sir Mond and Prince Daeron raised their glasses to welcome Longzier and Jacaerys, who had come from the dragon's resting place.

"How can a woman rule a man!"

Just as Sir Mond was about to say a word of welcome, a rough voice suddenly rang out from the long table nearby.

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