Chapter 61 The Uncrowned Queen Arrives

Nineteen days had passed since the feast at Highgarden. Dragonzier and Jacaerys first met secretly with Duke Loras here and confirmed the trade agreement with Ser Haron Tyrell. After that, Dragonzier drank and talked happily with Lord Thaddeus Rowan, met with many nobles from the Reach, and signed a trade agreement with the Redwyne family of the Arbor. But it was a pity that no girl from any family was included in the marriage of Valar. During this period, Sir Mond also brought news from the Citadel. The cardinal was unwilling to offend Dragonzier by risking the presence of a dragon, but was also unwilling to give up the monopoly of knowledge, so he only symbolically recognized the bachelor status of seven scholars including Evans and gave them necklaces.

This was the biggest concession made by the Citadel without Dragonzier riding a dragon to burn the Citadel.

After leaving Highgarden, Dragonzier took Jacaerys to Casterly Rock. They stayed in this mountain city with a huge port for only one day before leaving. It's not because the Lannisters were not enthusiastic.

They were too enthusiastic. Duke Jason even planned to make his two daughters take off their clothes in public so that Longzel could confirm that they were virgins. Longzel was so scared that he ran away with Jacaerys after dinner. On the way to Raventree, Womisoer complained a lot about not having enough food in Casterly Rock.

To be honest, the barbecue in Casterly Rock was not as delicious as Highgarden, and the wine was not as sweet as Highgarden, but it had fresh seafood, more singers and dwarf jesters, and Duke Jason even let his beloved lions and hyenas fight at the banquet. Longzel didn't like this kind of pomp very much, so he left after politely perfunctory Duke Jason. Of course, it was not without gain. Longzel reached a paper agreement with Duke Jason in Casterly Rock. Duke Jason reduced the tariffs on Varese merchant ships entering Lannisport by 20%, and promised to use high-purity gold as the trading currency.

In general, it was not a loss.

Raventree.

The castle is located in the wooded Blackwood Valley. The ancient walls are covered with moss. Two huge square towers guard the gates. There is a square watchtower at each corner of the wall. Inside the wall is a muddy field, a cave-like wooden fort, and a godswood. A towering ancient fish beam tree stands in the center of the godswood, with countless gnarled branches extending in all directions, covering the entire castle.

Unfortunately, it is dead. There is no leaf on the dry branches, and the face of the fish beam tree no longer flows with sap. For thousands of years, every time the moon rises, thousands of ravens will build nests and rest on this giant tree.

Raventree City got its name from this. The blood of the ancestors of the Blackwood family can be traced back to the ancient heroic era. The Blackwoods claimed that their ancestors once ruled the Wolf Forest in the North until they were expelled by the Kings of the North to the confluence of the three rivers. Even so, the proud blood of the ancestors still adhered to their customs. The Blackwood family was the only noble in the riverland who still maintained the belief in the old gods. If nothing unexpected happened. The Blackwood family once wore the crown, but was betrayed by the Bracken family, so the two families had a blood feud that lasted for thousands of years. To this day, the two families are still in dispute, even though the blood of the other party flows in their veins.

A long arrow accurately pierced the eye of a stag and deeply embedded in its brain without damaging any fur. The king of the jungle whimpered and fell to the ground. Until he died completely, his majestic deer hooves were still twitching. The thin young man quietly put the rope on the deer antlers with several other soldiers and dragged it towards the castle.

"Red Robb, rare." A bearded old soldier from Raventree City pulled the rope hard, laughing and joking: "I haven't seen you hunting in person for many years, the skin of this deer must be intact."

"This deer is for the dragon of the prince and the prince." Robb Rivers said calmly, "You must be careful when you see the dragon later, don't anger the dragon."

"Dragon?" The bearded old soldier's eyes widened suddenly: "You mean the big commotion today is a dragon?"

Robb nodded: "Prince Longzel and Prince Jacaerys have arrived, Lord Earl, the young master and the young lady have gone to greet the prince and the prince."

"Then you."

"I'm just a bastard." Robb Rivers still said this fact calmly. "Even if Lord Samwell recognizes my ability, I can't sit with the prince and the prince."

"But" the bearded old soldier wanted to say something, but Robb warned him with his eyes, so he could only change his words: "You are the best archer in our riverland."

Robb shook his head helplessly. He couldn't control this matter. After all, his last name was "River", not "Blackwood".

The group dragged the stag and soon returned to the castle.

Raventree City was not big and could not accommodate two dragons, so Lord Samwell Blackwood built a camp outside the city to entertain Longzier and Jacaerys.

"Swish." A long arrow was firmly nailed in the center of the target. The thin and tall girl squinted her eyes to see the result, and then reluctantly put down the fish beam wood longbow in her hand. The girl had black curly hair that fell to her waist. She was not very beautiful, but heroic.

Longzier smiled and applauded, but Lord Samwell frowned a little dissatisfied, but Longzier was next to him, so he couldn't say anything.

"Your Highness, my sister. Sigh." Earl Samwell sighed, "The biggest problem is that she doesn't look like a girl."

"So the prince is the prince, he can ride a dragon to sweep Dorne, but you, my brother, can't even beat the sissy of Bracken." The girl heard Samwell's words and shouted dissatisfiedly.

"This has never been a problem, Lord Earl." Longzier knew what Lord Samwell wanted to say. "Alysanne has the talent of a warrior, but unfortunately she is too young."

Lord Samwell knew that this meant rejection. To be honest, he was prepared to be rejected when he signed up for Alysanne. After all, the Iron Throne hopes to get Longzier and Valar engaged as soon as possible to avoid the Dornish people taking advantage of the situation.

So all the girls who are not old enough are used to make up the numbers. But Longzier's politeness did leave a deep impression on Samwell.

Jacaerys was teasing a 4 or 5-year-old boy on the side. Little Jie hid a candy in his hand and asked the boy to guess which hand the candy was in.

"I didn't expect Prince Jacaerys to be so friendly." Lord Samwell changed the subject. "It seems that Benjiko likes His Royal Highness very much."

"Everyone likes good children. Oh, it seems that the food for Vermax is here." Longzier said with a smile, and when he looked up, he saw Robb Rivers who was dragging the stag over.

Robb also noticed Longzier's gaze and subconsciously wanted to leave.

"This is your brother, the Earl." Longzier called Robb. "The best archer in the Three Rivers, Red Robb." Samwell also hurriedly called his illegitimate brother over. "Why are you standing there? Come here quickly."

Robb moved over a little awkwardly, and the other soldiers carefully dragged the deer to Vermax who was resting in the camp.

The little dragon looked up, then looked at Jacaerys, and after getting Jacaerys' nod, he spit out a mouthful of flames, cooked the stag, and then pounced on it and bit it.

"Your Highness, my lord, I..." Robb was still a little embarrassed and didn't dare to look up at the two of them. Instead, Jacaerys walked to his side holding Benjiko's hand familiarly. "You are Red Robb? I've heard of you, the archer of the Riverlands."

"It's my honor."

"It's our honor to meet you." Longzel stood up and held the young man's shoulder.

Robb looked at Longzel a little at a loss and lowered his head.

At this moment, Wormisoar, who had just eaten the 15th sheep outside the camp, suddenly raised his head and let out a thunderous roar.

Wormax also stopped eating vigilantly and turned his head to look at the sky.

The clouds dispersed, and a red dragon flashed across the sky like lightning, and swooped down in the blink of an eye, roaring and flying around Raventree City twice, and then landed steadily with a plop amid the roars of two dragons.

"Red Queen Melias?" Longzel recognized the dragon. "What is Princess Rhaenys doing here?"

The black-haired old princess sat on the dragon saddle and let out a long breath, patted the red queen, hugged her neck and intimately for a while before jumping off the dragon saddle along the dragon's wings.

"I'm going to prepare food for the princess's dragon." Robb Rivers took advantage of the situation and fled.

"Princess Rhaenys, what are you doing?" Longzier asked in confusion. Jacaerys sensibly supported his grandmother, but was gently stopped by his grandmother.

"Prince, something happened on Dragonstone. Princess Rhaenyra and Prince Daemon want to ask you and Prince Valar for a favor?"

"Look at this." Longzier looked at the dusty old princess. "Just tell me with a raven. Why do you have to come in person?"

"Daemon is worried." Rhaenys smiled. "He said that you might think too much with your cautiousness, and it would be more convincing if I came in person. He also went to Dragon's Nest to find Prince Valar in person."

"What happened?" Longzier smiled and acquiesced that Daemon was right.

"A nest of eggs laid by Syrax has gone missing." Rhaenys said seriously, "The dragon guards suspect that it was done by a wild dragon named 'Glutton'. This is the umpteenth time that dragon eggs have gone missing on Dragonstone." She clenched her fists, "A merchant ship saw Glutton attacking Sea Smoke. Although it was unsuccessful and was driven away by several dragons, it also proved the danger of this dragon. Prince Daemon hopes to summon all dragon riders with combat experience to resolve this threat. After all, dragon eggs are too precious, and losing one is a disaster for us."

Longzel listened quietly and did not speak.

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