496 The Princess and the Dragon's Egg

King's Landing has three hills, named after Aegon the Conqueror and his two queens.

The Red Keep sits on the Aegon Hills, the Basilica of Baylor at the top of the Visennian Hills, and the Rhaenys Hills are home to a massive lair-like structure called the Dragon's Lair.

It is the place where the Targaryens once kept dragons in captivity.

The Dragon's Lair is extremely large, and its bronze gates allow thirty knights to enter side by side on horseback.

But during the Dance of the Dragons, a self-proclaimed prophet "shepherd" led tens of thousands of mad civilians into the dragon's lair, killing the four young dragons left behind:

Srikos, Mogul, Tereksui, Dreamfire.

Even Syracus, an adult dragon who arrived later, was killed in the dragon's lair by the mob.

The terrible battle of "dragon slaying" caused the dome of the dragon's lair to collapse, and now all that remains is the charred ruins of the burning.

"Four baby dragons were killed by a mob, I can understand that. But Syracuse ...... How did a mob without heavy weapons kill it? ”

Walking among the ruins of the Dragon's Lair, Bruce Antarion asked curiously.

"The cause of Syracuse's death has always been a mystery." Sara Tully lifted the hem of her skirt and walked cautiously among the charred rubble.

Seeing this, the young prince from Braavos beside him stretched out his hand very gentlemanly.

Sara's face flushed slightly, but she helped her up.

Sara is not resistant to the marriage arranged for her brother to arrange for herself.

Bruce's identity is noble enough, and she is also very good-looking, if in the past, the daughter of an earl like her would not be as high as the son of the king of the sea.

But that's no longer the case.

She is the sister of the King of the Seven Kingdoms.

Although there are still some differences between Tully and Caesar, the number of Caesar's family is too small today, and as the king's own sister, she can certainly get enough attention and due status.

What's more, Sarah's father is still the Hand of the King.

"Some say that Syracuse was hacked to death with an axe by Hab, the 'Lumberjack', while others say that a knight armed with a Valyrian steel sword had one of its wings cut off, and a crossbow shot it through the eye, and then the mob rushed up and killed it. Others say that the 'shepherd' summoned a 'warrior', one of the seven gods, and cut off the dragon's head with a divine sword condensed by black mist. ”

Sarah Tully walked as she explained the terrible battle of the year, and kept peeking at the prince beside her out of the corner of her eye.

Today is Bruce's last day in King's Landing, and tomorrow she will return to Braavos with Aquaman's son to complete her engagement.

So, taking this opportunity, Sara personally took her fiancΓ© to visit the major attractions in King's Landing.

The Dragon's Lair is a must-see, and although it has been ruined and the Caesar dragons are no longer housed here, the ruins still hold an important influence in the hearts of dragon admirers.

"Where are the dragons of House Caesar located now?" Bruce asked.

"On a mountain north of King's Landing, there are people who go to bring them meat every day." Sara said, "Cleopatra followed His Majesty to the Great Wall, so now there are only three dragons of Queen Daenerys, and Viserion is also seriously injured and has been unable to fly...... Alas, I don't know if I can recover ......"

"Isn't there a red dragon in His Royal Highness Prince Octavian?"

"That dragon is still very small, now raised in the Red Castle, every day with His Royal Highness the Prince, everyone says that in the future the prince is destined to become the rider of the sun, oh, the sun is the name of the red dragon, His Majesty personally took the ......"

Sara told everything she knew.

Bruce listened patiently, asking a few questions from time to time, and soon understood the situation of the Caesar family dragon.

Sara was about to say something when she heard the wind whistling overhead.

She looked up and saw a shadow appear over the dragon's lair, blocking out the sun.

"It's Droagon and Rego." Bruce immediately recognized the two dragons flying high in the sky.

"Yikes! There's one more to follow! Sara shouted.

"That's Viserion, right?" Bruce looked at the golden dragon that landed at the end in disbelief, "Can it fly?" ”

"It's really Viseryon!" Sara waved her arms excitedly, "Seven gods willing, it's okay!" That's great! It's healed! ”

"Not necessarily......" Bruce noticed that the golden dragon seemed to be flying very slowly and unsteadily, "Viseryon doesn't seem to be good......"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the golden dragon from the north staggering in the air, and then rushed towards the dragon's lair.

"Get out of the way!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Bruce quickly knocked Sara down beside him.

Sara was completely stunned at this moment, she only felt a whirlwind of the sky, all the rubble under her feet was shaking, and the hot wind like a furnace swept in with a thick smell of blood, almost suffocating.

"Whew-"

Looking at Viseryon, who was struggling on the ground and hissing incessantly, Sara asked in fear:

"It, what's wrong with it?"

"It seems painful." Bruce helped Sara to her feet and cautiously took a few steps back to avoid being swept away by the dragon's movements.

"It seems to be crawling south." Sara suddenly came to her senses, "It was supposed to want to go to the Red Keep, but it was too badly injured and fell into the dragon's lair halfway. ”

Bruce looked up to the south, and saw that Drogon and Rego were indeed flying towards the Red Keep.

Neither guy seems to have noticed that his brother had fallen.

Sara wondered:

"What are these three dragons doing when they suddenly flew to the Red Keep? Looking for Queen Daenerys? ”

Bruce didn't speak, just carefully led Sara out of the way, avoiding the golden dragon's crawling path.

"We should go get someone to help."

"Hmm." Sara was about to leave with her fiancΓ© when her face suddenly changed, and she pointed to Viseryon's lower abdomen and said, "Look, something seems to be coming out there!" ”

Only then did Bruce notice that the golden dragon's lower abdomen was constantly dripping liquid, which was extremely hot, and it turned into water vapor as soon as it touched the ground.

Also, there seems to be an egg-shaped thing popping out.

"I'm afraid it's laying eggs!" Bruce's eyes lit up.

"Laying eggs?" Sara exclaimed, "Dragon eggs? ”

"Yes." Bruce stopped, staring at the dragon's underbelly.

Viserion noticed the two humans next to him and let out a roar in protest, but his voice was weak, exposing his weakness.

I don't know if it's because it's a serious injury that hasn't healed, or because it takes too much energy to lay eggs.

"Sara," Bruce said, "you go and call for help, I'm here watching Viseryon." ”

"Oh, okay!"

Sara did not doubt him, and hurriedly left the ruins of the Dragon's Lair, joined the accompanying guards at the bottom of the Rhaenys Hill, and rode towards the Red Keep.

"What? Queen Daenerys also started giving birth? ”

When she arrives at the Red Keep, she gets another unexpected piece of news.

"Also?" The captain of the guard noticed the words in the princess's words, "Who else is also starting to give birth?" ”

"Viseryon!" Sara Dao.

"The golden dragon?"

"Yes, inform ......," Sara also knew that it was not good to disturb Queen Daenerys at this time, "inform Queen Margaery!" I went to my father. ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

By the time Sara found Earl Randolph Tully at the Prime Minister's Tower, the other party was convening a royal council to discuss arrangements for Queen Daenerys' birth.

Hearing the news that Viserion was actually laying eggs at the same time, several ministers were a little confused.

Count Lucas Dayne was the first to react and said with a smile:

"The last time Queen Margaery gave birth, Cleopatra also gave birth to a dragon egg, so it's no surprise that Viserion and Queen Daenerys gave birth at the same time."

Count Landau stood up and said:

"I'll go to the Dragon's Lair with Scholar Coben, and the Queen will take care of you."

Naturally, everyone said yes.

"Lord Lan Dao, I'll go to the Dragon's Lair with you." Tyrion Lannister rubbed his hands together excitedly, "As you know, I'm very interested in the breeding of dragons. ”

Count Landau nodded, and without saying anything more, he strode out.

The group hurried to the Rhaenys Hill from the Red Keep.

But when they came to the ruins of the dragon's lair, they only saw the golden dragon lying on the ground and dying.

"What about Bruce Antarion?"

"He, he's still here......" Sara looked around confusedly.

Scholar Coben approached the Golden Dragon to check on it.

Tyrion also cautiously leaned over and asked:

"Is this dragon done laying eggs?"

Cobain checked it and turned around:

"I must have laid a dragon egg."

"Then why didn't you see the dragon egg?" Sara hadn't reacted yet.

But Count Landau immediately turned to the attendants and ordered:

"Immediately notify the garrison of the capital, close the seven gates of King's Landing immediately, and strictly forbid everyone to go out! Inform Baron Gavin Mander that Bruce Antarion and a dragon egg are missing at the same time. ”

"Yes!"

Seeing her father's serious appearance, Sara finally reacted, and her face suddenly turned pale:

"No, it won't...... Bruce...... He won't steal dragon eggs......"

Count Landau sighed secretly, patted his daughter's shoulder, and said:

"Not everyone can resist such temptations. But it's not your fault. ”

Tears welled up in Sarah's eyes.

Tyrion staggered over and said:

"I don't think Bruce was the one who did this."

Sarah's face suddenly reappeared:

"Lord Tyrion, why do you say that?"

"Dragon eggs are indeed very tempting." Tyrion explained, "But it's not necessarily worth the risk Bruce Antarion takes. You know, Aquaman's position in Braavos is precarious now, and he needs our help. There is no reason to offend the Caesar family at this critical time.

A dragon egg that has not yet hatched, in my opinion, should not be comparable to the position of sea king.

Not to mention that he had to prepare for Caesar's wrath when he did so. ”

Earl Landau nodded lightly and asked:

"Then you think, who stole the dragon egg?"

"And kidnapped Bruce!" Sara added that the teenage girl who is in love has already identified her lover as a victim in her heart.

"It's hard to say." Tyrion shrugged, "Miss Sarah, was there anyone else in the Dragon's Lair at the time?" ”

"Nope." Sara shook her head, "It's just me and Bruce, and then I'll go to the Red Keep to deliver the letter, and he'll stay alone to look after Viseryon." Could it be that someone else came to the Dragon's Lair later? ”

"The Dragon's Lair has been abandoned for nearly a century since the death of the last dragon of the House of Targaryen, and there are no guards arranged, so it is difficult to know who else is coming. ”

"It's up to Lord Gavin's 'little bird'." "Let's hope he's no worse than the dead spider of Varys." ”

Count Landau did not answer, but looked at the scholar and asked:

"Lord Cobain, how's Viserion?"

"It's very weak." Coben said, "The original injury has not healed, and now there are dragon eggs...... However, the dragon's vitality has always been tenacious, and it is believed that it can survive it. ”

"Okay." Count Landau commanded, "Bring some men here to look after Viseryon, and we'll go back to the Red Keep first." ”

Hearing this, Sara was anxious: "Father, what should Bruce do?" ”

Tyrion said leisurely:

"Miss Sarah, don't worry, the whole of King's Landing is looking for your fiancΓ© and the dragon egg, and if the person who kidnapped him hasn't hatched a dragon and flies away, sooner or later we will find him."

Sara nodded silently and followed her father out of the dragon's lair.

When the group returns to the Red Fort, they find that it has become a sea of joy.

Drogon and Rego hovered and flew in the sky, making a brisk hissing sound from time to time.

The servants ran around the castle shouting, spreading the good news:

"Her Majesty Queen Daenerys has given birth to a princess!"

"Her Majesty Queen Daenerys has given birth to a princess!"

……

Tyrion whistled lightly and said:

"I don't know if this little princess will be so angry that she will cry when she learns that her dragon egg has been stolen."

Earl Landau, accustomed to the poor mouth of the Lannister dwarf, pretended not to hear it, and strode towards Megar.

As soon as she entered the queen's bedchamber, Margaery greeted her and asked:

"Lord Lan Dao, I just heard that something happened to the dragon's lair?"

"Yes." Count Landau nodded, and recounted how Viserion might have laid a dragon egg, but it was stolen.

Of course, there is also a mention of Bruce Antarion, the son of Aquaman from Braavos.

But he didn't directly say that this person stole the dragon egg.

"I've had King's Landing locked down and told Lord Gavin to investigate. Results should be available soon. ”

"Okay." Margaery nodded, as if she understood something, "Release the ravens and tell His Majesty Caesar about this." Of course, don't forget to tell him that Daenerys has given birth to a daughter for him, and she is still waiting for him to choose a name. ”

"Yes."

(End of chapter)