Ice and Fire: Reign of the Dragon.

Chapter 226: Pretext for War
The Sea King looked at the black messenger in some shock. The look in the eyes of this honorable "ruler" of Braavos seemed to be able to eat the black messenger.

He had seen a dragon? Where?
But the Sea King did not dare to ask. The current defense of Braavos City could defend against one or two dragons. However, if the two dragon king families across the sea came together to vent their anger on the Secret City,
The glorious age of magic has passed. The Children of the Forest who once raised the hammer of sea water and smashed the continental bridge have disappeared. The Kingdom of Dawn that wielded the power of the gods has also been lost in the long river of history. The Rhoyna have lost the water magic that once swept across the continent. Even the magic capital of Assha has fallen into silence due to the decline of magical power.

The magic of the Faceless Men is unpredictable, but that's all. The Moonsingers are good at prophecy and healing, but know almost nothing about fighting. The greatest blood witches are in Westeros, and other blood witches are like gods looking at mortals in front of Dragonzel, and dragons despise ants. The followers of the Red God have been much more low-key in recent years, and there are fewer red monks who once walked around the continent to show "miracles".

No one knows why.

Only dragons are still thriving. Although it has been considered to be in decline compared to the days of the Valyrian Freehold, for the Eastern Continent with weak magical power, two dragon king families and more than thirty dragons are enough to make the nine major trading city-states tremble with fear.

The black messenger also realized that there might be something wrong with what he said, so he put the secret back into his mouth. As a prince and wealthy businessman of the Summer Islands, he was qualified to follow the Sea King to welcome distinguished guests.

But he still repeated in his mind what he had seen and heard.

He once sailed from the sinful ruins of the Island of Tears to the towns made of mud and blood in the north of the continent where the rain forest was located, just for the priceless treasures in that green hell. When passing by an uninhabited beach, he saw a beautiful dragon with a crown of thorns fighting with a winged dragon.

He dared to swear to the God of Love, Beauty and Fertility that the beautiful dragon must not be the winged dragon he had seen many times, because he saw fire.

The giant dragon burned two huge spotted pterosaurs to death with dragon flames and tore a swamp pterosaur to pieces alive.

This caused his swan boat to panic and it hurriedly sailed away from that sea area.

He only vaguely saw that there seemed to be a person on the dragon's back, but it was only vague. Many years had passed and his memory was a little fuzzy.

But now is not the time to recall these things. When the giant dragon descended from the sky, flew over the heads of the Titans and the statues of successive sea kings, slid over the complex waterways and cruise ships of Braavos, and landed heavily in the courtyard of the Sea King's Palace, the black messenger even felt that his heart was about to stop. He shrank his neck. He was extremely grateful for the costumes of his hometown. The huge feather headdress allowed him to hide himself so as not to be spotted by the golden beast.

Boom, boom, boom.

The black messenger could even hear his own heartbeat. He quietly watched the Sea King respectfully welcome the handsome silver-haired young man off the dragon's back. He even wished he could kneel on the ground and let Prince Aegon step on him to get down.

Of course this is impossible, after all, he is the Sea King, the ruler of Braavos.

This is a polite prince. The black messenger said in his heart, but his eyes were more focused on the topaz-colored golden beast.

His heart seemed to be trembling. Syrax was like a beautiful woman's hand, piercing his chest tightly on the bed and squeezing his heart. It was also like the special skill of the Summer Islands in bed, stuffing countless feathers into his throat, making him unable to speak. He felt that his hands and feet were colder than those fished out of the sea. Only when the dragon looked away could he hear his own breathing.

What a terrifying, majestic, and beautiful creature it is.

Its huge body made it almost impossible to stand in the spacious courtyard of the Sea King's Palace. Its topaz-colored scales sparkled in the sun. Wherever the dragon's eyes passed, everyone had to bow their heads, even those guys in the shadows had to bend their bodies.

The black messenger swore that among all the rare and exotic beasts he had ever seen in his life, only the giant dragon that he had caught a glimpse of that year could be compared with this golden beast.

But he didn't dare to make a sound. He could only watch as the giant dragon glanced at the crowd indifferently, then folded its wings and buried its head in its wings to take a nap.

It may not have discovered anything, but the others were dizzy from the fanning of Syrax's wings. Even the black messenger who was some distance away could feel the hot wind from the dragon's wings.

"Your Highness, your dragon." The Sea King asked hesitantly. It was not impossible for Syrax to stay in the courtyard, but many of the things he had prepared could not be used. The courtyard of the Sea King's palace was also extremely luxurious, with flowers, hedges, marble statues, fountains, and flowing water in the corridors on both sides.

Unfortunately, Syracuse messed up everything. The dragon even put its tail into the water to soak. It made Aquaman feel painful.

Although he was not short of money, renovating the Sea King's Palace would require a long battle of wits and courage with the old guys in the parliament.

Thinking of this, Aquaman's heart ached even more.

"Syrax likes this place, Your Highness, please tolerate its willfulness." Prince Aegon smiled and followed the Sea King into his palace, saying, "After all, I can't predict its behavior, Your Highness. It's too big, and the slightest movement will cause damage that we can't imagine. This place is big enough for Syrax to stay."

"Okay, okay." The Sea King nodded and slowly sat back on his throne. "I will listen to your Highness."

While Prince Aegon was sitting in his own seat, the Sea King wiped the cold sweat from his temples.

The black messenger who followed in could even see that Aquaman's legs were shaking a little. It seemed that the dragon - an adult old dragon really left a deep impression on Aquaman.

"Your Highness, I come on behalf of His Majesty King Daeron I of House Targaryen. Here is his handwritten letter." Seeing that everyone was ready, Prince Aegon took out the wax-sealed letter and handed it to the Sea King's servant.

The young attendant handed the letter to the equally uneasy Sea King with some trembling.

The "Supreme Ruler" of Braavos glanced over Prince Daeron's letter.

The content of the letter was very simple. King Daeron told Braavos that the Mangrove Coast and the Weeping Coast in the Disputed Lands were gathering pirates who had not been wiped out in the Stepstones. They were endangering the kingdom's maritime security. A mercenary group called "Glory of the Seven" in the Disputed Lands was besieged by several mercenary groups. The leader of this mercenary group was a noble from Westeros. At the moment of life and death, he sent a desperate call for help to his motherland.

King Daeron made a decisive decision that we must help our suffering compatriots and eradicate all evil.

So King Daeron decided to send out troops to eliminate the pirates and rescue the nobles of his motherland.

He hopes that Braavos will provide loans and help Westeros accomplish this sacred and just cause.

Aquaman pulled the corner of his mouth speechlessly.

Finally, the smile returned to his face.

"Your Highness, I understand what His Majesty the King of the Iron Throne means."

The Sea King smiled and said, "I will submit King Daeron's letter to the Council for processing. Please rest assured that Braavos always stands on the side of justice."

There will be another chapter later, which will not be included in the three updates tomorrow.

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