Chapter 169

Chapter 169 Dragon Egg

  "What? March to Black Haven City?"

  Samwell received a new order just as he settled down with his soldiers.

  "Yes, the king ordered that tomorrow morning, march to Black Haven City to assemble." After the herald repeated it again, he turned and left.

  "Black Haven City is obviously a wiser choice." Todd Flower commented, "This place is almost becoming an open-air toilet."

Although it is true to say so, he still wants to dig some dragon eggs.

  "Okay, rest early today, we leave early tomorrow morning," Samwell ordered, and then secretly decided to go to the ruins of Summer Hall tonight.

  After a hasty dinner, it was already dark.

  Samwell sent away his clingy brother and walked alone to the ruins of Summer Hall.

  Tonight the sky was dark and the air was unbearably hot, it felt like it was going to rain.

  The summer palace of the Targaryen family was built by the lake, backed by the hills, and it was originally a place with excellent scenery. Unfortunately, after a fire, there were only charred ruins left, and because it was close to the lake, the stench was overwhelming.

  However, just as he was about to start searching in the ruins, he suddenly heard a cough.

  "Who?"

  "Barristan Selmy." An old voice came from the shadows, "Which lord are you?"

  "Samwell Caesar."

  Barristan took a few steps closer, recognized the young tourney champion, and said with a smile,

  "Lord Caesar, you can't sleep either?"

  "Yes." Samwell looked at the oldest King's guard and couldn't help asking, "Lord Barristan, were you there when the tragedy at Summerhall happened?"

"No, I wasn't . Sadness flashed in Barristan's eyes, "I was actually a knight who was knighted by King Aegon V, but I joined the Kingsguard after the fire at Summerhall, and I was clothed by the successor Jaehaerys II."

" I always wonder that if I had been here back then, I might have been able to save the king who knighted me."

  "Then do you know how the fire got out of control?" Samwell tentatively asked, "I've heard of a lot of conspiracies."

  "Aegon V was indeed always surrounded by conspiracies. This so-called 'King Who Shouldn't Be King' was too kind and willful. He married a beloved woman and also allowed his sons to fall in love freely, and as a result, many nobles were angered, and hostility and betrayal ensued. Everything finally came to an end in the fire of Summer Hall." Barristan said very vaguely,

  Samwell wondered if the other party deliberately didn't want to reveal the king's secret, or if he didn't know the details himself.

  "So, are you here today to commemorate Aegon V?"

  "Yes, but maybe it's more to commemorate Prince Rhaegar. He was born in this fire and always liked to come here. Every time he comes here, he will bring a harp, under the stars and moon, among the ruins, play the music he composed, lamenting the dawn, tears and the dead king..."

Samwell found that this serious-looking man, The Captain of the Kingsguard, was unexpectedly so talkative, the chatterbox tends to be a bit out of touch once opened.

  "By the way, Lord Caesar." Barristan suddenly remembered something and asked, "I heard that you found Lady Ashara of the Dayne family in the Red Mountains?"

"Yes."

Samwell also remembered, isn't Ashara the goddess that the white knight secretly admires, "Do you know Lady Ashara?"

  "I know." The old knight was a little shy, "I met her at the tournament in Harrenhal near God's Eye Lake. She was the female companion of Princess Elia of Dorne. , I still remember her pair of purple eyes..."

  Samwell smiled gossipingly, "Did you invite her to dance?"

  Barristan laughed, shaking his head and said,

  "I was the Captain of Kingsguard, I vowed not to marry for the rest of my life, so why bother myself? However, if I have a chance again, I would try my best to win the jousting and give Lady Ashara the wreath and laurel that symbolizes 'Queen of Love and Beauty'. Perhaps in this way, the subsequent series of tragedies would not happen."

  "Yes, if Prince Rhaegar had not won the tourney, he would not have given the wreath to Robert's fiancée and Robert's rebellion might not happen.

  "You can come to Starfall City if you have time. Lady Ashara is there now, and she has a lovely daughter named Natalie." Samwell gave an invitation.

  "I heard that the girl is now the Earl of Starfall." Barristan glanced at Samwell,

"Thanks for your help."

"Just a little help."

  Samwell said modestly, and then tried to get more secrets from the talkative old man, "By the way, Lord Barristan, do you know why Lady Ashara committed suicide by jumping into the sea?"

"It was because she couldn't accept the News of her brother's death, Sir Arthur Dayne, Sword of Dawn."

  Samwell shrugged: "I have heard of this reason, but I always feel it is a bit far-fetched. No matter how sad my sister is when I die in battle, she will not Jump into the sea."

  Barristan was silent for a moment before he said: "That year in Harrenhal, a northerner tarnished Lady Ashara's reputation, and later I heard that she gave birth to a baby girl. I thought, maybe It has something to do with that too."

  In fact, Samwell has heard this statement, and he also guessed that the northerner in Barristan's mouth should be one of Duke Eddard Stark's brothers. So maybe Brandon, as an honest man like Duke Eddard would not be able to do such a thing.

  But at this moment, he suddenly had an idea, and asked, "Lord Barristan, where did you hear that Lady Ashara gave birth to a baby girl?"

  "From Princess Elia's maid. "

  So it's just hearsay.

  Samwell's eyes flickered, and he suddenly thought, could the baby girl survive?

  If that is the case, then there is a reasonable explanation for Ashara's suicide by jumping into the sea, not only because of her brother's death in battle, but also the grief of her lover being killed, and the unresolved worries about her daughter's identity.

  Ashara should have planned to conceal the baby girl before declaring that it was a stillbirth. She would legalize her daughter's identity when she found a successor in the future—most likely an honest man like Eddard Stark.

  Unfortunately, her hopes were dashed.

  After Brandon Stark was killed by the "Mad King", Eddard Stark had to replace his brother to complete the marriage with the Tully family, and naturally, it was impossible for him to help Ashara.

  Under all kinds of blows, Ashara might be disheartened. At the same time, in order not to damage the family's reputation, she committed suicide by jumping into the sea.

  However, Samwell thought of another possibility further—

  Would Ashara's jump into the sea be just a smoke bomb?

  Could she have taken her illegitimate daughter and hid in the Red Mountains?

  The seeder was replaced by a savage?

  If you think about it carefully, this is really a possibility.

  Because Natalie doesn't seem to have inherited any of the wildling's appearance characteristics at all.

  The savages in the Red Mountains are generally short in stature and dark-skinned, while Natalie is tall and fair-skinned, with the purple pupils of the Dayne family and the dark brown hair of the Stark family.

  Moreover, Ashara converted to the old gods-that is the belief of the people in the north.

  Although it may be because the Wandering Crow Tribe believes in the old gods, it is also possible that she wants to use this to remember her dead lover.

  The more Samwell thought about it, the more likely it was.

  If this is the case, then Natalie's age is two or three years older than claimed.

  It turns out that the little girl is already an adult, so why is she still so stupid?

  "Lord Caesar." Barristan hesitated for a long time and finally summoned up the courage to say, "Please help me send greetings to Lady Ashara, and tell her that there is still a knight watching for her. "

  "Okay, I will convey it to you."

  Barristan thanked again, then turned and left the ruins.

  Samwell watched the other party's figure disappear into the darkness, and then he regained his composure, threw away those messy thoughts, and returned to his original plan.

  The ruins were quite large, and he couldn't dig all by himself.

  Fortunately, Samwell already had a solution. In the secret passage of the Red keep in King's Landing, he discovered that the giant sword [Dawn] would react when it was close to the dragon's skull.

  Then, if [Dawn] approaches the dragon egg, will there be a similar reaction?

  With this conjecture, Samwell slowly pulled out the giant sword behind him, causing the milky white blade to emit a slight flame.

  Afterwards, he pressed the giant sword to the ground, walked back and forth among the ruins, and carefully observed the changes in the flames on the sword.

  Thunder bursts sounded in the sky, it seemed that it was really going to rain.

  Samwell endured the stench that filled the air and searched every piece of ruins intently.

  As time went by, the light became darker and darker. The dark sky seemed to be splashed with black ink, and even the stars could not pass through.

  Samwell searched almost every corner of the ruins but still found nothing.

  Is this method useless?

  Or has the dragon egg been poached?

However, it is indeed possible that someone has poached it away. After all, Aegon V did not deliberately keep it secret when he brought the dragon egg, and there were many survivors in the fire.

  But at least leave one for me.

  Samwell continued to search without giving up.

  Boom—

  A thunder exploded in his ears, but Samwell's eyes lit up.

  Because the fire light on the sword suddenly flickered slightly just now.

  Overjoyed, Samwell ignored the raindrops falling from the sky and immediately began to clean up the gravel and clods under his feet.

  Boom!

  The thunder was getting louder and louder, and the rain began getting heavier and heavier.

  Samwell's mood started to become more excited.

Because as he continued to dig under the ruins, the flame of the giant sword [Dawn] in his hand became brighter and brighter!

  There are really dragon eggs!

  Rumble rumble!

  Amidst a series of thunderclaps, frantic silver snakes crawled across the pitch-black sky.

  Under the lightning, among the ruins of Summer Hall, Samwell finally held an oval "stone" in his hands and laughed.

  The surface of the "stone" was as pale as snow, covered with fine and sharp spiral scales, holding it in his hand, Samwell can actually feel its temperature!

  It seems that there is an ancient life that has been sleeping for a long time, waiting for someone to wake it up.

  Dragon egg!

  This is the dragon egg!

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