The old maester relieved Viserys from his inner anxiety and told him that no matter what situation he encounters in the future, whether he is happy or sad, he must keep his heart pure. Only when he calms down can he make the most correct judgment.
time flies.
In the blink of an eye, more than two months have passed since Viserys came to Dragonstone.
The life on the island is very comfortable and peaceful. There are no wars or power struggles. It is so comfortable that people would give up fighting and just want to spend the rest of their lives here peacefully.
However, although Viserys' inner anxiety was gone, the sense of urgency remained.
Because he knew very well that the Baratheon family on the other side of the sea would not let them go like this.
During this time, Viserys was learning swordsmanship from Sir William, and at the same time, he was also improving his knowledge from the old maester.
Through the earnest teachings of the old maester, Viserys gradually deepened his understanding of the world.
In the past, he only looked at the world from a foggy perspective. After all, it was still a layer away, but now he has gradually integrated into it.
The old bachelor told him that what a noble should learn most is not how to manage his own territory, develop economy or agriculture.
Because you can ask the bachelor in the castle or write to the city for advice.
The old bachelor just asked him to learn the family history of each noble, remember the lessons in history, and remember their clan emblems and clan languages...
So that when I see him in the future, I won't be rude because I can't recognize him.
This is the most important thing for noble men, even the king.
Viserys felt a little dizzy after hearing these principles. He didn't understand why this happened, but his little arms couldn't twist his thighs.
Queen Leila, her mother, is now also personally supervising Viserys's studies, because for her, all her hopes and expectations are on this young son.
Viserys was burdened with a lot of expectations and a lot of pressure.
Queen Layla, who was already pregnant before leaving King's Landing, has been pregnant for three months, and her lower abdomen has gradually begun to take shape.
In the past few months, she has been away from war and panic, and Queen Leila can also raise her baby with peace of mind, without worrying about being frightened every day, afraid of her husband's abuse, or worrying about the failure of the war.
Now what Queen Leila hopes most is that the child in her belly will be a girl.
Because apart from the children who died in infancy, the only people she raised were Rhaegar and Viserys, Queen Rhaella hoped to have a daughter to fill her shortcomings.
Life on Dragonstone is peaceful, with the last Targaryen fleet guarding the sea and blocking the exit of Blackwater Bay.
The Baratheon family now has no warships, so it has naturally slowed down.
And in Westeros.
Without the sea to stop them, the rebels who invaded King's Landing have turned into legitimists. All the situations have taken a turn for the worse, and the royalist armies have been retreating steadily.
Two months after the sack of King's Landing, Lord Tyrell of the Reach finally reached a peace agreement with the usurper.
The siege of Storm's End was lifted.
beep--
Accompanied by the long and desolate sound of the horn, the southern army that had besieged Storm's End for a year finally broke out and prepared to retreat home.
Following the Tyrell army were the knights from the north.
Rumble——
The direwolf's flag fluttered and appeared on the horizon first, followed by a roar, and as far as the eye could see, they were all densely packed with human figures.
Countless war horses galloped and trampled the grass, and the spears raised high were like a forest, reflecting the coldness in the sun.
The leader of the northern army was none other than Duke Eddard Stark, who had a quarrel with Robert and then left King's Landing. The man was carrying the family's magic weapon "Ice" on his back, sitting on a tall war horse.
The Northerners broke the siege of Storm's End without any fighting or fighting.
Rumble——
The gate to Storm's End, which had been blocked for a year, was finally reopened.
Trapped in Storm's End, Stannis Baratheon, who had been resisting tenaciously and containing the main force of the southern army, was even forced to eat rat meat.
However, after the siege of Storm's End was solved, he received a new mission.
His brother Robert ordered him to build warships at Storm's End and train the royal navy.
Cooperating with Earl Redwyne who had just surrendered, and the Arbor Fleet that had been blocking Storm's End from the sea before.
Ask them to unite to attack Dragonstone and capture both Layla and Viserys Targaryen who escaped.
Robert, who deeply hated the Targaryen family, vowed to eradicate them. He did not want any guy with silver hair and purple eyes to continue to exist in this world, and he must hunt them down to the ends of the earth.
However, Stannis, who was trapped in Storm's End and even forced to catch rats to eat, was not a magnanimous person. He was taciturn and stubborn, like a stone in the toilet.
He was very calm if he didn't draw his sword and kill that damn fat man Mace Tyrell and Lord Redwyne at the banquet celebrating the victory of the Battle of Storm's End.
It is impossible for Stannis to cooperate with the Arbor Fleet, but he also understands the importance of capturing Dragonstone and eradicating the Targaryens.
Therefore, the man who was as stubborn as a stone hardly wasted a day. After the siege of Storm's End was solved and supplies were continuously delivered, he began to build the Baratheon family's fleet and train the navy.
However, Lord Eddard, who had solved the siege of Storm's End, did not have any smile on his face. His face was tense and serious, and he looked distant. Even at the victory dinner, he did not show a smile.
Because he still has a more important knot that he has not solved, and that is the beginning of the usurper war. His sister, Lyanna, who was kidnapped by Rhaegar Targaryen, is also Robert's fiancée.
Stark's whereabouts are still unknown.
After a quarrel broke out between King's Landing and Robert, Eddard led the army south alone to end the rest of the war. At the same time, he was also following the traces of his sister.
Now that the war is over, Ed has also received clues. Rhaegar had arranged for Sir Arthur Dayne of the Dawn Sword, Ser Oswell River and Captain of the Kingsguard Sir Gerold Hightower to escort Rhaegar.
Anna went in the direction of Dorne.
However, the Dornish side rejected the news of Lyanna Stark coming to Dorne. For them, Lyanna was not a popular person.
Eddard suspected that three Kingsguards might have taken their sister and hid in the border area between Dorne and the Reach.
However, Eddard did not want to break out into a war with the powerful Dorne. After all, Aegon the Conqueror had encountered trouble here.