The dull sky was covered with thick clouds, as if a heavy rain was about to come.
What can be seen with the naked eye in the distance is a storm brewing, with thunder and lightning, heavy rain and strong winds.
Under this natural disaster, one warship after another was spreading out in formation on the sea, cutting through the waves and sailing silently towards the distance.
Viserys was currently standing on the second floor of the Black Death's deck, facing the roaring sea breeze, his long silver-gold hair fluttering freely in the wind, revealing his fair forehead.
The boy wore clean leather armor with metal plates inlaid on key parts such as the chest and abdomen to protect his vitals. He wore a short sword on his waist, a bow in his hand and a quiver on his back. He looked heroic.
On the deck below him, there were many soldiers busy with what they were doing. They pulled down the raised sails, fixed things on the deck that could not be dragged to the warehouse, and made every effort to prepare for the coming storm.
"The storm is coming."
"Your Highness."
And at this time.
A hoarse and vicissitudes of voice came from behind Viserys, it was Sir Geoffrey, the commander of the Dragonstone Fleet.
The little old man has now changed into his casual clothes and put on armor, because they are not far from their destination.
"Why did you choose this time to launch the attack?"
As a veteran who has been wandering at sea for most of his life, Sir Geoffrey is no stranger to storms. The sky near Dragonstone was already terrifyingly gloomy half a month ago. It looked like a big storm was coming.
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Originally, Sir Geoffrey decided to have all the ships of the Dragonstone Fleet huddle in the port for a few days, waiting for the storm surge to pass through.
According to the old knight's experience on the sea for half his life, storms are not terrible. As long as you don't go to sea for a few days when the storm comes and secure the ship with ropes, the damage caused by a storm will not be too great.
However, for some unknown reason, Viserys wanted to launch a surprise attack on the yet-to-be-formed Baratheon fleet being built at Storm's End at this time.
The reason he gave was that the enemy would never expect that they would launch a surprise attack when the storm was approaching.
And at this time, you can destroy all the enemy's warships in one go, severely damaging the enemy's morale.
This kind of 'half-crossing attack' is more useful than harassing Storm's End from the beginning to prevent them from building a fleet.
And he can also lead the fleet to successfully avoid the attack of this storm surge.
However, although Viserys was eloquent, the content was actually a bit dry and without much weight.
And this is actually a very risky behavior.
But what everyone didn't expect was that after careful consideration, the old knight actually agreed to Viserys's bold adventure.
So the Dragonstone fleet pulled anchor and set sail, escaped from the center of the vortex of the approaching storm as quickly as possible, passed through the Blackwater Bay and the throat of the approaching storm, bypassed the sharp corner, and sailed into the distance.
Everything was fine at the beginning. The fleet left Dragonstone very early and evacuated before the storm came.
However, in the next few days, as the fleet passed through the sea, the old knight's heart became colder and colder, and he even felt faintly afraid.
Because the fleet has been sailing for several days and has not yet left the coverage area of this storm, it is enough to see how huge the scale of this storm will be.
If he did not listen to Viserys's opinion, he stubbornly decided to dock the fleet in the port in the hope that he could withstand the storm.
So now I am afraid that this royal fleet will suffer a heavy blow and will be almost completely engulfed by the sea.
So he was very curious about how Viserys made such a judgment and why he asked the fleet to leave Dragonstone for an expedition during the critical period when the queen was about to give birth.
Could it be that this boy also predicted that this storm would be unprecedentedly huge?
"Did His Highness also guess something?"
The old knight asked curiously.
And at this time.
boom--
There were rough waves on the sea surface, and the rushing waves crashed hard on the deck. The storm finally caught up with the escaping Dragonstone fleet half a month later.
Wow——
A heavy rain fell instantly, venting the anger accumulated in the past few days. The soldiers on the lower deck were busy fixing things on the deck.
Viserys, on the other hand, stood above and held on to the railing, while the sea breeze roared into his ears and almost drowned out the sound of the two people talking.
The boy struggled to hear Sir Geoffrey's words, then shook his head and responded loudly.
"No!"
"I guessed it too!"
However, the old knight was not satisfied with this answer. He also grabbed the railing hard and raised his head to look at the dark sky in the distance. The heavy rain was pouring down above his head. The wind was fierce and the rain was pouring.
"Oh, really?"
Then he withdrew his gaze from the distance, turned his head, and gave the boy a meaningful look.
Since the old man and the young man met three months ago, Sir Jeffrey felt that this boy seemed to have some magic. Sometimes he acted very smart, and sometimes he looked a little stupid.
The reason why he agreed to Viserys's risky move of setting off on an expedition before the storm was coming was because he had received a letter from the Citadel not long ago.
The city has a bachelor who is responsible for observing the astronomical phenomena. In recent days, he has been delivering letters to the cities, islands and ports along the east coast of Westeros.
All of them show that according to the observations of bachelors of astronomy, the most powerful storm surge in history will be born in the Narrow Sea in the near future.
The Bachelor of Astronomy, wearing a bronze bachelor's collar, predicted that this time the largest storm surge vortex in the history of Westeros would be near Dragonstone.
The Citadel has not changed its attitude because of the change of ownership of the Iron Throne. The purpose of the maesters is to serve all mankind. The maesters, like the brothers of the Night's Watch, are considered servants of Westeros.
Any bachelor is theoretically free from political leanings.
Therefore, they also sent a letter to Dragonstone to convey warning information.
However, Sir Geoffrey did not take it seriously at first.
But as the terrifying celestial phenomena became more and more obvious, the old jazz man couldn't help but beat the drum in his heart, but he could not make up his mind after all.
After all, the queen is about to give birth, and the fleet should be guarding the side of Dragonstone to prevent another accident.
However, Viserys's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, finally making the old knight make up his mind and lead the fleet to escape from Dragonstone.
If the entire fleet is destroyed in the storm, then the queen's safety cannot be guaranteed.