Game Of Thrones: The God-Emperor of Planetos-Chapter 186 - The Siege of Harrenhal (II)

"A civilized conversation before the chaos, humanity was strange indeed." Prince Oberyn of House Martell.

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The nobles of Riverlands and the surrounding regions were shocked as a huge crimson shadow flew above them. Caraxes' wings were so large that it easily created a shadow capable of covering the entire sky before people's eyes.

The smell of sulphur and heat spread as the dragon moved, the strong winds from its wings making any thinner or weaker people flinch in the face of the swift winds.

Raymun Darry and Tytos Blackwood looked at the dragon in complete shock. They had seen the dragons of the queen and princess, they were truly impressive, but compared to a real adult dragon, both dragons were nothing.

Caraxes was the real terror in people's hearts. When someone saw a being the size of a hill flying by, the only thought they had was one of terror and awe.

The huge crimson dragon was truly impactful and frightening, but at the same time it brought a feeling of confidence that people had no way of explaining, it was as if they had already won with a monster that size.

"We made the right choice." Raymun commented with a relieved smile on his face. He already had confidence in House Targaryen because of the army and dragons, but seeing the King's dragon only made him realize how lucky he was to be kept loyal to House Targaryen

Tytos was happy too, seeing the king's dragon in person made him realize that he was indeed wise to have chosen to stand by the rightful king of House Targaryen and not some fat, inept usurper to be king.

Under the shocked eyes of all the nobles, the army of sixty thousand knelt and made way for the king. The soldiers beat their chests with their fists and raised their heads looking at the Messiah walking in the middle of all the soldiers.

"Sardaukar." Aenar spoke and all twenty-five thousand Sardaukar stood up and slammed their spears into the ground, causing the air to become slightly distorted.

"You've done a good job protecting my family, I'm honored to have such loyal soldiers." Aenar laughed and was not stingy in his praise.

The Golden Mask soldiers said nothing and just rhythmically tapped their spears on the ground. They were naturally happy to be praised by the king and his messiah, but it was their duty to protect the Royal Family, so they felt they were doing nothing more than their assigned duty.

Aenar looked at the Sardaukar with satisfaction, the king's gaze fell on the red legion who were still kneeling and spoke with a gentle tone. "Well done, the money, time and armor you wear have been put to excellent use. I have never seen soldiers as loyal and indomitable as you."

Unlike the Sardaukar, the Red Legion simply beat their chests with their fists, although everyone was visibly happier with the king's words.

Aenar's gaze fell on his court, Visenya and Rhaenys seemed visibly calmer than before, especially Rhaenys who seemed to control her anger and rage. This made Aenar even more pleased than seeing his two armies.

His future queen had to control her anger in order to become a worthy queen for humanity, emotions for a ruler are a dangerous thing because they can influence decision-making.

Aenar himself had to control his anger, otherwise he would already be riding Caraxes and finishing what Aegon I Targaryen had started in Harrenhal.

"Husband." Visenya greeted Aenar with a smile and waited for his approval in front of all eyes.

Aenar certainly knew what Visenya wanted, he bent down and gently kissed her forehead with a kind look. "Thank you for your hard work, my queen."

Visenya laughed and returned the kiss, but instead of her forehead, she kissed Aenar's hands, even though they were covered by her armor.

"I say the same, my king." She spoke with an elegant smile.

Aenar nodded and looked at Rhaenys with a playful touch in his gaze. "It seems my older sister has become more mature while I've been away."

Rhaenys gritted her teeth and couldn't help but look at Aenar with a hint of anger in her gaze. She didn't understand why Aenar always wanted to tease her, was it really so pleasant to tease her?

"I see Your Grace has secured the Valley." Rhaenys, her face expressionless, replied in a calm tone, without giving her younger brother any sense of satisfaction. Her lilac eyes fell on the army of the North and the Vale behind him.

Eddard Stark and Harold Arryn stood behind the king, both wearing armor and ready to fight at any moment.

"There were a few unforeseen events, but everything turned out all right." Aenar nodded and smiled, he winked at Arianne who winked back and they both pretended not to know each other. After all, having a lover wasn't exactly the noblest thing in the world.

However, anyone who noticed their interaction pretended not to see anything and remained silent. Only a fool would dare speak out against the king after seeing Caraxes still flying in the sky.

Visenya looked coldly at the Dornish princess and turned her attention to Aenar again. "Tywin and Robert have arrived in Harrenhal."

Visenya's words made all the nobles show solemn expressions. The final confrontation was about to take place, how could they not be solemn. This battle would decide who would sit on the Iron Throne and control all of Westeros.

Aenar nodded and smiled in the direction of Harrenhal. Even without Visenya speaking, he could see the Trident Demon sitting on the main seat of the magnificent castle.

Aenar himself was excited, as he had said before, he would not use his powers against Robert, he wants a brutal, murderous and cruel fight. Only one would leave the battlefield alive.

He would die or Robert would die, there was no third option.

"Let's go inside, we have war business to attend to." Aenar spoke and walked towards the main tent. All the nobles, great and small, followed Aenar and left the soldiers in charge of Titus, Sigismund and Kinvara. Aenar would talk to the three of them another time, right now he had more important things to do.

Inside the main tent, Arianne acted as cupbearer and served the wine to all the great nobles, the other nobles not daring to show any feelings of dissatisfaction at the difference in treatment.

Anyone present wasn't a fool and they definitely weren't going to start an argument over wine.

"Is Your Grace going to attack Harrenhal directly with Caraxes?" Tyrion asked with a serious tone.

"No, although the soldiers of House Lannister and Baratheon are our enemies, they are my people, I will not burn my people." Aenar replied as he took a sip of the wine, his eyes calm and deep, looking at Tyrion. The dwarf really knew how to create a cohesive atmosphere.

With his words, everyone realized that the king was not a cruel man and definitely not someone as petty as Aerys II.

Previously they had been nervous about Aenar's character. After what had happened in less than twenty years, no one could be blamed for thinking that Aenar could be as crazy as his grandfather.

The shadow of two incompetent kings had made all the nobles wary of being the next to die.

"My Lord Hand, send an invitation to Robert and tell him I've prepared a temptation with wine and food, we'll meet before the war." Aenar's words made everyone look at the king in shock. The hatred of killing a father was not something trivial, but the king was still willing to talk before the war, which showed that he was calm and not someone who was impulsive.

"I will go at once, Your Grace." Tyrion didn't hesitate to respond to Aenar's words. He got down from the chair with some difficulty and left with Red Legion guards around him.

"Visenya, I'll leave the preparations for my conversation with Robert to you." Aenar delegated the power to Visenya.

However, this caused some of the lords to show expressions of hesitation; in the end, one of the lords still spoke with a sincere tone. "Your Grace, it is not appropriate to use poison."

Aenar was speechless to hear this, he shook his head and spoke in a calm tone. "One king does not poison another, that is a basic principle. If these rules were broken, chaos would ensue and anyone could poison anyone."

Aenar's words caused many lords to stand up and praise the king's magnificence. After all, what Aenar said was truly worthy of praise.

Eddard looked at his nephew with a proud gaze. Aenar could have taken the easy way out, but he chose the hard way, which was a very good thing in the eyes of the Lord in the North.

Things won easily go just as easily.

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