Looking at Womax, from whose dragon mouth trickled streams of fresh blood, Rhaenys could no longer maintain her composure.
"Damn the kinslayer!
The most correct thing Viserys I ever did was strip you of your inheritance!"
Whoosh, whoosh!
As soon as she finished speaking, Meleys flapped her scarlet dragon wings and flew towards Driftmark northeast of King's Landing.
It was no wonder the Uncrowned Queen was angry; Jacaerys truly gave his grandmother no face at all.
Moreover, Rhaenys had previously saved Lucerys from Aemond on Dragonstone, but now she was unable to save Daeron from Jacaerys.
This caused her, who had been secretly maintaining a neutral stance after hearing about Jacaerys's various atrocities, to feel a sense of guilt for personally participating in the killing of Green Party Targaryen relatives.
Indeed, if Rhaenys had sincerely and fully supported Jacaerys, how could Meleys, with her speed and combat power, have been constantly held back by Sheepstealer?
Although the overall situation in King's Landing was settled, except for Dragon Gate which had turned into a sea of fire, the battles at Steel Gate and River Gate were not yet over.
Especially towards River Gate, the fighting still seemed very fierce.
Snap, snap!
Womax's strong dragon claws suddenly exerted force, directly breaking the dragon bones of Tessarion's wings.
Dragons have extremely strong regenerative abilities; as long as their wings are not broken like Sunfyre's, this kind of injury can heal with enough time.
After confirming that Tessarion could not escape, Jacaerys controlled Womax to fly towards the smoke-filled River Gate.
Even young dragons like Stormcloud had recovered from their chaotic state, so Sunfyre and Grey Ghost had naturally woken up long ago.
Feeling the death of his Dragonrider, Grey Ghost, who had regained his freedom, had already flown towards Dragonstone without looking back.
Meanwhile, Sunfyre, clad in armor, faithfully carried out Womax's command, continuously breathing Dracarys at the River Gate to cause destruction, and the rolling thick smoke was the result of his actions.
But it was also because of Sunfyre.
Besides Korman and others who had forcefully entered King's Landing while he was in a chaotic state, the combined cavalry of Hightower and Dorne were all blocked outside River Gate.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Neigh~~
When Womax, with a wingspan of over 130 meters, flew in with intense pressure, the combined cavalry of Hightower and Dorne immediately scattered and fled.
Without the protection of the Green Party's dragon, what followed in King's Landing was not a battle at all, but a one-sided harvest of term points.
The first to surrender in King's Landing were the Gold Cloaks stationed at the other four gates.
Jacaerys directly arranged for these nearly a thousand Gold Cloaks to go to the Dragon Gate area to extinguish the fire, after all, this was already the capital of their Blacks.
And when Womax continued to fly over the Red Keep, the royal guards inside had already raised white flags on the city walls.
Not long after, the vanguard led by Stone and Rien, soldiers of House Velaryon.
As well as the cavalry from the Vale who had bypassed Steel Gate, and the joint forces of the Frey Family and House Blackwood, all arrived at the Red Keep one after another.
Even Korman, who had been hiding somewhere before, appeared outside the Red Keep with the remnants of the The Unsullied Legion and Little Aegon.
After Jacaerys methodically arranged the post-war cleanup work, he brought Stone, Korman, Rien, Little Aegon, and the Commanders of the various Lords' armies to the Throne Room.
Clank, clank, clank!
Jacaerys, with his hand on vigilance at his waist, strode up the steps of the Iron Throne, which was covered in iron swords.
He paused briefly before the Iron Throne, which was full of metallic texture, then turned sharply and sat down, looking down at everyone below the steps.
"Greetings, Your Majesty Jacaerys!"
Seeing this, Stone was the first to shout and kneel in salute; the others exchanged glances and followed suit, kneeling and shouting in unison.
And Little Aegon, with an innocent and cheerful face, watched his brother sitting on the Iron Throne, his smile growing wider.
...
The Bloody Gate is a small pass situated between the narrow cliffs of the Mountains of the Moon; this pass firmly guards the steep mountain road leading to the Vale.
Its bright red gate stands between the cliffs on either side, and a series of battlements have been built on top of the pass walls, equipped with various defensive mechanisms.
At the top of the cliffs there are also two watchtowers clinging to the rock face, connected by a weathered grey Stone enclosed arch bridge.
Since its establishment in the Age of Heroes, the Bloody Gate has never been captured by a frontal assault.
Countless enemies who dared to trespass here were buried here; legend has it that the gate of the Bloody Gate was dyed red by the blood of enemies.
At this moment, there were two duty soldiers standing on each of the two watchtowers of the Bloody Gate, wearing soaring blue eagle armor.
"Hey! There seems to be a... big bat in the sky?"
A duty soldier inadvertently glanced at the distant sky and saw a green figure resembling a bat that had appeared at some point.
"A bat? How could it be out during the day?"
Hearing his companion's words, another duty soldier immediately squinted his eyes and carefully observed the rapidly growing green figure.
Suddenly, his pupils widened dramatically, and he cried out in a trembling voice,
"No, no, that's... a d-dragon!
Quickly light the beacon to notify the Eyrie!"
Ever since she made her stance clear in support of Queen Rhaenyra, Duchess Jeyne had given special orders to the duty soldiers at the Bloody Gate.
As soon as they saw the green dragon of unknown origin, the duty soldiers at the Bloody Gate did not hesitate to light the beacon fire.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Perhaps because these duty soldiers who had never seen a dragon before were too nervous, they felt as if the green dragon had flown right before their eyes in just a few blinks.
But their decision to light the beacon early was correct, because this massive dragon was indeed an enemy.
Roar!
Crash!
The bright yellow Dracarys, carrying immense force, instantly destroyed the two watchtowers of the Bloody Gate.
The fiercely burning watchtower fragments and the bodies of the duty soldiers, along with a large amount of cliff debris impacted by the Dracarys, fell down,
Burying the Bloody Gate pass, from which various shouts were coming, alive.
Aemond, his face full of hatred, controlled Vhagar to fly towards the Eyrie, located in the center of the Vale, after confirming that the Vale's only ground exit was blocked.
The history of the Bloody Gate never being captured was thus easily broken.
Facts proved that any natural barrier was just a joke in front of a dragon!
The Eyrie, standing at the top of the Mountains of the Moon, naturally discovered the Bloody Gate's beacon signal immediately.
Duchess Jeyne, who had been on high alert, heard the news and immediately sent someone to invite Queen Rhaenyra to discuss matters.
Soon after, Rhaenyra, accompanied by Ser Erryk, arrived at the Moon Door Hall, suspended 600 feet (about 183 meters) in the air.
The Moon Door Hall is at the highest point of the Eyrie castle; the Moon Door in the center of the hall is very famous in the Seven Kingdoms, and most of the Eyrie's condemned prisoners are executed here.
Having received a letter from Daemon from Harrenhal a few days earlier, Rhaenyra already knew that the Blacks and the Green Party would have a decisive battle in King's Landing.
So, concerned about her family, as soon as she entered the hall, she asked, "Jeyne, is there any news from King's Landing?"
"No, the Bloody Gate has lit a beacon signal.
This means either an enemy is about to forcefully breach the Bloody Gate, or a dragon has been spotted.
But regardless of the situation, I need to prepare in advance..."
The probability of the first situation is extremely small, so it can basically be concluded that a dragon has been spotted.
But if it were Jacaerys or Daemon, they should have sent a raven letter first.
So...
Rhaenyra was not foolish; with a turn of her mind, she understood what Duchess Jeyne meant by that last sentence about preparing.
If it truly was a Green Party dragon coming, the other party would not hesitate to hand her over.
After all, the geographical location of the Eyrie is a natural barrier for ordinary enemies.
But for a dragon, it is a natural tomb with nowhere to escape.
Rhaenyra, who had understood, spoke to Duchess Jeyne in a very calm tone: "I will stay here.
Please have Ser Erryk take Joffrey and Viserys away from the Eyrie."
Duchess Jeyne pondered for a moment upon hearing this and nodded in agreement.
"Your Majesty!"
Ser Erryk, who had just realized something was wrong, reached for the hilt of the longsword at his waist, attempting to take Rhaenyra with him.
"Ser Erryk, I entrust Joffrey and Viserys to you.
Take them away quickly, that is an order!"
"...As you command!"
Feeling Rhaenyra's resolve, Ser Erryk was silent for a moment, then accepted the order and left.
The Eyrie guards in the Moon Door Hall, seeing that their Lord had not given an order, made no moves to stop him.
After Ser Erryk left, the Moon Door Hall fell into an eerie silence.
Duchess Jeyne sighed softly and spoke first: "Alas, I am sorry, Your Majesty.
I have always believed that in this world of men, we women should unite.
This is also why I supported you without hesitation from the beginning.
But as the guardian of the Vale, I must also consider all my people.
If your dragon were here, perhaps we could still attempt a counterattack.
And just as I suspected, that raven letter sent from King's Landing earlier was a trap.
You shouldn't have replied..."
"It was I who did not keep my promise to send a dragon to garrison the Eyrie.
It was also my foolishness to let you reply to King's Landing.
So, no need to apologize, Jeyne."
While Rhaenyra and Duchess Jeyne were talking in the Moon Door Hall, Ser Erryk had already picked up the two princes from the Maiden Tower.
Viserys, not seeing his mother, cried and refused to leave with Ser Erryk.
It was Joffrey, who had become more sensible after losing his left eye, who spoke to comfort him.
Finally, Ser Erryk carried Viserys on his back and led Joffrey, leaving the Maiden Tower at the fastest possible speed.
Walking from the Bloody Gate to the Eyrie normally takes nearly ten days, but Vhagar, flying in a straight line, only took over twenty minutes.
Whoosh, whoosh!
As soon as Ser Erryk and the two boys, sitting in a huge oak basket lowered by a chain winch, rapidly descended from the Eyrie to Skyreach at the foot of the mountain, they heard the sound of dragon wings whistling overhead.
Seeing the familiar Vhagar, Ser Erryk immediately set off on the winding path leading away from the Eyrie at the fastest speed.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Duchess Jeyne looked through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Moon Door Hall and saw the enormous creature hovering in the air, flapping its wings.
Although she had prepared herself mentally, seeing this ancient dragon up close still left her stunned and speechless.
Forcing herself to control her emotions, she walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty Aemond, I am the Duchess of the Eyrie, Defender of the East, Jeyne Arryn.
I now present to you the kingslayer, the kinslayer Rhaenyra Targaryen.
We, House Arryn, are willing to lead all the Lords of the Vale in pledging fealty to you!"
Although Duchess Jeyne had previously supported the Blacks, she now chose to actively offer Rhaenyra and have the Vale pledge fealty to the Green Party.
Normally, this would completely guarantee the safety of House Arryn and the Eyrie.
But Aemond's mind was not normal at the moment!
Sitting on the dragon saddle, he completely ignored Duchess Jeyne, instead staring intently at Rhaenyra, who stood quietly in the Moon Door Hall, with venomous eyes.
After several minutes, he suddenly shouted with a twisted face: "Jacaerys and Daemon killed my mother, killed Helaena and her children.
Now, I will make them experience this agonizing pain too!"
Upon hearing this, Rhaenyra's face actually showed a smile of relief; she was heard murmuring to herself: "That's good, they won this war!"
"Dracarys!"
The highly impactful bright yellow Dracarys instantly destroyed the windows of the Moon Door Hall.
The terrifying high temperature carried by the bright yellow Dracarys directly incinerated Rhaenyra, who had a smile on her lips, Duchess Jeyne, whose face was full of disbelief, and many panic-stricken Eyrie guards into charred ash.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Seeing Vhagar launch an attack, the archers on the other towers of the Eyrie immediately retaliated.
But this kind of attack had no other effect except to anger Aemond and Vhagar.
Roar, roar, roar!
Boom, boom, boom!
Vhagar circled the Eyrie's seven white towers, flapping her wings, while continuously breathing bright yellow Dracarys.
White tower after white tower collapsed under the force of the Dracarys, and the fiercely burning tower debris rained down below.
This castle, which had taken several generations of the Arryn family to build, was burned down by the dragon in a very short time.
Even so, Aemond still felt that the hatred in his heart could not be quelled.
He controlled Vhagar to land heavily in the ruins of the Moon Door Hall, then, as if mad, stomped on the castle ruins with her dragon claws, scattering the charred ash everywhere.
Truly interpreting the literal meaning of 'grinding bones into ash'!
Bang, bang, bang!
On the winding path below the Eyrie, it was crowded with Lords, soldiers, and servants who had escaped from Skyreach.
Flaming debris of varying sizes rained down from the sky, continuously smashing onto the winding path like a shower of meteors.
At this point, it was purely a matter of luck; every second, someone was smashed into a pulp by the flaming debris.
Because Ser Erryk had set off on the winding path early, he had already taken the two children out of the range where the flaming debris was falling.
Rumble!
A huge roar made him, who had been running with his head down, unable to help but turn back to look.
He saw the ruins of the Eyrie's main castle completely collapse and fall under the stomping of Vhagar's massive dragon body, directly smashing the latter half of the winding path and Skyreach at the foot of the mountain into smithereens.
Ser Erryk tightened his grip on Viserys on his back and continued striding towards the Bloody Gate with Joffrey.
The Eyrie being burned down and falling, such a huge commotion could not possibly fail to attract the attention of other families within the Vale.
The Corbray Family of Heart's Home, which faced the Eyrie across the mountains, sent out their scout cavalry the next day.
These Corbray Family cavalry conducted an on-site investigation and found a very small number of survivors from the fall of the Eyrie to question.
After obtaining intelligence that Queen Rhaenyra and Duchess Jeyne were very likely killed by an ancient dragon, they immediately returned to the city to report.
On the fourth day after the Eyrie's fall, Jacaerys in King's Landing received a raven letter from Earl Corbray and learned of this shocking bad news!