Chapter 279: Chapter 279: The City Empties
No one paid attention to the two ordinary city dwellers who were praising their king.
After the Targaryen army entered the city, Jon Connington, who was at the gate to welcome them, quickly noticed that Viserys did not seem to have entered the city with them.
His heart skipped a beat, but then he saw a green dragon, smaller than Balerion but still massive compared to a human, flying back.
The shadow of Rhaegal loomed over the ground, its scales were of ancient bronze, like moss in the forest at dusk, reflecting light like jade.
Its horns, wing bones, and crest were golden, while its teeth and claws were black. Its bronze eyes were brighter than a polished shield, glowing due to its own heat.
"Roar—"
Rhaegal let out a melodious roar that echoed far and wide, flying directly towards the Nine Towers Palace by the sea.
"What is..."
The people of Pentos also heard the dragon's roar, looking up at the sky. They only then realized that the returning dragon was not the massive black dragon.
"This... is not His Majesty's mount."
"Which princess is this?"
A man with grey-red hair stood at the city gate, taking a few steps forward, shielding his eyes from the glaring sun, looking up at the departing dragon.
He was slightly taken aback.
Jon had seen a dragon's silhouette in the sky from a great distance on the city wall.
He thought it was Viserys returning victorious, but he didn't expect this dragon to not be Balerion.
He knew of the Targaryen family's three dragons, apart from Balerion, which Viserys rode, the other two belonged to two princesses.
One was the 'Mother of Dragons', who personally hatched the dragon, the king's own sister, Princess Daenerys Targaryen.
The other was Princess Rhaenys Targaryen, the eldest daughter of Prince Rhaegar from the previous dynasty.
Due to age and other complex considerations, Viserys even ignored seniority, directly appointing Rhaenys as the eldest princess of the new dynasty.
When Viserys made this decision, no one came out to refute it.
This indirectly demonstrated the king's strong position within the new dynasty.
If Viserys was still sitting on the Iron Throne in Westeros today, making such a decision would probably immediately provoke opposition from a large number of conservatives.
The old scholars of Oldtown, the archbishops of the Starry Sept, and a large number of others.
They would immediately jump out, accusing the king of ignoring seniority and the order of age.
Because as a tradition of Westeros, if it is easily touched, it will affect the interests of many people.
They would all become obstacles to Viserys' gradual reform.
Testing the waters.
However, here in Andalos, the birthplace of the new dynasty.
No one dared to oppose the decision made by Viserys, his position was very strong, it was not the time when he was young and controlled by others.
After appointing Rhaenys, Viserys began the path of reform in a big way.
Founding monarchs often have such strong characteristics.
And now, the entire Targaryen actually depends on him alone.
This is why his enemies want to put Viserys to death, resorting to any despicable means.
Because assassinating Rhaenys or Daenerys cannot shake the foundation of this new dynasty.
Although Viserys values his two 'sisters' very much, he himself is the core after all.
The entry of the Targaryen army into the city caused a sensation, and Rhaenys riding Rhaegal into the city caused a mass exodus.
Viserys, who did not return with the army, was not missing. He was now soaring in the clouds on the back of Balerion.
"He's hiding well."
Viserys was looking at the endless Dothraki below, trying to discern their Khal from the crowd.
However, their Khal was very cunning, fully learning from the painful lessons of Khal Jhaqo and Khal Moro.
They hid in the crowd like a drop of water in the sea, inconspicuous. Viserys couldn't find their trace no matter how hard he tried.
Viserys was now riding a dragon, tracking the escape route of the Dothraki, fearing that they would feint an attack.
Although he was somewhat prepared, the sudden retreat of the Dothraki still caught Viserys off guard.
After all, fifty thousand Dothraki were still a powerful force. He had been ready to fight, but he didn't expect them to slip away without a word.
Viserys then had Oberyn and Rhaenys lead the army to Pentos to stabilize the situation.
Taking this opportunity, he stationed the Targaryen army in the city, replacing the previous incompetent defense team.
He continued to chase the Dothraki along their retreat route, driving them away from the vicinity of Pentos.
Otherwise, the Dothraki, with their mobility, could feint an attack or make a surprise attack, which would be unbearable.
After all, most of the Targaryen army were infantry, and they were heavily armored. Two legs could never run faster than four, and the enemy could come and go without a trace.
Only two people in the Targaryen army could do this job, one was Viserys and the other was Rhaenys.
Viserys did not trust Rhaenys to chase the enemy alone on a dragon.
He even feared that the girl would lose her way in the sky. If there were troops on the ground, it would be fine.
Without landmarks, who knows where this silly girl would fly following the Dothraki, and whether she could find her way back.
Therefore, this job fell on Viserys alone. Although the war was over, he was still chasing the Dothraki alone on a dragon.
He would occasionally swoop down and breathe fire, driving the Dothraki to keep running.
Whoosh~
The shadow of the dragon loomed over the ground, Balerion stretched his neck, spread his wings, and let out a roar.
Below was the thunderous sound of a stampede.
Boom, boom, boom—
"Hey!"
Shouts in Dothraki came from time to time.
All the Dothraki under the shadow of the dragon were desperately driving their warhorses, panic-stricken, fearing that a breath of dragon fire would fall on their heads.
Viserys was chasing fifty thousand Dothraki on a dragon alone, but they had no way to fight back.
Arrows couldn't penetrate the dragon's scales.
And the ballistae that could penetrate the dragon's defenses had been left in Pentos, because carrying such siege weapons was not conducive to escape.
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