"Oh, it seems your information is indeed well-informed!"
"This Hundred Birds Pavilion is truly extraordinary!"
"I'm afraid your little birds have spread all over King's Landing, haven't they?!"
Daenerys picked up a handful of corn and fed it to the pigeons that had gathered.
Dean Ogian was quite proud of his intelligence system, so he said with a fawning smile,
"This is all thanks to Your Royal Highness's support!"
"Moreover, no matter how many birds there are in this Hundred Birds Pavilion, they only dare to fly at low altitudes. Only Dragons are qualified to dominate the clouds above!"
As Dean Ogian spoke, he took a list from his robe and respectfully handed it to Daenerys, saying,
"Your Royal Highness, this is a list of the minor lords and some down-and-out knights who have received support from the Hundred Birds Pavilion!"
"They will all participate in the tournament on Dragonstone this time, and then the Princess can organize them under her command!"
This was an important part of Daenerys's plan; she knew very well that the strength of fighting alone was limited, and the intertwining interests among the great nobles were extremely complex. The cost of subduing them would be significant.
However, there were numerous minor lords and small nobles in Westeros, and most of them were not very wealthy. Therefore, most of their family property was only enough to support the upbringing of the heir, and many second sons had to make their own living after coming of age.
This was also the main reason why organizations similar to the Second Sons existed in various eras of Westeros.
So Daenerys had Dean Ogian establish the Hundred Birds Pavilion to secretly support and fund those minor lords, and gather their second sons under her control.
The two talked in the Hundred Birds Pavilion for about two quarters of an hour before coming out. Then, amidst the children's reluctance to part, Daenerys embarked on her journey home.
Shirei, riding in the Royal Carriage for the first time, was naturally curious about everything. But she still sat obediently beside Daenerys, only daring to observe carefully with her eyes.
From the side, Shirei's facial features really resembled Viserys and Daemon. It seemed she was undoubtedly her own illegitimate paternal aunt! And from the color of her hair and pupils, it was clear her Dragon bloodline was quite good.
Upon returning to the Red Keep, Daenerys first changed Shirei into her childhood clothes, and then took her to meet King Jaehaerys.
Seeing Shirei's obvious Targaryen Family features, the Old King naturally had a rough guess, as this was not uncommon in King's Landing.
After the maids took Shirei away, he asked Daenerys,
"Whose?!"
"It is said to be Prince Baelon's bloodline!"
"Hmm? Her appearance does indeed resemble Baelon somewhat. Then you should take good care of this child and raise her by your side. Our Targaryen Family's bloodline is quite sparse now!"
"It would be great if your mother could give birth to a little Prince this time!"
"What? Does Great-grandfather only like little Princes too?"
Hearing King Jaehaerys say this, Daenerys immediately retorted indignantly,
"I don't think a Princess of the Targaryen Family is any worse than a Prince!"
"Hahaha!"
King Jaehaerys laughed heartily upon hearing this,
"If every Princess were like you, then they would indeed be even more useful than Princes!"
Just as the grandfather and granddaughter were chatting animatedly, a Kingsguard suddenly reported that the Dragon Guard leader of the Dragonpit had something important to report.
Jaehaerys's expression immediately tensed upon hearing this, and he quickly ordered,
"Let him in quickly!"
Because the Dragon Guard responsible for guarding the Dragonpit bore the responsibility of raising and looking after the Targaryen Family's Dragons, anything they had to report must be related to Dragons. This was no small matter for the Targaryen Family.
"Greetings, Your Majesty, greetings, Your Royal Highness!"
(In valyrian, there is no distinction between Princess and Prince; both are the same word, corresponding to the Westeros word 'Prince'.)
"Amoros's condition is very bad, I'm afraid he won't last much longer!"
The Dragon Guard reported with a sad expression.
"Amoros?"
Daenerys was immediately startled by the Dragon Guard's words. When did the Dragonpit have a Dragon named Amoros?
Upon hearing this, Jaehaerys's vigor and spirit immediately showed a visible decline, and he kept muttering to himself,
"Gaery's Amoros?!"
"My daughter…"
However, he quickly recovered and immediately stood up, ordering the Kingsguard,
"Quickly prepare the carriage, I'm going to the Dragonpit!"
Although Daenerys still didn't understand the situation, it would take at least half an hour to travel from the Red Keep to the Dragonpit by carriage. King Jaehaerys's physical condition was not very good now. So she said,
"Great-grandfather, I'll take you there on Dreamfire; it will save you the bumpy ride in the carriage."
"Very well! Let's go!"
So Daenerys summoned Dreamfire and took the Old King flying towards the Dragonpit.
On Dreamfire's back, King Jaehaerys briefly explained the situation to Daenerys.
Unexpectedly, there were four Dragons hidden deep within the Dragonpit. They were Princess Gaery's Amoros, Princess Magna's Simoros, Princess Daniella's Antros, and Princess Visenya's Aposos.
These Dragons were all hatched by the four Princesses and raised in the Dragonpit from a young age. Except for Princess Senira, the other Princesses, although they hatched Dragons, did not become Dragon Knights.
Ever since Princess Senira wanted to escape on her Dragon, King Jaehaerys had the Dragon Guard hide the four Dragons deep in the Dragonpit, so the outside world rarely knew about them.
After the Princesses passed away, King Jaehaerys would visit them from time to time. When he saw them, King Jaehaerys felt as if he saw his daughters who had left him.
No wonder they say that people of the Tankrian Family all have a crazy side; I didn't expect the famous King of the People to do such a crazy thing.
The four Dragons were hidden just like that!
The reason why these four Dragons did not appear in later history should also be the work of this Old King! It is estimated that these four Dragons had all died before he passed away, which is why they did not appear during the later Dance of the Dragons.
Besides King Jaehaerys and his wife, only a few of his children knew about this matter. And by the time they all passed away, the four Dragons had already died.
At that time, Daenerys was very curious why there was no record of King Jaehaerys's many children ever riding Dragons, yet only Wigg was called the Dragonless?
It turned out that all their Dragons died prematurely, just like many unnamed Dragons of the Targaryen Family, leaving no names or records!
For example, the other four Dragons that came to Dragonstone with Balerion at that time.
Also, in Daenerys's records of the Targaryen Royal Family, there is a passage that records that when Princess Rhaena lived on Dragonstone, there were many Dragons in the courtyard, and some flew out and became wild Dragons. However, there is no further record after that.
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