Dragon's awakening was no accident. It smelled a breath that disgusted it and was forced to wake up from its deep sleep.
Drogon sniffed the air and carefully identified the source of the stench. It looked at the hundreds of Highgarden soldiers below with doubts in its eyes.
Dragon stretched its wings, then jumped down and landed on the grass in front of Main Castle.
The Highgarden soldiers surrounding it looked at it from a distance. They were vaguely worried, wondering if Dragon would suddenly attack them.
Drogon stared at these strangely dressed humans and growled with hostility.
Highgarden The soldiers drew out their swords in horror, raised their spears high, and faced off against the roaring Drogon.
Both sides glared at each other, neither of them understanding the other's intentions.
Drogon's patience was worn away bit by bit, and the stench in the air became stronger and stronger. It wanted to get closer to the soldiers to screen them carefully, but the soldiers kept retreating and kept a safe distance from it.
It stamped its hind legs impatiently, tearing up a large piece of turf.
Forget it!
Drogon took a deep breath, it wanted to burn this smelly castle with one Dragonfire...
The soldiers noticed that Dragon seemed to be launching an attack, and they became nervous.
At this moment, a carriage rushed into the city, quickly passed through three city walls, and stopped at the entrance of the courtyard outside Main Castle.
The speed of the car was so fast that even the groom was in a state of shock. He turned around and shouted, "Sir! Main Castle is here."
Willas suffered a strong jolt and were in a very embarrassed state in the cabin. He straightened his clothes and said to the pale Sansa: "Miss Sansa, please stay in the car. I'll go down and take a look."
Sansa forced a smile and said, "I am from the North. Maybe I can help you stabilize Dragon."
They got off the carriage one after another and walked quickly towards Main Castle along the stone road.
When the Highgarden soldiers surrounding Drogon saw Willas coming, they instantly found their backbone, "Sir!"
Willas waved them away, "Get out of the way, why are you surrounding Dragon?"
He was leaning on crutches and approached Drogon without hesitation, as if he was not worried at all that Drogon would suddenly attack him.
Drogon bared his teeth and growled, issuing a warning to Willas.
"Sir! Danger!"
Willas asked them to be quiet. He was already prepared. He took out a snow-white dragon scale from his arms and stretched it out to Drogon.
Sansa, who was following behind, saw the two rows of sharp teeth exposed by Drogon, and felt a huge pressure on her face, which made her legs weak. But Willas remained calm and continued to move forward bravely.
Drogon After seeing the white dragon scale, the hostility in its eyes disappeared. It sniffed the scent of the dragon scale and showed a puzzled look. Krysalis's mother's scales? Why are they in the hands of this human being?
Willas secretly felt relieved and said softly, "We are Bailong's friends, not your enemies."
Drogon can't understand such complicated Westerosi, but it can feel the man's kindness.
However, the strong smell in the air made it upset and unable to calm down.
Drogon approached Willas, smelled him and Sansa not far away, and suddenly realized that the smell did not originate from these humans or this castle.
It flew into the air and smelled the smell in the air carefully...
Drogon seemed to have found its target and rushed towards the west tower of Highgarden.
Willas was still wondering about Dragon's reaction when he saw a soldier running away in a hurry to report, "Sir, Ironborn's fleet appeared downstream of the Mander River, less than two leagues away from Highgarden."
"What kind of longship is there?" Willas asked.
The soldier hurriedly replied, "Visual inspection shows that there are probably more than a hundred ships."
Willas directly ordered, "Except for the soldiers guarding the city gate, everyone else must gather at the Mander Gate on the outermost edge of the west!"
"Yes!" Several messengers quickly left Main Castle.
Willas turned around and said to Sansa, "Ironborn has violated the border. As agent Warden of the South, I need to go to the front to supervise the battle. Miss Sansa should not follow her and stay in the city."
Sansa didn't want to cause trouble to Willas, so he nodded and walked into Main Castle.
Willas looked at Sansa's back tenderly, feeling more and more that this woman was a good match. He raised his hand, tapped his fingers, and the remaining soldiers rushed to Mandermen with him.
He sat in the carriage, lost in thought.
According to previous intelligence, the fleet Ironborn went south this time had a size of one thousand ships. Today, the longships attacking Highgarden only numbered more than a hundred, less than 10%? Where did the rest of the fleet go?
Could it be that Ironborn is making an attack in the east and attacking in the west?
Ironborn goes south to invade the Reach, there are nothing more than two strategies.
The first is to stay behind Shield Islands, use Shield Islands as a temporary base, and quickly capture Highgarden. This strategy looks good, but it is too difficult to implement.
This move can easily lead to a stalemate. Highgarden only needs to hold on, and until the Reach's troops withdraw from Crownlands, Ironborn will undoubtedly lose.
As for the second strategy...
Willas's face gradually darkened. If Ironborn chose the second option, it would be difficult for the Reach.
Highgarden West side, Mandermen.
Drogon stepped on the city wall, looked at the Ironborn fleet in the distance, and roared angrily.
That's right! It's this kind of smell! They used Magic to briefly enslave themselves!
It soared into the sky and pounced on the Ironborn fleet among the Mander River.
When Willas led the army and rushed to Mandermen, they only saw Mander River burning Flame into the sky.
There were more than a hundred long boats filled with "raging flames" floating on the river, and there was also a song called "Wail" sung by the Ironborns.
Those Ironborn hardly made any resistance. When they saw Drogon flying over, they even raised their arms and shouted, thinking that Dragonbinder of Euron had worked and Dragon had been used by them.
When Drogon sprayed out Dragonfire, Ironborn wanted to fight back and escape, but it was already too late.
The fleet of Ironborn was destroyed so easily. The strength of Dragon greatly inspired the soldiers of Highgarden. They stood on the city wall and cheered, praising the black Dragon that flew back.
Drogon circled in the sky above Highgarden for several times, as if saying goodbye, and then flew away towards the north without looking back.
The Highgarden soldiers then became quiet. General Highgarden, who was standing next to Willas, hurriedly asked, "Sir, why did Dragon fly away?"
Willas was grateful to the North. This victory was so important to the Reach. He looked at Dragon's smaller and smaller figure, "Maybe King in the North will give this The only instruction given by Dragon is to help Highgarden rescue the siege. Now that all Ironborn outside the city are destroyed, Dragon who has completed the task will naturally return to the North."
The Highgarden general didn't give up yet, "But, Ironborn's fleet has not yet withdrawn from the Reach waters..."
Willas looked back and reprimanded sternly. "The situation the North is facing is more severe than ours. In their own critical moment, they did not forget to support their allies. With such great righteousness, we need to remember, how can we push ourselves too far?"
The Highgarden general blushed, lowered his head, and did not dare to say anything.
Willas said to the other generals and soldiers around him, "As long as the alliance between the North and us is still there, I believe that this will never be the last time Dragon helps Highgarden. You can still see Dragon in Highgarden, I can guarantee that."