Chapter 134 Showing off one's writing skills whenever possible
Fortunately, Drogon had trained Rhaegal and Viserion with the Geese Ballista a few days earlier; otherwise, Daenerys dared not imagine whether they, who had just been injured by the Dragon Horn, could have safely evaded the crossbow attack.
With the assistance of Rego and Viserion, the pursuit was completely over in just two hours.
Euron's fleet fled Slaver's Bay after abandoning more than two hundred warships and a large number of prisoners.
When news of the great victory reached Meereen, the people spontaneously took to the streets to cheer and celebrate. They firmly believed that the Queen would win, but they never expected the victory to come so quickly.
Many people also heard the piercing long cry of the Dragon's Horn, which made them extremely irritated.
Some even witnessed the restlessness of Rhego and Viserion within the city walls and Queen Daenerys's loud attempts to calm them down.
They later learned that the long cry came from the dragon horn of the attacking side, a weapon specifically designed to deal with dragons.
The reason they didn't succeed was because the black dragon Drogon was not afraid of the sound of the Dragon Horn and took it back, thus preventing the green and gold dragons from being affected.
The black dragon also killed the leaders of the attacking forces, causing them to stop the siege and allowing the queen's army to launch a counterattack.
As the city of Meereen celebrated, Drogon suddenly felt a surge of faith power flooding his mind. This usually only happened when he went to the grasslands to forage, and even then, it wasn't this much.
Hearing the cheers of "Long live the Queen!" and "Long live Zhuogeng!" mixed in with the shouts of encouragement from within the city, Zhuogeng finally understood the reason for the surge in faith power.
He never expected that, besides the Dothraki Sea grasslands, he would have another source of faith.
Looking at the cheering crowd in the city, Drogon was considering whether he should occasionally show off in Meereen to make the power of faith come even more fiercely.
After the post-battle inventory was completed, Dario and Yara, exhausted, arrived at the Imperial Conference Hall to report on the battle situation.
One hundred and eighty-two warships with minor damage were captured, and more than 13,000 people were taken prisoner.
The loss of twelve warships and casualties of only over eight hundred men can be described as a great victory.
The vast majority of the prisoners were Ironborn from the Iron Islands. After holding them captive for a while, Daenerys planned to hand them all over to Yara to lead.
Today's battle showed Daenerys and the others Yara's bravery, which is no less than that of men. She also gained a better understanding of the Ironborn, some of whom were even her former subordinates, making her the most suitable person to lead them.
During the report, Drogon heard some shocking news: Euron might not be dead. According to Dario, someone seemed to have seen Euron appear on his ship and then go into the cabin.
This was confirmed after questioning several prisoners. Drogon was surprised that Euren was still alive in that condition.
Zhuo Geng remembered seeing his eyeballs burst open and him lying there stiffly without breathing, yet he still didn't die. If he had known this would happen, he should have slashed him twice more back then.
Moreover, Drogon did not believe that his attack had simply shattered Euron's Raven Eye; even if Euron survived, he would certainly not have an easy time afterward.
However, Euron's nickname will need to be changed from now on. Without his crow eyes, he'd be more like a one-eyed man. This time, it's not a fake one-eyed man, but a real one-eyed man. He can't lose his eyepatch.
Although Daenerys was somewhat disappointed to hear that Euron was still alive, Euron was no longer her biggest threat without the Horn of Dragons.
With Slaver's Bay gradually settling down and Euron sending her warships and soldiers, Daenerys's once dormant heart in Westeros began to stir again.
She secretly asked Tyrion, but he said the time was not yet right. Slaver's Bay was newly established, and the new recruits needed training. He told her to wait a little longer.
After hearing Tyrion's reasons and seeing Daenerys's somewhat anxious expression, Drogon thought for a moment and decided that perhaps he could speed things up a bit.
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In the Eyrie of the Vale, holding the letter from King's Landing, Jorn frowned deeply.
The day after Littlefinger Petyr was thrown through the Moon Gate, King's Landing demanded that Petyr be handed over to them, and that they would imprison him in the dungeons and interrogate him.
Jon could not hand over Petyr, so he lied and said that Petyr had accidentally rolled off a cliff while sleeping in the dungeon that night and was smashed to pieces.
He sent a reply to King's Landing, and a day later he received another message from King's Landing. The message did not mention Petyr again, but the request made him even more troubled.
King's Landing somehow learned that Sansa and Arya were at the Eyrie, and that Sansa was the mastermind behind King Joffrey's murder, and Arya was the daughter of the traitor Eddard, and that they must both be sent back to King's Landing.
Yorn naturally did not believe that a little girl like Sansa could poison the king at the wedding in a heavily guarded place like King's Landing.
There must be secrets he doesn't know, but he doesn't want to find out. Sometimes knowing too much isn't a good thing.
He certainly didn't want to hand over his deceased friend's daughter to die, but if he didn't, Queen Cersei might launch an attack on the Valley.
Although the Eyrie is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the Duke is young and Lady Lysa has just died, so there is a lack of people in charge. It is difficult for the few Righteous Alliance members to win over the people.
If King's Landing were to attack, the noble families of the Vale might not necessarily unite against Queen Cersei.
Just as he was in a dilemma, there was a knock on the door. When he opened the door, the Sansa sisters were standing there.
"Lord Jon, has King's Landing sent another letter?" Sansa asked as she entered the room.
Jon was both troubled and helpless about the Sansa sisters. After Petyr's death, he thought carefully about what had happened in those two days.
It was discovered that Petyr's death was too coincidental. Just as Petyr said, Sansa's testimony before Arya arrived at the Eyrie might indeed differ from that after Arya's arrival.
Moreover, he later discovered by chance that Arya's movements and techniques during her fencing game with Robin were not those of an ordinary noble girl.
He then learned that there was a reason why Jon Snow, Eddard's bastard son, gave his sister a real sword; she not only loved swordsmanship but was also very skilled at it.
He could tell that Arya followed a more agile approach, unlike the more forceful approach of ordinary knights, and that she might have received guidance from a master.
That would explain why Arya was able to grab Robin's hand and accurately stab Petyr in the chest that day.
He couldn't help but smile bitterly at the thought that his three old comrades had been tricked by two young girls.
"Sansa, I'll ask you one more time, was Lady Lysa really pushed down the Moon Gate by Petyr?" Jon asked, staring into Sansa's deep blue eyes.
Sansa knew that her and her sister's little tricks would not be able to fool Jon; they were just momentarily caught off guard that day.
"Lord Jon, everything I said that day was true. Although I don't know why Petyr pushed my aunt down the Moon Gate, it was indeed him who pushed her out." Without avoiding Jon's gaze, Sansa said frankly.
Jon nodded; they indeed did not believe that Lady Lysa would abandon her son and choose to commit suicide.