Flying over Harrenhal, and following the Trident River northwest, Daniella, riding her dragon, arrived near Luanhe City by noon.
Influenced by the Game of Thrones story, Daniella instinctively disliked the Frey Family of Luanhe City.
The Frey Family is one of the younger families in Westeros. Approximately six centuries ago, the family's founder was granted land and a title.
This founder of the Frey Family was very farsighted; he decided to build a bridge over the Green Fork River, a tributary of the Trident River, and began construction. Eventually, his grandson completed the bridge's construction and built wooden fortresses at both ends of the bridge.
Over subsequent generations, the Freys gradually replaced the wood with stone, integrating the castles with the bridge, and named it "Twins City."
A tall tower, named "Weihe Tower," was also built in the center of the bridge connecting the two castles, overlooking the river and roads with arrow slits, murder holes, and iron gates.
Due to Twins City's crucial strategic location and strong fortifications, the Frey Family was able to collect substantial fees from those crossing the river, thus becoming wealthy.
The Frey Family quickly became one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the Trident River basin, and their rapid rise in status caused other families to look down on them, viewing them as upstarts.
After the Conqueror's War, the Frey Family and other Riverlands nobles swore fealty to House Tully. During the Dance of the Dragons, the Frey Family supported the Blacks.
In later history, due to Marquis Walder's numerous offspring, the Frey Family's size rapidly expanded during his rule.
They became wealthy by charging high bridge tolls, as Twins City was the only way to cross the river within several days' travel. Because the Frey Family was rich and numerous, they were one of House Tully's most powerful bannermen, capable of raising an army of 4,000 men.
In the later Usurper's War and War of the Five Kings, the Frey Family, under Marquis Walder, maximized their advantage, twice delaying their response to House Tully's call for bannermen until they were assured of profit.
During the Northern army's march south to conquer the Lannister, Marquis Walder and Robb Stark formed a marriage alliance out of mutual interest, intending to connect his family with the royal bloodline of the King in the North.
But Robb ultimately broke the engagement for a small nurse from Volantis. Walder felt insulted and conspired with the Lannister Family, betraying the Stark Family and House Tully at the Red Wedding.
Finally, the entire family was annihilated by Arya Stark, who was known as a Faceless Men.
Flying over the south castle of Luanhe City, past the towering Weihe Tower, Daniella landed her dragon in front of the gate of the Frey Family's main stronghold, the North Castle.
Marquis Frey, who had received news early, had already been waiting with his large family for a long time. Looking at the thirty or forty Frey Family members before her, Daniella couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"Although the members of this Frey Family look ordinary, they are truly prolific."
"Welcome, Princess!"
Marquis Frey, in his early thirties, though ordinary in appearance, was tall and strong. His long tenure in a high position gave him a certain imposing presence.
"Hello, Marquis Frey! I am tasked with bringing the lords from the North to King Jaehaerys's Valyria armor appreciation ceremony. Passing by the Frey Family castle, I specifically came to visit."
"It is the Frey Family's honor, beautiful Princess!"
"The Frey Family has also received an invitation from King Jaehaerys, and King Jaehaerys specifically instructed us to prepare for the transit and reception of the lords from the North."
To improve the efficiency of picking up people, King Jaehaerys ordered Daniella to only bring the major Northern nobles to Luanhe City. From Luanhe City, they could reach King's Landing on their own in three to five days. This way, the arrival times of all Seven Kingdoms in King's Landing would be more synchronized.
"Marquis, my dragons are quite tired from flying here from King's Landing. Please prepare some livestock for them."
The dragons under Daniella's command now had an astonishing appetite, so she was already prepared to frequently visit the homes of various nobles for their provisions. Thus, she naturally showed no politeness towards the wealthy Frey Family.
"I estimated that the Princess might pass through Luanhe City at any time in the next two days, so I had already instructed the servants to prepare cured beef and mutton early."
Marquis Frey, who was well-prepared, waved his hand, and a large group of servants immediately came carrying dozens of grilling racks. On them were forty to fifty slaughtered and marinated cattle, horses, and sheep.
"Because the Princess's dragons prefer livestock roasted with special spices from Holy Flame Island. Although the Frey Family does not have such precious spices, they have purchased some from White Sheep Town."
Marquis Frey continued to explain to Daniella,
"These livestock are specially marinated with spices purchased from White Sheep Town. I hope the great dragons will like them."
Daniella had not expected the Frey Family to go to such lengths and her impression of them improved.
However, thinking about it, besides retaliating against Robb Stark and conspiring with Roose Bolton and the Lannister Family to plan the infamous Red Wedding, the Frey Family...
After the Conqueror's War, aside from being cautious and appearing somewhat opportunistic, once they committed to a side, they actually fought to the bitter end.
Even in the original history, the Frey Family was loyal to the Blacks, and many family members sacrificed their lives. Even Marquis Forrester fell in the great battle by the Gods Eye Lake.
However, at this time, Forrester was only a tall, thin thirteen-year-old boy. As Marquis Frey's eldest son, he accompanied Marquis Frey and Daniella.
"Marquis, you are thoughtful!"
To save time, Daniella directly instructed the dragons to use their own Dragonflame to cook the livestock.
Among the dragons Daniella brought this time, Vagharana and Grey Shadow had relatively lower Dragonflame temperatures, so they were tasked with being temporary cooks.
Under the Dragonflame of the two dragons, it only took a few minutes to cook all forty to fifty livestock.
This left all the Frey Family members shocked. After all, this was their first time experiencing dragons and the power of Dragonflame so closely.
Meraxes was the first to rush over, biting a fat sheep and devouring it in a few mouthfuls. Dreamfyre's length was now close to seventy meters, so he could almost swallow an entire ox in one bite.
"Someone, quickly slaughter another batch of cattle and sheep and bring them over!"
Marquis Frey saw the dragons' demeanor and realized that these forty to fifty animals would clearly not be enough to feed them, so he quickly told his servants to prepare another batch.
The land near Luanhe City is not only fertile, but the Green Fork River also provides abundant water, making its produce extremely rich. The Frey Family and its vassal families raise over a hundred thousand livestock.
And with the Frey Family's large population, they consume a lot of meat every day. So Luanhe City certainly does not lack livestock.
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