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GOT : Chapter 151

( Anders POV )

Thunder echoed through the halls of Yronwood, the rain beating the stained glass windows. A storm was brewing along the Marches.

Two storms in fact. One in the skies, but also one on the earth, where the echoes of marching men could be heard between Wyl and Godsgrace.

Yronwood had seen armies before, Anders knew that better than anyone. He was there when the great Dornish host left for the Trident, almost twenty years ago. An...

GOT : Chapter 150

The Lady of Godsgrace

These were not as large or intricate as the Water Gardens: a few alleys dotted with palm and orange trees, a few fountains, and a pool where flamingos happily danced around instead of children.

The atmosphere was calm, and Ynys often went for a stroll in them to find some peace in between managing the affairs of the Confluence, or her personal affairs, be it her husband or her sons.

...

Quentyn sat ...

GOT : Chapter 149

The Lady of Godsgrace

From the balcony of the palace of Godsgrace, the coming and going of boats along the Greenblood never seemed to end.

They formed large, snake-like formations, coming from the sea hundreds of leagues away, docking at Godsgrace to replenish, before heading up the Scourge towards Highwater, their final destination. From there, it would only be a day's ride to reach the coast, under the shade of the trees, and another day or two to rea...

GOT : Chapter 148

"He had Rickard Stark suspended from the rafters of the throne room, above a fire lit by his pyromancers. Then, he had Brandon Stark chained with his hands behind his back, a leather cord wrapped around his neck, attacking a Tyroshi device to it that would squeeze his throat the further you pulled it."

...

Aegon had gone pale by this point.

"Brandon Stark's legs were left free, and a sword placed just out of his reach." Prince Quentyn's wor...

GOT : Chapter 147

( Daenerys POV )

The ride to the Water Gardens was short. So short, in fact, that Daenerys did not need to do it on dragonback.

Especially not since Prince Quentyn would rather keep the dragons far away from the coasts, where they could rampage and kill innocents on the way.

For now, Drogon, Viserion and Rhaegal were hunting off amidst the stormy seas, eventually returning with large bones between their teeth, and ...

GOT : Chapter 146

To her right were then Prince Trystane, Lady Myrcella, Lord Anders, Lord Trebor and many others, while at the Queen's side, to her father's left, sat Lady Shireen, Ser Jon, Lord Monford, Lord Edric, Lady Nymella and a lot of other Dornish nobles.

All in all, every single one of the Targaryen allies were here, in a show of unity and strength, all under an auspicious sky.

...

For the atmosphere was as festive as it was rich. The course...

GOT : Chapter 145

( Nymeria POV )

The Great Sept of Sunspear was not the largest, nor the most luxurious of septs in the Seven Kingdoms. It was laughable compared to the Great Sept of Baelor or the Starry Sept of Oldtown, and it was not even the largest sept in Dorne, that honor belonged to that of Yronwood.

Yet, it would be in this smaller sept that history would be written.

It was in this sept that King Aegon, Sixth of His Name, and Queen Daenerys, First of Her n...

GOT : Chapter 144

Then the banners announced the presence of the important guests. There, arriving side by side, hand in hand, were Aegon and Daenerys Targaryen. Both clad in black-and-red, both with silver-gold hair, and both being absolutely gorgeous.

Damn Targaryens.

...

Aegon Targaryen looked magnificent with his short hair, purple eyes and toned body, while Daenerys Targaryen looked like a goddess amongst men, her hair flowing freely towards her neck, h...

GOT : Chapter 143

( Jennelyn POV )

Jennelyn Fowler stood still, in silence, watching the armada of ships coming into the port of Sunspear, from the large windows of the inner keep.

Besides her, Gulian Qorgyle was just as anxious, likely for different reasons. The first being that he would soon be discharged of his duties in Sunspear, the second being…having to deal with the logistics of feeding three large dragons, which had flown over the keep a few moments earlier. 2024-10-06 13:16:53 +0000 UTC View Post

GOT : Chapter 142

"Protest all you like, but your family was confirmed in its position by the grace of my ancestor, Aegon the Conqueror. It has only repaid itself in treachery.

By putting you into the chair your ancestors have occupied, I am only rewarding the fact that you did not personally raise your banners against me. However, your house has abused of mine's friendship. Let that be a reminder of who the dragons are."

...

Ser Davos Seaworth then shook hi...

GOT : Chapter 141

( Daenerys POV )

Daenerys tapped lightly on her knee as Missandei stood there, in front of her, motionless. Was she judging her? Did Missandei think she was a monster too?

It all had started so well, and yet, everything had tumbled down so fast. Volantis, once the Queen of Cities, was now a ruin. A heap of twisted stone and burnt homes. The first daughter of Valyria, gone, killed by the wrath of one of its descendants.

Only a few buildings ...

GOT : Chapter 140

( Daeron POV )

Sometimes, it was said that a great storm preceded a great battle.

But today, there was no storm, just light rain. And it had been like that for days on end. Just rain. No wind, no cold and no snow. Only the grey skies over an increasingly empty landscape.

Well, it was almost over.

If there was no storm, there was going to be a battle.

The Ironborn were heading straight to Highgarden, and Jon knew th...

GOT : Chapter 139

Archibald spared a look behind him, but no worries to be had, Quentyn and the snake were following.

The alley led to a small garden, where they could stop to take their breath.

...

Quentyn was unharmed, but the snake had taken a cut on her cheek, and was dripping blood.

"We need to get out of the city, fast," the Volantene lady spoke. "The Eastern gate is close."

"Let's make a run for it before we are overrun." Que...

GOT : Chapter 138

Quentyn shook his head."I made a vow. I lost a father and a mother; I'm not losing her too."

"You're a fool. A fool in love, but a fool."

"I know. I hope Dorne can forgive me if I die here today."

"You know they won't."

...

Quentyn didn't answer, he just looked towards the ground, in shame. If you put a woman over a kingdom, what does that say? Archibald would be tempted to say that you care more about your ...

GOT : Chapter 137

( Archibald POV )

Archibald washed his hands in the bowl placed at his disposal. He quickly ran most of it over his head, waking him up from his half-torpor.

Looking around in the small tent, he noticed Cletus wasn't there. His cousin had been sulking most of the time, and as it was he barely said two words to him a day, now.

Bah, Cletus would end up back in shape, as he usually does.

However, Archibald did himself feel a littl...

GOT : Chapter 136

( Nymeria POV )

It was then that she spotted Quentyn, talking to one of the girls in charge of the wounded. He held a kind of balm in his hand and was explaining how to lay it on the wound of the poor soul the girl was helping.

She pressed her pace, arriving in front of him.

...

The moment his gaze met hers, he smiled and gave the balm back to the girl.

"Hello, slept well?" he asked.

"I could've...

GOT : Chapter 135

( Nymeria POV )

Nymeria slowly raised her head from her bed, the sunlight forcing her pupils open like two pincers.

She straightened up, rubbing her eyes, then putting her hand over her forehead, trying to distinguish the figures in the room.

It only took a few moments to regain her composure and her bearings.

The tent had not moved since last night, but the skies had cleared completely. Whereas they had been subjected t...

GOT : Chapter 134

( Daenerys POV )

"The Stormlands, whatever their faults, are loyal to the Baratheons, but they are also loyal to the strongest. Many of them followed Renly, then went over to Stannis, and then finally to the Tyrells, who hold the true heir to Storm's End, in their mind, Floris Baratheon."

Prince Quentyn said with a slightly confident air. "Therefore, Lord Connington wouldn't last in that position. However, the Baratheons…aren't they the most disloyal ...

GOT : Chapter 133

( Daenerys POV )

The clouds had covered most of the sky, but the heat continued to beat down on the camp outside of Volantis.

Daenerys sulked, alone, in her tent, doing her best to wipe the sweat from her forehead. The siege has been long, and for the moment, showed no signs of dying down.

She was frustrated.

The first attempt, a slave revolt, had failed, and the Volantenes had entrenched themselves behind their massive walls. ...

GOT : Chapter 132

( Arianne POV )

"I shall not have it." Jon shook his head. "If people try to force it upon me, I will deny them."

Arianne smiled at his naivety. Even now, Willas seemed to be clinging to the dragon side of him as if it were a raft in the middle of a stormy sea.

"You know nothing, Jon Stark."

...

That sentence seemed to have struck him. For a few moments, Arianne thought he had gone into shock and she even seemed to...

GOT : Chapter 131

( Arianne POV )

Arianne woke up gently, in a room only dimly lit by a few candles. Usually, the sun would've woken her up, the rays shining through the windows caressing her bare skin, while inviting her eyes to slowly but surely open up.

There was none of that here. At least, not anymore.

The sun had stopped shining, and all there was were gray clouds, sometimes bringing rain, sometimes hindering vision so much that it was impossible to se...

GOT : Chapter 130

( Nymeria POV )

"You talk too much," Quentyn explained "In your cups or in bed. I'm sorry."

"All of that based on that shred of information in the capital? I never told a soul!" Cletus reacted with energy. "How can you know where it came from?"

"I only told you."

...

The answer once again came down, cleanly, not leaving the boy a single chance. Cletus was stunned, at a loss for words.

"If there's nothing else...

GOT : Chapter 129

( Nymeria POV )

For all that the sun could try and shine with all its might, it couldn't so much as scorch Nymeria's skin. Volantis was just as warm as Dorne, and despite the absence of clouds, there was no sunburn to be seen.

However, one must admit that the heat was much harder to bear, and even one who has lived all their life in the sands of Dorne must relax in the shade even for a moment.

This is what she does, then, patiently waiting ...

GOT : Chapter 128

( Edric POV )

Both Quentyn and Aegon thanked her, as they were led to a table where a feast awaited them all. Edric could thus admire Daenerys Targaryen, and he could safely say that she was by far the most beautiful woman he ever saw. Silver hair, indigo eyes, slender, confident…gods he was charmed, like most of the other lords too.

So much that he avoided her gaze. Unluckily for him, it turns out that it settled on him a little too much, as i...

GOT : Chapter 127

( Edric POV )

"Your weapons, please," the bulkiest one said.

Quentyn let out a sigh, but did as told. He and Edric got rid of their weapons, giving them to their escorting guards, before walking into the tent.

There were no guards inside, just two men, sitting down on two small chairs. A bit…poor, especially for someone who called himself King of the Seven Kingdoms.

...

Nonetheless, Edric did not say so out loud....

GOT : Chapter 126

( Edric POV )

Edric never went beyond the Narrow Sea. Come to think of it, before squiring with Lord Beric, he had hardly gone beyond Starfall. His father was quite protective of him, since he was the last thing that reminded him of his wife – Edric's mother.

However, the past few years, he had had the opportunity to travel, be it Westeros or Dorne, as Prince Quentyn's squire.

But today, he would go even further. After Lys, he would disco...

GOT : Chapter 125

( Daeron POV )

"The North is facing a return of the Others."When Jon said the words it felt like an entire weight had been pulled off his chest."The Others are real, Lord Willas. I have seen them and I have fought them. They raise the dead and corrupt the living.

Not much can stop them. The North is preparing for war. It will not be a war for the North, but a war between the living and the dead. And I intend to win it."

GOT : Chapter 124

( Daeron POV )

Jon rested his hands on the large oak table, in front of the gaze of the Tyrells.

Their castle was as petty as the others in the face of dragonfire, and Winter could keep him safe. If anything happened, she'd sense it and come to his rescue. That is, if the Tyrells dared to do anything stupid.

He'd enjoyed the confused and terrified expression of Willas Tyrell when the heir to Highgarden confused him and Harrold Arryn. After ...

GOT : Chapter 123

( Nymeria POV )

"This is great fun!" Nymeria laughed while Quentyn could hardly contain both his annoyance and relief.

"If I understand you correctly, Ser Davos." Quentyn sighed, brushing aside her remark. "You wish to meet King Aegon, for what purpose?"

"To pledge our swords to him," the bearded man replied simply. "We have long decided that bending the knee to a Targaryen king in exchange for his mercy is the best thing we could do."

GOT : Chapter 122

( Cletus POV )

"Cletus Yronwood, why do you give a shit?"

"Parlay sir, if you will, I fear we've all been fooled." His opponent removed his helm, revealing long, silver hair. "My name is Monford Velaryon. I fear we're both looking for the same person."

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The Exiled Seahorse

Monford was ruminating whilst the mood was sour amidst the men. Being reduced to a pirate was humiliation enough, but to a pirate hunted by s...