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(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 92: Of Time and Rivers

Chapter 92: Of Time and Rivers

123 AC, Chroyane

There was also a sense of majesty to it, a faint feeling in the back of her mind telling her that this turtle was more than it appeared. She was proven correct when the creature’s maw opened, and instead of an attack, it spoke, “WHY HAVE YOU COME, STRANGER?”

Helaena had spent a lot of time researching Chroyane and even the Rhoynar in general, enough to recognise the turtles that had attacked her ...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 91: Of Rotten Shells

Chapter 91: Of Rotten Shells

123 AC, Chroyane

There was also a stillness, a silence that felt unnatural and unnerving, like a serpent poised to strike. Despite the terrible sight before her, Helaena couldn’t help but smile. After all, adventure awaited her.

Helaena Targaryen sat on the familiar boat, the same one that she had sailed on during her expedition to Valyria, still staring at the ruins ahead. They hadn’t yet reached the city proper, st...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 90: Flowing Wine

Chapter 90: Flowing Wine

123 AC, King’s Landing

Helaena Targaryen hummed as she gently rocked her son’s body, while Aegon did the same for their daughter. Normally, a tourney was not a great place to bring infants, but Aegon had insisted on ‘showing off’ the twins. Helaena had divined if Jaehaerys and Jaehaera would be fine, and saw no issues with it, as she had seen them fall asleep despite the noise.

She personally thought that Aegon only wished to...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 89: Crowding Mysteries

Chapter 89: Crowding Mysteries

123 AC, Volantis

Pyat Pree watched the assembly, disliking that his presence was required after so long. Alas, fate mandated that he would be in this place, should fulfil the Undying Ones’ purpose. He was close, he could almost feel it in his bones. Alas, even after a long time searching, he and his warlocks were always late for the aberration. Pyat Pree had decided that a new approach was necessary, hence why he had even agreed to...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 88: A Lion’s Pride

Chapter 88: A Lion’s Pride

123 AC, King’s Landing

Tyland Lannister walked around the Red Keep’s gardens, staring at the Godswood in the distance. It wasn’t something that he shared with many people, especially given the fact that the Queen was a fervent faithful follower of the Seven, but he always found the sight of the Godswood to be more peaceful than sitting in a Sept.

And need the peace, he did, for it truly was a wonder how in mere moons, the w...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 87: Sunlit Rebellions

Chapter 87: Sunlit Rebellions

123 AC, King’s Landing

She didn’t know how long she remained there, staring at her reflection, but finally, a sound broke the silence, boots on stone. She looked up and couldn’t help but smile at the face that greeted her, “Hello, Aemond.”

“Mother,” her second son said softly, “May I sit?”

Alicent stared at her son’s face, knowing that the eyepatch that he wore hid the scars and his lo...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 86: Graceful Returns

Chapter 86: Graceful Returns

123 AC, King’s Landing

Alicent sat calmly in her chambers, dreading the coming conversation. They had returned to King’s Landing, and during the entire trip, she a part of her feared what would happen the moment they made their way back to the Red Keep.

She could barely eat anything during the grand feast that her father arranged for, to commemorate Viserys’ healthy return to King’s Landing, and the King felt at home with...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 85: Of Dark Tombs

Chapter 85: Of Dark Tombs

123 AC, Oldtown

“We still have a job to finish and stop this god’s realm from spilling over to this world. Thankfully,” he continued while staring up at the knot filled with power, “the maze builders gave us exactly what we need to do that.”

Daeron had a hard time believing what had happened despite witnessing it with his own eyes. He had seen a man, a sorcerer of all people, stand before the Seven and defeat them...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 84: Seven Burdens

Chapter 84: Seven Burdens

123 AC, Oldtown

“No more. My name is Daeron Targaryen, son of Viserys Targaryen, Prince of the Seven Kingdoms, and I denounce you, Seven Who Are One.” The chamber stilled, and the god looked almost taken aback by his proclamation, before seven inhuman voices spoke at once, “SO BE IT!”

Despite the situation he was in, Daeron couldn’t help but wonder what his mother would think of what he had just said. He had denou...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 83: Seven Faces

Chapter 83: Seven Faces

123 AC, Oldtown

The young prince was disoriented by it, but he noticed that Harry had stopped as well, and for some reason, he had a smug smile on his face. “There you are,” Harry said softly. “I thought you’d show yourselves eventually, the Seven Who Are One.”

The Seven Who Are One were a constant in Daeron’s life before he had even been sent to Oldtown. In his younger years, he remembered his mother telling him ...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 82: A Black Path

Chapter 82: A Black Path

123 AC, Oldtown

He didn’t notice himself walking forward or even moving. He didn’t even notice raising his blade, and yet, his eyes widened as he found himself, seconds later, leaping at Harry with his dagger drawn, ready to stab him in his heart.

Daeron expected his dagger to meet some form of resistance as it stabbed through the sorcerer’s heart, and yet as he kept pushing, he found none of it. Confusion warred in hi...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 81: The Beast Below

Chapter 81: The Beast Below

123 AC, Oldtown

And yet, he looked at their excited grin, and he couldn’t help but envy them. He wasn’t sure if it was bravery or foolishness that pushed his feet forward. “I’ll come with you,” he muttered, almost to himself, before stepping past the threshold. Neither of them looked surprised.

Daeron walked down the stairs alongside Harry and Daphne, cursing his idiocy at the decision of following strangers dow...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 80: Of Faithful Fires

Chapter 80: Of Faithful Fires

123 AC, Oldtown

Daeron Targaryen raced in the streets of Oldtown, happy with the rare moments of freedom that he could enjoy. His schedule was always packed between his morning prayers, his lessons with the Maester, then with Lord Ormund Hightower, his uncle, regarding how to be a lord, and his practice in the yard in the evening took up most of his days, with him being too tired afterwards to do anything.

Whenever he was allowe...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 79: A Parting Loom

Chapter 79: A Parting Loom

123 AC, Dragonstone

Of course, this all stopped when the door slammed open and her mother entered, followed by Ser Criston, who had become akin to her shadow as of late. From the look on her mother’s face, Helaena didn’t need to use any divination to know that this conversation would not be a happy one.

Helaena sat in one of the caves, caressing Solarys’s beautiful scales with a faint smile on her face. She ignored B...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 78: Blazing Sights

Chapter 78: Blazing Sights

123 AC, Dragonstone

Helaena Targaryen was lost in a waking dream. She could see a world of strings around her, each one signifying a possibility, a true tapestry of infinity lying before her. She gazed upon the sight and couldn’t help but be intimidated despite it all. She had grown leaps and bounds from the girl she used to be before she came to Dragonstone, one doomed with a future that she could never evade.

Now, she understoo...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 77: The Self Beyond Fire

Chapter 77: The Self Beyond Fire

123 AC, Naath

“What is more important is your answer. Why do you think I brought you to Naath?” It took all of Baela's self-control to stop herself from throttling the sorcerer before her in frustration at ignoring what they had just experienced in favour of this stupid question.

Baela had a hard time understanding how Harry Potter’s mind worked. Every word he spoke made the world feel madder in some way, or pe...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 76: A Godly Harmony

Chapter 76: A Godly Harmony

123 AC, Naath

“We’ve been on this island for some time. It’s only right that we greet its Lord and protector, don’t you think?” Wait, what? Did she misunderstand things, or did the man seriously say that they were going to meet a god?

Baela followed Lord Harry, her smaller legs straining to match his much faster stride. She must have made a mistake, right? She had known that Harry Potter and his wife were sorcer...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 75: A Song of Butterflies

Chapter 75: A Song of Butterflies

123 AC, Naath

Instead of the volcanic island, she saw sand that was whiter than she ever thought possible and an ocean as blue as a sapphire before her. Baela realised that she was gaping when she turned towards the sorcerer who was grinning smugly at her, “Welcome, Baela Targaryen, to the island of Naath.”

Baela Targaryen looked around her, simply marvelling at the sight around her. The sea was almost motionles...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 74: Of Guilty Flames

Chapter 74: Of Guilty Flames

123 AC, Dragonstone

Baela Targaryen approached the Potters’ manse with trepidation, still thinking of the last time she had been there, where she had tried to burn the entire thing to the ground. Lord Harry had stopped Moondancer easily enough, without any issues. But the guilt remained, especially given that a few days later, the man and his wife had been the ones to save her and her sister’s lives.

She didn’t want to retu...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 73: Regal Gripe

Chapter 73: Regal Gripe

123 AC, Dragonstone

“As a first step to mend this, I announce the betrothal of my grandchildren, specifically, Aegon Targaryen, son of Rhaenyra, and Jaehaera Targaryen, daughter of Aegon,” her husband finished. Blanching at the proclamation, Alicent barely noticed the goblet slipping from her fingers before pandemonium erupted.

Rhaenys Velaryon had been worried for most of the day about Viserys’ family dinner, especiall...

No Chapter Today and Poll on Future Chapters

I'm gonna start this by saying that I'm sorry. Like the title stated, I won't be able to upload a chapter today. I'm pretty bummed about it since I really value being consistent. I've been sick since Thursday, and I could barely get out of bed. I even missed yesterday's usual bonus Arcane Tinker chapter. Don't worry, though, tomorrow's chapter should be uploaded as normal.

So, with that out of the way, I decided to use this to do the upload schedule poll, given that I haven't had one in...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 72: Deceptive Repast

Chapter 72: Deceptive Repast

123 AC, Dragonstone

Alicent Hightower sat during that accursed dinner and couldn’t help but think back at that fateful day when she had first met the Potters. She still had nightmares about what she had glimpsed during their conversation, her children’s corpses, one after another. She had all but asked Ser Criston to watch over them for weeks thereafter, only to realise how little that meant compared to what was coming.

She, ...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 71: Tense Ripostes

Chapter 71: Tense Ripostes

123 AC, Dragonstone

Rhaenyra Targaryen all but ran back to her room, trying to digest her father’s latest whim, one that might as well be a dagger to her back. He was leaving soon, and that meant that Rhaenys’s appointment as his Hand truly was final, and not some kind of test for Rhaenyra, as insulting as that might have been.

She hated these tests, which were nothing more than poor ways for him to emulate his predecessor. It ...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 70: A Graceful Rise

Chapter 70: A Graceful Rise

123 AC, Dragonstone

A soft smile grew on the King’s face, and he replied with a soft voice, “I have gained a new chance at life, reborn, in a way. And I thought it was time for me to finally ride a dragon once more.”

Viserys entered the dragons’ caverns after listening to numerous warnings from the Dragonkeepers. He was sure that it was only partly their duty, but also the fact that they did not wish to lose their...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 69: A King’s Grace

Chapter 69: A King’s Grace

123 AC, Dragonstone

Viserys Targaryen had learned much in his stay in Dragonstone. The conversation with the sorcerer had opened his eyes during the first few days on his ancestral island, and he spent most of his time observing his family.

He didn’t regret his trip, not at all. Knowledge of Aegon’s prophecy of the true threat in the North was beyond priceless, which he planned on writing down and securing for his descendants...

(Arcane Tinker) Chapter 24: Falling Further

AN: Like the other AT chapters so far, this isn’t part of the weekly schedule. Tomorrow will be an AWM (EM Vol. 2) chapter, like you guys chose in the last poll.

Chapter 24: Falling Further

6th October 1991, Hogwarts

Of course, that was when he heard a loud yell and saw Ron Weasley losing control and barrelling towards him at extreme speed. Because, of course, something would have to go wrong.

Dean felt time slow. The redhea...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 68: Scarlet Demands

Chapter 68: Scarlet Demands

123 AC, Dragonstone

And now, Rhaenyra had likely gone to confront the Potters once more, which meant that Daemon needed to stop her. Fuck! Would this day ever end?

Rhaenyra Targaryen felt like she was a guest in her own home. She’d let herself become complacent. It had only taken her father visiting to realise that he did not respect her, his eldest daughter, his heir, in her own place of power. She had been relegated t...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 67: Rogue Misgivings

Chapter 67: Rogue Misgivings

123 AC, Dragonstone

As he did so, he looked back at the ruins of Harrenhal, and he nodded to himself, knowing that he had made the right decision. His daughters were healed and avenged, and now he would return home. Dealing with Aemond would have to wait.

Daemon Targaryen looked at his ancestral home and commanded Caraxes to land. His beautiful Red Wyrm landed slightly less gracefully than he normally did. The dragon was...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 66: The Tower’s Cracks

Chapter 66: The Tower’s Cracks

123 AC, King’s Landing

Otto Hightower couldn’t help but feel like every day was worse than the last. Ever since Viserys had healed, his carefully laid out plans had come crashing down. Well, that was an exaggeration. Otto had spent the better part of a decade delicately balancing the power of an entire realm, trying to avoid it collapsing, while also making sure that his legacy wouldn’t crumble into nothingness because of the...

(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 65: Patched Pride

Chapter 65: Patched Pride

123 AC, Harrenhal

Aemond Targaryen blinked as he opened his eyes, feeling oddly well-rested, but his body was entirely too sore. It was as if he had gotten to bed after a particularly intense spar with Ser Criston. It was a shame that he hadn’t had a proper spar since he went to Dragonstone with his father, alongside his mother, Aegon and Helaena.

Although a few weeks without Aegon were blissfully quiet, without any whores appeari...