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After the Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 18. Faceless Conspiracies
Seventh Moon, 132 AC | BraavosGYLORO OTHERYS - THE SEALORD OF BRAAVOSThe dinner arrayed on the trestle table made him salivate. Two maid-servants and the head chef of his residence were in the intimate dining room next to said trestle table, ready to serve them. Gyloro and his family took their seats around the dining table. As their patriarch, he sat at the head, his pulchritudinous wife on the left of him. On his immediate right sat his eldest son, and heir to the Otherys fortune, Garesso, and...
After the Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 17. Rulers and Protectors
Trigger Warning:Suicidal thoughts, Depression, Self-harm and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.Fifth Moon, 132 AC | King’s LandingAEGONLike every other night for most of this last year, sleep did not come to Aegon. He thought of having a servant bring him dreamwine, but he decided against it. The maester had told him not to take too much of it, or else he would become dependent and the portion less potent. These days, he found no difference between being awake and being asleep. The nightmares tor...
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I'm almost out of university (i'm just about to begin my final year), and with the end of university, one has to think of what comes next, career-wise. Sad to say, my country is riddled with unemployment, corruption and therefore my chances of securing a stable job are quite low despite having a decree.In regard to this, I'll use what I earn here to sustain me in the interim, and for me to ensure that I can actually survive with the income I receive from here, I'll have to increa...
After the Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 16. Factions
BAELASecond Moon, 132 AC | The Narrow SeaThis was the final lap she would make in her patrol, Baela swore. The entirety of the night and the morning had been spent atop Silverwing, flying circles over Shame Isle, watching for any new fleets sailing from the West to invade the south-western most isle of the Stepstones. Sleep was heavy beneath her eyelids that struggled to stay open. A soreness could be felt rising through the muscles of her legs and her bottom, and gods, she knew it would sting q...
After the Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 15. Princess of the Rhoynar
ALIANDRA NYMEROS MARTELLTenth Moon, 131 AC | SunspearThe sky outside the Tower of the Sun was grey; fitting, Aliandra supposed. The sun had been absent since the day her father had died, two turns of the moon ago. Maester Maldon might have claimed that it was only the winter grey hiding the sun, but Aliandra had lived through other winters, and in Dorne, she had never lived a day without seeing the sun or feeling its warmth. Qoren Martell’s shadow loomed so large that the sun itself disappeare...
After the Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 14. The Kraken King
DALTON GREYJOY - THE RED KRAKENFirst Moon, 132 AC | The WesterlandsThe Kraken Kingsurged through the waters of the Sunset Sea with great speed, its oars rising and falling into the sea with the rhythm of the drums. In the east, the full moon was already in the sky, it’s silver sheen reflecting off the waters as they sailed onward. Westward, the sky was as red as blood, the sun setting behind them and providing an exquisite backdrop for the fleet that was sailing behind him. His own fleet.Dalto...
After The Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 13. The Trials of Tyrosh
Eleventh Moon, 131AC | TyroshBAELAHer head was pounding as she slumped on her feather-bed in her and her sister’s suite in the Archon’s Palace. The lapping of the waves of the midnight sea reached her through the high windows she had just ordered opened, but it did little and less to soothe the ache. A heavy groan left her when her handmaid, Dyanna, gently reminded her that she was still dressed in her day clothes.“Very well,” Baela responded, standing as the maid went to strip her of th...
After The Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 12. The Looting of Lys
LYSANDRO ROGARE - THE MAGNIFICENTTenth Moon, 131AC | LysThe scent of seawater and the songs of seagulls floated through his open floor-to-ceiling window, gently awakening him from his slumber. His primary residence was built with an oceanfront view, and every morning he woke up to the sight of the tide receding into the sea. He rolled out of bed easily, the luxurious Naathi silk that his nightshirt was made of crackling on his form as he walked towards the balcony of his chambers, to look toward...
After The Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 11. The Sack of Myr
30th Day, Eighth Moon, 131AC | Bloodstone - The StepstonesVISERYSLike he had done since the day he arrived here, Viserys toured the camp of their army. It was evening, fishing vessels were bringing in catches for the camp's evening meal. He had eaten nothing but seafood for the past six days, and frankly, Viserys was getting tired of it. Food in his captivity had a lot more variety, he had to sourly admit, but he was not going to complain. He was home now, with his sisters, he could definite...
After The Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 10. Rescue
20th Day, Eighth Moon, 131AC | LysTHE NORTHMAN, THE DRAGON’S TOOTH | ELDRIC UMBER“Faster!” Edric beckoned the squire who was pulling the latch to tie the breast-plate to his body, anger clear in his voice. The boy was a lazy one, and Eldric would ensure left his service as soon as they had returned from this mission. Edric Umber was not one to tolerate such blatant sloth.It was the darkest hour of night; with no moonlight due to the cloud cover, only the scant light of the never-sleeping c...
After The Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 09. Under the Regents
Excerpt from ‘Fire and Blood: Aegon II Targaryen - The Reign and Regency of the Broken King’ by Archmaester Rhaegar Targaryen.…The Hour of The Wolf ended only six days after it had begun, on the tenth day of the fourth moon of the 131st year after Aegon’s Conquest. Once the last of the traitors had been executed or put in the dungeons awaiting their journey to Castle Black, Lord Cregan Stark, newly betrothed to Lady Alysanne Blackwood, returned his chain of office to Prince Aegon, declar...
After the Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 08. Diplomatic Negotiations
9th Day, Ninth Moon, 131 AC | The Red Keep - King’s LandingCORLYS VELARYONAs was the custom engrained by his grandfather since he was but a boy, Corlys arrived at the small council chambers earlier than the meeting was set to begin. His granddaughters were with him. Both were dressed in black garb with accents of red, Rhaena in a gown, and Baela with an overcoat with breeches and a shirt underneath. Every day, they reminded Corlys more and more of their formidable grandmother and their lovely ...
After the Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 07. Agendas and the Disgraced
7th Day, Seventh Moon, 131 AC | The Red Keep - King’s LandingBAELA“What a fucking shitshow!” Baela said as she walked into the Queen’s apartments that she now shared with her sister. Aegon and four of the newly appointed Kingsguard were following them. She shut the door and slumped into a settee in the lounge area of the antechamber once inside, the four shadows taking their places outside the door.“Baela, language!” her sister chided her lightly.“Come on. Our father cursed all the...
After the Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 06. Matrimony and Monarchy
THE QUEEN DOWAGER7th Day, Seventh Moon, 131 AC | King’s LandingDawn found Alicent Hightower standing on the balcony of her chambers, looking towards the rising sun. A lifetime ago, morning meant a new day, a day full of promise and hope. Dragons were dancing in the brightening sky, a large silver one diving into the bay, a smaller pink one following it eagerly. They almost looked beautiful, she had to admit, but Alicent had danced with dragons and knew how deceptive that beauty was. She wished...
After The Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 05. Quest
BAELA18th Day, Fourth Moon, 131 AC | TumbletonSeven days of hard riding south-east brought them to Tumbleton, a host of Northmen riding with her, just as Rhaena had promised. Lord Stark’s men could not to return to the North, for winter was at hand, and their presence would only serve to burden those lands and cause famine and lack. Ten of the eleven thousand that had marched south had become their men now, sworn to House Targaryen, the first soldiers of their nascent army. All that had been R...
After The Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 04. Stormclouds
10th Day, Fourth Moon, 131AC | The Red Keep - King’s LandingAEGONIt was drizzling as dusk approached. There would be a storm that night, Aegon knew, judging by the clouds present in the sky. He walked to the balcony, on the kingly chambers that were now his, to watch the storm clouds gather in the late afternoon sky. He had always enjoyed watching the sky. He remembered the storms at Dragonstone. They were fierce, raging and terrifying to his baby brother. He, on the other hand, had always fou...
After The Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 03. Penance and Damnation
9th Day, Fourth Moon, 131AC | The Dungeons of The Red Keep - King’s LandingLARYS STRONGThe Clubfoot paced his cell frantically from one end to the other. He was barefoot, so none of the guards could hear the pittapatta of his steps. Something was wrong, very wrong. He still felt the presence of the one he had been ordained to destroy. Like he had done in his previous life, he was to make an envious younger brother slay his older sister. Again like last time, the entire world would slowly desce...
After The Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 02. Outsiders
9th Day, Fourth Moon, 131AC | The Red Keep - King’s LandingBAELABaela swung her wooden sword swiftly, feigning right but instead going left, striking Rhaena's right wrist and making her drop her own sword. Before she could recover, Baela pointed her sword at her sister’s throat.“Dead," she exclaimed as their chests rose and fell in heavy pants and sweat glistened from their skin. Her sister raised both her hands in surrender, as she often did after being disarmed, with her usual de...
After The Dragons Danced (A Rhaena Targaryen SI) -- 01. The Aftermath
7th Day, Fourth Moon, 131AC | The Dungeons of The Red Keep - King’s LandingCORLYS VELARYONHe woke up from his dream, nay, his nightmare, gasping, with beads of cold sweat trickling down his brow and staining his weathered tunic. He sat up gingerly, the pain in his hip reminding him that he was no longer a young man, reminding him that he was broken. Scant light of the crescent moon streaked into his cell through its single window. The sky was cloudless, the glittering of the stars in the night...
