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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 ...
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 no...
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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 regar...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 th...
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 w...
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 miss...
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 execute...
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...
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 a...
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 ...
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 ...
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....
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 or...
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 th...
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, ...
