Chapter Sixty Five
One month later
In the beautiful sandy shorelines of the kingdom of Dorne, in the capital of Sunspear... The Martells gathered in the throne room conducting their usual business for the day.
Ruling Prince Doran sat on his throne next to him, and his brother Oberyn sat along with his two children Arianne and Trystane, and the sand snakes stood beside them. Quentyn had been absent for years, ever since his fostering with the Ironwood began.
The doors to the throne room opened, and in walked a messenger who made his way before the royal family and bowed.
" Your graces, a crate has arrived from Kamakura, a contribution by Empress Kyoko herself, " The young man said with a bow.
" Why on earth would she send us a gift? " Princess Arianne questioned with a confused look.
" Perhaps, she wishes to make an alliance with us daughter, I've been trying to unite our two great nations together for a long time, " Prince Doran said.
" Hmm, the exile heretic emperor's wife I heard she's quite beautiful more so than Queen Cersei " Oberyn spoke up.
" Bring it forward. " Doran ordered.
5 guards entered the throne room dragging the crate to the center of the room, soon they hear a loud sound coming from inside the crate.
The crate started to shake and move, " What in the seven hells!? " the Prince mumbled under his breath.
The guards opened the crate open and lord and behold, a naked chained, and gagged Gregor Clegane fell out of the crate.
Gasps of shock ranged out in the room, Dora's eyes widened in shock at what he was seeing, the red viper on the other was satisfied at what he saw.
" A note from Empress Kyoko," the young message said, handing the Dornish king the note, " Justice has been served this day " he read.
" Take Ser Gregor to the dungeon, an execution will be set for tomorrow for justice for my sister Elia and her children " Doran states glaring at the Mountain coldly.
" Allow me brother to kill this lapdog and make him confess to his crimes " the red viper hissed, staring at the murderer coldly.
For years and years, he had been carving for revenge against the Lannister and the Mountain for the death of his sister Elia and her children, now that day has arrived and the criminal lay in his presence he would make sure they received the rightful justice they deserved.
" Very well, " his brother agreed.
" We should have him walk the streets naked and whipped like the dog he is, " the young princess seethed.
" I shall decide what to do with him and make sure he receives the right punishment fitted for his crimes " Oberyn declared standing up from his throne and making his way towards the battered Mountain.
He yanked the gag off the lap dog's neck, "Do you know who I am "
" No," Gregor mumbled.
" You will soon enough " Oberyn whispered.
" Take him away "
The guards came forward lifting Ser Gregor from the ground and dragged him away to the dungeons.
" Write back to the imperial highness, give her our thanks and gratitude, " the red viper ordered.
" Right away, your grace," the messenger said with a bow before walking out of the room.
Justice sure had been served that day for the Martells.
King's Landing
A certain young lion cub was looking at the destruction that was left of Blackwater, he should be jumping with joy that his family was safe, his brother's crown was secure and his grandfather had arrived in the capital but for some reason, he wasn't.
He felt depressed, with his sister no longer with him. His mother worried about Joffrey at the time and his Uncle Tyrion, who was badly injured and in a coma at the moment, Arya and Lyarra being gone Tommen felt utterly alone.
He carved for some motherly love or friendly advice, " If only Aunt Lya was alive she would hear him out and show affection "he thought sadly.
Suddenly, he felt a soft nose rubbing behind his back... he turned around and saw Leo standing behind her.
" Leo " Tommen exclaimed happily, opening his arms out, the young lion jumped into the boy's arms nuzzling against him.
" I've missed you boy, where have you been? " he asked while stroking his fur softly.
Since the capture of his Uncle Jaime, the young Lannister cub has taken it upon himself to care for the young lion cub, for the past 6 months Leo had been sleeping by his bedside much to the protests of his mother claiming it was a wild animal.
Leo let out a soft roar and glanced up at him, " It's alright, boy everything will be fine " the young prince reassured him
Tommen hugged the medium-sized lion close to him, " he has gotten so big these last few months and almost reached his hip level "
Suddenly, a loud knock on the door captured his attention.... " Who is it," he asked.
" It's me Podrick, your grace "
"Oh, come in," said Tommen, opening the door.
Podrick trembled a little, seeing a lion inside the palace. He carried with him a letter, which the Prince gently took from his grasp.
"Don't mind him. Leo is a gentle soul. "
"Princess Shireen wrote back to you. Imagine Stannis's reaction when he finds out," informed Podrick.
To Prince Tommen Baratheon
I am aware of the situation that has plagued my uncle's family at the Red Keep. I am disappointed that it had come to this. The late Lord Stark was an honorable man, close enough to Jon Arryn even. This proposal may take a long time until it is done, but it will unite both branches of the Baratheon line. I shall inform my father once he comes back from his battles. Hopefully, no more war is coming to our shores.
Respectfully yours
Shireen Baratheon,
Princess of Dragonstone
Tommen could almost squeal with glee. If his mother found out, she would tear the letter into shreds. Luckily, Tyrion had made an extra copy, in case the worst happened.
"I'd like to see my uncle. Is he all right? "
" Yes, he is but I'm afraid you can't see him... The Queen, your mother has ordered no one be allowed to see him until he awakes, your grace " Podrick responded.
" Curses Mother"
" I don't care what my mother has ordered, I wish to see my Uncle take me to him now please " Tommen ordered.
" Your grace, it's not wise to disobey your mother's orders.... It will not end well for me " he rambled out.
" I won't let her hurt you nor my brother Joffrey, I will keep you safe Ser Podrick you have my word " the young Lannister reassured him.
The Payne boy nodded, " Thank you, your grace, I am honored to be worthy of your projection "
" Nonsense, you have been nothing but a good friend and ally to my Uncle.... thank you for looking after him " Tommen smiled.
" More like your uncle has been looking after me " Podrick mumbled.
Podrick soon led his majesty out of the room and towards the tower of the hand where his Lord Tryion was recovering from his wounds from the battle of Blackwater.
The young cub walked into the room and saw his Uncle Tyrion laying on a cot unconscious, tears began to well in his eyes, he leaned closer towards him and whispered.
" Hey, Uncle Tyrion it's me.... I hope you get better soon and get back to your usually funny sarcastic wine drinking self "
Tommen pressed a kiss to his forehead and stepped away, he closed his eyes saying a silent prayer to the gods begging them to let his uncle live and make a full recovery.
As the young cub was lost in his thoughts, he didn't notice a mockingbird lurking outside the door listening to every word he was saying.
" You know if you are trying to collect information, I would suggest not doing it openly, " a voice said behind him.
Petyr turned around and saw the eunuch standing behind him.... " Lord Varys, shouldn't you be tending to your little birds "
" I have, my flock of birds has been beaming with news lately " Varys smiled.
" And what news would that be? " the mockingbird questioned.
" Whispers from Dorne, Gregor Clegane has been captured and was shipped off to Dorne, The Martells now hold him " the whispers of spies exclaimed.
Slight panic filled in the mockingbird's eyes but composed himself, " The red viper must be jumping with joy " He said sarcastically.
" Yes, he was. How could he pass up an opportunity to torture that criminal? " responded Varys.
The Mockingbird stared at Tommen and looked to the wall for inspiration, not that it did much. Things were falling apart, and his ladder was not finished yet.
No, not like this! I still have to win a certain fish over...
" News also has arrived from Pentos, Magister lyric estates was attacked by a small coup of vale soldiers led by one of your mockingbirds Rhaenys is it? '' Varys asked.
Peter tilted his head glancing at the eunuch, " I have no idea what you are talking about, if you'll excuse me I have some tasks to attend to. "
He began to walk away until Varys called him back, stopping him.
" One of my birds intercepted a letter earlier this week, your initials are on the bottom of the page. "
Petyr quickly tried to grab the letter, only for that eunuch to put it in his robes.
"You traitorous Lyseni! " he screamed.
"Losing composure already? I only serve the realm. You, Lord Baelish, whom are you loyal to? " snarked Varys.
Silence.
" And yet you are still supporting the Targaryens girl, the daughter of the mad king," a danger to the seven kingdoms " the mockingbird added.
" When those dragons of hers are grown, she will use them and conquer the seven kingdoms into her grasp, she will burn every last one of us, they will be nothing but ashes by the time she is done " he added.
" You're wrong, they are not like that at all well at least one of them I am sure of, Elaena Stark Targaryen is the people's queen around here she cares about the realm just like I do and I support that.... It's time for a change around here " Varys exclaimed.
" I wonder what Lord Tywin would do if he were found out you had betrayed him since the start, your head won't remain on your shoulders for much longer " Petyr threatened.
" And I wonder what he would do if he found out you sent assassins after his grandchildren, his heirs.... his son's children, well I can only imagine you would be dead within an instance where you stood " The whispers of spies barked back.
" Again, you have no proof of my involvement, besides what grandchildren.... It seems my plot has succeeded, those precious babies are dead along with their mother " Petyr smirked.
"Oh, but how wrong you are... my friend " Varys laughed.
" My birds are never wrong, " the mockingbird said sternly.
" Brace yourself, my friend, fire and ice are coming for you sooner than later.... you'll soon learn that it's not best to mess with a mother and her cubs, let alone an ice dragon " Varys warned.
Petyr Baelish shrugged it off, walking away from his rival in espionage. The whore is dead, I know it.
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A giant crow landed in the courtyard of Kamakura's Palace, bearing a man on his back. YoshirΕ stopped slashing his small sword against the bamboo mat, surprised at the sudden arrival of an old friend.
"Tsuki! " he exclaimed, trying to wake the wizard.
"Little wolf, he can't hear you," informed Hayate, who now carried his descendant in his arms.
"Did something happen? "
"Melissandre happened. I had to enter his body to aid him."
Just like the Lya incident from years ago... I know, because everyone at Winterfell talked about it.
The little disguised wolf followed the aged warrior into the castle, spotting the empress writing on paper nearby.
KyΕko rΓΈse from her seat, sadness on her face.
"You did not just come here to return my husband's corpse, did you? "
"No, Only time will tell when he will wake up."
KyΕko sighed in disappointment. Why did you have to do this to me?
" "Please take him to the highest room. No one except for certain staff members is to see him." she softly ordered, and went back to her work.
"He'll be fine. He's stronger than we know." encouraged YoshirΕ.
"Thank you. Hopefully, he recovers soon. I've missed him. "
The empress wrote some more into the paper, not letting her son figure to see what it was about. It was meant for a certain cub; she needed some updates on things.
I hope Myrcella approves of this.
Taking the young boy further into the castle, the duo headed to the library for some research work.
"I'm off to attend a couple of trials. Could you search for something for me? "
"What could it be?"
"A book of soul magic. I need to talk to someone later. "
YoshirΕ nodded, closing the library's doors behind him.
The temperature of the room suddenly plummeted, but the boy did not mind. Looking back, he found himself face-to-face with a ghost.
Ser Masato Taira.
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The halls of the Red Keep were filled with people, usually the ones allied with the Lannisters. Joffrey sat on his throne, with Cersei right beside him. Tommen sat to his brother's left, observing everyone in attendance. I wish Myrcella was here, he thought.
Tywin entered the room riding a horse, a beast that promptly took its hygiene on the floor. He was quite glad to be Hand again, Tyrion be damned.
The Great Lion made his way in front of the throne, Joffrey turned his attention to his grandfather and spoke.
" I, Joffrey of the House Baratheon, first of my name, the rightful King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and protector of the Realm do hereby proclaim my grandfather Tywin Lannister the savior of the city and the Hand of the King "
Loud cheers ranged out throughout the room, The Queen soon glanced over at her father nodding in approval at her son's decision.
" Thank you, Your Grace " Tywin responded by turning his horse around and making his way out of the throne room.
Joffrey soon turned his focus towards a certain mockingbird," Lord Petyr Baelish, step forward " he ordered.
Petyr made his way towards the center of a room, a small smirk filled his face, " After all of his scheming and plot he was finally getting rewarded for his good service hopefully it was something good "
" For your good service and ingenuity in uniting the Houses of Lannister and Tyrell, I declare that you shall be granted the castle of Harrenhal " Joffrey declared.
A surprised look formed on the mockingbird's face, he almost wanted to frown at the gesture.... " A cursed ruined castle, what will I get out of that," he thought with a scoff.
" With all its attendant lands and incomes to be held by your sons and grandsons from this day until the end of time, " The king added.
Petyr regained his composure, " You honor me beyond words, Your Grace "
" I shall have to acquire some sons and grandsons, " he added.
" Hopefully, that crazy Lysa would birth him, sons, though he much prefers another red-haired in mind "
The eldest Lannister soon dismissed him before calling forward the flower knight, " Ser Loras Tyrell " he greeted
" Your House has come to our aid, The whole realm is in your debt, none more so than I. If your family would ask anything of me, ask it and it shall be yours "
" Your Grace, my sister Margaery, her husband was taken from us before, She remains innocent... I would ask you to find it in your heart to do us the great honor of joining our Houses " Loras responded.
The young Tyrell girl made her way from the crowd glancing at the young Lannister king with a smile.
Cersei almost rolled her eyes at the action and shot daggers at the smirking Highgarden whore.
" Is this what you want, Lady Margaery? " Joffrey asked, staring at her.
" With all my heart, Your Grace, I have come to love you from afar. Tales of your courage and wisdom have never been far from my ears and those tales have taken root deep inside of me " Margaery states.
" Well, I too have heard tales of your beauty and grace, but the tales do not do you justice, My Lady " Joffrey commented with a smirk.
" It would be an honor to return your love, but I am promised to another, A King must keep his word " He added beginning to remember his little dove Sansa who had been stolen from him.
"Your Grace, in the judgment of your small council, it would be neither proper nor wise for you to wed the daughter of a man beheaded for treason, a girl whose brother is in open rebellion against the throne as we speak " Cersei spoke up.
" For all we know she could be dead at the hands of those heretics, For the good of the realm, your councilors beg you... to set Sansa Stark aside. " the lioness added.
The crowd soon began to chant out, " Margaery! We want Margaery! "
" I would like to heed your wishes and the wishes of my people, but I took a holy vow" the eldest Lannister reminded her.
At least he has integrity, even matter how twisted, mused Tommen, who stared at Lady Tyrell with suspicion.
" Your Grace, the Gods do indeed hold betrothal solemn, but your father, blessed by his memory, made this pact before the Starks revealed their falsehood..... I have consulted with the High Septon and he assures me that their crimes against the realm free you from any promise you have made to them in the sight of the Gods " Master Pryeclle exclaimed.
" The Gods are good. I am free to heed my heart, Ser Loras, I will gladly wed your sweet sister " Joffrey states.
Loud cheers and applause ranged all around the room, Joffrey turned his attention to the beauty of Highgarden, " You will be my Queen and I will love you from this day until my last day " he states.
" You are too kind, your grace " Margaery blushed, smiling at the king widely.
And so an alliance between House Lannister and Tyrell was formed, the two richest houses in the seven kingdoms united as one but soon they would fall to the gutter, for the dragons and wolves would return one day and take back what was theirs with fire and ice.
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Meanwhile, a certain young ice dragon was currently preparing her things, as two ships were waiting at the harbor. Shemuel had agreed to join her cause, and so did Cadal and Andros. Illyrio had been a family friend for the longest time, and Naerella had become like a sister to her.
Her dragons began to fly out in the open sky high and above, Now, as Lyarra stood on the harbor holding two of her cubs in her arms, Samara alongside her held her other cub, Crystal standing next to her.
She glanced over at her newfound companions/ friends she had made over these last months.
" Are you guys sure you wish to follow me, the journey ahead won't be easy and more violence may follow after me " Lyarra exclaimed.
" I fight for freedom, just like you are fighting for your children.... It would be an honor to fight and serve alongside you Elaena Stark Targaryen " Andros exclaimed.
" You are someone that we wish to serve, you are the queen we chose.... a queen that people deserve " Cadal added smiling at her.
" Before I thought you were just like any regular highborn spoiled lady but you're different and unique, you fight for family and that night you and Samara here fought for everyone's survival " Naerella states.
" If it wasn't for you two, we would be dead " She added.
" You are one of the bravest beautiful women I have ever encountered " Lord Shemuel commented.
" Thanks, guys, " Lyarra smiled.
The Ashaari sorceress smiled at the scene in front of her," everything's coming together well within a few years, Lya will be a true ruler for the people, "
" Well, I guess this is goodbye," Sansa said, making her way towards her eldest sister, Lady trailing behind her.
Tears began to well in the young ice dragon's eyes, she had just reunited with her sister and didn't want to part ways again.
" Lya, please don't cry... I'll be fine, I'll have Lady with me " the young red wolf reassured her sister.
" I will protect your sister and make sure no harm comes to her, " Shemuel exclaimed.
" But don't you have to head back to Yi Ti, won't The Emperor get upset? " Samara asked.
" I have written to The Emperor, he has given me his permission to explore Essos more. He's looking for alliances outside of the great kingdom of Yi Ti and has been wanting an alliance with Westeros for a long time. '' The Yiddish lord replied.
" What of your children won't they miss you? " Sansa questioned not liking the idea of taking the Yiddish lord from his family.
" My children are grown already, it's about time that they start doing their duties instead of slacking off, " Shemuel said.
" Besides, I've never been to Norvos before and have been planning on traveling there but now I have a friendly companion to accompany me... I have some friends stationed there that would invite us to stay at their estates " he added.
" See, everything will be fine, " the young red wolf said.
" Don't worry Lya, Sans will be safe there Norvos is known for worshiping wolves, they forced slaves to mate with wolves there it's not very pleasant " Arya mumbled.
" Oh my god "she shook her head in disbelief at what she was hearing.
" Yes, a famous tradition of the Norvosish people " the YiTish lord commented.
" Sans, We can go to Norvos all together one day when the little hatchlings grow. " Lyarra suggested.
" I'm not a little girl, I can protect myself.... please don't baby me.... Just because I don't have magic like you or Samara here and can't fight like you and Arya doesn't mean I'm useless. " Sansa said sternly.
" I'm not trying to hurt your feelings, Sansa... I love you and don't want to see you hurt or sold into slavery or captured and brought back to the Lannisters " the young ice dragon exclaimed.
" I can't live in fear my whole life and neither can you, for the last few months I've been living in fear every day in King's Landing at the hands of Joffrey's torment but after everything I've experienced, I'm not afraid of anything anymore " The young red wolf states.
" I finally saw the true colors of the world that you and Samara warned me of and didn't listen to before but now I've learned my lesson and am ready to face whatever comes my way " She added.
" We all must let go of our fears one day and face them " Naerella commented, glancing at her friend softly
" I'll keep her safe I swear it " Shemuel vowed, staring at the young ice dragon.
The young ice dragon stared at her sister not wanting to take another risk of losing her sister again, with Lord Baleish still on their trail she was being cautious as she could but knew she couldn't keep Sansa locked up forever.
" Alright," Lyarra agreed.
"The sooner you get a degree in Political Science, the better! " Arya remarked.
"That's enough teasing, you wild wolf pup. Off to Bravos with you." Sansa replied, messing up Arya's hair. She then boarded the ship, which set off for distant shores.
"Let's go," said Lyarra.
The group of friends boarded their ship and watched the sight of Pentos diminish before them.
"Look, a temple! " Arya exclaimed.
Lyarra looked back, noticing that pyramid for the first and last time. As the ship headed for New Ghis, she said a silent farewell to the place where she learned to heal.
Now, the second phase of her journey had truly begun.
Author Note
Part 2 has ended, Part 3 will include New Ghis, Norvos, Astaphor, and Yunkai, along with some bits of King's Landing
Robb and Catelyn will be featured in this along with Jeyne Westerling I will be exploring her character a bit, Bran will make an appearance as well as Jaime, and Daenerys will be featured in this
Also, I will be adding one book character, you won't find out until later in the part
Lyarra will no longer be called that, she will be called Elaena from now on since she is finally embracing who she is
What would you guys like to see in Part 3, comment down below
Special dedication to ProtonCoccus, _stargaryenx, Vanna1196, boobear582 for all of their support along with all of you
See you in Part 3
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