Chapter 603
As the first human force to engage the Gifted Army in open battle, the Golden Company’s performance was commendable—perhaps even exceptional. But it mattered little, for they were not facing th...
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Chapter 602
Aside from two younger war elephants nearly losing their footing as they stepped onto the dry riverbed, everything proceeded according to plan. Ten hundred-man units surged out from their staging a...
2025-01-29 17:57:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 601
For most of the year, the swift currents of the Blackwater made it impossible to build pontoon bridges. But in the depths of winter, with the upper tributaries frozen over, the river’s water leve...
2025-01-29 17:57:12 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 600
Putting down the finely crafted, undoubtedly expensive Myrish lens, Harry Strickland—leader of the Golden Company, known as "Homeless Harry"—let out a sigh. The breath turned to mist in the fri...
2025-01-29 17:56:54 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 599
War is like a game of chess. Until the final battle’s last engagement is fought, a commander’s orders remain crucial in shaping its outcome.
Though the war itself was between Aegon Targa...
Chapter 598
Spring thunder?
That was the first thought of the quickest-witted among them.
Every year, at the brief turning of the seasons before summer, the warming, humid air clashed with the li...
Chapter 597
Seven save me, what kind of foolish woman lets her mind wander during her own wedding?
Margaery cursed herself inwardly, relieved that her father’s timely call had prevented her from makin...
Chapter 596
From miles away, the plumes of smoke rising from King Aegon’s campfires could be seen. They were countless, in the hundreds or thousands, stretching skyward before tilting slightly under the wind...
2025-01-29 17:55:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 595
Make a decision?
Princess Arianne feigned a thoughtful expression, but in truth, her mind was blank, and she was panicking inside.
She had come north expecting to dip her toes into th...
Chapter 594
The Free Folk think the Gift and the North are the South, while the Dornish believe the Stormlands and King’s Landing are too far north. Is this not a perfect example of cultural and perceptual d...
2025-01-29 17:55:09 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 593
With both Daenerys and Aegor arriving outside King’s Landing and meeting separately with Young Aegon and Margaery, the long-standing three-way stalemate across the Blackwater was finally broken a...
2025-01-29 17:54:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 592
Ironborn?
But wasn’t Blackwater Bay under blockade by Daenerys’s fleet stationed at Dragonstone? How did they get in?
The same doubt flashed through the minds of both Stannis and ...
Chapter 591
Night fell, and the entire city of King’s Landing plunged into a deathly darkness and silence.
To prevent fires, deter theft, and guard against infiltration or sabotage by spies, enforcing...
Chapter 590
This is bad!
Margaery’s heart sank, realizing she had made a grave mistake.
Why did she have to bring up Aegon’s proposal?
She wanted to slap herself. She had already sense...
Chapter 589
Myrcella, seated nearby, approached promptly. She carefully set down her ever-present clipboard, flipped through a few pages with practiced ease, and drew out a stack of documents—not too thick, ...
2025-01-29 17:53:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 588
Margaery Tyrell’s visit to Aegor was not about siding with the Queen—it was quite the opposite.
Aegon Targaryen had already sent envoys to propose a marriage alliance with the Tyrells. T...
Chapter 587
Margaery Tyrell was in a good mood—so good that even being ignored by Aegor didn’t bother her.
Because she could feel it: the Tyrells’ three centuries of humiliation were finally comin...
Chapter 586
"Margaery Tyrell?" Aegor raised an eyebrow, letting out a small chuckle. "Not now. Once I’m finished with my work and have the time, perhaps."
Was the Little Rose a friend?
Judging ...
Chapter 585
“She met with him?!” Aegor jolted, his expression changing sharply.
There are advantages to being the subordinate: someone else takes the lead, bears the banner, and absorbs all the poli...
Chapter 584
If you stop to throw a stone at every barking dog, you’ll never reach your destination.
Aegor had allowed Asha to attempt Euron’s assassination. From a certain perspective, it wasn’t e...
Chapter 583
Aegor hadn't expected Asha to suddenly snap and attack him.
But that didn’t mean he panicked.
From the moment he stepped beyond the bounds of the Night’s Watch and onto the treach...
Chapter 582
Explosions reach their full potential only in confined spaces, and such perfect conditions are rare on the battlefield. Aegor was, in truth, cheating—by carefully preparing the blast in advance, ...
2025-01-29 17:44:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 581
“Aegor, you’re making this incredibly difficult for me.” Tyrion sighed, exasperated. “Father agreed to let me negotiate with you because of our close relationship. He thought I had the best...
2025-01-29 17:43:37 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 580
This was a trap.
An obvious one.
The demand was excessive, yes—but considering that Tywin Lannister had indirectly orchestrated the deaths of countless Targaryens, it was at least u...
Chapter 579
"Seven save me, you run faster than a hound catching the scent of fresh meat!"
Had anyone else shouted that in public, Aegor might have taken offense. But coming from him…
"I only r...
Chapter 578
Aegor had no intention of making martyrs of those who had lost kin fighting the White Walkers, but someone had to pay for their previous insolence—and for the gunpowder wasted by the Gifted Lands...
2025-01-29 17:42:26 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 577
By the banks of the Green Fork, beside a simple windbreak tent set up near a forest of swords, spears, and banners, Aegor stood with his hands behind his back, gazing calmly at the looming walls of...
2025-01-29 17:42:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 576
Unable to lose face, the gathered lords had no choice but to begrudgingly raise their contributions, not to outshine or crush the others, but at least to avoid looking too miserly in comparison. Th...
2025-01-29 17:41:40 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 575
Not only would he have to empty his coffers to provide grain and military supplies, but he’d also be thrown to the front lines as cannon fodder?
This was...
This was outright bullyi...
Chapter 574
"Don't rush—this is only the first step in breaking the stalemate. Next, Lord Bolton, you'll need to guard against the Starks and the other Northern families," Aegor said, glancing toward the liv...
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