Reluctantly, Arya stood with her arms crossed, glaring at Aegor for two seconds before grudgingly circling the long table to sit beside him. Even then, she deliberately left half a body’s distanc...
2025-01-29 17:40:31 +0000 UTC View PostPerhaps intimidated by the dozen corpses hanging at the gates, or perhaps simply unwilling to provoke trouble, the Northern lords cooperated surprisingly well. They stationed their armies outside W...
2025-01-29 17:40:08 +0000 UTC View Post"Your goal is to unite the Seven Kingdoms and establish a new order to break the wheel of history," Aegor declared, cutting straight to the heart of the matter before Daenerys could even react. "Th...
2025-01-29 17:39:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun was hidden behind a thick, unbroken layer of clouds that stretched across the sky. Snowflakes still drifted through the air, but for the North, this was considered good weather. Taking a de...
2025-01-29 17:39:22 +0000 UTC View Post"Join the Night’s Watch?"
These noble ladies—one after another—refusing to marry properly was one thing, but thinking that throwing on a black cloak would somehow free them from their ...
Myrcella glanced up at Aegor with cautious, pleading eyes, sensing that she was still far from being out of danger.
"My lord… you’ve been unconscious for two days and nights. Shouldn’t...
If watching people leave was called "seeing them off," then what Aegor had been doing most frequently as of late was probably best described as hearing them off.
Lying in bed with his eyes c...
The guards stationed outside the door watched as the Starks exited one by one. A quick glance into the room showed no lingering figures—what they didn’t see, however, was Myrcella, small and sl...
2025-01-29 17:37:51 +0000 UTC View PostAfter a private discussion with his confidants, Aegor lay back down and resumed playing dead.
Despite being poisoned and comatose, despite not appearing in public for days, he remained the m...
"Uncommitted crimes?" Aegor hadn’t expected his bodyguard to come up with such a refined phrase and couldn't help but chuckle. "That’s right—uncommitted crimes. But Harwin, answer me this: do...
2025-01-29 17:37:03 +0000 UTC View PostA queen is still a queen, even if blindfolded like a fool. No matter how much deception shrouded her, Daenerys remained the sovereign to whom all swore allegiance.
Her determination to find ...
After confirming that the man on the bed wouldn’t wake anytime soon, Daenerys decisively left with her Unsullied guard, returning to her quarters to handle more urgent matters.
This delay ...
Born amidst the storm, the Mother of Dragons, the Unburnt, Queen of Meereen, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Protector of the Realm… Daenerys Targaryen had lived only twenty ...
2025-01-29 17:35:54 +0000 UTC View PostIf everything went smoothly, the second announcement to the Gifted Lands army would be simple: “The Lord Commander is safe. The earlier alarm was a false alarm. Everyone, return to your beds and ...
2025-01-29 17:35:32 +0000 UTC View PostHe couldn’t open his eyes, so he didn’t see who was approaching, but given that only two outsiders had entered the room, it wasn’t hard to guess.
Sure enough, soft, hurried breathing l...
To avoid suspicion and ensure his survival in the political minefield of Winterfell, Aegor needed Daenerys to believe—completely and without doubt—that he was genuinely poisoned and barely esca...
2025-01-29 17:34:46 +0000 UTC View PostMelisandre had spent years honing her craft of persuasion, weaving truths and half-truths into compelling narratives to sway kings and queens. Yet blatant deception—especially malicious deception...
2025-01-29 17:34:23 +0000 UTC View PostShould she feel relieved, or should she lament the predictability of it all?
“For what purpose have you come?” Daenerys asked, her tone cool yet guarded.
Melisandre shook her head...
Outside Winterfell, tension simmered as Bolton soldiers and the Gifted Lands troops stood ready, forming a flanking position against Robb Stark’s Northern forces, camped a few miles away. The air...
2025-01-29 17:31:52 +0000 UTC View Post“Hold on a moment, my lord!” The old maester, catching on quickly, played the role of the conciliator. His slightly frail voice called out to the black-clad rider, and despite his aged and inju...
2025-01-29 17:31:31 +0000 UTC View PostWhat Aegor wore was none other than the magical necklace that Melisandre always kept around her neck, never parting with it. The previous night, he had confirmed with the Red Priestess that the nec...
2025-01-29 17:31:10 +0000 UTC View PostVarys and Petyr Baelish had weathered many storms in their lives, encountering dangers and crises far more perilous than this. Yet, neither of them had ever experienced a meal as turbulent and unpr...
2025-01-29 17:30:49 +0000 UTC View Post“I admit, I am not well-versed in the dining customs of Westeros or those of Tushu, but whether in my homeland of Caina or here in the North, refusing a toast… is a grave discourtesy.” Aegor...
2025-01-29 17:30:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe wine is poisoned!
In an instant, both Varys and Littlefinger came to the same conclusion. Without a word, they exchanged a subtle glance—mortal enemies by circumstance, now unwittingly...
"Discuss important matters?"
Littlefinger twitched his nose slightly, sensing the faint scent of something off.
Under normal circumstances, he might have chuckled at the clumsy excuse...
"Discuss important matters?"
Petyr Baelish’s nose twitched as he caught a faint whiff of something… unusual.
Under normal circumstances, such a clumsy excuse might have amused him...
The tense night had finally passed.
Exhausted and sleep-deprived, Varys sat in his chambers, and for the first time in years, he had the overwhelming urge to slap himself for his carelessnes...
Just a few days ago, Aegor's plan had been to sit back and watch the chaos unfold while picking up some tips and tricks on scheming from the masters. But now, he suddenly realized that staying out ...
2025-01-29 17:28:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe amused glint in Daenerys’ eyes faded. Petyr Baelish rubbed his forehead in exasperation, while Varys allowed himself the faintest trace of a smile.
The room fell into utter silence.
"Lord Commander… Lord Commander! Bad news—Miss Arya attempted to assassinate the Queen! The Unsullied have arrested her!"
"Pffft— what?" Aegor had been eating breakfast when the news h...