[Chapter 16: Regicide]
"Brother, are we really going to war with Robert and his men?"
At that moment, Tywin was holding his son's severed hand, staring expressionlessly into the distant darkness.
Their army had already reached King's Landing, but under Aerys' threats, they had been forced to retreat.
Stafford, worried, asked Tywin about his decision.
â—‡If...
2025-04-29 07:19:56 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 15: The Enemy at the Gates]
The Iron Throne, towering in the great hall, was twisted and grotesque.
At this moment, Aerys sat high upon it.
Gathered around him were a group of fire mages clad in gray robes. Their hoods were pulled low, adding an eerie, sinister air to the already gloomy hall.
The death of Varys and the betrayal of Pycelle had made Aerys...
2025-04-29 07:19:17 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 14: Marriage Alliance]
Walder Frey looked far less impressive than Kevan Lannister.
The latter shone in polished armor, full of vigor, while the former was old and feeble, unable even to bear the weight of his own armor.
"Look at that old fellow, probably one fart away from falling apart," a red-haired noble youth mocked, causing his attendants to burst into ...
2025-04-29 07:18:14 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 13: Foster Sons]
Among the noble houses of Westeros, there was a unique tradition known as the "foster system."
Lords would exchange their sons to be raised in each other’s households, a practice meant to foster deep bonds and strengthen alliances.
Of course, there was also an element of hostage-taking behind it.
But for Robert and Eddard, it was clea...
2025-04-29 07:17:27 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 12: Vassals]
The Velaryon and Celtigar families had served as vassals since the days of Valyria.
The difference was that House Targaryen possessed dragons, making them the lofty "Dragonlords," while the Velaryons and Celtigars were merely ordinary noble houses.
When the three houses crossed the Narrow Sea, the Targaryens occupied Dragonstone, the volcanic isl...
2025-04-29 07:14:21 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 11 - Dreamwalker]
After being brought onto the ship by Ser Willem, Elia was too exhausted to speak.
Still, she stayed awake until she saw Rhaella settle her child properly before finally falling into a deep sleep herself.
When Rhaella suggested giving the mute boy some money, Willem informed her that the boy had already left. Viserys realized that the so-call...
2025-04-29 07:13:26 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 10 - My Own Way]
What kind of person was Dawn?
It was a hard question to answer.
People always tried to box their personalities into clear, defined frames, but even the most authoritative personality tests could only reveal a part of the self.
However.
If one had to say, the foundation of Dawn’s character was doing things his own way.
He w...
2025-04-29 07:11:24 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 9: Sharp-Tongued Dawn]
Bang—
Bang—
Muffled thuds echoed continuously.
Under the table, Aemon kept kicking Abel, silently begging him to help smooth things over.
Abel glanced at Dawn sitting beside him, looking a bit troubled. But faced with Aemon's increasingly glaring eyes, he hesitated for a long moment before clearing his ...
2025-04-29 07:09:45 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 8 - On the Train]
King's Cross Station.
The wall between Platforms Nine and Ten was the entrance to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, hidden away by magic.
Yawning, Dawn Richter tugged his luggage along, ignoring the crowd of Muggles around him, and walked straight into the wall.
A flash of light and shadow swept past him.
When Dawn looked back, h...
2025-04-29 07:09:07 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 7: Magic Power Fusion]
Dawn flatly refused to pay a deposit, not even giving Giggs a chance to speak again before turning around and leaving.
But the real reason he didn't pay wasn't quite what he claimed.
It wasn't because he hadn't brought much money. The truth was much simpler — he was just broke and couldn't scrape together such a large sum.
Afte...
2025-04-29 07:08:22 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 6: Giggs and Felix Felicis]
Snape.
The Potions Master at Hogwarts.
Head of Slytherin House.
An especially complicated man.
He loved someone he could never have, and burdened by guilt for causing her death through his betrayal, he spent his life silently protecting her child—the child of both his beloved and his enemy—while risking everything a...
2025-04-29 07:07:16 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 5: Snape's Good Reputation]
August 21st, evening.
There were still ten days left before Hogwarts started.
Inside a dimly lit room.
With a loud thud, Dawn slammed his notebook onto the table, closed his stinging eyes, and leaned back against his chair, reaching toward the top left corner of the desk.
But after fumbling around several times, he stil...
2025-04-29 07:06:12 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 4: A Miracle Amidst The Magic Surge]
After Professor McGonagall left, the room fell silent once again.
Under the warm yellow light, all Dawn could hear was the soft tapping of raindrops against the windowpane.
Tap, tap.
Tap, tap.
Endlessly, without pause.
Dawn pushed open the window.
Even though no one was around anymore, the faint smi...
2025-04-29 07:04:55 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 3: The Books in the Bedroom]
Dawn's bedroom was large, with all the furniture inside being slightly bigger than usual. Yet because of that, the room somehow felt cramped at first glance.
The most eye-catching thing in the room was a large bookshelf.
Made of cherry wood, it stood by the window with two antique bronze wall lamps hanging on either side. The shel...
2025-04-29 07:03:29 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 2: Dawn Richter]
[June 20, 1980]
St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London.
Accompanied by a loud, spirited cry, Mr. Richter, a man of modest wealth, finally welcomed his first child into the world on the day he passed the halfway mark of his 28th year.
Looking at the child he had placed all his hopes and affection upon, after long contemplation and caref...
2025-04-29 07:02:33 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 1: The Strange Child]
[July 21, 1991, England]
Today was a terrible day for weather.
The sky was cloaked in mist and cloud, with rain pouring down like a silver river from above.
Looking up at the endlessly drizzling sky, Minerva McGonagall genuinely felt that this was the strangest child she had encountered in all her years of student recruitment.
<... 2025-04-29 07:01:30 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 10: The Dragonbone Bow]
Elia and her children were still struggling through the dark passage.
Unfortunately, at some point, the soles of her shoes had worn through.
As a lady of the court, her usual activities were limited to gardens and halls; her shoes were made for comfort, not for arduous travel.
Elia’s calves ached unbearably, and her armsâ...
2025-04-29 06:58:33 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 9: The Maid]
Early in the morning, Aerys summoned the court officials, making the Red Keep feel strangely empty.
Elia stood by the window, holding her son, young Aegon, in her arms. She watched as Queen Rhaella, clad in a black cloak, boarded an unmarked carriage.
Following closely behind her, Viserys was ushered into another carriage.
Just as Viserys w...
2025-04-29 06:57:38 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 8: The Little Bird]
The boy disguised as a stable hand watched in shock as Viserys shot and killed his master.
His eyes were rounder than an owl’s.
He wanted to run, but Viserys had already spotted him, "Stand still, or I’ll shoot you too!"
Having witnessed Viserys’s marksmanship firsthand, the stable boy didn't dare move a muscle. He could hear t...
2025-04-29 06:56:55 +0000 UTC View Post[Chaoter 7: The Master of Whisperers]
At the end of each day, Varys would gather and summarize the messages brought by his "little birds."
From the lords and nobles of the court to the members of the royal family, no one was beyond his surveillance.
[The queen ate more fruit than usual today.]
[Viserys went to the rookery and released three ravens.]
[Ser W...
2025-04-29 06:56:09 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 6: The Princess]
As a princess, Rhaenys was constantly under watch. When Viserys approached, a plump wet nurse immediately looked over at him.
"Rhaenys, stay here and play for a while. I'll come find you later," he said.
Even though he knew her fate, priorities still had to be set right now. Especially with Aerys assigning septas and wet nurses to keep an eye...
2025-04-29 06:55:05 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 5: The Sword of Morning]
Last night, many were summoned by Aerys to witness the burning of the Grand Maester.
As a result, a good number of people were listless the next morning. But Aerys was never the kind of king who cared about the exhaustion of his subjects.
Pycelle's act of treason only heightened the sense of urgency gnawing at Aerys.
The night b...
2025-04-29 06:54:02 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 4: The Grand Maester]
Varys could only watch as Pycelle was burned alive, reduced to a pile of ash. The Grand Maester's betrayal had taken him somewhat by surprise.
He simply could not understand men like Pycelle.
After all, no matter whether it was a Targaryen, a Lannister, or a Baratheon on the throne, Pycelle would always remain nothing more than a Grand M...
2025-04-29 06:50:52 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 3: The Queen]
The flickering flame by the bedside stretched Viserys' shadow long and wide, casting it up onto the ceiling.
It resembled a clawing, snarling dragon.
"What are you doing here?" King Aerys asked sharply.
After all, he had ruled for over twenty years. Though suspicion gnawed at him daily, his presence remained formidable.
The newly arr...
2025-04-29 06:49:11 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 2: The Mad King]
Eel Hour
After the hour of the bat came the hour of the eel.
If the fishermen wanted to catch eels, they would have already started casting their nets by now.
Viserys quickly hid the envelope he had just found inside his clothes and made his way toward Maegor's Holdfast — the King's residence.
Aside from the King, all other memb...
2025-04-29 06:48:23 +0000 UTC View Post[Chapter 1: The Prince]
[Year 283 After Aegon's Conquest]
Bat Hour.
Bat Hour was how Westeros referred to the first part of night, starting just as the sun began to set.
The last golden rays of the sun withdrew from the world, and the Red Keep was swallowed by darkness.
After the king received the news that his heir had fallen at the Trident, a heavy cloud...
2025-04-29 06:47:34 +0000 UTC View Post