Chapter 15: The news about Targaryens reach westeros
All the people present in the room were shocked by the news that Elia was still alive. Arianne Martell picked up the letter from the table left by Oberyn and started reading it. She was not able to read the letter completely as her uncle snatched the letter before she could complete it. As she began to read her letter, she noticed that her aunt mentioned an army and twelve dragons.
P.O.V. Arianne Martell.
I can't believe what I just read. My aunt and cousin sister are still alive, but the most surprising or terrifying thing in the letter was that there is a huge army and twelve dragons hiding in the dark. Fucking fire-breathing dragons that the world has not seen since the dance of dragons.
The mighty beast that once brought the world to its knees. They have returned, and it looks like House Targaryen is about to rise again. But the letter was not very clear, and I need to know exactly what is happening.
"Father, tell me exactly what is happening. The letter does not tell exactly as Aunt Elia has not explained about the army and what's with the dragons."
I looked at my father and uncle. I could see that my uncle had not read the letter completely. My question got the attention of my brother Quentyn and my mother, who were sitting next to me. Even my uncle's mistress and her daughter were listening with great attention. I had become good friends with them.
"Well, I knew that you would ask this question, my dear. But before that, Areo, bring me the man who brought this letter."
Soon a tall man almost the same height as Areo came in. I was shocked seeing him; he was followed by three men who were wearing the same armor as him. They gave a small nod to my father.
"I am very thankful to you for bringing my sister's letter to me. But, sir, I don't know who you are. So could you please introduce yourself?
Yes, introduce yourself, and then I want to know exactly what my father has been planning all these years because he was the only one to know that my aunt is still alive, and considering the information in the letter, they have been preparing for war for years.
"Yes, my lord. I am Duncan, and I am a lieutenant commander in the Aterides."
"It's an honor to meet you, Ser. Please have a seat."
I want to know what this Aterides is. But before I could ask my father, my mother, Mellario, had enough of it.
"Doran, what is happening? I want to know everything."
P.O.V. ends.
Doran explained everything to his family. After he was done with the explanation, he noticed that his family was shocked; even his brother was shocked as well.
"So, to sum things up, the usurper and his friends are fucked."
Obara Sand commented, and everyone could agree with that, as fighting Targaryens is almost impossible, and knowing about their nature, their revenge would be brutal.
"But Ser Duccan, why are you here? This letter could have been brought up by anyone, but why did you have to come to Dorne personally?"
Duncan knew it was the time to discuss the plans for the war, and this was the reason that Daeron had decided to send him to Dorne.
"Well, soon the war would begin, and I am here to discuss the strategies with you, my lord."
While the plans for the war were discussed in Sunspear. The king, Robert, was partying in the great hall of Winterfell.But it all stopped when the doors were opened and people in the hall could see Renly Baratheon and Lord Varys enter the hall.
Robert, who has just started drinking, was still in his senses. He was surprised to see them; even the members of the royal family and House Stark were surprised, as no one had expected them to arrive, and neither had any ravens regarding their arrival been received by any of them.
"What are you two doing here?"
Robert asked without much care; he was busy with the two whores who were on his laps.Ned Stark and Catelyn Tully came forward to welcome them as Renly was lord of Storm's End and warden of Stormlands .
"Lord Renly, Lord Varys, we are honored to have you here."
Renly and Varys were in a hurry to explain the situation to the king, but to honor Ned, both of them shook hands with him and gave a polite nod to Lady stark but soon rushed towards the king.
"Brother, we bring important news."
Cersei Lannister, who was not enjoying her time in Winterfell, and the presence of Renly, whom she clearly disliked, further annoyed her.After the news that Viserys targaryen could bring an army of savages was known, all the people around her were so worried and were planning to deal with an army of savages.
"You could have sent ravens rather than coming to Winterfell yourself."
Renly was already in a hurry but was angered by Cersei's comment.
"If we did send a raven and somehow it was intercepted and fell into the hands of a Targaryen loyalist, your dead bodies would have come to King's Landing."
Hearing the word Targaryen, Robert stood up from his seat with anger. His hate for Targaryens is rather well known.
"What do you mean? Did that fool Viserys lead the Dothraki to attack seven kingdoms?"
The hall became quiet as people were terrified of the idea that a war was coming. Cersei was not able to understand why they were all so worried about Dothraki. According to her, they outnumber the dothraki.
"No. It's worse. It's about Daeron Targaryen."
This was a new name for the people in the hall. Joffrey, just like her mother, did not consider Targaryens a threat. According to him, his father had defeated the Targaryens once, and he could do it again and was lost in his thoughts about how he would defeat all his enemies on the battlefield and become a hero just like his father .
But Robert had no such thoughts and was eager to know about this new Targaryen. So Varys, being the master of spies, had all the information he needed.
"Your Grace, it appears that the elder brother of the mad king did not die in the storm that hit his ship on his way to Dragonstone but survived and was living in hiding, and Daeron is his grandson."
Joffrey was unable to understand how a single man was a threat to them.
"So, we have one more Targaryen to kill now. Uncle, if you are so afraid of single men, I could go and deal with him."
Cersei felt proud of her golden lion, but her thoughts were not shared by the other people in the room. Renly could not help but smile at the arrogance of his nephew. He wanted to see if he would say the same after he learned about the armies he commanded and the dragons.
"Nephew, he is not alone; he has a very large army, and the reason why the mad king's older brother did not come back to rule the seven kingdoms is because he was able to hatch the dragons and was hiding in the dark until the dragons grew up. He waited until the dragons were big enough to destroy cities and burn castles to the ground. Yes, dragons have returned, and the Targaryens have them, the same dragons that once brought this known world to its knees."