The entry fee for the tournament was a single copper coin—a purely symbolic amount that even the poorest new settlers in the Gift could afford. This ensured that the competition would have enough participants to proceed, and that skilled archers...
2025-01-29 12:43:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe first day of the archery tournament was reserved for registration and preliminary rounds, primarily to ensure that news of the event spread and gave everyone interested enough time to participate. For a single copper coin, anyone could sign up...
2025-01-29 12:42:42 +0000 UTC View PostAegor didn’t believe in prophecies, but that didn’t stop a whole lot of other people from believing in them. Instead of playing the role of some naïve rebel, dismissing those who believed in prophecies as fools and scorning them, Aegor prefer...
2025-01-29 12:42:19 +0000 UTC View PostAlthough he’d boasted of his mastery, this was Tobho Mott’s first time reforging an actual Valyrian steel sword. For Aegor, breaking down Dark Sister into arrowheads was little more than a calculated gamble—success was ideal, but failure wou...
2025-01-29 12:41:59 +0000 UTC View PostAs the master and apprentice playfully bantered their way through Crown's Rest, they soon found Myrcella returning from visiting her younger brother.
The young princess, ever polite and composed, immediately expressed her heartfelt gratitud...
A Shortage of Rooms.
This trivial issue shouldn’t have been troubling the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, who was already juggling countless responsibilities. Yet, in truth, it wasn’t something that Yarm, merely a “mayor,” co...
Don’t be fooled by how confident Aegor sounded when outlining his battle plans for the Gift to Beric Dondarrion. It was only when faced with the chaos of a real-life test that he was harshly reminded: the people he governed were not disciplined ...
2025-01-29 12:41:01 +0000 UTC View PostHearing these reports, Aegor felt both relieved and burdened.
He was relieved because the enemy had not realized that the human forces’ supreme commander had risked leaving the front lines, leaving the Gift temporarily leaderless. If they...
“The other night, I was having a great dream when all of a sudden, the noise outside woke me up,” Arya grumbled. “Maeve and I went out to look, and the beacon fires on the outer walls were all lit. Soldiers were running around in a panic, sh...
2025-01-29 12:40:23 +0000 UTC View PostStepping out from the dim shadows of the inner keep’s gateway, Aegor’s eyes quickly landed on his troublesome apprentice. Arya Stark was dressed in light, agile clothing, practicing her swordsmanship in the yard. Her ponytail swung with her en...
2025-01-29 12:40:04 +0000 UTC View Post"Just missing Sandor Clegane and Brienne of Tarth, and the team would be complete," Aegor thought, struggling to suppress a wry grin.
With Colin (without his assistant) in tow, alongside Beric, Thoros, Tobho Mott, and the latter’s apprent...
Melisandre spoke in Valyrian, her tone sharp and commanding, but Aegor could only pick up on the name "Thoros." The rest was lost on him. Meanwhile, the man who had escaped to the safety of the Night’s Watch contingent, now identified as Tobho M...
2025-01-29 12:39:24 +0000 UTC View PostQhorin noticed the undeniable firmness in Aegor's tone and wisely shut his mouth.
Yesterday, he had glimpsed the scholarly and gentle side of the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. Today, however, he witnessed a different aspect—one of ...
Due to the looming threat posed by Daenerys’s forces on land, sea, and air, only two of King’s Landing’s seven gates—the Lion Gate to the west and the King’s Gate to the southwest—were currently being opened, and only for a few hours o...
2025-01-29 12:38:44 +0000 UTC View PostAegor froze for half a second, the breath catching in his throat as realization struck him. This wasn’t some groundbreaking discovery—it was his own tunnel vision at work. He had fallen into the trap of "knowing too much without practical expe...
2025-01-29 12:38:23 +0000 UTC View PostCurrently, there are no exploitable saltpeter mines, and the chemical production systems are still far from being established. In this situation, Aegor could only rely on nature to provide the saltpeter he needed. The traditional method of saltpet...
2025-01-29 12:38:03 +0000 UTC View Post"Vice Dean Cobain?" Nina, puzzled by Aegor's expression as if he had seen a ghost, repeated herself. "One of the three vice deans of the Night’s Watch Industrial Research Institute. Is there a problem?"
Aegor composed himself, hiding his ...
This sense of déjà vu was unmistakable. After a brief reflection, Aegor realized this was the second time this place had left him astonished. Back when King Robert had forcibly conscripted him as part of the Night’s Watch for the royal campaig...
2025-01-29 12:37:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe historic meeting between the "Prince That Was Promised" and the "Vice Prince" had its twists and turns, veering far from either side’s expectations. Fortunately, it didn’t descend into catastrophe. Late at night, Aegor received word from M...
2025-01-29 12:37:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Getting you off Dragonstone isn’t difficult. I may not have been by the queen’s side for long, but she trusts and relies on me,” Moqorro said, standing like a statue by the stone crenellations of the tower. “The real challenge is resolv...
2025-01-29 12:36:46 +0000 UTC View PostInvited politely into the grand hall of Dragonstone, Aegor somehow managed to anger the Mother of Dragons during their first meeting. Worse yet, it wasn’t even because of something he’d done wrong—it was Daenerys herself who had worked herse...
2025-01-29 12:36:26 +0000 UTC View PostAs Daenerys descended from the high platform, her leather boots echoed across the cold stone floor, each step bringing her closer to the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch. Standing behind Aegor, Melisandre couldn’t suppress a deep inhale. Ev...
2025-01-29 12:36:05 +0000 UTC View PostIt seems the queen is rather impatient. After a brief hesitation, Aegor decided to stick to the plan despite two consecutive mishaps. "In the North, an unprecedented army of the dead led by White Walkers, unseen for thousands of years, is poised t...
2025-01-29 12:35:46 +0000 UTC View PostTo be honest, with how drastically the course of events had shifted, the fact that Varys still remained firmly entrenched in Daenerys’ inner circle made Aegor uneasy and suspicious. However, he had no choice but to focus his energy on winning ov...
2025-01-29 12:35:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe so-called "gift" was a book that Aegor had written specifically for Daenerys during his journey from Eastwatch to Dragonstone, spending days and nights in his small ship cabin, thinking and writing.
Alright, that was an exaggeration.
She sat in the stone throne at the front of the grand hall, legs elegantly crossed. The heavy and crude seat only served to make her appear all the more delicate and graceful. Light streamed in through the small round windows high up in the thick ...
2025-01-29 12:34:48 +0000 UTC View PostAmazing.
Everyone present froze for a moment, then simultaneously turned to look at someone else who, like Daenerys, had remained silent this whole time—the high-ranking red priest Moqorro, sent by the High Priest of the Temple of R'hllor...
Varys’s heart skipped a beat. This girl doesn’t play by the rules. If Stannis were truly burned alive by dragonfire in the Red Keep, with Daenerys ascending the Iron Throne, what place would there be for Young Aegon and the Golden Company?
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Petyr Baelish never dreamed he would reunite with an "old friend" under such circumstances.
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Months earlier, in Slaver’s Bay, the Queen had stubbornly ignored all advice and used her dragons to assault the Yunkai'i fleet blocka...
Sharpening the axe won’t delay chopping wood. With his head and shoulders thoroughly massaged and official information about Daenerys in hand, Aegor felt his thoughts finally clearing up.
His earlier hesitation over Melisandre’s proposa...