And What a Dance it Was (NO SV, War is Coming, Prepare)

Well looks like Viserys is really starting his rule well even during the winter. Let a good amount of his subordinates do the work but hey good delegation is a important skill.
Well its a wonderful thing to have brillient men on his council.

Because guess what, he had, and its wonderful.
Rebuilding Kingslanding and putting some class into the city. Good on you Aemma. Really make this place the capital it deserves to be.
Well lets ignore the fact that she's splitting the city down lines that may cause a great deal of problems in the future.
Rhaenyra just learning and just having fun really. Which is fair. Doesn't really have any responsibilities yet so dragon riding it is.
Well, it could be worse.

She could have done something stupid like run away on her dragon, and cause all sorts of problems.
Ah while Corlys is Master of Ships there is the threat of dad Taking his position. Admiral of Dragonstone is pretty big deal so really both are just doing their jobs and see where it goes. Though still hostile.
The Two men respect each other though.

And while they are hostile, it is more about court position and favoritism that they are fighting for.
Damn mom and brothers not doing so good. Don't worry brothers there is probably a way to help. Might need dragons for it so....get eggs? Hopefully mom doesn't die from giving birth.
Mom now has problems she needs to deal with.

And the brothers have dragon dreams. That should tell you everything about who her mother is now.
Ah Daemon and Rhae thinking about their kids futures. Daemon wanting them to see the world and possibly marry Lucien. While Rhae wanting them to stay home so the can learn. Though not sure what the kids rolls were but I'm guessing their Dragons are growing up. Which again increases Daemon family's position.
Daemon and Rhae have different positions on child-rearing.

And just how to do it anyway.
Rhaenys and Laenor not doing much. Surprised not more bad happened to Rhaenys with her roll but maybe it's more a mental problem? Being very salty?
TBH: When they rolled low, but not too low, I just didn't really know what to think for them. They aren't scheming to get the throne, but they aren't accepting of it. THey are just stuck between two options that they do not know where to go.
Then we got Laena. Claiming Vhagar for herself. Now she got to train. This has increased Velaryons influence a great bit. Most powerful dragon in their corner now. Which bring in the question of will the Velaryons make a move?
She is as cute as a button. And I love her for it.

as for moves: Who knows.
Interesting. Curious on how she took the city over. If it was dragons pretty sure everyone would know about it. Her kids are still missing though. Which does bring up who is her heir? Unless she has had more kids during the timeskip?
Lets just say this: She discovered she had friends on the other side, who would be happy to see her succed. for a price.

So she did.

And she has more kids.
Well Maelor is going for a dragon. Question is which one? Cannibal, Sheepstealer, Bronze dragon, Silverwing, Dreamfyre or going for a egg to hatch?....damn most of these dragons are big. Man poor Vaegon. Not dead though so that is good.
Let me tell you this:

Maelor is a monster, in his own mind.

So he'll go after a monster.

As for Vaegon: He has bigger problems then Maegors Bastard.

First, did Baelon die off-screen and without anyone saying anything or did I just miss it? Cause I saw the option of following him into a hunting trip, which I imagine was the canon trip that led to his eventual death. But then suddenly Daemon is sad cause his dad is dead and -afaik- there had been no notice of the death of the Prince of Dragonstone. That was kinda jarring.
You had a chance and then you left.

word traveled slow and Daemon did not know about the death of his father until a few updates later.

Mostly for a sense of drama.
Secondly, a looot of people openly cry in this. There were various scenes with Daemon crying in front of us while we barely knew him, Baelon getting tear-eyed in front of strangers and Jaehaerys crying in front of his entire court. Just found that a bit too much for many of the scenes, people can look sad without bawling.
That is actually more of a deliberate stylistic choice I made to show that this story was being told to you all by an unreliable narrator. Which Lucien is, for the moment.

Because Lucien is a child (or rather, was a very young one when this tale began), he is not fully aware of the complexity of human emotions yet and has issues. Lots of issues.

As he grows older, wiser, and more skilled (like in the next update), and he deals with his issues... he will begin to see far more and be different from his child self in a way.
 
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I don't think he'll get the cannibal, that thing is a beast in more ways than one and probably won't react well to someone trying to waltz up on its most recent crime. Wether he'll try though, now that's a different story entirely.
 
Somehow missed it but looks like Rhaenys got her support from the Westerlands, Stormlands and Reach. That's pretty interesting information. Stormlands is obvious on why they support her. But the Westerlands and Reach? That's the interesting thing. Makes me curious on why they supported her. She make deals with them? Like did the Hightowers and Otto vote for her or were they the few lords in the Reach to vote for Viserys? Could explain why the Hightowers are pretty influential in court.
 
Mom now has problems she needs to deal with.

And the brothers have dragon dreams. That should tell you everything about who her mother is now.
Not really, unless I'm missing something. Did Viserra get pregnant before dying? I can't think of any other targ woman it could have been.
Maelor is a monster, in his own mind.

So he'll go after a monster.
The only dragon that fits that description is Cannibal. Hope he succeeds, we need a rival.
 
But the Westerlands and Reach? That's the interesting thing. Makes me curious on why they supported her. She make deals with them?
Lets just say our support of Viserys had unintended consequences.

After all, we worship forign gods, and the Reach does not like foreign gods on WEsterosi shores.
? Like did the Hightowers and Otto vote for her or were they the few lords in the Reach to vote for Viserys? Could explain why the Hightowers are pretty influential in court.
You are correct.
Not really, unless I'm missing something. Did Viserra get pregnant before dying? I can't think of any other targ woman it could have been.
Ding ding ding.

But, the father is very important too, but we will not learn about that for awhile.

Especially because we have more pressing matters to worry about.
The only dragon that fits that description is Cannibal. Hope he succeeds, we need a rival.
Maelor has the Magoose dice, so he's either dead, or he becomes a very powerful player.
 
Lets just say our support of Viserys had unintended consequences.

After all, we worship forign gods, and the Reach does not like foreign gods on WEsterosi shores.

Oh that's interesting Thought. The Reach I can get for religious reasons but the Westerlands too? Though maybe Corlys and Rhaenys made a good offer to the Lannisters that would make them even more money?


Which part? Hightowers voting for Viserys or Rhaenys?
 
Oh that's interesting Thought. The Reach I can get for religious reasons but the Westerlands too? Though maybe Corlys and Rhaenys made a good offer to the Lannisters that would make them even more money?
Oh no, the Westerlands had much to gain from a female queen with unmarried heirs.

Especially ones with Dragons?:V
Which part? Hightowers voting for Viserys or Rhaenys?
Hightowers voted for Viserys and gained much from that.
 
Oh no, the Westerlands had much to gain from a female queen with unmarried heirs.

Especially ones with Dragons?:V
Ah while Lucien went to the Vale and North to solve problems. Ignoring the Lannisters lead to them backing Rhaenys horse. Who knows might of got a married to either Laenor or Laena. Two wealthy houses together equals lots of money. :V

Hightowers voted for Viserys and gained much from that.

Ah OK. But yeah with the vote so close this does increase the Hightowers importance to Viserys because they got lots of money, Influence in the Reach and great land. Viserys kicks them out? Basically loses all the Reach instead of a big part of it. Reach is the food basket of the realm. Second is the Riverlands so would need to make sure they stay on Viserys side or civil war could happen.
 
You had a chance and then you left.

word traveled slow and Daemon did not know about the death of his father until a few updates later.

Mostly for a sense of drama.
I imagined, and damn it frustrated me reading afterwards how we let the chance to save Baelon go, even if the chances of we doing something agaisnt appendicitis were low.

But what I meant by jarring was that (unless I missed an earlier reference) the first we (readers) know of the death is when a option to comfort Daemon appears out of nowhere. Would be nice if there was a previous scene of Lucien and Daemon hearing about the death of the Crown Prince on the road or something like it.

It's nothing much, but as I was binge reading the quest, since I got here recently, just pointed out as that was the most jarring "Wait, what?!" option for me.

That is actually more of a deliberate stylistic choice I made to show that this story was being told to you all by an unreliable narrator. Which Lucien is, for the moment.

Because Lucien is a child (or rather, was a very young one when this tale began), he is not fully aware of the complexity of human emotions yet and has issues. Lots of issues.
Ah, got it, and is a nice stylish choice.

But it would make more sense if in the scenes they were described as "looking about to cry" or something the like. Jaehaerys and Daemon, two tough characters and with a lot hanging on their image, are describing as having "tears streaming down their faces" in front of the entire realm at least twice (Daemon on being scared over the Grey Ghost maneuver and Jaehaerys while offering legitimacy). That is bit too factual to be a stylistic choice.

Again, nothing much, but just pointing it out cause I know there were other similar scenes and it was something that always felt off for me.
 
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Ah while Lucien went to the Vale and North to solve problems. Ignoring the Lannisters lead to them backing Rhaenys horse. Who knows might of got a married to either Laenor or Laena. Two wealthy houses together equals lots of money. :V
Well that hasn't happened yet, but you have plenty of things to change.

Especially once the Stepstones get involved.

The Second sons that will be flocking to Daemons Banner will be different.
Ah OK. But yeah with the vote so close this does increase the Hightowers importance to Viserys because they got lots of money, Influence in the Reach and great land. Viserys kicks them out? Basically loses all the Reach instead of a big part of it. Reach is the food basket of the realm. Second is the Riverlands so would need to make sure they stay on Viserys side or civil war could happen.
Yep. Seems Viserys won't be giving Hightower the boot as easily as he wants, if he decides to start scheming and he gets caught.
It's nothing much, but as I was binge reading the quest, since I got here recently, just pointed out as that was the most jarring "Wait, what?!" option for me.
Sorry for the jarring nature of it.

But there was no way to save Baelon from dying.
Again, nothing much, but just pointing it out cause I know there were other similar scenes and it was something that always felt off for me.
There is a lot of things I could have done that if I had more time, or the energy, I would have done.

Too late to change it now.
 
Ding ding ding.

But, the father is very important too, but we will not learn about that for awhile.

Especially because we have more pressing matters to worry about.
So our mom is going to die now, well fuck... I hope that we can prevent it somehow...

And what about the Father of her new baby? IIRC Valarr was just a pretty awesome dude with Valyrian ancesstors, but nothing more...

And about the new baby... Wasn't our mom rendered basically barren after delivering the Triplets?
 
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So our mom is going to die now, well fuck... I hope that we can prevent it somehow...
No exactly. She has a chance to survive.

Key word is a chance. But that will require some luck.

and her surviving her own adventures.
And what about the Father of her new baby? IIRC Valarr was a pretty awesome dude with Valyrian ancesstors...
Valaar is the father of the triplets.

And of this child, but only in the fact his sperm was used.

Here is something to say, that is not a huge spoiler:

Visanya was under the influence of magic before she became pregnant.

And that magic did something unnatural to her body to get her pregnant.
And about the new baby... Wasn't our mom rendered basically barren after delivering the Triplets?
Correct.

But as I said above: Magic was involved.

And again, Vallar is technically the Father. But not the cause of this pregnancy.
 
Well that hasn't happened yet, but you have plenty of things to change.

Especially once the Stepstones get involved.

The Second sons that will be flocking to Daemons Banner will be different.

Yeah assuming the Velaryons actually made the possible deal set in stone or not is the question.

Ah the Stepstones situation. Daemon wants that glory along with other second sons. Question becomes do Velaryons help or not? One hand great profit. On the other hand it would be helping their rivals.

Yep. Seems Viserys won't be giving Hightower the boot as easily as he wants, if he decides to start scheming and he gets caught.

To be fair all the lords scheme. Otto just better than most others. Long it isn't too big like canon? Let him. If too big? Then we deal with it.
 
Ah the Stepstones situation. Daemon wants that glory along with other second sons. Question becomes do Velaryons help or not? One hand great profit. On the other hand it would be helping their rivals.
But if it's a mostly impartial third party that is getting the band together, say like a certain Silent Dragon rider who is trying to do his duty?

Especially because Westeros is starting to become unsafe for the Valyrian Minority that the faith is starting to antagonize.:V

Especially when there is great profit involved?

i don't know, maybe there is much that they can gain.
To be fair all the lords scheme. Otto just better than most others. Long it isn't too big like canon? Let him. If too big? Then we deal with it.
Or worse, it gets bigger, and Viserys can't do anything about it.
 
The Rumor mill 3
The Rumor mill 3:

The Crownlands:D100 => 98

Many who grew up knowing the power of Red Keep and Dragons, know that the Targaryen Kings did well.

The Lord's of the Seven Kingdoms were entirely happy to see the great work that was going on.

To the Crownlands, to the people that lived there, the Dragonseeds?

It was damn near enough for entire cults to spring up, with the Valyrian gods at the front in center. Some called Targaryens the Force against winter, and they were the saviors of the realm.

As for the Lords of Claw Isles, the Caeltigars… They did something that was entirely out of nowhere, at least to any not paying attention.

They converted back to the Valyrian gods.

And to say that the Dragon seed welcomed this change was an understatement. And that the Crownlands prospered.

Reward:

Um, religious changes are happening in Westeros. Much to the shock of the faith of the Seven.

As the Crownlands prosper, the entire region grows more loyal to the King and the Princes.

And the Dragonseed Valyrian worshipers are now growing in number.
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The Riverlands: D100 => 70

The river lords saw much in the support of the King. They saw an increase in royal funds and relief from the Crown, far more than they would have expected. And the King's Road that for so long had been left to the Lord's to maintain, was renovated. From the Crownlands to the Twins, the Road was made Greater.

Stones, cobbled and otherwise, made the roads cleaner… the travel times faster, and of course, trade flow easier.

Reward: The Riverlands supported the King, and were richly rewarded.
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The Westerlands:D100 => 25

The West received the Bear minimum, as they had claimed they did not need royal assistance to weather the winter.

Despite the reports from Maester Goyl that the Aid had saved tens of thousands of lives at Lannisport when warehouses were destroyed in a fire.

But even when official reports showed nothing of the sort, the rift was there. The West was not going to do anything more than its duties.

Reward: The Great Council election has seethed many in the West of Royal Authority, and they will only do their duty.

But it is not well that such disunity is well for a reign.

Unity may be needed, but if it is not appreciated, there is something that could not stand.
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The North:D100 => 85

Lord Stark did nothing but send his thanks.

There was no need for many regions of the north to have hunting trips this winter.

To say nothing of… more darker forces that he claims are beyond the wall.

The Wildlings have a new king beyond the wall.

But they now have the strength to deal with it alone.
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The Iron Islands:D100 => 64

They have not reaved the Green lands for food.

They in fact accepted the Gold Price for the aid.
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The Reach: D100 => 14

To say the High Septon was accepting of the new, heretic becoming Prince was something that made it almost impossible to accept…

Well actually, despite the fact that faith militant being outlawed, the faith disarmed, and otherwise toothless, they delivered fiery sermons of death and herasy, how the prince of Westeros was consorting with evil gods from the east.

They wanted to rile up support for the rebellion. And while they did not do any such thing, as the money that was used by the King went into the Rose Road, and the Lord's Hightower was in the hands of the king, who claimed that "It was nothing, and their fears were unfounded."

The knights of the Seven are stirred into a frenzy.

They are just waiting for a reason to rise again.

Reward: The Faith has used its power to stir up more religious unrest, despite the horrors of the Faith Militant uprising being fresh in the minds of many lords of the Reach. Many knights want glory and honor.

Expect far more hostility from them as time passes, and the Valyrian Minority... may have to fear their neighbors.

Viserys will need to deal with it.

Or you might have to yourself.
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The Stormlands:D100 => 25

They were angered that the Queen who never was, failed.

They acted like the westerlands, refusing aid. Suffering a winter alone
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The Vale:D100 => 89

The Vale prospered, and with two dragon riders living in Runestone, there was nothing that could be said, that they did not already have. There was beauty and power.

And the hill tribes failed in their winter raids.

Reward: The Vale prospers. And Loyalty is there.

Dorne:D100 => 93
The Three Daughters:D100 => 92
The Stepstones:D100 => 1

They have entered an alliance with one another.

A Great Alliance to control the Southern Narrow Sea.

And they captured the Stepstones without a single fight.

Reward: It seems that alliances have been made, and a stranglehold on the Narrow sea trade has been taken by the Dornish and the Three Daughters.

Things are about to get difficult.
 
But if it's a mostly impartial third party that is getting the band together, say like a certain Silent Dragon rider who is trying to do his duty?

Especially because Westeros is starting to become unsafe for the Valyrian Minority that the faith is starting to antagonize.:V

Especially when there is great profit involved?

i don't know, maybe there is much that they can gain.

Oh the gains aren't in question. It's the willingness to increase Viserys power. Even Lucien being the one in charge doesn't change he's very much a part of Viserys faction. But if they are fine with it? Then good profits could be made.

Or worse, it gets bigger, and Viserys can't do anything about it.
Kinda hard to top what Otto did in canon. At least in my opinion. So curious if the Hightowers could be future allies or not. All depends on how the Velaryons situation goes.
 
No exactly. She has a chance to survive.

Key word is a chance. But that will require some luck.

and her surviving her own adventures.
Dammit, is there something thatbwe can do ro increase her odds? (Via our actions as Lucien or with omakes)

If I got some bonus to the roll out of the Omake I would like to put it there if possible, please
Valaar is the father of the triplets.

And of this child, but only in the fact his sperm was used.

Here is something to say, that is not a huge spoiler:

Visanya was under the influence of magic before she became pregnant.

And that magic did something unnatural to her body to get her pregnant.
Correct.

But as I said above: Magic was involved.

And again, Vallar is technically the Father. But not the cause of this pregnancy.

Well, that is freaking weird..
 

Man the Crownlands are improving their lands and Valyrian religion growing even bigger everyday. Even a lords converted. Man this is good for Lucien as he's the only royal who follows the religion. Not to mention the support Viserys is getting from them.


Riverlands making money and getting Crown support. Probably very happy with their vote. Road improvements are very good for the Riverlands.


Westerlands being salty that their vote didn't win so don't want help out of pride. Which hurts them. Not looking good.


The North benefiting greatly from the support Viserys giving them. Preparing for the King Beyond the Wall. Now can they truly deal with it alone.


Huh. Getting Viserys support which means they voted for him. Who knows they might actually improve.


The Reach causing trouble. Well the Faith but they got great support. Hightowers are trying to calm it down because if it gets violent it hurts them. Which means we have to deal with this. Possibly with help from the Hightowers. But yeah not letting them hurt the Valyrian religion.


Same as the Westerlands. Suffering Winter alone because Rhaenys didn't win. Another problem.


The Vale looking very good. Arryn Queen, second most powerful house in Runestone basically having four dragons in Daemon, Lucien and Daemons daughters. Add in royal add? Hill tribes are not having a good time.
Dorne:D100 => 93
The Three Daughters:D100 => 92
The Stepstones:D100 => 1

Three Daughters and Dorne allied along with Taking the Stepstones. Trade going down for certain houses like Velaryons. Another problem.

Add the situation in the Stepstones, Rhaenys supporters being salty at losing the Great Council and Viserys supporters getting stronger? Said supporters of Rhaenys might be asking Rhaenys to make a move for the throne with their support. Kinda funny that Rhaenys got Faith support.
 
Reward: It seems that alliances have been made, and a stranglehold on the Narrow sea trade has been taken by the Dornish and the Three Daughters.

Things are about to get difficult.
if this grows into a confederacy, it is going to be very interesting. Leveraging the stepstones for colonization gives them an opening to the Stormlands.
 
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