Kapitel 7: Purple eyes and a Detour

Nathan POV

Starfall, I'm flying over Dorne to the seat of House Dayne. With a smile on my face, I bite on a chunk of salted meat. I enjoyed meeting Elia Martell; she exudes warmth and a strong soul, despite the belief that she is overly sweet and frail. I look forward to getting to know her further in the future.

As I approach Starfall, I can't help but notice the beauty of Dayne's seat, 'dam shit's is lovely, not better than mine but definitely in my top five.'

As I get closer, I signal Arrax to land, 'Give them a little fear,' I say. I can't help but think, 'I know Lord Dayne will accept my proposal despite me being betrothed to Elia because who will miss out on a chance to be a queen but also have an alliance with me, but what shall I do with Arthur, I could just leave him be and let him join the kings guard or I could bring him into my service and have an Arthur fucking Dayne as a sworn shield.'

As we descend in front of the main gate, I am jolted out of my thoughts. 'Good job Arrax, go hunting while I discuss things here, I'll call for you when I'm ready,' she roars as I climb down and rub her scales, and takes off into the sky. Guards and servants come ahead as I approach the gate.

The guards' hands were resting on their pommels, their eyes strained in fear. Three people clothed in exquisite attire, wearing purple and silver. "Ah Lord Dayne, good to finally meet you, I was worried you wouldn't see me," I add sarcastically. A middle-aged man with greying hair and a solemn demeanor introduces himself. "And face the mistake of slighting the first dragon rider seen since the Dance of the dragons, I prefer not to face my houses potential extinction" he says with an air of resignation. I chuckle a little since word travels fast, but oh well. "Don't be alarmed Lord Dayne, if I wanted you dead, we wouldn't be speaking at the moment."

His face remains expressionless, but I can sense his uneasiness, "well, since I'm still alive, I can only assume you wish to meet dragon rider." I don't respond as my gaze is drawn to the beauty that is Ashara Dayne, she has dark raven hair with curves in all the right places and wide hips, and when I catch her looking at me, her enchanting gorgeous purple eyes meet my golden yellow and I can't help but smile as she smiles away. 'Arthur fuckin Dayne wow he's pretty tall maybe about 6'4' I think as I turn to look at the man beside her. He looks at me with interest and a childlike wonder, most likely from witnessing the first dragon rider and the famed blade Dawn glowing brightly on his left hip. 'I can't tell the difference between Valyrian steel and dawn from where I am. and morning' my thoughts are interrupted when Lord Dayne coughs, "Would you please accept guest rights and then we could converse" he concludes, as I nod my head, a servant offers me bread and salt, and I accept guest rights.

We're sitting in his solar, just staring at each other. I tried to chat to Ashara before the meeting, but Arthur kept getting in the way, asking about Arrax and how I got a Valyrian steel blade. I merely stated that I can make it and that I am capable of hatching Arrax because I am descended from the first dragon lord line. Which is nonsense, but whatever gets him to stop doesn't bother me because I'm trying to get with his sister.

Lord Dayne interrupts my thoughts, "Well...apologies but you haven't told us your name," he replies nervously. 'FUCKK not again, I need to start presenting myself,' I say, coughing. "Oh yes, how forgetful of me, my name is Nathan NightgFyre, and I am also the King of Valyria," I say, finishing. "I see you're addressing yourself as King now," he replies softly.

I say, "Well I control the best war fleet from Essos to the seven kingdoms and my kingdom is the richest in terms of gold and resources but if that's not enough I have a giant dragon that will keep on growing and growing...well you can understand the rest."

"I see apologies your grace for my foolishness, You came here for a reason..." he breaks off. "Yes, Lord Dayne I'll be short, I'm sure you heard of my recent engagement to princess Elia Martell, but I would also like to ask your daughter Ashara Dayne in her hand of marriage, and I'm prepared to pay the required dowry" I said.

He looks at me for a moment, but I can tell he's delighted by the prospect of his daughter becoming one of my queens. He starts by saying, "Well I somewhat expected this well I am open to a marriage alliance; the dowry will be five hundred thousand-" I cut him off and lifted my hand, creating ten enormous boxes loaded with gold dragons. I laughed out loud. "Inside these Ten crates are five million gold dragons, I'm sure this is more than enough" I told him.

His mouth is open as he slowly responds, "Of course your grace, this is more than enough, House Dayne is happy to accept, with your permission, may we hold the marriage a month after you wed Princess Elia" he adds with the first smile I've seen from him. 'Thought it would be so." "It could be done Lord Dayne I'm delighted we could get to agreement." We shake hands as I stand.

"Well may I speak with my future wife, my lord" I request, and she replies, "Of course your grace." As I turned to depart, I had an epiphany: "Also, I would like to invite your son to be the first of my king's guard."

He is taken aback at first, but quickly recovers and says, "I'm sure if you ask him, he will gladly accept your grace." I nod and leave his solar, heading to meet Ashara and Arthur.

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Ashara POV

Rumors of a new kingdom in Valyria have grown in recent months, as has a letter from Elia about a new dragon rider swooping down to Sunspear and offering marriage, which she accepted. I was taken aback, but I knew it had to be genuine since Elia would never lie about such things. To be honest, I was a little jealous of her engagement to the first dragon rider in years, but when I saw that huge Dragon descend into our home, I knew it meant only one thing...marriage.

I caught my first glimpse of the newly risen Valyria's king and was taken aback by his beauty; he had crimson hair, a color I had never seen before, and his eyes were strikingly beautiful, holding me in place when his gaze met mine; he was quite tall and fairly young, no doubt still growing....

When the door opens and I see the flowing crimson hair, my heart starts to beat out of my chest, and I see his golden eyes staring at my purple ones intently and with a hint of hunger.

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POV Nathan

I enter the room, my gaze still set on Ashara's, and begin to say, "Good evening, Lady Ashara and Ser Arthur, I'd like to start by saying what a pleasure it has been here at Starfall, but I have a question for you, my lady." I finish with my gaze fixed on Ashara.

"Of course, Your Grace," she replies with a playful smile, and I grin. "I'm sure you heard about my marriage to Princess Elia, but she'll be one of my queens, and you, Lady Ashara, will be my next," I say with a smile. She acts shocked but I know she expected it; why would she come here unless for marriage?

With a soft yet mischievous smile, she continues, "Well, I look forward to getting to know you in the future leading up to our wedding your grace." I nod and turn to Arthur, "Ser Arthur, I would like to offer you a position as my first king's guardsman," I say seriously. His mouth drops in surprise and then becomes serious, then he puffs out his chest in pride and says, "Of course, your grace, it would be my honor, and I hope to serve you well."

As he unsheathes dawn, kneels, and begins to speak the words, I raise my hand to stop him, saying, "You can still father children Ser Arthur, I won't deny you that." He is stunned, but immediately nods and completes his oath. "Although you are a member of my Kings guard, you will also be my good brother to me soon, so I hope this is the start of a good friendship," I say with a smile, and he returns the smile and nods.

"May I speak to Ashara alone for a moment?" I inquire, and he looks at Ashara before hurriedly nodding and bowing to depart. I turn around and speak to Ashara in a possessive tone, "I would like to gift you this ring, no doubt you heard of what I can do, so this ring will protect you from harm and serve as a reminder to others that you are mine now." She smiles sheepishly, her cheeks flushing. "Then I will wear it always, and I hope to be a good wife to you grace," she says with a lovely smile.

I reach out and bring her face towards mine; she leans in as our lips connect, and a gentle kiss turns passionate as my hands wander and her hands leave my shoulders and wrap around my neck. As my tongue enters into her mouth and I pick her up from her smooth thighs and press her against the wall, she tries to struggle for control, but I swiftly overwhelm her and begin to suck on her tongue, she gives out a sweet moan.

But I come to a halt as I draw away and place my forehead on hers, saying, "I will return to you so we can get to know each other better, my lady," I gently place her down and kiss her forehead. "I look forward to it as well, your gra-" she adds, her cheeks flaming. I press my finger on her lips to quiet her and respond in hushed tones, "Call me Nathan okay, Ashara."

She simply shakes her head, and as I kiss her goodbye and exit the room, I am met by Arthur's towering form. "Will I accompany you, Your Grace?" he asks, bowing. "Not yet Arthur I will make a trip to kings Landing but after I will come back and collect you and we will outfit you with kings guard Armor and travel back to my kingdom." I say, and despite his displeasure at being left, he bows and honors my command, but then he swiftly asks, "Why Kings landing Your grace, will you meet with King Aerys?"

"Yes and no officially yes but unofficially I'm there to meet with Lord Tywin Lannister" I say, and he nods and bows. "I will await your return, my king."

I nod to him and begin to walk away, I wasn't intending on traveling to Kings Landing yet, but I'm sure Tywin will try to betroth Cersei to the Crown Prince, and I will simply offer him better, I grin as I ready for my trip.