Chapitre 85: The End of a Beginning
"When are you going to leave?" asked Rhaenyra, who had lost her mother in questionable circumstances five years ago.
In the years that followed, many things happened: the creation of the border cities in the North that were becoming better equipped, and the political maneuvers.
Viserys announced his decision to marry Alicent Hightower, the daughter of the King's Loyal Counselor and a close friend of Rhaenyra.
The winds of war were blowing in Westeros, and the elders knew it. Daemon Targaryen and Corlys Velaryon went to war to defend the Stepstones against the Triarchy of Essos.
Haldor, who was gazing at the landscape from the massive tower where he stood, spoke in a somewhat heavy voice: "I'm supposed to leave in a few days; there have been increasing sightings of enemies."
The old winds were coming, and as he had promised, he would depart for the Wall, where the defenses had been built nonstop.
For better or worse, Haldor had to leave.
But his preparations were extensive; he had to protect his family and only needed one thing to eliminate the families that might show disloyalty.
He hoped that the death of Rhaenyra's brother would bring him those benefits; once they were dead, he would seize power and end up being king without even asking for it.
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Ten years have passed; during that time, Rhaenyra's brother died, and she was crowned the next successor.
Viserys had dreams in which she was the promised daughter, and from her bloodline came the prophecy, so there was nothing else to consider.
Haldor had been battling at the Wall for five years; he had taken it upon himself to track down the White Walkers and kill them one by one.
His forces were not large, thanks to the fact that he had recruited the Free Folk in the North, so his problems were diminishing.
"The fifteen dragons in the North have adapted to the cold; their watch problems are resolved, my Lord."
Haldor, clad in black armor, looked at the man beside him and asked, "When will the King die?"
"He has about five more years."
"Once he's dead, we'll have to claim the throne and kill those who want to usurp it before a war breaks out and weakens us on the rear flank." Haldor didn't want to see this happen, so to solve these problems, he would use all his dragons to suppress those families in the name of his wife.
His eldest son, Drogo, would take over to succeed his mother's throne and secure the lineage of their house.
Everyone in the North was weary; the continuous war was weakening their minds, so new men were needed.
At the very least, Haldor, who had been here for the last five years without straying far, would have new goals once he killed the Night King.
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