Now that the war was finally over, we took the city lord's mansion in Volon Therys as a temporary residence. The local magister families, were under temporary house arrest until we decide what to do with them.
Our dragon rider hostage was still in our custody, but we already sent a request for the ransom payment. But we are still negotiating the price because the price the Zeys of Valyria wanted to pay was too damn low. I think a dragonless dragon rider hostage that was not close to the succession line was not much valuable.
We started a small family reunion to decide what to do about our conquest. If we literally steal the city from Valyria the war would surely grow completely out of proportion and the time was not ripe yet to start an all-out war with Valyria. So it was decided that we would give someone from our family the position of city lord of Volon Therys, and the city would continue to pay taxes to the Freehold for now.
"Who should be the next city lord?"grandfather asked.
So it started a great argument about who would be given this position.
"I think the position should be given to my older brother.' my younger brother started to talk. He was the one with the most achievements. First, he rebelled against the dragon's assault alone. Instead of enjoying the endless wealth that a dragon's body can give he donated most of it to increase the strength of our city's army.
Besides being referred to as a beast on the battlefield by all the soldiers on our side and the one with the most kills, he killed two of the three enemy generals and the enemy commander. If all these achievements that seem to come out of a myth are not enough to put him in the position of city lord then I don't know what would be.
My younger brother supporting me with so much conviction warms up my heart. He may be growing up and is already twelve names day, but inside my heart, he will always be my small brother, after all, it was I who first taught him how to use a bow and how to write.
Not that mother nor father did not want to do all by themselves, mother both because she love him as her son and to run away from some responsibilities, but I insisted on taking part in taking care of him and helping to raise him even when I was still a child as well.
I used all my mental fortitude to hold myself back from straight-up hugging him, as we were in a formal meeting and he was already in the teenage phase of being easily ashamed of everything. He already asked me to not randomly start hugging him in public.
"I agree." said grandfather.-What do you think darling?
"I also think it's a good idea." said grandmother.
"So be it."Said grandfather."From this day onwards, by my authority as the ruler prince of Sar Mell, I appoint Karna Mell as the ruler prince of Volon Therys."