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9.23% GOT/ASOIAF: Son of the Unworthy / Chapter 9: 9

章節 9: 9

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180 AC

Dragonstone

Aerion Targaryen

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Riding a horse for the first time was only somewhat difficult, once you realize the horse is going to do all the work and you just need to not fall off like a dumbass it goes well. My very own midnight black horse who I named roach made it very simple to learn and I had quite a lot of fun riding the beaches and limited flatlands of Dragonstone. But horses are not meant to be ridden on Dragonstone, to many rocks and cliffs and so I rarely get to ride him.

Instead, I have been increasing the amount of flights I sneak in with Moonfyre, and she loves it just as much as I do. I used to have an ATV in my last life I took out on trails and rode it till the gas tank went empty, I thought it was peak fun as far as 'riding' could go.

But sitting on Moonfyre's back as she ascends to the clouds with powerful flaps of her wings I can't even begin to describe how wrong I was. Hitting a bump on an ATV and getting some air time would have my guts feeling light but actually being in the air and climbing toward the fluffy clouds in the sky is beyond just 'light'.

I almost can forget my entire body is sweating like I am in a sauna as we pierce through a cloud and the fog-like wetness hits my skin. The clothes I am wearing only expose my hands and head from my neck up, I don't trust gloves after I slipped getting off Moonfyre one night. The 'Saddle' is nothing like a horse saddle and was ordered by my father much to my mother's fury.

The saddle started as a normal horse-like saddle but soon had a full chair mounted onto it with a low back that is for pressing your butt against as you lean forward. No Stirrups here and instead there are five straps that go around my legs to ensure my young body doesn't fly off the back of the dragon. My mom made them add on a strap around my waist as well but I rarely use it because it holds me down too much and I like to float up a bit as we descend.

There were problems with how the reins should work and father had records dug up that were apparently 'lost'. The reins are attached to hooks that were sunk into the dragon's neck, and the 'surgery' to add those onto the dragons ended with blood being spilled. Rather it ended with screams and ashes filling the room but with the help of Danny and me, they got put in. Danny herself was massively against it as she said it was cruel and pointless but after seeing the books explaining how our family always used them she relented. I guess she wanted to ride bareback like she did when she rode in her past life but no one would let an eight-year-old try that, they barely let us ride with all these safety measures.

The dragons themselves seemed to not care after a few hours of having the hooks in, and they will stay in for the rest of their lives. I thought it would be common to replace them as they grow but they don't ever get replaced and the dragon grows around them instead. I could only imagine trying to replace the hooks on a dragon around the size of Balerion after I stood Infront of his massive skull.

Breaking through the top of the clouds and looking around at the ethereal-like 'landscape' made of fluffy white clouds I am struck with awe. Moonfyre levels out and throws the occasional flap to keep us up as I enjoy the sight most people even in my old world would never get to see with their own eyes. I wonder just how few people have seen this in this world, in living memory almost guaranteed to be just Danny and me.

I am rudely woken from my state of wonder by a screeching roar and turn my head to follow Moonfyre as she looks off to the west. Moonfyre returns an odd chirp-like sound that helps the one who roared find us. Drogon makes a mess of the clouds as he flaps his way above them and spots our casual glide.

Silver hair catching the light lets me know my twin is riding her partner as he closes the distance between us. He passes over the top of us and I reach up like I am in the movie free willy but my short arms can't make contact.

Moonfyre dips a wing and we follow behind as Drogon guides us, he levels his own wings and we approach from his left side steading out to the same level. Looking over I see Danny sit up and look around before waving so I wave back.

"WANT TO RACE?!" I yell and a huff escapes Drogon before Danny can respond, It seems he remembers the last time I yelled those words.

It was almost like he was waiting for it as he drops his head and descends before we can agree on where we are racing to. Danny reaches forward and grabs her handholds as Drogon pierces through the cloud.

"Let go girl." Moonfyre answers with a trill as she lowers her head and her wings tuck in and we fall.

My hair slicks back as the wind blows through it, my eyes straining to stay open until we break through the cloud and I blink away the water. I spot Drogon in a full nose dive beneath us but he slowly angles himself and his wings catch as he speeds toward Dragonstone.

"Come on girl! We won't live down a defeat!" Moonfyre is an arrow cutting through the air as she closes the distance between without opening her wings.

I feel my heartbeat like a drum as the ocean gets closer and closer, Ships that looked like ants quickly grow in size and we dart past my sister and her dragon. An angered noise fades behind me as Moonfyre trills once more and slowly opens her wings and raises her head slightly. I feel a shift as her tail catches wind as she uses the frills on it to slow us down ever so slightly.

Her slowly opening wings are spread wide and our speed has drastically reduced, pulling out a hand mirror from Infront of me on the saddle I grip it tight as I hold it up. Seeing Drogon behind us I smile wide and wonder how much of a grump he is going to be later. I slide my 'rearview mirror' back into its little holder on the saddle as I look forward.

Dragonstone's massive Volcano the Dragonmont looks inviting after all these years of living on it, an odd sight. An imposing 'evil' looking fortress with massive statues of dragons and other creatures such as sphynx scattered around the fortress. If I was flying up to a girl's house to take her out to dinner I would turn my dragon away setting my eyes on this.

Moonfyre glides in and only flaps her wings a few times before touching down in the big empty courtyard we left from. I start undoing the straps on my legs and soon hear heavy flaps as Drogon approaches, a rumbling in his chest helps identify him.

"He seems angry girl." I slide one leg free and a loud exhale from Moonfyre as she cranes her neck to look back at Drogon has me laughing.

She lowers herself to the ground as I free my other leg and swing one over so they are both on her right side. I grunt hitting the ground and pat my legs as I raise back up, I turn to watch Drogon use his foot as a step for Danny to disembark. She walks over as Moonfyre makes her way over to the 'lift' that helps get the saddle off.

"You just had to start it didn't you?" She asks while crossing her arms but the smile on her face betrays her emotions.

"I didn't think he would try to get a head start, he heard the magic word and took matters into his own claws." She sighs and looks over to where Moonfyre waits to have the harness lower down to lift the saddle off her back.

A pretty simple crank is put on a pole with a rope leading up to the ceiling on a pulley and lowering down to the harness. The Harness has clips on it to grab the sides of the saddle and lift it off once it is all undone and ready to be lifted.

We both walk over and watch as the new 'dragon keepers' get to work undoing the saddle and start lowering the harness. Moonfyre waits patiently like a well 'trained' dragon who has the patience to not burn anyone. But her eyes narrowing on the Dragon keepers as they move shows she is ready to lash out and smash some fools.

I hear Drogon grumbling behind me as he is most likely dreading what is coming next, he likes to go for flights with Danny but hates putting on and taking off the saddle. He hasn't smashed or burned anyone in the process of getting it put on or taken off but that doesn't stop him from growling at people.

"To their credit, they are pretty brave." I nod hearing Danny's words as the dragon keepers all saw what happened when the hooks were put in but they still eagerly work with the dragons.

They are also the ones to acquire meat when the dragons get around to eating, they usually fish but their diet is rounded. They seem to be just a group of people who genuinely enjoy the presence of the fire-breathing 'monsters'.

How my dad and brother found them I will never know, it's not like there is a website like Indeed here where you can post a position. The saddles harness is manipulated to grab onto the sides of the harness by ropes the keeps pull to align it. They have the harness lowered until it is aligned with the lip of the saddle and then they pull the ropes on the side to pull it under the lip. Once that is done on one side they do it on the other, soon the cranks are being cranked and Moonfyre is free from the saddle.

She shakes herself off as she makes her way out into the courtyard and Drogon is free to make his way under the lift once Moonfyres saddle is dropped.

"She is waiting for him." I laugh seeing Moonfyre wait in the courtyard instead of flying off on her own.

"She is just helping the Keepers, last time she flew off Drogon reacted poorly and I think she knows that." I nod and nudge her side before heading to a door leading inside.

"Let's go inside I want to get cleaned up and show you a piece I have been working on." She hums and we make our way inside leaving the keepers to their work.

It should be fine.

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Lutes and harps or Horns and a simple trumpet were about the extent of this world's instruments when I arrived. Drums as well but simple in design and nothing like a drum set in a rock band or even like a simple snare from a marching band.

They had a different kinds of string instruments here and there with something similar to a bass as well but things kicked off when I got my hands involved. Violins and cellos were made even though no one knew any songs I sure did. Flutes were made easily since they are some 'bone flutes' that were used as references. Guitars as well were pretty simple but impactful when compared to a lute. The hardest thing to recreate and still not done perfectly is the piano, I would have never expected it to be as hard as it is.

Even with the gift from Nova, I have struggled with having a working Piano but the newest one that even has properly colored keys has been working well. I have been writing my favorite songs and even teaching some of my family how to play them as well so we can perform together.

Right now we are working on playing Imagine dragons warriors and I took the piano and it actually sounds pretty good with the other instruments playing along. It's like a Walmart version of the original but if I am honest that might as well be the Beethoven of this world.

As we finish up and the music is over the servants clap like madmen and some maids even have tears in their eyes. I pity these people, this sounded mostly like a bunch of cats in a bag with how unpracticed my nephews are but it is progress.

I plan on having a 'band' accompany me when I go to big events or participate in a tourney. I will have my very own theme song or I will die trying. But for now, goofing off with my family is satisfying and is a good start and helps the time pass. That and my mom loves it and bringing her smiles is worth the effort of training Rhaegal with the drums.

Even if the drums have had to be replaced seven times.


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章節 10: 10

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180 AC

Kingslanding

Aerion Targaryen

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Flying over the city of Kingslanding I look down on all the buildings and wonder how they looked when Danny burned them. I mean she is flying not that far away from me and personally saw it, this very city full to the brim of humans she roasted alive. I sometimes forget that is who she is and get caught up in the 'her' that I know.

I keep my eyes on Drogon as he circles around the Red keep and I wonder if he feels tempted to collapse it in on itself again. I wonder if he even knows, surely he does as he has shown to be very intelligent. He is probably just confused why it is all rebuilt again when he already laid it to waste.

"Where are we going to land?" I hear Shiera speak up over the wind as it blows hard against us from the black water.

"We will land near the Dragon pit, it may be collapsed but it still is the best place for the dragons while we are here." She nods hearing me and looks around curiously before I point at the destroyed dome-like structure.

Moonfyre glides in and I can see people around the pit entrance scatter like rats as she lets out a roar. We are jerked around on the saddle as she lands on a piece of the dome that fell and she climbs down it like a tightrope. A shadow passes over and I look up to see Drogon make his way in through the broken ceiling.

This building looks nothing like how it did in the show, in the show I remember it being a small arena-looking structure but this puts that to shame. It is a marvel to even wonder how it was built and an angering reminder that these 'people' that live in this city killed many dragons that day it was destroyed. The dome collapsed when Dreamfyre broke her chains and flew up into it causing it to crush her and many of the raiding peasants.

Serves them right.

I am not holding a grudge against anyone, all those people are already dead but I can't imagine how it would feel to lose Moonfyre. Moonfyre is a sweet girl that likes to fly and get scratched on her chin and the people that would do her harm can go to hell for all I care. She is no monster and if she was burning hordes of people or castles it would be because I asked and not because she just felt like doing it.

"Let me help you." I speak up as Shiera tries to unlatch the straps holding her to the saddle and keeping her legs down.

She excitedly shifts as I help her get undone and soon throws her leg over and climbs down Moonfyre's side. Shiera is excited to receive a gift from our father, he specifically ordered her to come with us this time to his name day. Something about her dead mom left things behind for her and Shiera has been bouncing around since she heard about it.

"Come on let's go!" She impatiently moves around as I climb down, Drogon climbs into one of the tunnels once Danny is off his back and walking toward us.

""If someone tries to mess with you burn them and come find me."" I pat Moonfyre on the side of her head and her deep blue eye blinks with her multiple eyelids in acknowledgment.

Valyrian has become a fun language to talk with, it feels smooth and also commanding like the language of dragon riders should be.

"Don't run off! There are kidnappers and they will sell you to a pleasure house!" Danny shouts after Shiera as she starts climbing the stairs and Shiera freezes in place.

Turning around she almost trips down the stairs with a look of worry on her face as all excitement leaves her and she runs back to us.

"People are waiting outside for us, or at least there should be we sent a raven long before we left when we would be arriving here." I look at Danny incredulously as she stomped on our sister's happiness.

"She needs to be aware of herself, she does not know who is coming or even that they are coming. She is a little girl and would put up little resistance to a snatcher and would be on a ship to Lys to be sold to a high bidder before we became aware she was gone. She is Valyrian and has beautiful silver hair with mismatched eyes, she is exotic and people would pay a premium price for her." I cringe thinking about it but even with her joining in on exercise a grown man would chase her down in a heartbeat and throw her over his shoulder if he wanted.

Dragonstone is a safe little bubble I rarely leave but this world is not as safe as my last one. The homeless person you worry will stab you for food actually will in this world, unlike the last one I lived in. There are actual cities still allowing slavery and people get stolen away to be forced into chains all the time.

I nod at Danny, she is the one who actually lived through slavers bay in her last life while I read about slavery from a page in a book. The two can't be compared and I should heed her advice on this one.

"Stay with us Shiera, we have people coming to escort us but you need to not leave my side." I grip the handle on my sword tighter and look into the tunnel the dragons climbed in and wonder if I should seek them out.

"Come on let's go." Danny walking ahead get snaps me from my thoughts of just flying straight to the red keep and I walk after her.

I almost sigh in relief when we get to the top of the stairs and I see men in Gold cloaks approach us, in the front a man I am all too familiar with.

Aemon the Dragonknight in his white Kingsguard cloak, he smiles seeing us approach and gives a little bow.

"Prince and princess your father sent me to escort you safely upon your arrival." We both nod and I am already thinking about asking him for more 'lessons'.

That little wake-up call from Danny reminded me I need to be ready at all times, my Eternal arms mastery making me a monster with any weapon but ultimately still an eight-year-old. I need to get more fighting in with adults just on the off chance a situation did go wrong. I can kick around my nephews and half-siblings all I want but a full-grown man is a different story. especially a skilled one like Aemon who usually stays on Dragonstone.

He has been in Kingslanding for a month or so now with the king planning to celebrate his name day grandly. Lords and ladies from all over the realm come to the tourney and the feasts but that also opens up opportunities for assassins in the crowd. So the best Kingsguard should be by the king's side instead of the crown prince.

Well, he spends most of his time with the queen my mom but that is their business and I won't even try to get into it.

"We are riding in that?" A fancy white carriage with a red dragon emboldened on it is what I point at and Aemon stifles a laugh as he nods.

"Yes, my prince." The amusement thick in his voice and I shake my head as I look around for a horse, Roach is back on Dragonstone but I should have had him sailed here in advance so I could take him riding.

I plan to win many future tourneys with Roach and show all of Westeros who is the best horse.

"Just get in, I want to get into the keep and out of these rank streets." Danny quickly walks to the carriage and climbs into it without any help as she waves away the gold cloak that tried to help her.

Danny is no little girl needing help climbing in her dress, she is a dragon-riding badass and takes it personally when someone tries to belittle her ability.

"It does smell horrible." Shiera covers her nose and I follow after her as she leaps up onto the steps to get into the carriage.

I climb in and sit on the cushioned bench and nod approvingly, comfy.

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"Your grace." All three of us bow as we were brought to our father's room to see him upon our arrival.

The man is the definition of a glutton, he can still move around on his own but I wouldn't give it long before he is stuck in bed. That or a heart attack will take him in his sleep before then, it's up in the air.

How this man still fucks around is a mystery to me and makes me a bit sick thinking about it but I keep it all inside. One of his official mistresses got caught in bed by him with one of his Kingsguards and he had the man chopped up Infront of her. He then had the mistress and her father killed as well and it lead to an assassination attempt that killed another Kingsguard who died taking a blade for his king.

"My children! hahaha, it's good to see you all looking happy and healthy, how are the dragons growing?" He already knows, he ordered my older brother to keep him updated at all times about the dragons and gets a raven now and then about their health and size.

He probably sees it as a great honor to be the father who made the two that brought back the dragons. It shows with how he tosses around eggs to all the different little silver-headed bastards trying to hatch more. None have shown signs of hatching and he ultimately had all the eggs recalled and lock away in a vault on Dragonstone.

"Bigger every moon, they eat enough for it to be justified." He smiles wide and I try not to look at his stained teeth, the poor woman he kisses.

Why he doesn't have a servant brush his teeth with the toothbrushes and paste I had made up I will never know. They used to use a stiff and nasty old cloth to wipe their teeth until I managed to fix that problem. Thankfully all of my siblings and nephews listened to me and brush daily or their teeth would rot out of their heads. Though I think our magic bodies and blood might be doing something with our teeth, they all grow straight and look almost 'too perfect'.

"That is good, I am beyond happy to see our family's power return through you two. I can't wait to see the two of you wed and bring more dragon riders into the world. Your dragon's eggs should hatch for your offspring." His eyes take on a distant look as he looks down at us and I shiver.

"Of course father it would bring us great joy to return our house's power and true glory." I hesitated too long to respond so Daenerys picked up my fumble and father nods in approval.

"Good good, you three are dismissed to do what you want but I expect to see you present at all of the events." We all nod and Shiera takes on a sad look I am surprised our dad picked up on. "Don't worry I already had your gift sent to your room, go ahead and look through it at your own pace. It was all left by your mom for only you to see so I had it locked up until you were old enough to understand." Shiera perks up and smiles wide getting another nod from our father and he waves us out.

The door closes behind us and I let out a sigh of relief.

"Let's go see what my mom left!" Shiera enthusiastically bounces on her feet looking ready to fly off regardless of our answer.

"Sure." Danny grabs her hand and leads the way probably looking for a guide to Shieras room.


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