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     Pitch black dark. I was sitting on a chair, but not tied up or nothing just sitting on it. I quickly pulled the hood off and there were men standing in front of me.
      "Where's my brother?"
      "He's alright, just wait..."
      "Wait? You kidnapped-
       "Helena Certie." A man called from behind. I turned around slowly and he was standing in the door way. I didn't know any of the men in the room. Didn't recognize any faces.
      "We've been waiting for you.."
      "Please just take anything you need and let me go find my brother." I quickly announced.
      "Perhaps I haven't did this the right way." The man said.
      "Follow me." The man in the doorway was gone and you could here his footsteps proceed down the hallway. I didn't move and the men in front of me grabbed me and pushed me out the doorway. I followed the man around... around where ever we were. In some kind of palace.
      "I suggest you cooperate with me, I'm going to change your life and your going to thank me. Now I don't know why you're here but I do hope it was for this very reason."

      I followed him into a room with a balcony that look over the ocean and all the ships and crowds of people. It was beautiful, it was colorful. William and Alban appeared and I ran and hugged them. Our luggage and all was there too.

      We sat down on a couch and drank a cup of wine.
      "I assume your here because you've learned about your last name."
      "Yes that why I came to Braavos actually, i came to do what was right and find an army to fully become queen."
      "We are here to help you with that, we've been waiting for you to arrive since you were old enough to become queen. And been preparing since you were born."
      "I'm sorry I kind of disrespected you earlier. Thank you though I thought this was going to be harder than I thought."
      "There is a man in Braavos, he has a army he's selling for a bunch of iron coins. If of course you have that much."
      "Perfect let's go there n-
      "Not just yet, people have been waiting for you and they come baring gifts. I'm going to take you to your great grand mothers palace." 

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      Somewhere on the country side their were a bunch of castles, and my great grandmother owned one of them.
      "Here we are" The man said as we arrived at a big castle, but it wasn't some stone castle it was like a sand castle. It was beautiful like something you'd see in Kings Landing."
      As we got off the horse Alban pulled my hand back. "are you sure we can trust this man, you just met him Helena."
      "If I didn't trust him why would I come with him and these other men to MY grandmothers own very palace." I shook my way out of his hand. William ran up to me as we walked inside.

      When we walked in ladies were sweeping, guards were walking around and maids were in a rush.
      "What's going on, did they know I was coming."
      "It's complicated, they've been expecting you for years. We did not know you were coming this very day. Luckily people are ready with gifts for you."
      "Uhuh.... Alright." I was completely confused.

***

      I finally got a bedroom to stay in. It was my old great grand mothers bedroom. I had guards outside of my door too, but I never had that before. So I wasn't really comfortable with that arrangement. A know came from the door and I opened it, Alban came inside and shut the door.
      "Yes?"
      "What's going on...gifts? All these men and we don't recognize any of them..."
      "I'm pretty sure my great grandmother went through the same thing Alban... you know had to deal with all this. Now it's my turn."
      "Okay okay I understand. I know it's just it happened so quick it's odd."
      "Now get out I need to get ready for tonight." I pushed Alban towards the door. Tonight they're hosting a gathering and calling it The next generation of the Certie. Alban was right. It all happened so quick when they found us. I thought we'd have to travel hundreds of miles to find someone to help us.

𝐺𝐴𝑀𝐸  𝑂𝐹  𝑇𝐻𝑅𝑂𝑁𝐸𝑆: Queen Helena, Mother Of The Dragons.Where stories live. Discover now