Game of Thrones: The Legend of Jon Arctic - ASOIAF/GOT

Chapter 155 - Artican Trade in Essos 10 (Daenerys Targaryen 02).

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Thrid Person POV

Essos, 296 AC.

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Daenerys was forced to rise from her bed and search for some handkerchiefs on top of her desk, swiftly wiping her sweaty face before the servants arrived with her first meal of the day.

She was still pondering the dream she had just experienced. She questioned whether what she had seen was truly a figment of her imagination. She recalled the children, all bearing Targaryen-like features, even though the most restless boy, the eldest of the three, had dark hair but still eyes identical to hers.

She could not help but be enchanted by the memory of that dream. Although it was just a dream, it felt so real that it almost seemed like her own fantasy. After cleaning up, she looked out the window to see the morning sun, the Articans had already left, but now she felt a slight emptiness thinking about the Artican king and how he had left, leaving her speechless without a chance for her to speak or question him.

Her thoughts were interrupted as the door opened, and a servant of Illyrio entered, not with her meal as she imagined.

"Daenerys, your presence is summoned in the main hall, to have breakfast with your brother and Magister Illyrio," she said. Daenerys simply nodded, changing into something more presentable.

Upon arriving at the location, she was surprised to find her brother laughing animatedly at one side of the table. He seemed to have been conversing with Magister Illyrio for some time.

Her brother had dark circles under his eyes, indicating that he had spent the entire night drinking, as he sometimes did. However, unlike other times, his mood was not as usual, stressed and grumpy. But now, he was laughing energetically.

Daenerys cautiously approached her brother, who quickly noticed her presence and raised his arm. "Good morning, my dear Dany! Come, join us!" he said, quite excited.

Daenerys could not fathom the reason for the occasion and his mood. She sat down calmly at the table, unsure of what to ask.

"Dany," Viserys continued, before she could inquire about anything. "Illyrio spoke to me about advancing your marriage," he said, and Daenerys immediately froze in place upon hearing this.

"What do you mean?" she murmured timidly.

"Illyrio said that a powerful Khal has been rising greatly in recent years; he calls him Khal Drogo. He has over 100,000 men under his command and is ready to help me by putting all his warriors to conquer Westeros. He will give me a golden crown in exchange for handing you over to him, isn't that fantastic, sister? 100,000 men fighting for me! The Seven Kingdoms will be crushed!" he exclaimed, showing why he was in a good mood, looking like a psychopath, expecting Daenerys to also be happy for him, while she would be treated like a prostitute and a trading tool.

This left Daenerys paralyzed. 'Even if he gets the army, and they can cross the sea, which I don't believe all the Dothraki together could fight against the Seven Kingdoms. The Dothraki are great warriors for shooting from horseback and for open-field battles in the desert, but they are still unprotected. Fighting against cavalry with thousands of men with spears and armor like the soldiers of Westeros would be devastating for them who do not even wear armor to protect themselves... Moreover, they are not prepared for long sieges in the great castles of Westeros. Such an army would be decimated, since the 7 kingdoms could still gather more than 200 or even 300 thousand men. And no one will want her brother on the throne, he reminds too much of their father, and he has already fallen once.' These thoughts began to echo in Daenerys's head.