Game of Thrones: The Legend of Jon Arctic - ASOIAF/GOT [Book - 1]

Chapter 184 - Journey to Yi Ti.

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Thrid Person POV

Essos, 296 AC.

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Jon had just stepped back onto the main ship, arriving with his men. Everyone there was waiting for his arrival, while those who accompanied him were right behind him, having passed through a screening to avoid bringing diseases onto the ship.

"Finally, we're here!" Wind exclaimed right behind Jon, heading to meet her family who was waiting for her.

"You make it sound like this stop was more interesting than you expected," Arya asked her friend.

"Jon tamed an ancient mythical animal... it was amazing! Although I wasn't there, everyone talked about how Jon saved a woman from being sacrificed to the prehistoric beast!" Wind said excitedly.

"Is that true, Jon?" Ygritte asked, standing next to Rhaenys as Jon approached them to greet them.

"More or less," Jon replied. "I can tell that story later, but first, let's get the fleet back on course."

Everyone was finally boarding the main ship, even the two royal guards, who were now much better. Their skin was finally starting to heal, although they needed rest, as the affected area would be removed before their bodies began to regenerate fully. Despite the scar that would remain, they would be fine.

Some men saw Jon and made a few jokes as he talked with his family. His new son was cradled in Rhaenys's arms, with the gray dragon at her feet, along with the other thirteen dragons waiting nearby.

Jon chatted with the girls for a while, then went back to giving orders with his chief captain for all the ships as they began to align again to continue the journey.

Jon spent the next few days in the same routine he had been following, even training more with his men and sister, as he wanted to perfect his swordsmanship with katanas, fighting alongside various royal guards.

As his fleet advanced toward the region of Great Moraq, an island near the continent separating the Summer Sea and the Jade Sea, he noticed not only the sea division but also a similar division on land. A mountain range extended from the extreme north to the far south, separating the Dothraki Sea on the western side of the continent from the eastern side, where the Great Sand Sea lay, along with the Plains of the Jogos Nhai, above the vast country of Yi Ti. This area was notably one of the few non-desert lands in eastern Essos, alongside a few other sparse locations.

Leaving aside Essos's structure, the ships began entering the area known as the Cinnamon Straits. This region comprised several scattered islands, some impressively large, even larger than Stepstones, though surrounded by the sea between Great Moraq and Sothoryos.

At the same time, they were now sailing in unfamiliar lands. The Arctic flag, unknown in these parts of the world, drew attention. Many merchant ships that crossed these waters, passing by small villages or even heading to major cities in the region, noticed the fleet. When they saw the fleet's sheer number of large ships, some pirates, who would usually seek riches by robbing and seizing vessels, thought twice about it, turning back at the sight of over 400 ships in the sea, which looked more like an invasion than anything else.

This movement sparked rumors in the coastal cities Jon passed by, or where ships that had spotted the fleet docked, leaving many people concerned. Fishermen reported the large fleet in the sea, suspecting it could be an attempt at conquest, given the unfamiliar flag.