"Gifts, you say?" Daenerys received a man at her castle. Tohrren was at her side, as were Barristan, Queen Lyanna, and Princess Visenya. They were in a small, impromptu council, receiving Victarion Greyjoy.
The man had sailed through the Blackwater; his ships were small enough to move in the river.
"Yes... Gifts, my princess," the man looked directly at her. He tried to hide it, but his eyes were looking at her with desire, not lust, but as a lover. Daenerys felt insecure in his presence. Ever since Jaehaerys left, she had felt insecure.
"For what reasons, my lord?" asked the princess. If she cut off the head of every man who looked at her inappropriately, she would have enough to build a tower.
"Simply for allowing
to admire your beauty. It is as legendary as they say," the man flattered her, but Daenerys felt indifferent to his words.
"My husband is a happy man, indeed," she reminded him of her husband's presence, hoping to see him squirm a little. Most n did.
"Many envied Prince Jaehaerys, myself included," but it seed that the Ironborn was made of different stuff than most n. Looked dumber.
"You could tell him that in person when he returns," said the princess, but the man did not back down. Instead, he continued solemnly.
"The prince... on my way here, I get a letter. Jaehaerys Targaryen is dead, against the mountain," Victarion said, his head bowed to the ground.
"You lie," Daenerys said, not believing the man's words for a mont. Jaehaerys would not die against the mountain. No.
"A letter from the queen mother," the man pulled a scroll from his clothing. Dany looked at the paper.
With a glance, Tohrren approached Victarion. The Ironborn looked at the northerner with sothing resembling anger, then at the princess. Finally, the letter passed into Dany's hands.
She recognized her mother's handwriting. It detailed Jaehaerys' situation and reprimanded her for having the n prevent her from seeing her son. Daenerys frowned in confusion; she had not forbidden anything. If those were Brandon's words, then they were Jaehaerys' orders. The princess wondered what her wayward husband was up to.
"And why is this letter in your hands, my Lord?
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