Chapter 142 - Home sweet home (III)
"You have two options. It's submission or death. But bear in mind that I'm a pretty cruel queen." - Queen Daenerys I Targaryen, looking at all the little nobles still in King's Landing.
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Looking down, Daenerys saw the fleet of ships from Houses Targaryen and Velaryon crossing the sea, breaking the waves violently. Being very high up, she had the feeling that the warships were like wooden toys, but she knew that this was just an illusion caused by the distance.
Even sending a raven to Monford Velaryon, the man took more than half a day to reach Dragonstone. Daenerys wasted no time: she mounted Balerion and flew through the skies towards the capital of the Seven Kingdoms.
The fleet of Houses Targaryen and Velaryon followed the queen without hesitation. Many of these men wanted a war in King's Landing to gain fame, merit and glory.
Balerion let out a loud roar and gradually descended. Daenerys smiled as she felt her dragon's excitement; he was just as excited as she was at that moment. He seemed to feel like he was coming home after a long time.
After just a few minutes of flying, Daenerys finally glimpsed King's Landing. She couldn't help but hold her breath at the sight of the city on the coast. Although it wasn't as big as Volantis, Braavos or any other Free City, for her, King's Landing was far more beautiful than any other city.
There, in the city built by House Targaryen, Daenerys felt she was finally seeing a true home. This would be the place where she would marry and raise her children, just like the ancient queens who came before her.
A particularly high hill, with a castle on top, captured her attention completely. It was the highest hill, and at its summit, a red castle stood out even from a distance.
The Red Keep, home to House Targaryen for more than two hundred years since Aegon's conquest, had served as a dwelling for seventeen kings over almost three centuries of dynasty.
Sensing Daenerys' excitement, Balerion let out a loud, powerful roar. His black figure looked especially fearsome among all the dragons of House Targaryen - and indeed, he was the most fearsome in appearance.