Chapter 203 - The Nexus of Time and Space (IV)
"The Wheel, an imaginary object, but it seems to carry an enormous weight over humanity that none of us could ever imagine." King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, the Old King.
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"How is the war going?" After a while, Jaehaerys asked with an obviously calmer tone. Any hostility and enmity he had previously felt towards Aenar disappeared completely at that moment.
Looking at the extraordinarily tall young man in front of him, Jaehaerys showed a complex look, but soon became the indifferent, cold king he usually was. That's not to say he was angry, but he had been for decades.
"King's Landing was conquered by my First Wife and my grandmother, they are at this very moment, with the ninety thousand soldiers of House Tyrell, preparing to attack Old Town." Seeing that he had destroyed the animosity Jaeaherys had towards him, Aenar gave him a satisfied look and explained the course of the war.
Then he continued speaking. "On the second front line in the Riverlands, I am fighting with my Second and Third Wives against the armies of House Lannister and Baratheon, who are stationed in Harrenhal. The Armies of the North, the Vale and the Riverlands are at my side as we lay siege to the castle."
Although he despised some of Jaehaerys' deeds, no one could deny that the man knew how to rule, especially after a brutal civil war and a brutal war with the Faith of the Seven, the kingdom was weakened and very tense, having a king like Jaehaerys allowed the people to accept the Targaryen Dynasty even more.
Even today, many remember the almost eighty years of peace and prosperity that Jaehaerys allowed Westeros to have and this was not something trivial over the thousands of years of war in the Age of the Hundred Kingdoms, where a Kingdom could exist one day and the next day, it had already ceased to exist.
A thoughtful look appeared on Jaehaerys' face after hearing how the war was going. Aenar's situation was much better than he had expected. Although the boy said he was a cruel monarch, how could someone cruel gain the support of so many Great Noble Houses?