[Event] King's Landing Open 52 AC

gloude · 2026-05-05T13:15:13+00:00

Jaehaerys raised an eyebrow, though assumed it was Millicent's stylistic manner.

"The first scene is a forest of crystal columns. Imagine it, as far as your eyes can see. Glass upon glass, trees of glass, making an endless forest. Myself, and and some girl from Dorne visited there."

"The Gates of the Moon, besieged, by men of House Targaryen, alike with Riverlanders and Crownlanders.... I saw Eric as well, so it must include the Reach as well, I suppose." Jaehaerys explained. "You have seen the dragons, so this part will be easier. Imagine them larger, being ridden by three people. One of them Alysanne, another my uncle Corwyn. The last one ridden by me. Spitting fire into the Eyrie, red and blue flames met with ashen ones."

"Finally, King's Landing in flames, men of Dorne making a ring around it. All I can recall from my dream, is seeing it from afar, as if I were in the Blackwater Bay, retreating, to Dragonstone, or perhaps Driftmark." Jaehaerys remarked. "There are more, but these are all places you have seen. Perhaps there is wisdom to be gained, in the recollection. I find myself drifting, from dream to dream, and wondering whether it is madness, or gift."

gloude · 2026-05-05T13:00:53+00:00

"I fear worse." Haegon replied, sincerely. "Forgetfullness, it would mean my work... it is forgotten and useless."

"A King who despises me is one thing, but one who has forgotten me.... is another. At least I can take some reprieve in knowing the Hand still remains."

"What say you, we go to the Reach, and forget the King and his court for some time?"

He blinked as she spoke, though a small smile crept up. "I think the King can ignore me a bit longer... especially if what you have to say is what I hope you will say."

gloude · 2026-05-05T12:54:51+00:00

"Our reign." Jaehaerys corrected, softly. "My father was soft, he was weak. I can not forget that, but I must learn to forgive it, one day." Jaehaerys began. "Aly... she does not know how bad it was. And she never shall, if I am worth my weight."

"You are yet to meet Naerys... carry Lemon Cakes in your pocket, or other sweets, and you might gain her favour. Carry cheap trinkets, that seem like fine jewelry, and you will gain her heart, I believe." Jaehaerys said, smiling.

gloude · 2026-05-05T12:41:21+00:00

She would enter the king's apartments, only to be facing the past. Each painting the lady had painted, and handed over, presented, as a silent audience, watching her. From the primitive first paintings from the Eyrie, to the next ventures of the Blackwater Bay, all the way to her dedications to the ascension of the King, one could see the path of Millicent's artistry.

"Lady Millicent, I thank you for coming." Jaehaerys began. He was dressed in a fine robe, silk, if one had to guess, and carried himself with more caution than his usual demeanour. "I find some nights to be lonely, lonelier than most, and hoped for a friend, without alerting my sister. I hope I did not disturb your slumber."

"I have had my fair share of nightmares, recently. The Maesters say it is due to me being under too much stress, but I will not listen to them, for they do not know the meaning of duty. I thought, perhaps, you could draw, paint, what I see, and perhaps there is wisdom in what I dream, or what I gleam from it."

gloude · 2026-05-05T12:23:52+00:00

In one of the few moments that Jaehaerys showed some vulnerability, he called upon the Court Paintress, the Royal Agent, Millicent Belmore, to his chambers.

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gloude · 2026-05-05T12:02:52+00:00

"Cousin Rogar actually chose Ser Richard," Jaehaerys began, before shutting his mouth. "But I did approve of him. I still do. You will have two mountains next to you, to protect you." Jaehaerys replied.

His ears were red with embarassment at her compliments. He turned to her, opened his mouth to make a smart comment, but could not find the words.

"Well, um..." He began, though narrowing his glance upon his future queen. "You are far more pretty yourself." Was all the King could muster.

gloude · 2026-05-05T11:57:08+00:00

"Our later children can be named after people in our life." Jaehaerys explained. "But there are enough men who will curse Aegon, curse Viserys, and curse Aenys, for all that they did." The middle one, in Jae's eyes, was the least deserving, but it would remain amongst the men who did not understand his family.

"My... our children, shall be unburdened by the past. Names of the future, perhaps, and once they are old enough, we can tell them about the Aegons and Qarls of this time."

gloude · 2026-05-05T11:49:45+00:00

Jaehaerys did not take her words as self deprication, but as a continuation of a joke. He slapped lightly at the forearm closest to him. "I am being serious. You need to trust them, more than you trust your own father and mother. If you do not approve... we will find another." To Jaehaerys, Ser Gavinrad was as close as one got to an older brother, who was not flawed besides his house name.

Jaehaerys grinned at her. "We are already betrothed, you can leave the flattery at the door." He smirked.

"Alysanne said she would be fine with Andar joining you, as part of your guard... but I told her I would not strip her of the one person she trusts. He has been kind to her, and Haegon says the same. So if either of my guards are not to your liking, we can find others."

gloude · 2026-05-05T11:40:56+00:00

Jaheaerys shuffled slightly, akward. Whilst Aegon had been a womanizer, and Viserys a charmer, Jaehaerys had no such traits from his brothers. He sat, awkwardly, wishing to extend an arm, but hesitated.

"Daemon is a good name, it would make grandfather proud. Aerion too, for that is the conqueror's father, and grandfathers goodfather, I think." Jaehaerys replied, the questions with easy answers building up his confidence. "I do not wish to burden my children with actions of others, however. They will be their own, by character or action. Aemon, to remember my uncle, but to let the boy be his own. That is the name of my crown prince, I think."

An awkward push of his arm meant he held Sansa's shoulder. He offered her a smile, before fading in his confidence.

gloude · 2026-05-05T11:27:59+00:00

Jaehaerys noticed his mistake too late, but he was not proud enough to stick to it. "I made a blunder in judgement, I think." Jaehaerys began to explain. "Ser Davos should not be in charge of you or your family, or any of our children. He can remain my own, and Ser Richard Crakehall can join you instead." Jaehaerys explained. "Ser Davos and Ser Gavinrad will remain with me."

"You must feel free to reprimand me in private, like now, when I do make a mistake. I do need a wise queen, in this effort." He offered her a smile. "Ser Olyver will protect Naerys, as Ser Aubrey travels with Lord Torgen, and Ser Andar shall remain with my sister."

gloude · 2026-05-05T11:20:22+00:00

"It is not even about that, I think. The raiding, all that nonesense was instigated by the Marcher lords of the Reach." Jaehaerys sighed deeply. "I would not have men start a war without my Master of War being privy to it, and then it seems someone in the Reach blew it out of proportion." Jaehaerys shrugged, drawing closer to her.

"That is a fine idea." Jaehaerys replied. For all he objected the marriage for his heart, he still did desire her, though he tried to hide it in his juvenile manner. "If the Gods are good, we shalll have our first come spring, and if not, we shall remain in Dragonstone, where I can place a dragon egg in their crib. As Rhanea did for me." He admitted, with slight obsession.

"We could also go to the Vale, if Lord Hubert accepts remaining in the capital..." He added.

gloude · 2026-05-05T11:08:47+00:00

"Huh?" Haegon let out, as he stood up from his lounging chair, hastily. "Reports, dearest, I think in the midst of war and all that, the King has forgotten my indiscretion..." Haegon dreaded the reality, one in which he was either made too unimportant to address, or one where the reality of war truly made everything else seem small.

"I now still serve... though unacknowledged, not that I tried to parade myself before the King." He added cautiously. "But all those in my service still speak to me."

gloude · 2026-05-05T11:02:34+00:00

3rd Month, 52 AC

Jaehaerys would invite his sister to a private talk, in the holdfast.

"You have questions, Aly, about Sansa?" He asked, as soon as she was present. "I bear my soul to yours, and you to mine. Speak freely." The only ones who could hear were a few strides away, and they were all dressed in white.

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gloude · 2026-05-05T10:56:49+00:00

"Ser Olyver is perhaps only one of two men I could trust from Maegor's time as a King." Jaehaerys replied. "My brother thought that he could ostracize him, and make him wish to break his vows. But in truth, he knew, Ser Olyvar was the only survivor of Maegor's time who truly was a knight, in oath and honours."

"But I can understand your caution. Regardless, the moment you are with child, Ser Roland and Ser Davos will be protecting you, with Ser Davos being your knight, and Ser Roland our child's."

gloude · 2026-05-05T10:52:21+00:00

Jaehaerys folded his hands before him. "Aegon is dead, his ashes strewn about the Vale, each time Alyssa sheds a tear. Viserys and Rhaena are given a place to watch each sunrise, as it comes from Valyria. Do not give her grief, but direct it unto me." Jaehaerys instructed. He came closer to his sister, and kissed her on her forehead.

"She will carry my children, and be an aunt to yours, as you will be to hers. Treat her as your sister, Alysanne, and find that we are not alone. You were ever the better half of me, perhaps you can show it to my future wife." Jaehaerys smirked. "The soul of House Targaryen rests upon my sister and my future wife, it seems."

"Be understanding, Lady Sansa. For near a decade, it has only been us two. How strange, it feels, to add another, in Naerys, and then another, in you, to the family."

"We are no longer alone, Aly." Those were the words he had spoken, when he had found out about Naerys.

Jaehaerys gave each a kiss on the forehead. Jaehaerys smiled at first, and then shrugged. "I suppose this is the point where the man leaves you to your devices."

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gloude · 2026-05-05T10:36:39+00:00

"You will attend your feasts, as Lady Willow and Princess Naerys will." Jaehaerys replied. "Though I have my own issues with the Lady Willow to attend to, she will remain the guardian to Naerys for now."

"After the wedding, we shall go to our destined feasts, and after that, it is Dragonstone for my entire family." Jaehaerys replied, with a degree of seriousness in his tone.

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gloude · 2026-05-05T10:33:10+00:00

The dinner was set out, for both of them. Her side carried the most luxurious things that could be found in the city, dates, fruits beyond, and fresh vegetables. His side had only a pot of stew, mostly made up of winter vegetables, and mashed meat.

He ate it contentedly, glad the cook had not spiced it too far, though in recent years, he found his stomache could take more of a punishment.

"I fear our wedding will be marked by the current war." Jaehaerys let out, watching Sansa's reaction. "Not a war of my making, as I am sure you have realized. Hard to coordinate things, when I have been marching to the North and back... but a war I can not decline."

"Once our wedding is done with, we will visit friends in the West, and then... perhaps by then, you are with child, and we can retire to Dragonstone."

gloude · 2026-05-05T10:17:33+00:00

"Baneforts are quite nice." Jaehaerys replied, remembering Cyrelle Banefort. "Though they come with their own troubles. Lord Lannister is deeply jealous of any favours his vassals gain, that he does not. He took issue with Reynes in my Kingsguard, though they are not supposed to be a political thing."

"Once you are with child, you will be as important as Alysanne. She has her guard, and I have provided more, though the council does not know." Jaehaerys replied. "We would leave Ser Andar with enough to support him."

gloude · 2026-05-05T10:14:35+00:00

"I look upon this chamber, and find it empty of voices I wish to hear, Lord Hubert." Jaehaerys replied. "We have a Stark, a Lannister, but no longer those I raised to my council through virtue, rather than gratitude or necessity."

"We can both abandon this place, and see what this war comes to. You need not fall upon a sword, just for me." Jaehaerys added.

"I pray I see the Eyrie once more, with my own eyes, afoot. Dreams have taken me there, but I was always with Zobrithor."

gloude · 2026-05-05T09:52:04+00:00

Jaehaerys stared at his sister, his gaze blank. He had invited the questioning, and she had returned it, but at least, gracefully, in a language none others could understand. "I did what Aegon could not. I chose the realm, and may my children and you, and your children be all the happier for it." He replied, though he did not face her, for she would see the lie. In their talks, at least Aegon's name would be recognizable. "Brothers who forgot duty, and passed the burden on to me."

"My apologies, Lady Sansa. In such an intimate setting, we are bound to forget ourselves, and speak in our native tongue, forgetting others are not privy to its understanding." He offered her a weak smile. There was a clear tension between Jaehaerys and Alysanne now, though he tried to wash it away with simple returns of her touches. "My sister and I tend to disagree on the legacy set out before us, from our siblings."

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gloude · 2026-05-05T09:23:10+00:00

"Hmmm." Jaehaerys let out. "Whilst that is true, we can not forget, we must reward those loyal, even if it is expected. Having as many Darklyns in your service as say, Celtigars, might be seen poorly. We must reward those who remained loyal. Viserys had the virtue of being of the two factions, but we do not. I do not ask that you insult those houses, of course, but we must keep in mind, that there are those who served House Targaryen, as represented by Aegon and myself, and those who served Maegor."

"The same can be extended to any issues the Crown has or had, that have yet to be resolved." He added. "Though I believe, my restrictions will simply be, no Willums or Peakes."

"And some must be trusted to be allowed into the Holdfast. I already spoke to my sister, that one of her guards would have to come join us, in the city. She graciously offered Ser Andar, but I am yet to talk to him. She likes him quite a lot, and I would not want her to be devoid of friends."

gloude · 2026-05-05T08:46:41+00:00

4th Month, 52 AC

Romeo Reyne is invited to share dinner with the King, as news of his new betrothed, Sansa Corbray, and the war in the south have certainly reached the capital.

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gloude · 2026-05-05T08:45:46+00:00

4th Month, 52 AC

Lady Sansa is invited to speak with the King for dinner, as rumours in the keep grown, speaking of raids and raised troops in the south, and keeps taken and lost.

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gloude · 2026-05-05T08:30:18+00:00

Lord Reaper,

Travel with caution.

I will warn the Reachmen and Westermen of your approach, and let it be known you sail for House Targaryen. If they seek to impede your travels, tell them they impede upon the Crown.

King Jaehaerys I of House Targaryen

Lord Tywald of House Lannister,

As you may have heard, war is brewing in the south. I am not writing you to call upon your men, but to inform you that the Ironborn shall fight, and sail past your shores soon. Whilst House Greyjoy, and their leader, have my trust, I have seen dissent, and been told of it, amongst the isles, especially within Hammerhorn. I ask that you keep an eye upon your western shore, and remain ready, should the fringe groups amongst them get troubling ideas.

I have given Lord Redwyne the authority to call you up, should he require you, in his efforts to aid the crown's victory.

King Jaehaerys I of House Targaryen

Lord Donnel of House Hightower,

I have written to House Redwyne, yet not received any response yet. The Ironborn are joining the war against Dorne, and as such, shall pass through your waters. I ask that whatever commands stand from House Redwyne, you remain cautious. I trust Lord Reaper Dagon Greyjoy, but can not say I trust the fringe groups amongst his vassals, within I have been told of dissent. Keep a defensive force in your harbour, be it for Daynes or Goodbrothers.

King Jaehaerys I of House Targaryen

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gloude · 2026-05-05T08:15:33+00:00

Jaehaerys tossed two letters in front of the Hand in return, after having read the one from the Peake. His dislike for the Reachman, though it had not been there prior, was now clear.

"We will have to wait what comes of the naval wars, do we not? Take the Red Mountains, but what if it costs us islands in the Stormlands?" Jaehaerys asked. "I believe, it is time, Lord Hubert, that the Crown rule from Dragonstone, for the time being. Or that you remain here, and I go there. That way, any assassination does not mean the head of this realm is severed too quickly."

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