“I dreamt… many things,” she murmured, eyes turning murky. “The seasons keep turning, and the long summer draws near…”
“Then, can you tell me?” Rhaella pressed. “What will become of me?”
The woodswitch raised her head, and her eyes were now clear but full of pity.
“Knowing will do you no good, princess.”

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction based on the ASOIAF universe. All recognisable characters, plots, and settings are the exclusive property of GRRM; I make no claim to ownership.

Edited by: Bub3loka

Broken Dreams

21.Ethereal Pursuits

by Gladiusx

6 Comments

Baradine
Nov 28, '25 at 6:33 pm
That was pretty dope, loved the dream sequence.

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Rodrigus
Nov 28, '25 at 6:48 pm
Thanks for the chapter!
For a moment I feared Jon would lose himself in his vendetta against the Freys, but thankfully the letter knocked him off it and back to his journey.
I find it interesting that Jon’s dream fight is connected to Rhaella but he doesn’t seem to be able to perceive her.
And then, something stirred in the darkness. A familiar drake with a grey drake with its distinctive crimson-scaled tail.
Not sure what the second “drake” is supposed to be.

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1. Gladiusx
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  @Rodrigus • Dec 3, '25 at 12:17 pm
  Fixed.
  
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Nicodemus
Nov 28, '25 at 6:58 pm
Loved the chapter!
One question though.
Here Jon mentions his need for coin:
The matter weighed on his mind, and the two stolen pouches felt like rocks on his soul. ‘Waste not, want not,’ he told himself. ‘House Frey doesn’t need that paltry sum of coin as much as I do.’
But did he not take the dragons that Lord Stark left him when he and Tormund left?
https://gladiusfic.com/story/broken-dreams/17-hunting-shadows/#paragraph-180

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1. Gladiusx
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  @Nicodemus • Dec 2, '25 at 11:27 am
  He did take them, but that part escaped my mind while writing.
  Fixed. Edited chapters 17/19. Retconned the reward Rickard gave to a smaller bag of coin with a promise of chest of gold in Winterfell. The smaller bag of coin got squandered on the way out of the North.
  
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MaximaRegina
Nov 29, '25 at 7:27 am
Wow! That was awesome. Thanks for the chapter

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