“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.”
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Aegon is pretty weak here. He’s a true Targ. Slights potential friends and takes no action against enemies.
To be fair Jon is an unknown and may be a bit worried about a Bloodraven lookalike seducing his young granddaughter. If Jon puts a bastard in her then Aegon is forced to either rush a marriage to cover it up or let her suffer the disgrace which a both terrible for him. He likely was told Rhaella declared Jon her sworn sword but chalked it to saving a man’s life and providing Jon a great boon was to force the separation by playing on a bastards greed. The fact Jon turned it down hints he sought greater rewards which a princess can’t provide unless its her hand. As for being easy on Darklyn it’s obvious he was just the useful idiot while the task either forced him to work hard or spend coin to make it easier.
I am curious on jons journey to power. When will jon get to lead men in battle? Thats definitely gonna be one way to upgrade his resume.
Also I am curious on how will any perceived stark blood in the future help him. A snow with a direwolf at his side tells of stark blood in some capacity. I wonder if there will be anything in that regards. Jon specifically did not want to be seen with the wolf in the north and no doubt after word gets out in the north about jon claiming to be of stark descent people will start wondering from where after seeing or hearing about jons wolf.
Thanks for the chapter! Interesting first private meeting between Jon and Rhaella. Aemon’s letter was disappointing as hell and it really seems he didn’t even send a heads up.
The realism is nice. Aegon (and Aemon) have no reason at all to trust Jon. He’s a bastard from nowhere who can be useful or discarded out of hand. Cold world when being Ned Stark’s bastard is preferable.
Jon hunting brigands should be some easy fun for a skinchanger. You’ve set up a nice rivalry with Darklyn as well. Jon’s future successes reflect quite poorly on a man who got bonked and held hostage, let alone the son of the Hand.
Really can’t wait for Jon and Rhaella to start diving into their minds. Two powerful skinchangers with (outdated) knowledge of the future.
I really don’t get what’s there to be disapointed about Aemon letter. Letter of recomendation to a bloody King himself is no small thing.
the nerf is too obvious …