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    • High Tide, Chapter 7: The Master of Ships

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      by Tertius711 Eleventh Moon, 86 AC Aurane The day after their dinner with the royal family, Aurane and Corlys got up to take control of the Royal Fleet. Per their directions, the officers of the royal fleet had gathered in one of the buildings in the port, and much to Corlys's consternation, it was not an official building owned by the royal fleet and used to hold their records and meeting rooms. No, it was just a simple warehouse keeping the royal fleet's supplies that the ship captains also used to hold their…
    • High Tide, Chapter 6: Viserra

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      by Tertius711 Eleventh Moon, 86 AC Viserra Targaryen The court had been in quite the fuss for the past month ever since it had become publicly known that the new Master of Ships was none other than Lord Corlys Velaryon, the Sea Snake himself. The announcement by her father had sent the court into a flurry of gossip, rumor-mongering, and endless bounds of curiosity. After all, the name of Corlys Velaryon was probably world famous by now, even to some of the smallfolk. Who hadn't heard of the Westerosi lordling who had…
    • High Tide, Chapter 5: The Mark of Drift

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      by Tertius711 Aurane Seventh Moon, 86 AC When High Tide had been built, the solar had been positioned perfectly to allow their lord grandfather to look out the window and see Spicetown in all its glory and splendor nearby. Every day as he worked in the solar seeing to Driftmark's matters, their lord grandfather could look out and see the sight Aurane saw now. A strong and stout set of walls ringed the town, guarding against sea as much as land. Barbicans and portcullises protected their gates. Crenellated battlements…
    • High Tide, Chapter 4: Voyage

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      by Tertius711 Aurane Velaryon Eighth Moon, 85 AC Back home in Driftmark, it would have been the eighth month of 85 AC. Of course, here in Yi Ti, the calendars were dated from the founding of the Bu Dynasty, known to the outside world, as the Azure Emperors. This was Aurane's fifth visit to Yi Ti, and it would likely be his last. Like all the previous times, he came accompanying his elder brother Corlys as one of his captains for his expedition fleet. Yet unlike all the others, where they had come simply to trade,…
    • High Tide, Chapter 3: The Sea Snake

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      by Tertius711 -Excerpt from 'The Sea Snake', the biography of Corlys Velaryon, Abridged Edition. Corlys Velaryon. A name that inspires many to this day, and all who know his story can only be amazed and awed at how he singlehandedly brought House Velaryon to the height of its power. It is truly incredible how much he accomplished, but all great men have to start somewhere, and Corlys was no exception. He was born in 53 AC to Ser Corwyn Velaryon, the eldest son of Lord Daemon Velaryon. From the moment of his birth, the…
    • High Tide, Chapter 2: A New Era

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      by Tertius711 Daemon  Sixth Moon, 62 AC "What is this?" Daemon asked, looking at the chequered black and white board. 16 black pieces occupied the first two rows in front of Daemon and 16 white pieces occupied the two in front of Corlys. "I call it chess. It is a game," his grandson said, his tone implying he thought the answer to be obvious. Daemon sighed. "I am a busy man Corlys. I do not have time to be playing games with you. I know you're at the age where you like playing games, but you will one day be too old to…
    • High Tide, Chapter 1: Tides Rising

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      by Tertius711 Daemon Velaryon Fifth Moon, 61 AC Winter had ended a few months ago. It had been short but terrible. Crops had failed across the realm, famine had spread, and blizzards had reached as far south as Highgarden. Worst of all was the plague that had come with the winter. The Shivers. A man could feel cold one night, mistake it for the chill of the wintry air, and be dead by morning. Soon a shivering will begin, one that will worsen until teeth chatter and one's arms, legs, and whole body will convulse and…
    • Divide and Conquer, Chapter 27: Preparations

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      by Tertius711 Third Moon, 112 AD (11 AC) The Warg King “There there, I’m happy that we could come to… an understanding,” Brandon said slyly. Wrapped in his arms, Lady Jonelle Hornwood nodded slowly, her mind becoming foggy and affectionate as the bond solidified between them. “You understand now right my dear? The North needs a strong hand to bring it back from the brink; to save it from all the debauchery and violence it has had to endure these past four years. It needs, me.” “Yes, yes you are…
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