Chapter 7: Sothoryos
~~2 days later~~
Targaryen fleet has reached Naath and the chiefs of various villages and some tribes are waiting for Daeron's arrival. About 200 ships have gone to Basilisk Isles to take control of it.
All the tribe's chiefs were waiting in the tent. Daeron had sent a scout team to gather the tribe's chiefs so they could tell them of his plans in advance. Qybren is at the entrance of the tent to give Daeron the medicine for Butterfly fever.
" Your grace, please take this potion for butterfly fever."
Daeron took the glass and drank it all in one go.
"Have all the leaders gathered."
Qybren nodded Daeron was in a hurry to leave as soon as the meeting with the leaders of Naath is done. He would leave for Sothoryos.
" Tell the commanders to leave two thousand men and a thousand workers to build the city the rest of the workforce would be provided by natthi ."
Qybren had no objection to it.
" As you command your highness."
Soon Daeron entered the tent. All the tribe's chiefs were present. They got up and all of them looked nervous. Daeron thought their nervousness might be due to the dragons. Daeron took his seat, which was in the centre.
" Do you have any objection to my proposal, I am sure my people would have told you in advance."
One of the tribe chiefs, who looked very old, got up.
"You.. your grace, Would you not only enslave us but also protect us? That is hard to believe for us ."
Well, it appears two hundred years of raids by slavers have left a deep mark on them, Daeron thought.
" No, I would not enslave you and I give you my word if any slaver or pirate that steps on the land of Naath would be dead. A port city is to be built, I would leave an army of two thousand men to guard your people. You and your people would be given the right to live and I would like the people of Naath to assist my men in building a city."
There is a young man behind the tribe chief probably his grandson. The boy looked nervous but still decided to ask one question that was in his heart.
" Your Highness, would we be able to produce silk again like our ancestors."
Qybren who is standing beside Daeron, spoke
"Yes, you would be ."
That set a smile on their faces. Soon various details about the city and its ruling were decided and then Daeron left for Sothoryos.
~~~Imperial council room in ship~~~
All the members were sitting in their respective seats and various plans were being set for the Sothoryos.
Leonidas is in Basilisk Isles and is talking through one of the mirrors.
" Your Highness, the pirates have been cleared and we are currently waiting in the ruins of the ancient city of Gogossos."
Daeron and the rest nodded as it was expected of Spartans.
The Fleet admiral stood up and said
" Your Highness, Our fleet will reach Gogossos in one day."
Daeron nodded, He is too eager to reach Sothoryos.
"Is there anything else "
Qybren stood up.
" No, your grace "
So the meeting ends.
~~After one day~~
The fleet had reached Gogossos and tents were being set up Qybren insect's repellent solution was being boiled and the whole camp was filled with its Aroma.
Daeron is currently sitting on the rock and is thinking about Daenerys, Rhaenys and Elia. How they might be living especially Daenerys with that mad fool Viserys.
Maximus, who is supervising the tents being set by soldiers, saw this and came to him.
" What happened , Your grace."
Daeron looked at Maximus and said with a sad face.
" I am thinking about Daenerys, Rhaenys and Elia. "
Maximus understood this as he missed his family as well. Who is in Valyria currently but the difference is Daeron never met them, especially Daenerys.
He and Rhaenys and the rest often used to talk through the mirrors but not Daenerys.
" Maximus, the farmer. I heard they call you "
Daeron changed the topic.
"Yes, your grace, I am a farmer."
Maximus nodded with a proud smile on his face
"Maximus, the great general of the Roman army, a farmer that doesn't sound right."
Daeron comments.
"I don't see a problem in being a farmer and a soldier."
Daeron got up and started walking towards the camp along with Maximus.
"Come, let's go , and call the council; we must start to rebuild these ruins."
~~~ Imperial council tent ~~~
Daeron is not in good mood, as the scouts has not seen even a single wyvern in the wyvern plane.
"Where do you think these bloody wyverns live!!!"
Daeron shouted and looked at his council and is waiting for an answer.
" The only place left in the wyvern point and the forest right of wyvern Plane."
Qybren said while looking at the map of sothoryos on the table.
" Your grace, Our scouts had managed to locate those gaint apes , some basilisksand few other animals"
All council men looked at their Emperor nervously, as they never saw him so angry.Daeron really want's those wyverns. As they expected his mood got a little better after hearing the News about the gaint apes.
"Good, atleast there is some good news,
Now I would personally go to wyvern point tomorrow with my dragon's and Maximus would be incharge of taking Yeen , Leonidas go to Quor . "
Maximus and Leonidas nodded.
"I would leave for wyvern point tomorrow morning get the men and ships ready, where are these apes and other animals, excluding the Basilisk, If you find any try to kill it, this particular animal is too hard to tame and will create more trouble than benefits. Where are these animals exactly and how many?"
Maximus was the incharge of the scouts, and he had already gotten the location from his men.
"Your grace, the apes are in the forest of green hell. We have also found few four tusked elephant that are larger than the usual elephant and some rhinos, big tigers in forest,and lions in the wyvern plane. The rest of the species are either bigger or different in appearances than the usual one's. Though only few tribes have been found."
"It's not a surprise given the condition of this continent and the danger in this place "
Leonidas comments.
Qybren is excited to learn about these animals and he wants to write a book on it.
" Your grace, what about the Basilisk. We could raise them for their poison."
Daeron didn't like the idea of having Basilisk around.
" Just kill them if you can, or if captured to raise them to get their poison . I would go to wyvern point myself tomorrow morning with the dragon's Make sure to sent few men in the ships as there is another ancient ruin there named Garosh."
Archmage Elminster, one of the current three archmages serving House Targaryen and also the one who taught Daeron magic, though Daeron has yet to reach the level of an archmage, gets up and walks to Daeron. After reaching Daeron's seat, he puts his hand on Daeron's shoulder and then looks at the council.
"The emperor has spoken; you all shall do as he commands's."
All nodded as Elminster is the second in command, though he might be a sixty year old man, but he was the most trusted advisor of Princess Rhaenyra and is the teacher of Daeron, not to mention he is an archmage, the strongest among the three .
Daeron knew his teacher wanted to talk to him.So he decided to end the council meeting.
" The council ends here."
All members except Elminster left.