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(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 92: Of Time and Rivers
Chapter 92: Of Time and Rivers123 AC, ChroyaneThere was also a sense of majesty to it, a faint feeling in the back of her mind telling her that this turtle was more than it appeared. She was proven correct when the creature’s maw opened, and instead of an attack, it spoke, “WHY HAVE YOU COME, STRANGER?”Helaena had spent a lot of time researching Chroyane and even the Rhoynar in general, enou...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 91: Of Rotten Shells
Chapter 91: Of Rotten Shells123 AC, ChroyaneThere was also a stillness, a silence that felt unnatural and unnerving, like a serpent poised to strike. Despite the terrible sight before her, Helaena couldn’t help but smile. After all, adventure awaited her.Helaena Targaryen sat on the familiar boat, the same one that she had sailed on during her expedition to Valyria, still staring at the ruins ah...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 90: Flowing Wine
Chapter 90: Flowing Wine123 AC, King’s LandingHelaena Targaryen hummed as she gently rocked her son’s body, while Aegon did the same for their daughter. Normally, a tourney was not a great place to bring infants, but Aegon had insisted on ‘showing off’ the twins. Helaena had divined if Jaehaerys and Jaehaera would be fine, and saw no issues with it, as she had seen them fall asleep despite...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 89: Crowding Mysteries
Chapter 89: Crowding Mysteries123 AC, VolantisPyat Pree watched the assembly, disliking that his presence was required after so long. Alas, fate mandated that he would be in this place, should fulfil the Undying Ones’ purpose. He was close, he could almost feel it in his bones. Alas, even after a long time searching, he and his warlocks were always late for the aberration. Pyat Pree had decided ...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 88: A Lion’s Pride
Chapter 88: A Lion’s Pride123 AC, King’s LandingTyland Lannister walked around the Red Keep’s gardens, staring at the Godswood in the distance. It wasn’t something that he shared with many people, especially given the fact that the Queen was a fervent faithful follower of the Seven, but he always found the sight of the Godswood to be more peaceful than sitting in a Sept.And need the peace,...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 87: Sunlit Rebellions
Chapter 87: Sunlit Rebellions123 AC, King’s LandingShe didn’t know how long she remained there, staring at her reflection, but finally, a sound broke the silence, boots on stone. She looked up and couldn’t help but smile at the face that greeted her, “Hello, Aemond.”“Mother,” her second son said softly, “May I sit?”Alicent stared at her son’s face, knowing that the eyepatch tha...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 86: Graceful Returns
Chapter 86: Graceful Returns123 AC, King’s LandingAlicent sat calmly in her chambers, dreading the coming conversation. They had returned to King’s Landing, and during the entire trip, she a part of her feared what would happen the moment they made their way back to the Red Keep.She could barely eat anything during the grand feast that her father arranged for, to commemorate Viserys’ healthy...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 85: Of Dark Tombs
Chapter 85: Of Dark Tombs123 AC, Oldtown“We still have a job to finish and stop this god’s realm from spilling over to this world. Thankfully,” he continued while staring up at the knot filled with power, “the maze builders gave us exactly what we need to do that.”Daeron had a hard time believing what had happened despite witnessing it with his own eyes. He had seen a man, a sorcerer of ...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 84: Seven Burdens
Chapter 84: Seven Burdens123 AC, Oldtown“No more. My name is Daeron Targaryen, son of Viserys Targaryen, Prince of the Seven Kingdoms, and I denounce you, Seven Who Are One.” The chamber stilled, and the god looked almost taken aback by his proclamation, before seven inhuman voices spoke at once, “SO BE IT!”Despite the situation he was in, Daeron couldn’t help but wonder what his mother ...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 83: Seven Faces
Chapter 83: Seven Faces123 AC, OldtownThe young prince was disoriented by it, but he noticed that Harry had stopped as well, and for some reason, he had a smug smile on his face. “There you are,” Harry said softly. “I thought you’d show yourselves eventually, the Seven Who Are One.”The Seven Who Are One were a constant in Daeron’s life before he had even been sent to Oldtown. In his yo...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 82: A Black Path
Chapter 82: A Black Path123 AC, OldtownHe didn’t notice himself walking forward or even moving. He didn’t even notice raising his blade, and yet, his eyes widened as he found himself, seconds later, leaping at Harry with his dagger drawn, ready to stab him in his heart.Daeron expected his dagger to meet some form of resistance as it stabbed through the sorcerer’s heart, and yet as he kept pu...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 81: The Beast Below
Chapter 81: The Beast Below123 AC, OldtownAnd yet, he looked at their excited grin, and he couldn’t help but envy them. He wasn’t sure if it was bravery or foolishness that pushed his feet forward. “I’ll come with you,” he muttered, almost to himself, before stepping past the threshold. Neither of them looked surprised.Daeron walked down the stairs alongside Harry and Daphne, cursing his...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 80: Of Faithful Fires
Chapter 80: Of Faithful Fires123 AC, OldtownDaeron Targaryen raced in the streets of Oldtown, happy with the rare moments of freedom that he could enjoy. His schedule was always packed between his morning prayers, his lessons with the Maester, then with Lord Ormund Hightower, his uncle, regarding how to be a lord, and his practice in the yard in the evening took up most of his days, with him being...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 79: A Parting Loom
Chapter 79: A Parting Loom123 AC, DragonstoneOf course, this all stopped when the door slammed open and her mother entered, followed by Ser Criston, who had become akin to her shadow as of late. From the look on her mother’s face, Helaena didn’t need to use any divination to know that this conversation would not be a happy one.Helaena sat in one of the caves, caressing Solarys’s beautiful sc...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 78: Blazing Sights
Chapter 78: Blazing Sights123 AC, DragonstoneHelaena Targaryen was lost in a waking dream. She could see a world of strings around her, each one signifying a possibility, a true tapestry of infinity lying before her. She gazed upon the sight and couldn’t help but be intimidated despite it all. She had grown leaps and bounds from the girl she used to be before she came to Dragonstone, one doomed ...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 77: The Self Beyond Fire
Chapter 77: The Self Beyond Fire123 AC, Naath“What is more important is your answer. Why do you think I brought you to Naath?” It took all of Baela's self-control to stop herself from throttling the sorcerer before her in frustration at ignoring what they had just experienced in favour of this stupid question.Baela had a hard time understanding how Harry Potter’s mind worked. Every word ...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 76: A Godly Harmony
Chapter 76: A Godly Harmony123 AC, Naath“We’ve been on this island for some time. It’s only right that we greet its Lord and protector, don’t you think?” Wait, what? Did she misunderstand things, or did the man seriously say that they were going to meet a god?Baela followed Lord Harry, her smaller legs straining to match his much faster stride. She must have made a mistake, right? She ha...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 75: A Song of Butterflies
Chapter 75: A Song of Butterflies123 AC, NaathInstead of the volcanic island, she saw sand that was whiter than she ever thought possible and an ocean as blue as a sapphire before her. Baela realised that she was gaping when she turned towards the sorcerer who was grinning smugly at her, “Welcome, Baela Targaryen, to the island of Naath.”Baela Targaryen looked around her, simply marvelling at ...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 74: Of Guilty Flames
Chapter 74: Of Guilty Flames123 AC, DragonstoneBaela Targaryen approached the Potters’ manse with trepidation, still thinking of the last time she had been there, where she had tried to burn the entire thing to the ground. Lord Harry had stopped Moondancer easily enough, without any issues. But the guilt remained, especially given that a few days later, the man and his wife had been the ones to ...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 73: Regal Gripe
Chapter 73: Regal Gripe123 AC, Dragonstone“As a first step to mend this, I announce the betrothal of my grandchildren, specifically, Aegon Targaryen, son of Rhaenyra, and Jaehaera Targaryen, daughter of Aegon,” her husband finished. Blanching at the proclamation, Alicent barely noticed the goblet slipping from her fingers before pandemonium erupted.Rhaenys Velaryon had been worried for most of...
No Chapter Today and Poll on Future Chapters
I'm gonna start this by saying that I'm sorry. Like the title stated, I won't be able to upload a chapter today. I'm pretty bummed about it since I really value being consistent. I've been sick since Thursday, and I could barely get out of bed. I even missed yesterday's usual bonus Arcane Tinker chapter. Don't worry, though, tomorrow's chapter should be uploaded as ...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 72: Deceptive Repast
Chapter 72: Deceptive Repast123 AC, DragonstoneAlicent Hightower sat during that accursed dinner and couldn’t help but think back at that fateful day when she had first met the Potters. She still had nightmares about what she had glimpsed during their conversation, her children’s corpses, one after another. She had all but asked Ser Criston to watch over them for weeks thereafter, only to real...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 71: Tense Ripostes
Chapter 71: Tense Ripostes123 AC, DragonstoneRhaenyra Targaryen all but ran back to her room, trying to digest her father’s latest whim, one that might as well be a dagger to her back. He was leaving soon, and that meant that Rhaenys’s appointment as his Hand truly was final, and not some kind of test for Rhaenyra, as insulting as that might have been.She hated these tests, which were nothing ...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 70: A Graceful Rise
Chapter 70: A Graceful Rise123 AC, DragonstoneA soft smile grew on the King’s face, and he replied with a soft voice, “I have gained a new chance at life, reborn, in a way. And I thought it was time for me to finally ride a dragon once more.”Viserys entered the dragons’ caverns after listening to numerous warnings from the Dragonkeepers. He was sure that it was only partly their duty, but ...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 69: A King’s Grace
Chapter 69: A King’s Grace123 AC, DragonstoneViserys Targaryen had learned much in his stay in Dragonstone. The conversation with the sorcerer had opened his eyes during the first few days on his ancestral island, and he spent most of his time observing his family.He didn’t regret his trip, not at all. Knowledge of Aegon’s prophecy of the true threat in the North was beyond priceless, which ...
(Arcane Tinker) Chapter 24: Falling Further
AN: Like the other AT chapters so far, this isn’t part of the weekly schedule. Tomorrow will be an AWM (EM Vol. 2) chapter, like you guys chose in the last poll.Chapter 24: Falling Further6th October 1991, HogwartsOf course, that was when he heard a loud yell and saw Ron Weasley losing control and barrelling towards him at extreme speed. Because, of course, something would have to go wrong.Dean ...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 68: Scarlet Demands
Chapter 68: Scarlet Demands123 AC, DragonstoneAnd now, Rhaenyra had likely gone to confront the Potters once more, which meant that Daemon needed to stop her. Fuck! Would this day ever end?Rhaenyra Targaryen felt like she was a guest in her own home. She’d let herself become complacent. It had only taken her father visiting to realise that he did not respect her, his eldest daughter, his heir, i...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 67: Rogue Misgivings
Chapter 67: Rogue Misgivings123 AC, DragonstoneAs he did so, he looked back at the ruins of Harrenhal, and he nodded to himself, knowing that he had made the right decision. His daughters were healed and avenged, and now he would return home. Dealing with Aemond would have to wait.Daemon Targaryen looked at his ancestral home and commanded Caraxes to land. His beautiful Red Wyrm landed slightly le...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 66: The Tower’s Cracks
Chapter 66: The Tower’s Cracks123 AC, King’s LandingOtto Hightower couldn’t help but feel like every day was worse than the last. Ever since Viserys had healed, his carefully laid out plans had come crashing down. Well, that was an exaggeration. Otto had spent the better part of a decade delicately balancing the power of an entire realm, trying to avoid it collapsing, while also making sure ...
(EM Vol. 2: A Wandering Melody) Chapter 65: Patched Pride
Chapter 65: Patched Pride123 AC, HarrenhalAemond Targaryen blinked as he opened his eyes, feeling oddly well-rested, but his body was entirely too sore. It was as if he had gotten to bed after a particularly intense spar with Ser Criston. It was a shame that he hadn’t had a proper spar since he went to Dragonstone with his father, alongside his mother, Aegon and Helaena.Although a few weeks with...
