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Geralt of Rivia, the white palace

Geralt crossed the portal, and as every time, Nauceas attacked him, the feeling was absolutely terrible

However, it was a thousand times better than Hadrian's damn apparition

A second later, Yennefer appeared with elegance and class, carrying little Vesemir in her arms, who was laughing and clapping with his small arms

Geralt spoke

"I'm surprised how well he takes portal travel, definitely got that from you," exclaimed the white wolf as he looked at the powerful sorceress

Which she responded by raising her eyebrow in a smugly and funny way

"Obviously, let's hope he gets my sense of humor too, I don't want our son to have your lame sense of humor my love"

Geralt smiled slightly at those words, Yennefer would never change apparently, even though his wife had already accepted that she was not the most powerful sorceress in the world, such a title belonged to Hadrian, Yennefer still had a rather large ego

Geralt focused on his surroundings and sighed, Novigrad was underneath, so big that the city was visible as far as his eyes could see, the Witcher had a hard time accepting that, a decade ago, there was a rotten city here, slowly dying, with fanatics and social problems in every corner

And then HE came

The dragon emperor, Hadrian the Great, a powerful sorcerer who made the women of the lodge look like simple novices

To Geralt, it was only Hadrian, Ciri's husband, a great friend, almost a brother, from the defense of Kaer Morhen and the assault on Tir Na Lia to the council of union, where Hadrian and Emhyr agreed to peace, decreeing that Ciri's newborn daughter would be the direct heir to both empires

However, Hadrian gave Geralt something far more important than all that, he gave him back something that was taken from him so long ago when he was just a child

The opportunity for a family, a son

On the day Hadrian and Ciri informed them that they had the means to cure Geralt's infertility and protect Yennefer's womb from the forces of chaos, something changed within both of them, that was the only day in their entire life that Geralt saw Yennefer cry, as she hugged the emperor and his wife.

Although seconds later, his wife denied that such an act happened, after all, Yennefer of Vennenberg doesn't cry

Never

However, Yennefer and Geralt did not conceive right away, both, with the support of Hadrian and Ciri, decided to travel and get to know each and every one of the cities of the continent, from the cerulean beaches of the south of Nilfgaard, to the esoteric nights in the dragon mountains in the north, for years, Yennefer and Geralt traveled, with only a glider and the stars as companions

During the journey, the white wolf acquired an endless number of swords and weapons, a pair of armor and even two or three new roaches, Yennefer on the other hand, obtained more than twenty trunks enchanted with books, magical artifacts, ingredients and elegant garments

After their adventure, they both settled in Toussant, on the estate that the duchess had given to Geralt, when he and Hadrian had ridden the duchy of a plague of vampires

And a couple of months later, little Vesemir was born, with white hair and purple eyes, the third baby of magical parents on the continent, after Princess Calanthe and Prince James

The birth was received with joy, the lodge, the wolf school and even both emperors sent congratulations and gifts

How quickly time flies, Geralt thought with great nostalgia 

 The retired hunter was interrupted by the words of a familiar personage

"Lord Geralt, Lady Yennefer, welcome to Sky Palace" Moorvan's voice was heard, at the same time that the man bowed, before Hadrian, no one had treated the witcher with respect, it was curious how things changed in such a short time

Yennefer answers

"Where's my daughter?" With a tone of disinterest, unlike Geralt, Yennefer had taken the privileges of the nobility with grace

The man simply replied

"The emperor and empress are in the draconic throne room, with the rest of the guests, apparently, Princess Calanthe is making a demonstration of her magical education," replied the man

Geralt nodded; however, Yennefer's gaze gained a gleam of interest and without saying another word, he began to walk towards the throne, Geralt gave a heavy sigh, began to walk behind his wife

Sparks would fly today

Baelon Targaryen, the throne room

When Hadrian and his wife informed guests that Princess Calanthe would give a demonstration of her arcane studies, opinions were divided among the nobles of Westeros

Lord Ellard was extremely interested, utterly hungry for any shred of magical knowledge, and Baelon could understand it, unlike the rest of the nobles, the Starks retained their magic, and in this city, where the lord did not have to hide his gift, it was quite evident that he was not a novice

Something worrying, considering the state of relations between the Starks and the crown

Mara and Delia Martell were curious, quite curious about the abilities of the princess and future half-sister of her heirs, the Dornish sisters wanted to have as much information as possible

And Baelon...

To be honest, he didn't expect much, Princess Calanthe was only seven years old, and while it was impressive that she was already linked to a dragon, the prince of Dragonstone didn't expect a great magical repertoire, if he was sincere

However...

"Shut your mouth, Baelon... You can eat a fly," the Duchess joked with amusement, while he and his children watched in disbelief the show that the princess was giving

Princess Calanthe, using what they now knew as a wand, was making flames of multiple colors and shapes dance, lions with crimson flames, dragons with golden flames, snakes with green flames, and eagles with blue flames, the magical power was so great that even they, could feel the power of the flames, it was evident that, With more practice, that magic could be transformed into a devastating offensive

The young princess moved with elegance and precision, the movements being more in line with a dance than a fight, she moved the wand with elegance and subtlety, a small smile drawn on her face under the proud gaze of her parents and guardian, when Baelon thought he could not be more impressed

The princess dragon appeared

Plummeting towards the princess, who upon seeing him, modified the dancing fire and transformed it into multicolored hoops that moved throughout the room, like a well-coordinated machine, the little dragon flew elegantly and accurately through the hoops, demonstrating a promise of incredible strength and agility

Beside him, Daemon commented

"The bond is strong, when she can ride him, the princess will be able to guide him without any problem, I have not seen such a strong connection between rider and dragon" In Daemon's voice there was only respect when looking at the young princess

At his side, Anna Henrietta, who was still holding Baelon's arm, commented casually

"It seems that Lady Cynthia's teachings are of the highest level, that the princess, being so young, can handle her magic in such a way is a good sign for the empire" The tone of approval of the woman was evident, pleased by the strength shown by the young woman

At one point, Hadrian stood up, and there was silence in the room

Baelon was still amazed by the power Hadrian had, just the act of standing up, he had more weight than many nobles

After a few seconds, the princess finished the demonstration elegantly, extinguished the flames at the same time that the dragon landed next to her, then bowed to her father, who began to clap loudly, a huge smile on his face

A few seconds later, the rest of the nobles followed, truly impressed by the demonstration

Hadrian spoke

"Excellent demonstration my love, besides fire, have you been studying any other elemental sphere?" such words confused the non-magicians in the room

Viserys, seeing the confusion in his father and brother, spoke quickly

"The elemental spheres are the specializations that a battle mage can get, these being fire, water, wind and earth, each mage is born with a predisposition towards a certain sphere, although with a lot of effort, it is possible to master them all" Baelon and Daemon looked at Viserys in surprise, Daemon spoke

"How the hell do you know that?" with real confusion in his voice

Viserys simply snorted and replied

"I read brother, first in Sky Palace and then in the bookstore where you were complaining for hours, apparently, Rhaenyra has a disposition for fire and wind spheres" spoke with extreme pride the young prince

At those words, Anna spoke

"Interesting Prince Viserys, do you plan to send the young princess to the arcane academy?" with curiosity in his voice

Such words confused Daemon and Baelon, however, Viserys replied

"It's my wish duchess; however, I must consult with my wife and grandfather, I don't know how well they take the fact of sending Rhaenyra to New Hogsmeade" At those words, Anna nodded, understanding the answer

Baelon looked at his son and asked

"What academy are you talking about, Viserys?" asked Baelon with some annoyance

 The aforementioned prince looked at his father in surprise and replied

“Oh... I mean the arcane academy of New Hogwarts father, in the town of New Hogsmeade, it is a magic academy, where the Arcania empire trains wizards and witches who are born here, it is the place where boys and girls go to train their magic and make connections, I imagine that Princess Calanthe will go when she turns eleven, right, Duchess?” such words surprised Baelon,  who quickly glanced at Anna, who nodded softly

"Indeed, the princess, like all magical children of the empire, will attend the academy, as will Prince James." Such words left Baelon thinking, if such an institution existed, perhaps it would be a good idea for his granddaughter to attend

Gaining specialized magical knowledge and connections to other wizards and witches was too good a deal, Baelon would touch on the subject with his father upon returning to King's Landing

The conversation was interrupted when the doors to the hall opened and a pair of silhouettes entered the throne room

A woman with black hair and a man with white hair, Baelon didn't know who it was

But the duchess does

“Well, well... Lord Geralt and Lady Yennefer, that's a surprise” there was amusement in the beautiful woman's voice, so Baelon asked

"Do you know who are there my lady?" to that question, the lady was about to answer, when the princess's reaction interrupted her

"Grandpa Geralt! Granma Yennefer!" the princess shouted and then ran towards the couple, who saw the princess with a huge smile and received her with a hug

Anna spoke

"That sums it up, Geralt and Yennefer were the ones who took care of the empress during the dark decades, the relationship became so close that Cirilla considers Yennefer her mother and Geralt as a father, much to the annoyance of my dear cousin Emhyr," Anna replied while gently caressing Baelon's arm

Baelon's response was drowned out by Hadrian's voice

"Baelon! Move your ass and come here, I'll introduce you to someone!" Hadrian spoke without any courtesy, much to the resignation of Baelon and Viserys, and the amusement of Daemon

“Haha he is my favorite uncle...imagine how much fun it would be to have him in a grandfather's court." At those words, Viserys snorted, he agreed with his brother that such an event would be hilarious

Baelon sighed and proceeded to walk to where Hadrian was, with Anna on his arm and his children behind

Upon arriving, Hadrian spoke

"Baelon, he's Geralt, a retired Witcher, a sword master, the best tracker on the continent and a responsible father for this little rascal," when he finished, Hadrian pointed to a baby in his arms, with white hair and purple eyes, the perfect union of the parents apparently

Hadrian continued

"Geralt, he's Baelon, prince from a very distant place, Viserra's brother, and behind him are his brats, the chubby one is Viserys, he loves to read and eat, the thin one is Daemon, as angry and horny as a hound, he was stupid enough to fucks Dominique," Hadrian finished with amusement

At these descriptions, Viserys looked at his belly and murmured, apparently somewhat offended by the comment, although he was somewhat right, sighing Viserys swore that he would be more careful of his excesses

Daemon, on the other hand, looked proud at the description, until he saw that the aforementioned Geralt grimaced and looked at him with something the young prince wasn't used to

Pity

The aforementioned Geralt spoke

"And the baroness hasn't castrated him yet?" asked Geralt with real doubt in his voice, much to the concern of Daemon and Baelon

Hadrian shrugged his shoulders and replied

"I sent the message, but Fleur was traveling in Poviss, she will arrive at the palace tomorrow with Louis and Victoire, everyone wants to meet this prince who wants to marry Dominique," replied the emperor with amusement

Before a worried Daemon could inquire further into the subject, Hadrian spoke

"Baelon, Geralt will help us on the expedition, while Yennefer will be in charge of monitoring the children at Sky Palace, his experience as a tracker will be of great help in Chroyane" At those words, Baelon nodded and offered his hand to Geralt, who took it firmly

Normally Baelon wouldn't make such a gesture, but in his two nights here, the prince had seen that it was a simple gesture, and if this Geralt would help them heal his family, the man would find a friend and ally in the Targaryen house

"Nice to meet you Ser, Hadrian speaks wonders about you, I thank you in advance for your help, House Targaryen is indebted to you" To Baelon's surprise, Geralt made a gesture of indifference and replied

"There is no debt, James is like a grandson to me, and he is my godson, if he is in danger, nothing will stop me from helping, we can discuss the details in Hadrian's new fortress" At those words, Baelon smiled, Geralt was a simple man, something told him that they would get along

Both men turned their gaze to Hadrian, who was talking to Anna

"Anna, a pleasure to see you in such good company, I didn't know you were interested in older men" Hadrian spoke with amusement in his voice

The aforementioned duchess replied, with a raised eyebrow and a countenance of amusement

"It's the experience Harry, and Prince Baelon is as virile and masculine as Viserra had told me, it's as if he were a powerful light and I was a helpless moth." At those words, Hadrian snorted, if there were two things that could never go together, they were Anna Henrietta and helpless.

The woman was a lioness in her own right

To be honest, Hadrian was happy for Baelon, the story of his good brother was quite tragic, the tragedies of his family had isolated him from the possibility of finding comfort in the arms of a woman

However, Anna seemed to be making progress, perhaps they were both equally broken, Anna's parents dead, as was her former husband, and let's not talk about her sister

Anna asked in a shy voice

"How is she Hadrian?" there was despair in the woman's voice, much to Baelon's dismay

Hadrian sighed and replied

"She doesn't burn your letters anymore, she just keeps them, it's an advance, she dedicates her time to painting and the sword, she's happy," Hadrian replied tactfully, something quite rare in the

Anna smiled when she heard those words, apparently there was still hope with Sylvia, nodding the duchess spoke

"That's good, what happened to her was horrible and the actions of our family unforgivable, but thanks to your intervention, no misfortune happened, please extend my greetings and my intentions to reconnect with her."

Hadrian simply nodded, understanding that this was hard for women, then looked at Baelon and spoke

"Today we will have a meeting to plan our trip, tomorrow my baroness will kick your son's ass and you will have your talk about the engagement" At those words, Baelon nodded, concentrating on Hadrian's words, who approached the prince and whispered

"She's a strong and capable woman, but we all need someone; however, she's my wife's cousin and a great friend of mine, don't play with her."

The prince simply nodded, and approached the duchess, worried about her poor emotional state 

Baelon would concentrate on the details of the expedition at the meeting, now focusing his efforts on the beautiful duchess

Aemma Targaryen, Sky Palace

"James!" shouted his beautiful daughter, riding on the broom that King Hadrian gave her while chasing Prince James around the garden, seeing her daughter so happy put a smile on the princess's face, normally Rhaenyra had no one to play with, she spent most of her time with Syrax making mischief around King's Landing, But here, her beautiful daughter shone, she had never seen her so smiling

And Aemma loved that

To be honest, she did not miss the capital, nor the court, full of vipers and sycophants, here she felt peace and calm, in the heights, the towers of Sky Palace caressed the skies, so far from the mundane things of the court

Her thoughts were interrupted by Viserra, who spoke

"I'm glad to see James so happy, he usually played with his sister, but since we returned to Westeros he was quite sad, I'm glad to see that he gets along well with Rhaenyra" the princess spoke with a smile

Aemma answers

“Thank you for allowing us to be here, the peace and calm of these walls is... really incredible”

Viserra just smiled, looked at James, who was holding Rhaenyra by the hand throughout the garden, much to the princess's apparent pleasure, and spoke

"Did Baelon tell you about the engagement?" asked Viserra

In response, Aemma nodded

"Yes, it's an excellent idea, it will keep my daughter safe and away from King's Landing, away from plots and danger," he spoke fiercely

Viserra nodded and spoke

“How are you? Shani mentioned that little Visenya is growing strongly, if everything goes well, her birth will be uncomplicated and we will have a new princess in the kingdom," Queen Viserra exclaimed with a smile

Aemma smiled at those words, pleased and relieved at the same time, she would make sure to give an excellent gift to Lady Shani, who, unlike the imbeciles of the maesters, knew what she was doing apparently

Aemma no longer felt the heaviness in her body, the constant pain in her head was gone, she was no longer short of breath when walking, and the blood in her urine was gone

Aemma felt strongly renewed, and quite grateful to King Hadrian

Aemma's thoughts were interrupted by Viserra's words

"Gael and I will fly to the old Massey fortress, Sheep stealer and grey ghost have nested in the abandoned fortress, we will make sure they are not a danger"

Aemma looked at Viserra silently for a moment, and then answered

"You plan to claim them, don't you?" he said in a neutral voice, making sure there was no reproach in her voice

Viserra looked at Aemma for a moment, until she nodded softly

"That's right, my husband has wizards at his disposal specialized in the breeding of dragons, we plan to use the same species conservation program of the storm dragons with the Valyrian dragons"

Aemma nodded, the princess had a mental debate, to tell Viserra or not to tell ger

After a moment, she spoke again

"There is news from Dragonstone, Viserys was informed that suddenly several hatchlings were born for no apparent reason, there are 5 new dragons that were born from eggs that were believed to be petrified," Aemma spoke

Such news surprised Viserra, apparently the presence of her husband had made the latent magic of Westeros flourish, that was good news for Hadrian's future projects, the queen thought

Viserra replied

"Thank you for the news Aemma, I'll make sure you have all the comforts you need while we're outside the palace."

The princess simply nodded, planning to spend time with her daughter, she would make the most of every second of her stay at the palace to the fullest.

King Hadrian had said that her child was special, that she possessed powerful magic, Aemma would make sure to nurture that gift in her beautiful daughter, she would grow strong and independent, her precious Rhaenyra would not be subjected to what she was forced to do.

Her Rhaenyra is destined to greatness, and nothing or no one will get in the way