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Liliana Targaryen, Dragonstone Lands

"Where did you say we're going?" asked Rhaenyra, sheathed in a tight leather robe, similar to the one worn by Lily, which did wonders for her figure, while following her brother's wife

Lily simply sighed and replied

"We have to locate and capture the wild dragons, our priority is the so-called cannibal, Aerion is looking for him with Charlie and your uncle, while I focus mainly on Grey Ghost and sheep stealer"

Rhaenyra looked curiously at the beautiful woman, but she trusted Lily, at this point, Rhaenyra knew that the talented and powerful redhead in her brother's service was here to stay

And to be honest, the idea did not entirely displease her

Rhaenyra had made extensive use of Gabrielle and Astoria, her new and accommodating ladies-in-waiting, both to warm her bed and satiate her carnal appetite, as well as to gain insight into her brother's life

And what a life... thought the princess, shuddering

Aerion... he had not had an easy life, the maid who kidnapped and raised him did not have the means to support them, so, for many years he lived in precariousness, it was thanks to his intelligence, his powerful magic and above all, thanks to Lily, that a simple farmer boy became the most powerful wizard in all of the so called “Britain”

Aerion Targaryen forged an empire with only his willpower, it was not inherited ti him, those loyal to his brother were loyal because they believed in him

And Rhaenyra could not help but admire that, and she reinforced her promise to become a worthy consort for her brother

Even if that meant working with Lilian

"But how do you catch a dragon?" asked the princess really confused

Lilian replied absentmindedly, focusing her eyes on a big-sized cave on the seashore, close to an imposing cliff

"You'll see, according to reports, Grey Ghost prowls this coast and eats only fish, a strange habit, so we think he belongs to a particular race, Aerion ordered us to captured it to study and tame it, the dragons are starting to lay their clutches, and the last thing we need is wild dragons" replied Aerion's beautiful wife

Rhaenyra nodded, easily understanding Lily's words, finding meaning in them, normally, the princess would call anyone who wanted to "tame" a dragon crazy and stupid, but after seeing Aerion's wonders, she had no doubt that, if someone could perform such a feat

That was his brother

"We're here," Lily spoke dryly, as she pulled her wand out of her sleeve, and ordered

“Take out your wand”

Rhaenyra smiled smugly, after begging her brother and demanding magic lessons, to the approval of her parents and uncle, Aerion had accepted and instructed Rhaenyra in basic protection spells

Sure, the princess was a long way from summoning firestorms and subduing dragons, like Aerion and his wife, yet she was able to conjure a shield and keep things away from her with an incantation that her brother called "depulso"

"I'll take care of keeping the dragon away from you completely, however, it's possible that some rock could fly towards you, keep your shield firm, as we practice," Lilian ordered, while pointing to the dragon keepers in the service of Aerion towards the cave

"Make him come out, I will start preparing the runic circle, as soon as this unconscious will be sent to the hatchery and Umbra will take care of the rest," Lilian ordered, to which the rest of the mages nodded and, before Rhaenyra's incredulous eyes, took small brooms from their pockets, which, little by little, began to get bigger, a second later,  they mounted them and flew at full speed towards the lofty cave

The world had gone mad, the princess thought, completely dumbfounded at what she had just seen

However, Lilian's voice brought her back to reality

"Pay attention, you will see a runic trap in action," Lilian ordered, as she waved her wand, which shone with an emerald glow, and before Rhaenyra's incredulous eyes, a huge runic circle began to appear near the entrance of the cave

The princess looked at Liliana curiously

"It's a runic trap, as soon as we see the dragon, it will generate a magical construct that will prevent the dragon from escaping, allowing us to catch Grey Ghost with ease," reported the beautiful redhead

Rhaenyra looked in amazement at the beautiful magic circle, which, little by little, gained more power

"Can you catch any dragon? even Vhagar?” Rhaenyra asked curiously

Liliana just shrugged her shoulders and spoke

"It's possible, as long as I load the runes with enough power, that requires preparation, it would take me days or even a week to build a runic circle powerful enough to contain such a titanic being," Lilian replied with respect towards the queen of dragons

The princess focused on her hand, where her wand conveyed a sense of warmth

"protego” exclaimed the princess, following the orders of Lilian and her brother

The princess smiled smugly as she saw how a translucent gold-colored dome materialized around her body, it was quite weak and unstable, completely useless compared to the powerful shields that Aerion and Lilian conjured when practicing

But it was Rhaenyra's effort, and no one could take it away from her

Never

Suddenly, the roar of a dragon was present on the shore, coming from the huge cave, being followed by laughter, Rhaenyra assumed that they were from the wizards, who had found the dragon

"It's time," Lilian murmured, at the same time that the circle of runes began to glow brightly

An instant later, Grey Ghost came out of the cave at full speed and launched itself into the air with all the intention of escaping, however, Lily's wand shone brightly, at the same time that the runes shone like small stars

Then, a kind of... Magic rope, for lack of a better adjective, appeared from the base of the circle towards Grey Ghost's neck, a moment later, Lily began to make circular movements with her hand, at the same time, the rope became smaller and smaller, bringing the dragon closer to the ground, although it was evident that it was resisting

The power to bend even dragons, Rhaenyra shuddered to think of what could happened if this knowledge became public

In an instant, the mages flew out of the cave, and began to cast powerful red spells, which did not seem to have an effect at first, however, Rhaenyra could observe how Grey Ghost's movements became slow and clumsy, as if he was falling asleep

Rhaenyra watched in disbelief as the power of the Targaryens, that which made them Gods among men, was subdued with the same ease as a fucking horse, while those responsible laughed and talked about banalities, for them, taming dragons was a simple job, nothing more and nothing less

In less than twenty minutes, Grey Ghost was on the ground, tied up like a calf, while the wizards in his brother's service began to study and "process" him

“Female, young adult, about forty years, scouter class, scars present, indicates battles, gray scales and pale eyes, a large specimen, vaccines must be prepared and taken to the nest to be mount”

Rhaenyra watched as the wizards used their wands to move the dragon in different poses, while others were in charge of drawing even the smallest detail

"What will be called princess?" asked the leader of the dragon caretakers

Rhaenyra was about to answer, however, to her embarrassment, it was evident that the man was not talking to her

But Lilian

“Nereid, it is evident that she loves the sea and her body has adapted to move skillfully among the waves, it is an apt name”

Rhaenyra didn't know what a Nereid was, but she would take it upon herself to investigate it

“Understood princess, this girl has already been captured, according to reports, a second dragon, a little larger and earthy in color is also found on one of the nearby islands, shall we investigate?” he Wonder

Lily to the newly captured dragon and shook her head

"No, we must focus on processing this one and preparing her, we can deal with Sheep Stealer next week, I'll talk to Marla about sending a couple of her girls as scouts"

Rhaenyra couldn't help but watch with envy as Lilian gave orders so naturally to a group of men, who listened to her words and obeyed

No mockery on their face and no condescending expressions

Would she ever be treated with the same respect that her brother's wife had?

Rhaenyra wasn't sure she liked the answer, being honest

The day had been wonderful and revealing, but she was exhausted and wanted to be attended by her maids

she had a lot of stress to release, after all

Aerion Targaryen, Dragon mount, close to the Cannibal Lair

"Are you sure of this?" Daemon asked quite suspiciously, observing from the glider the cave where the cannibal's nest was located

Aerion just rolled his eyes and replied

"Yes, this dragon eats hatchlings, he is a danger to our conservation program and must be eliminated, he is a dominant male, so Umbra will finish him off, there is no other way"

Viserys sighed and replied

"I don't like the idea of sacrificing a dragon, but I understand your point son, are you sure your dragon will be okay? Umbra is impressive and quite powerful, but it only takes one carelessness to lose," the king warned

And Aerion saw wisdom in his father's words, and that's why he was here

He wouldn't let Umbra fight the cannibal directly alone

He and Aerion would hunt him down

And that's how they got to this point, flying inside the volcano, near the beast's nest, with half a dozen roasted aurors and a runic trap waiting

A fucking Thursday for Aerion, at this point in his life

"My prince, we detected movement, it seems that something is moving in the depth of the volcano," reported Charlie, who was flying on his broomstick next to the royal family

"Time for the show," he murmured, at the same time ordering

“All prepared and in your positions”

A moment later, tremors began to be felt throughout the cave, as a terrifying silhouette, huge and sinister, emerged from one of the magma banks of the dragon mount

The Cannibal Is Here

"READY, REMEMBER THE PLAN," roared the prince, as he took his spear and moved the glider to a higher position, allowing him to coordinate everything in a better way

Charlie and his wizards moved into position, just as the towering beast began to walk and sniff out its prey

"Almost in position," murmured the prince

In an instant, the cannibal devoured all six animals in one bite, with an agility he should not be able to possess and when he was distracted by his prey, Aerion ordered

“Begin” at the same time that he activated the runic traps, generating four enormous chains, one for the tail, one for each wing and one for the snout

They wouldn't last long, but long enough for Charlie's wizards to start disorienting the beast

"Banshee's shouts," roared the prince, who was making a titanic effort to keep the dragon subdued

Instantly, all the wizards who were flying focused their wands on the cannibal and began bombarding him with the most horrible sound ever heard

As Aerion expected, the attack was a success, managing to disorient the beast, however, this also caused it to begin fighting the rune trap with even more ferocity, in an instant, the tail trap gave way, causing Aerion to have to channel even more magic into the remaining traps

"Damn it," murmured the prince, who was beginning to sweat from the effort, the cannibal was formidable, it was a real pity that he had to die

And speaking of death...

A roar, even more powerful than the cannibal's shook the entire cavern, at the same time as Umbra's huge body began to descend towards the cavern, the alpha looked towards his rival and simply roared, at the same time that his scales lit up with a purple glow and released a powerful purple flame

And to the resignation of Aerion and the disbelief of Viserys and Daemon, the powerful alpha used his claws to destroy the rest of the rune traps, freeing the beast, who looked at his rival and roared loudly, showing that the last thing the cannibal felt

It was fear

"Proud fool," murmured the prince with affection and resignation

“What happened?” asked the king with some concern

"Umbra is an alpha, powerful and proud, he will subdue and defeat the cannibal on equal terms, his pride would not allow it otherwise"

The words stopped as soon as the cavern shook, Umbra had thrown himself at the cannibal's neck and, with terrifying ease, slammed him against the walls of the cave, and without giving him a break, launched a powerful flame of burning clothes

Normally, dragons would not have any problem against fire, however, Umbra's flames were far from normal, even by the standards of a dragon, so the cannibal felt something he wasn't used to

Pain

The cannibal responded with his own attack, releasing his own emerald flame into the depths of the cavern, which did not stop trembling at the clash of colossi

"The fucking cave is going to collapse," Daemon muttered worriedly, looking at the ceiling of the cave

And Aerion agreed with him; they had to do something or they would be buried in the volcano

"Charlie, mobilize your boys and reinforce the cavern, let Umbra take care of the rest"

Quickly, all the wizards and their brooms flew to carry out the prince's orders

Meanwhile...

Umbra had recovered and had hit the cannibal's body with her tail and then scratched his rival's head, obtaining first blood

"This is over," Aerion murmured, recognizing what would happen next, Umbra had done the same in their previous fights

The powerful alpha dug his fangs into the cannibal's wing and fiercely ripped it off completely, causing the savage beast to begin to groan in agony

And then, Umbra placed his paw on the cannibal's neck and applying force, broke the neck of the other dragon, crowning himself as the undisputed alpha of the dragon colony in Dragonstone

Umbra let out a roar, a manifestation of her defeat over the savage dragon and marking her absolute dominance over the island

However...

Aerion looked at his companion, Umbra was not relaxed, on the contrary, the dragon was still in attack position, looking into the depths of the huge cavern, as if...

"This is not over," Aerion snapped, at the same time that the cave shook again and the magma began to move again

But on this occasion, not one silhouette emerged, but two

Huge dragons, one even larger than the cannibal, with bronze scales and gray eyes, accompanied by a smaller, but no less formidable, silver-scaled dragon, both of which were older and larger than the cannibal and Umbra

And they both looked at his friend curiously

"Shit" Daemon muttered

"Vermithor and Silverwing," continued the king, looking uncertainly at his grandfathers' dragons

The situation had become complicated, it seemed