WILOW-Ch.304: News from Mannequin Daenerys
Dreadfort, Bolton Lands
POV of Domeric Bolton
Domeric was cuddling with Ygritte after a long day of work when there was a knock on the door.
"It's Lyra, my Lord," Lyra called out from outside.
'Homenum Revelio,' he said, and the spell told him that she was alone.
He used another wave of his wand to unlock the door and remove the magical wards that he had put there for his protection.
Lyra entered, and her eyes quickly fell upon both him and Ygritte, who was looking at the older woman with a smile.
Lyra took a chair and sat beside him. "Mannequin Daenerys was married to the Dothraki Horse Lord a few hours ago."
"I'd say 'poor girl' if the real Daenerys had married the horselord. But the fact that the mannequin Daenerys married him means our plan is working." He said.
From now on, Domeric needed to monitor Mannequin Daenerys's situation more closely and give more precise instructions. He also needed to arrange the memories the real Daenerys had watched from the mannequin, removing some parts.
There was no need for the young girl to watch the memories of her being raped by the Horse Lord.
In the original destiny line, Daenerys had accepted her fate at some point and embraced Dothraki culture, but in that situation, she had no choice.
In the original destiny line, Daenerys's situation resembled Stockholm Syndrome.
Moreover, the only family she had was her useless older brother, who saw her as nothing more than a tool. In that case, accepting Dothraki culture and Khal Drago would have given her another family.
But now, the real Daenerys experienced none of this and lived happily in her home in Braavos. By showing her the mannequin's memories, Domeric wanted to show her what her life would have been like if Domeric hadn't helped her.
And showing too much might have made Daenerys overly interested in Dothraki life.
Moreover, while Domeric knew the fundamental events of the original destiny line, many minor events not significant to this destiny line remained unknown to him.
Although the destiny line focused primarily on the lives of prominent figures like Daenerys, Jon, and Arya, this did not mean Domeric knew their lives in minute detail either.
Furthermore, once Domeric arrived in this world, the original destiny line became less important. Domeric's interventions in this world had already changed many things.
Therefore, Domeric used this information primarily as a reference.
"Well… it would be hard to call either the real Daenerys or the mannequin Daenerys poor after Illyrio Mopatis gave them three petrified dragon eggs," Lyra said.
'Oh... so the dragon eggs have appeared,' thought Domeric.
He had stolen important artifacts and dragon eggs from many magisters in Essos in the past. Still, Domeric remembered that the three eggs Illyrio Mopatis had given to Daenerys were not among them.
He always wondered where Illyrio would find them.
"Where did he get them from?" he asked.
"A merchant from Asshai, if his words are to be believed," Lyra replied.
"Aren't dragon eggs very expensive?" Ygritte asked from beside him. He pulled her closer to him, her breast in view of Lyra, but she had already seen them naked a few times, so they didn't bother with the niceties anymore.
"They are." Lyra said, "But Magister Illyrio Mopatis is a wealthy man. One of the richest in Pentos."
"Still, to just gift them to someone else. That seems a bit frivolous." Ygritte said, and he smiled.
"Yes. But Illyrio Mopatis is not just giving them away for free." He said.
"He isn't?"
"No. He is gambling by helping Prince Viserys Targaryen. If the arrogant boy sat on the Iron Throne in the future, then he would remember Illyrio Mopatis as the man who helped him when no one else did. And having a King's favor is a big thing. It might even make Illyrio the richest man in Pantos, and it's the de facto leader. Though if I am to be frank, then I doubt that the beggar prince would ever sit on the Iron Throne."
"I see." Ygritte said, turning to Lyra, "Anything else?"
"Oh yes. Jorah Mormont is now Princess Daenerys Stormborn's sworn shield. I think the Spider promised him a pardon for his crimes if he spied on the Targaryens for them."
"Jorah Mormont is a minor figure in the grand scheme of things. But from now on, I want daily written reports on Daenerys. If anything important happens, let me know immediately. Now, if there is nothing else to discuss, you can get back to work," he said.
Lyra looked at both him and Ygritte, her breathing a bit heavy, and bit her lip.
Using a surface Legilimency probe told him that she was aroused and wanted to join in on the fun, but was afraid of getting rejected once again.
After a long moment, Lyra shook her head, "No. That'll be all." With that, she got up and left the room.
Once he had closed the room, he turned to Ygritte, "Was it just me, or was Lyra acting a little differently today?"
Ygritte's cheeks reddened as she ducked her head, and he raised an eyebrow.
"Is there something you're hiding from me?" he asked.
Ygritte let out a huff and said, "You were away for the whole day."
"I was."
"Well, I was in my room this evening when Lyra came to me."
"For what?" he asked, intrigued.
"To talk with me." Ygritte said, "She talked to me about sisterhood and polygamy. She asked me about the polygamy of the Free Folk. And by the end of the conversation… I might have given her hope of being your woman. Or it would be more accurate to say she convinced me."
"Really? How did she manage that?" he asked.
"Well... It's not like I was against you stealing other women from the start. Besides, among the Free Folk, the best friends a woman can have are her sister wives. There are very few people you can trust in those lands. And your sister wives are definitely at the top of the list. And frankly, I'd always like to have sister wives I could unconditionally trust." Ygritte said, looking a bit lost in her own thoughts.
"But you said in the past that you didn't want to share me with anyone else," Domeric said.
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