The Return of The Dragons

by 1hub3

Aegon VI and the Golden Company manages to conquer the Stormlands, but nothing else. He seals his conquest with a Pact of King's Landing, which gives Aegon five year peace and the Stormlands. Even though the young king re-conquers the Seven Kingdoms later, the realm is left starving after the War of the Five Kings and long and cold winter that te: Varys failed to kill Kevan

1. Chapter 1

First moon of 301 AC

South riverbank of Blackwater Rush

Finally dawn came to King's Landing and the mouth of Blackwater Rush. The city was covered with thin, white blanket of snow. On the opposite side of the river stood two great camps: the Lannister and the Targaryen camp, which by the Lannisters was called "The Sellsword Camp".

Immediately three riders emerged from each camp. The Lannisters carried three banners: the peace seven-pointed-star banner, the stag-and-lion banner of the boy king and the golden lion of the Casterly Rock. Targaryen side carried only two banners: the peace banner, the Targaryen three-headed-dragon. The third rider bore a great, seven-feet-tall spear on which dangled golden skulls.

"I will not treat with sellswords and so-called dead Targaryens!", shouted Lord Mace Tyrell when he noticed Golden Company banner.

"Well, even if they are only pretenders, they should know the mercy and open-handness of Iron Throne, my lord," answered second rider, clad in gold and crimson cloak, Ser Kevan Lannister.

A few moments later the two sides met halfway. Lord Regent, Ser Kevan Lannister, introduced himself and his companions.

"Welcome to the King's Landing, my lords. Let me introduce myself and my companions to you. My name is Kevan Lannister, and I serve His Grace King Tommen as Lord Regent. The lord with the rose on his shield…"

"You don't have to teach me heraldry of Westeros, my lord. Though I indeed am a bit old and spent much time in exile, my wits have not still abandoned me. I recognize Lords Tyrell and Tarly, don't I?" interrupted Lord Jon Connington.

"What a pity we meet in so ,hmm, …difficult situation, my lord," answered Lord Randyll Tarly.

"Let me present you my companions instead. The youth is, as you may guess, the very firstborn son of Rhaegar Targaryen, King Aegon Targaryen, sixth of His name, the True King of Andal, Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord Protector of the Realm, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. My second companion is no one else than the very commander of the Golden Company, Harry Strickland. And I am Lord Jon Connington of Griffin's Roost," said Lord Connington.

"Let us present our terms," began Lord Tyrell.

And so they treated on neutral field. The snow was falling, the banners were streaming, skulls dangling, and it seemed that whole realm held its breath to see whatever end might come to the War of the Six Kings, as it came to be known recently.

In the end a consensus was made. As both sides didn't want and weren't able to continue the war, the pact gave Aegon the Stormlands and treated that no arms may be taken against each side for five years.

And so is the prologue ;) I hope you enjoyed it.