Chapter 25

The next morning the king awoke and made his way to the dining hall where he found a man he had not met, he was older than Robb probably the same age as the kingslayer was, he sat at the table reading and didn't seem to notice Robb, "good morning" Robb said as he approached the man, "you must be the oldest brother"

"yes" he spoke fluent Westerosi, "I am Rashan and you must king Robb Stark"

"do you know where Eshan is?" Robb asked

"he woke up early and went in to the city with the princess to show her around" Rashan answered as he started reading again

Robb went off to find his son while on the long bridge Eshan walked along with the princess beside him, "so this is Volantis" she said as she looked around at all the shops and people, "I didn't expect it to be so busy"

"yeah I guess it is nothing like Winterfell or even King's landing" Eshan said

Sansa didn't answer she just kept looking around at the crowds of people from all over Essos; buying, selling and pushing their way through the thick crowd, as the two made their way through the crowd a man from one of the shops shouted Eshans name and the Volantene walked over to him, "so you're still in business" he said as he stopped in front of the old man

"of course I am the greatest baker in Volantis"

"you're not the best baker on this street" Eshan joked

"I see going to war hasn't changed you but now that you're back a lot of people will be looking for you" the baker walked back into his shop and came out with some cakes, "anyway nice to see you again, these are for helping me out before"

"thanks and I hope your baking has gotten better for my sake" Eshan turned and continued walking along the bridge

"who was that" Sansa asked as she walked along side him

"just a baker I helped right before I left Volantis"

"so you would leave the walls often?" she asked

"well it's much more exciting outside of them, me and my brothers barely spent anytime in there"

The two continued walking around the city and looking through the markets when out of nowhere someone grabbed Eshan and put him in a head lock, "the great war hero has returned, what are you doing back you little fuck"

Eshan elbowed the man in his stomach and broke out of the head lock, "I have business here so I'll be gone in a few days so tell your sister I'm sorry I missed her"

"yeah I still don't believe you fucked my sister so can you stop that"

"you don't have to believe it for it to be true, so how have you been you stupid fuck"

"I have been great I'm apprenticing a….." he noticed Sansa behind Eshan and slid past the Volantene and right to her, "and who is this?"

"no one you need to know" Eshan said getting between the two

"ohhh come on you can't keep all the pretty girls for yourself"

"you mean like your sister"

"that's it I'm going home and getting an answer from her" he walked away from the two and into the crowd

"SHE'LL SAY YES" Eshan shouted at him through the crowd

"YOU CAN GO FUCK YOURSELF" he shouted back

Eshan laughed to himself as he went on his way with Sansa close behind, "so he was a friend of yours?"

"yeah I used to play with him and his sister when we were little and I would sneak out"

"you seem very popular in this city"

"well I like to help people, before I left I knew everything about everyone of note or importance in the city and beyond" Eshan smiled at the memory, "I used to brag that I could take control of the city with an honor and a sword"

"so do you have the same power in Westeros?" She asked as they kept walking

"no I haven't been around long enough but I am keeping an eye on most of the important people in Westeros"

Eshan kept on showing her the important sights in the city and they were heading back along the long bridge when they were stopped by a towering man with two guards behind him, "I heard you were back, why didn't you come and see me"

"I had other things to do sorry if I hurt your feelings"

"whatever I have some info you'll be dying to hear" the man held his hand out expecting some payment

Eshan grabbed a handful of coins and gave them to him, "so what you got for me?"

"the dragon queen is dead" the man told Eshan as he pocketed the coins

"what do you mean, how?" Eshan asked

"there was a rebellion in Meereen and she was said to have been killed by the masters but there are some rumours saying the masters are keeping her for themselves"

"where are the dragons she supposedly had?"

"I heard she locked two of them under the great pyramid and the last flew away"

Eshan thought for a second before he spoke again, "are they still under there?"

"should be but I don't know what the masters might have done with them"

"good" Eshan pulled out a bag of coins, "here's half I want you to get me those two dragons, I want them as intact as possible so just cut off their heads please"

"and what good are dead dragons to you?" the man asked as he took the money

"they can be very useful if you're smart enough, now just get me those dead dragons and if you can somehow get your hands on the thirds body then I'll pay you for that as well" Eshan walked away from the three men before shouting back, "and keep it discreet"

Sansa ran after him, "what was that?" she asked as she looked back at the men who had disappeared in the crowd

"just some private business nothing to worry about" Eshan waved off the question and continued towards the walls in silence.

End of chapter 25