Chapter 8. Orders for Arya

Arya was in the temple and when she awoke she found a note on her table by the bed. She cracked the seal and read it. Then she got dressed and went up into the city. She bought passage on a ship bound for Pentos and left without saying a word to Sandor or Gendry who was in his apprentice stage of training.

Pentos

The city of Pentos is located at roughly the mid-latitude of the Free Cities, between Braavos in the north and Lys in the south. It is due east of King's Landing, across the Narrow Sea. It is surrounded by fertile coastal plains known as the Flatlands. Rulership is given to a Prince elected from among the noble families of Pentos. As a close ally with Braavos Pentos has outlawed slavery.

"This woman the mother of Dragons has sacked the city of Astapor. My friends in Astapor say that she made a deal with Master Krazyns. 8,000 unsullied for one of her Dragons-The bitch betrayed the Masters and slew everyone freeing the slaves." The man speaking is named Baron Jhasard and he is addressing Magister Illyro Mopatis.

"She is the mother of Dragons!" Mopatis declared as a bald middle aged woman served them their drinks.

"I know Prince Aegon is alive!"

Mopatis looked at the servant girl and the men standing in attendance, "Leave us!" When they were gone he sneered at the Baron, "I would admonish sir not to say such things."

"If servants can't keep their mouths closed then you should have them killed-Give me the boy! I have convinced the Iron Brothers Bank has agreed to fund an army if the boy destroys Daenarys and conquers Westeros."

Mopatis stands up and starts pacing, "And tell me how will such an army defeat Daenarys and her three Dragons?"

"We kill the Dragons of course-They are also loaning us the money to pay the Faceless Men to kill the Dragons."

Mopatis shook his head, "The Faceless Men would never take a contract to kill Dragons."

"I will find an assassin who will."

That night after dinner Mopatis went to his room as he was not up to any female company-He felt quesy and ill to the stomach. "The boy Prince Aegon Targaryen-Where is he?" The bald woman asked standing over Mopatis as he lay in bed, he tried to call for help, but he couldn't. "I gave you a posion that affects speech-then your eyesight-in a few minutes you will die in agony unless I give you the antedote." She dangled the antedote before him, "Write it down-where is the boy?" He did then she poured the drink in his mouth and left.

"Guards!" He yelled sitting up. A few minutes later they rushed to the Baron's room and found him hanging from his balcony window. "Serach the palace!"

Tower of the Monks of light

The monks were servants of the lord of lights and they were trying to convert Aegon into a believer. The prince had survived his near death experience at the hands of the Usurper's men. He was whisked away to live with Mopatis who hid the boy and sent him to the monks when Dany and her brother came to live with him. The boy had his odities and a test was administered to him to see if he would be a good ruler. It was determined by the Iron Bank that Daenarys would make a better ruler than Aegon and they would have left him alone, but Baron Jhasard wanted to borrow gold to fund an army against Daenarys. The bank's high council decided to pay the Faceless men to kill Aegon because the free cities wanted to use him to kill Daenarys and take the throne of Westeros.

Aegon was still healing from his injuries he suffered at the Red Keep so many years ago. He was on the mend and soon he would be able to leave the tower. He liked to swim in the garden pool which was 15 feet deep. One night he went swimming, but Arya was already in the pool wearing a painted suit that blended her in with the side of the pool. When the prince swam by she grabbed him and held him down until he drowned. As his body lay face up in the pool Arya slipped out the water gate that empty the pool into the river.

"No!" Mopatis screamed as he ran up and found Aegon's body floating face down in the pool.

The Black and White Temple

"Master! The mission is complete. Aegon and Baron Jhasar are dead." Arya said to her Master Ethan.