Chapter 7
111 AC
Conquered City of Lys
One year after the New Conquests ended?
Aegon Targaryen stood in his war room in the largest home in the city, looking at a map of Essos with a frown, from the stepstones to the river that bordered the disputed lands and the orange coast.
The river if it did have another name Aegon didn't care if it did as he now had it named the Rubicon, he looked up at the sound of the door opening to see a familiar and trusted advisor walk in. "My Prince, a letter for you from Kings Landing." Taking the letter, he nodded to its messenger. "Thank you, Melisandre."
The Red Priestess smiled, bowing her head towards the Targaryen Prince; she knew he didn't follow her faith. He followed the Gods of his ancestral homeland of Valyria; however, he had made an arrangement with the High Priestess to permit her faith to continue in his conquered lands (forbidding human sacrifice), and one of their own to serve as an advisor (that being her) in exchange the faith of the Lord of Light would spread the word to the faithful that it was his right to rule these lands, and there duty to obey him.
It had worked well after conquering Tyrosh Aegon found the capture of Lys and Myr far easier to conquer and hold, that's why Aegon and his forces spent the last year dealing with raids in the disputed lands and building infrastructure such as roads and settlement's.
Opening the letter, he smiled as it was from his sister, telling him that his news bulletins were still all the rage in Westeros and that father had the whole court gathered to listen to them, but most immortally with a peace agreement between Aegon and Volantis and a powerful army to protect their new lands when was he coming home.
That was something Aegon had not thought of. He had been away for two years, maybe three, if you count the time he spent on Dragonstone.
Looking back down at the map, he pondered his next move. He could easily start his campaigns again, and he had friends in certain groups who could easily persuade the other cities and factions in Essos to start another war.
"Forgive me, my Prince, came the voice of one of his guards. "The Prince of Bloodstone is here." That made Aegon smile as he thought of all the grief that must have caused back in the capital, you see before launching his invasion of Tyrosh, he decided to crown his Uncle Daemon as Prince of Bloodstone and Lord Paramount of the Stepstones and Warden of the Narrow Sea.
Yes, many thought it was cruel giving his uncle lordship over barren islands…. only to find out that Bloodstone had a large gold deposit said to rival the Rock itself while the other islands had deposits or things like coal or iron while others had blessed with fertile land.
This made Daemon Targaryen not only a Prince with Land, it made him a very wealthy Prince with land, Viserys had shocked many in the council by agreeing to the appointment even more shocking was Otto agreed with it. Turns out Otto had a change of tone too the current situation to a more supportive role.
Now don't think he had a change of heart out of loyalty or whatever, it was purely that his Suttle attempts to convince Viserys to pressure Aemma into having more children to have a second son as a spare, you see Viserys had looked back at his wife's pregnancy's she had been pregnant 5 times and both miscarriages had happened here in Kings landing while his son and two daughters had been born on Dragonstone with no issue.
It had made the King paranoid and alert hiring food tasters from Dragonstone to be sure of there loyalty, Otto realised that if he kept pressuring the King, he might turn his suspicion and anger on him and his house.
That left Aegon, and the Prince was not fond of him, so he diverted his energy to supporting Aegon's war, even convincing the King to offer support in terms of supplies from the crown's coffers or manpower.
Not all at once, mind you. He was slowly offering these ideas to not arouse suspicion, unaware that Aemma was wary. Alongside her stared plea of stay safe and please come home, he sent word to Aegon of Otto's movements in the council.
"Nephew, I swear every time I see you now, you're in this bloody war room, you need to get out and have fun every so often" came the voice of Daemon the man rolling his eyes at the site of his nephew once again looking at his maps and troop deployment lists, there was a new one however a map of the Crownlands marked with red crosses in different regions.
"Uncle, what is our current military strength," Aegon asked, not looking up from his maps, giving Daemon pause as he looked for that bit of parchment.
Military strength
Legionaries: 250,000 fighting men split into legions on 10,000 men,
The Stepstones: 40,000
Tyrosh: 20,000
Lys: 20,000
Myr: 20,000
Guarding construction sites of new cities and planed cities: 100,000
In reserve 50,000
Auxiliaries: 100,000 fighting men, only 50,000 actives at any one time on a 6-month basis for training and security patrols manning the border forts along the Rubicon, all members residences of new garrison towns near the Rubicon.
Naval Fleet: 400 ships almost evenly split between Trireme war ships and Trasport vessels.
Impressed with the manpower they still had despite there forces from Westeros Including the Velaryons, leaving after there conquest of Lys handing the document to his nephew the man before him read it again and again occasionally looking up to the map of the crownlands.
This went on until he marked two locations one located between the Blackwater rush and the Gold Road close to Kings landing the other on the Rosby Road between Rosby and Kings landing, once that was done, he wrote a letter before sealing it and handing both to Daemon.
He asked his uncle to take them to the King and await his response telling him to hint that it would speed up his return to Westeros if he said yes, (that would pressure his mother and Sister into all but forcing his father to agree) that and he had received a letter from his Aunt Rhea that she would like her husband home to spend time with his daughter (and give her another child).
Kings Landing
Throne Room 2 Days Later
The entire court were in attendance waiting on the Rouge Prince as the herald announced him, "Prince Daemon of the House Targaryen, Rider of Caraxes, the Prince of Bloodstone Lord paramount of the Stepstones and Warden of the Narrow Sea"
Daemon Kneeled before His Brother who spared no more formality as he stood from the Iron Throne. "Daemon, Welcome home brother." Viserys Hugged him tightly fearing his brother would leave him again if he let go.
He was greeting by his sister-in-law and his two nieces before hugging his wife who whispered two him "you have been gone too long husband, hurry with your meeting and meet me in our chambers" she smiled before handing their daughter to him.
After dismissing the court, the Targaryen's and the small council made there way to the small council chambers where Daemon handed his brother Aegon's documents, breaking the seal he read his sons letter.
To his Grace
With my campaign's here in Essos now complete and my new conquests secured my thoughts turn back to Westeros, however my loyal legions deserve to be recognized for their bravery I would like you to approve my request to commission them as the Royal Army of House Targaryen officially.
That and the land marked on the map I have sent with Daemon be seceded to the Royal Army to build permanent garrisons so our family is not solely reliant on our bannermen.
I await your choice father
Prince Aegon Targaryen
Prince of Dragonstone.
Within the week Daemon had returned to Lys with his fathers choice…..of course it was a yes even if Otto had tried to change the requests of the prince (he thankfully didn't try) his wife and daughters would let him say no.
The Decree Aegon received was well received by the legions.
To the Legionaries under the command of Prince Aegon Targaryen
My son has spoken highly of your valour and skill and requested that you be officerly made the Royal Army of Westeros and our new lands in Essos.
As such, I Viserys Targaryen the first of my name, Rider of Balerion the Black Dread, Dragon Lord of House Targaryen, King of the Andals the Rhoynar and the First men Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm.
Do herby commission the Lost Legion as the first Official Royal Army of the Iron Throne and name its current General Rhogar as it commander.
Within the Month Aegon Targaryen had his 50,000 men were making there way across the seas to the Stepstones then onward to Kings landing.
Authors Note: Yes yes I have given Aegon a very large army that's not realistic, please Remember this is Essos which has a larger population that Westeros, also it is a fanfic so screw it.
Kind Regards: Revan Shan 2077.