"Sometimes, hatred can last for millennia, but people only use hatred as an excuse to continue conflicts in search of more interests." Lyarra's thoughts as she remembered the hatred between the Emperor and her Great-Grandmother.
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"Isn't it too early to get out of bed?" Saera asked, holding a glass of wine in her hand and taking a sip, observing the absolutely beautiful naked figure of the woman looking at the stormy sea below.
Lyarra rolled her eyes. "The inspection must be almost complete, I should arrive in Planetos before the end of the month."
"Come with me on my ship." Saera said with a lazy tone as she enjoyed the beautiful view before her and she wasn't talking about the sea.
"Don't you have a dragon?" Lyarra asked curiously, looking at the naked Saera in bed. It might seem like something had happened between them the night before, but nothing had happened, both just liked to sleep naked.
Although she felt that Saera was coveting her body, Lyarra didn't mind having sex with Saera, not when she could have the resources and newer military technology. She learned to use her advantages when an opportunity arose.
Just like now, she was tempting Saera with her body, but didn't let the princess touch her. Although she didn't know what love was, she understood possessiveness and the desire to possess.
Nothing easily gained is valued. The same applies to the desires of men and women.
Don't get me wrong, she wasn't a whore who used her body in exchange for favors, she was still a sweet, adorable, and beautiful virgin. How could she lose her precious virginity without something that could benefit her fiefdom?
Her great-grandmother, Catelyn, called her a whore because of this, but her grandmother, Val, would praise her for being a competent ruler.
Saera seemed somewhat sarcastic at the mention of her dragon. "Perhaps it was easy at first, but after thousands of years of physical enhancement through blood magic, dragons not only reproduce more slowly, but are also not easy to conquer and maintain."
"Because of the dragons' appetite and power, it's not so easy to tame a dragon, especially for the fourth generation of the imperial family." Saera continued with a lazy tone.
"To limit the power of princes and princesses, the Three Queens created inheritance laws that from the grandchildren of the Imperial Princes and Princesses, the princes and princesses would only be princes and princesses, without the imperial title. Greater than a duke, but less than imperial princes and princesses."
"In short, we are too poor to satisfy a dragon's voracious appetite, and a dragon might despise me." Although Saera could be calm, Lyarra still detected a trace of sadness in her tone.
It seemed that being royalty wasn't so easy. Lyarra thought, feeling fortunate that her father and mother only had one daughter, herself.
Since her father couldn't inherit the fiefdom because of his role as Primarch, the title of heiress passed to her.
"Didn't the Princess Regent help you with this matter?" Sitting back on the bed, Lyarra asked while making Saera look at her. The future duchess couldn't help but admire the inhuman beauty of the Targaryen lineage.
Her question was simple, as it also had hidden intentions, analyzing whether the Princess Regent was generous in her actions or if Lyarra would have to work hard to get some benefits for House Stark.
Saera, who was forced to look at Lyarra, just smiled seductively, understanding the implications in Lyarra's words.
"The Princess Regent is definitely generous, that's why we are the strongest faction in the Imperial Senate, but she has to feed her own dragon and her brothers' and sisters' dragons, that alone is an extremely high cost." Saera said with an arrogant tone as she looked at Lyarra's breathtaking naked body, she licked her lips and didn't hide the carnivorous gaze in her eyes.
Dragons seemed casual when eating, but after a thousand years of enhancement through blood magic, dragons began to prefer high-energy food. And the most energetic things in the universe besides Quasar explosions, black holes, and stars, were the cores of planets.
Yes, dragons needed to devour planet cores to grow and become true invincible weapons of war. They were even more powerful than the Gloriana Class ships that were the Primarchs' own vessels.
How could she, the granddaughter of Prince Jaehaerys and Duchess Lannister, have the power to feed a dragon?
"However, although I don't have money for a dragon, I have an excellent fiefdom, safe, rich, and strategically close to two even more powerful fiefdoms." Saera said with a satisfied smile, although it was a shame not to have a dragon, her situation was the best among the Emperor's great-grandchildren.
All because she chose the right person to follow, her chosen fiefdom was not only next to the Princess Regent's fiefdom, but also next to the fiefdom of Imperial Prince Aemon and Imperial Princess Daenys.
Lyarra nodded. Although she also found it sad for a Targaryen to be without a dragon, Saera's situation was better than many nobles, including one of the dukes. Not only was she protected by two extremely powerful fiefdoms, but she could also be a key point for trade between these two fiefdoms, making her rich.
"I have to go." Lyarra gently kissed Saera's cheek and began to get dressed, under Saera's hurt eyes.
"Come with me." Saera said like a cat abandoned by its owner.
"If I were alone and didn't represent House Stark, I could go, but I am here on behalf of my grandfather, Duke Stark, to greet Queen Daenerys." Lyarra, already dressed, combed her hair in front of a mirror and said with a smile. Satisfied to seduce the great-granddaughter of the God Emperor. At that moment, she truly felt like the most beautiful woman in the universe.
Saera bit her lips and looked at the figure combing her hair with a lustful gaze. She felt that her plan had failed. Instead of seducing the future duchess of House Stark, she was the one who was seduced!
However, how could this be her fault? Before a woman of this level, even a gay man would fall at her feet.
"Don't look at me like an abandoned dog, we'll see each other at the birthday party." Lyarra, seeing Saera's expression, rolled her eyes and said, she narrowed her eyes and smiled elegantly.
"Have you ever been to Planetos?" Saera asked with a smile, calming her own feelings, returning to the dignified Targaryen princess.
"No, it's my first time on the mother planet." Lyarra spoke with a look full of curiosity about the most famous planet in the human race, the place where gods live and walk among mere mortals.
"The citizens of Planetos are a bunch of arrogant people, always looking down on the people of other planets, as if they were superior just by living next to my great-grandfather." Saera said with a sarcastic tone.
"As for the planet itself, it's very beautiful, especially the Imperial Palace, which covers half the area of the Continent of Essos. It also has the Red Keep, but that's on the continent of Westeros and serves as a retreat for the imperial family to relax back to their ancient roots." Saera showed a happy and nostalgic expression.
"Have you seen the Emperor?" Lyarra asked with curiosity. If there was a more important figure in human society, it was the God Emperor of Humanity. The core that makes the entire Imperium function correctly.
He is eternally seated on the Ruby Throne, protecting and guiding humanity to the apex of all races in the Known Universe. That's what the Cult of the Emperor told the masses.
"Once, but I was too small to remember everything, I only remember his hand on my hair and his back, moving away from me." Saera said, showing a gentle expression. "Even though I haven't seen him again, I know he loves all members of House Targaryen."
"As for the queens, I see them more often, especially Queen Visenya, who is always on the Senate Throne, closely following the development of the Imperium." Saera looked at Lyarra and spoke.
"She reminds me of you, always so elegant and calm." Saera said with a laugh.
"It's an honor to look like Queen Visenya." Lyarra also said with a laugh.
Remembering something interesting, Saera asked, remembering the old feud between the Emperor and the former Duke Stark's wife, Catelyn, Saera asked full of curiosity. "By the way, is it true that the Emperor hates your Great-Grandmother?"
Lyarra showed a helpless expression, but nodded. "The Emperor's punishment is still in effect, although the Emperor himself hasn't said anything in a thousand years. But no one dares to try to remove the punishment without the God Emperor's permission."
"My great-grandfather must have forgotten, he really doesn't seem like someone who holds a grudge, especially after so long." Saera said, having a clear image of the Emperor's personality from the Princess Regent and the Emperor's other sons and daughters.
"I hope so." Lyarra said with a sigh. Remembering her great-grandmother, the woman was old and fragile, the Elixir of Life always reserved for her always arrived years late, which accelerated her aging.
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