Illyrio Mopatis

We were on a ship, sailing from Braavos. A month has passed since our meeting with Iron Bank, Sealord and Oberyn.

After coming to an agreenent, we left immediately, as i was being very cautious about this whole affair.

But our time spent here turned out to be a productive one, my proficiency in sword arts was increasing. But more impotantly, we had struck a deal with Dornish and Braavos.

They had their own plots concerning us, but they knew we were valuable investments for future. So it is more likely that they will try to keep us alive.

But even then i had no plans of endangering our lives, so we had set off once again.

And now i was watching as the Titan of Braavos looked smaller and smaller as we sailed away from Braavos.

Daenerys was nearly a nameday old now, she was growing up as a curious child and liked to hear stories from Ser Willem.

She always followed him like a lost puppy it was quite funny though. It brought a sense of peace to everyone who watched her. I could see it in their eyes, the war had left a deep impression on them. So the moments like these were cherished by them.

But i knew that this peace was not to last forever, but i was still a bit confused as there had been no attempts at our lives so far.

Word should have reached Robert of our presence in Braavos. I will require more information in order to confirm any guesses made by me.

And so our days were spent aboard the ship, sailing the water of the narrow sea.

I have spent quite a lot of time at sea now, if you include our earlier voyage.

I was introduced to the game of cyvasse as we were sailing, it was somewhat similar to chess but was a lot broader in application.

Cyvasse in simple terms was a game where we selected the terrain, forts and army and placed them on the board as per our strategy. The army consisted of Rabble, Spearmen, Crossbowmen, Elephants, Horses, Catapults, Trebuchet, Dragons and King.

Like chess the objective was to defeat the opposing king.

Many onboard were introduced to this game for the first time, so i defeated them quite soundly at the start due to my experience at chess. Later it was me being defeated as they learnt the working of the game though.

But overall our journey was a pleasant one unlike the last, and due the winds being favourable we reached our destination ahead of the scheduled time.

Pentos, as we arrived on its shores i could see the walls of great mansions of the magisters.

We docked our ship at the harbour and were guided to the outskirts of the city. Pentos is a bustling city as compared to Braavos, and you could see merchants selling their merchandise everyehere.

I had dyed our hair blue to avoid recognition, as we navigated through the streets of Pentos.

We soon arrived at the outskirts of the city, where our mansion was located. It was similar to our mansion in Braavos, if a bit smaller.

The next few days passed like that, as we became accustomed to living in Pentos, that is when news came from Westeros.

Stannis had successfully attacked Dragonstone, and now is the Lord of Dragonstone.

The garrison had surrendered at the sight of the royal fleet approaching the island.

And the search or hunt for the remaining Targaryens has started in an earnest.

I was surprised though, no one knew when we had escaped.

The news of our escape from Dragonstone, was vividly discussed even here. Robert Baratheon has announced a bounty on our heads, but that was not a surprise for me though.

As the days passed, the talk about the Targaryen scions lessened considerably.

We continued to live in disguise, i was learning archery now. It took up most of my time as i had contiued my lessons on water dancing. But the effects were obivious, my strength had increased by a large margin compared to what it was earlier. I was proficient in reading and writing, so i was spending the majority of my time in the training yards to hone my martial skills.

Combat was my weak point and i wanted to rectify that. I was a decent strategist, so i could afford to spend more time over training my body.

Things were looking quite good, as there were no assisantion attempts on us till now. But then we had a visitor, it was not rare for visitors to come to the mansion.

As we operated under disguise, it was who the visiter actually was that surprised me.

Illyrio Mopatis had come to visit us, he was quite a high class figure in Pentos.

He was a magister who had married into the family of the Prince of Pentos.

He was a plump man dressed in opulent clothing, who was wearing a ring on each of his fingers.

I don't know what to think of Illyrio Mopatis, as he and Varys had mislead the Targaryen siblings in the show.

As these thoughts were occuring in my head, he had arrived in front of us.

"Your Grace, it is an honour to meet you."

"And who is that certain someone?"

"Varys, your grace."

"And what does the maester of whisperers to the usurper wish to convey."

"That he is loyal to you, your grace. And plans are being made for you to claim your birthright."

"I see, and what are those plans i wonder."

"I am a messenger, and not privy to such plans, your grace."

"Hmm, then what is the message you wish to convey."

"A message from Westeros, your grace."

And as he said that, he handed me a letter.

The letter was from Varys, it contained a recent events that had occured in Westeros. Robert Baratheon had married Cersei Lannister, while Jon Arryn was named hand of the king. The crown was already in debt to Tywin Lannister now, as the royal treasury was empty. While we were suspected to be in Braavos, the usurper had sent assasins after us. But that attempt had resulted in faliure, as we had left Braavos by then.

After reading the letter, i handed it to Ser Williem Darry. And looked at Illyrio Mopatis, and said.

"So when should i expect the next assasination attempt from the Usurper, i think he will soon know that we are here."

No, your grace. Varys is spinning the web that you are still hiding in Braavos or have left for Volantis."

"Why are you supporting me then, what is your motive?"

"Some favours must be paid, your grace."

"I see you are supporting me, because you owe someone."

"I would support you, because you are the rightful king your grace."

"Then i thank you for your support, in our time of need."

I said nothing more, as he left.

The next day, we visited his mansion and compared to our mansion it was far larger. Unsullied were on guard, and servants were present everywhere.

Illyrio personally came to welcome us, as we entered his mansion.

"Your Grace, it is an honour."

"I am sure, you will not mind as we came here unexpectedly."

"No, not at all your grace."

We toured his mansion, as he guided us. It was opulent, but i did not find anything remarkable.

We stayed with Illyrio Mopatis, for the next few days. As we left, i started making preparations to leave Pentos.

Because it was better for me to prepare, than to trust them.

We were thinking on where to go next, Lorath, Norvos, Tyrosh, Qohor, Lys, Myr and Volantis were brought up.

Even Summer Islands was a option, if it turned out to be necessary.

But i was not going to cross the Dothraki sea anytime soon though.

In the end we decided on Myr, as our mercenary company was being established in Myr. I had decided Myr due to various reasons, the main being war on the disputed lands. Myr, Lys and Tyrosh are constantly fighting over the disputed lands. Our mercenary company will have plenty of opportunity to grow, under such circumstances.

And after a few months, we departed towards Myr. We made sure no one knew exactly where we were going, and took many detours in our journey.

I was even wondering how did Viserys in the show even managed to travel across Essos, while taking care of Daenerys and avoiding the assasins sent after them.

Nearly a year has passed by, since we left King's Landing. 

Sixteen more years to go, till we make our return.