During those years at Dragonwing Castle in Valyria, Margaery had used every trick she knew to become friends with Daenerys and Rhaenys.
Rhaenys in particular had always remained wary of Margaery because of Viserys's warning, but apart from Ashara and Daenerys, she had scarcely had any other women she could grow close to and trust throughout her life.
And so Margaery's thoughtfulness and companionship, always offered at just the right moments, had gradually breached Rhaenys's defenses. Later, Rhaenys would even quietly confide little private thoughts to Margaery that Daenerys and Ashara might not know.
On the warship Viserys had brought to Westeros this time, Rhaenys had even personally watched Margaery and Viserys together.
Still, Daenerys's relationship with Margaery was at least much closer than her relationships with Sansa and the others she had only met after arriving in King's Landing.
In Daenerys's heart, Margaery likely ranked just below Missandei, apart from her own family and Ashara. Although she had also known Kinvara for many years, Kinvara was the High Priestess of the Red God and rarely spent time with any of them except Viserys.
"Dany and I rode dragons all the way here. Flying straight here was bound to be faster," Viserys told Margaery with a smile. Then his gaze swept over the people behind her, and he deliberately asked, "And who might these people be?"
Lord Willas stood at the front, leaning on his cane. Olenna still had to uphold House Tyrell's honor in public, so she stood half a step behind him on his right. Behind them were several members of House Tyrell's cadet branches who had just arrived, along with attendants and officials from Highgarden.
"Your Grace, this is my elder brother, Willas Tyrell, the new Lord of Highgarden. This is our grandmother, Olenna Tyrell, and these