Vol. 6The Reach and the North

Viserys hunted in the Kingswood, exposed a Faceless Man sent by the Iron Bank, and traveled south to secure troops and confront the Ironborn. After killing Asha and reviewing Westerlands resources, he reached White Harbor, where House Manderly pledged support for the Wall as he prepared to continue north.

  • Viserys took Daenerys, Rhaenys, Arya, and Ygritte to hunt in the Kingswood, then returned to King's Landing with The Hound and his recruits.
  • Viserys exposed a Faceless Man carrying a poisoned letter and learned of the Iron Bank’s bounty on his life, while Pycelle secretly slipped out of the Red Keep.
  • Viserys and Daenerys arrived in Highgarden on King Ghidorah and ordered the Reach houses to provide troops for the Wall.
  • Margaery backed an alliance with House Targaryen as House Tyrell took charge of the levies and House Hightower promised its fleet against the Ironborn.
  • Viserys and Daenerys found and destroyed Ironborn fleets hiding in the reefs and near the Fog Zone.
  • Viserys found Asha injured in an abandoned camp, then told her her men were dead and accused the Ironborn of generations of pillaging and enslavement.
  • Viserys killed Asha after she failed to survive ten exchanges, then reviewed Westerlands mines and shipping with Alliser and directed him to prioritize supplies for the Wall.
  • Viserys and Daenerys reached White Harbor, where Wyman Manderly pledged House Manderly’s support and they prepared to continue north.
Chapters 501–600 Read from Ch. 501

Arc 21The Kingswood Hunt and the Faceless Man

Viserys led his companions on a dragon ride and hunt in the Kingswood, then welcomed The Hound and his new recruits to King's Landing. A Faceless Man revealed the Iron Bank's bounty on Viserys, while Pycelle secretly left the Red Keep and Viserys took Ygritte to see the city.

  • Viserys took Daenerys, Rhaenys, Arya, and Ygritte by dragon to the Kingswood, where they hunted deer and encountered a White Stag that seemed drawn to Daenerys.
  • Viserys and the women hunted a massive wild boar, then returned to camp and flew back to King's Landing the next day.
  • The Hound arrived with Mountain Clansmen and surrendered sellswords, including Bronn, whom Viserys ordered to serve under The Hound and report to Hand Clinton for assignments.
  • Sansa and the others welcomed Viserys back, and Roslin asked him to spend another night in her room before his journey south.
  • A disguised messenger claiming to be from Riverrun tried to deliver a letter, but Viserys exposed him as a Faceless Man and learned the Iron Bank had paid four million gold dragons toward a five-million-dragon contract on his life.
  • Viserys ordered the Faceless Man to warn the House of Black and White against future contracts in Valyrian territory, had him treated by Pycelle, and burned the letter after recognizing its Strangler poison.
  • Pycelle considered the consequences of his removal, disguised himself, and slipped out of the Red Keep through a concealed passage.
  • Viserys met Ygritte at the Red Keep gates and took her up the Street of Steel to show her King's Landing.
Chapters 501–52525 summaries Read

Arc 22Dragons Over Highgarden

Viserys and Daenerys arrived in Highgarden to demand Reach troops for the Wall and address the Ironborn remnants. As the Reach houses weighed their loyalties, Margaery moved toward a closer alliance with Viserys, while House Tyrell took responsibility for enforcing the levies.

  • Rhaenys agreed to oversee King's Landing while Viserys and Daenerys traveled south, and Viserys promised Daenerys a later journey beyond the Wall.
  • Viserys and Daenerys flew to Highgarden on King Ghidorah, where the dragons’ arrival frightened the townspeople and unsettled House Tyrell.
  • Margaery abandoned plans to manipulate Viserys and decided Willas should take real power from Olenna, while welcoming Viserys and Daenerys to Highgarden.
  • Viserys demanded that the Reach send soldiers north to face the Others, ordered the houses to provide their troop lists, and put House Tyrell in charge of the levies.
  • Daenerys warned Margaery that Viserys distrusted appearances, and Margaery explained how Olenna hoped to use the king to control the Reach’s vassals.
  • Willas pressed the houses to obey the levy, while Olenna warned that the dead beyond the Wall were real and House Hightower promised to send its fleet against the Ironborn.
  • Viserys told Margaery to seat the Reach houses where they could watch one another and said Highgarden would inspect the Hightower fleet before judging House Tyrell’s loyalty.
  • Margaery backed a close alliance with House Targaryen, then woke Daenerys and dressed her for their planned visit to the golden roses after Viserys left to discuss the Ironborn.
Chapters 526–55025 summaries Read

Arc 23The Ironborn in the Fog

Viserys and Daenerys left Highgarden to find the Ironborn, destroying hidden fleets along the Sunset Sea and Fog Zone. They found Asha unconscious in an abandoned camp, and Viserys told her that her men were dead before confronting her about the Ironborn’s attacks.

  • Willas suggested the Stone Reef Cluster as a possible hiding place for Asha Greyjoy’s fleet, while Margaery warned Viserys that House Hightower was secretly seeking dragonriders.
  • Viserys left Highgarden with Daenerys and their dragons, searched the reefs, and found Halag’s fleet hiding in a cove.
  • King Ghidorah blasted open the cavern, and Viserys’s dragons burned Halag’s ships and killed the Ironborn inside and around the cave.
  • After resting on a rocky islet, Viserys and Daenerys flew west and found Ironborn ships scattering near the Fog Zone.
  • Viserys sent Acmot, Viserion, and Vermax after the fleeing ships while King Ghidorah pursued and burned House Greyjoy’s flagship.
  • Viserys sensed Asha unconscious in the abandoned camp, then found her injured in her tent after Acmot attacked Ironborn hiding nearby.
  • Daenerys asked Viserys to let Asha wake before deciding her fate, and Viserys agreed to stay overnight and give Asha a chance to survive ten moves against him.
  • Asha woke and asked where her men were, and Viserys told her they were dead before accusing the Ironborn of generations of pillaging and enslavement.
Chapters 551–57525 summaries Read

Arc 24From Casterly Rock to White Harbor

Viserys dealt with Asha’s challenge, reviewed the Westerlands’ mines and port, then traveled with Daenerys to White Harbor to arrange supplies for the Wall. The pair prepared to continue north after House Manderly pledged its support.

  • Viserys killed Asha after she failed to survive ten exchanges, then flew with Daenerys and the dragons toward Casterly Rock.
  • Viserys reviewed the Westerlands’ mining and shipping records with Alliser, directing him to claim Castamere and Tarbeck Hall and prioritize supplies for the Wall.
  • Viserys and Daenerys left Casterly Rock and reached White Harbor, where Wyman Manderly welcomed them.
  • Viserys met Robin Grey and the Dragonstone veterans, reviewed supply shortages for the Wall, and approved plans to send additional provisions.
  • Viserys and Daenerys toured White Harbor, visiting its square, harbor, fish market, and shipyard before returning to New Castle.
  • At Wylfield’s account of Ser Bartimus, Daenerys learned how Wyman had helped him remain an Oath Knight despite his disabilities.
  • Wyman pledged House Manderly’s support to Viserys at the banquet, where Bartimus later recounted his years as a hired knight.
Chapters 576–60025 summaries Read
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