"I never imagined even an idiot could ride a dragon. House Targaryen's great dragons really aren't picky anymore!"
Golden-Haired Vaemond was the son of Daemon and Margaery. Perhaps because Queen Danyla's descendants had all stayed away from the Red Keep, he had always regarded himself as the eldest legitimate son of the Royal House.
When he heard that Otheryon City was about to hold a tournament, he secretly rode out of the Red Keep with his younger brother Weywood and younger sister Vinya.
They planned to visit Holy Flame Island and see whether it really had become the center of the world, as everyone claimed.
But their great dragons had barely approached Holy Flame Island when they spotted two great dragons circling above the Holy Island. They were Viserys, riding Vhagar, and Baelon, whom his own great dragon Bevivest had carried into the sky.
Because of complications during his birth, Baelon's intellect had never developed beyond that of a child. Although he could take care of himself, his intelligence was only that of an ordinary four- or five-year-old.
He had grown up with Jacaerys and Viserys, so they were as close as brothers.
After Baelon successfully established a mental bond with his great dragon, they had lived together on Dragonstone ever since. Unlike other Dragon Warriors, however, Baelon's great dragon was clearly more intelligent than his master.
Thus, the great dragon's will largely guided the pair, and Baelon became considerably more intelligent while dragonriding.
After returning to Dragonstone, Bevivest discovered that performing the Funeral Rite and forging dragonstone greatly aided his growth. He quickly became addicted.
Every day, he woke Baelon right on time, first heading to the Holy Flame Tower to burn corpses, then to the quarry to forge dragonstone. He kept himself happily busy all day.
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