After taking the first selected members of the First Legion across the Narrow Sea to Pentos for training, Sevan immediately returned to Danyla's side. Selection for the legion's second batch had already begun.
Pentos was now merely a province of the Kingdom of Reclea. To tighten his control over it, Aurelion had stationed two thousand of his finest troops there. As a result, its military facilities were already well developed, and it had no shortage of seasoned commanders.
The armed forces of every province in Reclea were managed and deployed centrally from Reclea City. Military authority had long since been centralized, giving Aurelion absolute authority within the kingdom.
Sending the First Legion to Pentos for training was intended to gradually accustom its members to this principle and system. Once they returned to Westeros, they would become a true blade in the hands of the Targaryen royal house-or, rather, Danyla.
But deep within the Mountains of the Principality of Andalos and along the Rhoyne, many mountain bandits and river pirates still lived in village settlements. The First Legion's first assignment after completing its training would be to wipe them all out.
This campaign would earn them considerable merit. Once they had successfully eradicated the bandits, they could use that achievement to establish the First Legion's formidable reputation.
As Corlys the Sea Snake looked at Seasmoke and Meleys among the great dragons, his heart grew deeply unsettled. After all, those two great dragons had brought House Velaryon's prestige to its highest point in history.
The sight of Silverwing and Grace eased his mood somewhat, but neither of his daughters was particularly close to him anymore. Lara, in particular, had been raised by Danyla and barely acknowledged him as her father.
The reason he had been so eager to participate in the Kingswood