The Transfer of Power in Volantis caused little stir. This probably had much to do with its poor reputation among the Free Cities. Neither the Tiger Party nor the Elephant Party had ever abandoned its ambitions of dominating the world.
Besides, everyone believed that House Targaryen's Great Dragons, having all left home together this time, were bound to make some grand move to warn the world.
With the unfortunate Volantis serving as an outlet for their anger, the other powers felt that trouble would stay away as long as they did nothing suicidal. If anything, they felt much more at ease.
Since Volantis would become part of the Kingdom of Reclea, Danyla left Aurelion entirely in charge of dealing with the city's nobles.
Danyla herself remained in the Holy Flame Temple, devoting herself to using the power of the weirwood to monitor developments in the Lands Beyond the Wall and around the Shivering Sea.
Through the weirwood's eyes, Danyla discovered that the cold air in the north had indeed grown considerably stronger. The ice magical energy in the far north was also becoming increasingly dense.
Danyla hurriedly sent word to the Citadel, ordering them to announce that winter was approaching.
"Sevan, you and Shirei are to ride your dragons out and inspect every reserve granary yourselves. Make absolutely certain that every granary has been stocked according to the requirements."
"If you find any unauthorized use, improper storage, or discrepancies in the quantities, arrest everyone responsible and send them to King's Landing for trial before the Small Council!"
Through the weirwood and her Secret Guards network, Danyla had already spotted signs of quite a few embezzlers.
"Winter is coming. It's time to deal with these rats!"
Since the end of the last Long Night and winter, Westeros and Essos had enjoyed