Baharasi was a ruined city in southwestern Essos. It stood on the northern shore of Slaver's Bay, south of the Painted Mountains and northeast of the Black Great Cliff. The Valyrian Road connected it to Mataris in the west and the port city of Tolos on Slaver's Bay to the southeast.
"Beyond Baharasi lies Slaver's Bay's sphere of influence, so we can build a Dragonstone Wall fortress anchored on the Painted Mountains and the Black Great Cliff."
"That would not only hold off Dothraki incursions, but also better protect the trade route between the Kingdom of Reclea and Slaver's Bay."
Aurelion knew that Danyla loved building infrastructure above all else, so he had no objection. Besides, vast stretches of fertile land there remained undeveloped. Close to the Lands of the Long Summer, they could naturally support crops even in winter.
If they brought this region under their control, the Kingdom of Reclea would cover more than ten million square kilometers, becoming a premier kingdom spanning the eastern and western continents.
Naturally, he had no objections. Teran Rhaena, however, remained wary, having traveled the Demon Road with her family's trading caravans.
"Your Majesty, I traveled to Slaver's Bay along the Demon Road with my family several times. Not only is that region crawling with malformed monsters, but mountain bandits run rampant there as well. Terrifying extremes of weather occasionally strike, spreading plague and disease."
"Over the centuries since the Doom of Valyria, the region has become increasingly desolate. I'm afraid..."
"Not a problem! With House Targaryen's Great Dragons and the Royal Legions, any monsters or bandits that come will only become fertilizer for that land."
Danyla could transform even the barren Dorne Desert, let alone a rich stretch of land afflicted only by chaotic magical energy.
"As for the extreme weather