The eighth son, Ovanrion, had still been young when Danyla ascended to godhood and held no title with any real power. Upon taking the throne, Aurelion I named him Duke of the Stepstones.
Sevan Lyon's father, Sevan, was the supreme commander of the Holy Flame Island fleet, and Danyla appointed him Master of Ships after Earl Redd's death.
After taking the throne, Aurelion I divided the Holy Flame Fleet into five, establishing admirals for the eastern, western, southern, and northern seas, stationed in the Narrow Sea, Summer Sea, Sunset Sea, and Shivering Sea respectively. The strongest force remained stationed at Holy Flame Island.
Later, in gratitude for the loyalty of Sevan and his son, Aurelion continued to let them hold the office of Master of Ships. And, as with the Master of Coin, the office of Master of Ships never passed to another family thereafter.
Sevan Lyon and his descendants were all unwaveringly loyal, however, and never betrayed the trust of successive emperors.
The ninth son, Osanrion, had been named Prince of Lys by Danyla at birth. Like his father, Lysandra, Osanrion had no interest in politics. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to the pursuit of art.
But House Rogare seemed to have an inborn gift for finance. After securing Danyla's protection, a few decades of growth made the Rogare Bank the world's second-largest bank, surpassed only by the Holy Flame Bank.
The financial wars launched jointly by Lysandro and his brothers and Osanrion nearly bankrupted the Iron Bank of Braavos. The loss of maritime supremacy and the extermination of the Faceless Men left Braavos without any means of coercion to preserve its financial dominance.
And so this Free City, which had prospered for centuries, finally began to lose its luster beneath the radiance of the Holy Flame Empire.
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