Chapter Summaries

After the volcanic eruptions, Redd suspected a god connected to Valyria’s destruction had targeted him, though he could not determine why. He left the ruins with the injured Aegon and the other dragon, beginning a wary flight across the Smoking Sea.

• Redd considered whether his Targaryen blood, the objects he had recovered, or his killing of cursed creatures had drawn a god’s attention.
• Redd decided to postpone investigating the threat until he was strong enough to confront the god.
• As sunset approached, Redd called to Aegon and the other dragon and ordered them to leave the mountain.
• The injured dragons carried Redd toward the Smoking Sea, and he worried about its volcanic hazards and the unknown god.
• Redd watched the waters and mist tensely as the three dragons entered the airspace over the Smoking Sea.

Redd led Ehm, Aegon, and the third dragon cautiously across the Smoking Sea, unaware that a hidden presence had failed to stop them and that a vast force was building beneath the water. Three enormous columns of molten fire erupted around their flight path, engulfing the sky in falling lava.

• Redd avoided visible volcanoes and had the dragons glide at altitude to conserve their strength as they crossed the Smoking Sea.
• A demonic eye reported that Redd and the three-headed dragon had escaped, but the unseen presence said it could not interfere more and refused to risk ending up like the eye.
• The demonic eye threatened the presence over its failure to stop Redd, then was crushed by an invisible force and vanished.
• Energy gathered beneath the sea as Redd and the dragons continued flying, unaware of the approaching catastrophe.
• Three towering columns of molten fire erupted around their route, launching lava high into the air and sending a vast rain of burning meteors down toward them.

Redd and the three dragons escaped a deadly lava barrage by diving into the Smoking Sea, where boiling water and violent currents left them near death. King Ghidorah kept Redd from being swept away, while a mysterious flame figure inspected the three newly formed volcanoes before vanishing.

• Redd ordered the dragons to dive beneath the lava storm, and King Ghidorah shielded him as they plunged into the sea.
• The lava struck the water, creating a vast boiling surface and violent underwater currents that battered Redd and the dragons.
• Redd lost consciousness and slipped from Ehm’s back, but King Ghidorah caught him and wrapped him in its wings.
• The volcanic eruptions ended, leaving three new volcanoes arranged in an equilateral triangle above the Smoking Sea.
• An illusory figure of flame inspected the three craters several times, then vanished.

Redd awakened after the system updated and used its new medical repair function to recover from his severe injuries. He found himself and the three dragons stranded in shallow, warm water near the edge of the Smoking Sea, but his limbs remained stiff after his long unconsciousness.

• Redd and the three dragons were swept through the undersea currents, and King Ghidorah shielded the unconscious Redd with his wings.
• After Redd had survived for one year, the system asked whether to update, and he chose to update before losing consciousness again.
• The system completed its update, added a medical repair function, and spent energy healing Redd's injuries.
• Redd awoke, found the three dragons still protecting him, and realized they had reached a shallow beach near the Smoking Sea's outer edge.
• Redd tried to move but found his hands and feet stiff and numb from being unconscious for an extended period.

Redd woke after being submerged in the Smoking Sea and found himself weak but without apparent internal injuries, while Black Dragon Ehm and Red Dragon Aegon were badly wounded. He used the updated system to inspect Ehm’s injuries and reached a treatment screen demanding 1,100 energy points.

• King Ghidorah excitedly licked Redd until he pushed one of its heads away and washed the saliva from his face.
• Redd checked himself and found no apparent internal injuries, then examined the badly wounded Black Dragon Ehm and Red Dragon Aegon.
• Redd opened the updated system and saw that it had ten years until its next update and that his evolution points had become energy points, with only a little over 3,000 remaining.
• Redd used the medical repair function on Ehm and skipped the detailed injury reports to view the treatment options.
• Redd saw that treating Ehm would cost 1,100 energy points, more than a third of his remaining reserves.

Redd spent nearly all his remaining energy healing Ehm and Aegon, then chose to head for Westeros in search of energy from the wights. After days of flight, the dragons reached the continent and spotted Volantis, but Redd did not land there.

• Redd used energy points to heal Ehm, who recovered and excitedly rubbed his head against Redd.
• Redd spent 1,500 energy points to heal Aegon, whose injuries closed although he remained weak.
• With just over 500 energy points left, Redd decided to seek the wights beyond the Wall in Westeros, while considering hunting humans if the wights proved too dangerous.
• Redd consulted an old map and flew from the Smoking Sea on Ehm with King Ghidorah and Aegon following.
• After several days and nights, Redd saw land and recognized the city of Volantis, but did not take the dragons down to land.

Redd left his three dragons in a forest and entered Volantis to learn about the city and find food. After seeing chained slaves in the streets, he found a tavern, where he paid a gold coin for its finest meal and wine.

• Redd hid King Ghidorah, Ehm, and Aegon in a forest outside Volantis, then prepared himself and went into the city alone.
• Redd asked people outside the city for directions and learned that Volantis was a major port in the Free Federation.
• Redd entered Volantis, concealed his silver hair beneath his hood, and took in the busy streets before seeing chained slaves being driven through them.
• Redd turned away from the slave caravan and entered a crowded tavern to eat and gather information.
• Redd showed the barkeeper a Gold Dragon, prompting him to serve roast beef, lamb, and red wine.

Redd learned that the story was likely set around 100 AC, decades before the Dance of the Dragons, and planned to reach Westeros and prepare for the coming conflict. After buying supplies in Volantis, he headed for a livestock market while unaware that mercenaries were following him.

• Redd overheard tavern patrons arguing over whether Viserys or Laenor would inherit the Iron Throne and deduced that Jaehaerys I still ruled.
• Redd calculated that King Ghidorah could grow into a formidable dragon before the Dance of the Dragons and considered gaining more dragons before the war.
• Redd paid the tavern owner for food and a detailed map to Westeros, then lifted the heavy supplies with ease and deterred several would-be thieves.
• Several mercenaries followed Redd after he left the tavern, hoping to steal his gold dragons.
• Redd hid his supplies in his system space and wandered through Volantis before deciding to buy livestock to feed his three dragons.

Redd bought more than a hundred sheep to feed the three dragons, then was surrounded in the forest by armed men who demanded his money, weapons, and livestock. Realizing they intended to kill him, he prepared for a fight and charged through the flock toward their leader.

• Redd paid five Gold Dragons for over a hundred sheep and herded them toward the forest where the three dragons had landed.
• Several dozen armed men surrounded Redd and the panicked sheep in the forest.
• The gray-bearded leader demanded Redd’s Gold Dragons, weapons, and livestock, but Redd refused to trust his promise of safe passage.
• Redd drew his shield and longsword, checked that the men had no bows or crossbows, and activated the system’s automatic medical repair function.
• Redd decided to attack the leader and charged through the sheep to make a path toward him.

Redd fought his first deadly battle against a gang of brawny men, killing their leader and cutting down many attackers while the system silently healed his wounds. As the survivors panicked and tried to flee, a deafening roar sounded from the sky.

• Redd charged the older brawny man and killed him after overpowering his defense with a second sword strike.
• The gang attacked Redd, but he used his sword and shield to fight them off despite suffering deep wounds to his back.
• Redd’s system medical repair function rapidly healed his injuries as he killed more than a dozen attackers.
• The surviving brawny men lost heart, and their disorganized formation left them unable to retreat effectively.
• The brawny men tried to scatter and flee, but a deafening roar rang out from the sky.

King Ghidorah, Ehm, and Aegon arrived in time to destroy the mercenaries attacking Redd, who then struggled to adapt to the aftermath of his first battle. As the dragons fed and Redd gathered provisions, he wondered why the adult dragons obeyed the much smaller King Ghidorah.

• King Ghidorah, Ehm, and Aegon attacked the fleeing mercenaries with lightning and dragonfire, killing them all.
• Redd collapsed from exhaustion after the battle, then retched at the sight and smell of the corpses before forcing himself to recover.
• Redd collected several dozen sheep carcasses in his storage space while the three dragons ate the human dead.
• Redd thanked King Ghidorah and recognized his ability to assess the battle and direct Ehm and Aegon.
• Redd wondered what let the juvenile King Ghidorah command the two much larger adult dragons.

Redd continued flying with Ehm, Aegon, and the young King Ghidorah after the forest battle, while Rhaenys encountered the group from afar. She was stunned to discover a three-headed dragon among them.

• Redd reviewed King Ghidorah’s system information and marveled at its Titan King Bloodline, abilities, and rapid growth.
• Redd left the burning forest on Ehm’s back with Aegon and King Ghidorah, while the fire consumed the battlefield and its traces.
• Redd and the dragons traveled high above the ground for days, and King Ghidorah eventually fell asleep on Aegon’s back.
• Rhaenys flew toward the Free Federation’s fortress on Meleys, the Red Queen, and spotted two distant dragons.
• Rhaenys approached, recognized that the dragons rivaled Balerion in size, then turned away and watched from a safe distance.
• Rhaenys saw Redd riding Ehm and discovered King Ghidorah curled on Aegon’s back, leaving her astonished by the three-headed dragon.

Rhaenys approached Redd after spotting his three dragons, and they agreed to land and speak while remaining wary of one another. When she asked his name, Redd invented the surname Miraxis, leaving Rhaenys astonished because she had never heard of a dragonlord family by that name.

• Rhaenys ordered Meleys to roar and approach Redd, prompting Ehm and Aegon to respond defensively and waking Redd.
• Redd saw Rhaenys and Meleys but kept his dragons from attacking because she showed no hostile intent.
• Rhaenys invited Redd to land and talk, and he accepted so he could learn about the outside world and House Targaryen.
• Rhaenys and Redd landed with their dragons and studied each other from a distance before she asked his name.
• Redd introduced himself as Redd Miraxis, and Rhaenys was astonished because she knew of no dragonlord family called Miraxis.

Redd learned that it was 101 AC and that Rhaenys Targaryen stood in his way as he headed for Westeros. Their argument escalated into a standoff, with Redd’s three dragons surrounding Rhaenys and Meleys and leaving her realizing she could not win alone.

• Rhaenys introduced herself as Rhaenys Targaryen, and Redd learned the year was 101 AC.
• Rhaenys questioned Redd’s purpose in going to Westeros, and he refused to explain.
• Rhaenys warned that he and his dragons could not enter Targaryen territory without explaining themselves, so Redd invoked House Milasis and belittled House Targaryen.
• Ehm and Aegon advanced on Meleys, while King Ghidorah’s golden energy made Meleys retreat half a step.
• Rhaenys warned that the Targaryens had many more dragons, but Redd’s dragons closed in around her and Meleys as he challenged her.

Redd drove Rhaenys away during their standoff, then fed his three dragons and continued toward Dragonstone, knowing House Targaryen would now be on alert. Rhaenys flew back toward King's Landing with news of Redd and his dragons, where a succession struggle was bringing the realm close to war.

• Rhaenys ordered Meleys to flee, and Redd chose not to pursue her.
• Rhaenys decided to report Redd and his three dragons to her family, especially King Jaehaerys.
• Redd fed King Ghidorah, Ehm, and Aegon, then prepared to cross the Narrow Sea toward Dragonstone.
• Rhaenys flew past Dragonstone toward King's Landing, reflecting on Redd and the three-headed dragon.
• Rhaenys sensed the succession conflict nearing war as Corlys supported Laenor's claim and Daemon gathered sellswords for Viserys.

Rhaenys considered how Redd and his three dragons might shift the struggle over the Iron Throne, then secretly returned to King's Landing to tell Jaehaerys about them. Jaehaerys was left shaken by her account, especially the existence of a three-headed dragon.

• Rhaenys thought Redd's dragons might draw attention away from her faction's weaknesses and undermine Viserys's prestige.
• Rhaenys landed Meleys quietly in the Dragonpit and went to see her grandfather, Jaehaerys.
• Jaehaerys reflected on the growing conflict between Viserys and Daemon's side and Rhaenys and Corlys's faction as he sought to prevent civil war.
• Rhaenys told Jaehaerys that she had met Redd and that he had three dragons, including an unprecedented three-headed dragon.
• Jaehaerys reacted with disbelief and nearly fainted, while Rhaenys insisted her report was true.

King Jaehaerys absorbed Rhaenys’s report about Redd and his three dragons, concluding that they threatened the established order and House Targaryen’s standing. He was left fearing a future he could no longer control.

• King Jaehaerys accepted Rhaenys’s account and reflected on how it could change the future of King’s Landing and Westeros.
• He concluded that Redd’s mastery of three dragons signaled exceptionally pure Dragon King blood and the power to overturn the existing order.
• He reasoned that Redd’s two enormous adult dragons must have grown in the magical environment of the Old Valyria Peninsula.
• He feared the three-headed dragon’s unprecedented form and immense potential, and wondered whether Valyrian experiments had created it.
• King Jaehaerys raged inwardly at the Valyrian slave masters and their experiments, then confronted his helplessness before the threat to his kingdom and family.

Jaehaerys summoned House Targaryen to discuss Redd Milaxis and ordered the family to prepare an ambush near Dragonstone, hoping to negotiate before resorting to a dragon battle. After the meeting, Viserys wrestled with his lack of a dragon while Rhaenys quietly put her own plans into motion.

• Jaehaerys summoned every available member of House Targaryen and presented Rhaenys's news about Redd Milaxis, his dragons, and the Three-Headed Dragon.
• Viserys proposed attacking Redd, but Daemon cautioned that his dragons were formidable and the succession dispute remained unresolved.
• Jaehaerys silenced their argument, and the family agreed to gather four dragons near Dragonstone to negotiate with Redd or fight if talks failed.
• Viserys stayed behind, felt threatened by his exclusion from the coming battle, and considered trying to tame a dragon before hesitating over Cannibal and Vhagar.
• Rhaenys quietly put her own pieces into play.

Jaehaerys, Rhaenys, and Daemon arrived at Dragonstone with four dragons and learned that Laena had tamed Vhagar, bringing their side to five dragons. Redd and his three dragons then appeared, and Jaehaerys led the five dragons to confront them.

• Rhaenys secretly sent Laena and Laenor to Dragonstone to claim Vhagar, while Jaehaerys ordered Viserys to remain in King's Landing and prepared the city's defenses.
• Jaehaerys, Alysanne, Daemon, and Rhaenys flew to Dragonstone on Vermithor, Silverwing, Caraxes, and Meleys.
• Laena tamed Vhagar, delighting Rhaenys and Alysanne and leaving Daemon worried that the balance of power had shifted against Viserys.
• Redd crossed the Narrow Sea with Ehm and two other dragons and approached Dragonstone.
• Jaehaerys spotted the three incoming dragons and led Vermithor, Silverwing, Caraxes, Meleys, and Vhagar to meet them.
• Redd noticed that five dragons were converging against his group, and Ehm and Aegon roared in warning.

Redd ordered his three dragons to attack the five Targaryen dragons to demonstrate his strength and secure a foothold in the Seven Kingdoms. Vhagar charged first, and Ehm and Vhagar exchanged dragonfire as Laena struggled to stay in the saddle.

• Redd decided to strike first rather than wait for negotiations and commanded Ehm, Aegon, and King Ghidorah to attack.
• The five Targaryen dragons answered the challenge as both groups closed in, while King Jaehaerys tried unsuccessfully to stop the conflict.
• Vhagar ignored Laena's commands and charged toward Redd's dragons, nearly throwing the young princess from the saddle.
• Redd ordered Ehm to use Dracarys, and Ehm unleashed black fire at Vhagar.
• Vhagar dodged the flames and counterattacked with white fire as Laena fought to keep her seat.