Chapter 28: Chapter 28

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Jon looked carefully at Harry Potter, who told him the situation regarding the cities, the improvements and the enemy movements.

During the last two months, Bravos tried to negotiate, sent emissaries.

They all left with the same answer.

They attacked us now they will respond.

The iron bank tried to buy it, then threatened it and then they were kicked out of Pentos with the threat that if they didn't leave they would lose their minds.

Harry then said something to him that surprised him.

"Two hundred men?" Jon asked confused.

According to Harry Potter information.

Two hundred soldiers set out from Norvos in the direction of Pentos.

But what would they do with two hundred men.

"Ships?" he asked.

-The Norvoyites do not have large ports, they are not great navigators, so no, no ship has been seen heading to Pentos- he informed.

"It doesn't look like an attack," Jon said.

Harry Potter denied.

"No, it seems more like a plea, some noble is coming to beg for mercy," Potter informed him.

-They should have remembered that before attacking our territories- he clarified.

"Yes, although Norvos and Lorath had the fewest attacks," Potter said.

Jon looked thoughtful.

-I'll see what they want, but let's not waste time…I'll let Norvos, Qqhor and Lorath be part of the empire soon, their conquest will be calmer, they are the weakest of the free cities…I want you to take care of Qqhor- he said.

Potter nodded.

"It won't take long, but what do you want me to do?" An example or not? - he asked.

Jon denied.

-We gave many examples, I want it to be as little destroyed as possible, but you decide, take as long as you want, I can't support you in this- Jon indicated.

Potter nodded.

"Then I'll do it the old style, without food, without resources, until the people surrender or rebel," he said.

Jon shrugged.

"As you wish," he replied.

Potter nodded and left the place.

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Jon looked carefully at his guests, the soldiers were inside the city but outside the palace, the nobles were three.

Two men who seemed intimidated, one with black hair, green eyes, a good physical build, clearly a military man.

The other years older, bald, dressed like a priest, with black eyes and brown hair.

The woman was perhaps a few years older than forty, beautiful, somewhat short with black hair and honey-colored eyes.

-Emperor we are representatives of the free city of Norvos, I am the high priest Elver Suan, next to me the general, Robert Alyner and the lady, Lady of the Bears, Mellario of Norvos- said the old man.

Jon nodded.

"What are you doing here?" he asked coldly.

-We have come to ask for the cessation of aggression- informed the general.

Jon laughed out loud.

-The aggressions were made by you, not the empire, and it did not begin to attack you, in a few weeks, you will know how the empire makes its aggressions - he clarified.

The general swallowed hard.

"We don't want war," the woman said for the first time.

-They would have thought about it before attacking Lhazar, as you well know, they are part of the empire, an attack on any of my lands, is an attack against me, an example must be made- he informed.

-Volantis, Lys, Tyrosh, Pentos… I think the examples have already been done- the general clarified.

Jon raised an eyebrow.

-You say I should attack some cities and leave others intact, that's not an example, it's stupid, Norvos attacked me, that's why they will be conquered, my mercy has its general limits, and Norvos will pay for their attack- Jon pointed out.

The woman looked at Jon.

He smiled widely as he nodded.

-Clearly the emperor cannot leave things like this, it was already seen that since the taking of Volantis, Norvos has not declared that he stops the attacks without having anything in return- she indicated.

Jon looked at her curiously.

"An offer then?" he asked.

She nods.

"Surrender without aggression, in exchange for not changing anything about our city, men and culture," she answered.

Jon thought about it.

-I don't think it's favorable, no matter how much he loses men, he could get Norvos in a short time, the gain for the empire is low and the example will not be set for the other attacking cities- he indicated.

"But Norvos will not only offer loyalty, but connections and military support," she said.

Jon looked at her with genuine curiosity.

"Explain," Jon ordered.

It's nodding.

"Norvos has information on the defenses of the neighboring cities of Qqhor and Lorath, and he also has men to help in his war against any of them," she said.

Jon looked at her emotionlessly, he knew that, but he didn't require it.

It was not enough.

He could just take Norvos and get the men by force, and that woman would be no more help than a bed warmer. It was then that she went on and said something that interested Jon.

-I will also help in the seven kingdoms- she indicated.

Jon furrowed an eyebrow.

"I am Mellario of Norvos, but I am also known as Mellario Nymeros Martell, wife of Doran Martell, mother of all his heirs," she said.

Jon nearly fell off the throne upon hearing her.

That was interesting.

-My help will not be only in Essos, I can convince my husband, or at least my children to support the empire when his forces arrive in Westeros, I have no doubt that sooner or later it will happen- she indicated.

Jon looked at her thoughtfully.

-Not to mention that Bravos is the true enemy of the empire, Norvos supported the attack on Lhazar only because of his threats- said the old priest.

Jon looked at him and sighed.

"I'm tempted to agree, but I require proof that you are for the Empire," he informed her.

-What tests? – asked the General.

-Lorath…Take the city of Lorath, and give it to the empire with Norvos, if you do that, I will accept your proposal- he said.

-It will take a while, we are not experts in the sea- informed the general.

"They're a year old," he said.

The others nodded as they left.

Jon watched them go and felt happy.

He considered that it was a good negotiation, regardless of whether they succeeded or not, having Mellario was reward enough.

With the stone steps and Dorne, he had southern Westeros in his power.

Of course, if they don't kneel, it was something else.

But even Mellario served him more as an ally than a bedwarmer, and he didn't deny that she would do well as a bedwarmer.

A woman older than him could pass for his mother.

But beautiful.

Still, he preferred not to go that route.

It was not necessary.

And Norvos was more useful that way.

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Sansa looked at her husband.

-You did well, Norvos suits us as allies and subjects, Doran Martell's wife is a good ally, even if the prince of Sunspear does not bend the knee he will be a good hostage, we will simply replace him with one of his sons- she said .

Jon nodded.

There were other options aside, he could have dominated the woman and gained her loyalty and obedience, but he preferred it this way, it was less troublesome and less suspicious.

Sansa looked at Jon with a thoughtful look on his face.

-It's for something else, right? - she asked.

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Jon looked at her.

-Elia Martell fell by the sword of the Lannisters, but we and the Baratheons started the rebellion, I gave her a chance just for that- he mused.

-The Targaryens are guilty of the rebellion- his wife clarified.

-I don't deny it, but for Elia, and the children, I will give mercy, only to Dorne, only to Norvos, to no one else- he admitted.

The boy pulled her to him and sat her on his lap.

Sansa was a little embarrassed, her emotions were exploding every time the contact with her husband came.

Her baby was about to arrive, her stomach had grown a lot, just a few more months.

Her husband's hand supported her stomach and she closed her eyes to feel the baby, her emotions showing a second later in a smile.

Sansa rested her head on his shoulder.

"It won't be long," she whispered.

The boy nodded.

He kissed his wife on the lips and let her rest for a bit.

He tired more easily in recent days.

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Harry Potter looked at the city in front of him surrounded by forests.

It was rich in minerals.

But with a bad reputation.

A city of sorcerers.

Potter huffed.

They didn't know what magic was.

The real wizards.

He met some who came to negotiate or intimidate him.

Two bald old men with tattoos and a young woman with big breasts, chestnut-brown, with blue eyes, in her mid-twenties.

The old men threatened him.

And they showed their magic.

They conjured little balls of fire in their hands.

Harry snapped his fingers.

A column of black fire appeared in front of them.

The old men screamed and walked away.

-I will take your city as easily as it was the previous ones- he told her and then he turned the woman without the slightest decorum, he went over her figure and then he looked her in the eyes.

-And I'll take you for entertainment, you're my wife, tell that to others, the Qohor belongs to the empire and you are mine-

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Lorath was silent at the news.

Dozens of ships from the empire reached the southern coast of Essos, joining several of those from Norvos.

Lorath was a city rich in commerce, it was full of merchants and they were not fools to know what was going on.

Norvos either surrendered or allied with the empire.

They were the payment surely.

They quickly hired mercenaries to protect themselves, but knew they could only hang on and negotiate a surrender.

Perhaps the empire will show mercy as it did on Norvos.

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"Ally?" I ask confused.

Quentyn arrived with the news and Doran did not understand well.

His wife had sent a letter to his son.

What he found out is that Norvos allied himself to the empire, but he did not understand why, his wife was waiting with the news asking for military help.

But not that he has negotiated an alliance.

Why?

What did the empire gain from it?

They hadn't yet reached Westeros to use Mellario as a hostage against them.

Even if it was a strategy for the future.

Taking Mellario was more effective than allying.

They showed mercy for the first time.

Because?

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Time passed, a year since the conquest of Pentos.

Several things also happened in the meantime.

His son was born.

A boy identical to Jon, gray eyes, black hair, typical northern appearance, they called him Eddard Stark, in honor of his father.

He was the darling of all the ladies.

Twenty-five-year-old Jon had received several military men from Assai who came with their wives and children (these to become Ned's playmates when he grows up).

Twenty-two-year-old Sansa always watched the baby, trying to do her job too, organizing the cities.

Arya, in her twenties, had sought out thirteen-year-old Gabriel to keep her company as well, she highly esteemed her latest acquisition as a lady-in-waiting, and if she kept an eye on her nephew/son, and she also spoiled him so much that Jon feared he would becomes unable to do anything because his aunt/mother gave him everything.

Hermione with her twenty-four had cried when she was born and said something about the heir to the empire being born, and thrown a party in each city, Jon thought it was exaggerated, but he wouldn't tell Hermione, Harry Potter warned her of his character. Hermione returned to her conquest of Utlos afterwards.

Twenty-two-year-old Sakura congratulated Sansa and fell in love with the boy before returning to Sothoros to continue her work.

Twenty-two-year-old Ornela congratulated Sansa and spoiled the child before returning to Lhazar.

Twenty-one year old Daphne also gave congratulations, was able to spoil Ned as well, and share a bed with Jon a couple of times before returning to New Ghis, she also participated in the construction of forts on the Basilisk Islands.

Daenerys with her twenty-five years, she looked at the baby with veneration while she also consented to it, she came shortly before it was born and stayed with Sansa all the time until it was born, and she consented to the baby after doing so, but she had to return to Meeren shortly after.

Twenty-seven-year-old Missandei also returned alone to see the boy after returning to Naan to continue his negotiations.

Fleur arrived with Gabriel, though she didn't stay as her sister and was able to fully see her emperor's heir, hold him and spoil him.

Eddard with seven months, passed from hand to hand, was the darling of all during his seven months of life.

In addition to that, Jon organizes the cities better, the defenses, the market, ports. The markets of Lys, Tyrosh and Myr joined Volantis in merchandise creating in the latter city a great world market.

Qqhor was conquered in three months by Harry Potter, the men he lost were few, they did not even reach a hundred victims. Potter took the daughter of the head noble as a concubine.

Lorath was taken within six months, following a joint attack by Norvos and Qqhor's new subjects.

Jon provided him with ships and weapons, but not men as they were to deliver both cities.

These were now part of the empire, in the area only Bravos was outside the empire, there were a couple of cities, such as islands in the north of Essos but they were almost invisible, since they did not attract attention, Jon still had not decided what to do with them .

He also buffed Lorath, Norvos and Qqhor, their full wall magic and metallize became popular, and it buffed stone walls into hard metals.

Jon was now prepared to take the last of the free cities, his sights on the city of Bravos.

A short time later he received news of his victories around essos.

Missandei obtains the surrender of Naan in exchange for protection.

Hermione informs him that Ulos is finished and that the wizards are creating harbor towns around it.

Sakura reports that the northern part of Sothoros is conquered, and preparations for the southern part are beginning. In addition, the girl created a concoction to counteract the diseases that the Sothoros mosquitoes produced.

During the year of waiting Bravos tried to negotiate and failing to attack several places.

He sent Volantis mercenaries, but the defenses stopped them, the mercenaries were wiped out without leaving a single one alive, as an example.

Assassins were sent, a cult called the Faceless Assassins, Jon avoided them with no problem, but a couple of nobles from his cities fell.

What seemed like a victory for the iron bank turned out to be a total defeat, they sent emissaries with the intention of stopping the murders, but Jon responded by eliminating them, leaving only one alive to inform Bravos that he would destroy the entire iron bank. , and would not leave any of his nobles alive.

When he returned to Bravos, they tried to attack again, but now everything that came out of the seas and roads of bravos was inspected if the military did not like something, they destroyed it.

There were also ship attacks on Pentos, Myr and Lys.

They all failed.

On stone steps a port and a fortress were created.

Finally Jon prepared his beloved, his armies prepared, he sent an ultimatum to Bravos asking for the complete surrender of the city. In addition to the delivery of the nobles of the Iron Bank.

I don't expect an answer.

Prepare your army.

And he went to the last of the free cities.

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