Eyra turns, surprised by the rumor and sees an old lady approaching her.
-Who are you? - curious question Eyra
-I am Melesy Berg; my mother was the best friend of Queen Emelyn and she was also her handmaid- explains Melesy
-As is possible, more than 100 years have passed- notes Eyra
-From the conquest of Westeros, not from my birth; I have 90 name-days, I could be considered a witch because I have lived so long. My mother had me ten years after the death of Emelyn and Daeron in 29 a.C- explains the old woman and continues saying:
-The name is Melesy because it is what Emelyn would have given to her future daughter; my mother called me so in honor -
-Your mother was the lady of...- asks Eyra
-It was the lady of Meridian- reply Melesy
-So you are the mother of ser Aren- says Eyra
- No, I am his dear grandmother, my son is the Lord of Meridian- explains Melesy, before Eyra could answer, another voice came in:
- Grandma, here you are, you made me worry, I couldn't find you anymore- talk to Aren, then he notices Eyra's presence and says:
- Hello, Princess, I'm glad you're awake. Did my grandmother disturb you? -
-Not at all ser Aren, Lady Melesy's company is very welcome- explains Eyra
-Oh, please, don't call me Lady Melesi. It sounds so formal. Call me Lesy_ explein the old lady.
-Of course, Lesy, can I ask a question? - asks Eyra, helping the old woman sit on the fountain
- Of course my dear- reply Melesy
-How can you speak the high Valyrian? I thought only the Targaryens knew this- notes Eyra.
- Bisa iksos nykeā olvie vestriarzir. Ao ūndegon, issa muñnykeā emagon va moriot issare isse rūsīr se Targaryen kesrio syt issa istan Aegon muñar sȳrje raqiros, sīr tolvie jēdar pōnta zirȳ, se bona skorkydoso issa muñnykeā, Jocelyn, gūrēntan se udrir. Ziry ziry naejot Emelyn se pār, tolī, naejot issa; nyke ziry naejot issa tresy qilōni ziry naejot Aren (This is a very interesting story. See, my mother has always been in contact with the Targaryens because my grandmother was the best friend of Aegon's parents; so, every year they went to visit them and that's how my mother, Jocelyn, learned the language. She also taught it in Emelyn and then, later, me too; I also taught it to my son who taught it to Aren) - explains Melesy
- Skoros nykeā kustikāne, bisa mirre iksos daor ivestretan isse se tembyr, aōha muñnykeā ivestretan ao bē se skoro syt (So coll, this thing is not told in the history books, your mother has, by chance, told you why) - asks Eyra
- Kessa, yn ziry ivestretan issa mērī hen vestriarzir; ziry iksos vestretan bona Aegon, tolī ziry gūrēntan hen morghon hen Emelyn se zȳhon lēkia, istan vēdros se Rhaenys se Visenya olvie mundagon. Se hāre naejot erase mirre hen lanta valonqari, jittan issa muñnykeā naejot Meridian naejot mīsagon zȳhon, se vēttan ziry qopsa naejot zȳhon. Pōnta sylutan naejot Mos Eisley, yn pōnta māzigon tolī, konīr istan daor se syt se tolie oktion (Yes, but she told me only one part of the story; it is said that Aegon, after he learned of the death of his brother ad Emelyn, went mad and Rhaenys and Visenya became very sad. The three agreed to erase all traces of the existence of the two boys, they sent my mother to Meridian to protect her and made it difficult to locate the city. They tried to save Mos Eisley, but they arrived too late, there was no hope for the other cities either) - says Melesy and adds:
- Yn ziry dōrī ivestretan issa skorkydoso pōnta morghūltan, bona nykeā (But she never told me how they died, that remains a mystery) -
- Ao vestretan oktion, konīr istan tolī mēre? (You said city, there was more than one?) - asks Eyra increasingly curious
- Hen rhinka issa jorrāelagon, skoros pōnta issi. Konīr iksos Meridian, arcadia, mos eisley, skore issi se sȳrje ; yn konīr issi hāre tolie: Bloombreach, rūsīr gevie mele rizmon beaches, Lakeburg, rūsīr gevie embar va se Fearacre, sīr kesrio syt ziry iksos olvie zōbrie; yn bisa istan se hen sambrar. Ry hēnkirī pōnta se arlie dārion hen Arcadia, yn naenie ziry se gevie hen Arcadia (Of course, my dear, what questions are there. There are Meridian, Arcadia and Mos Eisley, which are the best known. But there are three more: BloomBreach, with its magnificent red sandy beaches, Lakeburg, with its magnificent lakes on the island and Fearacre, so called because it is very dark, but this was the fault of the fog. All together they form the New Kingdom of Arcadia, but many also called it the Magnificent Territory of Arcadia) - tells Melesy
- Se skorion massitas naejot bisa oktion? (And what happened to these cities?) - Eyra asks, sitting in front of the old lady and taking her hands
- Pōnta istan pryjatan, mērī Meridian istan (They were destroyed, only Meridian was saved) - explains Melesy with sadness
- Lesy, gaomagon ao gīmigon qilōni gōntan bisa? (Lesy, do you know who did this?) - question Eyra
- Kessa, issa muñnykeā va moriot ivestretan issa bona skori pōnta nābēmagon oktion pōnta gūrotan naenie, pōnta gūrotan vali hae buzdari se ābrar hae līve. Ziry istan se Lannisters, se Baratheon se, hen rhinka, se Hightower; pōnta emagon se prince hen nykeēdrosa (Yes, my mother always told me that when they attacked the cities they took many prisoners, they took men as slaves and women as whores. It was the Lannisters, the Baratheons and, of course, the Hightowers; they probably have the heirs of these people still from them) - replies Melesy with anger and her eyes filled with tears.
- I am sorry to have awakened in you these memories- apologies Eyra
- It doesn't matter, honey, sooner or later I would have told you myself. If you don't mind I would go to my rooms to rest now- explains Melesy
-Of course, it's not a problem, it's me who apologizes; my kepa said that I was always a girl too curious- remember Eyra then continues:
-I would be very pleased if you would join me tonight to break the fast-
-We would be truly honored sweet dragon- replies Melesy
-Of course, princess, we would be very pleased, what time should we come? - asks Aren
-You decide, tell the cook what time you eat and I adapt- explains Eyra taking Melesy
-You really have his heart, my mom always told me that Emelyn also put others first and then herself- Melesy says holding the girl's hand.
The three of them went to the castle talking about more and less, which made Eyra forget for a while that things were going very badly at King's Landing
-You haven't found them yet! - Otto yells at the guards
-No, my lord, we have not found their bodies, only that of Arrax even the crowns are not found- replies a guard
-Did you at least find that huge dragon you let slip away? - asks angry Otto.
-No, my lord- replied the guards, Otto approached them to kill them but was stopped by a noise, as if a bird were singing.
- What is it? - asks Otto and Alicent, who had just left the hostages in the room (all of them), approaches the window.
What they see makes their blood freeze: a huge red phoenix was flying over the red fortress
-Alicent, what the writing on the door said- asks Otto frightened
- "If you are worthy to pass the phoenix you will fly" said this - speaks Alicent obviously, to know what the riddle said, they threatened Aegon to kill either his children or Haelena. Aegon had to accept
- You're fools, you may have killed them, but you've awakened something that will potentially kill us all- laughs Rhaenys.
Rhaenys was right, the phoenix had not only ignited the souls of the prisoners, it had also awakened a sleeping creature; in the dark caves of Arcadia, in fact, you could see two eyes that opened.