Winds of Winter - Harper Voyager Books

""""" ! "And krakens off the Broken Arm, pulling under crippled galleys," said Valena." "The blooddraws them to the surface, our maester claims." There are bodies in the water." A few have washed upon our shores." And that’s not half of it." A new pirate king has set up on Torturer’s Deep." The Lord ofthe Waters, he styles himself." This one has real warships, three-deckers, monstrous large." You werewise not to come by sea." Since the Redwyne fleet passed through the Stepstones, those waters arecrawling with strange sails, all the way north to the Straights of Tarth and Shipbreaker’s Bay." Myrmen,Volantenes, Lyseni, even reavers from the Iron Islands." Some have entered the Sea of Dorne to landmen on the south shore of Cape Wrath." We found a good fast ship for you, as your father commanded,but even so… be careful."""""" ! It is true, then." Arianne wanted to ask after her brother, but her father had urged her to watchevery word." If these ships had not brought Quentyn home again with his dragon queen, best not tomention him." Only her father and a few of his most trusted men knew about her brother’s mission toSlaver’s Bay." Lady Toland and her daughters were not amongst them." If it were Quentyn, he wouldhave brought Daenerys back to Dorne, surely." Why would he risk a landing on Cape Wrath, amongstthe stormlords?""""""""""" ! "Is Dorne at risk?" Lady Nymella asked." "I confess, each time I see a strange sail my heartleaps to my throat." What if these ships turn south?" The best part of the Toland strength is with LordYronwood in the Boneway." Who will defend Ghost Hill if these strangers land upon our shores?"Should I call my men home?"""""" ! "Your men are needed where they are, my lady," Daemon Sand assured her." Arianne wasquick to nod." Any other counsel could well lead to Lord Yronwood’s host unravelling like an oldtapestry as each man rushed home to defend his own lands against supposed enemies who might ormight not ever come." "Once we know beyond a doubt whether these be friends or foes, my father willknow what to do," the princess said.""""" ! It was then that pasty, pudgy Teora raised her eyes from the creamcakes on her plate." "It isdragons.""""""""""" ! "Dragons?"" said her mother." "Teora, don’t be mad."""""" ! "I’m not." They’re coming."""""" ! "How could you possibly know that?" her sister asked, with a note of scorn in her voice." "Oneof your little dreams?"""""" ! Teora gave a tiny nod, chin trembling." "They were dancing." In my dream." And everywherethe dragons danced the people died."""""" ! "Seven save us."" Lady Nymella gave an exasperated sigh."If you did not eat so many creamcakes you would not have such dreams." Rich foods are not for girlsyour age, when your humors are so unbalanced." Maester Toman says — "