After venting the anger in her heart, Daenerys had Master Orn imprison the two Faceless Men in an empty room in the backyard.
She also made them separately write confessions stating that they were hired by House Velaryon and Hightower family to assassinate Daenerys.
Satisfied, Daenerys looked at the two confessions and then instructed Harold,
"Harold, order someone to investigate how many civilians were innocently affected in the previous chaos.
Take a bag of gold dragons; give one gold dragon as compensation to those who were injured, and five gold dragons as a pension to the families of those who died."
"But you must make them understand that this tragedy was caused by the Hightower Family hiring the Faceless Men from Braavos to assassinate a member of the royal family.
They can resent, but they must know who their true object of hatred is."
"Yes, Princess!"
Harold respectfully accepted the order and withdrew.
Since the scabbards and ornaments had long been prepared, Master Orn quickly led his apprentices to complete the two brand-new valyrian steel swords once they were fully formed.
Not long after Daenerys finished venting her anger on the two Faceless Men, Master Orn came out, all smiles, holding two precious swords.
"Princess, I have not failed you; both Valyrian swords have been successfully forged!
The Night Sword, with its long and elegant blade, has the words 'Blood Fire Source' carved in Ancient Valyria on it.
It is like a sleeping black dragon, shimmering with a deep blue light in the sun.
The hilt is inlaid with seven magical gems, and the pommel is carved with intricate vine patterns, symbolizing that the wielder should be fearless and overcome all obstacles.
The scabbard is meticulously crafted from the finest whale hide, with exquisite dragon patterns outlined in gold thread on the outer layer, symbolizing royalty, status, and glory.
The dawn sword has a slightly thinner and shorter blade, also over a meter long.
It is entirely crafted from Valyrian steel, forged through countless folds and hammerings, forming a delicate and complex ripple-like pattern.
When gently turned in the sunlight, countless lights can be seen dancing, like a cascading Milky Way, breathtakingly beautiful.
Though the blade is as thin as a cicada's wing, it is incredibly sharp.
The sword's spine is engraved with bas-relief patterns of Ancient Valyria legends, and the rune 'Walking with God' has been preserved.
The hilt of the dawn sword is carved with images of various goddesses from Ancient Valyria, and a large purple diamond is set into the mouth of the dragon motif on the pommel.
And her scabbard is also meticulously crafted from the finest whale hide.
However, it is adorned with various exquisite patterns outlined in silver thread, and seven large magical gems are inlaid on each side.
"Princess, I have reforged many Valyrian weapons over the years, but this is the first time I've seen such a superior quality."
"Moreover, after this forging, the leftover scraps have also completely become Valyrian steel.
It's enough to forge a rapier or three to five daggers, what do you think…"
Upon hearing this, Daenerys generously stated,
"Our success this time is largely due to that dragon bone and the sweet widow's Valyrian sword.
You can keep the remaining materials for detailed research; I hope next time you can truly forge a Valyrian sword with your own skill."
"Thank you, thank you, Princess!"
Master Orn immediately expressed his heartfelt gratitude repeatedly.
Although he had accumulated considerable wealth in Kohor over the years through his exquisite blacksmithing skills, and he also had some Valyrian steel items, they were all small items like rings and bracelets.
He had never had such a great harvest as today! It seemed he had made the right decision coming to King's Landing this time; although Princess Daenerys is a woman, she is indeed someone worth following.
Since the task here was completed, Daenerys naturally did not linger.
She took the two precious swords and the Faceless Men's confessions, then flew back to the Red Keep, riding Dreamfire.
At this time, the entire Red Keep was under extremely low pressure.
Grand Maester Otto and his family and relatives, everyone connected to the Hightower Family, were all imprisoned in the Red Keep's dungeon.
Ravens were constantly flying out of the Red Keep; the Seven Kingdoms, which had long enjoyed peace, were probably about to face a storm.
In the Small Council chamber, King Jaehaerys and the remaining Small Council ministers were seriously discussing how to deal with the Hightower Family.
The tense atmosphere only eased when Daenerys entered, holding the two precious swords.
"Great-grandfather, look, our House Targaryen has two new family swords!"
Daenerys said as she presented the two swords to King Jaehaerys.
"I've named this slightly darker one 'Night,' and the other one is 'Dawn.'"
"Dawn rises in the darkest hour!"
"Hmm, good swords! Good names, and even better meanings!"
While everyone was admiring the two swords, Jaehaerys told Daenerys about the lost Dragon Eggs.
Daenerys also thoroughly recounted her encounter with the Faceless Men to everyone and handed them the Faceless Men's confessions.
This actually calmed King Jaehaerys down quite a bit, even though his dragon's wrath had been fully ignited by the lost Dragon Eggs and Daenerys's assassination attempt.
However, the Small Council ministers, who had originally wanted to minimize the incident, no longer dared to harbor such a hope.
"Great-grandfather, since the Dragon Eggs were lost on my Holy Flame Island, and now the Hightower Family is involved in the attempt to assassinate me,"
"Then let me personally go to Oldtown on dragonback and bring all the Hightower Family members to King's Landing!"
Lord Lyman Beesbury spoke with some disapproval,
"Princess, His Majesty the King has already sent ravens, summoning Earl Hightower to King's Landing to personally apologize.
There's no need to go to Oldtown, is there!"
"And what if they truly harbor ill intentions? It wouldn't be safe for the Princess to go!"
Lady Florence, however, had a different opinion.
"I don't see why not.
If the Hightower Family has some grievance, it would be good for the Princess to go on dragonback and bring them back quickly to clarify the facts as soon as possible."
"If these two matters are indeed related to them, then I think the Oldtown lighthouse truly deserves to be bathed in a dragon's wrath!"
Archmaester Runetor also held an opposing view.
"Your Majesty, the Hightower Family has always been cautious and loyal to the King.
Before the matter is thoroughly investigated, it's best not to act rashly.
Moreover, Oldtown is where the Seven Gods Church and the Citadel are located.
I believe it's truly unsuitable to escalate conflicts at this time, otherwise, decades of peace in the kingdom might be broken!"
King Jaehaerys ignored the arguments of the several Small Council ministers and looked directly at Daenerys.
"If you go, how will you treat the Hightower Family?"
Daenerys replied as a matter of course,
"Naturally, I'll have them pay for their dragon ride, and then invite all of them to King's Landing."
"Ah?"
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