old faces in new places

AN: here we go guys. I'll try to make this chapter my longest yet. Although I can't promise such a thing I will try.

I'll also update the aux chapter soon. Am just waiting to have more characters before I go on a deep dive.

Please, keep sending me suggestions. The next chapter will likely be when I decide on where ragnar is staying.

I know some of you may also be troubled that I've had 3 people be reincarnated, allow me to explain why:

1. Barristan deserved way better than to die in the streets of Meereen fighting thugs.

2. Barristan is a comfort for deanerys. Although she hasn't admitted it to ragnar, she's fucked up in the head. And I believe the bold will not only help Daenerys recover faster, but he'll also be able to help any war council they begin.

Hope you enjoy :)

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RAGNAR

Seeing the mother of dragons look at me like I'd just stabbed her puppy is not a good feeling.

Those big, expressive eyes. The plump Sakura colored lips that slightly parted. That along with her figure that was easily discernible from the tight dress allowed her to strike an ethereal picture.

I decide to clarify my statement. I don't want her to be hurt by me. She's had enough of that in her time.

""I'm saying, I thought you'd be gone by now. Your family lays in wait for you in kingslanding. I find myself unable to understand why you'd give up the life of a princess to come to this shitty place in the stepstones.""

She looked at me again in surprise. Before getting her bearings and speaking while shaking her head, ""can I just stay with you?"" She asked me with those eyes. Gods damnned those eyes.

I tried to resist. I really did. But such efforts were for naught as she came walking closer to me, those hips I'd been avoiding now drawing my attention as they swayed slightly.

Once she was half an arms length away she asked me again, ""can I stay with you?""

I open my mouth to refute her. Only to snap it shut as I thought about what made her so readily put her trust in me.

I voice such opinions and am answered with a shocking truth.

""I feel comfortable around you. Please. Don't make me go."" Ah now she's touching my arm.

I sigh, knowing I'll probably regret this and answer her. ""You're welcome to stay with me as long as you'd like.""

I see her face light up. But now I need space. To think about my next moves.

It was easy to rush into a warzone if I was alone, but to have her with me will cause a lot of different issues I have to figure out how to counteract.

Sitting in front of the dragonfire that was made lastnight as it began to die down to embers, I feel something beside me. I turn to my right and see the beautiful mother of dragons softly laying her head on my shoulder.

I hold in my sigh this time and wrap an arm around her shoulders lightly pulling her into me. We sat in silence for a while, just appreciating the dragons flying about in the early dawn sky that's finally stopped it's torrential downpour.

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DAENERYS

Seeing the man I met, ragnar calaeris, was unlike any I'd been around. He wanted to leave by side. And I don't know why. I know his exude he spouted to me, abojt my family in kings landing. But I know there's other things hes not telling me.

I will never say this aloud to anyone, but I'm so glad he didn't send me away.

I put that thought out of my mind and begin to ask him questions.

""Where are you from?"" I ask trying to learn more about the enigma that is ragnar calaeris.

I revive a smile and he speaks, ""I was born in sothoryos, my family wanted a place we could remain hidden while we gathered our strength after the doom.""

I've heard of the green hell but never visited it. I'd been to busy either running from assassins or trying to conquer the seven kingdoms. I nod at him and am ready to ask another question when I hear the dragons chirp loudly.

I look to ragnar who's already to his feet. It seems he know what that sound means.

He turns to look at me and I see trepidation swim across his face.

""I need tou to remain hidden. We've got humans on the island."" He went to go into the tree line but I stopped him.

He didn't even get to voice his discontent with my actions before I berated him like a fool. Damnned men, always trying to run headlong into glory. Even if their death follows.

""Are you mad?you don't know how many there are nor their weapons or who they work for. We have two dragons. Let's use them to our advantage."" I see his beautiful violet orbs widen and then an embarrassed blush spread across his cheeks.

This is the first time I've seen him show true emotion and not the stone wall I'd been staying with. He nods and wuickly swipes a Valyrian steel half mask that covers the bottom part of his face. I don't get to ask why he's wearing such a thing as it seems our guests have arrived.

Quickly, both our dragons land behind us just like I remember drogon doing, before we hear rustling in the brush.

Out pops someone I feel I should recognize amongst a group of 2 others who looked distinctly less noble.

The 'leaders' eyes widen at me. 'Seems like he knows me' i think and grab onto ragnars left arm.

Ragnar speaks first, the winged creatures behind us making all but the one who acted as though he knew me backed away at the sight of brightfyre and nova.

""Why are you invading my wife and I'd camp?""

My eyes shoot moon wide at his statement. Ready to refute him. But a soft squeeze of his hand allows me to calm down.

However, we will be speaking about the claim he just made.

The leader seems to stunned to speak, while the other two are looking at me lustfully.

One of the two in the back speaks, ""it's our lucky day, first we find a dragon lady? And then we find out she's all alone? Perfect.""

Ragnar didn't even give the man the chance to say anything else before a dagger was buried in his left eye.

The second other slime ball was about to make his way towards us when a sword went through his back and out his chest.

Behind him was the leader who seemed to gain his bearing,but I was shocked at the voice that came out of the man's throat.

""My queen? Daenerys? Is it you?""

I knew that voice anywhere. It's barristan, although much younger than I remember him.

I go to make my way towards my oldest friend when ragnars hand on my shoulder stops me.

His voice is like ice, "speak. Who are you and how do you know her?" He asked slowly pulling his Valyrian steel from its sheath.

This is turning bad. I need to end this. 'Time to be a queen yet again' I think exasperated at the will of men who always seem to want to shed blood.

""Ragnar!"" I yell in our mother tongue, and one barristan can't understand.

He turns to me, the glow of his eyes very noticeable now, and I speak again seeing I have his full attention. ""Barristan is my greatest protector. I don't know why he's here. But this is a blessing. Please, allow me to speak to him.""

Ragnar looked extremely uncomfortable. I slap his chest and give him my best hatchling eyes while speaking softly to him.

""Be at peace. Nobody will hurt me with nova here."" I say reaching back and patting the beautiful black dragoness.

Again, ragnar takes a second to realize I'm right. It seems he's still not used to having a dragon protect him. But he'll learn. I'll make sure of it.

Ragnar swiftly mounted brightfyre, turns to look at barristan and speaks in the common tongue. Though with how accented it is I can tell as can anyone else it's not his first tongue.

"Do take care ser barristan. I'd hate to have to let brightfyre sate his hunger on your burning corps."

Barristan just looks at him unfazed, just like the bold I've always known. Before I can admonish ragnar for threatening my friend, he leaves in a swift motion of wings.

After he was too high to see I turn to my oldest protector and smile.

After a quick hug he asks me. "Your grace. We really should leave. You won't believe it. We're in the time of king viserys the 1st. We can finally go to Kings landing, you can see your family."

I smile at his still unbreakable oarh to my house. Be it in the past or future, in death and in health.

But My answer makes him frown. "I can't go there barristan. Now matter how much I may wish I could I can't. You know this too. I'd be betrothed in less than a fortnight to whatever lord viserys wishes to placate."

He lets out a little chuckle and speaks, "ahh yes, your new 'husnand' may make a scene at that."

I feel my checks heat up and I quickly speak, "I don't know why he named me that. But from what I can tell? He was trying to subtly influence the company you kept to not do anything stupid. It seems he had too much faith in there common sense."

He gives me a knowing look that says he doesn't believe me. I just turn my head away in a definitely not childish way.

He laughs and says to me, "Please your grace. Tell me all that's happened since we last spoke."

And so began the tale of Daenerys Targaryen, the betrayed queen of the ashes.

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AN: there we go. Soon I will add more words to chapters. But right now I like these short ones as they let me get a lot of information out quickly and allows me to progress the story without having to go day to day.

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