"Lesya greets Your Highness, the Princess."
Although Lesya was already over forty and her body was severely deformed, her spirit was very strong. She looked like a martial artist, and there was a strong magical fluctuation around her.
It seemed that Water Dance was not just a swordsmanship, but also had a great connection with magic. No wonder the Faceless Men all had to learn Water Dance.
"Hello, Lesya. I think Larell should have already told you about the Sanctuary's situation."
Daenerys was naturally very satisfied with Lesya. Although the Scythian female warriors were not as widely praised as Queen Nymeria of the Loiina people, their experiences were equally worthy of respect.
"Although I can provide these children with lodging and food, and hire scholars to teach them knowledge and skills for making a living, if they want to avoid being bullied after going out, it's more secure for them to master a skill."
"Moreover, I also want to cultivate more outstanding female warriors around me, so I will have to trouble you from now on."
"It is my honor, Your Highness, the Princess."
"But please forgive my directness, Larell said that you could bestow a territory upon us Scythians. May I know where it is now?"
Daenerys, on the contrary, appreciated Lesya's honesty.
"No, no, no! I like your honesty very much."
"I have three places for you to choose from."
"The first is Skane Island, next to Skagos Island. However, the residents on that island were plundered, killed, or eaten by the Skagosi a long time ago."
"Although it is remote, I have a way to grow high-yield crops and high-quality fodder there. And with me around, the people of Skagos Island will not trouble you."
"Skane Island? I have heard of that place; it's just an obscure and remote island. Does Your Highness, the Princess, have any other plans for it?"
Although Lesya was straightforward, she was truly intelligent and immediately guessed Daniella's intention. So Daniella continued to explain,
"I can only say that the last Long Night and Winter and certain existences Beyond the Wall had a great connection. I want to develop Skane Island as a transit station that can connect the Beyond the Wall Wildling tribes."
"Although I don't have a mature action plan yet, my ultimate goal is to try my best to help some Beyond the Wall Wildlings move south of The Wall to live."
Lesya nodded silently upon hearing this, not rushing to express her opinion.
Daenerys continued,
"The second is Cailin Bay. I have already exchanged the Lonely Hills and Cailin Bay from the Stark Family. Next, I will connect the Hot Wave River and Biting Bay."
"At that time, Cailin Bay will not only be a fortress guarding the North, but also an important trade route connecting the east and west coasts of northern Westeros. Moreover, to the north of Cailin Bay, there are vast fertile grasslands, which would allow you to resume your former nomadic life."
"The third is the Seaslinder Peninsula, near the Frozen Coast, west of The Wall. Although the climate there is harsh, it has vast tundra areas. And near Ice Bay, there are a large number of hot springs. Currently, I have already had people successfully establish settlements there."
"With the support of Dragonstone, life there is now manageable. Once Cailin Bay is connected in the future, I believe that place will also gradually prosper."
As soon as Daenerys finished speaking, Lesya made her choice,
"I choose Skane Island, Your Highness, the Princess."
Daenerys did not expect Lesya to be so decisive, so she couldn't help but ask,
"I'm very curious why you would choose this seemingly least ideal option?"
Lesya replied directly and clearly,
"Value! Your Highness, the Princess, the Scythians only want to be valuable people."
"We are not good at farming, nor are we good at herding, but we are best at fighting."
"With Skane Island as our base, those Beyond the Wall Wildlings are our best combat targets. Seizing their women and children, occupying those excellent bloodlines. This makes me see the hope of the Scythians' rise."
"Your Highness, stability and comfort will only lead us to extinction. This is the greatest realization brought to us during hundreds of years of exile. The Scythians can only grow and strengthen in the baptism of war."
"Although we cannot defeat the numerous Dothraki, we are more confident in dealing with the scattered Beyond the Wall Wildlings."
Lesya's words made Daenerys admire her even more. Straightforward yet wise, simple yet grand in vision, and most importantly, all Scythian women are skilled in warfare and indeed a good force to deal with the Beyond the Wall Wildlings.
"Alright then, you will first settle on Hogland Island. The Cloth Harbor is really too crowded. In half a year at the shortest, or one to two years at the longest, my subordinates should be able to develop Skane Island, and then you can move there."
Lesya directly clenched her left hand into a fist and placed it over her heart, kneeling on one knee to pledge loyalty to Daenerys,
"The glory of the Sun Priestess shines upon the Scythians!"
"Your Highness, the Princess, from now on, you are the Scythians' deity—the incarnation of the Sun Priestess. We will swear to follow you and the descendants of your female bloodline to the death."
"Praise the Sun of the Scythians!"
Daenerys also devoutly followed her example,
"Praise the Sun of the Scythians!"
After the two settled everything, Lesya excitedly bid farewell and left. Clearly, she was already eager to share this good news with her clansmen.
"Congratulations, Your Highness, the Princess, on successfully subduing another excellent people."
Not long after Lesya left, Lisandro appeared before Daenerys, holding two pots of roses.
"These are two pots of roses I cultivated myself, one white and one red. I want to transplant them into the garden behind the Sanctuary."
"By the time the murals in the Sanctuary are completed, they should also be able to cover the flower wall."
"It seems you are not only good at painting but also at cultivating flowers. I also have some experience in this area, and we can exchange ideas then."
"Although your flowers are beautiful in shape and have a rich, lingering fragrance, they are still a bit thin..."
With Dragonstone as a high-quality and convenient building material, the craftsmen only took three days to build houses for the Scythians on Hogland Island.
Daenerys hired many servants specifically to manage their daily lives and raise livestock for them, allowing them to focus on practicing martial arts and training their horsemanship.
In Braavos, almost anything could be bought with money. So Daenerys also equipped them with a hundred excellent warhorses and high-quality leather armor, bows, and arrows, and other weapons and equipment, which instantly filled the Scythians with hope for the future.
Lesya also officially came to the Sanctuary, leading the children in martial arts training daily. Daenerys also followed Lesya to learn Water Dance, not missing a single lesson.
Indeed, during the practice of Water Dance, Daenerys's fire attribute magic underwent a subtle change. And a few excellent children, in just one week, even showed a trace of water attribute magic fluctuation in their bodies.
This made Daenerys increasingly certain that the cultivation of Water Dance was not merely a simple combat technique.
And the two roses planted by Lisandro in the Sanctuary grew more and more vigorously after being nourished by the fertilizer Daenerys concocted with dragon dung.
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