Daenerys "Stormborn" Targaryen petted her dragons as she sat upon her throne in Braavos. She had finally taken over all of the Free Cities, and now it was time to plan for the invasion of Westeros. She had more than enough gold for supplies and ships now that she had control of the Iron Bank and people who were supportive of the Targaryen claim to the Iron Throne. Everything favored her retaking of the Iron Throne; however, she needed to make sure the people would not revolt when she took control. She thought for a moment, and then an idea came to her. "Missandei," she called, and right away Missandei replied, "Yes, Queen Daenerys?" Daenerys commanded "Send for my council." Missandei nodded and left the room.

Her council assembled in the anteroom of her chambers. She sat at the head of the table. To her right was the Hand of the Queen, Ser Jorah Mormont. To her left was the Lord Commander of the Queensguard, Ser Barristan Selmy. Next to the Hand sat Master of Whispers, Lord Varys. The Master of Coin, Tyrion Lannister, sat next to Ser Barristan Selmy. Daario Naharis, Leader of the Second Sons, sat next to Varys, and Grey Worm, Leader of the Unsullied, sat next to Tyrion. At the end of the table sat her Master of Justice, Prince Oberyn Martell. Missandei served wine to all of those seated at the council table and then took her leave.

After the chamber door closed, Daenerys began, "As you all know, the houses in power borrow from the Iron Bank of Braavos. The main family, the Lannisters, owe about how much, Lord Tyrion?" Tyrion, who had the records with him, answered, "They owe the bank over one hundred thousand gold dragons, Queen Daenerys." Daenerys thanked him and continued, "Before I became queen of this land, the bank has tried to make them pay back this money; however, they never got that money and were told to 'fuck off,' so to speak. My idea here is to send a bank representative to King's landing to collect the money, escorted by my forces. Should they refuse to pay, we will burn down everyone in the city."

The Hand shook his head and spoke up, "Khaleesi, as well thought out as that plan is, it will never work. Your people will see you as vicious and ruthless and will want to overthrow such a leader. You must first gain the trust and respect before rising as queen." Annoyed by this, Daenerys asked in a harsh tone, "My Lord Hand, what would you prescribe then?" Tentatively, Jorah said, "Well, up north beyond the Wall, there is a war that we could help win." Intrigued, Daenerys urged him to continue. "The dead are coming back to life, and it is a threat to the people living up there. The Night's Watch is struggling to fight them off, and defeating all of them could win us support in the north for starters." This idea pleased her, so she asked Grey Worm, "Can your men fight in snow?"

Grey Worm responded, "We had to train in the coldest rain on the coldest nights to prepare us for harsh conditions." Daario then told her that winter would be nothing for the Second Sons. Pleased by this information, Daenerys sent out a raven with an order for all of the armors in Braavos to prepare winter uniforms for her armies. She dismissed the council to prepare for war.

Varys approached her after the others left and said to her quietly, "My little birds tell me you have a relative on the Wall, Aemon Targaryen. He was your father's uncle. I wager that he would help you in this conquest." "Very well," said Daenerys, "If Aemon is there, we shall have hope of gaining this order's trust."