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A Drunkard's Pathos by PaintedFlag
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
22 Jun 2025
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Summary
Following the advice of his good sister – the new elf Queen and Aemond’s wife – Aegon is sent on a journey of self-discovery across the kingdom's lands. Seeing it as an opportunity to drink his way through all the pubs and taverns that exist in their kingdom, he embarks on his travels.
However, he finds himself enraptured in the foreboding mystery of a town that holds more secrets than its number of residents. The most alluring of all is a barmaid, Arlina, whose turbulent past forces him to reckon with his own. In the wake of a personal metamorphosis, Aegon finds his connection to Arlina as a means to the end of his struggles.
Yet, the secrets that lured him begin to close in and want for blood.
A violent past, a secret dark magic organization, and the beating hearts of two stubborn, sorrowful elves circle the cursed town at the edge of the world.
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Sequel to 'Of Flowers and Death - Aemond Targaryen' but can be read as a stand-alone (though there will be spoilers for the first book in later chapters).Series
- Part 2 of The Gift of Life - an elf!HOTD series.