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Davos

           ThesquattowersofrawnewstonethatstoodoppositeoneanotheratthemouthoftheBlackwatermightmeannothingtoSerImryFlorent,buttohimitwasasiftwoextrafingershadsproutedfromhisknuckles.

           Shadinghiseyesagainstthewesteringsun,hepeeredatthosetowersmoreclosely.Theyweretoosmalltoholdmuchofagarrison.TheoneonthenorthbankwasbuiltagainstthebluffwiththeRedKeepfrowningabove;itscounterpartonthesouthshorehaditsfootinginthewater.Theydugacutthroughthebank,heknewatonce.Thatwouldmakethetowerverydifficulttoassault;attackerswouldneedtowadethroughthewaterorbridgethelittlechannel.Stannishadpostedbowmenbelow,tofireupatthedefenderswheneveronewasrashenoughtolifthisheadabovetheramparts,butotherwisehadnottroubled.

           Somethingflasheddownlowwherethedarkwaterswirledaroundthebaseofthetower.Itwassunlightonsteel,andittoldDavosSeaworthallheneededtoknow.Achainboom...andyettheyhavenotclosedtheriveragainstus.Why?

           Hecouldmakeaguessatthataswell,buttherewasnotimetoconsiderthequestion.Ashoutwentupfromtheshipsahead,andthewarhornsblewagain:theenemywasbeforethem.

           BetweentheflashingoarsofSceptreandFaithful,Davossawathinlineofgalleysdrawnacrosstheriver,thesunglintingoffthegoldpaintthatmarkedtheirhulls.Heknewthoseshipsaswellasheknewhisown.

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