Aegon's praise sounded sincere. He clearly hadn't known about Liora's intervention .. she'd appeared after his escape from Noctherra.
Still, he'd sensed something had happened, so he'd sent Calistes on ahead and lingered to watch. He had tried to return to the heights, but Liora's barriers had turned him back .. and Frey had marked his presence the moment they descended; his aura had returned in full.
"Aegon… you knew everything from the beginning, didn't you?" Snow asked, cold.
"I did. Calistes has been mine for a long time. I apologize for the deception .. but it was the optimal way to bring the Church down," Aegon replied.
"The optimal way to bring the Church down… and the best way to make you the biggest winner, right?" Snow sighed, annoyed.
Snow was beginning to understand the prince better and better .. now able to glimpse a piece of the real power that made Aegon so consequential on the board.
"Where are the War Angels?" Frey asked this time.
