sheltered amidst the great volcanic mountains known as the fourteen flames, were the valyrians, who learned to tame dragons and make them the most fearsome weapon of war that the world ever saw. at its apex valyria was the greatest city in the known world, the center of civilization. within its shining walls, twoscore rival houses vied for power and glory in court and council, rising and falling in an endless, subtle, oft-savage struggle for dominance. the burning mountains of the fourteen flames were rich with ore, and the valyrians hungered for it: copper and tin for the bronze of their weapons and monuments; later iron for the steel of their legendary blades; and always gold and silver to pay for it all. none can say how many perished, toiling in the valyrian mines, but the number was so large as to surely defy comprehension. as valyria grew, its need for ore increased, which led to ever more conquests to keep the mines stocked with slaves. the valyrians expanded in all directions, stretching out east beyond the ghiscari cities and west to the very shores of essos, where even the ghiscari had not made inroads.
— the world of ice and fire
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Lityerses: I am the Reaper of Men!! I am the reincarnation Death itself! I will strike you down and you will never even hear me unsheathe my cruel blades! Kneel or face my wrath!!!
Apollo:
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filippo: i guess you could take your hijab off in front of me
sana: what
filippo:
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