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So far I'm ten chapters ahead! Chapter 34! /cornbringer
Essos, or to be precise Pentos was quite a charming place, it almost made the month long trip worth it, the place was like most tropical places with sun, beaches and a lot of business.
But I didn't co here for pleasure, I had a mission, or I should say I had two missions.
First I had to get so silkworms to produce silk and sell it in Westeros, and two I needed to buy the dragon eggs Magister Illyrio had.
There was always the possibility the eggs would not hatch while in my possession, but even if they didn't hatch it was infinitely better than to allow soone else to have an edge on .
Even if they didn't hatch they were worth their price, because I would be taking a threat out of the equation long before it beca a threat.
"You guys stay in the ship and protect it," I ordered my man as I stepped out of the ship.
"Aye my lord!" The n shouted in agreent.
Finding Magister Illyrio wasn't that hard at all, all it took was ask a couple of locals, and I was soon heading in the right direction.
Though there was a little cloud of doubt looming above my head, what if he refused to do business with because he supports the Targaryen.
And if he did accept to make a trade route with , would I et Viserys for what I read in the books he was quite the pretentious moron, so he might want to make kneel for him.
That or offer Daenerys hand in marriage if I give him my army, which was tempting by itself if he did, he would die and I would have a claim to the throne, of course this was in the case Robert Baratheon was stupid enough to make an enemy of by breaking my betrothal to Sansa.
I didn't want to break my betrothal not because I loved Sansa, because I didn't, but because I wanted to stay out of the ga and have a Lordly life, I didn't care before who sat in the Iron Throne.
But they kept pushing , testing , plots within plots to make their ally, to kill , or to manipulate , they forced into the ga.
And if the worst case scenario ca to happen, and Tywin Lannister succeeded in his mission, well I would formally enter the ga of thrones.
And Daenerys would give an army if that happened military alliances with Dorne, which by itself was a step in the right direction
I of course would save Sansa even if I didn't love her, she was soone I ca to care about, I wouldn't stay and watch her suffer under the lions.
But all this was just based on the hypothetical scenario Tywin succeeds in breaking my betrothal.
Sotis I wondered, what would've happened if I killed him in Bear Island, a man can dream.
I just don't understand what is he thinking, I understand he wants Sansa to keep the north, but what makes him think I will accept Myrcella after all the shit he is putting through, does he really thinks I will just fall in line and bent my knee to him?!
"I will enjoy killing the old man," I chuckled drily, fantasizing of all the ways I would torture the old lion before cutting his miserable head, "I might even make a weekend out of it,"
[Robert Baratheon POV]
Jon Arryn, that man was like a father to , and all of the sudden he was death, one day he was scolding for spending too much gold on whores and drinks, and the next he was gone.
I was left alone in this nest of vipers, I needed soone I could trust.
I needed Ned with , here ruling for while k whored, the way it was supposed to be.
I also needed to ensure my son didn't marry soone like his mother, full of vile and hate.
In the end, Sansa was the best choice for him, Ned was honorable and so were his kids, the Mormont brat would understand.
My son wanted Sansa, and perhaps if he married out of love, and not like I did with the viper of his mother he would have a better married life.
It was ti to go to the North, and get my last friend alive to help rule this shitty place.
[Back to Ronard POV]
Magister Illyrio was quite the extravagant man, his castle was extravagant or sure, full of gold and over the top expensive decorations.
Physically Illyrio was morbidly obese. Complete with pig's eyes and fat cheeks with a disgustingly oily looking beard.
Personally, all I knew about him was that he was one of the only friends Varys had, and that he supported the Targaryens.
"Welco Lord Mormont," Illyrio said warmly, he didn't seem to have any hostility against , then again he was a businessman and it was a requirent to hide your emotions while making businesses.
"A pleasure to be here, Magister Illyrio," I smiled offering my hand for a handshake which he took reluctantly.
"So what brings you all the way here to Essos?" Illyrio inquired as we walked through his garden.
"I want to make so trade routes, and buy so things I was told only you can provide," I admitted.
"I see," Illyrio humd, "I'm glad I can be of assistance, and by the way if you don't mind can I ask you a few questions?"
"Sure, be my guest," I nodded, intrigued to what he wanted to know.
"How is Westeros, all I get is outdated information," Illyrio chuckled.
"Well, that is one complicated questions with an even complicated answer," I chuckled, I knew what he was doing, he wanted to see where my alliances align with, "Well, for starters the ironborn are no longer raiding or rapng,"
"Did the god themselves descend?" Illyrio inquired, I knew he knew about it, he is friends with the spider, he has to be at least well inford.
"In a way," I sighed, "I was tired of their ways, so I took control over them,"
"So you are the new warden of the Iron Islands," Illyrio said in a matter of fact way.
"Yes," I nodded.
"Very well, so what did you wanted to buy from ?" Illyrio inquired seemingly done with the questions for now.
"I want silkworms, as many as you can provide and a collectible item you have," It was the mont of truth, would he sell the eggs or deny their existence.
"What item may I ask?" Illyrio inquired curiously.
"Three dragon eggs," I inford him, "I want to buy them from you,"
For a mont Illyrio was quiet and didn't say a word and I expected the worse, but after a minute he said, "Sure, I will be sad to part with them but the gold will soothe that pain, they are quite expensive you know,"
"Gold is not a problem," I smiled, I had succeeded at least in one of my endeavors so far.
"Just what I like to hear," Illyrio laughed making his belly and man tits bounce in a disturbing manner, "The silkworms will take a couple of months, they are brought from far away, you are welco to stay with during that ti,"
I smiled, "That sounds lovely, I just have to let my n know we'll be here for a while then,"
"You ca without guards to my castle, while the trust is appreciated, Essos is not safe, I'll send so unsullied with you," Illyrio said, little did he know unless a battalion ca for I was good.
"Thanks once again," I smiled, as I took off back to my ship with a dozen unsullied guards protecting .
[Varys POV]
I had contacted Illyrio beforehand, when I found out the young lord of the iron islands and the bear island was on his way to et him.
If we played our cards well we could gain a powerful ally to the realm, all my old friend had to do was ensure he stayed for a bit.
The King, Robert Baratheon was never a good man in keeping relationships, Dorne already hates him, and now that he is in process to break the betrothal between the young lord and Sansa, and he will also make an enemy of the Iron Islands.
But like they said, the enemy of my enemy is my ally.
This opened a new realm of possibilities, the young bear was smart, capable and a dangerous foe, but if we moved the tides to our favor, his tides to our favor, and presented him with an option once his betrothal ended abruptly, we would gain his support to put the Targaryen dynasty back in the throne.
It was certainly better to marry the princess to soone in the realm, her brother had other ideas.
But I didn't know how he would react, he was in the end a wild card.
"I'll be leaving to Essos for so business, tell the King and Queen," I told Pycelle.
"For what?" Pycelle inquired.
"To renegotiate the price of a life like the Queen asked to," Lies, lies, lies, lies make the world run and keep castles together, how I dream of a world without lies.
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