"Second wife?" Ned Stark asked confused.
His wife Catelyn Tully looked at him calmly.
Ned looked at her in disbelief.
"Cat, we have Arya and Rickon unmarried," he said.
"I'm just telling you the possibilities, Ned, with Robb having a new wife, the possibilities are great," she said.
Her husband looked at her confused.
Catelyn sighed.
"Ned, we are in a complicated situation, Aegon is the king, the true king, as such Sansa is the queen, we need allies, we cannot allow another red wedding to happen," she said.
"I understand, but that's a very different thing from having a second wife, as I told you, Arya and Rickon can always get married," he said.
"Arya with her new abilities will not pay attention to us and will escape... Rickon, I love him, but he was among savages until recently, he is a boy that unfortunately not many would accept as husbands for their daughters, not to mention that he is the third son, he will not inherit much" she said.
Ned sighed in frustration.
"I'm only saying what I can say, my dear. You and the Daynes have always been close, it's natural for you to take Ashara as a second wife, just as Robb took Margaery Tyrell" she informed him calmly.
"And you will accept that?" he asked somewhat heatedly.
She smiled at him.
"I like Ashara," she admitted.
"You have hated Jon all his life, for being my bastard son. And now you offer me a new wife?" he asked, very confused.
Catelyn's smile disappeared.
"I was unfair to your son, I don't deny it. But those were different times, I was different, this war opened my eyes... Ned, if we crown Aegon, we will need much more than we have, the domain with Robb, the Rivers with me, if the Lords accept, the storm with Bran if he takes Shirenn Baratheon as his second wife, even if we have several kingdoms in our favor, King's Landing can be attacked from the south... We need Dorne with us" she said.
Ned looked at her undecidedly.
"The storm will only be with us, until Shirenn and Bran marry, I still don't know how the storm lords will take it, the rivers are an issue to follow, we persuaded most of the lords who will attempt to take what is rightfully yours and our children's through our wedding, Dorne on the other hand, the Daynes are not responsible for Dorne, the Martells are," he said.
Catelyn nodded.
"Yes, but they are one of the ancient houses, the Daynes are respected and loved, having a commitment with them, will make Dorne take up arms if necessary, the Martells will support Aegon, but not all of Dorne has love for dragons, but if the Daynes support the north, and Martells support Aegon, without a doubt, Dorne will be a strong ally in the future" she said.
Ned nodded.
"I understand the situation, I appreciate you being so...frank, I'll think about it," he told her.
Cat felt a glow in her eyes as she arrived at the white room.
She blinked. And went to the monitor.
{Name: Catelyn Stark
Title: None
Skill Points: 3
Level: 5 (0/190)
Health: 300/300
Mana: 270/270
Attributes: Low
Skills: 1
Negotiator Level: 2
Do you want to spend three skill points and gain the Negotiator skill at level 3?
Yes/No}
Cat pressed yes.
{Negotiator Level: 3
Passive ability, does not consume mana.
80% luck in business.}
The woman raised an eyebrow and then left the room.
Her husband saw her and smiled at her knowingly.
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Arya looked at the castle, she had returned with Davos to support Bran in Storms End, but the girl felt bored.
She would have liked to go to Essos with Jon.
But her father forbade her.
She could do it, but surely he was talking to Jon.
The woman sighed.
She saw a man approach.
He looked familiar to her.
' He looks like King Robert,' she thought.
"Princess, Ser Davos sent me to find you," he told her.
She blinked.
' He doesn't fear me, he knows I'm a murderer, right? ' she thought.
It wasn't a secret.
On the contrary, Arya made sure that everyone knew what she was capable of.
"I am Gendry, Gendry Waters, Princess," he said.
Arya looked at him annoyed.
"Don't call me that, bastard" she said.
Then she regretted it, she didn't like that word.
But the boy smiled wryly.
"Wow, how did you know I'm a bastard... Wait, wait... Maybe, or if my name is Waters, very intelligent... Princess " he said.
Arya looked at him more annoyed.
"Oh, you've got balls, you want to die," she told him.
The boy smiled sarcastically, not intimidated at all.
Arya felt uncomfortable at the smile.
It was so strange.
Not happy.
But not false either.
She felt uneasy.
Nervous, for some strange reason, and excited.
' The ship must have hurt me,' she thought.
[T/N: YES!!! GO GIRL! THEY ARE DESTINED!!]
She looked at Gendry.
And for a moment her stomach rumbled, as if she were hungry, but had just eaten.
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Daenerys watched as Yiti's ships retreated once more.
Her dragons were exhausted.
Fortunately, Rhaenys' ability to turn into water was used to spy on the vicinity of the ships, while Daenerys was in charge of attacking.
That's why they had some information.
Thank the gods that Ashara Dayne made sure that Rhaenys knew several languages on her travels.
The Yitinian language was not the specialty of the queen of Valyria.
But still, she handled it reasonably.
And she was able to find out that half of the fleet was sent by Yiti and the other half was waiting for them in the open sea.
That was good and bad.
Now their strategies were based on destroying nearby ships, with dragons it was not a problem.
But could they handle the distant ones In the open sea?
She was hoping they didn't have balistas.
Anti-dragon weapons were not easy to carry, although it was possible.
The queen of Meeren shook her head.
Even without the balistas, the large number of ships was a problem.
They couldn't win with strength alone.
They needed allies who could attack from behind at least to prevent them from fleeing.
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Robb launched an attack on the soldiers waiting for them.
They had already taken half the city.
Many soldiers were hiding in their houses, or they took entire families as prisoners.
Robb had to stop five soldiers from taking entire families as human shields while his army passed by.
' They're just mercenaries,' he thought as he cut through others.
They had arrived at a gigantic mansion, he presumed it was that of Illyrio, the leading Magistrate of Pentos.
And the one responsible for everything.
"Your head will be mine" he promised.
His attack on Volantis was like an attack to the north.
Talisa's family was his family.
A soldier attacked him, but the boy counterattacked and threw the soldier back.
"QUICK!" he exclaimed.
His soldiers attacked with greater speed, while pushing the few mercenaries back, and took another control point.
Robb learned that the port was also taken from the noise that could be heard.
He pierced through another soldier's chest before reaching the target. He had reached level 29 with 4 skill points.
"Sir, they have barricaded the mansion," said a soldier.
"Very well, it's the last place" he muttered.
He looked at the mansion, which had towers with soldiers shooting flaming arrows.
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Tywin looked at the letter.
The information so far was that Prince Oberyn Martell was in the north.
Just as he left him.
"Is Aegon real or not?" he muttered.
He couldn't imagine that the boy had survived.
But Oberyn Martell's arrival in the north and his departure from it also raised many questions.
The old lion was preparing to attack.
"Once Doran makes his move, I'll make mine" he promised.
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The ship captains arrived within a few hours, and Robb awaited their report.
As expected, the remnants of the army were waiting for them at the mansion.
The barricade was not impenetrable.
Robb prepared himself and went into battle.
"ATTACK!" he exclaimed, casting his power on the soldiers.
His magic was released and his soldiers screamed in fury as they ran towards the mansion, the barricade did not last more than a few minutes.
It was made with wooden doors, one attack by the soldiers and they exploded.
Robb walked with them as he defended and attacked.
The soldiers split up in the mansion, it was when Robb entered through a door, it was a dining room where five soldiers and an obese man were waiting for him.
The soldiers pounced on him.
"Dismember" he muttered.
The first soldier lost his head with the first swing of his sword, the others attacked while Robb defended himself.
Grey Wind leapt at his side on top of another and ripped out its neck.
The three remaining soldiers stood on guard.
Grey wind let out a roar and they screamed in fear.
Robb knew it was the roar ability, which intimidated anyone who heard it, he did not hesitate to attack the soldiers and killed one more.
Grey Wind lunged at another before dispatching it, and Robb finally decapitated the last one.
He felt a light shine in his eyes and arrived at the white room.
He approached the computer.
{Name: Robb Stark
Title: Big Wolf
Skill Points: 6
Level: 30 (0/31000)
Health: 2950/2950
Mana: 2750/2750
Attributes: Low
Skills:
Support Magic Level: 7
Swordsmanship level: 5
Do you want to spend six skill points and level up your swordsmanship to level 6?
Yes/No}
He pressed yes.
{Swordsmanship Level: 6
This skill has two upgrades left.
Cost: 80 mana
Physical Aura: Creates an aura that increases strength, speed, and endurance fivefold. Lasts ten minutes.}
"Robb Stark" the magistrate whispered.
"Ilyrio Mopatis," He said.
[T/N: That isn't a translation error, that's the name.]
He was finally able to notice the man.
He was corpulent and obese. He had a ring of precious stones on each finger and a yellow beard that had been oiled and divided into two parts.
He didn't seem like a threat, even though he was.
Robb knew it.
"We can fix this," he said.
"I tried to do it, I gave your city a chance," he said.
"My head," the old man explained.
Robb looked at him.
"You attacked my family in Volantis, in Valyria... What did you expect?" he asked him.
The old man sighed.
"A mistake, but I have information about the seven kingdoms, Varys," he said.
Robb ignored him.
"I don't care, Daenerys Targaryen my sister-in-law sends you her regards" Robb finished and with a quick movement he decapitated him.
[T/N: Fuck Patreon, truly. You have probably read it in my note, but I got hacked or something, and my account was deactivated without warning.
I did not receive a warning or anything; there are over 300 chapters.
So here's the new deal, as I have probably said, I will be in mass releasing a fuck ton of chapters.
But, I will only be posting chapters here from now on.
If you wish to donate still, my Ko-fi is still up, and it's still the cheapest, with prices ranging from $1 to whatever you want. But don't feel obligated, as everything will end up here eventually.
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