WILOW-Ch.331: Infiltrating the Eyrie
Dreadfort Bolton Lands
POV of Domeric Bolton
"Robb Stark and Jon Snow were able to do pretty well in their first battle, from what you told me," Lyra said.
"They did because they had a battle instinct that most people lack." Domeric said, "Robb Stark especially has a great mind for strategies. Given enough time, he might become a commander as great as Lord Randell Tarly. Plus, they had the advantage of being the defenders against Weeper's Army, which was neither well-trained nor well-equipped and had its own advisors to guide them. I doubt Edmure had anyone to guide him."
Lyra nodded, "Riverrun is now under siege. And Lord Tywin Lannister has finally entered the Riverlands as well and has started destroying the fortifications left by Ser Edmure across the Trident one by one. If I were not so sure of your capabilities, then I would definitely be very worried about the current situation of your allies."
He nodded, "What of the Baratheons?"
"Renly has finally left Highgarden with his large host of 100,000 men. And Stannis has reached Storms End and has put it under siege."
He nodded again. "What of Lysa Arryn. Has she declared neutrality yet?"
Lyra shook her head. "Lady Lysa remains neutral; however, she has not declared anything just yet. The lords and knights in the Vale are asking her to join the war, but she has kept her silence till now. Probably under Littlefinger's command. Are you going to give her a visit?"
"Yes. This war will become easier with the Knights of the Vale around." He said.
Lyra took a chair and sat down beside him. "How many of the magical armored men are you taking with you to the war?"
"I would have preferred to take 1000 of them." He said, "But creating magical armors and weapons is a long and hard process. The kids have only managed to create some 400 more."
"So only 400?" Lyra asked.
"No. I'll wait for my personal guards to arrive from Nightfort." He said.
"Wouldn't that take two more weeks?" she asked with a frown. The Northern army would have already reached Moat Cailin by then.
He shrugged. "The Northern army is made of levies and marches at a slow pace. I'll catch up to them soon enough. Plus, by that time, the kids would have made 50 more armors. So that's what… some 700 magically armored horse riders."
"Are you going to take Kilgharrah with you as well?" Lyra asked.
He nodded. "I will. But I'll not use him in my battles. He's still too small, weak, and vulnerable and could fall to a lucky stray arrow."
Lyra nodded and then smirked, "I cannot wait for you to reach the battlefield and show your might to the entire of Westeros."
"Neither can I, Lyra." He said with a smile, "Neither can I."
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Same night.
Domeric climbed down from the hoverboard and stretched his legs.
Flying continuously for four hours from Gulltown to Eyrie had taken its toll on his body. His legs had fallen asleep, and his back was stiff.
Still, he had finally reached the heart of the Vale, so that was something.
But in the future, he had set his mind on building another flying vehicle for long-distance travel.
Both for comfort and to be able to carry others with him when needed.
A flying car wouldn't be bad like the Weasleys'. Of course, it wasn't possible to find a normal car and turn it into a flying vehicle like Arthur Weasley's.
But using his knowledge of building a flying broom, he could create a flying car.
Moreover, all he had to do was transform the materials into a car shape and then add the same runes and magical enhancements that hoverboards and flying brooms had.
Perhaps he could make some minor changes to control the flying car, but with his current skill, that wouldn't be too difficult. He would work on it when he returned to Dreadfort.
He looked down from the balcony he had landed on before he wore the camouflage cloak and entered the castle.
Unlike Dreadfort, these people could not afford a steady supply of whale oil, so their corridors were rather dark aside from the little bit of moonlight entering through the small windows.
That served him just as well.
He took out an eye patch and wore it on his head. Instantly, one of his eyes gained night vision.
He had created this for Ygritte so she could hunt down anyone at night, and he had made a copy for himself as well.
He walked around in the dark corridors until he came across a guard who was sitting on a chair outside a room and yawning while looking half asleep.
He walked up to the man, his footsteps thankfully muffled by magic, and pointed his wand at the guard.
"Imperio."
The guard's eyes glazed over for a moment before going back to normal, and Domeric said, "Tell me the location of Lysa Arryn's room."
"Two stairs from the left. Past a corridor. Another left. 3rd room." The guard said, and he nodded.
"Obliviate."
He left the guard behind, followed the instructions, and came across a room being guarded by two guards who were whispering to each other.
He went behind them and quickly cast two confundus charms on them.
Then he left them there and tried to open the door. It was locked from the inside.
"Alohomora." He said, and a few clicks resounded from the other side of the room.
He slowly opened the door by a small fraction before casting the Homenum Revelio charm.
Only one woman was sleeping in the room.
Good.
He sneaked inside and closed the door behind him. "Muffliato." He cast around the room and sighed.
He moved toward the sleeping woman and instantly recognized her as Lysa Arryn.
She looked much more haggard and tired than before her husband's death.
Running the Kingdom of Vale must be taking its toll on her. He put a hand on her neck and started choking.
The woman instantly woke up and looked at him in fear. His face was still covered with the camouflage cloak, and the room was pretty dark, so she didn't see his face.
He pointed his wand at her and said. "Imperio."
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