( Sansa POV )
The bells rang as Sansa ran, turning her back away from the feast and even skipping steps of the castle garden stairs.
She wasn't afraid of slipping or falling. She would just get back up. What was a scar or a bruise added to the others?
Her heart beat faster with each toll of the bell. She rushed the steps, giving glances over her shoulder once in a while. She had tears running down her cheeks, but she felt noth...
2024-05-06 13:02:24 +0000 UTC View Post"I've got wine in my rooms. Pure Torentine gold!" Edric laughed. "My aunt Allyria sent some to me for my nameday. I've kept it in my rooms because it's a fine vintage."
"Really?" Myria bit her lip. "Mind if I join you for a sip afterward?"
"I'd be delighted." Edric nodded back.
Myria smirked and left him for the Dornish table, likely seeing that the first courses were being served.
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2024-05-03 10:07:12 +0000 UTC View Post( Edric POV )
The Queen looked like she had seen better days. She was indeed with her family, but her face was pale, almost sickly, and her rich robes paled in comparison to that of her father and uncle. Not to mention that she was flanked by armed guards in red, who she eyed with a mixture of fear and contempt.
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Strange, Edric thought.
He was put in the third row, along with all the Dornishmen sa...
2024-05-01 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post( Edric POV )
Edric Dayne hurriedly put on the finishing touches to his garb for the royal wedding. As Quentyn had said, he needed to look impeccable, if only for appearances' sake. As Lord Dayne, he would be the second or third-highest standing member of the Dornish delegation, depending on who you asked.
Therefore, a wardrobe worthy of the name was completely in order. Purple was the sigil of his house, and purple was his dress. A cream ...
2024-04-30 14:03:15 +0000 UTC View Post( Daeron )
Jon watched as an eerie silence swept over Moat Cailin. Dawn had barely broken, and one could still make out the numerous fires all around the ruined fortress.
He had come here once, a very long time ago. The towers were still in the same state of disrepair, and the marshes surrounding the fortress were still as imposing and impenetrable as ever, towering into the clouds of fog that surrounded the place.
He'd come h...
2024-04-27 11:42:30 +0000 UTC View Post( Oberyn POV )
"Sometimes rumors have a part of truth…" Oberyn mused in response.
"Speaking of rumors, I must ask something of you, uncle." Quentyn pressed.
"Oh?" Oberyn looked surprised. "Do tell."
"If at the council, there is talk of Dayne forces coming to reinforce Lord Fowler in the Prince's Pass, let me know." He asked with a malicious eye.
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Oberyn could hardly con...
2024-04-24 09:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post( Oberyn POV )
The sound of swords clashing resonated through the courtyard. Slowly, but surely, Oberyn approached, seeing a dozen Dornishmen watching the fight that was going on in the middle, which captivated the entire audience.
Leaning on a pillar, Oberyn watched attentively as the two opponent's sparring swords clashed again and again.
One of the two duelists was a tall man, with dark hair, that towered over his opponent. The other, sm...
2024-04-21 13:12:38 +0000 UTC View PostCletus breathed a huge sigh of relief.
"A lot of things." Cletus nodded at her. "Do you want me to carry this somewhere?"
"Oh, that would be splendid!" she reacted with that wicked smile of hers.
The things we do for girls…
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Alla quickly led him out of the room and towards another maze of hallways.
"Is Lady Margaery doing fine?" Cletus asked, trying to make conversation on the way. 2024-04-18 09:16:01 +0000 UTC View Post
( Cletus POV )
Cletus adjusted his doublet, making sure that he was perfectly presentable. Appearances mattered a great deal in the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, and the heir to Yronwood was under scrutiny after all.
Of course, this time, there were advantages. Because Quentyn and prince Oberyn were here, he was eclipsed, but because so many Dornishmen had joined the party, he was hardly even bothered, since there were so many other important guests.
Th...
2024-04-15 12:33:53 +0000 UTC View Post( Margaery POV )
The sun shone through the Red Keep, illuminating the courtyards and the bustling city of King's Landing. This would have been a lovely day, if not for her to have to deal with both the Lannisters and the Dornish. If both on their own were manageable, both at the same time quickly became an issue.
The Westerlanders were somewhat predictable at least, she could give them that. It was easier to deal with the ones you really knew. 2024-04-12 14:36:02 +0000 UTC View Post
"I only meant that my presence here was not initially expected, but all the same, it is a pleasure to meet you, Ser Kevan." Quentyn suddenly put a much more serious face.
"And how could I forget the two wonderful ladies here?" Oberyn smirked. "My paramour, Ellaria, and my daughter, Nymeria, who is also my nephew's paramour as well."
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Oberyn enjoyed how deeply Ser Kevan blushed. Quentyn didn't take very kindly to this, thoug...
2024-04-09 15:37:53 +0000 UTC View Post( Oberyn POV )
Oberyn didn't like this wretched city. Indeed, it was the city that started this whole mess, and the city where his beloved sister and her children had met a brutal death. Yet, it was here that he was sent, to complete the vengeance that his nephew had started by himself a few months earlier.
He didn't even bother gracing the Lannisters or Tyrells with his presence at the head of the Dornish delegation. That would have been ...
2024-04-09 15:37:08 +0000 UTC View Post( Cletus POV )
Cletus felt the sea tickle his feet, the slow tide coming in and burying them in the sand, feeling each grain pass between the cracks of his toes. Warm water hurried up to his ankles, before retreating again. It was late afternoon, but the sun was slowly fading across the horizon, making the usually blue sky take on a darker tone.
The waves kept coming in, one after the other, slowly advancing and retreating. Some barely tic...
2024-04-09 15:36:47 +0000 UTC View Post( Gulian POV )
For once, Gulian Qorgyle wasn't in the seat belonging to the governor of Sunspear. No, for once, he was one of the many people in the seat right in front of it, behind the desk, staring at his interlocutor in the eyes.
Well, this seqt never was his in the first place. The large Martell banners that adorned the walls behind were quite the hint at that, and gave the room a different type of feel than if these were the three sc...
2024-04-09 15:35:47 +0000 UTC View Post( Daeron POV )
The men around him hassled out, while Rickon was slowly shown to Winterfell's dining hall. Jon would soon join him, after having concerted with a few of his lords on what to do now.
Clearly, it wouldn't be long till they would claim for him to step down, Winter be damned. He needed to call a council as soon as possible. If Rickon was alive and well, he was the rightful king, and Jon would only act as his regent.
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2024-04-09 15:35:23 +0000 UTC View Post
( Daeron POV )
Jon Stark sat in front of the massive table that was once his father's and his father's before him. Winterfell had been burned by the Ironborn, sure, but as Sam said, they could not have burnt everything. And the reavers were hardly interested in a couple of books and paper. His father's solar had barely been touched and not much had been put to the torch.
He trailed his hands on the table, carefully picking up another letter and r...
2024-04-09 15:34:36 +0000 UTC View Post( Nymeria POV )
"Well, if I had sent a raven, it wouldn't be a surprise, would it?" he mischievously grinned.
"I suppose not." Quentyn was slightly sweating now. "Why have you come?"
"Well, my daughter gave birth and I wasn't going to miss the birth of my first grandchild." Nymeria's father stared daggers into Quentyn who was visibly panicking. Sensing this, she brought her hand to his.
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2024-04-09 15:34:02 +0000 UTC View Post
( Nymeria POV )
Nymeria felt the bed rattle, and slowly opened her eyes, sunlight quickly blinding her. Had she overslept again? The nights after the birth were certainly tiring, and she couldn't count the number of times that she had woken up well past midday.
Her bed shook again, and she lazily looked to her left. Quentyn sat there, his bare chest heaving, while peals of sweat were slowly dropping from his face. Concerned, she quickly brought h...
2024-04-09 15:32:43 +0000 UTC View Post( Catelyn )
The great halls of Riverrun were dark and silent. Once they had been filled with cries of joy, with bright sunlight seeping through the windows overlooking the rivers of the lands around the castle. Times that are now well and truly over.
Now, only darkness reigns here. Here, in the heart of Riverrun, Catelyn Stark stared at the flicker of the candlelight in front of her, slowly dying, just like her. The great hall of Ri...
2024-04-09 15:31:58 +0000 UTC View Post( Rickard )
They are beings as white as the snow you are stepping on, covered in an invincible white armor and a crystal sword that emits an otherworldly screech when it meets steel, and whose blue eyes seem to pierce your soul. Almost nothing can stop these creatures.
Not steel, not fire. Only one has died, in front of my eyes.
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Sam the Slayer did it. The Tarly boy, he took a dragonglass dagger and sta...
2024-04-09 15:30:57 +0000 UTC View Post( Rickard )
Rickard Karstark tapped on his knees, silently appreciating the aftermath of the battle at Castle Black. As expected, the wildlings had broken and run the second the northern cavalry appeared, and their assault on the Wall had been repulsed with heavy losses.
The Greatjon came to find him, clearly tired after little Alys' wedding, the ride to Eastwatch, another to Castle Black, and the final confrontation against the wildlings at the Wall. H...
2024-04-09 15:30:13 +0000 UTC View Post( Arianne POV )
"Erm…usually, yes." Willas seemed to hesitate while he leaned on his cane.
"But in this case, things have changed drastically. And a reason why we would like you to attend this reunion is because we have gotten news from your own family, and these matters concern both you and I and my family would like to have your opinion on it."
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Arianne raised an eyebrow, intrigued. What could her h...
2024-04-09 15:29:07 +0000 UTC View PostAegon Targaryen. Alive and well. How? A sliver of proof, all on a short piece of paper that could have been forged for all she knew.
Damn it all to the seven hells. She wouldn't think about this for the moment.
"What are you planning?" Tyene's voice drew her out of her endless questioning.
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Her cousin had followed her to Highgarden, along with a few other companions so that she may feel a little less alone in this endeavour:...
2024-04-09 15:28:24 +0000 UTC View Post( Arianne POV )
To Arianne, there was no doubt; the Water Gardens was almost certainly the most beautiful place in the world. However, Highgarden had tried its best to overturn this decision.
Ever since her arrival in the heart of the Reach, she was amazed at the beauty of this place, which she had only seen a glimpse of in her youth when visiting Tyene's mother.
The many walls of Highgarden were all made with pure, white stone, wit...
2024-04-09 15:27:13 +0000 UTC View Post"When the sun reaches its zenith, Robb!" he straightened up. "And I'll send you to your brothers!"
"And I'll send you to your uncle in the seven hells with the rest of your line of murderers!"
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Without another word, the king slipped out to get ready. Rickard did try to reason with him, to convince him that Winterfell was going to fall in a matter of days, but it was no use. King Robb wanted to end the Turncloak with ...
2024-04-09 15:26:46 +0000 UTC View Post( Rickard POV )
The wind was softly blowing through the snowy plains of the North. The northern host was, for all intents and purposes, home. But there would be no rest for now.
Just like the war down south, the northern camp was bustling with excitement and had set up camp in Wintertown, just under the mighty fortress of Winterfell.
Just how the Ironborn managed to capture this monstrosity with a handful of men was beyond hi...
2024-04-09 15:25:49 +0000 UTC View Post( Jennelyn )
By the end of the decade, hopefully, Planky Town and Sunspear will dwarf any port in Westeros, especially since it avoids the crossing of the Stepstones.
Stepstones which I will need to consider. Some of the closer islands would make ideal chokepoints and bases for anti-piracy operations."
"I hear you've been rebuilding our fleet and that's why you need our copper."
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Jennelyn wa...
2024-04-09 15:25:23 +0000 UTC View Post( Jennelyn )
"Is the view always this beautiful?"
Jennelyn smiled. The view from Skyreach's castle gave a perfect panorama of the Red Mountains and the Prince's Pass. Sometimes soaring above the clouds themselves, the view from Skyreach was breathtaking.
Skyreach itself was a castle perched above the Prince's Pass, capable of controlling this vital artery leading into Dorne, but also sufficiently well protected that a direct a...
2024-04-09 15:24:18 +0000 UTC View Post