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Drinks at a Wedding

Drinks at a Wedding

“It was a beautiful ceremony.” 

Harry nodded politely. ” It sure was my lady, Catelyn outdid herself with the arrangements.” 

“Oh and Lady Mormont looked wonderful. I must know where she got the material to make her dress. “ 

“I'm afraid I don't know much about fashion, my lady. I can ask for you if y...

Hanging Tree

“Another!” Patrick exclaimed whilst slamming his mug onto the table. Drops of wine poured down his chin, and he was visibly swaying slightly in his seat.  

Not that Edmure had the right to judge his friend. He was only slightly better off himself.  

They were spending their afternoon at a tavern about half an hour ride from Riverrun. Edm...

Experimentation

Experimentation 

“Fire-Air-Stone" 

Hadrian sat back and carefully inspected the runes he carved on the rock in front of him making sure that there were no imperfections in his writing.  

Once he was sure that the lines were clean, straight and that there were no cracks he applied a small amount of magic into the scheme using his hand.  2025-10-06 05:54:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Progressing

Progressing 

“-made over two hundred thousand gold dragons from the sales so far, after Lord Manderly took his portion. Most of that comes from merchants from Braavos. A decent portion comes from the Westerlands  and a few of the other Free Cities.” 

Harry hummed happily and drummed his fingers on the table. “Good, so Lord Manderly avoided selli...

Skagos

Skagos 

Rickard Karstark stepped onto the beach with an exhale of relief. He never did like ships. The swaying always felt unnatural. He could only count his blessings that the trip to Skagos from Whiteharbour was short.  

He took a few seconds to just look at the scenery. The beach they landed near was empty, surrounded by cliffs with only one clear ...

A Falcons Fall

A Falcons Fall 

“May the smith bless your hands, so that you can keep doing his work my child and may the crone bless you with her wisdom. Think long and hard whether this is the path you want to follow. Whether this will bring you satisfaction. ”  

The man looked up from his place on his knees. Tears in his eyes. “Thank you, my lord. I have thought ...

Reminiscence

Reminiscence

“Check.”

His uncle moved his piece.

Hadrian moved his bishop. ”Check mate.”

After looking over the board for a few seconds Ned released a sigh and tipped his King over. “You win again nephew.”

Harry smirks. “You did better this time.”

He is rewarded with a dry stare in return. “Thats because the last game only l...

Merman In Kingslanding-Part 2

Merman in Kingslanding - Part 2 

“-fifteen Gold Dragons.” 

Wyman shook his head slightly. “I'm sorry my friend. Thats too little.  I can come down to twenty.” 

The dornish merchant hesitated slightly. His tanned face went through a few different expressions before eventually settling. “Very well. Twenty dragons per sheet of silk. ...

Merman in Kinglanding-Part 1

Merman in Kinglanding-Part 1 

Wyman Manderly resisted the temptation to block his nose as his carriage pulled him along the street towards the Red Keep in Kingslanding, as he had done since he first smelled the city well before his ship got to the docks.  Somehow, he managed to keep looking somewhat dignified even if it required him to breathe through his mouth....

The Return

The Return 

Riding through Wintertown, Benjen was filled with nostalgia and no small amount of joy. It had been most of a year since he set foot in Winterfell and Benjen found himself missing the North more as his journey went on. 

He found himself nervous when he first left the North. But he was also excited. This was his chance to really contribute to hi...

Growing Pains

Growing Pains 

The green stem slowly rose, gently swaying under Hadrians gaze. The plant got taller and taller as he watched, until finally the bulb on its head started too slowly open. After what seemed like hours, the blue of the rose petals was revealed, showing the famous Northern flower in all its beauty. 

Harry collapsed onto his back with a gasp. Sw...

A Withering Rose

A Withering Rose 

“Go Loras!” Little Margaery called from her place next to Olenna on the ramparts as she watched her older brother tussle in the yard with some of the other young boys in training. 

“Ooh! “ She cheered as she watched Loras knock down a Florent boy a year his senior and place the sword at his throat. Garlan quickly moved between the...

The Stag Prince

The Stag Prince 

“Let's begin this session of the small council my Lords.” Lord Arryn said as he took his seat. 

Stannis took a small sip of water and contented himself with remaining silent. Usually, Lord Arryn starts these meetings by asking for any news from Varys. 

He didn't disappoint. “Varys, any news we should know about?”  2024-07-31 20:29:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Settling In

Settling in 

“sentence you to die.” A greatsword swung through the air and cleaved through the struggling Septon's neck. His head rolled on the grass and blood spurted onto the Hearttree. 

The Greatjon effortlessly lifted the stained blade into the air with a laugh. “Hah! Hah! Thats another one of you cunts feeding the Old Gods! Who's next?” <...

The Fall of the Boltons

Boltons Fall 

Two days after the battle, Harry was sitting in the high chair in the middle of the Dreadfort, desperately trying to keep his headache from getting any worse through pure willpower. He kept his face impassive however, knowing it was needed when he was in the company of all the Lords who marched with him. This was a time when he couldn’t afford to show...

Taking the Dreadfort

Taking the Dreadfort 

Riding beside Hadrian and five Children of the Forest, at the head of an army heading towards the Dreadfort, Ned was even more silent than usual. His mind was away, thinking about a topic that was deeply unpleasant for him. 

War 

All it is good for is causing misery and death. Suffering and pain. Even among the victors. Ned...

Slipping the Noose

Slipping the Noose

The aftermath of the battle was something to behold. It was a gruesome scene that would have Harry retching if he hadn’t already seen worse things. The bottom of the hill had turned into a deathtrap. Bodies were piled on top of each other, being four corpses high in some places. Red painted the grass, turning the once green hill into a tapestry of cri...

Opening Stages

Opening Stages

It took a little over four hours for Lord Umber to lead Hadrian’s army to a location that would give them a clear advantage in battle.

The place that Lord Umber chose was a decent sized hill to the South-West of their original position. The hill was steep enough that men or cavalry charging up it would be greatly slowed down. The South part of the h...

A Confession of Truths

A Confession of Truths

After the Giants and Children of the Forest agreed to bend the knee, things proceeded smoothly. The Giants and the Singers of the Earth, as the Children told Hadrian they preferred to be called, followed Hadrian back to the Weirwood to bend the knee and swear their vows with little trouble.

They came up one by one, bent the knee and swore to s...

Major Steps

Major Steps

290-AC The True North: Just beyond The Wall

The journey to The Wall proved to be quiet boring for Harry. He was used to spending the entire day rushing between different projects and ideas. Used to seeing progress every day. So for Harry, spending weeks travelling at a sedate pace by horse and carriage up the kingsroad was quiet …diffi...

A Merman's Dilemma

A Merman's Dilemma

White Harbour-290 AC

Wyman Manderly sat on the balcony of his solar, overlooking his city and the ocean. He was enjoying the rising sun of the morning while eating a well put together breakfast.

It was one of his traditions to watch the sun rise over White Harbour every morning he could. Seeing his beautiful city light up in...

Rumblings on the Horizon

Rumblings on the Horizon

Winterfell- 290 AC

“….made 20 thousand more Gold Dragons in taxes last year than the year before. Most of that comes from saving gold on food. Unfortunately our expenses have continued to increase exponentially. The Northern Army is a huge strain on our current resources and that strain will only continue to grow as the ...

Designing an Army

Designing an Army.

Winterfell-289 AC

Sitting on the back of his carriage on soft blankets and eating a fine course of crab cooked in garlic and butter washed down with a cup of fine Arbour Gold, Wyman Manderly eagerly counted down the hours until he arrived at Winterfell.

He had always considered himself a practical man. He would try and use e...

An Uninvited Guest

An Uninvited Guest

Winterfell 289- AC

The great hall of Winterfell was an incredibly cheerful place this evening. Filled with the sounds of laughter, cheering, drunken boasts and revelry from the Northern Lords. Everywhere Ned Stark looked, he saw smiles on the faces of all the lords and ladies of the North in attendance of this feast.

This wa...

The College of Winterfell

The College of Winterfell

Winterfell-289AC

It had been a fortnight since Harry returned to Winterfell and it was only now that he was finally caught up with all that had happened during his absence. There wasn’t too much he had to catch up on luckily. So most of his time was spent with his cousins making up for lost time and he spent the rest of h...

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

Winterfell -289 AC

Harry smiled as he rode his horse through Wintertown. When the smallfolk first started to notice him, there were cheers and shouts from those few. By the time he was midway through the small town, most of the residents crowded around him shouting their greetings and praises. Harry was popular among the people of Wi...

The Thought of an Old Lion

The Thoughts of an Old Lion

Casterly Rock -289 AC

Tywin Lannister was on top of the world.

Standing on his balcony outside his solar on the top floor of Casterly Rock, he looked out over his domain.

The sun was beginning to set below the Sunset Sea, painting the sky as if a canvas with streaking rays of different shades of pink, orange a...

Population Problems

Population Problems

Bear Island- 289AC

It had been a fortnight since Hadrian arrived at Bear Island. He and his uncle would be leaving the next morning, to go back to Winterfell.  Today though, he found he found himself sitting beside Meage Mormont and her daughters Jorelle and Lyra, on a small alcove overlooking the sparring yard, where his un...

Bear Island

Bear Island

Bear Island -289 AC

A moon after arriving at Sea Dragon Point Hadrian and his uncle took a few of the captured Ironborn ships and left for the next destination of his journey.

While he would love to go back to Winterfell and spend some relaxing time with his cousins after so many moons away, he unfortunately still has a few importa...