[Edric’s POV]
It took a great deal of willpower to drag myself out of my featherbed bed, especially knowing that I wouldn’t have that luxury for a while. The moment I left my sheet of furs, I wasn’t too cold. Winterfell had been built over natural hot springs, and I was clearly a beneficiary of that. If anything, it was decently warm.
I got dressed and didn’t waste much time...
2024-08-09 19:40:34 +0000 UTC View Post[Arthur’s POV]
As the days passed, he felt better physically and regained his strength. His mind refused to remain idle, however, as he found himself studying books and seeing how he might improve his penwork. The White Book only deserved his finest, after all.
“Your recovery is swift, Ser.” Grand Maester Gormon observed with curiosity. “So very swift, indeed. ...
2024-08-05 18:53:40 +0000 UTC View Post[Edric’s POV]
“It seems that the cold is not treating you too kindly.” Raiden Shogun remarked, observing my condition.
The worst part of it was that I was just as sick in the Plane of Euthymia, making fighting more of a struggle than a learning experience. It was the third day of my fever, and it hadn’t gotten much better.
Though, on the brig...
2024-08-02 12:16:32 +0000 UTC View Post[Edric's POV]
There seemed to be a couple of wolf corpses scattered across the field, most of which had taken some arrows. I took a look at my company and saw that no one was wounded.
"Your Grace... did you manage to fend off all of them?" Balon Swann questioned. "Or will there be more? If so, we shall be ready."
"No, the matter has been settled." I shook ...
2024-07-28 23:03:17 +0000 UTC View Post[Jaime’s POV]
Bowen Marsh was not near hateful enough to misuse a knight of his talents, making Jaime Lannister a ranger rather than a steward or builder. He was the finest raider they had in their ranks, the best swordsman by far and knew just about as much about building as any fish knew about climbing trees. Stewardship was nearly just as terrible and dull. Jaime would’ve co...
2024-07-26 00:43:12 +0000 UTC View Post[Edric’s POV]
“Be careful on your journey North, my dear nephew.”
Renly embraced me, patting my shoulder as he withdrew.
I smiled reassuringly, shaking my head.
“Who do you think I am, uncle? I’ve fought worse than a pack of wildlings.”
“I had a bear cloak fashioned just for you.” Renly turned to the s...
2024-07-20 14:43:27 +0000 UTC View Post[Edric's POV]
Even when she was as opaque as any other person, Raiden Shogun seemed ethereal as ever. Her piercing, dark, purple eyes glowed as beautifully as a distant dream. Together, they birthed a purple paradise that lured me into an eternal slumber.
I caught myself falling into a daze, shaking my head to break out of it.
"How is it?" I questioned, re...
2024-07-17 21:44:45 +0000 UTC View Post
[Edric's POV]
Returning to the Red Keep with a horde of admirers certainly was something. The streets were filled to the brim with smallfolk trying to get a closer glimpse. I took the longer way atop my destrier, accompanied by an honour guard and gold cloaks at every turn. With how they cheered for me, you would've thought I had already caved the Night King into oblivion.
2024-07-12 22:28:03 +0000 UTC View Post
[Edric’s POV]
The lists were looking just right, so I had ensured. My squires helped with the armour
and I had the time to ask if their achievements in the melee. Dallin said that they did nothing notable, while Ragnor boasted that he had been on par with a knight.
“We fought all night long, and I only lost because of that bastard blue cloak’s arrows. He st...
2024-07-09 23:13:50 +0000 UTC View Post[Daenerys’ POV]
Daenerys woke sooner than usual, at the break of dawn. She found herself unwilling to sleep further, knowing that much had to be done. Irri and Jhiqui, her handmaidens, attended to her person and ensured she looked queenly.
She glanced to the side afterwards, her mind stuck on Edric Storm. His eyes had been like blue waves drawing her in, flickering w...
2024-07-08 01:41:33 +0000 UTC View Post[Edric’s POV]
Now, I don't know how great Daemon Blackfyre’s dance with Gwayne Corbray had been in person, but this had to come pretty close. The only diminishing factors were that it wasn't a true battle and was shorter. The flame of their steel was a sight to behold.
There was no doubt in my mind that it was the finest duel I had witnessed, and I'm sure many pres...
2024-07-02 13:44:41 +0000 UTC View Post
[Dorian’s POV]
Clever Myr, ever so entranced in learning and the finer arts of the world. Anything regarding glass, they were the finest at producing. The most useful of all were Myrish eyes that could allow a man with one eye to see as far as a falcon. Dorian had bought his many years ago, treasuring it as a second eye.
It was the place that had taken a young Raerra...
2024-06-29 19:52:44 +0000 UTC View Post[Arthur’s POV]
The crowd cheered as he stepped foot onto the tourney grounds and paced forward.
This dance would be his greatest challenge in the duel tournament so far, this truth Arthur had little doubt of. Daman had won the normal footrace and the armored one, survived the onslaught of two of his fellow sworn brothers long enough for assistance to arrive, le...
2024-06-27 23:17:39 +0000 UTC View Post[Edric’s POV]
A hand shook me awake - Arthur’s hand, I realised rather quickly.
“You’ve overslept, Your Grace.”
I felt groggy, despite Arthur’s statement.
“By how much?”
“Not by much. I didn’t want to disturb your rest, but you have quite a number of duties to attend to today… such as breaking your fast with Lord Arryn and his future wife." 2024-06-23 23:06:04 +0000 UTC View Post
[Daenerys’ POV]
One dream had led to another, until a great storm enveloped it all and brought her back to her bedchamber. Even though it seemed like it, she was entirely sure that she hadn't woken yet.
When she left her bed and looked outside, an uninvited figure came to greet her. His hair was black as night, contrasting with his bright blue eyes. He wa...
2024-06-21 11:47:26 +0000 UTC View Post“Back so soon.” Grace stated, sighing with a tone of disatisfaction. “How am I supposed to make our cook feel comfortable with you barging in every five minutes?-"
"ERINAAAH!"
Dennis charged forward like thunder, jolting her with a bear hug. Erina was as shocked as she was terrified. He could break her like a twig with the slightest bit of pressure.
...
2024-06-17 20:23:11 +0000 UTC View Post“And which deed of mine was it that inspired you?”
“Several, I suppose. Even before I came to King’s Landing, I had heard of your exploits. Witnessing them in person, however, is an entirely different matter. I have begun to understand why my father is so fixated on you.”
“When I first hired him, I assumed he was only by my side because of the gold.” I re...
2024-06-14 00:44:00 +0000 UTC View PostGaegor surged forward, despite his wounded leg, and swung a flurry of attacks. Oberyn kept his distance, quite like a viper, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. With each wave of missed attacks, Gaegor seemed to slow down.
Whoosh, whoosh…
Now.
Oberyn got around him and smacked his bad leg, leading to Gaegor falling over on one knee.
... 2024-06-11 01:13:39 +0000 UTC View PostSixty-four warriors would be chosen from the team melees to participate in duels. Everyone who fought in the previous finals was part of the pool except for those who were too injured or lacked the ability to win on their own, along with most of those who represented the Vale and Reach. The matchups were (definitely) not rigged by Edric.
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[Sansa’s POV]
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2024-06-05 23:33:19 +0000 UTC View PostIn the following two months, Xiao Kuangyun worked relentlessly on his new wife. His true talent was being a hedonist, which the Heaven Ravaging Demonic Art complimented in spades. Even though she was plain, he enjoyed shattering her pride and turning Xiao Mei into a puppet for his growth.
In that time, he drained her of all her talent and rose to the fifth level of the Sp...
2024-06-01 23:16:35 +0000 UTC View Post“Dad… Save… Save me… Save me… I don’t want to die… Dad… Save me… Save me!!”
Xiao Kuangyun tightly hung onto his father’s thigh, his entire body trembling. All four of his limbs had gone limb under intense fear. He had lost control of himself along with all of his pride, making a pool of his own piss beneath.
“Little brother Y...
2024-05-31 22:33:59 +0000 UTC View Post
“A bloody woman.” Lyn Corbray spoke his thoughts out loud alongside some of Edric’s bannermen, having a drink. “I wield Lady Forlorn with all the skill that one could ask, yet she - hideous beast that she is - takes the last white cloak of the Kingsguard.”
“It is rather ridiculous, I would agree.” Randyll Tarly nodded, being a traditionalist in terms of gender roles a...
2024-05-30 17:11:25 +0000 UTC View PostDennis saw a familiar sight...
The Battle of the Trident.
He no longer took a mere levy's body, emerging as himself in the midst of it all. The white light that came with his appearance blinded half a dozen temporarily. Naturally, his size and strange gear caught the attention of those around him.
He looked in the distance, seeing the dance between the Last Dragon and Horned D...
2024-05-29 12:28:01 +0000 UTC View PostMeanwhile, in an inn dominated by blue capes.
"I failed you, my lady."
Daman knelt at her seat, lowering his head. The rest also had guilt-ridden expressions, except Valaegor who stood against the wall with his arms crossed. Rhaerra observed the sight, sighing.
"No... it's not your fault at all. You did your very best. I cannot say tha...
2024-05-27 23:36:58 +0000 UTC View Post“A member of the Kingsguard?" Loras questioned with a surprised tone. "One must be a knight to receive such an honour."
"True enough, all of the past Kingsguard were knights." Arthur nodded. "Even so, the Kingsguard are decided by His Grace - the King. If he sees that someone is worthy, knight or not, what does it matter?"
"It would make the Kingsguard look lesser."&...
2024-05-25 00:23:32 +0000 UTC View PostDennis had appeared at the entrance of the Totsuki Culinary Academy, clad in the Armour of Brutus. He had both of his swords at his side, dagger, crossbow on his back and a hidden blade on each gauntlet. It was safe to say the man looked like he was ready for any kind of battle… unless guns were involved.
He kicked down the wooden gate, which wasn't particularly strong. Though, it was...
Arthur used various techniques to bypass Ballio’s armour, fighting like a man possessed. While Ballio was stronger and more durable, Arthur was a great deal faster which was an advantage he aimed to abuse. Nightfall sang time and time again, making cuts in Ballio’s armour and even precisely unfastening certain parts.
“Damn you-”
Slash.
He had sliced off Ballio’s ...
Though it was underhanded and highly dishonourable, there was no rule explicitly against killing horses. It was essentially an unwritten rule that most would not dare break (cough). However, Rhaerra's men were foreigners and did not hold the same idea of honour.
"I ought to disqualify your team," Edric remarked with a jestful tone.
"Are you afraid that you can't win on...
2024-05-19 23:21:35 +0000 UTC View Post
“Help… help, he's going to kill us a-”
Dennis dragged the girl by her hair right back into the classroom and tossed her through a window on the opposite side. The force behind it all left her paralysed in the backyard. He proceeded to murder the rest of the class with relative ease, alarming the surrounding classrooms with sounds of hopeless deaths.
One t...
2024-05-17 13:34:35 +0000 UTC View PostIn the seven-a-side melee, many teams had prominent competitors. The knights of the Vale and Reach representing their Great Houses showed out, always starting strong with their lances. Eventually, they would face each other in a highly competitive clash. The lands that boasted to have the finest knights in the Realm, and the other, which was widely viewed...
2024-05-12 22:50:37 +0000 UTC View Post