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-West. River Lands. Harrenhall-

-Celebration tent-

Ashara grimaced at the women gathered in the tent and felt like throwing up. Of all the women could be classified into three groups. The biggest (and annoying) were the dorky women with high ideals of what it means to be a lady and what was expected of them. Of being seen as nothing more than a soft whispering voice to their husbands. She just scoffed at the idea at hand, a woman who couldn't be heard? Ha. If she married a man and was told that she had to be like that she would soon learn that she was not easy to dominate. Fortunately, Lady Melania found Hariric and she regained her full memories of her. She must have said that she found the most suitable husband in Hariric if she was to be honest.

These early women were a complete disappointment. Unable to understand or comprehend that they were more than just breeding machines. Who would take care of the children's education while the husband was busy doing other things? They would be the ones in charge. Mere blunt tools. unable to take advantage of its benefits. Of course that wasn't all bad. They were simple sheep waiting for their shepherd's orders, in this case being their parents. At least that's what she saw of the ladies standing out from the riverlands with Catlyn Tully standing out above all that was disappointing.

His idea of ​​the younger woman was not the best. Catlyn was a faithful devotee of faith thinking that faith had the answer to everything. Also, a glimpse of her mind gave him insight into the things that would be bad if she married any great lord. Why? Because apparently in her mind she thought that once you have flag bearers they had to follow your rules absolutely. she scoffed. The standard-bearers would at all times seek gains and victories. Even in the north it was like this and only a poor ruler would not notice it. But she got much worse since in her mind she could disrespect said standard-bearers or use them as pieces to use and that's it as long as the offense does not put something serious in danger

This woman had eaten her head with the idea of ​​marrying Eddard. with ned. Apparently she wanted to do it but for three reasons. The first was to secure an alliance between the north and the riverlands so that her father would have an ally in the north. The second is because she knew of the crisis that was in her family and she hoped that being able to use her presence regarding the northern lord's younger brother would make her family stronger. But the worst thing is that she hoped that through her things would change in the religious term. She wanted at just that to growl. In the North things would not change just because of that

The next group of women were those who were obviously ambitious from families that raised them to lead in their marriages but with zero ability to manipulate things in their favor. This group was curiously led in his opinion by a Lannister Cersei. The girl had several things that if it were up to Ashara she would see monitored, notably she seemed to have a very serious poisonous streak in her and a gift for cajoling people. But what made it worse in Ashara's eyes anyway is that this girl seemed to think with the utmost arrogance that she could get away with everything just because she came in her mind from the richest and most powerful family in westeros. which was debatable

He had ambitions, desires and much more. To begin with she hoped to be queen and she actually believed that one day Elia would die because of her delicate constitution and then she would become queen. If that happened she had plans to kill Rhaenys and get rid of any familiar opponents which curiously included her since she thought that any move against Elia or her family would mean facing her relatives. She viewed her as a threat due to the fact that she thought she was a bitch who wouldn't hesitate to take advantage of her so-called idiot husband of hers (she nearly choked on seeing that) and move north against her future kingdom.

Another ambition she had was to be recognized as THE queen. She was absolute. She was powerful. And no one told him what to be. It was a fucking tendency that she had because she thought that as a Lannister and in the power of the crown there would be no one who would dare to mess with her. In her mind no one would dare to challenge her and those who did hers were because they aspired to take away her power. And from what he saw she could easily consider her family. She had some kind of great rivalry with Cerenna Lannister, her cousin. Despite Cersei being in the superior position of her, Cerenna had apparently shown more qualities that had earned her a lot of positive attention from her family.

But if there was something that he saw and disliked, it was the idea of ​​someone surpassing his house. Mere lambs she called them. That's why she had plans to force her husband (second time she almost choked by the way) to hand over her secrets and fully submit to the crown. When she saw that for a moment she had to apologize to her occlumency for not killing her where she was because she knew if this bitch came before hariric and just raised her hand somehow her husband wouldn't kill her. Oh no. He would take her soul out of her body and put it in a box of suffering and he would keep it there in her for god knows how long. No. Death would be a sweet hug for her from what he could tell.

And the last group: intelligent, ambitious and capable women. They were so few. It was unique and easy to tell if you stopped to think for Ashara that these women were so few that many wouldn't know how to tell them apart if possible. But there they were. They were few and in reality more than one person should think twice before even thinking of laying a hand on them. But Ashara knew better. He knew how to find them and the one that stood out above all was Cerenna Lannister. Obviously there were other women. Just as capable and just as dangerous as her but still it was Cerenna Lannister who obviously attracted attention if she had to say so.

Some may not feel it, but Ashara had honed her sixth sense to know, to find, and to be able to sense a dangerous woman when she was in front of her. Curiously, Cerenna didn't want to take her position. It seemed that unlike her cousin Cersei, in her mind being a young woman who had Melania Martell's approval meant in a nutshell that she was far from being an idiot. Obviously Cerenna was studying her and understanding her coming to the conclusion that then she wasn't an option you could have to try to be able to hit somehow. She gave him a thumbs up for being so fucking smart if she had to say so. At least she was much more than what others would give the woman

But Cerenna had her goals in mind. His plans. Obviously her main interest was to be free of what it was like to be a pawn of tywin. She couldn't say that she blamed her for it. Tywin Lannister did not see family. He saw objects. Expendable to be used as nothing more than tools. It doesn't matter how they look and it doesn't matter how useful they might be to the family. For Tywin Lannister they were all just pieces. And while his children were valuable and important, they were still no less than expendable pieces. In Ashara's personal opinion, trusting a snake like Tywin was stupid, which is why Cerenna wanted to escape.

Why was she targeting Dareon then? She didn't know. Could she know that Hariric intended to hand over the Hornwood territory to her when she had enough proof? If so, it meant that she might be able to do magic. Only her husband's father as well as her mother and Dareon himself knew about it. Hariric didn't want other lords to fight idiotically over territory, which was what he knew would happen. Could Cerenna know that by magic? Or was she simply interested in someone who she thought could perfectly give her the opportunity to break free from those who oppressed her by getting on the good side of her husband through a friend of hers? She didn't know but she had to admit it was interesting.

''You know, Ashara, you don't have to be a genius to see that you and your husband are less than happy with this party. Honestly I don't understand you girl but anyway it's not that it matters too much. Glad to see you here without gutting any of the bitches that seem to think they can compete with you in any way.'' Elia smiled as she watched her friend sigh from her knowing that although she was certainly grateful she still found it annoying that she had to put up with a bunch of idiots who thought they were somebody just because her dad was a great gentleman Ashara might be the wife of a great lord but she was much more than that and she had earned it with her actions in reality.

''so many things about this party bother me Elia. We don't lie. The reason my husband and I are here is because of various lords. Your husband hopes to hook mine into god knows what plans for whatever he has on that mind of his and let me tell you, my husband will slam the door right in his face just for the thought that they could even do such a thing. Her husband would certainly send that pompous asshole to hell. It doesn't matter what people say about Rhaegar targaryen. No matter how much you say how amazing it was. Only an idiot would trust a person who had been trained his whole life to be a damn politician. That's how bad things were

''I guess so. You are not bad. My husband is obviously looking to cajole yours. You know the usual. What if he can get her to share his secrets. What if he can get him to create ties with the south. That kind of things''. The truth is that Elia found him stupid and without reason, really? oh really? Rhaegar had lost his fucking mind? How many times had the north been insulted by the south in some way? How many times had the south launched any kind of policy against the north just because they could? It doesn't matter which way it looks. The South had to make peace with the North. Not the north. And she had gotten a very decent idea of ​​Hariric Stark.

''I see that finally someone understands. He won't allow it Elia. In any way. It doesn't matter if your precious husband is the so-called best prince in a long time. It doesn't matter if he is a great strategist and much more. Hariric is not a dog. He is a wolf. And wolves cannot be tamed in any way.'' It was stupid to think that someone could control her husband. Ha. It was the biggest joke, to make him jump to the tone of the others? First she would look at you and scoff. Then he would make sure that if you did any shit against him you would pay handsomely for your fucking arrogance to think you could get away with it. She knew that the idiot who tried would pay for it.

''I get the idea Ashara. You know mother hoped you would be able to manipulate Hariric Stark. She was confident that like all men it would be an easy victory. Show skin here. Show skin there. That kind of things. With complete confidence that you would get from him what was necessary for Dorne. I don't even want to imagine what she would say if she knew you were in her camp the way you are. Elia wasn't that surprised. Although she certainly loved her mother, her mother forgot that her life was normal and they could still fall in love. However, Ashara was looking for an ideal partner. Someone to push her. She was not surprised that Hariric Stark won it since he was that opponent, that rival that she so longed for in life.

''it's much more than that Elia. Yeah. Lady Melania taught me to manipulate, deceive and use people to my advantage. It would have been fucking easy with almost any other lord, but Hariric Stark? That is completely idiotic. He is not only a genius when it comes to creating things. He is also a person who knows how to read people. Trying to manipulate him would have been possibly one of the dumbest mistakes.'' Stupid things weren't what she wanted to do thank you very much. In addition to loving her husband, she also knew that gambling on someone like Hariric was possibly one of the biggest mistakes of all. At least that's what she believed

''You don't have to tell me about it. The truth is, the only reason I'm not holding Rhaegar's hand is because he's obsessed. Ashara let me put it this way. Rhaegar isn't as stable as he makes himself out to be. He also has targaryen instability. And in a way that is not at all pleasant. He is obsessed with the prophecies of his ancestors. Elia could see her friend narrow her eyes at her. It didn't take a genius to know that her friend was looking at things for the best. Ashara was obviously relating what that information was in essence to what was in a nutshell the whole business of what her goals were.

''You have something in mind, don't you? Do you think that there is something that can obviously be very important to be completed by your hand? I hope for the love of all our good fortunes that he stays out of my husband's sights. Rhaegar and the seven kingdoms cannot afford my husband's wrath.'' He shuddered. If Rhaegar did anything to anger her husband it would rain blood. She already did it once so she wouldn't have a problem doing it a second time. He was a man who could easily do the most horrible things if he thought they served a purpose and not letting his enemies pass any weakness was possibly a very serious goal in his mind.

''There is nothing but Rhaegar has mentioned that the North is a fundamental piece of the kingdom and that all measures must be followed to make sure that the North complies with the necessary rules. I just want to warn you of the potential thing my husband may be up to so you're ready just in case.'' Some people would call it betrayal but Elia didn't feel the same way. Although she could sympathize with her husband, the truth is that having against an entire kingdom that every day only had more and more reasons to be angry with them was not the best thing you could end up doing anyway. At least that's what she thought

''ufff this is so annoying and leaves me with so little desire really. If I had to say it we should stay out of this. My husband and I have to say that we only like normal things and that's it. However if what you say is true there are too many problems waiting to rear their damn heads.'' She would have to warn her husband so he would be ready for the future shit storm that would rain down on her. It was better to be as ready as possible for whatever might be about to happen. But Ella also felt that some things might be getting out of her control somehow or at least that's what it seemed to Ashara's eyes.

''I would prefer if it is possible to avoid problems between the North and the South. Your husband appears to be a capable man and if he to date has been able to deal with the worst vipers in the entire South in the form of the Tyrell woman and that arrogant lion jerk then let me say so. I don't want him as an enemy.'' It might seem like an act of cowardice. And in the minds of many it could be seen in such a way. But Elia knew that Ashara wouldn't be completely convinced that her friend would have a worthless husband or anything like that. So he kind of deduced that he could be more alert about it with whoever it was that was the threat against him. It wasn't the news she wanted to have to bear.

''My husband wouldn't like it either. Me neither. War or whatever is expensive. Why fight? It's so pointless. In addition to the fact that my husband is not one of those who start conflicts without further ado. In that I think you can rest your little head a little knowing that there will not be the same problems.'' Ashara did not have the heart to tell her friend that if Rhaegar decided to start something her husband would end it permanently and utterly. It would not be pleasant for anyone to face him. Needless to say, Ashara Dayne knew that hariric if Rhaegar bothered him then Rhaegar would die along with everyone who backed him in this whole thing.

''thank you. The truth is that all I want is to see my daughter grow up happy and safe without having to worry about the dangers that may try to get to her. There's honestly nothing I'd love more than to see my precious rhaenys grow up a nice little girl without having anything to do with this bloody annoying politics.'' Elia growled. The very thought of her precious daughter being used as a tool by the assholes in the capital who might try in any way to manipulate things infuriated her. There was nothing she wanted more than to put those assholes in her place by simply thinking they could just do shit like that. Ashara seemed to have a sympathetic face.

''Oh yeah. You should have seen the look on Hariric's face when someone told him that his children would be plunged into these things. He threatened to crush her head with his bare hands. Say what you want about my husband but I don't take well to being told that his children would be dragged into the game somehow. In his own words when they grew up they could be whatever they wanted but there was no way he would allow someone to push them in early. When the marriage proposals began to pour in, her husband only looked at them for a moment before taking note and asking that a short and direct message be sent about how things would be for her children. God how she loved her husband

''gods I envy you. My husband is already talking about potential matches for Rhaenys. According to him, we must make an effort to find a good partner for Ella who supports the support of her future son. Gods what I would give to be able to get away from all this shit. There are times when I think mom was even more wrong than I thought was possible with this decision of all things. Elia growled. She wouldn't deny it, nor would she reject it. If it were up to her, she would get rid of all this shit by throwing this idiot who called herself her husband to the ground. There's nothing I wanted more than to send everyone where the damn sun doesn't shine.

''My husband would agree to find partners…only if he can first allow the children to meet first. In his own words, a marriage alliance that is not going to end well is a complete waste of time. And for that she was grateful. Her husband obviously had things very clear and she knew that he shouldn't get involved in stupid things like forcing partners for his children. At least he also knew that marriage contracts were a little over a century old, which is good news from Ashara's point of view. God as she hated bloody marriage contracts as they were an utter and complete waste of good-for-nothing time. She could tell that her husband thought the same as her in this case.

''Ash…would it be possible for Rhaenys to spend some time in the North? In other words, he would send her to Dorne but Doran would be involved in all his so-called plans to make her marry someone. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if by now she has plans to marry some of her children off to yours. The moment she said that she saw the complete change in Ashara's eyes. The idea of ​​Doran trying to take advantage of her was pissing her off. She couldn't say that she blamed her friend in any way. Doran was being a complete jerk if she somehow thought she would get away with it if she had to say it which was downright stupid.

''You can send little Rhaenys at any time. You have no idea how grown my kids have been. They have friends since Harry allows them to play with any child. But I think little Rhaenys would be most comfortable with a pair who wouldn't treat her special.'' Ashara kept in her mind the comment that Doran wanted to make another bloody marriage alliance. She would make sure he knew better than to fuck with her. Then there was the idea of ​​little Rhaenys. She could not imagine how lonely the young woman's life had to be in a city like the capital where almost everything was an infestation of snakes that should be treated with extreme prejudice.

''I apreciate it. Well I think I can see two people who want to talk to you. By the way I have to thank your husband once again for all the drinks he makes. The Winter Flower Wine is just too amazing and good. I have to say that it is a wine that makes wines everywhere seem insignificant''. Elia smiled at her good friend with joy at the thought that she had willingly accepted things. She was also for the safety of her daughter. Elia was afraid that some jerk would try to get to her little Rhaenys and in her mind it would be a cold day in hell before someone laid a hand on her daughter.

''tch the queen of thorns. At least the other one looks interesting. I will pass your thanks on to Harry because as he always likes to know that when he investigates something he is well done. And I think you must have tasted the new one from Dorne by now thanks to my husband's actions. I'm sure you're in for a treat at some point." Ashara smiled as she took her whiskey to her mouth. Hey, there aren't many things that I would change, but if there was something that she was more than clear about, it is that she would never give up whiskey for any other known drink. I don't give a shit what people say the whiskey was the best. With that, she saw her friend leave and prepared for what was coming.

The times were moving forward well she knew it. She could tell with complete honesty that what many thought to be true was about to hit everyone's ideas in a big way. If she had to be blunt she didn't feel any remorse for moving the world the way she did but Ashara she knew and she could tell at the end of the day that her time and her things had gotten better. However, she had to keep new plans in mind. New ideas. Although she was known as the one who started the Bank of Westeros (the first one) she knew that she expected more of her abilities. A bank was one thing. She now she had to do a little more. And she knew where to hit in any case

But his thoughts went to something else when he saw the prodigious queen of thorns approaching where he was. There were more ladies who wanted to get closer to her but kept away as soon as they saw Olenna Tyrell coming towards her. Ready girls. They obviously knew how to see a threat when it was in front of them. But it wasn't important at all in Ashara's mind. She with a single movement she was waiting. Around her the northern valkyries tensed. Without anyone knowing, I prepare spells for the detection of poisons. That and much more was done courtesy of Ashara because she distrusted the witch who came near where she was since she distrusted the woman in every sense of the word.

''girl you are incredibly hard to reach. One would hope that people would understand that highborn people should be allowed to meet up for nice talks. However, I have seen you attend to many ladies who obviously knew nothing more than to do housework.'' Olenna looked at the young girl with a grimace. Oh god how she envied her having lost her figure. Ashara Dayne was without a doubt the most beautiful woman in the seven kingdoms. She had the bearing. She had the figure. And the clothes she wore were top-notch silk and exquisite silver jewelry. She had to admit that Lord Stark was smart to use his resources to make his wife happy.

''serving people who expect to have words with someone else is never a bad thing, Lady Tyrell. I'm just being as polite as possible so I'll be able to attract more interest to my kingdom in the future. Anyway I must admit that it is curious that you come to see me. You especially. I understand that things are far from pleasant between the north and the Dominion.'' Far from pleasant it was an understatement. Between the brutal blow given by Isengard to the citadel (having an entire kingdom expel the maesters was a heavy blow) and the loss of sales of certain products, things were far from good for the green kingdom. The woman looked noticeably upset but she didn't say anything else.

''tch if it was me all those idiots who even think they're important because they were born on the right side of life would be beyond screwed. I would not tolerate in any way that they waste my time in the slightest. Olenna was very clear. I would not be one to tolerate anyone who has nothing useful to contribute. She had had enough with her worthless son of a son that she did nothing but piss off everyone with her verbiage and made many lords think twice before dealing with House Tyrell. She could see Dayne disagreeing with her but she didn't care what she thought.

''Being incapable of dealing with people is the most idiotic thing I have ever heard, Lady Olenna. It doesn't matter how much they piss us off. Being incapable of acting with discipline and proper education makes us look like mere fucking savages and believe me I don't want to look like a member of the mob. There's a reason we're on top.'' Ashara knew Olenna's way of thinking. She classified people according to whether they were useful to her, not useful to her, or whether they were threats. After that she made decisions about them. She couldn't say that she felt very comfortable with the woman with all the more than exaggerated decisions that she could be said to make.

''nice words from you girl. Anyway, I don't want to waste your time. You must be wondering exactly why I'm here. I'm here to discuss a marriage alliance between your daughter and the eldest son of Mace Willas. I'm sure you'll be able to see how remarkable such a wedding between both families is.'' Her son had refused the idea but after punching him in the face that they needed the secrets of how to improve the wine they had in the North they had to do something yes or yes. No matter how hard it was or the complications they had to move to see it figured out anyway no matter what their silly jerk of a son thought.

''You want me to marry my daughter to your grandson. A son who is four years older than my daughter. But the last straw is that you expect her to agree to send my daughter to be little more than a trophy wife where they would tell her that she has to be or do nothing else. Ashara had to restrain herself from stabbing the woman before her. He was so fucking tempting that he wasn't a fucking joke. The woman had a grimace on her face, did she think this was all a fucking joke? What the hell did she think? Did she even think about what it would mean to her child? Of course not. He had her plans in motion and he wanted her daughter by all means.

''Look, girl, I don't know if your dear surrogate mother explained it to you when you were growing up in her custody or whatever, but you have to make difficult decisions due to the expansion of influence. Your daughter would be the mother of the new generation of Tyrell and in turn your blood would be in what is the position of leading a southern kingdom.'' Olenna didn't understand why this woman didn't see him as expected. She thought that the girl would have the ideal surrogate mother of hers. Expand her influence and make sure by all means that the North comes out stronger and more powerful or at least that was supposed to be the thought. However, Ashara was not affected by his sweet words.

''You take me for a fool, don't you? Only then would you dare to come to me with such a face when it comes to coming with such a shitty excuse. Don't try to make it look like I'm pulling out a win. A woman has little power in the south except in Dorne. As if that weren't enough my daughter would have to follow a faith that would see her as little more than a pagan who is a broodmare. And she would be in territory where she would be little more than a glorified hostage. The very thought of her brilliant and beautiful daughter being treated in such a manner did nothing but infuriate her. Where did this nasty bitch get the thought that she could get away with this huh? She would make sure by all means that she would pay somehow.

''Come on, you are exaggerating with what you say girl. You're just saying that in my kingdom the girl wouldn't be properly treated. I don't know how things are in the North but you should know that in the South we treat women with respect because of their position on it.'' Olenna didn't know where the woman before her got her true ideas. After all, what she said was true. The faith of the seven would treat the girl as little more than a pagan unless she renounces their faith. She would be little more than a hostage to be used to exploit her position in the north. And of course she wouldn't have a say unless she got rid of Willas once she had kids anyway.

''I'm not exaggerating, who do you take me for? By one of those idiots who has delusions that marrying children to houses of great power would bring me equal power? Ha. We have nothing to gain from dominance. We have no need of their food. We don't buy your wine. You have NOTHING. However, you have a lot to gain from allying yourself with the North, bitch.'' That was what she wanted. She was looking for something from the North or more or less she intended to make sure she got something from the North besides an all time valuable hostage. It was not the most pleasant thought for Ashara.

''you should know better girl what you're getting into. Gods knows what trouble you could get your lord husband's house into just for even thinking that you could turn down an offer that could be so good for you.'' Olenna looked at the woman before her with all her attention, did she dare? This nasty bitch even dared to treat her the way she was? She infuriated her in many ways because she made it seem like her second most powerful kingdom (previously now third) was below that of a group of illiterate barbarians who would be safer doing many other things.

''if my lord husband heard you making such an offer and then refusing to understand that you are basically accepting that he would tell you that he would not hold your fucking head in his hand for the sake of daring. You are but a widow and former lady of the house lady tyrell. Now it is your son who governs who, if you allow me, is useless. Don't try to start something you can't finish.'' It was offensive from Ashara's point of view that this nasty bitch even thought that he could order her around. No. Much worse. That she thought she could tell him how things should be in her family and how she should be grateful for it.

''it would then be a pity if something bad happened to you and your husband. Without you there for your children they would be defenseless and who knows what could be tried against them''. Olenna regretted making the threat right then and there. When a person threatens they are making a statement. She was basically telling everyone that she had mostly nasty and aggressive intentions. I'm really sorry because she had just warned this woman of what she had in mind. Ashara looked at her so coldly and her eyes promised nothing but cruel treatment. But she calmed down, obviously not wanting to make a scene. But Ollena recognized what was in those eyes. It was the promise of retribution that she herself was capable of making.

''You'd better get out of my sight then, Lady Tyrell. I no longer want to talk to a whore who sold herself to her husband just because she didn't want to marry a Targaryen. And while certainly some might feel threatened by that let's just say that only an idiot would try to do something as idiotic as try to come north looking for trouble.'' Ashara dismissed the threat for what she was. Basically this bitch had threatened her. She had threatened to kill her and then lay a hand on her precious children. He would make sure she paid in blood if she even thought she could lay a hand on her children. And seeing that this woman was ambitious she knew that she was a good chance that she would try.

Olenna backed away from Ashara as her scheming mind thought of various plans. She was sure that she could somehow get her hands on these Starks. They thought themselves untouchable and impossible to reach. What big idiots. Her arrogance possibly came from the fact that they thought they were impossible to reach in the north. But everyone has a price. Everyone has a way of getting hit and she knew that although it might be a hardship to do she might be able to beat this nasty bitch out of the way thus making the family vulnerable. As far as she knew, Eddard Stark wasn't that politically savvy and therefore easy to manipulate. She would have her revenge on the Dornish bitch for her daring.

Ashara watched the Dominion woman leave and knew that she was possibly going to try to come after them with everything she had. Contrary to many, she knew that the Domain was not only a land of agriculture but one of the two places from which the greatest amount of known poisons came out. He wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if the old harpy tried to go so far as to kill them just for destroying the structure of the North. So she had to warn her husband of her bitch's potential plans to be alert against her somehow. She knew that it would not be easy and in fact it would be a complicated task but she knew that if anything from her her husband would be eager to get his hands on that woman and make sure she never threatened her family ever. further

''I have to say, Lady Stark, I have never seen a person who would make things clearer to the so-called queen of thorns. I have to admit, it's entertaining to see a woman who sits tall and powerful get ridiculed more than a little. A voice came from behind Ashara and then Cerenna Lannister in a red dress appeared. The beautiful woman with blonde hair and emerald green eyes looked incredibly impressed. It was pretty amazing on a woman to see someone make things difficult for a stuffy bitch like olenna. And even more knowing that the queen of thorns would not simply give up what they had done to her.

''That woman should know a lot better than to try to do shit about it with those who obviously can't just play. She should actually be thankful that things didn't turn out in the worst possible way for her. And they could have turned out much worse. A curse. Why didn't she think of it? She could have put a curse on her to cause her to have a constant time of accidents which would make it impossible for her to have a more or less normal day. From her point of view this was a significant advantage. However she now she didn't make sense to do it

''It will not stop. Just to let you know. My house knows better than anyone that if there is a house that can be considered the most annoying of houses, it is House Tyrell as long as that old hag of all things continues to exist. So believe me when I say I understand your pain.'' Cerenna helped herself to some of the Starks' whiskey with Ashara's permission. Yeah. The wine was fine. Whether red, white or rosé they were all good. But the vodka was great. Whiskey too. As well as the rum. Beer and mead. Say what you want but with that alone the North had secured a large amount of wealth from the drinks they were offering to the other kingdoms

''I'm pretty sure it won't stop. That woman doesn't know in any way about the concept of basically self control and she also doesn't seem to have a good idea that she's not the biggest bitch. It doesn't matter which way you look but things will be far from calming down this I can tell you surely''. Ashara knew people as olenna. Once they noticed something they wanted to sink their teeth into it. Olenna wanted something from the North. Resources? Perhaps her alliance and power? But most certainly it was her winemaking secrets hers since the Dornish ones were running low on her. It didn't matter what way she looked like that woman wouldn't quit just like that.

''I like that you have things very clear. It lightens my weight a bit. I guess then we're completely free to talk about exactly what things are more or less between us. I'd like to have a good chat about things as they are for me right now if you'll let me.'' Cerenna could see the scowl on Ashara. She was obviously paranoid. She couldn't blame her for being. Only an idiot absolutely trusts a person and from what she could tell of Ashara Dayne of House Stark she was far from an idiot. No. She was alert and always ready. Obviously when the Starks chose her they showed they were looking for a real partner for their son.

''I'm assuming there are some things you want but that's okay. Tell me about whatever is on your mind. I will hear about it and according to what I discover I will tell my husband so that he can be taken into account and a decision can be made about it.'' She couldn't promise that her husband would just do what was said. Say what you want about Hariric but he was very serious about basically not knowing if he could trust people or at least he was serious about making decisions with information. He could see Cerenna obviously pleased with her words which he meant that he agreed with her in some way or at least he saw it his way.

''I like it. Well to put it simply the thing is that I want to be free of what is the shit of being tied to the Lannister house. I want to get out of the shit that is my family and let's be honest the only possibility is that I go to another kingdom. That's why I was thinking of you." Cerenna took advantage of that moment to take a swallow of her drink. She said what you want but as always the drink reassured her about it. Obviously Ashara wanted to know what motivated her but she would first tell him what she wanted. Get out of the yoke that was Tywin Lannister. Some may disagree, but Tywin was a headache she'd rather not deal with.

''Do you want to leave your family? Well I can't say I blame you about it. I mean everyone occasionally has the intention of running away and getting out of the control of their family but forgive me if I say this by wondering why you would want to leave a family that offers as much power as House Lannister.'' It was a simple but complete question. Leaving the Lannister house would mean in a few words that she would lose the support of that family and as much as she hated it, the Lannisters were the second most powerful family thanks to their access to valuable wealth. She however saw the anger in the Lannister woman's eyes.

''oh really? I'm just an expendable piece in Tywin's eyes. I serve to unite his prestigious family with another family that would increase his family's power in some way and thus strengthen it to great levels. Needless to say, that makes me just an asset. And even if I marry outside the western lands, most kingdoms are weak against them… except for yours''. It was the harsh reality. She noticed how Ashara was looking at her. She was looking for any sign of a lie. But she wasn't. She wouldn't lie when her chances of getting away from her were so fucking close somehow or so she thought at that point.

''I see. You want to be free of Tywin's influence. I can't say he blames you. Lady Melania spoke to me in great detail about that man. His desire for control. His desire to subdue all who offend him in any way do you realize there's a good chance that same man once set his sights on what is north now that we are a mighty kingdom No? ''. Ashara could sympathize. She was lucky that Melania saw her as her daughter, but the reality is that she knew that in the normal case, men and women were just expendable pieces to increase the prestige and power of her families. She was lucky to be married to a magnificent man who was a believer that only personal power mattered.

''I'm glad you understand things. Smooth things out a bit more. And if. I have information that could be essential for you. Information that could be useful to you to ensure that no matter what is said Tywin is unable to set foot in the northlands.'' Her family would accuse her of treason. And some might say shit about it. But as far as she was concerned, he was only making sure for her own good, neither more nor less than her. It was all she cared about in this case. He could see Ashara have an obviously interested look at whatever she had to offer which was good news.

''We are fully aware that Tywin has ordered in a nutshell that all his bannermen have his daughters to marry to different Northern heirs. Various laws were put in place in the North to make sure there are no usurpations of power. If Tywin thinks he could just get away with such a simple trick he's not as good as he thinks he is. She didn't know if the laws she was talking about were well known in the South in any way but the reality be told is that the North knew better than anyone about the tactics used by Southerners in the past to make sure of what was taken. control of other houses

''And did you know that Tywin Lannister has been in communication with Rosse Bolton in order to have first-hand information on each northern family and learn about their heirs in order to turn them into a hit list to eliminate so that less competent members become charge their positions and lead their families against House Stark?'' Cerenna saw that Ashara didn't flinch at the mention of Tywin's plans but she was a good reader of people and was more than capable of telling when a person was far from satisfied. She didn't have to be a genius to know that she was far from satisfied in some way.

''We knew that Roose Bolton has had a lot of talks with southern agents. But I never thought that Roose Bolton had directly betrayed the Norteños in such a way. I suppose that is your favor in exchange for us taking you out of the lands of the West and in turn providing you a place with a worthy husband who will help your position, isn't it?'' Her husband had wanted to know exactly what Tywin was talking about with Roose Bolton. He knew that the Northern heirs were mentioned but not why. Tywin was going to target the next generation of nobles that damned bastard was about to try to weaken the foundations of the damned North. Cerenna looked genuinely pleased at the moment with what she could say about it.

''Glad to be of assistance. Now I want to get out of there. As soon as possible. Tywin is looking for allies within the Stormlands and within the Reach. He hopes to be able to make the three kingdoms have a real presence against the Styark house somehow. She could see that Ashara was making attempts to control herself. She couldn't blame her for it. Ashara was trying to figure out more or less the threat she would face somehow and the best way to deal with that shit. Although it was only speculation, she had heard many times from her father and Kevan talking about possible marriage alliances and that they were looking for people from those lands to increase her power and be able to hit like a good hammer.

''it was assumed that they would end up doing it. Good. I will speak to my husband and have you removed from the western lands. Once we have the action of the Bolton house against the Stark house as well as its allies, you and your new husband will be assigned a territory for you to control. No land will be taken from you or anything since you've been helpful. Is that good enough to you?'' She just hoped Cerenna wasn't about to pull off a hit or something. But she at the same time she saw the relief appear on Cerenna's face and she knew she was perfectly fine with it. She knew that Hariric wanted to give the territory of Hornwood to her friend Dareon of hers. The reason for that site was its gold mines as well as the fact that it was a suitable place to plant cotton with climatic magic, which would be more than excellent.

''thank you. I will leave you alone now Lady Stark. Be careful. I'm not the only Lannister to come here and she's like a rabid bitch waiting to see if she's able to hurt you in any way.'' With their conversation finished, Cerenna turned away from Ashara with a feeling of victory in her. She would be moving away from that Tywin bastard. She also knew that this woman would not disappoint her. She wanted a strong ally so it was only logical that she would at the same time obviously offer him a powerful place. Everything was good and great for her independence plans. A pity about her sister but she preferred not to be involved in a losing house thank you very much

Ashara watched the Lannister walk away and realized that although she was being honest at the same time the girl had her own plans. Maybe ideas in mind. It did not matter. Cerenna Lannister would give them a helping hand with what she had let her know and like her husband she knew that those who acted according to the support of her house had to be rewarded. She knew that her husband might not be entirely convinced by what she had done but at the same time she hoped that he would be satisfied as long as he got his hands on the Bolton house permanently. With all that said she left there not wanting to meet with Cersei Lannister. Something told him that he would teach that bitch a lesson if he showed up before her.

-Fortaleza the hall-

Lyanna was taking a detailed look at everything before her. In the words of her own brother, she had to do a little more to eliminate Robert Baratheon as a possible suitor. She would gladly kill to get rid of such a pig if she had to be honest. Anyway. When I asked him what he had to do he just said that he had to make Robert look the worst possible and clearly a drunk jerk who is prostituting himself when his fiancée is around would be more than enough to make everyone see nothing else. what an undignified man

She had been disgusted by how the man seemed to think that everything was perfectly fine in letting himself be seen in such a way. What did it look like for a great lord to act like that? Since he could remember she had seen gentlemen. The northern lords were boisterous and also very outspoken people. They did not beat around the bush and only respected power and strength. His father had ruled with an iron fist but his mother had confessed that he had felt pressured into marriages in the South because he was increasingly limited about how to keep people fed. of the. It made Lyanna very desperate to see such a thing if she had to be blunt

Then his mother told him how his brother made an impact. Foods that grew in cold weather. Glass for more gardens. mining exploitation The channel that was created with effort. All of this and much more. Then she saw the lords of the north grow ambitious. No better than the pussies of the south. Then her brother mercilessly wiped out two entire houses. The Glovers and the Whitehills. He imposed his will on all the lords of the North. There was no mercy. There was no compassion in him for those who threatened the northern force: unity. Then his own brother told him that a lord rules by example. What you see is what they are capable of, he told her. She was set in stone if she had to be honest

Then he met others who thought like Hariric. Tykren, Dareon. Big Jon etc. They all agreed. The strength of the north was the unity of its noble houses. And now they could grow thanks to having more wealth at hand. More things. But his brother made it clear. Never for anything in the world should you take things for granted. You should never think that what you are doing is everything. So she learned from him. And then Jon Arryn forced her to be engaged to Robert Baratheon. She had never seen her brother more furious than the day the letter arrived. To help make the Northern and Southern alliance greater than just binding the king by oaths. She never thought that he would see her brother more furious

Her brother told her that he would get her out no matter how she had to fight. That no matter who she faced she wouldn't marry a waste of time and space like Robert Baratheon was…and she believed him. For as long as she could remember her brother had always had time for her, for Benjen and for Ned. He had never turned his back on them. He had never betrayed them. He had never left them aside. It was something that hit her very hard. How was she supposed to feel more than clearly encouraged by the fact that her brother was striving to make her life the best it could be? It was obvious that she was lucky. And for this very fact, when her brother told her that he wanted her to see what Robert was like to completely destroy her marriage, she believed him.

And here it was. She had seen how disappointing she wanted. She wouldn't deny that Robert Baratheon seemed like a physically powerful guy. Half meter ninety. Much muscle. And he seemed to have strength on his side. But at the same time she had traits that did nothing but infuriate her. He was not a lord. Not what she'd look for in a bloody husband. No. For Lyanna Stark, Robert would never be what she was looking for in a person to spend the rest of her days with, especially since she saw herself having to make all the effort of running the household while he didn't do shit.

After seeing that, he walked away. But her brother sent him a warm smile. He came out and with her was Tykren. Tykren was exactly so much better in her mind. He was a calm person. In his own words, it wasn't good to make trouble or make a fuss. Without sense. A gentleman must remain calm. Act justly. And be efficient. Tykren had grown up with his brother and had emulated a lot from him. She knew she could feel safe with him so when she told him that she wanted to see the second largest fortress (Winterfell was now the largest since it included underground levels as well) he instead of advising against it she gave him a look. He stopped drinking and approached her to see things more closely.

The truth is that she wanted to be free. Her brother said that he was born with ice and fire in his blood. In short, a person who was in essence complete free. That she didn't want to feel tied down. I liked how he explained it in detail. She couldn't deny that what she said was true. She wanted to be away from having to put up with others whining and complaining. Although she knew that as a noblewoman she was expected to get married one day and be with a boyfriend who would give her a decent life. She had never asked her brother who she was thinking of marrying her off but whoever she was, it had to be someone she trusted and that she knew he would make her happy.

''You know, for an old fortress the place could have been rebuilt or at least made more habitable. No wonder hariric doesn't have a very high opinion of southerners. This castle could be a true center of power for the riverlands.'' Tykren shook his head at the utter myopia once again displayed by the southerners. He honestly had the worst intentions with them because of his damn myopia about things. They were clearly spendthrifts and when it came to using his money wisely they didn't even give it a second thought. He talks about the most damn idiotic people he's ever met. And he sees that there were incredibly stupid people

''Please, we just have to see how they do things. A tournament that looks more like a pit fight than anything else. To be frank I have to say that I find it hard to even think that they could even do things right. Just so much stupidity makes me question what else they could do if they don't watch out.'' Unlike the olympic games which were a two week festivities made to entertain and amuse men and women alike these tournaments were just complete wastes of time and more importantly seemed to be thrown off as a way to quench thirst. of blood from different participants. From his point of view it was a complete waste of time.

''Well, what can we do but be calm, right? However, you must be careful, Lyanna. I feel a lot of negativity in this castle. Though of course considering the violent death that took place here I wouldn't be too surprised to conclude that someone here may have done a bit of black magic to lift a curse''. Tykren hadn't told him about his magic ability but everyone in the north knew about the greenseers' magic and actually tykren had used it as an excuse in some situations. Lyanna wasn't stupid and she knew she had to listen even if it was more than a little surprising to her. Tykren was not mistaken when he saw Lyanna's look.

''This was a show of power. The destruction of an entire family just for the fact that it could be done. My brother certainly respects that. However he at the same time has pointed out that the Targaryens were too passive when it came to controlling what gave them power and he believes that someone was responsible for the death of the 'dragons'. She believed so too, but why would dragons start to grow weaker? Obviously something or someone was slowly killing them and she was making a real effort to make sure that House Targaryen's chances of being a powerhouse once again went down the drain or at least that's what she thought.

''which is good, can you imagine kings like Aegon the unworthy or this king with dragons? I'm not saying that dragons deserved the end they had since in your brother's words any magical creature has rights. But at the same time I'm glad that those who don't deserve power don't have it at hand.'' And if. That was a fear he really had. Just imagining what they could do with dragons made him tremble. Of course knowing hariric he would be thinking of plans to make sure that shit didn't happen somehow but at the same time a lot could be said and things would not have ended well for all of them with an unstable king and dragons

''I would have liked very much to see a dragon. Hey don't look at me like that. I know they are creatures of power and strength. That they deserved to be respected above all else. But at the same time I can't help but wish to see a dragon alive. I'm sure it would have been an incredible sight.'' Lyanna knew some would think she was crazy but she could only imagine the power of a dragon. To date, the greatest example of power were the three relatives of her brother. Hedwig's look, although she transmitted calm, was a powerful presence. Fenrir conveyed the feeling of a powerful hunter. And ophis had a feeling of intelligence more than serious. She was frankly scared just to imagine meeting any of them as an enemy anyway.

''If there's one thing your brother has let me know, it's that there's no such thing as certain death until you've finished them all off. If I had to guess I think your lord brother seems to think that there are and there is a possibility that there are more dragon eggs and it's just a matter of finding ways to possibly incubate them''. Tykren knew that Hariric wanted to see old Valyria. Although it was rumored that she was cursed, her lord made it clear that only an idiot would not somehow try to get out in front of her somehow about it. If she had to be honest, Tykren believed her lord knew some Old Valyrian and wanted to make sure things didn't get out of hand there.

''My brother must be very crazy then, would he really risk a trip to the old capital of the Empire? I mean, he doesn't realize that he is the lynchpin of our kingdom? If something were to happen to him, all the jackals would be on top of us with the intention of doing whatever. His children would be in danger. Lyanna couldn't believe her ears. Was her brother really that crazy about it? Though she wouldn't deny that the idea of ​​venturing into the ancient capital would be amazing to her if she had to think that it was possibly one of the craziest things she'd ever heard.

''what can you say Lady Stark. Your brother knows what's done. Some may doubt it and some may not believe it but when he makes a decision it is with a reason, do we keep exploring?'' What she didn't tell him is that he could sense the vengeful spirits. Before this fortress was habitable they would have to be rid of them. She saw her companion nod from her and followed her

At all times under the watchful eye of Melissandre who had a crazy smile