Chương 46: Honest advice and business
In other things to inform you, I am planning 3 new fanfics, Marvel x Saint Seiya, 2 is DC Lord of Magic and 3 is Teen Wolf with a Lucifer Mix
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Stannis and Jon blanched at that number and at the houses that wanted a piece of crown meat, They assumed that those funds owed were from Robert's Tournaments, banquets, and expenses, not Petyr draining funds, I'll let them think even that.
Stannis sighed: For once I'm thankful I'm not king.
Adrián: You should whoever sit on that throne, is sitting on a mountain of Valyrian fire with a lit fuse.
Jon: One more thing Robert has asked you to marry Princess Myrcella to settle the disputes between the houses.
Adrián: Jon you know that I will not accept that, everyone knows my resolution about getting married if I do I prefer it to be someone I love and not by an agreement, you and I know what those marriages lead to without love or anything just one Win-Win relationship and in my case Lose-Win
But to show my goodwill to the crown I will pay 5 to 10% more tax to the crown, and with that, we will end the marriage proposals.
Jon lamented that Robert had lost a good Lord their relationship would not be fixed in this generation at least, it only remains to hope that the bad blood between them passes in a few years
Jon: Okay Adrian, but consider the matter of marriage you can try to meet the princess.
Adrian raised his hands in surrender and said: Lord Arryn please insist, there is no bad blood between our houses, but I do not want to face the Queen for the little princess, her mother must want her to marry into the Lannister house or vassals of them.
Jon: Okay, we'll accept a 10% tax increase, giving a total of 55,000 Gold Dragons.
Adrian writes the terms in a contract and it is signed by Lord Arryn himself.
Stannis looked at Adrián and asked something else: Lord Trant, another thing the guide who brought us informed us that they found the cure for gray psoriasis and other diseases, would it be possible to cure my daughter Shireen?
Adrián thought about it and said: Of course Lord Stannis, you just have to bring her, the treatment takes a few months to work, it is a terrible disease, when it affects you as a child is when you are more likely to survive and that it does not affect your brain as it does with children. adults who become Men of Stone.
Stannis was glad that after his return to Dragonstone he would come with his daughter and wife to the island to heal her.
This is how the negotiations ended.
Lyanna, Elia, my mother, and the others came to sit at the table, the maids changed the cups of tea and put out clean cups with hot water and more snacks.
Lyanna asked: How serious is Robert's debt situation?
Adrián began to hit the table rhythmically with his fingers and spoke: Serious is not enough, Robert loses between 250,000 and 450,000 gold dragons in wine, banquets, women, and tournaments.
Cersei spends her good 250,000 dragons on products for herself and her family.
The rest is lost between Pycelle who robs the crown and sends it to the citadel and Petyr who steals money and creates his pleasure houses all over the kingdoms and other corrupt nobles and Renly who also drains funds and the noble houses.
It was not a lie that if Robert continued in power for a couple more years the debt would be 20 Million Dragons, but Robert would not pass this year.
Everyone was surprised by that, Adrian told them that Robert would be killed by a Boar, Lancel his squire would give him Strong Wine instead of Diluted during the hunt, and he would be so drunk that he could not dodge the Boar, all by order of Cersei.
Adrián had another cup of tea and a lemon cake: But well I will intervene slightly to rescue your family Lyanna except for Sansa she can't be saved, we have to call Doran and Oberyn to plan what to do next, Dany has to go back to The Dragons have been alive for many years under my care and I taught her everything necessary to govern, secretly she no longer wants the iron throne, but wants to break the slavery of the free cities.
Lyanna lamented: Surely we can't get her out of King's Landing, she's just a child.
Adrián shook his head and said: Girl who caused a lot of harm
Elyn: So Dany, she laughed at how I called Daenerys, incredible my son who always calls everyone by their name, shortens that of a young girl, he said jokingly.
They all started laughing at me and Elia answered.
Elia: One day it had to happen, he is still a young boy and it seems that he fell before the Dragon.
Adrián choked on the lemon cake and quickly drank his tea: Please don't bother with that, in another matter I will have to travel to Valyria, so Elentary will need you to prepare a space in the emerald dream to clean all the objects that I bring.
Elentary: Remember, My Lord, that the souls of hundreds of millions of people dwell in that City, including some Undead who are still clinging to life.
Adrián: Yes, I will take it into account, that's why I need you to carry out purification rituals on the gold, weapons, and other things that you bring.
While this meeting was taking place in the 7 kingdoms the news of the events was known everywhere.
Reach Pov
Ollena was reading the reports of her spies, while her son Mace entered laughing and shouting.
Mace: Mother got the house Trant is finished, they will pay for their offense to our house, they got rid of the faceless men, but they will not get rid of Robert's fury, we can give him our help if he marries Margaery with his son Joffrey
Ollena clenched her fists and shouted: Damn idiot Robert will never attack the Trants, if he attacks them it's a suicide, the Kid is a damn fox, he masterfully caught Robert, if he takes him out of Power the little people rebel against him, then the Iron Bank will proceed to defend him the boy from the reports I receive is Nominated to be the shareholder of the bank, you know what that means that his wealth is deep.
I easily pay 1/3 of Robert's damned debt to the iron bank.
He has business contracts everywhere, our wines are no longer sold, his liquors and spirits are much better, the same goes for our food, his fleet is more powerful, not to mention his army.
In addition to that, you never thought why the Faceless Men canceled your contract, it is not because they stopped one of them, it is because its price is not payable in any way, a price that is neither gold nor cities nor blood, it is impossible to put a price on his head.
Then if we raise our arms against the Trant house, we would be devastated, although we have 100,000 men, their army is veteran and battle-hardened, their formations according to Tarly cannot be broken in any way neither cavalry, archers, or infantry.
Their generals are cursed Monsters of their name, if Robert was called the demon of the Trident, it was because of them that they crossed the lines of those who were our allies, the green death, the beasts of the golden tree, and thousands of other names. it gave
You understand the bloody mess Robert got himself into, he even wanted to repair their relationship by marrying off Princess Myrcella, he's Robert's bloody sword and shield.
Mace: And what does that matter, he can't stop all the kingdoms together on his island.
Ollena thought her son was a big fat idiot: Don't you read the reports I send you, The boy has connections to both the North and Dorne, he has the wealth to hire SellSwords and his island is a bloody impenetrable bastion, my nephew Paxter I visit the port cities and the main city, we would be razed to the walls and the gates would not let our ships in
Ollena wanted to kill his fat son and appoint Willas as heir to High Garden, he was his favorite grandson, wiser than his stupid father who forced him to participate in an unprepared joust against Oberyn, he even mentioned that his leg was treatable on Trants Island with their doctors they cured Doran Martell of Gout and other illnesses.
Maybe it's time for me to move my chips to Willas, let's hope for the reports Lord Trant didn't kill Willas and his doctors heal him, the boy has a pretty strong sense of Honor and justice, but if he sees Mace I'm sure he'll cut him off the head.
The same news reached House Lannister
Tywin, Genna, and Kevan were gathered to discuss these matters.
Kevan spoke: Brother, why did you call us, which is so serious to call us all?
Tywin poured himself some wine and passed out the letters from Pycelle and the other spies, both Genna and Kevan skimming through them, both showing surprise on their faces.
Tywin: Idiot Robert and my Daughter offended Adrian Trant, his men were attacked at King's Landing by the Faith of the 7, the dead were desecrated, Robert refused to do any justice and my Daughter refuses to compromise Myrcella with the boy.
Genna spoke in horror: What is Robert doing, does he not know that he is one of the richest trading houses in Westeros, god knows how many trade contracts he has with the free cities and the iron bank.
Kevan: without speaking militarily, his men are the elite of the elite, only 1 of them can with 4 or 5 red capes from our house without offending Brother, but I once saw how one of his soldiers killed more than 10 bandits by himself.
Tywin continued to drink the wine slowly: That's not the worst, this can't get out of this room, the gold mines of Casterly Rock are drying up in a few more years maybe there won't be any more gold. not only that a lot of new income comes from his trade with the Trant
At his words, the other 2 began to turn pale, they knew that they had been extracting gold for more than 6,000 years, and one day the mines had to dry up.
Genna continued reading Jamie's letter: according to Jamie the boy paid 1/3 of the crown's debt, and he also avoided the civil uprising of 500,000 in king's landing, also with his provision deliveries the crown should not buy so much food and they gave room for maneuver. Genna's face looked tired from reading the reports.
Kevan: This is a problem that we must do, if the Trant house is revealed, attacking the island is impossible, they have the best army and navy, war commanders, and equipment, we cannot block them commercially because we would be affected.
Tywin: There's nothing we can do, we have to get my stupid daughter into the idea of Myrcella marrying the boy. In these years the boy proved to be one of the best players in the damn game and no one found out anything, his secrets are so deep that no one will ever know.
Months later in the North, a raven arrived at Maester Ludwin, it was the day of the appointment of the young lord Robb the lords of the north had gathered to celebrate with their lord, The letter was addressed by Jon Arryn to Ned Stark.
Luwin went to the banquet hall where the party was being held and handed the letter to Lord Stark, the man had a smile on his face, which slowly turned into a frown, he could only utter these words.
Ned: May the ancients protect us, this is serious. whisper
Everyone in the room noticed how their lord's smile had disappeared and was replaced by a grimace of anguish and disapproval for the content of the letter.
Great Jon Umber asked: My lord did something to change his mood.
Ned replied: Yes, but let's continue with my son's party, at the end I want all the lords gathered to give them the news.
So the party went on all the lords wondered what happened to that sudden change, after a few hours of celebrating and the children leaving the room Lord Stark showed the letter he received from Lord Arryn, the hand of the king.
Almost everyone in the north was offended, many followed the Old Gods, what the high Septon had done was a slap in the face of their beliefs.
Maege Mormont yelled: You filthy bastards, attacking soldiers who were doing charity work for the people, murdering them and desecrating their bodies by carving such things into their flesh is a real insult, the Child is an ally of the North, almost all of our houses received the help of him and his house Lord Stark, he is the only one who after the war tried to heal the houses
In the face of all the Lords of the North could be seen a wave of anger.
Wyman Manderly commented: Not only that, the Young Lord is the only lord who sells us food below the minimum price, he practically gives us the food and that helps us keep the finances of most houses stable, he also gives us the bags of seeds for cold weather, sends us medicines, charcoal, and fertilizers
Added to that it is one of the richest houses of the 7 kingdoms for its trade, it has deals from the north to Dorne, including the Free Cities and Braavos.
Bolton even got to speak: If they don't say that the boy is a born strategist, they were all in the Grejoy rebellion, the boy only took the castle defeating Dunstan Drumm and Victarion in combat, let's remember that he was 10 years old, and his troops can be count as the best in the entire kingdom and at your service are the most fearsome warriors of all kingdoms
They all agreed with Ross Bolton.
Ned: that's not the worst, the young man asked for justice and Robert denied it, creating tensions with the crown, a Slap to his Honor, the boy declared that he would never send humanitarian aid to King's Landing or the land of the crown, he would still pay his taxes and trade, but never again show kindness.
Everyone was surprised by the boy's words, no lord helped little people as much as the Trant house, they were known by the population for their benevolence.
Ned continued speaking: The worst thing is that Lord Arryn and Lord Stannis went to the funeral rites of Men, in it they saw something incredible a priestess of the old gods led the rites, in the word of the two men what happened in it makes them reevaluate their faith, the woman asked for blessings for the fallen, the two Lords were given simple seeds to hold, hundreds of crystal flowers grew from them in a matter of seconds.
That revelation shocked everyone and horrified them, they had never met a priest of the old Gods, and nobody knew the funeral rites or the names of the Gods.
Galbart Glover was the first to speak: By the gods, if that's true Ned you know what it means, no one has ever seen the powers of the Old Gods and I highly doubt growing flowers is their only power.
But now a lord from the South has a priest who uses his powers, we in the North always follow the old Gods damn they prefer the southerners who, to us, they know what that means the gods left us aside for not following their traditions and worship the seven
Glover put a weight on the hearts of everyone present, they all had to admit that they had made septons in white port, on the wall even Ned had septons on his land by order of his wife
Ned had a thought in his heart, Robert was his friend, but he had shown little honor by slapping the boy across the face by defending the murderers of his men, and now the boy had shown that the faith they followed had a clergy that did not. he wielded the powers of the old Gods in a slap in the face to the faith that Robert defended.
Maege cried: We have to send someone to learn the rites of the old Gods, it can benefit our lands.
All the Lords agreed if the cleric could teach them and the Old Gods could once again bless their people it would be a great relief.
But at that moment Catelyn shouted: Enough gentlemen, do not you see that it is witchcraft, the only true faith is that of the seven, it is a diabolical act and the true gods condemn it.
Ned was horrified by what his wife said, all the lords gave him a furious look, not only had he insulted their beliefs, he insulted the gods themselves, they are pagans who corrupted good people of faith.
Ned roared: Cat just go, Our faith is that of the old Gods, we follow it from our ancestors, The First Men.
Catelyn: But my lord, she said quietly.
Ned: Enough back off, he said furiously.
Catelyn left the hall extremely furious, the northern lords had their anger on her, at any moment someone would attack her if she kept talking.
Ned: Gentlemen, sorry for my wife's words, Lady Maege is right, we need to send a delegation to see if the priestess can teach the people.
Someone offers to go, Lady Maege offered her youngest daughter Lyanna Mormont to be raised by the Trants, the woman admired the Trant house for helping them at their worst, other lords were debating who else to send, and two small children approached Lord Stark and volunteered were Jojen Reed and Meera Reed.
They had come on behalf of Howland Reed who rarely got out of his neck.
Ned looked at them and said: Little ones your father has to decide whether to send you or not, I will send you a raven and ask you what you think of being sent to Gallowsgrey Island along with the information.
Both children nodded and left with their companions.
Ned was thinking about who else to send, after his wife's words reinforced Stark's position, he had to do something, so he decided to send his daughter Arya, he had already asked her to be adopted by the Trant house, with this he could justify his trip.
Ned then spoke: My daughter, Arya Stark, will travel to the Island for 2 years.
According to some maids that night there was a big fight between Lord Eddard Stark and his wife, for the trip of his Daughter Arya, in the end, his wife was silenced and her trip was decided.
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