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~~~Lady Janna, Sixth Moon, 277 AC~~~

~~~Casterly Rock, Westerland, The Seven Kingdoms~~~

"With my king's approval, preparations for our wedding should be a priority for both of us, my brother, as the official head of my house, will be responsible for paying for my dowry, three Xandarian warships, and one hundred thousand gold coins," I bombarded Tywin with plans without giving him time to react, now that my king had agreed, and not only that, but he would be attending this barbarian land, my wedding plans had to be rushed and planned to perfection.

There was no time for delay, wasted time, and things to cloud my plans now, for from now on, I would no longer host a wedding, but a feast in honor of my king's arrival, now, my engagement to Tywin had taken a back seat, instead, honoring and revering my king was my top priority.

"Why would the Xandarian king come to our wedding here in Westeros, if he already specified that we must marry in Xandar afterward?" Tywin asked, perhaps confused about my king's actions, while I also didn't quite understand what my king's interest in coming to these wastelands was due to, it was not my doubt right my king's wisdom.

"I'm not sure," I replied, noticing how Tywin made a small movement with his ears, raising them a little, something he did when he thought... Come to think of it, I was already beginning to read him perfectly. "It does not fall to me to understand my king's actions, only to react according to his commands."

At what I said, Tywin raised an eyebrow, quite possibly knowing my stance on what my king would decide, and that I would put the interests of Xandar and my king first before all else, something that might seem fruitless to him, especially now that I would be marrying him, and that consequently my loyalty would be expected to pass to his family, as it would also be my own.

Too bad for him that my house would always be House Bletchen, and that my loyalty is with Xandar and my king. "Then we must prepare, as King Jaesyrian will be visiting my house, then I would expect a whole retinue of a king."

"Exactly," I confirmed, knowing that the number of people coming with my king would not be small, "my king is not only the king of Xandar, he is also the Khal of The Undying Horde, so his own Khalasar will be coming with him, along with his royal guard, his Blood Riders, along with the necessary staff of House Jaesyrian, so expect a retinue of at least sixty thousand people."

A small cough was all I got from Tywin, and how could I not react like that? Even in Xandar, to receive that many people would require an astronomical amount of food, necessary facilities worthy of the king, and enormous logistics, although in Xandar it was much simpler, their huge palaces in the main cities and towns covered the need for good lodging, and the almost unlimited and low-priced food would not create a big dent in the coffers of the nobles.

In contrast, in Westeros it was a completely different case, food was expensive and not plentiful to any great extent, and the few cities in The Seven Kingdoms did not dispose with the facilities worthy of my king, with only Oldtown and Lannisport being the possible referents that could cover such a need.

"You need not worry about feeding the king's Khalasar, he, as his Khal, is the one who sees to that, so that leaves us with the task of feeding, hosting, and receiving, either in Lannisport or Casterly Rock, some twenty thousand people," I explained to Tywin, though considering the wealth and his pride, he would be willing to spend all available gold to accommodate the entire royal retinue, but even so, it would be frowned upon especially since my king has never liked to owe favors.

"No, his retinue will stay here at Casterly Rock, as for his... Khalasar, they can stay in Lannisport," Tywin began to say, as he took a bell from his desk and rang it, and shortly after the door opened and a Lannister soldier entered, "fetch my brothers Kevan and Tygett, I want them in my solar immediately."

Having given the order, Tywin turned his focus back to the preparations that would need to be made, "with the arrival of King Jaesyrian, and the invitations to our wedding, I would expect King Aerys to attend as well, including the Lords Paramount." Tywin brought up another point to consider.

It had to be kept in mind, that while Tywin and I's wedding would be a commendable event, and that the Lords closest to him would attend, perhaps King Aerys as well, now that the news spread that my king would also attend, would create a giant light bulb for the fireflies to approach.

If before it could be said that King Aerys might not attend, now with the arrival of my king, that was more than assured, including those lords who would also want to meet the very famous king of Xandar, along with those lords who had made connections with Xandar before, such as the Starks and the Martells.

Which meant that my wedding had now become a celebration of astronomical proportions. "Many Lords will come now that the news of my king's arrival is made known which will cause preparations to expand and rations to be exceeded," I commented, knowing that that duty would now fall to him, as head of the household and host.

"It is no problem at all, the coffers of House Lannister are extensive and lucrative, you will not even see any change in the amount of gold in the vaults at Casterly Rock," Tywin replied, overflowing his pride and self-centeredness in every syllable. Which would make me roll my eyes if I didn't have good self-control.

"House Bletchen will also take part of the expenses required for the wedding, my brother will not pass up the opportunity to honor the king in any possible situation, so besides as Xandarian law indicates, he will be more willing to give money now that my king will be coming."

"Alright, can I trust you to make the necessary letters of invitation to the great houses?" Tywin asked, to which I only flashed him a half smile and a raised eyebrow, "no problem for me."

At that precise moment, Kevan and Tygett, two of Tywin's three brothers, entered the lot, looking a bit uneasy and with signs of sweat remaining on their palms and cheeks, indicating that they had been running or hurrying to get there quickly at Tywin's call.

"Brother," both men greeted, coming to one side of the lot and standing to await what Tywin would have to say, "Lady Janna," Kevan greeted me, as he gave a small nod, Tygett, for his part, only indulged me with a nod of his head, to which I reciprocated.

"I have called you here to attend to a matter of urgency and much detail," Tywin did not even respond to their greeting, but went immediately to the matter at hand, which made me look at him with hardened eyes, to which he stared at me for a while, then gritted his teeth and spoke again, "yes well.... I appreciate you getting here quickly," he said as he gave me a sideways glance, to which I didn't react, knowing that was all Kevan and Tygett would get from their brother, no matter how much I brought Tywin to his senses.

"I have to ask them to stop what they are doing, if they have plans erase them because the only thing they have to care about now is my wedding in question with Lady Janna, I want the patrols in Lannisport increased, I don't want bandits in my city, talk to the Tyrells and tell them we will buy all the grain they can offer them, I want the best Redwyne wine, and send a letter to our sister in the Twins, have her make a trip home we will need her badly."

Kevan showed a surprised face, but then looked at me with a modest smile and a wink, since he more than anything knew there were plans for a wedding between Tywin and I, only now if it would happen, as for Tygett, he showed no reaction beyond squinting, not taking his eyes off Tywin, "there is more, isn't there? " Tygett had good insight, perhaps that was why Tywin made him his master whisperer in all but name, the man could read Tywin and the atmosphere enough to realize that it was not just the wedding that was the point to be made.

"The Xandarian king will attend the wedding, you know what that means, so I won't waste spit explaining them, so organizing Westerland as best as possible and preparing Lannisport and Casterly Rock for a king as King Azrael is, will be our top priority, I want no mistakes, no things that might come to represent some humiliation for my house, and that implies that Tyrion cannot be seen."