章節 28: Lady Rhaella Hasty, Wife of Ser Bonifer of Clan Hasty.
Lady Rhaella Hasty, Wife of Ser Bonifer of Clan Hasty.
They had stayed in hiding in Braavos for a moon and were officially married at a Sept, a good thing her husband knew the Septon there and he had taken in a Gallowglass and a Bravo as witness for their marriage, and he had worked as a mercenary for some time, she smiles at the memory of those times. She was pregnant with Daemon at Braavos and after a month had traveled to Hardhome, Ser Bonifer had passed on a letter to King Anarawd in advance, upon their arrival they were met by the King's brother, Gwain Map Rhodri, she remembers being in awe at the giants and mammoths she had heard from Anarawd's tales helping with the construction of the walls of the city and how streets are now being paved to connect it to the capital.
The trip to the Cooleys is not as troublesome as expected, it seems the family of King Rhodri had brought law and order across the lands, every mile of the road they were assisted by Wayfinders, Wildling Rangers who would roam around the place and hunt down wild animals or the occasional bandits. They arrived after a week and there she was surprised when she saw Anarawd who had greeted them along with his wife, Talia Sollys, a granddaughter of one of the Key Holding Families of the Iron Bank, and was expecting a child, the king congratulated Bonifer and her for their marriage.
"I know I am asking too much of this your grace but we wish to seek refuge from my wife's family, grant this and I swear I will serve you with my sword" Anarawd was shocked as Bonifer knelt before him some of those in his court were expecting for him to say something as well since it is not customary for men of the True North to kneel even before their kings, a custom that has been in practice even before the time of Rhodri who had united them from disparate tribes into one kingdom.
"Stand up Ser Bonifer, I accept your pledge as a Gallowglass" Anarawd simply said as he looks at Rhaella and she saw his eyes were troubled as if asking her what have you brought?
The letters sent by her grandfather and her father were somewhat expected by the king's court, some of the chieftains were expecting Anarawd to comply whereas others were like horses chomping at the bit, clearly offended by the demands of King Aegon V and Prince Jaehaerys and had been wanting for a second war between their kingdom and the whole south, although it seems the King's Braavosi wife was able to use her connections and attack her family where they hurt the most, their pockets.
"Mother..." Rhaella finishes her reminiscing and her writing from her journal as her attention turns to her son who was carrying her granddaughter.
"Daemon!" his son smiled at her and despite the Valyrian features of his eyes there was still a lot from his father in him.
"Nana!" greets Mairead as she quickly takes to settling to her lap.
"You should be careful Mairead, your grandmother is not as strong as she is then" Daemon chides his daughter who pouts at him.
"Oh hush now my son, I may be old but I can still put you in my leg and remind you that I am your mother" Rhaella snarks in response as Mairead cheers her on.
"Yes! Nana is the best! She is still strong!" Daemon sighs in mock exasperation as he looks at her, his eyes are tired, Rhaella thought as she was reminded once more of sweet Bonifer who would often go home from court, helping Anarawd's daughter succeed her father.
"Dear why don't you go to the kitchens I am sure your Auntie Betha can use your help" she says as Mairead bounces from her grandmother's lap clearly happy by the chance to help with her Auntie Betha, with her granddaughter gone she turns her focus to Daemon "I know that look Daemon, dear, what seems to be the problem?" Daemon genuinely lets out a breath as he sits in front of her mother.
"The Tanistry are still up on our arses, they seem to think that with one of their own on the throne they could control it..." but they were wrong, as much as Styr holds to the Horsetails he is still beholden to his wife, because if not for her then the True Thenns of the Vale would not regain the power they have lost when the Ailpins united them, then there is the issue of expansion, Rhaella has heard of certain clans wanting to expand their settlements in the Coastlines of the Shivering Sea, something that some of the Royalists and even she could not help but agree in her opinion to oppose it as it takes away some of the power from the capitol, there is also an issue of the Peace of Hardhome, both Horsetails and Hawkfeathers agreed that a renegotiation of the peace is something that should be done, both even anticipated a war if need be just to renegotiate it.
And this war with the South if it happens would leave us opening up a new front, something that even House Canmore did not want to happen since it would be hard to fight battles on two fronts, even the marriage with the Petty Kingdom of Ruddy Hall stabilized their western front as it is. Rhaella listens as Daemon continued to tell her of the affairs of the Kingdom leaving some snippets of wisdom that she could say of the situation, since the Hasty home had also been a gathering place for the Hawkfeathers to discuss such affairs and Rhaella has always kept an ear through the wives and daughters of the clan chieftains something she had learned from King's Landing, something that she had used to help her husband as well as her friend and benefactor.
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