The Splendid Times of Braavos

The Stranger Most Devout Troll Hammer Posts: 12,420	The Splendid Times of Braavos Jul 31, 2008 21:39:01 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Stranger on Jul 31, 2008 21:39:01 GMT -5 "Well did you tell them about my 50,000 Westermen?" Aellion asked curtly.
	"History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose."

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The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 1, 2008 7:30:52 GMT -5

Post by Quenton Baratheon on Aug 1, 2008 7:30:52 GMT -5

"Your grace?" Steffen asked, nonplussed.

Then realisation dawned. "Ah, your grace," he said quietly, "I think 50,000 Westermen is something of a false hope. I don't think there are even 50,000 men left in the Westerlands any more, and the number of houses that would support us immediately... is relatively few I believe."

He braced himself for a dragonfire-like bollocking.

The Stranger Most Devout Troll Hammer Posts: 12,420	The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 1, 2008 10:21:32 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Stranger on Aug 1, 2008 10:21:32 GMT -5 Aellion looked down at Steffen with something very akin to disgust. "Aren't you a Lannister? Don't the Lannisters command the Westerlands? Give me my fucking soldiers!" Aellion growled.
	"History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose."

Erik Most Devout is Erik. But you could probably figure that one out. Posts: 4,841	The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 2, 2008 15:41:28 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Erik on Aug 2, 2008 15:41:28 GMT -5 ///////////////////////////// Despite being ignored in his search to find the Targaryens, Mortimer eventually stumbles upon the Splendid Times, where he asks for an audience with the Prince.
	We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. How soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore, Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are your overlords.

The Stranger Most Devout Troll Hammer Posts: 12,420	The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 2, 2008 21:40:57 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Stranger on Aug 2, 2008 21:40:57 GMT -5 The man is shown to the table where the silver haired prince is dining and talking with a host of others. He pays the newest man no attention.
	"History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose."

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The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 2, 2008 21:43:26 GMT -5

Post by Erik on Aug 2, 2008 21:43:26 GMT -5

Mortimer clears his voice loudly and gives the Prince a deep bow, telling him, "Your Majesty, it is an honor to stand in your presence. I am Mortimer Greyjoy, sent as an envoy to the true masters of the Seven Kingdoms by my cousin, Erik, who sits the Seastone Chair."

We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
How soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore,
Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are your overlords.

The Stranger Most Devout Troll Hammer Posts: 12,420	The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 2, 2008 21:49:11 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Stranger on Aug 2, 2008 21:49:11 GMT -5 "Lord Greyjoy is interested in bringing the Kraken to serve the dragon is he? Wise choice, very wice." said Prince Aellion.
	"History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose."

Erik Most Devout is Erik. But you could probably figure that one out. Posts: 4,841	The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 2, 2008 21:54:32 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Erik on Aug 2, 2008 21:54:32 GMT -5 "He is indeed, my prince. King Erik would do all he can to assist the dragon in reclaiming its rightful throne. And he commands both the Iron Fleet and the armies of the Trident."
	We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. How soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore, Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are your overlords.

The Stranger Most Devout Troll Hammer Posts: 12,420	The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 2, 2008 22:06:41 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Stranger on Aug 2, 2008 22:06:41 GMT -5 "KING? KING ERIK? Don't make me laugh! Everyone bows before the Dragon, and if he's not willing to bow too, than we'll crush him as soon as the next." Aellion sputters.
	"History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose."

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The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 3, 2008 1:33:35 GMT -5

Post by Erik on Aug 3, 2008 1:33:35 GMT -5

Mortimer does his best to hide his smirk before responding, "My cousin took the crown largely in an effort to show his disdain for the reigning stags. Besides, as he put it before I left, 'Emperor' is a far more fitting title for the dragons. After all, each of the Seven Kingdoms once had a king, and you and your kin are beyond them, are you not?"

We come from the land of the ice and snow,
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How soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore,
Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are your overlords.

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The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 3, 2008 12:13:42 GMT -5

Post by The Stranger on Aug 3, 2008 12:13:42 GMT -5

"You know Gardner told my ancestors something similar, just before he burned alive." Aellion replied, "If Lord Erik wishes to kneel, he will of course be confirmed in his rights at Lord of the Iron Islands, but he must kneel and deny any right to a crown."

"History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose."

Erik Most Devout is Erik. But you could probably figure that one out. Posts: 4,841	The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 3, 2008 12:43:53 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Erik on Aug 3, 2008 12:43:53 GMT -5 Mortimer shrugs. "Then it will happen, my liege. But, I trust, you don't mind him keeping it for the time being, that he might better combat the child now sitting the Iron Throne?"
	We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. How soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore, Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are your overlords.

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The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 3, 2008 12:48:35 GMT -5

Post by The Stranger on Aug 3, 2008 12:48:35 GMT -5

"If he were doing battle in our name, all of Westeros would rise up with him. He would find allies anywhere. All bow to the Dragon, no one is going to bow to a squid." Aellion chortled as if this was very funny, and than glared at the table, until they started laughing too.

"History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose."

Erik Most Devout is Erik. But you could probably figure that one out. Posts: 4,841	The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 3, 2008 12:56:17 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Erik on Aug 3, 2008 12:56:17 GMT -5 "Yes, of course. I'll be certain to let him know. So," Mortimer pulls up a chair, grinning, "When's the invasion scheduled for?"
	We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow. How soft your fields so green, can whisper tales of gore, Of how we calmed the tides of war. We are your overlords.

The Stranger Most Devout Troll Hammer Posts: 12,420	The Splendid Times of Braavos Aug 3, 2008 13:08:39 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Stranger on Aug 3, 2008 13:08:39 GMT -5 "As soon as the dragons arrive." Aellion said. "Shouldn't be long now before my brother the King returns with them."
	"History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose."