Heathton, part deux.

[Victarion]

Heathton is a small little village known for that fact that three centuries ago a Targaryen Prince kept a mistress here.

Jorah and Aerie rode into the small village where they were met by Constance Stone. "Jorah me ole' cock what took you? I see you bought yourself a nice wench while you were down in that shit hole of a city." In the distance, close to the village, they could here the rumble of fighting and men yelling.

[Teirney Lannister]

Aerie wrinkled her nose at the scene and turned to Jorah impatiently. “This nice wench would like to know what’s going on.”

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OOC: Does the village feel empty and sad and stupid without Aranya? Come, tell the truth.

[Victarion]

Jorah led Aerie to the other end of town, and then they saw what the commotion was about. In a field a large, orderly camp had been erected, and inside men were drilling. A number were with the Unsullied, doing drills with the spear. In another field men trained with Rhaego in calvary tactics, and in another archers were being taught by the Summer Islanders.

Jorah looked on them, a slight smile on his face. "The first ever proffesional army in Westeros. Trained to fight threats to realm both internal and external. Trained to face armies twice their size, and given the best quality arms and armour out there. Organized by command of Callen Baratheon. I present to you the Westerosi Continental Army, of which you have command of the special operations, currently at one hundred men."

[Horas]

OOC: I feel like I should point out that the Smith made an unlocked sub-board called the crownlands, presumably for locations that are outside the city itself... like Heathton.

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OOC: Ooh, he did it? Thanks Smith!

[Teirney Lannister]

OoC: Aranya, we are desolate without you. Your snake stories were always so fascinating

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OOC: What about my Jamie Bracken stories Have fun with Jorah.

[Teirney Lannister]

ooc: They weren't as good, but don't beat yourself up about it.

Aerie scanned the area hastily, noting everything and tucking it into a corner of her brain. “Well, this is an interesting idea,” she managed, surprised. “I suppose the bickering nobles finally pushed him over the edge, not that I blame him. I’ve heard Benjen went mad, too, but I always suspected he was rather deranged from the start.” Aerie realized she was babbling very much like the infamous Lady Fenra and closed her mouth. “Being His Grace’s Justice is more of a task than I imagined. Perhaps if I beat him over the head he’ll grant me Storm’s End.” She muttered the last to herself with wry humor.

[lordbalorgreyjoy]

Wat was busy haranging some of the new recruits. Pot-boys and village idiots are far as he was concerned but he'd been asked to make sure they knew which end of the spear to attack with so here he was. While not a pious man, Wat wondered if he'd offended some diety to be landed with this thankless, god-awful task.
He took a sip of his aleskin and kicked and yelled some more at the young boys who thought waving a sword around was easier than pulling a plough. Wat aimed to show them different.

He saw Jorah come in with a fine bit of stuff on horseback and wondered optimisitically whether she was the new camp whore but she looked too snooty for that so Wat wondered who she was. He looked around and wandered across to listen in a little. It was certainly more interesting than the crap he'd had recently. At least Rhaego had been training cavalry so he had a high class of idiot to deal with.
Wat spat on the ground.

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As Aerie and Jorah rode through the village, they heard hoofbeats behind them. They turned to see a tall, helmed knight riding a beautiful grey palfrey. He wore mail and a helm that covered his face, but his eyes twinkled through the slits.

The palfrey came to a stop beside Aerie's horse. "What a surprise," came a deep voice from within the helm. "To think that Lady Aerie would be in Heathton the same day as I would!" The knight's eyes were bright with laughter.

[Teirney Lannister]

Aerie paused abruptly, and a thin unctuous smile curled across her face. Not turning from Jorah, she chirruped sardonically, “Enjoying our conversation so far?” She finally turned her head to the man who stood off to a slight distance, casually eavesdropping upon her and Jorah’s exchange.

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"I think that fine young man is," Bloodraven replied, glancing at the dirty man who was staring at Aerie as if she was a choice side of meat. "Yet I see I have a rival mounted beside you." Bloodraved nodded to Jorah courteously, his eyes still sparkling with something Aerie couldn't understand.

[Teirney Lannister]

ooc: sorry, that previous post was for Balor. This one's for you

Aerie gave a vexed sigh as the clatter of hooves drew her attention elsewhere. Did she have a large sign on her back that read “Please irritate”? She shifted her courser’s hindquarters to a side so she the knight who had slid in beside her. She knew the voice. “Yes, what a very pleasant surprise. It seems Heathton is as popular as Lady Aranys’s ball these days. I see you still wear your mask.”

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"Not a mask," Bloodraven laughed. "This is a steel helm, sweet lady. It covers my face in battle so my nose doesn't get broken and my cheeks don't get sliced off." He winked, to show her his teasing tone was not meant to slight her.