Chapter 6: 06
Jon Arryn is extremely observant; he always sees everything in detail so as not to be deceived, although that was not helping him much when it came to the North; since they arrived at Winterfell, the king's hand passed, walking through the castle. He realized that the grayish walls of the castle were reinforced with iron, something that went unnoticed by anyone due to the castle's color. Only when you were close, but very close to her, did you realize what these stones were hiding; how they managed to do something so difficult was a question that Jon was asking himself at the moment: what else was guarding the north that they were not realizing? It was extremely worrying since, in the event of a war, how many attacks were these walls going to withstand? The South had catapults, the North had cannons and giant crossbows that pointed at any point that someone could use to attack. He saw him in Moat Cailin, and he was seeing him the same in Winterfell Castle. A fact that made him doubt more was that Harry did not allow them to leave the castle, with the excuse that Robert was surely going to a brothel, which served as a perfect excuse.
What Jon wasn't noticing was Harry's predatory gaze; he had already planted the seed of doubt in Cersei. His next victim was Jon Arryn, and the first part of his plan was to divide the three forces in King's Landing. Cersei was the queen, she wanted power, she wanted to reign and she hated Robert too much, she kept Tywin away from the king's landing, giving Cersei more freedom and more movement by not having the surveillance of her father, then Jon, he was going to have more freedom when Tywin left the royal council, Jon was going to have greater power than he currently does, and he will be the only person who will be able to confront Cersei once Joffrey takes the throne and Robert is underground. It was the weak point of ambitious people, they did not control their thirst for power, it was something that Harry himself was going to take advantage of, making it seem as if the throne did not matter to him, and it was true, the throne that was in the king's landing was not his. It was important that not even the city or the people who lived in that place were going to die sooner or later.
But this was not over yet; Jon was walking and observing every detail of the castle, and he noticed something that caught his attention: two Persians did not have their masks on; it was something that caught his attention since he had heard that those people did not take off. the mask. The only person who was a Persian and did not have a mask was Artemisia who was a Persian, so she surreptitiously followed those two men who went straight to where Harry was. Jon was able to find himself close enough to where Harry was, to be able to hear his conversation with those people. Without realizing that he was falling into the wolf's trap, if he knew that the Persians did not remove their masks, because these Persians did not cover their faces, it was something that Jon did not even pay attention to, he knew the quality of observation that the Arryn had, when he noticed a person nervous or afraid, it was something that very few people could hide. That's why those Persians passed close to Jon so that he could observe their faces and he could see the nervousness on the faces of these people, it was something simple, but what helped make this work was that Jon was desperate to have control of the North, an important point that played against Jon.
-"Lord Stark, we have bad news;" - The two Persians knelt before Harry, who looked at them attentively, of course, this caught Jon's attention and although he couldn't get closer, he could hear them - "Ramsay Bolton was able to escape and is heading towards the valley."-
-"It doesn't matter, no one will believe he's a Bolton, we'll deal with that later." - Harry didn't give it much importance, it was true who would believe that there was someone with Bolton blood running through his veins, only someone who overheard the conversation was going to pay attention to a boy like Ramsey, someone who was previously hidden listening.
Jon left the place with a big smile on his face, Ramsay Bolton; just hearing that last name gave him immense joy; he had to look for that boy; it was his main ticket to have the North under control and know the weaknesses he can have in this kingdom. He didn't know how old that boy was going to be, but he was very interested in being able to meet him and guide him to the right path. The boy was able to escape from a place that was supposedly impenetrable, which gave Jon the possibility that the boy was going to have the key to enter the North. Not realizing that those thoughts were what Harry wanted, Jon did not realize that Harry was following him since he was not finished with him yet, in addition to that he was reading all his thoughts, to put spies using the point where Ramsey escaped, it only opened the door to manipulate him again as happened before with the Boltons. He was going to marry his spies and use them to send him false information, as he did in the past, it was nothing new to Harry, but 7 years passed, and this was a point that served as hope for Jon, a hope that was a curtain hiding reality.
-"Jon, you have time?" - Jon stopped when he heard Harry's voice and had to hide his smile, he didn't think he had discovered it, because if that was what it was, he was going to catch him instantly, so he sneakily looked at the Lord of the house... Stark who did not seem satisfied at all – "It's about Robert and Cersei."-
-"I apologize for the king and queen; it must not be very common to hear their heated arguments," - Jon was not going to lie. Cersei and Robert argued frequently, and perhaps that caught Harry's attention; it was not the first time that those arguments bothered Harry. The people, in all the kingdoms they visited, there was an argument between them, which did not give a very good image - "I will try to talk to Robert when I find him."-
-"Jon, you don't have to pretend to be nice to me, we both know that we don't have a good relationship;" - Harry got straight to the point, Jon made a face of displeasure at the way Harry expressed himself, because he was right, the two of them didn't get along. nothing good, even though Harry defended Robert – "But this issue concerns both of us," – that was something to take into account, so Jon was going to pay attention – "Joffrey is not Robert's son."-
Dorne
Elia Martell went to her home kingdom not wanting to be close to the members of the crown, mainly around Cersei Lannister, who was a real nuisance from her point of view, since she was one of the people who most wanted death since Rhaegar Targaryen, her deceased husband decides to marry her before Cersei. That was the first point; the second point was that she was much more intelligent than Cersei. The lioness wanted to be the most beautiful and intelligent woman in the entire kingdom, the only one who did not depend on a man to come to power, but she was very overshadowed by Elia. Once the rebellion ended and she joined the North, as a supposed political hostage, she showed her political qualities, and put in check the same Olenna Tyrell who tried a dirty move to place her son on the royal council with the help of Jon Arryn, something that was not lost on her that she knew how to maneuver. His son was the guardian of the domain, the head of the Tyrell house, although he was useless, that is why he was going to be easily manipulated and the only thing he would cause was problems for the Northern kingdom since he hated Harry and the kingdom of Dorne since it hated Oberyn.
During her visit, she observed her nieces, the sand snakes, he is the man with whom he is known combined, the eight bastard daughters of Prince Oberyn Martell with several women are known; they were given that collective name due to Oberyn's nickname, who was called the Red Viper. Despite having different mothers and appearances, they all have the same eyes as their father. And Elia loved them all; none of them were hated; she herself gave them the nickname sand snakes, so her affection for them was immense. The eldest was Obara Martell, formerly called Obara Sand, but as Elia forced her beloved brother to adopt her daughters and have the last name Martell, Oberyn could not say no to his sister. Obara was the daughter of a prostitute from Antigua; she is a skilled athlete and combatant; she considers herself a warrior using the spear and the whip; she is a woman with a robust, dark complexion and not particularly beautiful. Nymeria Martell, daughter of a noblewoman from Volantis, nicknamed Lady Nym, is an elegant, refined, and beautiful woman with dark eyes and lustrous black hair that she wears in a braid interwoven with copper threads; politically she was as ruthless as her godmother.
Tyene Martell daughter of a cult, no one knows how Oberyn joined a cult to impregnate a girl who had Tyene, she is skilled with herbs and potions, and she is considered a dangerous woman who, however, maintains a sweet and pious air about her, she is a thin woman, with blue eyes and blonde hair. Sarella Martell The daughter of a merchant from the Summer Isles, Sarella became captain of her own ship at the age of nineteen and was Artemisia's number one rival, and she considered herself the only one capable of defeating her at sea. Then there was Elia Martell, daughter of Ellaria Arena. She was named in her honor, thinking that she was going to die in the rebellion, but that did not happen; she was very skilled at riding horses and with the spear, just like her father. Obella Martell, good with the sword, helped by her speed, was the one who came closest to the fighting style that her father had with his spear, but with a different weapon. And lastly, there were Dorea and Lorenza Martell, they were the youngest of all, aged 8 and 7 respectively, so they spent more time with their godmother than with their sisters when they were fighting.
-"I did not expect to find you in Dorne, Princess Elia," – Petyr Baelish came to Dorne again to try to convince Oberyn that he was a good ally, he could remove Elia and her children from the North so that they would stop being political hostages and live peacefully in Dorne, so I don't expect Elia to be in this place – "it's an honor to see you again."-
-"I am not a princess, Mr. Baelish, I stopped being one when Rhaegar died in combat." - Elia knew that he was looking for Petyr, sweetening her with those comments, calling her a princess, was the most normal thing for a man who wanted to manipulate a woman who had previously almost been a queen – her visits to Dorne were very constant in these last seven years, you can see why.
-"I like the kingdom, unlike King's Landing, this place has a lot of life." - Petyr was obviously lying, he didn't care about this, the only thing he cared about was the gold that his prostitutes generated and the power he had under his hands, but he wanted more, and since Varys had Dominion as an ally because he can't have Dorne, he already had the vale as an ally but he wants more destiny.
-"Good to know, although many nobles resent his presence in Dorne." – Elia was aware that Petyr was trying to take over several brothels in Dorne, as he did in the Reach, the West, the Rivers, and the Vale, he owned a large number. of brothels in Westeros, the only kingdoms to which he could not Dorne and the North- So please, take a seat, my brother went hunting with my children.
-"It's strange that it's only you, Lady Dayne, he didn't come with you," - Petyr still wanted to have that woman under his feet, and even more so when she destroyed him politically three years ago, he didn't say anything, he didn't complain, he held in his anger because sooner or later that woman was going to be kneeling at his feet – "They are practically inseparable."-
-"Unfortunately she had to stay in the North." – It was the first time that Elia came to Dorne without her best friend, but she wasn't going to be able to say anything, even if she didn't like it, she had to stay with her son, to receive her guests – "Ashara is the only one who can go against Harry." – Well, it was natural, it was Harry's mother, although Elia knew the intentions this man had – "If someone controls Ashara, they control Harry, and if they control Harry, they control the North."-
This was not a clue, it was undoubtedly a trap for Petyr to fall into a deadly trap, the man could be cunning, he was a piranha in a gigantic sea of animals that fight every second for power. Someone who brought power was going to look for more, and although Petyr did not want to admit it, if someone managed to control the North, they controlled the entire kingdom, since it was the greatest military, political, and economic power in the West. His power was so great that it went to Essos where there were conflicts with the owners of the Iron Bank who were being extremely affected by this conflict that for now was more political than a naval war. But that was taking Elia's thoughts away from her main victim, people can be manipulated with simple words, Petyr was a man who thought too much about the movements his enemies were going to make, what words they were going to choose and how to counter, with Very elaborate plans, which could become complicated in the future, that is why Elia preferred the simple. Deciding or showing small details in which your enemies were going to be able to take advantage, to direct them into a trap, unlike Oberyn, was that Elia did not send Petyr to a pool full of poisonous snakes, she sent him to a much colder place.
King's Landing
The Rumor Advisor is the King of the Seven Kingdoms' master spy. He occupies a position in the Privy Council and his tasks include collecting information of importance to the king and his council from all parts of the kingdom and the known world, as well as being in charge of receiving reports from royal spies. It is generally a person of low social extraction who is granted the title of Lord, without being given land or resources of his own. Varys is a master of disguise and can easily change his appearance, walk, smell, and clothing to make himself unrecognizable. He is a specialist in rumors and secrets, knowing how to take advantage, and gathering information from his spies, whom they call "little birds." He values order and stability and his loyalty extends only as far as it suits him, providing information to all sides, aiding enemies, turning one rival against another, and manipulating to achieve stability in the Seven Kingdoms and in his own existence. He earned the nickname Spider because no one could explain how a slave managed to have so much power in such a short time of freedom, it is interesting to get into the mind of Varys, a man who hid the whole truth, after all, he had to be the one rightful king of the seven kingdoms.
Targaryen blood ran through his veins, although he was allied with the dark fires, a bastard sub-house of House Targaryen, he did not care, as long as he could govern the kingdom that belonged to him. But his only problem was the alliance that Tywin Lannister had with Harry Stark, it was a complete pain in the ass. He needed to break that alliance, he needed that alliance to break and get into a war, but how to do it was the most difficult question... Their alliance was very strong and practically difficult to break. The spider was thinking and thinking until a crow came to his window. It had a letter, it was something that caught his attention, no one sent a letter without a stamp when he opened the letter and read what was written in it, his smile could not be contained there. There was a bastard with Bolton blood in the valley kingdom, he had to find out before anyone, he didn't know who the recipient of this letter was, but he still didn't trust himself, it could be a lie, but he was going to look for that boy with the name Ramsay. He was going to look for that boy, if he really existed, it was his ticket to victory.
Without him realizing it, one of his little birds had a smile on his face, the spider was not realizing that he was going to get tangled in his own web, from which he would not be able to get out until it was too late. The winter season was approaching, a very dangerous season, even if you found a place to hide from the cold, you didn't know if you would live. Many families were killed by the winter, and mothers died of cold while trying to keep their children warm, it was hard, but winter was like that, and this time it will be much worse, because beyond the wall. There was the Night King, the leader of the White Walkers, perhaps for the South they were just legends, but for the North, and more so for Harry Stark, he was the most dangerous enemy he had to face since he had the knowledge from 10,000 years before the conquest.
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