Elizabeth Jones
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**** Sorry, guys. But for over a week now I have been succumbing to mono. I can barely write five sentences a day. I don't know if I will be able to maintain the pace of two chapters a week until I get over it.**** ------ POV: Olenna Tyrell Silk Road, in a mansion assigned to the Tyrell family. Half a day before the Great Show of Steel began... For years the Queen of Thorns' restful sleep had been growing shorter and shorter. Even if she wanted to, the woman would never be able to sleep for more…-
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POV Lady Barbrey In the Bite, Sisterton Town, a disused manor belonging to House Borell. Two months before the Never Winter Bank was opened... "No means 'No', Lady Barbrey... Understand us, my lady, the Company of the Rose appreciates and welcomes demonstrations of friendship from House Dustin, Tallhart, and every other household in the North. We desire no friction with our kinsmen and brother First Men. Nevertheless, we will no longer fight for the North... We can, at best, guarantee a 'partial'…
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Forgive the delay in publication, dear readers... As a modest gesture of apology, a double publication! Happy Reading! ***** POV: Barbrey Never Winter Bank. About a minute after the name of a new institution was announced to the world... Pyrotechnics erupted the instant after the announcement. A few drops of Wildfire and coloured firework powders created a magnificent spectacle throughout the hall. One hundred stone cauldrons lit up simultaneously, creating green and silver light shows.…
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POV: Tycho Nestoris Never Winter Bank. Immediately after dozens of gazes began to scan with suspicion and envy a twelve-year-old clad in dazzling new armour fresh from the forge... 'Damn...! This situation has turned all the tables.' The Director was undecided about the new political/economic condition of the North. He did not know whether to assess the shocking new revelations as possible opportunities to stay alive and reassert his hierarchical position, snatching an excellent deal with House…
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POV: Duncan Never Winter Bank Soon after the Warden of the North finished reworking the critical points of a plan... The straw log test had not been set up haphazardly. On the contrary, that was the standard test approved by the few Forgemasters loyal to the Iron Bank (the organisation that held a monopoly on Valyrian Steel) for the qualitative measurement of blades forged from Dragon Steel. The techniques and enchantments required to forge a blade or armour from Valyrian Steel were classified into…
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* Apologies to those who read the chapter uploaded about twenty minutes ago (there was a page missing). Happy reading! --------------- POV: Jaime Lannister Never Winter Bank A few seconds after the master craftsman demanded a second demonstration... "Here you go, milord." One of Tobho's assistants offered him a longsword with features very similar to Jaime's sword. The handle and scabbard did not look particularly ornate but more like standard equipment for the regular army... Jaime pulled…
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POV: Tycho Nestoris In a majestic new building at the centre of the Silk Road. Year 290, the fifth day of the first moon. On the same day that a boy from the North celebrated his twelfth name day... 'Four hundred pounds of Valyrian Steel and Blackfire... Market value 40.450 gold coins per pound, an exponential 3% for every hundred pounds, plus an additional 5% loss on forging fee commissions... and Blackfire. Approximate minimum loss 23,065,000 gold coins...' Tycho recalculated for the umpteenth…
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POV: Cersei Lannister Silk Road. Year 290, the fourth day of the first moon. A few hours before a new House arose in Torrhen's Square... "I have heard more than one rumour that your loyal Ser Meryn is recovering prodigiously well from his horrible wounds inflicted by the vengeful Furious Bear." Tyrion broke the minute's silence first. "The maester of Barrow Hall gave Meryn up for dead the first night. But it seems that his wounds healed at a portentous rate during his second and third mornings of…
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POV: A Vice-General Torrhen's Square. The morning after a king rang for two northern youths Peter finished analysing the scouts' report delivered immediately after their arrival at Torrhen's Square. Now that the final preparations that required his attention were complete, he prepared to leave the tower to join his unit. The Vice-General urged the three Division Commanders of the Third Legion to assemble and have their squadrons ready to mobilise at any time. The state of alertness was at an…
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(Soundtrack Chapter: Tom Day - Who We Want To Be) ***** POV: The Father of the First Man Heart-Tree. After war plans were drawn up ... Robert Baratheon and Eddard Stark turned their backs to the face carved into the trunk of the Weirwood-Tree. The tree stood atop a small hill called 'Forgotten Ancestors'. Hundreds arranged themselves in the small Godswood located less than half a mile from the city walls. All the present members of House Tallhart in Barrowton were lined up there, waiting…
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