Asgard Winterfell-
-Games Room-
If Ashara could say that there was something she loved more than anything in the world was seeing her cute six-year-old children running around the game room with more children. The children of the servants, merchants and more. Everyone there to play in the game room that Hariric had made. He surprised many when his lord took part of his time and used it to create the place in question.
She could only remember when they asked her what she was doing. He looked at them. The intense look and everything. And then he just said that he wanted to make a place for his children and more people to have fun. Needless to say, everyone agreed that Lord Stark was weird. But none denied that he had more heart in his being than most gentlemen.
It was before the impressed gaze of the children that the game room was built. The game room had swings and more places where children could run and play. All the children who could came. And it was so good that they had built more throughout the city. People agree that children had to have some entertainment.
Now he saw how his two cute children were playing with Rhaenys and Jahaerys. The four of them were enjoying. The young jaherys was a mixture between his father and mother which was certainly interesting although Hariric always made it clear that when he saw the gray eyes they were all his sister's.
Lyanna had been more than willing to raise the little one but between being young and that it would take at least three years to build what the city was in what was the ancient Bolton territory, people would wonder about the boy and his father who he was. They had to keep the image that she was dead because her husband knew about Robert's fucking obsession with her.
That in itself was enough for Hariric to claim the boy like a bastard from a night adventure that he and she had. Yes. She wasn't afraid to say that she was in a fucking threesome. What was the problem with that shit? It's not that she cared. They could call her all they wanted but as I made it clear sex is sex and it had to be animated from time to time.
When the fortress of the house was finished Reyne Lyanna had had to leave but they gave her a two-way mirror and another to the young jahaerys so that they kept in touch. The boy was happy to be recognised as a son of hariric. Although if you asked him instead of uncles he had parents since all the male figures in his life treated him in such a way.
The young man in question was happy knowing that life was good for him and what is more important that he did not have to worry about doing anything more than being a child. So adorable three-year-old boy. And that's not to mention obviously that her husband wouldn't hesitate to fuck anyone who offended the young boy.
She could remember a certain stupid man who referred to Jahaerys as the stain of the Stark house. He said it with such mockery and everything. Then it was when everyone saw that man beaten a centimetre of his life by a hariric who in addition to that made it very clear that unless said family apologised to an innocent child they would not have a place in more affairs of the kingdom of Asgard.
Her husband could be the most emotional person in the world. But she wouldn't change it for anything in the world. It was almost unbelievable to believe but for Hariric Stark the family was worth more than any wealth that people took out. It didn't matter what no one said or what people could offer them. Insulting his family was a guarantee of killing someone.
And she knew that her husband could be even worse. People didn't realise it and was ignorant of it but the good husband would not hesitate to have people dead, their lineages destroyed and passed into history as traitors if he thought that they had somehow hurt their family in any way. It was a great trait to have.
She came out of her thoughts when she saw the different parents coming to pick up their children. She smiled amused as she saw Elia coming. She left her little girl in what was the care of the place whenever she could to focus on her studies. Apparently there was nothing he wanted more than to learn and it was one of his reasons for despising the teachers.
It was quick that he saw little Rhaenys who was no longer so small. His olive brunette complexion, his violet eyes and his brown hair with a platinum line. Her children were not far from her. In fact, you could see Cregan and Belladonna very close to their best friend. She had to hide a smile when she saw her fierce son so protective of the little young Elia.
Of course she couldn't say she blamed him. His son had a love for what he called protecting people younger than him. Her husband said it had to be a damn Potter trait that happened to him in this life. She mocked. Her husband was the same, always prioritising the safety of the people close to him before his own safety. It was something you couldn't fight with precisely.
Seeing Elia so happy was good. She knew how much Elia had despised living in King´s Landingo. No. It wasn't because of the smell (although it helped) it was the suffocating atmosphere. In that city everyone fights for power. There were no friends, only allies. Elia didn't want that for her daughter. It must be recognised that it was a snake but it had a giant weak point that everyone could have taken advantage of.
However, she knew better. I knew that no matter how good things seemed, they were far from being. She didn't like it but she would be the first person to admit that things were very difficult for Elia. That is, she went from being the princess of a kingdom to becoming a queen to being a wanted person to be executed.
Her husband had not hidden Robert's intentions. The man was a true usurper. The teachers had tried to turn the story against them but that was quickly corrected when Hariric made it known that his intention was never to overthrow the Targaryen but to recover his sister and that if the prince and the king had delivered her there would never have been a war.
But her husband was not one of those to leave things with open possibilities. He was a paranoid man hardened by the fact that he knew that people were capable of anything. So he made it known that if he had left Elia Martell and they didn't try to kill her, he would have perfectly let her be queen because she didn't do anything to him. It Was Rhaegar.
It didn't help when he began to use the military discrediting campaign against Robert, making it known that he had the intention from the beginning to take over the throne and take advantage of what was the kidnapping of Lyanna Stark. When people said, didn't that suit Hariric? He said no. After all, he didn't want his sister to marry Robert.
Many were surprised. Most nobles would give their dominant hand just to make sure that their family marries the future person who would be king. Why was there one who didn't? When the men and women made it known, the word quickly spread of what were the reasons why hariric Stark did not want to see even close to that jerk near his sister among all those things being little more than a king of whores.
She had to admit that she found the rhythm at which the rumours ran funny. It didn't help that the first thing Robert Baratheon did was demand that they brought him the dragon spawns. Children who were only small. It got worse because more and more people began to call him a usurper. She agreed. The guy was little more than a shitty thief.
However, she smiled when she saw her friend so happy. Seeing her smile and seeing her daughter was pretty good. It turns out that the boy that was Aegon was never his. The teachers said that it would be dangerous for her to be a mother and Rhaella gave her a baby who seemed to be of all things a targaryen who was actually a bastard of Aerys. It was a good plan because I removed fire from Elia's back, which was something.
"You shouldn't look at me with that sad look. I have everything you need. I'm alive. I have my daughter. And I'm learning things that in the citadel they don't even remotely know.'' Elia had spent time learning. As Hariric liked to say every topic that existed could be learned. Needless to say, she really enjoyed it for having the opportunity to flourish as a person.
"I apologise if a friend only thinks that things are far from beautiful and suitable for you. I know better than anyone how difficult it is to get used to new things. Despite all the attempts of my husband, it was difficult to go from wearing dresses to being a little more warm.'' It's not that I blamed him. The clothes I was wearing were comfortable. In her husband's own words, you see what makes you comfortable.
"I guess it's good enough. And no. No, I don't regret being here in the least Ashara. It's true that I won't be a queen anymore, but that was an ambition more of Doran and a mother than mine. I just wanted to have a family''. Elia was a snake. Cunning and intelligent. But he would never jeopardise his family and being in the royal family would have jeopardised his family yes or yes.
"I guess you're lucky then. You will always be welcome in Asgard. And besides, my husband has always wanted to hit that fucking asshole in the ass. He just wants more than anything to be able to fuck him nicely and hiding here is not so bad''. She smiled as she saw Cregan near Rhaenys. The Dornian girl said something that earned a reaction from her son chasing her. It was for moments like this that it was worth pissing off the world.
"You're very lucky Ash. You had a kind of a thousand devils with the man you ended up married. I know that most men wouldn't have thought about it so much when it came to leaving me lying there to die just because my husband was the imbecile on duty who decided to fuck him in some way''. It was bad luck and it is what it was. There was no better way to say it. Truth be told, she had already given herself up for dead when she thought he would have them at gunpoint.
"Maybe with most of the troglodytes of this era. Men give too much to pride and all that shit. But not my Harry. It wasn't after Rhaegar because the honour of his family was being spit out. It was after him because he kidnapped his sister, almost killed one of his friends and planned a movement against him with his own standard bearers.'' She knew it. If only her sister had been kidnapped, she knew that he would have acted in a much more different way. That was her husband.
"Oh, believe me, my husband has things clear, pride? Of course. But it has a different definition than others of what pride is. You won't see it in the same way that other people see or believe it's pride.'' If a southern gentleman told his husband to risk his pride, he would kill him. The pride of most people is not the same as their husband.
"That's good to know. Anyway, it saddens me that my daughter sees that man more as a father than her own father. There was never love between Rhaegar and me but at the same time I always believed that that man would at least become loved by his children. Although seeing how things had turned out, it was better for his daughter to distance herself from him.
''It's not entirely a surprise. Your daughter is smart and has a good head on her shoulders. I wouldn't be surprised in the least that she has already related what happened to her father regarding the things that make her have to live here''. Ashara looked sadly at the girl. What would have been her destiny if hariric didn't have them on Saturday that day?
"As long as my daughter is happy, I have everything I need. I'm happy that she has a chance in life. And well, he has a brother. She likes to be Jahaerys' older sister. You'd actually have to see her as she looks at him.'' Yes. She laughed very funny just seeing how her beautiful daughter was around her stepbrother. That they have pity on anyone who messed with him.
"You know the attitude that everyone has against bastards is shit. I think it's great that a little girl has made things very clear. And the less you say about Cregan and Belladona, the better. Those two could make things difficult.'' His two children could be complete terrors if they proposed it to him. Is anyone going after his cousin? The chances would not be good.
'Lyanna is having a hard time. Be away from your son. Although he already has a little one more in progress. Tykren sends us messages. He has taken it very well and says that a child of Lyanna is his whether he is the father or not. Yes. Lyanna was having a hard time for not being able to be with her first child even if it was the result of rape. Tykren proved to be a great man by not looking badly at the boy.
"I think it was your husband's actions that made Tykren see the child that way. I mean most people see bastards badly. To the children in this case even worse. But Tykren doesn't blame him I think it's due to your husband's impressive presence as well as what his education is.'' Most nobles would not want to have anything to do either with a bastard or with a son of such a rape. He spoke well of Tykren reyne.
"I think you could say that he thinks of it as his own life. Tykren could have died. His mother could have become the personal toy of the Lannister soldiers. And his father also died. So I think he thinks that hating a child for something out of control would make him like those people who despise''. Yes. Things were simple and simple.
''I suppose that then Lyanna can be considered as a lucky woman. The truth is that I hate Rhaegar for what he did that day. Kidnapping a girl. To Violate Her. And use it in such a way. That man was crazy and I'm glad he's not going to have any influence on my little girl.'' He feared for his daughter's life. What would have happened if that crazy prince had a plan for her somehow?
"Consider yourself lucky. And well, the luck that the whole Stark house is behind the little one. My husband loves it too. In his own words he is the son of his sister and will deny any possibility of contact with that family branch''. Although her husband did not despise the Targaryen per se (Queen Rhaella was as much a victim as they were, for example) she was never going to forgive the arrogance of the crown prince.
"Yes. But I'm still worried. If Robert Baratheon discovers that my beautiful daughter and that young man are of all things in this city, he will not rest until he put his hands on it. He won't hesitate about it and what's worse is that he won't be afraid to take everything he has to get away with it''. Robert was a source of fear for Elia. There were nights when I thought that man put his hands on his beautiful daughter.
"Elia, calm down. You're safe. The chances that that idiot and good for nothing can even put his hands on you are more than low. Let's say insignificant at best. My husband will kill him and destroy him anyway if the opportunity presents itself.'' Yes. She knew her husband well enough to know that her husband would not rest if that man dared to threaten his family.
"It's difficult. I don't know how to do it, did you know that they sent to the mountain to take me and kill my children? Tywin planned to kill me to give my broken body to Doran to let me know about the situation. Gods know what that beast would have done to me.'' Tywin was the most spiteful and vengeful man in the kingdoms and frankly the idea of that man putting his hands on him was scary.
''I guess that's enough to be scary. Whether we like it or not, the mountain shouldn't have lived. That guy breaks the laws as he pleases and Tywin uses it as that tool to hit and hurt''. He was dying to have a stone's throw to the mountain. The man was a recognised rapist and much more. The idea of seeing him dead was attractive to her.
''Yes. But the worst thing is that I always think, what could they have done to my daughter? And you know what's the worst of all? That I can't stop thinking that if anything happened to us, no one would say anything. She is an innocent girl and everyone would have looked in another direction.'' Looking at her beautiful daughter who kept dodging Cregan Elia couldn't help but shudder because of how lucky they had been to dodge such a thing.
''Yes. That's one of the reasons why my husband doesn't like Robert and Jon Arryn. They would have done somo if everything was normal. Tywin takes the blame for killing an innocent girl while the two are left as if nothing had happened. Disgusting''. Ashara growled. When her husband told her about Jon Arryn's plans, he had to immobilise her so that she wouldn't kill him.
'If I'm honest with you, I'm surprised that your husband hasn't planned anything against him. I mean that anyone with two fingers in front knows that Jon Arryn will not rest until he can make the kingdom that your husband has forged fall at his feet.'' Jon Arryn was a fanatical man with an annoying ideology at best.
"Do you know how sad it is all? That my husband knows what that man wants to do. But he can't kill him now. He would become the main suspect and does not want the kingdom of Asgard and the six kingdoms to go to war so soon. At least he doesn't think it's time yet.'' Ashara could still remember her husband's annoyed look. They weren't ready, that's what I was saying.
"I think my brothers would complain about it by saying that what is said is less true since your husband basically by himself completely reduced the kingdoms to a mere shadow and hit them in such a way in the balls that he will be remembered for a long time". Yes. She found it funny. Very funny to see the look of the lords of the other kingdoms being surpassed by the kingdom that they despise so much.
''That was child's play. One day let me take you to my husband to explain what he thinks of the war. For him that was not a war. When you see him thinking in terms of war you will realise why his opinion is what it is''. Yes. Her husband was far from happy thinking about the war. She couldn't blame him knowing his way of thinking.
"So that's good for the other kingdoms that it seems that your husband is unique because then that means in a few words that your husband has earned enormous respect from the other kingdoms at least as a commander. And of course it's fear. They won't want to piss him off for a while.'' Elia could only laugh imagining the face of each lord of the south at the idea of making Harry's war the way he wanted if what Ashara said was true.
Ashara smiled amused just at the idea of her husband's plan. In his own words, the only reason he didn't think they won the war was because most military commanders weren't so skilful at battle strategies, which he considered a failure. That's why her husband was so fucking happy with the officers' academy thinking that pearls would come to the kingdom plus people with military cunning.
"Let's say I have a lot of faith that when my husband puts people in shape and teaches them to be really military I'm sure that more than one kingdom will want to avoid problems with us." The war proved that. He showed that Asgard had good soldiers. But if only she had better commanders, she knew that her husband would be calmer about it.
"'It's good to know. I just think that the idea of war is one that I don't want children to suffer. It's bad enough that things are bad for the kingdom if they happen. Wars are not cheap and require funds. It has always been like this unfortunately''. The idea of a war was not in Elia's plans and frankly he would prefer in a thousand ways to see his family happy with things as they were.
''That doesn't matter. However, Elia, there is a small topic that I would really like to touch on regarding you. This is a matter that makes me very curious and I would like an honest answer from you.'' Ashara had a very serious face while she thought about what she was about to tell her best friend. Elia just looked at her as if she didn't understand what exactly was going through her head.
"If I can help you, I think I should. After all, you have welcomed me. You have offered me the opportunity to be a cultured person and study topics that the teachers of the citadel would only kill to learn. I think I can honestly say that I'm very intrigued by whatever you have in mind.'' Elia looked at her friend as if she wanted to know exactly what she had in mind.
''Oh, it's a very serious thing. You see, I have noticed that a certain woman has been looking very carefully at a man in question. That woman is very close to me and Elia asked me. When do you plan to ask my husband to take you to bed?''. Ashara really enjoyed the look that her friend was giving her. It's not that she cared too much.
-Personal office of hariric-
Hariric sighs. Honestly, if someone thought that running a kingdom was an easy task, he was about to kick him so deep in the ass that he would make sure that everyone knew how much more than wrong they were with the idea. Fuck, just because of the amount of work in the form of reports he could say it was shit.
To begin with, there were the reports that he considered prioritised, which were the productivity reports. If the country was not productive it was bad and you had to make sure it worked. That's why Hariric was happy to be able to say that his country worked like a well-greased machine.
Now he had a massive source of income. To begin with, there was the fact that with Dareon and Tykren taking possession of the territories of Honrwood and Bolton, he now had new mines. The Hornwood mines were made of gold and iron. Meanwhile, Bolton's were silver and gold. Which was good because they ensured a good amount of income.
As is normal, as his allies were, he had sought to provide both of them with two businesses that could be useful and that would make them not depend on a mining. Although thanks to their terrestrial runes they would not be left without what was resources, the truth is that thinking only of it as a source of income was very silly.
After a lot of work once again to make things work and the magic stay, he had managed to make the cotton work in what was the territory of Dareon. He had had to re-strengthen a plant so that it was able in a nutshell to hold out in such bad temperatures for it but I was sure that it worked.
For his friend married to his sister, he decided to give him possibly one of the most fruitful businesses if he took off. Or at least that's what I thought. For the production of certain elements, a land was needed and there it was. It turns out that the new Reyne in addition to their mines would be the main producers of cosmetics and colonies in the world.
Harry had to make an effort to avoid laughing. The elements he had given to each of them would be important. Although there were things like scented candles, they had nothing else. And they were even behind in the sense of cosmetics. With this he would put his sister's family at the top, he had no doubt about it.
While he was thinking about how his family would do, another group of reports was presented to him. These were reports of need because they had the military information of the North. The officers and non-commissioned officers were leaving the academy and being put to the test, which was good since it ensured that the North had them. Being sent to Essos where everyone was killing each other every two by three ensured that their kingdom would flow.
Justo also received information that Myr was making a big bet to see him eliminated. They would certainly be hiring murderers, but who will be brave enough? The sorrowful men? The men of the night? Blood lovers? Or maybe he would be a faceless killer? The possibilities were several and he decided to be the best prepared for any event.
The truth is that he had been trying to destroy Myr. The reasons were that although they were a source of income, the idea of tolerating a threat against their kingdom was a great no. And if they realised that they could not kill him, they could go for their lords seeking to cause incompetent members of the families to take possession.
From Harry's point of view, hitting his enemies with everything he had was something his grandfather had taught him. In the words of the old man, if you fall on a person with the weight of a giant explosive caldron, the possibilities will certainly be on your side. It was something you always had to take advantage of.
His mind, however, went to another matter: the cult. They had discovered more cultists but as I had suspected magic was part of it. The cultists appeared and disappeared as if nothing had happened. At one time he thought they were using the ability to teleport to move but he quickly took it off. It was also so that he discovered about them or more specifically their truth.
They were simple shells. Men and women who were being used as temporary ships that basically served for the purpose of making a skin changer use them. He never thought that magic could be used in such a way but if he had to be honest it was an intelligent use of magic and most importantly dangerous.
Instead of ordering an attack, he had ordered them to look very carefully at any reason or cause that leads these people to be possessed. He had no idea what it could be but something told him that there was a triggering factor. Something that was making them allow this anyone to act which implied that they were dangerous or maybe they gained something from all this.
Hariric decided to be smart about it and wait patiently until the time came to get what he wanted. He didn't want to draw attention to himself. It was obvious that whoever has this magic was trained. Very trained in the arts of possession. What prevented him from going from one body to another? I had to move carefully.
The magic of skin changer was within the magical characteristic of possession. What did that mean? That they were lucky that until now whoever was doing this was not able to make magic of change. At the moment they were safe at least. But I couldn't let it be more so the best thing was to build a method to prevent that more.
With all the people knowing that he had magic and knowing that the new climate and the situation of the ground was thanks to him, he knew that it was only a matter of moving people so that they understood that there could be dangers in magic. So far the cult had shown that magic made him special. How much until he turned against him?
At the moment he would be distributing talismans to all those who were close to him to have a way to protect himself yes or yes from the magic of what was possession. Maybe there was more magic. For example, he had heard of Ashai's shadow manipulators, so he preferred for the moment not to trust them.
Thinking about the inhabitants of the shadows made him remember a letter. It was from a man who claimed to be a shadow user belonging to Asshai, which surprised him. He knew that Asshai was a rich city but he had believed that because of what was his disdain for the faith of the red god they would be against him.
That led him to think about the news. Since defeating Rhaegar, there had been a considerable decrease in the magical potential of the different users of magic related to the shadow. Which was understandable. The red god was a being of fire and shadow so naturally with having received a good blow that meant that he would be weaker.
That's why he was seriously concerned about what this bearer of shadows could want was in essence. However, he was a sorcerer raised by blacks. What they made very clear to him is that there was no magic that was forbidden as long as you were able to control it and prevent it from breaking you. So it was logical that I didn't hate them.
Demons was a practitioner of blood magic that he used to protect and enchant. For example, Ielo was delighted so that no one but her family members could use it. And the winter throne was enchanted so that only his blood could use it and to trigger a chain reaction in case a family member tries to usurp the position.
So yes. He was a very broad connoisseur of many fields of magic and did not believe that there was anyone who could be compared to his level of knowledge in this world. He had heard that this city allowed the passage of many people who practised magic so it was logical that they wanted to know about him although that did not mean that he was not alert.
However, he stopped thinking about it and turned. Without anyone seeing it, it made way to a personal camera that had several mirrors in it. After arriving he made only one movement and one by one the mirrors shone. Moments later only four people showed up. He didn't care that the last one didn't connect but the four that were there were well worth it.
Tykren appeared in the first mirror. In Another Dareon appeared. In Another appeared Ned. And finally Benjen. It was logical. This was used to keep in touch with the family and those he felt close to him. If he had given these mirrors to what he was, each member of a noble family, he would have lost his advantage for the moment
"Brother, what's going on? It is rare that you try to contact us when we are after hours. Has any event happened that you consider vital that we know?''. Ned looked at his brother. He had been busy since the war. His marriage was a priority and he managed to get married two years ago. But he also knew that his brother only spoke this way when he was important.
''You could say yes little brother. Hello to the others. How have things been since the last time I saw you? I know I'm completely out of the schedule but I'd like to have an idea of you before I let you know some things''. Hariric could tell that his companions were each with different degrees of discomfort.
"For my part, things are going well. The three connected fortresses in the mountains work perfectly well and so does the cotton production. In addition, Cerenna is happy with how things are. In his own words he thinks I'm the best match even as a king''. Dareon laughed. It had been a year since I had managed to marry her. In addition to the attractiveness it was because they were compatible.
''Yes. Things seem to be going pretty well here too. Fuck the lonely hills have allowed us to build an entire city in one of them and it has been phenomenal with the structures you told us. Lyanna herself is very much in love. Still sad but getting better every day.'' Tykren smiled at his friend. The man was happy with how things were.
"Brother, I don't think you'll ever tell me that being a gentleman would be so much work. Especially because I am the guardian and protector of the lands of the North West and their guardian of the harbour. I never thought I'd miss being a child.'' Benjen wanted to cry. Since I took a position I had a lot of work. At least people respected him for seeing him work as his brother told him.
"For my part, brother, things are going well. I have to notify you that Sarelle is pregnant with my son or daughter, we still have to find out. She is very excited. And when I told him that there was a possibility that he could use magic, he was even more excited.'' Ned had fallen in love with a woman who was a merchant who was going wrong. He was doing badly because of his brother's waste until his death. He married her after two years of coming and going.
"You don't know how happy I am that things are going well for each of you. And Benjen if you think that now you have a lot of work just think that once you get married you will have to balance your life with one of being a good husband, then being a great father and finally making sure that things go well''. Everyone in the mirrors laughed out loud at the amount of insults that came out of the youngest of them.
"Brother, you wouldn't send us this message without a reason. Please stop going to other things and tell us what has you so worried that makes you call us so we can help you''. Something that Ned liked about his brother is his desire to help all his loved ones. At least he wasn't so stupid as to think that he had to do it all alone.
''Ah I guess it would be good if I said what's going on more or less. As you know, I discovered that recently we had a cult of people who talk about how great I am and how I was chosen by the gods for the power I have, right?''. Harry could see the annoyed looks. No one wanted that shit on top of them, religious cults? As if being noble was not enough.
''Yes. We found out. They have appeared from time to time in the cultivation areas from time to time. They appear. They speak very well of you. How you are an envoy of the same gods and then they leave as if nothing had happened. People have gotten nervous.'' Dareon was not what could be said to be a person happy for that particular information. In fact, I thought that was a big shit.
''Yes. It's shit because I doubt it's anyone who's saying that say it for my own good. Possibly try to knock me down in some way or move the masses with a stupid mentality.'' Harry didn't have to be convinced of what it was. In his mind things didn't look good and that was all he needed to know about it.
"If someone is releasing all that shit through their mouth, it's obvious that it's done to make you look like you're on top. No offence brother but whoever says that shit doesn't have the best intentions for you''. Benjen was not stupid and in fact he knew to see a manipulation thanks to his education. What was the use of telling people that one is supported by the gods so as not to be recognised?
"It's the same conclusion I came to. Whoever moved them did it more than anything to be able to make it look like a symbol. Like something valuable. And I don't think it's with good intentions''. Of his past experiences one unpleasant thing was to make the symbols fall. It was something very easy. Just make them look perfect and point out their flaws at a later time.
"Whoever is doing this obviously wants you to fall in a big way and in a monstrous way. He hopes to be able to bring you down by making you look unsurpassed in the eyes. If I had to say it, I think he hopes to raise the people to make demands and demands that could be irrational.'' The best way to bring down and possibly the only way to his friend was to turn the people against him, Dareon thought.
"That's another thing I was thinking about. The best way to hit me is not with armies or murderers. It sounds like a waste of time. If anything I think they would employ people who are not able to defend themselves and who would trust me''. If he were like any other ruler, he would possibly have fallen into the trap. Oppress the people. But after learning about the French revolution I didn't agree.
''If that can be the goal of whoever has you as a target. Because let's be honest, friend, you're almost untouchable. I would like to see the killer with the pair of balls big enough to even think that he can put his fucking hand on you''. Tykren laughed amused just imagining a murderer even thinking about that more stupid action.
"Sometimes the strongest sword is unable to cut as deep as the words can reach. I hope people don't grow up thinking that they can just expect me to do the impossible with magic because of course I don't see myself capable of solving every problem''. I hoped that the idiot mentality would not spread too quickly before I cut it off.
''However, that leaves us brother with a doubt. How exactly is this happening? How is it possible that these people appear and disappear as if nothing had happened? Could it be that they are using magic to be capable of such a thing?''. Ned was happy that his brother empleases magic. But the idea of having a magical enemy was not very funny to him.
Yes. Magic is part of the equation but not in the way you can imagine. In fact, it's a simpler matter. I had several of the wolves of war study the situation and they found that the people who were speakers were voluntarily possessed by a third party. Stoother''. Harry could see the look of disbelief in the eyes of each of them.
"Wait a fucking moment, do you want to tell me that the same magic that allows people to communicate with an animal or in some cases take charge of an animal can also be used to take over a human body? That's very fucked up.'' Benjen couldn't conceive it in his mind. The perfect killer. You didn't even have to enter the place, just get into a servant. They wouldn't see you coming.
"Whoever is behind this is not a normal magic practitioner. He is a really powerful one and he is using a magic anchor to be able to empower his magic and in this way be able to do all this''. I had come to that conclusion after much study. The problem is that I had to find the place where the man was taking the energy.
"Just out of curiosity Harry, can this person possess people against his will? Because if so, could you convince gentlemen against us and try to form an alliance to see us expelled?''. Dareon conveyed one of the legitimate concerns that they would have to fear in this matter since it was not something normal.
''No. The magic of skin changer is a magic that involves being able to connect with an animal to see through them and act through them. It is something that has to happen voluntarily. All speakers are volunteers. So they are traitors but for the moment it has not reached anyone else''. If I had to bet I would say that all the speakers were just looking for an excuse to see it below and that's it.
"That's good. You know for a moment I feared that the guy could try to sneak into the mind of someone close to us and do only the gods know what things. Just to be clear, do you have any way to prevent that from happening? I don't want to see my wife committing suicide just to hurt you in some way or to get to you''. While it is true that they could endure in the end, the mind has a limit of resistance level.
''I have been working on an anchored runic formula creating an amulet that would protect us all from their attempts to reach us. Although if he has not yet launched himself for us, I deduce that there is something that prevents him. There had to be a reason. A reason why for the moment this whoever it is has not done shit to reach them for the moment.
"What if it's like you told us that he needs a kind of power for it? Maybe he's planning to do it but for a complete receiver, right brother? Why be content with us when you have several children who can be your target?'' Since his brother confessed to him, magic opened his mind and Ned knew that his brother was capable of both great and insurmountable things.
"That's another thing I fear. The mind of a child or even that of a teenager is a simple mind compared to that of an adult. He could try to possess the mind of any of the children simply because he thinks that through them he got some power''. He was afraid that whoever he was could target one of the children.
"Good friend, for my part, I feel good that you have thought about it very carefully and have decided that the best thing you can do is to work to protect our family brother. It's better to move. How do you plan to track it?''. Benjen wanted nothing more than to get his hands on the bastard who thought he could do this shit.
I will approach one of the speakers in a covert way and so to speak I will place an enchantment. The next time I try to use it, it will allow me to track it and locate it so that I can then find it and finish this shit.'' Yes. I didn't want to leave it to chance, luck or any shit for nothing. He would be giving him the same end to be able to protect his children.
"Maybe it's best to move with speed too. If this person is magical and powerful, how do we know that he can't be spreading even more and trying to reach all of us with his magic? We don't know his program''. Dareon had to say that the possibilities were not with them since they did not know too much information.
"I will move as quickly as possible to contain the threat as soon as possible. However, I have to find out how it spreads. He needs a means to be able to reach people. That's my main priority.'' Harry had no idea what the methods could be but he doubted that he could be able to do his power like that without more
"What if you're using an intermediate point? I mean he sends his conscience by something and from there he reaches the people he is interested in. If you stop to think about the best way to reach all of us is not direct but taking several paths''. Tykren only decided to offer his opinion while the others nodded.
"We would have to find out how exactly it is being able to propagate. As if you were using a resource that everyone has access to. But what is there in the north that everyone has access to?''. Hariric didn't know how it was possible. There had to be something I was taking advantage of.
Everyone thought about them. A whole minute. Before reality darned in their heads. Each of them turned paler than a ghost. Why? Because the only way they could be of all things reaching them was through the Arcians. Ned looked especially bad because of it. Hariric looked furious.
''They are using the Arcianos. Damn it. Everyone goes at least once a day to pray to the Arcians. Through them you can be able to reach anyone's mind. That fucking bastard has access to the largest intelligence network in all of Asgard''. Ned wasn't one to say insults without more but fuck if he was saying insults at that moment What kind of hell shit was this?
''Arcians are the way you manage to reach people. How do you use them? What methods do you use to be able to carry out your goals? That's the question you have to ask yourself. You can't leave without more''. Harry wanted to scream. He never thought he would have that weak point of all things. Was that man or woman taking advantage of what was the faith of the citizens?
"Brother, just out of curiosity. How much would it cost you to do that you can't use the Arcians as a way to spy on us and create servants to be able to reach us?" Benjen was certainly pale. You could know a lot about counter-espionage tactics but it was useless if the person in question could just sneak through what they worshipped.
''It will take me a while. I don't know exactly how much but I deduce that at least a year. Maybe more. I have to find a way to be able to make it possible to maintain the Arcians without destroying them or anything like that.'' Hariric wanted to growl. This was very bad. I never consider that no one could really be making use of the arcianos. What a terrifying way to have the ability to spy.
''Friend it will be better then that you get to work on it. Not to offend or tell you how you should do things but let's be frank that should be a priority of the highest level right now''. Dareon was not at all comfortable with the idea of having a spy of all things through something he couldn't even touch. It was absolute shit.
''I'll get into it. But my knowledge of herbology is rather low. Although I am capable of doing vital alchemy, this enters more into the field of plant magic and that is something I have no idea.'' I would be giving blind sticks. Damn it, I was overcome by all things in all this. I didn't see it easy at all.
"As long as we can be and breathe calm. Fuck now I'll have to increase the protections. Whoever it is can try to get to Lyanna and make her God knows what. As things are, I wouldn't take them well at all.'' Tykren complained about the shitty situation he was in at that time. It was a position that was difficult to defend.
''I will get to work in the creation of the amulet before anything. And through that I will try to work so that it is possible that we are not spied on in any way through what these people are who join him willingly''. Hariric gave his word and when he gave his word he always kept it. I could see each of the others nod in agreement.
Everyone agreed at that time that as things were they had to make a real effort to make sure. The increase in the protections of what was their places of residence was essential. Benjen and Eddard would wait for a visit from their older brother so that he could create the effective defences to be able to protect themselves from any intrusion.
Hariric was thinking intensely about this shit. This whoever it was was using magic intelligently. But if he really had access to the Arcians, he had the power to reach anywhere. What prevented him from sending his conscience elsewhere and in that way when he is a murderer to be reborn in another person? It wasn't one of the best news.
I would have to find a way to protect the Arcians. To prevent them from being used that way. Sigh. He had more work and still had to finish some paperwork so he immediately went to his office once again to finish the paperwork. After this I hoped to have peace.
The war was apparently not over.