3 Blades

Kings landing

Small Council Chambers

"The whore is pregnant !" Robert stated venomously remembering the Targaryen spawns made the king furious whether they were dead or alive .

"You speak of killing a child and her unborn babe?" Ned stark divulges while staring at his friend flabbergasted.

"I warned you this would happen back in the north! I warned you but you didn't hear ! But hear it now! I want them dead! Her and that fool viserys as well! Dead is that clear enough for you !" Robert orders barely holding his temper at bay as he stared intensely at his hand . But the hand of the king wouldn't acknowledge doing such acts and only stood there speechless and motionless staring at the rage in his friend's eyes.

"You would dishonor yourself forever if you do this." Ned stark pleads with his king.

"Honor!?" Robert shouted .

"I got seven kingdoms to rule! One king ! Seven kingdoms! Do you think its honor that keeps the seven kingdoms in line!? Its fear , fear and blood!"

"Then we're no better than the mad king! " Ned countered

"Careful Ned , careful now!" Robert warned his hand .

"There are other matters as well my lord though it may seem inconsequential, the free city of Pentos has fallen to invaders unknown and Qohor is said to be under siege by the same forces as well . Its said that their leader is a merciless and cunning man , though none has discerned his appearance for he wears a mask . The masked king they call him and he leads an army of 50,000 men my little birds say. "

"Let the free cities of Essos or bravos take care of that problem, its of no matter to us . What matters is that white haired whore across the ocean preparing to push out more white haired abominations to continue their putrid line. A heir that might lead a dothraki army one day across the sea threatening this kingdom. That's the real threat so don't tell me about the squabbles of Essosi savages !" Robert scowled at his spymaster

Nodding in acknowledgment and knowing it was unwise to continue such a topic with the king , though it was unwise of him to ignore such a threat that may be bigger than that of the Targaryen siblings due to hatred for them and their line, he felt professed to warn the king nonetheless, his dear friend illyrio was hanged outside the city along with many other magisters and numerous others that seemed to have posed some threat towards the tyrant whether political or duplicitous , and the masked king who seemed set on ruling was vigilant on his approach. A man that is steadfast in getting his rule acknowledged by the rest of the free cities or a few perhaps even the strongest of them all… , Bravos.

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"Science is advancement, science is innovation . It is the future. If one remains where they are for too long then stagnation breeds. Do anything except remain where you started, and you can't be sure of your end. I am an advocate and promoter of science . I myself have drawn up plans of inventions that will further this empire to glorious heights. For example I call this the compass. A tool for finding directions to be plain . My fellow wisdoms. " Baldwin presented to the over enthusiastic wise men .

"This shows the cardinal directions used for navigation and geographic orientation. It commonly consists of a magnetized needle or other element, such as a compass card or compass rose, which can pivot to align itself with magnetic north. Though complex to make as it requires a lot of detailed work but my inventors , scholars and skilled jewelers came together and made it . "

"You see no matter where you turn , the needle will always point north"

"Might also present you with the rest , this is what i call a sextant . Though rather complex to understand, it is very useful for navigation especially when its introduced to sailors finding places will be easier and more precise."

"My lord ! " Interrupted one of his guards as he quickly presented a letter to the monarch drawing the attention of the old men who looked on curiously for a sec before returning their attention to the devices.

" Good news i hope ." He muttered while breaking the seal which was that of Lord Major Driscol who was overseer of the campaign to take Qohor.

"My king , it is with a heavy heart that i inform you that this infernal city was viler than we initially thought. After managing to overrun the defenses and destroy the slave warriors that defended the city . We pushed further within flushing aside all resistance we encountered, we marched upon the infernal temple. And upon arrival we found human sacrifices atop a dozen altars and its priest chanting in their foreign tongues which we thought were prayers before the men had cut them down where they knelt in their dark reverence ."

"But their deaths seemed to have come too late , because out of the depts of a black hole in the center of the temple came a demon , a beast which was seemed to be summoned , the beast these priest worship and a beast i don't even know how to describe properly by God. Its skin as black as tar , its eye sockets were hollow and dark as the hole it rose from, it towered over the tallest of the templars that were brave enough to attack the foul beast , it stood upon two legs like a man its long foul black toe nails jutting out and it had long sharp claws which it used to kill a few good men and injure more. The lord protect us all. And by his grace we were able to kill the foul creature , the bravery and sacrifice by the men who helped to do so will never be forgotten. "

"By God ! " was the only thing that Baldwin muttered in shock .