Chapter 9

Opening the gold mines again wasn't hard, except for the bones belonging to House Reyne, but there was still plenty of gold. Tyson eventually found mountains filled with gold nearby; he continued to mine gold for a week; he just needed to find a place to mint it. He also planned to travel to the stepstones and Valyria to relieve them of valuables.

Tyson cleaned out the rubble from the ruined castle and moved his fortress to the left side of it. His mother wanted to visit a city to shop, so visiting Lannisport was on the agenda soon.

As Tyson was sitting down at the main table, snacking on peaches, his mother came in. "Tyson, we have visitors outside," she said with a smile.

Tyson grabbed another peach and rose from his seat. "Okay, would you like to come with me, Mother?" he asked with a knowing smile. His mother was dying to see Westeros and explore the cities. As they approached the window, he saw four groups of two wearing different colors and sigils.

He saw Targaryen, Lannister, Martell, and Dayne. 'They act fast; no doubt more will show,' he thought as he made his way down with his mother. As they walked towards the front, a door-sized whole martialized, and out they went. As they appeared, the messengers stepped back in shock at the display of apparent magic.

"I suppose you have something to give me," he said with a smile, as the Targaryen messenger stepped up and spoke with a bit of nervousness. 

"Go- Good day Lord Tyson. I come with a letter from King Rhaegar Targaryen, first of name," he finished. As the messenger handed him the letter, the messenger quickly stepped to the side. As the others made their introductions and handed him the letters, he waved to them and told them to wait for his response as he went back inside. 

"Are they all marriage proposals, Tyson?" Sara asked, She knew many people would want her son on their side, or at the very least not against them, but in the end, Tyson would do what he wanted and protect his family, and the rest would have to accept it or die.

"Yes, they are; they all propose marriage alliances, and I suspect they are only the first of many," he mumbled softly, Tyson handed his mother Rhaegar's letter.

She unfolds it and begins to read it out loud: 'Dear Lord Tyson, I hope this letter finds you well, I wish to grow our friendship into a family with marriage, I hope you consider a marriage between yourself and my mother, Rhaella Targaryen' as he reads the final parts. 'YES immediately, fuck yeah' he thought with a grin.

He knew Rhaegar wanted an alliance from the start, and he wanted one too. Befriending Rhaegar wasn't hard; they got along well, and Tyson considered the guy a bro. He was interested in Rhealla because she would make a great wife and advisor, she was strikingly beautiful, and she was wasted on Aerys anyway.

As Tyson reads the next three, they all propose marriage and want to meet. Tywin especially wanted to meet him, no doubt to discuss his settling in the west. 'Well, I might as well meet them all,' he thought.

"I'll accept them all, Mother; it looks like you'll get the chance to see different kingdoms sooner," he said with a smile. His mother smiled brightly and hugged him. "Let's go give them their answer," he said. 

"Very well, my son; just know to do what makes you happy," she said as they walked out. When he walks out, he sees the messengers sitting down and playing with the grass. 

'COUGH' 

The messenger's attention snapped towards him, and they all sprang up and spoke out in unison, "Forgive us, My Lord," as they kept their heads bowed. "No worries, I have a response to the letters. Tell King Rhaegar, Lord Tywin, Lord Dayne, and the Martells that I accept their marriage proposals, and I will come to meet them all within a week," he said. 

They all shook their heads vigorously, "Of course, we will inform them of your acceptance. Good day, Lord Tyson and Milady." One by one, they were all sent out to inform and return to give word of Lord Tyson's answer. 

Tyson watched them leave and turned to his mother. "Mother, would you like to go to Bravos with me right now?" he asked. Sara jumped for joy and shouted, "Of course, let's go!"

Tyson chuckled at his mother's childish energy, he walked over and carried his mother and flew into the sky. 

As Tyson flew through the sky, his mother admiring the view from above, he couldn't help but smile, 'Maybe she needs some company while I'm away' he thought. 

A few minutes later they reached Bravos, and they stopped to see the gigantic titan of Bravos, 'impressive' he thought as he spotted the Iron bank in the distance and the house of Black and white, 'I'll pay the faceless men a visit but first the bank.' he thought as he headed towards the famous Iron bank.