Chapter 4

Valyrian and the Old Tongue or any foreign language except common will be written in 'this way in the book.'

277 AC

Myr

3rd POV

'Kill these westerosi dogs!' screamed Khal Lharo as he clashed with the Lord Commander of the Rose. They had been hired by Myr to fight off this Dothraki Khal as he was getting too notorious. Coming too many times in a year to "exchange gifts " with them.

The Company was hired to wipe them out. This Khalaasar has about 10000 riders a huge advantage considering we are just a little over 4000. So we spent weeks making sure the terrain will be our main advantage. We dug trenches, dug holes and I personally sharpened wooden stakes and added them inside for any unlucky fool.

In the past two years I've really grown as a person. I decided to stop obsessing about things I can't control or have no business being in. When I first started training my magic all I could think about were wights and the Others.

I came to a realization that there are already prophecized heroes to deal with that shit. Sure I'll help where I can but I am not Azor Ahai. Lets leave that for Daenerys and Jon Snow.

My warging has become something else entirely. I started treating it like a muscle. Training it everyday with the sole purpose of being able to warg while still functioning like normal. I succeeded.

The other magics I am training are my greensight, I'm still not able to see the past and present like Bran. Is it exclusively for the three eyed crow? I don't think so. Maybe only he knows how to train it easily but I refuse to believe that only he can access that aspect of magic. Maybe it has something to do with the weirwood paste? Food for thought. And my element is ice just like the Valyrians are fire. It seems all my Rogarè bloodline did was too boost the magic of my Stark bloodline cause I can't perform blood magic only enchantments and runes. No shadow demons for me. Ice magic came easy for me. I couldn't freeze things on a large scale but I could freeze people slowly, lower my body temperature, create some constructs,add the element to Lady Calypso to strengthen attacks and subtlety give frostbite to the attacked areas and if I push it I can make the air around me colder. As I age or gather knowledge it will get stronger.

All in all I'm a prodigy in magic and combat. I added an enchanment to my armor to reduce the weight using ancient valyrian runes.

'Archers!! Nock!!!'I exclaimed as more Dothraki rode through the trenches and pits. Alot of them have already fallen victim cutting down how many we must cut down.

'Loose!!!'

In the time I've been with the Company I rose to be a vice-commander of one of the divisions. With that power I decided to train a troop of seventy specialized archers to rain death from above.

For the Dothraki today, lets just say when it rains it pours.

Many of them went down in their first charge. Most of them don't even wear armor so my archers don't care where they hit. As the battle comtinued for hours we finally killed the Khal and his khalaasar scattered. We started looting the battle field and their camps.

All in all I great win for us and a good pay day.

Two days later

I'm finally going to do my first and probably only technological uplift in this world. The Compass. I'm not planning on selling it yet. I'm going to buy ships and start a trading company to make cash and get influence.

I'll make only one compass so it won't be stolen easily. What will I be though? A merchant? A sellsword? A merchant that doubles as a sellsword? A merchant sellsword. Ha yes. I'm a genius hahhahahah.

I need to ask the captain's permission to leave first, I won't give up the connections I've made with the company so far. As I approached the Lord Commander's tent he was coming out of it.

'Commander. I came to see you of an issue I have.'

The Commander looked at me before shrugging,

'Okay. Lets walk and talk.'

We moved away from that part of the camp while having some small talk. Eventually found a place with some flat rocks to sit on.

'So what is it you want to ask me?'

' I want to leave the company.'

'Why? You're one of our best soldiers and commanders. You get a good part of the loot. We treat you very well. What more?'

' To be my own man captain. I want to build a legacy for me and my future family. That does not mean I'm leaving the company behind, I still want to be a member but I can't be a full time one. Maybe we can negotiate?'

The Commander took a deep breath before chuckling to himself. The atmosphere felt soothing, warm. I know the old man cares about me, took me in when I was little more than a street rat. But this street rat has grown wings and he wants to fly.

' So what are your plans?'

' I want to become a merchant, more like a merchant prince. Technically a merchant that also doubles as a sellsword. My idea is to go to Braavos and buy three ships to start. One will be my main flagship, the others will be for trading far and wide.'

' How much is a ship Braavos?'

'One medium sized ship is ten thousand gold dragons. A large one costs fifteen thousand dragons. I have twelve thousand dragons but I plan to take fifty thousand dragons loan from the Iron Bank to kickstart the business.Eventually my business will grow bigger and bigger. I'll hire more sailors, take in more men as loyal guards which can be a separate reserve division of the Rose I command. When help is needed moving from a place to another you can hire my ships at a 30% discount and the guards will always be on standby to help the company.'

'The terms are good. Really good. I accept the terms with a slight change, you and your men will be required to handle a contract at least twice a year. Its for your own good so your skills don't rust and the men stay bloodied.'

Hmmm not unacceptable. It would get rid of complacency that I have.

'Deal.'

'There is also something I forgot to mention. There is an agreement the Company has with the North. The day the North presses for independence again we are to sail and pledge fealty to the King in the North.'

Hmmm how come Amy never said anything about this. Its a different world I should take my assumptions of thw future as a base guideline not as a fact.

'Deal. I'm a Northerner too you know.'

After that we spent time drawing out the contract and putting it in writing. Eventually we started reminiscing about our time together. Tomorrow I start a new phase in my life. Lets hope it's a good one.