Ch 28 Banquet

(Ch29 will be lemon and 'the bite')

Rhaella and I landed in the rear courtyard of the Red keep and dismounted Ancalagon.

We both hurried into a meeting room where I helped her change into a more comfortable white dress and some flats.

We both knew there would be dancing taking place during the banquet and I didn't want her to feel uncomfortable for the entire evening.

After changing her outfit we both headed out to the high table set for us in the feast.

Me and Rhaella chatted for an hour as servants scurried around getting everything ready and Nobles slowly trickled In until all the tables became filled.

Lily Sat to my left and Rhaella to my right, Melisandre Was at the far left of the table while dismissing everyone present.

Once the Courtyard was mostly full I sent off Willem who was standing behind me to mingle In the crowd.

One by one High Lords and Ladies walked up to our table and congratulated us for our marriage.

They all presented magnificent gifts of the most elaborate and expensive nature.

Tywin presented an elaborate gold and ivory inlaid mosaic of me and Rhaella standing arm in arm, And an elaborate ruby encrusted circlet for Rhaella.

Mace Tyrell waddled up and presented a wide selection of the finest furs and silks for Rhaella and pledged Boatloads of grain for my new territory.

He thanked me again for The recipe and asked for more, I had no reason to deny so I told him I would have several sent to him.

He seemed to jump for joy when he heard about the new recipes and then he leaned in and whispered in my ear that I could have free choice to marry one of his sisters, either Mina or Janna Tyrell to which I whispered back that I would love to talk about it soon.

He gave me a knowing smile and a wink before bouncing his fat body away to the table filled with desserts.

Mace was clearly an idiot but a good hearted one....I decided that I wouldn't be fucking his wife so I cast a vigour spell on him as he shoved a strawberry tart into his fat face.

His beautiful wife wouldn't know what hit her tonight...or the night after that...or after that. hehe

He should gain some inches and sex drive for the rest of his days.

A nice gift for such an entertaining man, sometimes I surprise myself with my generosity....

Then I turned to my next gift giver...I instantly recognized him with a pencil moustache and loose orange and gold trimmed clothing. He wore a beautiful dagger on his hip as he walked up to my table.

Oberyn Martell who had recently returned from exile I'm dorne presented me with a set of solid crystal wine glasses inlaid with various gems and a shipment of dornish spices.

I was never one to swing for the other team but I had to admit that Oberyn was certainly quite charming.

I could see how he managed to pull off his impressive streak of affairs.

I didn't know what might happen In this timeline so I pulled him close while unleashing a fraction of my bloodlust and whispered. "I've heard of your deeds...Just so you know...Ashara is already reserved."

He just looked in my red slitted eyes for a moment before nodding once.

"I understand, I will consider her yours as of now." he spoke genuinely then he asked if he could spar with me sometime to which I agreed.

Oberyn then sauntered off to flirt with some nobles wife.

Hoster Tully walked up with a smile on his face and the Engraved Valyrian steel sword I had gifted him then he proceeded to Pledge fifty fine warhorses and presented several Myrish Mirrors that were as tall as a man.

The nobles couldn't take their jealous eyes off of the new Valyrian steel sword on his hip which drew a lot of attention..... I'm sure this was the first time anyone knew of it.

The Lords continued to present gifts and they all complemented us to the heavens.

There were so many gifts offered that they began to pile up high on the platform behind us.

I would send all the gifts by boat to my new lands along with Melisandre, Willem and My Maids while I flew North with Rhaella and Lily to hunt savages and fuck northern wives.

Remembering about Willem looked around and I saw that he was surrounded by five lords with their daughters in tow.

He looked flustered at all the attention but with the experience he had at Chatayas I'm sure he would do fine.

I could sense the girls around him, out of the five only two were pure while the rest were lightly used or completely worn out.

I suspected the father's of the trumped up whores thought that giving a bride who lost her maidenhood to the first man who entered Into the service to the new Dragonlord would be a beneficial way to get rid of their sullied daughters.

I had no issue with deflowered women as long as they were Married or widowed, an unwed woman who was no longer pure lost all value in my eyes.

And these Lords tried to burden my new Knight with a whore wife.....this would not do at all.

Too bad for those Lords, I could smell deceit from a mile away.

Out of the two maidens only one had a good smelling soul.

I noticed that I could sense how 'good' someone's soul was with a glance.

The only decent choice for Willem was from what I could overhear, Anna from the extended House Of Leygood, a small House the Reach.

She was a pretty thing with big gray eyes and decently sized breasts.

The other girls were just as pretty if not prettier but they were 304s made for the streets(304=Slut), the other pure girl had a stained soul so she wouldn't make for a good wife in any way.

Willem looked at me with pleading eyes for a moment as if asking me which one to choose before I sent him a telepathic message.

'THE REDHEAD FROM HOUSE LEYGOOD YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED ANY OTHER ONE'

I sent the message with my magic which surprised him a bit but he quickly nodded and began to speak with Lord Leygood more than the others.

After a few minutes my new boy knight was dancing with the shy Leygood girl as they both blushed up a storm.

I felt like a proud father looking at my young knight dancing clumsily with his future wife.

I would be sure to pay a good bride price for the girl so Willem can have her, she was quality after all and my women would need good friends in the North.

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Over our time of receiving gifts which amounted to about two and a half hours of greeting Lords and knights, Many lords mentioned that they had daughters and gestured to them in the crowd.

The daughters were still seated back on one of the various rows of dining tables.

I simply smiled and nodded then thanked them for their gifts before sending them on their way since I was flush with women for right now.

My maids all tended to us while we ate and Melisandre sat to the far right of our table.

Many young Lords tried to talk to Melisandre who was a Mysterious beauty in Red with my house emblem worn as a choker/necklace around her neck.... but she shut them down quickly and sent them packing.

It was quite funny because once she stood up to head to a fire pot nearby, it was clear that she was much taller than many who came to speak with her.

I held hands with Rhaella as we fed each other cake and watched the various performers who consisted of jesters, acrobats and fire breathers who entertained the crowd in the interim breaks between the dancing.

It was nearing dusk and the Lords and Ladies were all feeling the effects of Strong Wine and good company.

Soon enough we received calls for us to dance, I answered by rising to my feet, Kissing Rhaellas hand and asked for a dance.

She responded with a smile and a quick kiss on my cheek before we walked over to the dance floor as the Nobles cleared out for us.

I walked hand in hand with Rhaella to the center of the courtyard and took Rhaella by the hand and hip.

When I looked into her mesmerizing eyes I lost myself in them for a moment.... she wasn't a piece of meat like I treated other women I could feel her souls' bond between us.... she was mine and I was hers... just like our vows.

The whole world seemed to disappear around us as The slow rhythmic music emanating from the harps of the court Musicians.

We lost ourselves in the dancing and music as I spun her around the cold stone floor.

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We would twirl and spin to the rhythm of the music for what seemed like a lifetime.

And just as the music ended I gave Rhaella one final spin before bringing her in for a sweet kiss.

We must have been quite the show because when we finished the dance with the kiss, the whole audience full of nobles began clapping and some of the more savage Stormlander Lords even cheered loudly to the embarrassment of their more refined wives.

Rhaella became a bit embarrassed at the attention so I brought her soft body into a hug while covering her face then spoke to the crowd.

"My Lords...My Ladies.... Please enjoy the banquet however me and my beautiful bride have a marriage to consumate. There won't be a Bedding ceremony but please enjoy the Banquet In our absence." I spoke aloud which got some minor grumbling but no one was going to deny a man with a dragon and a very sharp magic sword at his hip.

I took Rhaella and we returned to our room in the Red Keep. . .We had a long night ahead of us after all and she would have her first hunt at midnight.

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