In this story, the realm is like the Seven kingdoms, but is at the moment peaceful. It starts with a man named Jacques on the sailboat Reigning Clouds. Also, I don't have many ideas beyond this chapter, so input is appreciated.


Jacques stepped on to the boat he was being asked to support. The planks were firm, well reinforced. A man dressed as the captain walks forward. "Hello, I believe you are Jacques?" Jacques responds "Yes I am." After a short tour of the boat by the captain (Byron Getos), Jacques is about to leave the boat, when a voice shouts "Coming through!" Jacques steps back sharply as a boy, about 13, swings by on a rope. The rope swings up to one of the masts, and the boy easily hops off, grips the mast, and ties the rope up. Jacques turns to the Byron and asks "Why is this boy working on your boat?" Byron grins and begins his story. "The boy's name is Crow. He came to my boat with his sister, Ira, last year, looking for place to stay and some work. I took him in, and he turned out to be an incredible deckhand." Sept stood up onto a long board crossing the mast, and another crew member working with the ropes tossed a slender piece of wood, and the two started sparing. "He also holds himself well in a fight." Jacques commented. Byron snorted "Holds himself well? That deckhand, Goro, is one of the best swordsman I've ever seen, but I can only get him to fight Crow." Crow whipped around suddenly, and pushed his "sword" against Goro's chest, just as Goro tapped Crow's scalp with his sword. Both laughed, and Goro went off to do other work while Crow swung down to meet Jacques. He looked at Jacques and Jacques asked "You mentioned a sister?" Crow remained silent, but Byron said "She works with the ship's logs. In my cabin." Jacques looks over to the captains cabin and said "Hasn't anyone tried to rape her?" Crow laughs and whips out a dagger. "Anyone who tries to do anything to Ira tastes Valyrian steel." Crow then walks off to help with others, and Byron asks "So, will you help us financially?" Jacques laughs and says "With a crew like your's, how could I not?"


I'll add Crow's origin later.