Seventh Month of 288 A.C. Golden Tooth

Lady Alysanne Lefford

Her husband and father had been gone from the Tooth for many moons now. Her husband had gone south to Dorne for a month before returning and then heading to King's Landing for some business that his father Lord Tywin had sent him away on, and her father had gone to the Rock to speak with Lord Tywin, over some dispute he was having with the Lord of Deep Den. With this in mind, Alysanne had been left running the day to day affairs of the Tooth and making sure that the castle and the lands around it were maintained and supplied through the summer that was coming. The mines were doing well and the small folk seemed more than happy and yet as with anything there would be problems, that was just the nature of the beast, some dispute or the other would emerge today.

Still, it was early in the day and so she still had some time to visit the sept and pray and ask that the Seven keep her family safe, her boys were still sleeping thankfully. Loren was a big lad already boisterous and full of life, he was often causing the most chaos in the castle, though with his charming smile, he often won the members of the castle over, and Alysanne knew that her father doted on him. Tybolt was quiet, retiring often working in his brother's shadow, something that she felt strange thinking of considering her boys were only three years old but at the same time it felt appropriate. As to Damon the youngest of the triplets, he was like a mixture of Loren and Tybolt, at turns loud and quiet and thoughtful. Yes her boys were doing well and would grow up into fine young men she was sure of it. Her husband was a dutiful man, more of a friend than a love, smart and clever they had a many discussion on various things in the world and the Westerlands. As to her husband's uncle, Ser Tygett Lannister the angry lion, rarely smiled, but he was her husband's staunchest supporter and friend always doing what he could to make their lives easier.

Once she leaves the sept and has checked in on her children, she heads to her father's solar and sits down and begins reading through the letters on the desk before her. There is a missive from Casterly Rock, from her father telling her that he will likely be at the Rock for another two, three weeks at most. A letter from Prince Oberyn, saying that he will be visiting the Tooth soon enough and that he wishes to speak of things spoken of when her husband was last in Dorne, and that his daughter Nymeria shall be coming with him, she knows Lucion will be happy about that. Finally, a letter from her husband, it is of this that she wishes to speak with Ser Tygett and Maester Pelos. Both men are sat across from her by the time she has her thoughts mapped out in her mind. "Thank you both for coming," she begins. "Lucion has written to me from King's Landing and the contents of his letter are quite worrying. It appears that the factions at court are beginning to align against King Robert and are favouring Queen Cersei more than they do him or even his own brothers."

Pelos clearly a man loyal to Tywin Lannister speaks then. "Why would this be a problem, for Ser Lucion my lady? After all, surely it would do us a great deal more service to have the Lannister faction at court grow stronger, after all we have all heard what sort of court King Robert was running before Lord Tywin visited him."

Ser Tygett speaks then his voice bristling with barely contained anger. "It matters because it means that there will be less chance for more actual reforms and improvements for the Westerlands to be made. My brother is more concerned with ensuring that the King continues borrowing money from the Rock, rather than actually trying to improve the lives of his lords and people alike. Ser Lucion is trying to work on the king and make it so that he knows where his bread is being buttered. There is a limit to how much he will be able to do if this all goes wrong."

Maester Pelos, clearly does not understand that as he asks. "But then surely the king would be able to do this regardless of all that is happening. After all Ser Lucion is a member of the royal family by blood."

Alysanne speaks then. "I understand that you might not know the intricacies of court as well as some others might, due to having just been given your chain and sent here Pelos, but this is ridiculous. The King and Queen are at odds over many things, the Queen is her father's daughter and will do all she can to further her power and position at court. Lord Tywin is doing what he can to break the stranglehold of the alliance that brought the King to the throne. Lucion is the one working for the Westerlands, nothing more."

It seems that has finally broken through the man's haze and his blind devotion to Lord Tywin, for he eventually says. "Then, there must be something that Pycelle can do. Ser Lucion is his father's heir; he will have sway at court. Even if the Queen does not like it, she could not refuse her brother a request. That way, it would be more likely that the King will listen and the work that needs to be done will be done."

Alysanne nods and then says. "Very well then. Respond back to that letter, and give Lucion the information he needs regarding the disputes going on here in the Westerlands and move from there. We can then begin preparing for when my father returns from the Rock with whatever decision Lord Tywin has reached."

Maester Pelos nods and then Ser Tygett speaks up. "Aye a wise move. Likely Tywin will be quite angry when he hears of what Lucion has done. And we shall need to prepare for that."