CHAPTER STORM

Robert Baratheon, Stannis Baratheon, and Renly Baretheon are all dead. Stannis' wife leaves Westeros having no children to speak of except the still born children. She leaves to join the ranks of those who follow the Lord of light. Both before and after the war Robert had many bastards, one of them Edric Storm the son of Delena Florent is bought to King's Landing and is legitimized by King Corren. The King also names Sir Cortnay Penrose acting Warden of Storm's End until Edric comes of age.

Edric has the eyes, hair, nose, and mouth of a Baratheon, but he gets his ears from his mother's family. Sir Cortnay and Edric are like father and son as he raises the boy to be the next Lord of Storm's End and Warden of the Stormlands. Edric sits with Cortnay in judgment of criminals and he even has to pass sentence on a few.

Edric was born before the wars and by the end of the Greyjoy Rebellion he is six name days old. For his thirteenth name day Sir Cortnay hosts a tourney at Storm's End. The Lords of the Storm Lands attend and bring their daughters to meet the young lord. The King surprises everyone and attends the tourney with the royal family.

Edric is introduced to many young noble ladies, but many are distracted by Prince Erick Basteel. While at the tourney Edric and Prince Erick become close friends Erick a year older than Edric. The King presents Edric with his father's war hammer, it had been repaired. When the tourney is over Prince Erick decides to stay at Storm's End and spend time with his friend. A year later Lord Selwyn Tarth of Evenfall Hall hosts a ball for his daughter to find her a suitor.

"What is so funny?" Edric asks walking upon the young nobles.

"We have a bet…" The Son of Sir Ledlon Froth says.

"Yeah…Who can dance with the ogress the longest without laughing…"

Edric sighs and walks over to Erick and explains what is happening, he shakes his head, "A woman like that would a prize on the Narrow Island…"

"But you are not attracted her…"

"I find her intriguing and she could probably knock me on my ass…But I am afraid growing up in the Red Keep has me longing for more feminine forms…But…" He walks up to Lady Brienne, "May I m'lady…" The jaws of the young nobles drop as the Prince dances with Brienne. Then she, Erick and Edric retire to the garden.

"Thank you…my Prince…I should have known…I told my father I did not wish to do this…"

"The pleasure was mine…and do not feel I did this out of pity…"

"I do not…"

"Would the two of you accompany me back to King's Landing as my guests…" When Edric arrives in King's Landing he is taken in by the beauty of Lady Margaery and the two hit it off. Both Vivienne and Brieene become good friends and Vivienne asks her father to make Brienne an honorary member of the King's Guard. Meanwhile Prince Erick sends a letter to Mace Tyrell on Edric's behalf asking for permission to court his daughter. They agree because Edric Baratheon is close friends with Prince Erick and Margaery likes the match.

Later Edric is riding through the King's Wood on his way to Sharp Point with a hundred men. He is touring the Storm Lands to see how things are getting along and the estate of the small folk. Like his father Robert Edric is strong, but not as strong as his father was and unlike his father Edric does not try to sleep with every woman he meets. There have been a few flings, but he always makes sure the woman takes moon tea afterwards.