It was Brian's first full day as king in the north. He was nervous, but he had vowed to do his best. All his vassal lords were gathered around him as he outlined his plan of defense against the army of the dead.
"We've all gotta start looking for dragonglass," Brian said. "It's even more valuable than gold now, because it's the only thing that can kill White Walkers."
The northern lords all agreed to tell their maesters to start searching for dragonglass.
Brian moved on to the next order of business. "There are nineteen castles on the Wall, and the Night's Watch is only using three of them. That's no good." He turned to Tormund, who was standing nearby. "Tormund Giantsbane, you were at Hardhome with me when Bill Cipher attacked. You saw him zap Mance Radar with his eye laser. You know the harm he can do. Will you and your people man the castle of Eastwatch-by-the-Sea to protect Westeros from further attacks by Bill and the White Walkers?"
"Aye, we will," Tormund agreed.
Brian turned his attention back to the other lords. "Of course, there's always the possibility that the White Walkers might break through the Wall. We all hope that won't happen, but if it does, we need to be prepared to fight them. I want all able-bodied men and boys between 10 and 60 trained for combat." He paused for a moment. "Actually, not just men and boys. I want women and girls to be trained too."
"You want me to arm my young granddaughter?" Robett Glover scoffed.
"Well, I think that's a wonderful idea," said Shelly Marsh.
"Me too," said Lyanna Mormont. "I certainly will not remain idle. I'll make sure that every girl on Bear Island learns to fight, along with the boys."
The words of these two young ladies once more reminded the older lords of their place, and they too agreed.
Brian then summoned Lisa Simpson, Bart Simpson's younger sister, before him. Her brother was still locked in the dungeons of Winterfell with the rest of Ramsay's soldiers. Lisa was trembling, afraid of what might happen to her. Bart had sided with Ramsay; Brian might consider her a traitor too.
"Lisa Simpson," Brian began. "After Chris Griffin was killed, your brother Bart betrayed my family and joined Ramsay Bolton. But you're not your brother. If you will reaffirm your loyalty to House Griffin, I will grant you, your mother Marge, and your sister Maggie a full pardon, and name you the new head of House Simpson."
"Please don't kill Bart," Lisa begged Brian. "He only supported Ramsay to protect the rest of our family, so we wouldn't get killed like the Belchers."
"Don't worry," said Brian. "I have no intention of harming Bart. He's in prison now, but he hasn't been mistreated. I'm planning to send him and the other prisoners to the Wall, where they can take the black."
"I guess that's the best I could have hoped for," Lisa said. She knelt before King Brian and pledged her fealty to him.
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Later, Stewie was talking privately with Sansa and Arya.
"I had a vision last night," he said. "I saw the fat man in the Tower of Joy…"
"Who's the fat man?" Arya interrupted.
"Oh, that's what I call my father sometimes," Stewie explained. "Anyway, he was with his sister Lyanna Griffin, and she was holding a baby. She said she was the baby's mother, and Rhaegar Targaryen was its father. And that baby was Meg, my sister. Only if she's really Lyanna and Rhaegar's child, I guess that makes her my cousin?"
Sansa and Arya exchanged a look. "We had an aunt named Lyanna, in the original timeline, but we never knew her," said Sansa. "She died before we were born. When Bill reset everything, he must have made Lyanna part of your family instead of sending her to your world with us."
"In our timeline, it was our brother Jon who turned out to be Lyanna and Rhaegar's child," Arya added.
"Where is Jon now?" Stewie asked. "Is he still alive?"
"We don't know," said Sansa. "We never saw him in Quahog. There's no telling where he is. For all we know, Bill could have sent him to an entirely different world."
"And I don't know where Meg is right now," said Stewie.
"The last time we saw her, she was headed off to Bravos to become a Faceless Man. Like me," said Arya.
"Do you think I should tell people that she's Rhaegar's daughter?" Stewie wondered. "Maybe she could challenge Joffrey for the Iron Throne."
"Well, I think Meg should know before anyone else does," said Arya.
"Maybe you're right," said Stewie. "We'll just keep it between the three of us for now."
"You don't even want to tell Brian?" said Sansa.
Stewie considered. "I guess not. I guess I'll tell Meg the next time I see her, if I ever do see her, and she can decide if she wants other people to know."
