CHAPTER 7. HOME AGAIN

STORM'S END

Cassana was glad to be home once again. When she got home a letter from her father was waiting. In the letter he apologizes for things he said and wishes she was back in King's Landing. She writes a response that she will come back to King's Landing a month before his name day. She always planned her father's name day celebrations. It wasn't all swords for Cassana, she did watch over her father and from Strom's End Cassana working tirelessly to keep her father's debts down. The first thing she does is hire a Braavosi sword master by the name of Syrio Ferrel for Arya. Arya's training begins immediately.

Her grandfather Tywin Lannister had given her some gold which she used to build several businesses. Cassana had started a fishing company, they hunted whales, seal, shark and sold in Westeros and throughout Essos. She also hired orphans to collect oysters and gather the pearls from them. Cassana made fabulous necklaces to sell. Some of the pearls were sold to the Maesters of Old Town as they used them for different things.

A year ago Cassana convinced her Grandfather Lord Tywin Lannister to fund a shipping expedition to Old Valyria. The ship is returning to Storm's End this very day. Cassana boards the ship after it docks and is taken to the main hold. "We have cataloged everything…We found an abundance of Valyrian swords, all still sharp and all still good…" The Captain says showing her the booty. They had recovered manuscripts that would be valuable to Old Town. They also had a stockpile of Dragon bones that could be used in swords and other things. Among the manuscripts was the secret to making glass. A secret that had been exclusive to the people of Myr. She decided to keep that secret for herself.

There was only one man Cassana could trust with such a mission and that was Ser Davos Seaworth. "Did we lose any men?"

"Only three Princess…We were very diligent against the stonemen…" He says looking at her.

"Every house in Westeros will be clamoring to buy a Valyrian sword…"

Later Cassana sits at her desk writing a letter to Tywin Lannister concerning the hoard taken from Old Valyria. She respected her Grandfather and he her, but she didn't always agree with him and Cassana didn't like the way he treated Tyrion. Of all her Uncles Tyrion was her favorite, he made her laugh. She smiles thinking about Tyrion. The letter and a sword are given to a rider to bring to Casterly Rock.

"Wow can I have one?" Edric asks staring at the swords as men lay them out on tables. Some had to be cleaned of the volcanic rock on the blades. Gendry is overseeing the sword cleaning.

"I guess…" Cassana replies as she herself had already taken a sword and named it Lady's Fury. She had even given one to Brienne and she named hers Oath Keeper. Edric picks a hand and half blade and names it Stryder. "This one will be yours when you finish your training." She says to Arya. Cassana sends out invitations to all the Houses of Westeros to come and buy a Valyrain sword. Within weeks representatives from all over the Stormlands show up to buy a sword.

Several Maesters from Old Town come to look at the Manuscripts and see if they are worth buying. The sale of the swords is conducted privately by Ser Penrose. Not one sword is sold for less than eight hundred pieces of gold. Cassana is in the Solar putting together a payment to make to the Iron Bank on behalf of her father the King.

Brienne enters with the chief steward, "Princess…Petyr Baelish is here to buy a sword…"

"Bring him to my solar…"

"Princess Cassana…I believe you have grown even more beautiful since you left the Capitol…"

She smiles, "I am not selling you a sword Lord Baelish…So you can slither back to the Capitol."

"Why the hostility Princess…My gold is just as good…"

"I don't like you Baelish…" Cassana says interrupting him, "The only reason you are Master of Coin is because Lady Arryn convinced her husband to give you the position…You are also the reason my father is in debt with the Iron Bank…Good day!" She returns to her letters and he stands there for a few minutes before leaving. In the end Cassana had sold over five hundred swords and made a profit of over five hundred thousand gold Dragons. She made a lot of gold off the sale of the Dragon bones and other things taken from Valyria.

Cassana was able to pay her Grandfather back with interest for his investment and make a payment of two million to the Iron Bank on her father's behalf. After the sale Cassana still had a lot of swords left. Many she sold to Eastern Lords. Cassana receives offers of marriage from all over the seven Kingdoms and she rejects them all.

It is the middle of the month and Cassana is riding through the countryside on horseback. Gendry Edric, Arya, and Syrio are with her and they are racing. Edric wins the race and afterwards they picnic in the countryside. It is one those rare days when it is not raining in the Stormlands. "Princess!" A guard rides up and jumps off his horse. "An urgent message from the Capitol…"

The message is from the Master of Whispers Lord Varys. "What is it Cass…" Gendry asks.

"My Uncle Tyrion has been taken by Catelyn Stark…" She rushes back to Storm's End and writes a message to her uncle Lord Tywin Lannister. Then she writes three more messages saying the same thing one for Winterfell, one for Riverrun, and the last for the Eyrie. The message for Tywin Lannister urges him not to do anything rash and asks him to wait and see the outcome. The other three letters are to Catelyn Stark begging her to release Tyrion Lannister and informing her that he had nothing to do with her son being pushed from the tower.

Cassana sits at her desk thinking on whether or not to continue protecting her mother's secret. There is a huge possibility that Tywin Lannister will not listen to Cassana and people will die. Eventually Cassana decides to wait; after all Eddard Stark is Hand of the King and he should be able to handle the situation. The other problem is her uncle Tyrion, but Cassana is not too worried about him; if anyone can figure their way out of a situation it is him.