Riverlands, the Twins.
Alesander Frey signs as he stands guard duty on the top of the Twins Towers, signing as he stands there bored. Next to him was his cousin Perwyn Frey.
"Hey" Alesander calls his cousin, getting his attention.
"You ever wonder why we're here." Alesander asked, looking at his cousin.
"One of life's great mysteries, why are we here?" Perwyn said,
"Are we the product of confidence, or do gods really exist? And if they do, what is their plan for us puny mortals? I don't know, but it haunts my dreams" Perwyn said, looking on in wonder, his cousin stares at him in pure confusion.
"The fuck? I meant why are we back home guarding this tower" Alesander said, getting a startled look from Perwyn.
"Oh right," Perwyn said, looking embarrassed.
"What's that about gods?" Alesander asked, staring at his cousin.
"Oh nothing" Perwyn dismissed it.
"You want to talk about it" Alesander asked.
"No," Perwyn said quickly, wishing for this topic to be over.
"I'm asking why we are back in this shit hole of a house" Alesander asked, getting annoyed at the Frey house.
"Well I wanted to see my mother, tell my family about the Institute, and that I became a Decepticon" Perwyn said, he was filled with pride and wanted to tell his mother in person.
"Right and I was send by our lord Mychal to keep you from fucking it up" Alesander complaining about what the Decepticons have him do.
These two the Decepticons.
"Can't believe I have to maintain" BRRRAAA" A screech stop Alesander from complaining, turning to see a red hawk screeching at him.
"What is it Hawky?" Alesander asked, the hawk screeched, pointing his beak over to the side. Hawky is from the Decepticon Institute, one of Edward Snow's trained animal, making it smarter than average.
"Hang on" Perwyn said, walking over quietly, reaching the end of the wall as he jumped to the place.
"AHHhhh" A child's voice screams, Perwyn grabs a little kid but their clothes, he struggles to get out but Perwyn holds him.
"Who the hell are you boy?" Perwyn asked, grabbing the struggling kid in front of Alesander.
"I'mmmm one of Wander's new children" the kid says, but it doesn't convince either of the Frey.
"Boy, you are far too good looking to be one of us, you know it rude to spy on others" Alesander said, as Pewyn pick the kid over the edge of the castle, scaring the kid.
"Who do you work for you little shit" Perwyn threatened, the kid screamed in fear, almost falling to his death as Perwyn let him see the water below.
"Hey hey, wait we need to interrogate the boy first" Alesander said, seeing it's another spy in there mist, but Perwyn shakes his head.
"It's Vary's little shits, spying on our conversation" Perwyn looks pissed off, Alesander tries to stop him but Perwyn throw the kid over the castle.
"AHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhh" The kid screams as they fall down the Twin, Alesander watch the child fall into the water.
SPPPPAAAALLLLSHHHH
"Well he died" Alesander said, looking down to see if the kid is alive.
"Yeah and it about to get more exciting" Perwyn said, looking forward, while Alesander turns to see the Northern army right in front of them.
"By the Seven, those northern savages" Alesander said, seeing the entire northern host on this side of the castle.
"Should be send a raven or something" Alesander asked, a raven flew out under them, only to get shot with an arrow.
"I think they see it" Perwyn said, seeing the northerners surrounding this side of the river.
"They must want to cross the river" Alesander said,
"No shit, but the Starks need to pay a heavy toll for this many people," Perwyn said, say what you will about the Freys, but they know how to make the most of the bridge, charging everyone that crosses.
"Should we send Hawky? Were supposed to report everything during this war" Alesander asked, seeing another raven getting send but gets shot down.
"There's no rush, wait until later to send him," Perwyn said, seeing another raven getting sent and shot down.
"You think they already know, they in this army too" Alesander asked, the Decepticons are everywhere at this point.
"It best to be sure, the different side gives them the full story" Perwyn said, again with the raven being sent and shown down again.
"For fuck sake, hey stop sending ravens, we need those" Perwyn shouted under him, come on one raven gets shot down you don't send another too later.
"I have to send the message" one of the maester of house Frey called out.
"Send it later you stupid shit" Alesander calls out,
"How dare you I learn from the Citadel" the maester calls out, insulted by the Freys.
"I learn from the Institute, they teach common sense" Alesander calls out back as he turns back to Perwyn.
"Lord Frey wants to send a name-day raven" the maester calls out.
"Fuck the names-day, we got northern savages at the front door, send someone worthless over" Alesander orders him, leaving a cursing maester.
"Now they're sending someone," Perwyn said, seeing a few Frey on horse going to them.
"We need to send the message soon" Alesander said, knowing their father will call them.
"Fine" Perwyn said, Alesander went to write down a quick note and putting it to Hawky backpack.
"Ok Hawky, you know what to do?" Alesander asked, Hawky nods his bird head, putting the note in the hawk, carrying it on his gloved arm.
"You sure he can do it, what if they shoot him?" Alesander said, but Perwyn shakes his head.
"Please that bird is smarter than half the Freys in this castle" Perwyn said, Alesander nods as he sends the Hawk out.
Hawky flies down the Twins, doing down the river as he flaps his wings to the side, he avoids arrows shooting at him.
"Come on we need to be at the meeting" Perwyn said, both Decepticons headed down to the meeting between the Starks and the Frey.
What toll would the Stark pay to get the bridge?
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Riverlands, Lannister Camp
Tyrion walks forward with Bronn and the Hill tribes behind his back, like Lady Elyn Grafton said he is not letting his father be satisfied with his death, no he will live on to spite his father.
Bronn the sellsword volunteered to be his champion, killing the knight of the vale, while few lords left the trial, people hearing the Decepticons and seeing no justice in his death.
Tyrion headed down the Vale Mountain to Riverland, having spent a few nights out in the woods, he and his companion were ambushed by some hill tribe men. While Bronn got out his sword, Tyrion got out his wit.
Now the Hill tribe men follow him for iron weapons that his father will give to them, after all a Lannister always pays his debt.
Walking over a hill Tyrion was surprised to see the Lannister camp in the Riverlands, Bronn and the Hill tribesmen follow behind him.
Tyrion signs knowing what his father is doing, Tyrion would be happy that his father is willing to go to war for him but he knows because he was a Lannister, not his son.
The benefits of being a son of a lord, Tyrion thought to himself, Bronn, Shagga son of Dolf and the hill tribesmen behind them.
"From here it might be best if Bronn and I continue alone" Tyrion said, hoping to settle his debt without the Hilltribes causing any trouble.
"Best for Tyrion son of Tywin not best for me" Shagga said, he continues.
"If the half-man betrays us Shagg son of Dolf will cut off his manhood"
"And feed to the goats, yes" Tyrion finishes for him, having heard it too many times.
"Oh right then, time to meet my father, '' Tyrion said, walking forward with the sellsword and the hill tribesmen behind him.
Tyrion walks through the Lannister camp, walking past red tents and Lion sigils all over, getting looks from many Lannister soldiers and the like, no one stops him.
He's the son of Tywin, the famous imp.
Tyrion walks to the biggest red tent in the centre of the camp site, knowing his father always gets the biggest one.
Tyrion walks in the tent to find his father Tywin and his Uncle Keven on the tables.
"Tyrion" Keven Lannister greets.
"Uncle, Father" Tywin greets them, Bronn and the hill tribe men follow behind.
"The rumors of your demise were unfounded" Tywin said evenly,
"Sorry to disappoint you" Tyrion said, Tywin looked at the others.
"And who are these…companions of yours" Tywin asked him, finding the right word for them.
"This is Shagga, son of Dolf, Chieftain of the Stone Crows" Tyrion introduces the hill tribes chieftains.
"Timit, Son of Timit, ruler of the Burned Men, this fair maid is Chella, daughter of Cheyk, leader of the Black Ears' ' Tyrion introduces each of them, turning to Bronn.
"Here we have Bronn, son of…" Tyrion stops, not knowing Bronn's father, the hill tribes men have an effect on him.
"You wouldn't know him" Bronn said, not seeing a point of all of this.
"May I present my lord father, Tywin son of Tytos of house Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock, Warden of the West" Tyrion spoke of his father's titles, normally wouldn't need to but the Hilltribe men don't know him.
"Kind of you to go to war for me" Tyrion said, walking over to grab the pitch of wine, but Tywin stops him, keeping the wine away from him.
"You left us no choice, the honor of the house was at stake" Tywin said, looking at Tyrion with contempt.
"Your brother would never have submitted to capture so meekly" Tywin said, always comparing the two, always favouring one over the other.
"We have our differences Jamie and I, he braver I'm better looking" Tyrion jokes, doesn't get a smile from his father.
"He's been covering himself in glory" Tywin spoke with some pride, Tyrion looks at Keven for context.
"Jamie smashed the Riverlords at the Golden Tooth and now lay siege to Riverrun, Catelyn Stark's homeland" Keven explained, proving Tyrion words about his father attacking what's close to Catelyn.
"Starks Lord Eddard" Tyrion asked, now Hand of the King Eddard.
"Is our hostage, he will lead no armies his dungeon cell" Tywin said,
"How did my sweet sister persuade the King to imprison his dear friend Ned" Tyrion asked, wondering how Ned Stark could be imprisoned with Robert still at the throne.
"Robert Baratheon is dead, Joffrey rules King's Landing" Tywin said, Tyrion is surprised, turning to Keven who nods in truth, Tywin isn't lying.
"My sister rules him you mean, while the Decepticons rule King's landing" Tyrion spoke, getting a frown from Tywin, the group his nephew and Tywin's grandson lead.
"Has he become king yet? With Robert dead then who's stopping him from taking over?" Tyrion asked, knowing King's Landings are wearing the Decepticon symbol with pride compared to the Lannister one.
"That will never happen" Tywin said, his dislike for the Decepticon hasn't changed since his grandson refused to be fostered under him.
"Of course, Mychal is last to inherit the throne, behind the woman even, Robert's hate surpasses yours father, doing something so embarrassing to his son, was thinking you copy him in that regard" Tyrion said, smiling at Tywin only glares at his dwarf of a son.
Making Mychal Baratheon last to inherit the throne was something not even Tywin would do, as the laws of men and kings from the dawn of time always rule by first blood, man over the woman.
Robert could have banished his son, disinherit him from the throne all together.
But no Robert wanted to humiliate his son more, making him last to get the throne, behind everyone else, even the woman.
Robert was looking for any excuse to kill his son, Tywin was tempted to do the same to Tyrion.
But made Robert lose support for this crown, Tywin saw lords speaking about Robert going against all laws of tradition, both the Andel and the First men.
Such thinking made Robert Baratheon lose support, many lords and ladies pay more attention to Mychal than ever before, learning about the Decepticon and the benefits to joining him.
Lannister themselves lost support from few lords as well, Lannister's tied themselves to the crown, as Robert's actions reflect them as well.
"I see no Marauders here, how many lords are now following the Decepticons now?" Tyrion asked, smiling in mischief knowing even Westerlanders are becoming Decepticons.
Led by Ser Raynald Westerling, the Westerlings' fortunes have faltered over the years, with lands and mines being sold until the Westerlings were reduced to little wealth and influence. They now scarcely have the funds to maintain the Crag, which is now more ruin than stronghold.
But that changed when Ser Raynald Westerling and Jeyne Westerling went to King's Landing to become a Decepticons, using his knowledge and his families connection to House Spicer though there great-grandfather who was trader in saffron and pepper,
The connection helped start to sell to the Decepticon in King's landing, Garth Flowers finding a new purpose for saffron, research showing it benefits one's health.
Now the Crag becomes a small town and port, selling all sorts of spice and food to the Westerlands lords, even paying off their debt to House Lannister.
Tywin hated that, now lords are out of his control, Tywin had to deny the rest of the lords from becoming Decepticon as well. But not the smallfolk, as Ser Raynald starts leading the few Decepticon in Westerlands, becoming a small elite force that patrol Westerlands, rid it of bandits, help out smallfolks, and settle things between lords.
The Decepticon Marauders, with their golden shield behind the Decepticon symbol, an ironic name for men and women defending the Lannister land from bandits.
They also help out Lords needing help counting their gold and coffee, giving advice on what they have and how to support out any debt.
Tywin is aware of the Marauders helping his banners, while he doesn't say much about lords paying back their debts and making more for their lands. However the Decepticon Marauders don't serve him. Something the Lannister lord dislikes.
Tyrion heard they cross with Ser Gregor Clegane a few times, leading to a few disputes with a few lords that Tywin had to stop.
"Stark's son has called his banners, he moves south with a strong host" Keven said, hoping to stop this debate about Mychal and the Decepticon.
"Green boy, one taste of battle and he'll run back to Winterfell with his tail between his legs" Tywin smirks at the young lord trying to fight him.
"Maybe, though the boy does have a certain belligerence, you'd like him," Tyrion said, turning back to the companions behind him.
"While we're on the subject of war I made promises to my friends here and a Lannister always pays his debts which requires 3,000 helms and shields, plus swords, pikes, gorges, maces" Tyrion contines my someone runs in interrupting him.
"If it pleases my lord, Ser Addam reports that the northmen have crossed the neck" the Scout said, Tywin stands up.
"The wolf rushes to the lion's jaws so be it" Tywin said, looking at his brother.
"Keven, command the drummer, beat assembly and send word to Jamie I'm moving against Robb Stark" Tywin orders.
"At once my lord Keven said, walking out of the tent, Tywin walked over to the Hill Tribe man. Looking them over while Tyrion reaches for the wine.
"It was said that the men of the mountain clans are great warriors, ride with me against my enemies and you can have all my son promised you and more" Tywin orders the hill tribe chefs, seeing savage warrior's here, might as well make use of them.
"Only if the half-man fights with us until we hold the steel he places, the little lion's life is ours" Shagga said, Tywin as a little smirk looking at his son who is nervous about going to battle.
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Westerlands, Crag
Lord Gawen Westerling reads the reports in his main room in the Crag, as he looks out the window of the once ruin, now reforged into a stronghold.
"How far we have come" Gawen said, seeing the new fixed stronghold and the ports getting supplies and food from Essos to all over Westerlands.
"Still can't believe it" the Lord's wife, Lady Sybell Spicer, shows up at his desk.
"Never in my life have I seen the Crag prosper," Gawen said, looking down in the courtyard, watching their youngest children Eleyna and Rollam playing with each other.
"I wish I could have done it," Gawen said, looking down while Sybell comforted her husband.
"You become a fine lord, no one you doubts your honor" Sybell said, Gawen is a good lord, honourable and kind to his subjects.
"A fine lord isn't enough, look at what my children have done" Gawen points out everything his son and a daughter have done for their family there house.
Lord Gawen Westerling wanted the best for his children, what a good father wouldn't want that, after talking to Prince Mychal about the Decepticon Institute, a place of learning of many skills.
Lord Westerling sent both his eldest children to the Institute, he missed them dearly but he was happy with the ravens they sent.
Telling him about what they learn, who they know, is always exciting the house to read the raven.
Then they return to the Crag where Gawen and his wife had a feast to celebrate those becoming Decepticons, seeing his youngest kids playing with his oldest warm his heart.
Then his son and daughter talk to him, speaking about how to fix the Crag, building a port and using their connection to increase the trade from King's landing to the Crag then to the rest of Westerland.
Lord Gawen was amazed by the work his children were doing, builders fixing the Crag, ports being constructed and trade started to increase the wealth of House Westerling.
His son Ser Raynald Westerling started leading his guard and other people following him, started to gather other like-minded people and other Decepticons from the Westerlands.
Together they started to patrol the Crag, then other lords saw how much prosperity the Crag had gotten and wanted to know how.
While Lord Gawen wanted to properly arrange marriage alliances for his children, his son said otherwise, he was willing to help the lords in their accounts and help patrol their lands for a small fee. Even help them get out of Tywin debt.
That was an achievement Gawen never thought would happen, finally paying back the debt Westerling owed to the Lannister, although they didn't have that much debt compared to other lords, but it was still something.
Now more Westerland lords come to them, Raynald starts leading a faction of Decepticon in Westerland.
Calling themselves the Marauders, an ironic name Westland Decepticon took with pride.
"What's wrong my lord? We have been doing better now" His Wife Sybell asked, Gawen signs before showing her a letter.
Sybell took it to read, Gawen went back to his desk while waiting for his wife to finish.
"Tywin's raiding the Riverlords" Sybell asked in shock.
"Apparently Caitlyn Stark took Tyrion prisoner, not sure why" Gawen said, seeing the imp getting captured for no reason, or proof of any crime.
"He wants you in the Riverlands" Sybell said, seeing Tywin was to raid the Riverlords lands, taking revenge on Caitlyn Stark homeland.
"That is not all he wants," Gawen said, as he went to grab a pitch of wine, Sybell continued to read.
"He wants the Marauders," Sybell said, reading the last part, Tywin basically demanding their son join them in the raiding of the Riverlords.
Tywin has been an issue to the Westerlings, having increased their tax in response to their new found wealth, which the Westerlings paid for. But it was the Marauders that became an issue.
Tywin tries to strong arm them into Casterly Rock, believing they can be another Gregor Clegane for him. But Raynald said no, the Decepticon Marauder will not join Tywin, work for him in Westerland but not be another attack dog.
Gawen isn't sure what Raynald said to him, but whatever Raynald did got Tywin to leave both the Marauders and the Westerlings alone.
But Tywin did prevent any more lords from sending their heirs and other kids to the Decepticon institute, making said Lords ask from the Marauders.
"I've already sent a raven for him," Gawen said, needing to talk to his son, Sybell nodded.
A guard comes in.
"Mi lord, mi lady, your children are here" the guard said,
"Send them in," Gawen said, and the guard opened the door.
Raynald Westerling is a young and lean man, with a thick mop of chestnut hair and a bushy moustache, wearing forge armour of the Decepticon, but modified with gold like armour and design. This sand-coloured sigil with sea-shells on it, and the Decepticon symbol in front of a golden shield.
(Decepticon symbol in front of the Marauder tribe's symbol from Shadow of War)
Jeyne Westerling has curly chestnut hair, a heart-shaped face, a shy smile, and doe-like soft brown eyes. Wearing pants of leather and a long top to cover herself.
While she isn't a great beauty young lords are fighting over, she proves to be quite the good with numbers and healing.
"Father, mother wonderfully to see you" Gawen greets them, hugging his mother.
"My knight, good to see you alive" Sybell smiles at her son, turning to her daughter.
"Jeyne, so beautifully" Sybell smiles at her daughter, she smiles shyly.
"Oh mother" Jeyne said,
"When are you going to marry love, make me a proud grandmother" Sybell asked, wishing to see her daughter be married.
"When I find the right lord, mother" Jeyne said, shy at the mention of marriage.
"They'll have to go through me to touch you my sister" Raynald said, willing to defend his sister's virtue.
"How are the Westerlands? son" Gawen asked, seeing his son in armour, wearing his sigil with pride.
"Excellent father, even since that Clegane cunt left, it getting easier to manage the lands, those scumbags always been a pain in everyone's ass, sooner or later I'm going to put that cunt down for good" Raynald said, wanting to kill Clegane and his gang.
The only reason he hasn't is due to Tywin protection, Gregor Clegane could do whatever he wants as long as he didn't go against Tywin's orders.
"That's what I want to talk about," Gawen said, showing the letter to Raynald.
"That golden cunt of a lord, starting a war, over Tyrion of all people, that's a joke if I ever saw one" Raynald said, reading the message, showing it to Jeyne.
"Tywin needs the Marauders now, even after that deal you made" Jeyne said, knowing about Raynald's deal with Tywin to get him off the Marauders back.
"Oh he knows, that's why he asked our father to go" Raynald said, seeing Tywin using their family to get the Marauders to work for him.
"You know I have to go" Gawen said, he doesn't want to but Tywin is his ledge lord.
"No father, I have a better plan in mind" Raynald smiles,
"What do you mean son? It's treason if I disobey" Gawen said, but Raynald shakes his head.
"Tywin only needs men, so anyone who volunteers can go, but you need to stay here, your leg injury will make you useless in battle" Raynald points out, getting a confused look from his parents but an understanding look from Jeyne.
"But I'm not" "But you are father, injured from an accident, falling off and nearly breaking your leg" Jeyne cuts him off, grabbing some paper to write to Tywin.
"What are you writing?" Sybell asked, not sure what was happening.
"Writing how father is too injured to help, but sends his egger soldiers and many weapons in his stead" Jayne said, Gawen and Sybell are shocked.
"Jayne we can't lie to Tywin, if he finds out" Gawen said, remembering the song of Castamere.
"He won't find out, he will be far too busy fighting a war and becoming the Hand of the king at the same time" Raynald points out, pulling a few messages from his pockets.
Showing them to his father and mother.
"The King is dead?" Sybell spoke with disbelief, Robert Baratheon killed.
"Giving Tywin his position to run the seven kingdoms again" Gawen said, seeing Tywin would have his hands full.
"By the time he became aware" Gawen points out.
"You be fully healed and Tywin would have to prove you lied" Jayne said, Tywin be hand of the King to an idiot king that is Joffrey
"I don't like this" Gawen said, doesn't feel right to lying to his liege lord.
"Father, Tywin will send you to the front lines to spite us, this way you are safe while still defending your family" Raynald said, not letting his father be killed because of his action.
"Please Gawen, you better than that, think of your youngest" Sybell begs her husband, not wanting him to go, Gawen signs.
"Fine, but if I'm doing this, let's make it real," Gawen said, turning to his son.
"You're gonna need to hurt me" Gawen said to him, Raynald looked shocked.
"What father we don't have too" "We are, at least this way Tywin won't get any suspicious if I don't show an injury" Gawen said, rather show the truth and lie while Raynald signs.
"Ok, going to need something heavy, leave a bruise at least" Raynald said, he and his father walk out the room to find something to injure the lord with.
"This is dangerous Jayne" Sybell said, going against Tywin would be treasonous, especially Tywin Lannister.
"We can do this Mother, this war will be Tywin's last" Jayne said, knowing Tywin is getting old now, either by battle or age, Tywin isn't long for this world.
"What would you do?" Sybell asked, looking at her daughter.
"The Marauders will do their duty, defending the Westerlands and Casterly Rock" Jayne said, the Marauders are aware of the plan and will begin as soon as they can.
"AHHHHHHHH" Lord Gawen screams in pain, they heard through the door.
"No, Father fell over" Raynald shouted, as they sign before running to the hurt lord.