Back Up Plan

Aegon Brought The Small Council Together, Well Except Viserys, Who Aegon Ordered Assassinated Before He Returned. Aegon Had Invited Magister Illyrio For This Session of The Small Council. "We Need A Back Up Plan If The Current One Goes Tits Up and There Are Four Solutions In My Mind. The Golden Company, The Unsullied, and The Knights Of The Vale and House Greyjoy's Iron Fleet. Magister Illyrio, If We Focus on The Latter Two, Can You Handle The Purchasing Of The Services Of The Golden Company and Twenty Thousand Unsullied?" Asks Aegon. "Unsullied Are **** Soldiers, and Slavery is Illegal In Westeros Your Grace." Says Stannis. "Which Is Why, We Will Offer The Purchased Unsullied Freedom and The Choice To Serve Us. What better Way To Win Their Loyalty?" Says Aegon as He Returns His Gaze To Illyrio. "I am Certain That Will Be No Trouble Your Grace." Says The Magister. "Good, Now To The More Pressing Matter At Hand We Shall Need Sufficient Coin To Fund The Wedding. Never Mind The Men to Keep The Blood Spilled To The Livestock." Says Aegon Flippantly and Tyrion and Oberyn Share a Snicker and Chuckle.

"The Karstark's Make Up The Bulk of The North's Army, Why Not Have Them Guard, Their Lieges Granddaughter Is Marrying The King?" Suggests Oberyn, But Aegon Waves It Off. "Unless We Have The Wedding In The Royal Stables I Don't See That Being An Option. The Karstark's Greatest Asset Is Their Cavalry, Which is The Majority of Their Contribution to The Northern Army." The Young King Says. "What Of The Wedding Of Prince Jon and Lady Myrcella? Would it Not Be Simpler To Have Both Wedding's On The Same Day?" Suggests Pycelle. "No, Robert Refuses To Have Myrcella Marry Jon Anywhere But Storms End." Says Stannis. "Bearded Fuck." Aegon Curses. "It Is Robert." Stannis Points Out. "Still A Bearded Fuck." Aegon Replies. "Agreed." Stannis Concedes.

"We Shall Need To Also Forge A New Crown For Lady Alys. Varys Will Supply The Details, and Tyrion The Coin." Says Aegon as Both Men Bow Their Heads, Or Rather Varys Does, and Tyrion Raises His From His Drunken Stupor. "We Shall Need A New Master of Ships In Any Case." Says Stannis. "Agreed. Send A Raven To Pyke, Demanding Yara Greyjoy Come To Kingslanding To Fulfill The Position of Mistress of Ships. That Should Repair Some Damage To Relations." Says Aegon. "Why Not Add Lord Velaryon Or Lord Redwyne?" Suggests Connington. "On Second Thought, Send It To Horn Hill Demand Lord Tarly's Presence At Court." Says Aegon.

Aegon Was Seated On The Throne, which Was Giving Him A Sore Arse, When Lord Randyll Tarly Entered The Throne Room, Accompanied By His Two Sons, One Larger Than Robert Baratheon's Stomach and Another Bout the Same As Renly Baratheon if a Tad Slimmer or Muscular. Both Men Bowed and Knelt and Aegon Motioned Them To Rise. "Lord Randyll Tarly, You Are House Tyrell's Single Greatest General, You Fought For My Father and Grandfather During The Failed Rebellion. Now I'd See Your Long Overdue Reward Given, and Expanded. For Your Skill in Leader Men, Your Loyalty To Crown and Liege Lord, I Name You My Master Of Ships. Your Youngest Son Will Assist You In Your Duties. Your Eldest Will Serve Me, As A Page and Cupbearer." Says Aegon. "My King, With Respect, I Have Responsibilities At Horn Hill With Both My Son's In The Capital, I Fear My Wife and Daughter May Be Overworked, and I'd Always Been Determined To Spare Them of The Grisly and More Brutal Responsibilities I Was Handed With." Says Tarly, and Aegon Strokes His Chin.

"Very Well, Your Eldest Son, Will Return To Horn Hill, He Will Serve As Acting Lord of House Tarly In Your Absence, and You and Your Youngest Shall Remain." Says Aegon. "That's.....Acceptable Your Grace." Says Tarly Grudgingly. "You Loathe Him Don't You? Your Eldest?" Says Aegon, and The Tarly's and Court Are Taken Aback. "Your Grace-----" Tarly Begins. "Not. One. Word." Aegon Says Firmly, and The Lord of Horn Hill Shuts Up Quickly. "I'm Going To Ask You A Question, If You Give Me The Wrong Answer, You Will Return To Horn Hill and Never Set Foot in Kingslanding Except For Special Occasions. What is The Most Important Commodity To A Noble House?" Aegon Asks. "It's-" Randyll Begins But His Eldest Son Gets There First. "Family. It's Family Your Grace." Says The Boy. "Smart Lad, I Look Forward To Seeing You As Lord of Horn Hill. Lord Tarly, I Suggest You Reevaluate Your Desired Traits in an Heir. Your Youngest Will Now Be My Page and Cupbearer, Your Eldest Will Return To Horn Hill, As Lord of Horn Hill. In A Year We Will Review His Tenure of Leadership, until then, Report To Lord Stannis For Your Duties." Says Aegon.

Getting Off The Throne, Aegon Walked Past The Tarly's and Stopped At The Door, Looking Expectantly. It Took His Father Hitting Him Upside The Head To Get The Younger Tarly Going. With The Brat In Tow, Aegon and His Lead Kingsguard left The Throne Room and Headed For The Royal Gardens......