Brienne

“So let’s start the auction. Bring out the first person, you have seen her before and had a laugh, she will be a good attraction at your house and is a successful fighter previously fighting in several wars for the Holy Roman Empire!” I watched to see Brienne be escorted in and seeing the people laugh watched the auctioneer cry out, “Shall we start the bidding at 100? Whose got 100? Come 50? 50 anyone for 50? 25? Look I will throw in her armour and weapons for 30! 30?” I watched but seeing no one bid just taunt and laugh at her smiled seeing her look embarrassedly up trying to seek some comfort in her situation before nodding at her raise my hand to signal a bid, “30 for Lord Arthur any one else?” he didn’t even waste any time just cried out, “Going once, twice, sold!” Brienne nodded before being escorted out of the room David spoke, “Her? Really! Your father is going to be pissed but it’s your choice so...” I nodded before stating, “She’s a warrior, something the family needs to protect them!” before seeing the woman be escorted to my room to be untied apart for her hand binds which caused me to hand the coin over and speak, “Brienne, come it’s time we were gone from this place!”

The journey was fairly quiet for the most part, Brienne sat opposite us fully armoured as David looked quietly out of the window until she asked them both, “What do you want me for?” David looked at Arthur before stating, “Well the idea is the man in the family at the age of 14 buys a woman as his mistress or wife, its a family tradition and Arthur’s mother is the woman Olaf bought when he was 14. Unfortunately Arthur didn’t understand that and must have felt sorry for you because I can’t see why he would want to bed you... no offence of course!” “You are skilled sword-woman, great investment!” “And what will I be kid? Your wife?!” he shook his head before saying, “My guard!” she nodded before stretching leaned back against the carriage seat, “Until then we might as well rest!”

“Father, Arthur’s back!” Alfred spoke watching the carriage pull into the courtyard and stopping outside the door David climbed out shaking his head as Arthur joined him and what came out next to him was a man, no woman either way a knight with grubby blonde hair and had a busted lip and bruised cheek. “David what the hell is that?” and trying to calm him spoke, “Arthur bought her!” “I told you to make sure he bought Margaret!” “She went for 50,000 gold pieces! He bought her as a guard!” “You did tell him!” “Yes over and over again! He payed for her out of his own money!” “Own money? Where did he get that from?” “He knew he couldn’t buy Margaret for the money you gave him so pickpocketed the other bidders. He brought you back over 25,000 pieces of gold!” “How much did he spent on that freak?!” “Olaf, calm; her name is Brienne from the Holy Roman Empire, she is a skilled warrior and he only paid 30 pieces for her. That’s good business whether you want to admit it or not, since her armour itself is worth more for a start!” “I wanted Margaret!” “Exactly you wanted her, hence why you have cleaned yourself up. Get a drink and give it a chance, I believe she could be very useful indeed!”

Arthur walked in with Brienne before dropping the remainder of coins onto the table spoke calmly, “She was too much so I brought a security guard for us!” “I can hire a whole army of guards!” “None which are free or permanent!” “Is it even a she?” Alfred mocked holding Gwendoline’s hand who laughed with her husband, “She is a woman and will defend us unless you want to continue being an ass!” “I don’t care. I said a woman not female knight, you are meant to you know...” “She doesn’t require much just a room and food!” “She won’t be getting a room. I prepared a room for Margaret or someone as equal as her status!” “Put a bed in my room, I don’t need that much space!” “No, it’s not right that she, your **** is sleeping at the same level as you; she doesn’t deserve such luxuries as her status shows. She will sleep on the floor where all the other freaks and undesirables sleep!” Brienne sighed being thrown a blanket and a pillow before following Arthur up saw the luxurious room she would be sleeping in and nodding to herself agreed that Arthur didn’t need this big of a room; It was almost a size of a hall which shelves off books, table to work at, his armour set with multiple weapons and piles of clothes so sighing she made her bed.

Night came and after awkward dinner which Brienne ate sat on the floor her basic gruel was met by Arthur returning to his room, “Are you okay? Not too cold?” “No, I’m fine; the floor is just so damn uncomfortable!” he nodded before closing the door returned to his bed and moved over to allow a space for another to sleep in, “Get in then!” “I can’t Arthur; it’s improper!” “Do I look like I care? Anyway I own you so get on my bed!” she climbed hesitantly on before seeing him sit against the frame getting ready to blow the candle out and laying down on her side of the bed he nodded extinguishing the flame and laid down; at least it wasn’t all bad.