Deal

“Hey Lord Arthur!” the dealer spoke waiting for the lords son to enter, “You wanted to see me Sire?” “I wanted to offer you a deal...” “For Margaret? 25,000 and a horse, a good one. A fast one!” “No, 30,000 but I want Cersei as well!” “35,000” “Including Yara!” “40,000!” “36,000!” he pondered it before stating, “With a horse?” “With a horse!” “But no binds or bonds for Yara. If you get hurt after you leave the door then it’s your own fault!” “Fine but you have to defend the client, it’s good business and unofficial rule and my father...” “Fine... We were **** her!” Arthur went to agree before hearing the mocking voices of the others looked at David he nodded before stating, “No... We both know you aren’t going to get much for the “Freak Show” over there so... you tie Yara’s hands up and give us Brienne as protection and we’ll give you a case of our finest ale which is currently waiting on our carriage!” he spat his hand before offering it was met by Arthur doing the same as they walked behind the cells away from the people who began to take their seats.

We walked to the first cell and I watching the backdoor open Cersei brought her knees up to her chest trying to protect herself from anymore ****, “Short hair?” “We’re sorry but her hair was too dirty and tangled to sort out. Gaston her dress!” “What do you want?” she yelled at me whilst the seller left, “I wouldn’t yell if I was you... this is a backdoor deal, I’ve brought you which means I own you and the good news for you is, you will be treated a hell of a lot better back at my manor then you would being purchased by one of those ogres. So please get dressed, I will be back for you in a few minutes!” she watched me before peering slightly from her cell heard the cheers for the first one being dragged out, “Well it’s better than nothing!” she spoke stripping off the rags putting on her dress!”

Just like the last cell we opened the back door but unlike Cersei, the fallen knight sat on the edge of the bunk in her holed filled and torn dress before looking up saw the sellers men carry her armour and dropping it to the space next to her, “You’ve been purchased as bodyguard to Arthur and to transport one of the more violent prisoners to Northumbria!” he ordered causing her to ask, “Yara?” he nodded before seeing me watch her every reaction nodded offering out her hand, “I accept!” I met it with a kiss to her hand as she changed with both mine and David's back to her forcing the seller to do the same before swinging her sword to get used to reholding it followed us to the next cell, listening in for her actions, “Ready?” I nodded as he twisted the key and walked in.

The door swung open and seeing the arms wailing all over the place before pausing saw the young noble stand in the doorframe arms folded as he spoke, “Stop! you have been purchased by me; if you stop you will have an life of luxury!” she smiled before attacking the nearest **** owner, I walked up to her undoing her feet binds and collar leaving her hair to fall either side of shoulders, “You know when you aren’t causing trouble you are really pretty!” she laughed before throwing her arms around again Brienne walking up to her smacked the Pommel against her head knocking her out, “Thank you Brienne!” she nodding before sheathing her sword turned to the door.

The last one was Margaret, this one was total secret. As her door opened she got up from her bed, her book in hand seeing that Arthur with David and Brienne walk in, “Margaret... get your cloak, we’re leaving now!” she nodded grabbing her diary and cloak before covering face and shoulders walked out with the men quickly packing up what was hers into a small crate, “Thank you my lord I will make a good wife if you seek it!” “I don’t even know who I like, I just bought all of you because it felt right!” she nodded feeling the carriage draw off causing Brienne to question, “Where are we going?” “To my family’s manor in Northumbria!” “How are you going to explain of us to your family?” “Give me some time to think!”

It was quiet for most the journey back however despite this Margaret believing she was his bride laid comfortable on the younger man’s shoulder believing she would be able to control him, however this wasn’t going to happen in David’s mind who watched the young man play with Yara’s hair as her in drowsy state laid against him for support, “So this is how I am going to rationalise buying everyone... Cersei will be my teacher for handling politics, diplomacy and ruling land. Brienne is my guard which makes another task complete, Margaret is just going to be my friend, anyhow my father likes you; he even had a bath earlier getting ready to meet you, so be carful. For now until we have established everything Yara my bride” they stared in shock as Yara fell against him once more and Margaret sighing spoke, “Fine but I’m staying in your room, it’s safer for me there!”

“Father they’re back!” Olaf nodded before walking out to greet the carriage waited for the coachman to open the door and to reveal firstly the mountain of a woman whose muscles were only hid by her armour, then came to Olaf’s smirk Margaret who joined the woman by Brienne’s side until his head tilted to see the redhead be pulled out waiting obediently for Arthur to walk out as they saw another woman, this time an older woman probably only a few years younger than Olaf himself as she joined the groups side before finally Arthur climbed out, “Arthur what in the Valhalla have you done?” “Father, brother... I will like you to meet Margaret the Lady which you wanted me to bring, Brienne who is my protector and bodyguard, Cersei who will be my tutor in the ways of diplomacy and a friend called Yara. Yara is a little feral but quite fun to get to know!” “Well... bring your guests in and Margaret sit next to me!”

The table was now extended and seeing the luxury food be placed all over the top, Yara wore a simply pair of trousers and a tunic after refusing to wear a dress but did promised to behave, Brienne sat next to me in her armour with the certainty that no one would mock her here, Margaret sat next to me in the other side not tempted by fathers actions and offers and instead complained regularly with the threat of now that she free she had allies she could count on, so next to her providing a buffer between both Olaf and the young Lady, as we listened to the stories or Cersei and how she was once great, her power was unmatched in Flanders and how something so small ruined it!” “I can’t believe... you got all four for 15,000!” “I got them for 35,000... but technically only spent 15 of ours!” “You stole?!” “I had to. You wanted Margaret... he minimum was 15,000 but the seller saw it as an benefit to himself to sell in a backdoor deal!” “So which one of the three is going to be... you know?” I shrugged returning to my food before stating, “I don’t know but they are here now which gives me a chance to contemplate my choice but until then, we relax!”