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Chapter 12 by Damos Damos

Where to?

North and slightly West

North West, If I had a job to do and help was willing then I would gladly accept it. From our journey we had spend days overseeing the lands and listening to Arya whose paranoia of the White Walkers didn’t improve much. “Now I warn you she is sort of...” “Sort of what?” Arya thought about it before saying, “Well sort of...she isn’t...she isn’t like me or other women!” “Does she have the genitalia of a woman?” she nodded causing me to say, “She’s a woman then!” Arya nodded before saying, “Yeah, but...Let’s just say she is very manly in her appearance. She has the same muscle size as you and I am sure doesn’t know how to dance or paint, sing, play an instrument or have any other feminine qualities!” I looked at her before saying, “And that qualities helps us how exactly? Can she swing a sword?” “Yes pretty effectively!” “Can she set up camp, fish, hunt and track?” “All but the last one, I am not sure on that!” “Can she fire a bow and ride a horse!” “Of course!” “Then that’s all I care about. Where is her castle?” she pointed to the ruins before saying, “When you are targeted sometimes ruins are the only place to hide...”

As we rode up past the broken bridge to see the damaged gate dismounted as we walked in past the ruins and looking over there we saw the blonde woman standing their checking her supplies and Arya nudging me I called out, “Are you Lady Brienne?” and looking back she drew her sword and snapped, “I’m no lady!”

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We walked forward with her sword before lifting it up said, “Come to kill me as well?” I shook my head before saying, “No, I’m sorry about the offence but Arya didn’t say you disliked that name, I just assumed your title would be appropriate!” she looked at Arya before smiling said, “A new protector is it?” “Sort of! He is protecting me from the White Walkers!” she nodded before smiling spoke, “What can one man do against them!” I smiled before saying, “You beat Arya and I will show you!” “A duel? Easy!” she threw Arya a sword and grabbing it tightly in her hands waited as they started to engage each other in conflict.

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They stood there blade against each other’s throats but growling Brienne snapped, “Screw this!” she took Arya’s arms and throwing Arya over her shoulder head her down with the sword, “Not fair!” “What did I tell you? Nothing is fair when you life is on the line!” she adjusted her armour before lifting her sword up spoke, “Prove it!” I nodded before drawing my sword lifting it up as we engaged. We landed shots after shots and her eyes widened she saw as the a jolt of lift sprung out sending her backwards.

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“What the hell was that?” Brienne spoke and smiling I picked her sword up and studying it spoke saw the lines in the sword. I offered my hand to her and taking it pulled her to her feet before asking, “These lines?” “The sword is old, it’s probably cracking from use and exposure!” I shook my head before looking at it in the light spoke, “They are man made!” “Why would someone do that?” I held it in my hand before saying, “Isu weapons do, what this little hole?” she looked at it before thinking about it said, “Has this always been a family heirloom?” “Not always in my family’s possession but yes!” I nodded before grabbing Arya’s knife took Brienne’s hand cut it, “What the fuck are you doing?” “Give me your hand!” and smiling saw the drops land into the hole and lighting up the sword spoke, “Blood recognised Tarth, defender of the Saxon kingdoms!” I handed it to her and seeing the sword glow said, “Should be connected up now!” she swung it around as if it weighed nothing and smiling spoke, “What is it?” “Isu technology, it doesn’t look like a Hermes invention so has to be Hephaestus’ work, thing is for the sword to recognise a person it usually means a person is a god or Demi-God!” I handed her cloth to clean the wound as she spoke, “What do you two want?” I looked at Arya who grabbing a crate sit on spoke, “I honestly can’t tell you but I can vouch for him!” I sat down before thinking of where to start said, “We met a which who was using an Piece of Eden to keep young, she saw what I was and my bloodline which is Isu!” I held the apple up and seeing the golden lines Arya butted in, “See...Melisandre saw it and took him to a unexplored temple!” “I was skeptical of it at first but then we were shown such things. A prewritten message calculating when we would be there and who would enter passing on this message: James, wars oh wars will be fought and the world will crumble. You James! You must ensure the human's wins and the right person must sit upon the throne!” Arya looked down at her journals then said, “Tell her the second part of the message!” “You mean the warning?” she nodded causing me to read off the page, “You must decide when the time comes just remember not to trust anyone or anything. The Dragon is evil, A mislead Isu, the illegitimate bastard king, the crippled prophet, the redheaded wolf and the Isu creatures who don't belong. Only one ally one can be found, a Tarth whose loyalty lays in the sword. To save the world all Houses must be destroyed!" “You mean me? I am the last Tarth!” I nodded causing me to say, “What’s weird is they have an armour already made for you!” “Armour?” “It’s so weird, looks impenetrable one has your house banner on!” Brienne spoke, “Why should I believe that this isn’t a drunken rambling that you have imagined!” “Because we can take you all the way back to the shrine!” I looked around before seeing the ruins spoke, “And like Arya what else do you have going for you? At least you won’t be stuck here!” she sighed before thinking about it said, “Wars will be fought who by?” Arya held up her sketch before saying, “We saw two big images and some smaller ones that I couldn’t make out. One looks like the battles against the White Walkers! Perhaps why they have been after me!” “Always a threat the second looks like Cersei’s castle... on fire?” Arya nodded causing me to say, “It must be the battle over the throne!” “All houses must be destroyed. Does that mean kill everyone? Destroy their man power what?” I shrugged before saying, “I think it’s a clue to the solution but what specially I don’t know!” “Dragon is evil must be Khalessi, mislead Isu I have no clue, illegitimacy bastard is Jon, crippled prosper Bran, Redheaded Wolf is Sansa and Isu creatures?” I nodded before saying, “Dragons Arya thinks!” causing her to nod before saying, “It’s a list of people not to trust...nothing about Tyrion, grey worm or Yara though... or you Arya!” I looked at Arya who spoke, “I assumed it was a message to trust no one but you, however not mentioning the others? Does that mean the ones mentioned are important in the events. Either way it is clear he is deciding who goes on the throne whether it’s by his actions or choice!” Brienne nodded before getting up said, “Well if the world is going to end and we can’t trust anyone, might as well listen to the magical lights who told me to trust you...” I smirked before looking over to the crate with the triangle shaped symbol on it as I said, “If we are going to be kicking an hornets nest of trouble we need to be stealthily!” I opened it and throwing her the goddess blade spoke, “Put them on!” she discarded of her bracers and sliding them on stared at the contraption on her wrist and as she loosened it off to fit her larger forearm flicked her wrist back to see the blade slide out, “A new toy!” she saw the blade go back in and smiling said, “I can see the popularity...So where to first?”

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