Treacherous // Podrick Payne

7. Confidence

"20,000 is easy." Storm assured. "I can handle them lickidy spilt."

"I love your confidence." Tywin told her.

"She is a ball of sarcasm and insults but she is useful." Five agreed and Storm kicked him under the table.

'The boy may lack experience battle but he does have a certain mindless courage,' Tywin said to his counsel as Tyrion entered sitting down and getting glass of wine.

'Continue I did not mean to interrupt' Tyrion told them adding food to the plate in front of him as well.

"You two will get along great from what ive heard." Five remarked.

"I hope to get to know your beautiful sister more." Tyrion agreed as he brought his cup to his lips.

"In your dreams." Storm corrected.

"That you are." Tyrion agreed smugly and Five waggled his eyebrows at her as he laughed. She went to kick him again but he moved his legs and her foot collided with the underside of the table. He smirked back at her, but with a flick of her fingers a hurricane came out of his cup and wine spilled down his face. He licked at his lips as he ran a hand down his face.

'I do hope your savages are going to be of some use otherwise we've wasted good steel.' Tywin remarked getting his attention off of the Hargreeves.

'The great hairy one,' Kevan said 'insisted he must have two battle axes heavy black steel double sided.'

'He likes axes.' Tyrion said simply.

"Who doesn't like axes?" Five countered.

'When the battle commences you and your wildlings will be in the Vanguard.' Tywin told him.

'Vanguard?' Tyrion questioned.

'Me and the tribesmen on the front lines?' Tyrion questioned choking on his wine.

'They do seem rather ferocious.' Kevan added

'Ferocious... last night Moon brothers stabbed a stone craw over a sausage three stone crow sees the moon brother and opened his throat. Bronn managed to keep shagga from chopping off the dead man's cock which was fortunate but even still they are demanding blood money which shagga and gunthor refused to pay.' Tyrion informed them all.

'When soldiers lack discipline the fault lies with the commander' Tywin told him simply.

'There are other ways to have me killed,' Tyrion reminded him, 'that would be less detrimental to the war effort.'

'There will be no more discussion on the matter' Tywin said taking a long step

'It appears I'm not hungry after all excuse me my Lord's,' he said marching off.

"You realize you don't need him up front." Storm told tywin. "We can handle this."
"You mean I can send my men home?" Tywin remarked.

"I mean you could." Storm agreed. "My siblings and I have been dealing with bad guys our whole lives. Its what we were born to do."

"It's true, our 'dad' was a dick but we are quite skilled because of his training." Five agreed.

"Let us handle it and this will be over before it ever begins." Storm told him.

"I love the confidence, but I think my men shall stay for now." Tywin told them as Storm moved her fingers slightly and the wine moved from the pitcher to her glass in an arch of wine landing in her glass.

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'You have seen better days my Lord.'

'Another visit?' ned questioned varys.