Bad for Business / Viserys Targaryen

12. Roll & Coast

"All right! Ladies, sick of putting a lemon top in your vaj? I call it The cum catcher."

"I have never once stuck a lemon up me." Odessa countered disgusted as they passed through flee bottom a shortcut to the clearing where Orion's exultation 2.0 was going to go. "Okay, lets see your progress, what are you calling it again?"

"I call it the Roll and Coast." Orion remarked. "Ophelia and ALicent are working on the banner."

"Lovely. What can I do?" Odessa questioned.

"I need more metal rods, the more i was thinking the more I thought about weather." Orion remarked.

"You are thinking with rain and mold and mildew, the wood will rot and warp." Odessa agreed.

"That wasnt what I was thinking at all." Viserys remarked. "The way your minds work." Viserys declared.

"Yes exactly." Orion agreed. "I want to reinforce it with metals. So it will last longer."

"I'm on it." Odessa agreed. "Viserys come with me, it will be good for the people to see their king."

"Aemma never thought it good for the king to-"

"Because she is scared of fun and you and I-" She linked her arm with his. "LIke fun."

"That we do." viserys agreed.

"Wonderful, we will be back Orion!" Odessa agreed.

"We shoild have more guards..." viserys realized.

"Nonsense perfectly safe ." Odessa assured. "If you didnt have such beautiful hair then we could walk about unnoticed all together."

"Your grace." Was echoed as they passed.

"Is it not nice to see the people that adore you?" Odessa pondered. Some dropped to theirs knees when they realized who was approaching. "Here we are, metal rods. Easy enough."

"Your grace." The smiths dropped before them.

"Rise rise." Viserys assured. "Whats your name lad?"

"Gendry your grace."

"Well gendry we would like some metal rods." Viserys remarked.

"Just rods? You dont want a sword or something?" Gendry questioned.

"Tis for something special, buy as much as we can carry and im going to need to borrow your apprentice." Odessa decided.

"Take him." The man agreed.

"We need a skilled smith on this project. Young blood too." Odessa added. "What do you think?"

"What project my lady?"

"The roll and coast," viserys declared. Gendry stared back at the creation before them.

"Its not done but my son is a perfectionist when it comes to his inventions. Wants the wooden beam's supported with metal. You think you can help us with that?" Odessa questioned

"Yes. I would love to!" Gendry agreed.

"Wonderful." Viserys agreed with a clap. "that young and brilliant man is in charge." Orion liked the sound of that.

"Thats me. Orion Bolton. Man in charge. Follow me."

"Thank you viserys." Odessa kissed his cheek. "I can tell that meant a lot to orion!"

"He is in charge." Viserys assured wrapping his arms around her. She smiled into him. It felt like a fresh start. It felt like family. Like the kids could have a father again.

"Looks dangerous." Alicent remarked.

"Alicent." Ophelia grumbled

"Danger is the best part!" Ollivander declared.

"It looks fun too." Alicent added. She wanted to fit in with her cousins but they we're definitely Bolton - hightower.  Emphasis on the Bolton.

"Its going to be great!" Ophelia assured. "Trust the process trust the work trust orion."

"Trusting." Alicent agreed.

"Where is your father?" Aemma questioned.

"With lady Odessa and her trouble makers." Rhaenyra said teasingly.

"They are trouble makers." Aemma hissed.

"I was kidding mum. I like them." Rhaenyra assured. Aemma sighed. 

"Get your father for me." Aemma demanded. 

"Okay." Rhaenyra agreed heading out. 

"No, stop it!" Odessa laughed out. 

"You dont remember that?" Viserys countered. 

"That is such a lie!" 

"You were a child." Viserys assured. "I wont hold it against you-"

"Yet you brought it up!" Odessa demanded doubling over. Her legs in his lap, her head tipped back off the edge of the couch. 

"Your grace, Rhaenyra." Ser Harrold remarked. 

"Rhaenyra!" Odessa cooed reaching for her. "HOw are you honey? You smell like smoke were you flying or training?" 

"Training, Ollivander loves when I shout dragon fire." Rhaenyra remarked sitting down beside Odessa. 

"Of course he does my little pyro." Odessa agreed. "Lia and Ali were helping Orion with banners for their roll and coast today, did you get a chance to head out there?" 

"No, I had lessons. MOther made me go." Rhaenyra grumbled. 

"Well lessons are important, you dont know what you dont know until you know it." Odessa offered, Viserys thought on that. 

"That is actually very smart." Viserys admitted. Odessa tipped her head into him. "Did you need something Rhaenyra?"

"YOu two are busy." Rhaenyra countered. 

"Oh, we were going to play a game of chess, would you like to play?" Odessa questioned. Viserys rose a brow, were they?

"I dont really know how to play." Rhaenyra admitted. 

"I will teach you and we can whip your fathers butt together." Odessa decided. Viserys laughed out getting up and pulling his board out. 

"Okay." Rhaenyra agreed sitting beside Odessa as Viserys set up the pieces as Odessa explained what each piece could do, how it could move about the board. Rhaenyra nodded learning as she went. Rhaenyra didnt understand why her mother didnt like Odessa, clearly her father enjoyed Odessa's company and she was so sweet to RHaenyra. 

A friendship wasnt a weakness, it was strength. Her parents loved each other, Rhaenyra decided. Her father just missed his friend, if Alicent ever left to old town she would be heart broken, they had been the best of friends for years. Rhaenyra suspected it was how Viserys felt when Odessa came back.