Chapter 114 - Dealing with the Faceless Men, Leaving Braavos.

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Third Person POV.
Braavos.

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"We accept your proposal. We will cut off any support we would have given to another self-proclaimed king among the Seven Kingdoms in the name of the Iron Bank. We will remain neutral for now," one of the bankers said.

"However, we will not publicly declare our support until you actually have an army strong enough to defeat all your enemies. As much as we believe you really have a dragon, we still want to see that you have an army."
That was the response representing the twelve keyholders directly to Jon once again, as Jon and Daenerys returned to one of the most important rooms of the Iron Bank, where the bank's council discussed all its major business.

"Very well, that can be done." Jon nodded, satisfied to hear that. It was a good start.

"Soon you will be sponsoring us anyway. That was all I wanted to hear from the Iron Bank," Jon said with satisfaction, while the keyholders nodded as the meeting came to a close.

Before they stood up, one of the keyholders spoke:
"Before we wrap this up, there's something I want to give you, as you requested."
He clapped his hands, and the door behind them opened, with a servant bringing in a box and placing it on the table, before the keyholder pushed it toward Jon.

Jon approached the crescent-shaped table and opened the box.
Inside, he saw the crown as he had requested: Rhaella's crown, and he could see it was the real one.

"Great," Jon said, closing the box as he made it disappear before everyone.

He would give the crown to Daenerys, who was also there with him, at another moment while her eyes sparkled with anticipation upon seeing the box and imagining what Jon had seen inside.

"With that, I'll be on my way. I just need to organize the contracts I made with the Sealord about food, equipment, and then, we'll be leaving the city," Jon said as he prepared to leave.

"Wait, one more thing," one of them asked before Jon made his way out.

He seemed to hesitate more than anyone else that day.
"Listen... The House of Black and White has requested an audience with you," he said, while everyone there seemed quite surprised.

The House of Black and White's interest in Jon was unusual. As they said, they didn't schedule meetings; they just acted—mainly to kill. It was startling for everyone to hear that, but they had been acting strangely with Daemon Targaryen.

Jon thought for a second and replied:
"Alright. I'll see what they want, since I do have some unfinished business with the Faceless assassins. After all, one of them tried to kill me, but instead of just killing him, I ended up preventing his meeting with his god, since I stole his soul and it's with me," Jon said thoughtfully, leaving everyone stunned to hear someone say such heretical words so casually.

"Anyway, this is goodbye," Jon continued.
"I'll be back in Braavos as soon as I conquer the North. By then, you'll have no choice but to support us..."

With that, he turned around as Daenerys followed him out.

They went straight to the Sea Lord's mansion, where they were immediately received.

"Congratulations on your achievements at the Iron Bank," the man said, handing wine to Jon while pouring a glass for himself.

"Yes, one of the matters is settled. After all, I'm sure representatives of the four self-proclaimed kings of Westeros are crawling all over the Iron Bank claiming they'll pay their debts. I might have a short fuse for politics, but I know very well how a powerful financial institution can be troublesome in a war..."
Jon said, drinking his glass with a smile.

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