War Of Conquest: Book 1

Chapter III Gaemon

    The road was rocky, with weeds coming out from spots on the road. The sky was as bright as the ocean's clear water, it was a windy day.

    "Gaemon, how's your father doing?" said Daniel.

    "He's doing alright at the moment, the bleeding as stopped, and the swelling stopped as well." Gaemon replied with a happy look on his face. "Shouldn't you be attending training at the moment, it's being held by Lord Davos III BalenStead, Lord of BalenStead Town."

    "Tomorrow's his name day, so he moved the training session to happen tomorrow, in the meantime, I'll stay here to help support your father."

    Gaemon turned his head towards Ser Aleyx. Noticed that Ser Aleyx was pacing back and forth with some kind of scroll in his hand, reading it as he paces. He paid no mind to Ser Aleyx, and shifted his head back towards his father.

    "Aren't you squired to Ser Aleyx, Daniel?"

    "I am, but Ser Aleyx is doing something at the moment, he received a scroll from a messenger three hours ago during our spar match. Ser Aleyx face shifted from curiosity to sorrow, and tears. I believe it has something to do with his brother, his brother got injured during the Lordsport Empire's siege against one of the rebelling Lords east of the Eastern Border." Daniel replied.

    "My father lost his leg when he fought against bandits trying to raid our supply crates, and passed out due to the bleeding, but his brother. Was not his brother in the Lordsport Militia?" Gaemon said with curiosity in his eyes.

    "Yes, so was my father, he is dead now, one of the rebelling lords abducted him, and murdered him in his sleep as an act of vengeance against the Empire for all of their suppose 'crimes', Ser Aleyx's brother was the only thing he cared about in this world, he lost his family in a fire attack." Daniel replied as he turned his head to Ser Aleyx, watching him as he paces back and forth. "Oh yeah, I forgot, I have to attend a meeting with the Commander of the Milita to discuss battle tactics if a Rebelling lord decides to battle with the Eastern Empire on our lands."

    "Good bye." Gaemon said as he watches Daniel walk pass him and Ser Aleyx.

    Gaemon walked over to Ser Aleyx, leaving his father behind laying on the couch. Watching Ser Aleyx with curiosity in his eyes. Gaemon's eyes sparkled with curiosity wondering why Ser Aleyx is pacing back and forth. As Gaemon gazed, Ser Aleyx noticed, and looked straight at him, eyes locked with Gaemon.

    "Why were you pacing back and forth, Ser Aleyx? Your squire has been worried about you."

    "Fuck the squire, Gaemon." Ser Aleyx said with frustration in his voice.

    "Shut your bloody mouth Ser Aleyx, the Squire is worried about you, tell me what is going on." said Gaemon.

    "Recently, a messenger arrived at BalenStead, during our sparring match, Daniel noticed someone walking towards me. He told me, and I turned around, the messenger was wearing a Tamure logo on his cape and the Tamure pin on his chest. The messenger took out a scroll from his waist pocket, and handed it to me. He walked away without saying a word. Went on his horse, and rid through the Entrance of BaleStead." Ser Aleyx said.

    "The scroll said, ' Hello, this is Tyrek, commander of the Tamure Navy Fleet, I'm sorry to say, but your father has been imprisoned for breaking the religious faith of Tamouism. Those who live within the Great Capital, or lives in the Great City must follow Tamouism, otherwise, breaking the faith of Tamouism will conduct in a trial, if proven guilting of charges that breaks the Tamouism beliefs, then the guilty will be executed by the Gods will. Your brother, Ser Arthur had attacked Queen Lynora Tamure~Valery. Eldest daughter of Lord Aerion Wolkanstow Gatekeeper of Castle Wolkanstow, Gatekeeper Garmund. From Tyrek, year 612.'"

    "Fucking hell, your family is imprisoned for attacking the Queen and breaking religious faith, you are one interesting person with an interesting family, Ser Aleyx." Gaemon replied.

    "How old are you? Like 28 or something?" said Ser Aleyx.

    "I'm 34, Ser Aleyx. I was born on 578 ADC. My mother died giving birth to me. She was to marry someone else. She was supposed to marry Lord Vaery Hosterfast, who is married to Lady Valentine Hoterfast at the moment." Gaemon replied.

    Ser Aleyx gave a grin as his eyes found Gaemon's eyes. Eyes locked with eachother, Gaemon gave a curious expression on his face as Ser Aleyx walks pass him to pick up a bottle of wine. Ser Aleyx took his eyes off of Gaemon to find a cup on a table. He brought the bottle of wine with him and poured it into the cup.

    "Do you want some? We're going to be here for a while I presume." Ser Aleyx said as he finishes pouring wine into his cup.

    As Ser Aleyx continues to drink his wine, Gaemon's head turned facing towards his father who's still passed out, laying flat on his back on the bed. Gaemon looked back at Ser Aleyx, and walked passed him. He took a cup, and a bottle of wine and poured the wine into the cup. Gaemon drank the wine as Ser Aleyx looked at him as he's astonished by Gaemon drinking. Ser Aleyx stopped drinking and gave him a grin.

    "Never knew you liked to drink, Gaemon. Wonder what your father would say if he found out his son was drinking." Ser Aleyx said.

    Gaemon wondered if he was mocking him, or not. Gaemon hunched at Ser Aleyx, then ambled towards his father. He maneuvered around his father's bed to take out something from within the dresser. He took out a red shirt, with LordsPort pin attacked to the shoulder of the shirt. Gaemon maneuvered around his father's bed again, and approached the openings, that are used as doors. Gaemon's head shifted towards Ser Aleyx.

    "I'm going to my tent to sleep. You can mock me just because I drink, I don't care. Do whatever the hell you want. One day, that crap is going to get yourself killed, Ser Aleyx." Gaemon said, with a mocking tone in his voice.

    "Yeah, yeah. Get your ass to your tent old man." Ser Aleyx replied as he takes his last sip of wine.

    Gaemon finishes drinking his wine, as he puts the cup down, he notices a man swift-moving past him wearing a tunic that made up to be roughed up fabric with buttons going straight from his chin to his crouch keeping the tunic tied together. The man stepped into a tent next to his father's tent. He was pulling a large sack with an halter where the noose is tied around the sack's opening, so it can be close, so whatever that's in there can't come out, or be seen by someone.He could see of that man was a Tidenclaw sigil on his cloak that was embroidered with durable, tiny gold pieces around the sigil, like an outline, the hem of his cape was burnt, while the cape was tied to his Greatsword which had a garment of a diamond on the handle that was on his back.

    Why is a Tidenclaw in Darytis, especially why in Balenstead, a town in the East of the Great Capital. Were they paid to come here, why to Darytis, Mercenaries are common in Sunyos. Slaves and masters are more common as well as thieves and assassin guilds. It cost a lot of gold coins to ask a Mercenary group to cross the Sea Of Serpents Rock all the way to Darytis. Sea of Serpents Rock is a known sea that separates Darytis from Sunyos and Eastwinter, the Sea of Serpents Rocks is a sea filled with rocks in the form of a Serpents head. It's hard to navigate throughout the sea when you're constantly maneuvering for rocks.

    As the sun setted, Gaemon wonder if he would go to his tent later, and find out why Mercenaries are in Balenstead. The commander of the milita blew the horn that it was time for all of us to go back to bed. Gaemon headed back to his tent, and the mercenary came out of the tent that was right next to his father's tent, the Mercenary was putting something shiny, something like golden coins into his back pocket and the sack was gone, he walked away from Gaemon, approaching a horse in the distance. He went on the horse, and rode off, went out of Balenstead town, into the wilderness as he disappears into the darkness of the night.