Chapter 158: Taking Jon to Storm's Eye
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Edward's estimation was a mistake in this one. He thought that he could use Aegon to play some moves against the Lannister and Robert in King's landing, but he was wrong. He could only use him for one movement on this chessboard at most as he estimated that the young Aegon would die the moment he reached Westeros because of how idiot he turned to be.
Edward could only find out all this after he sent Robb Stone. No one knew about Robb's existence since Edward made sure of that. With the help of some blood rituals, Robb was able to change his features so that his old friends would not recognize him. After Edward sent him to this mission, he hid himself well for two years and set up a new golden company to trick the masters of Bravos and Pentos. After Rob had put some hard work into those relationships to make them work and fighting Edward's men here and there to prove himself, Robb managed to become the close advisor of the magisters of those cities and the Iron Bank. Those magisters found that the only chance to defeat Edward and get out of the siege he set around their cities that almost made them starve for years was by helping the Targaryen take their seats in Westeros.
Those men did not know that Edward was the one that allowed them to act like that in the first place. If he wanted to sake their cities long ago, he would do so anytime. Edward was only waiting for Daenerys to leave Pentos while Robb worked on Aegon's side to let him attack King's Landing with the remaining men of Bravos and Pentos. After that, Edward planned to fuck up Bravos and take the rest of their wealth. He would destroy their mighty Titan and allow them to see the difference in Status between their city and his kingdom. That marvelous Titan, standing in front of Bravos to protect the city ages ago, would get crushed and sunk into the sea soon. He estimated that he would take Bravos in a year at most. After that, Pentos would be an easy deal since Edward did not consider Pentos as an enemy. They did not have enough soldiers nor fleets to defend the city. They only depended on Bravos and the Dothraki to keep them safe. By that time, Bravos would fall in Edward's hands while the Dothraki would go extinct sooner or later.
Back to the group who were in the Crypt, Jon, who heard Edward's words, panicked a little as he did not tell anyone about his wishes except the Starks. He looked at his father as Ned was the only one Edward talked to since he came to Winterfell, but he saw that Ned was shaking his head. Ned knew that Edward had an information network that was greeter than the spider, Varys, himself, so of course, Edward's knowing that was not a surprise to Ned. As for if Ned was afraid for his or his family's lives, Ned trusted Edward more than anyone at this point, so he was not afraid that something like that could happen.
"Yeah, I planned to go to The Wall when I turn fifteen. I should go after two months from now." Said the young man, a little embarrassed after Edward detected his lies. That was the problem with the honorable men. They did not know how to lie or could not lie, to be exact. They saw that their honor was in their words. And since their honor was more important to them than anything else, they would never break their promises. That was especially the case for the Starks. The northerners would also go by that rule unless their benefits were against it. But since it was in Edward's interests this time, he did not mind this point, although he hated their mentality, in general.
"Well, you can delay your plans as you will follow me back to Storm's Eye this time. You won't have to serve on The Wall." Said Edward with a smile on his face. He looked like a devil right at that moment. He ordered the people around the way he liked.
"I don't think that is suitable, Edward. Jon..." Said Ned as he tried to find excuses to keep Jon in the North. He did not want Jon to go south where Robert could know Jon's real identity. Plus, he did not want Jon to have any claim to the throne. Although Ned liked Jon because of his sister, he still hated the Targaryen part and did not want it to surface to the world.
Edward did not let Ned complete his words. Ned had already done a very excellent job raising Jon to this point, and it was enough in his eyes. Jon would follow him to Storm's Eye, and this was Edward's final decision.
"Enough with that, Ned. I also made my promise. You already did well until now, but it is enough already. I can't break my promise as well." Said Edward as he looked at Ned with cold eyes. He had argued with Ned the last time he came to the North. He had told him that his ways made Edward break his promise. If Ned could not control his wife, then he should let Jon follow him.
Jon, who got stuck between the two large men shouting at each other, did know what they were talking about in the first place. He did not understand much but had a hunch that Edward knew his mother after hearing the word 'promise.'. Although Jon was not a good thinker, he was better than Ned, at least. Edward experienced more than Ned experienced in his childhood. Although Ned went through a lot because he was the second son, comparing him to Jon, who was a bastard, what Ned went through was child play.
Ned wanted to argue with Edward more, but Edward caught him to it. He would not allow Ned to say anything more, even if he had to use his authority.
"Ned, I don't have the time for all this. A storm is coming to the realm soon. I had already sensed it the same way I did back then before the Targaryen fell. I don't know what would happen this time exactly, but I had already warned Jon Arryn a month ago. But I estimate that the storm will come to the North in a month or two. So, it is better for little Jon to follow me." Said Edward with a pressing voice, faking it, of course with an air of the king this time putting an end to this conversation.