Chapter 15: The Citadel, Parr 1
(The Citadel, Oldtown, the Reach, Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, Westeros, Planetos)
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(Year 273 AC)
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(Lucion Lannister POV)
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The Citadel was truly Magnificent. Before he even entered the structure, Lucion had walked around it. Observing its design.
The Citadel itself was truly inspirational. But it made Lucion realize that he needed to refine what he wanted to achieve. He wanted the Iron Throne. He wanted Lyanna, but he also knew this wasn't strictly the Westeros he knew, neither inherently A Song of Ice and Fire, nor specifically the TV Show. Granted, he saw Charles Dance when he looked at his father, or Lena Headey when he looked at Cersei, but Lyanna and her brothers had all been born a good several years before they were canonically born in ASOIAF.
Lyanna in point of fact had been canonically born in 267 in ASOIAF, yet in this particular verse she had been born in the year 258, while Benjen had been born here in the year 265. So things had gone a little wonky in terms of the timeline. Luckily the Citadel no doubt had a great many texts within its walls that would help clarify a few things for him.
As he finally entered the fabled walls of the Citadel, Lucion understood that feeling that Samwell Tarly got as he entered the Citadel. So much knowledge and history just waiting to be found by the curious minds within.
Approaching the desk, Lucion was greeted by an aging man with blue eyes and a kind face. He looks vaguely familiar as people go, but he can't quite place the man's identity.
''Yes, can I help you?'' He asked.
''Lord Lucion Lannister. Heir to Casterly Rock. Lord Tywin sent this message.'' The guard at his side spoke, handing the man a parchment bearing the red wax seal stamped with the Lannister Lion.
The Maester inspects the seal, before breaking it and reading the message silently. Every So often, the Maester lets out a hum of some kind of emotion Lucion can't quite place, though he suspects it might be something approaching…
''How curious. I cannot recall the last time a Lannister stepped door in these halls. If one ever did at that. Welcome young Lord, I am Archmaester Ebrose. It will be a pleasure to instruct you in the ways of the Maester. If even half the reports of Maester Walys and Maester Creylen are accurate, I expect great things from you.'' Says the man, who Lucion can now recognize. This was the Archmaester in the show who mentored Samwell.
''You are an Archmaester of Healing.'' Lucion says and the old man smiles.
''And why would you think that?'' He asks curiously.
''You have twelve links of Silver. Silver represents the Healing arts. Thus for you to have twelve links represents a higher degree of mastery than even the standard Archmaester. Additionally, you have a mask on the desk of pure Silver.'' Lucion says and Archmaester Ebrose smiles kindly at him.
''How very observant.'' He replied. ''Follow me, we will get you a room and prepare you for your first classes in the morning.'' He adds, picking up his rod, his mask, and retrieving his key from his robes.
''We'll find some lodgings else we're Milord.'' His guards say.
Nodding silently, Lucion follows the Archmaester.
He does his best to school his expression, but he clearly didn't do it fast enough as he notices Ebrose gives him an amused side eye. Ah well, he's still young, he can't reasonably expect an Archmaester not to see through his inexperience. Still, he needed to work on that.
''Here we go, your room is here, you have one other roommate, a Highborn lad like yourself, I think you should get along together quite well.'' Says Ebrose, and there's a certain amusement in his eyes that puts Lucion on his guard. There was a certain knowing hint in that amusement. He had little time to ponder it however.
''Well…this is surprising.'' He felt his body still, but he relaxed quickly.
''Hello, Prince Oberyn.'' Lucion inclined his head curtly to the younger Prince of Dorne. This would be a very… interesting next two years.
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(Author's Note:)
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And with that the first chapter of the Citadel arc is complete and in relatively short time as well. Initially I'd imagined two or three chapters at most for this arc, but since getting back into it, I've realised that as I'm doing smaller word counts for my content now that's unrealistic. So it's probably going to last at least three or four chapters before we return to Casterly Rock and the real fun can begin.
I'm not gonna reveal too much in this chapter as to what that fun entails, but let's just say Lucion proves himself a little bit. Speaking of which, an important character for that future arc will debut in the next chapter. In the meantime I've a chapter for a new story to write, maybe after that I'll write one for The Witcher: Aethan of Cidaris, SWTOR: The Rise and Fall of Darth Destructis or DxD: The Joker of Spades. Either Way I got shit to do, and several chapters to start writing in the near and coming future. So laters!
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