Chapter 60

With Dallin helping you out, the Basic Training of Marie and the three Argun Brothers continued to go smoothly, thus you decided that you should spend a few more Weeks by your Mother's Side to avoid Distractions through potential new Projects. Your specially crafted six little Brothers and Sisters could protect Jaime even if you didn't pay Attention to them, that much you knew for certain, but knowing something and then actually acting on that Knowledge wasn't simple, so you still continued to worry.

Though while there were overall few Distractions so deep in the Rock, you were no longer alone with your Mother as Cersei was apparently quite bored without her cute and awesome Brother. It didn't really bother you, but you could feel that she was still displeased with your presence, not that either of you could do anything about it, so you simply ignored her for now and instead focused on protecting your Brother. Your Statues had successfully caught up with the Host of your Father some two Hours before he marched it over what was once the Border between the Reach and the Westerlands so despite your many Worries, you were sure that things would work out.

Hence, you decided to use the time you had to explore your Father's Camp while Jaime was still sleeping from the long Days of riding. Everything considered, things were too quiet for your Taste as neither the Rebels nor the Bandits committed to moving against your Father's Host of thirty thousand men, for rather obvious reasons. But seeing as the full pacification will most likely take Years, a few quiet Days meant nothing, for you already heard that Jaime and his Men would receive their first Targets once the Scouts returned. And Targets in this Context meant a Chain of time sensitive Objectives that wouldn't allow him to regularly return to Rose Hold, as the Lords of the Reach loyal to your Father called his Encampment.

Rose Hold, what a silly Name, but you guessed that it fit the Tastes of such disgustingly soft looking Nobles, and you supposed that your Father's Camp did have a certain Beauty to it with the thousands of red Tents spread across six great Hills as they were. But that the first thing that comes to their Minds when they see thousands of red Tents is Roses was truly laughable, if only they were the ones that opposed your Father's new Claim things would be perfect.

These little Thoughts continued to float around your Mind even as your favourite Statue continued walking towards your Brother's Tent as his Cub informed you that he was finally awake and armoured for the Day to begin. Though despite your best efforts, you sadly failed to surprise him, seeing as even a three-meter tall Knight in blackened Armour can't really compare to one of your Krakens. It was quite embarrassing seeing as he knew that you saw through its Eyes, but the Blunder seems to have restored a bit of your lost Bond, so you were still satisfied with how the Morning was going while you watched him train.

Given enough time, or more precisely a few more Years to hone his Skills with the Blade as well as a Magic Sword, you could see him gain quite the Reputation as he sparred with one of his many to you still nameless Knights. As you thought about his Skills at such an early Age you couldn't help but worry that the Strength of your Statues might some Day destroy his will to train and improve. All of your six not so little Brothers and Sisters would be able to smash the best Knights of the Realm into the Ground without facing anything that could be called Resistance.

You really hoped that it wouldn't discourage him too much, seeing as you didn't really know of anything that he likes as much as training with that Sword of his. You felt like your Thoughts were more and more occupied with Worries which annoyed you to no end, but you couldn't really apply your normal methods of refocusing. Finding something interesting as a Distraction would put your Brother's Life at risk, so you would just have to suck it up for now, Jaime was young, but not weak-minded, so things shouldn't fall apart like that, yeah, it would be really nice if it was that simple to calm your Mind.

Your Mind finally cleared up a bit a few Hours later as you learned what Objectives your Brother would be expected to clear, and it didn't look too bad. Two minor Holds that didn't send any Messages to neither the Rock nor the Rose Hold and four more Villages that didn't pay their Dues to the new Lords of the Westerlands and by extension to House Lannister, again, all in all not too bad. Killing a Guest under your own Roof was essentially a Death Sentence for all but the most powerful Houses, so both Stadley and Santor Castle should be reasonably safe.

Or well, at least they won't try anything so damaging and dangerous as Poison and Daggers, perhaps they won't open their Gates and fight, but that wouldn't be a problem, that would be a Boon. And if there was a Village that could defeat two hundred Knights you had yet to see that magical Place, so taking four Villages along the Way shouldn't be a problem either, which did quite a fine Job at dispelling those useless Worries of yours.

With six clear and not too dangerous Targets to strike at you found yourself nearly as excited as you could see your Brother was, you were relieved that your Father didn't send him off to some random Forest to hunt down Loyalists of the Crown and House Tyrell. For who knows how many Rebels could be stationed in a Forest with enough Preparations, you guessed that you should give your Father some more Trust when it comes to these things, mayhaps you should just focus on supporting the Wray and Paltron Companies as your Brother moves with them through the Reach for now.