Chapter 64: Dealing with Tyrells
Oleena Tyrell took the ship to Winterfell. This would not have been possible if not for the sudden discovery of the new route on the White Knife river. While heading towards the White Harbor, she noticed a big city in the distance. It was supposed to be the biggest city of Westeros, Norgold. It wasn't open though.
She had brought her eldest grandson, Willas Tyrell, with her. The boy had accidentally injured his leg in a tourney and now couldn't walk without a cane. He mostly indulged in reading and gazing at stars nowadays as he knew that he would not be the next Lord of Highgarden. She wanted to bring him out for a while as he was her favorite grandson.
A day later, they arrived at Wintercity. It was truly beautiful. Big beautiful buildings, fountains, no smell of overflowing sewage like the King's Landing. By far the biggest attraction of the city was the big tall tower in the center of the city. It was the new Citadel from what she knew.
The wildfire accident at Citadel was truly a saddening thing, but none the less a blessing in disguise. The Citadel was a leech that only sucked money out of Reach and gave nothing in return. Then she, with her servants, walked towards the big tower, the top floors of the tower was supposed to be a high-quality Inn and also the second residence of Lord Stark.
She was quickly taken to the 64th floor where her residence was booked. It was quite scary to travel in the box thing to so high in the air, but still exciting. The residence was also amazing. The rooms were even better than the highest quality Inn in King's Landing. The best thing was the amazing view from there. Because the weather was clear. She could also see a small part of the wall up north.
"This is so amazing, Grandmother. To think that it was made by men, in just a year is unbelievable. Northerners are really hard workers." Willas said, looking out of the window.
"Yes, they are very dangerous," Olenna said.
"Dangerous?"
"Didn't you see the hustle and bustle in the city? There were well-dressed guards, people happily talking about their lord, some even calling him god. Imagine the amount of money that comes into their coffers. And there are supposed to be 2 more cities like or even bigger than this. There's also talk that the Iron Bank is going to open their new branch in their new city, Norgold. I won't be surprised if the Starks are already the richest house in the seven kingdoms." Olenna explained with a contemplative voice.