Chapter 33 - The Strange.

Opening the tavern door, Arthur saw Elric and Rhoslyn sitting at a table reading some papers, Sigurd was sitting sharpening his ax while humming some music and Astrid was sitting on the floor playing with the pups.

Looking at the door that had just been opened, the four stopped what they were doing and gave their full attention to the three men who had just entered.

"We're back" Arthur said, as he took off the hood that covered his face.

"Guys, I have to tell you something you will like." exclaimed Perseus with an infectious smile on his face.

Realizing what was about to happen, Kevin quickly grabbed Perseus from behind and covered his mouth with his hands.

"If you say anything, I swear to the Old Gods, I'll castrate you and throw your fucking dick to the pigs," Kevin whispered in Perseus' ear.

Hearing what Kevin had just said, Perseus felt a shiver run down his spine and fiercely nodded his head, as if in agreement with Kevin's threat.

Releasing his hands from Perseus' mouth, Kevin wiped them on his robes, as they were sticky.

Finding what had just happened strange, Rhoslyn wasted no time being the first to ask.

"What do you want to talk about, Percy?" Rhoslyn asked with a look of confusion.

"Nothing, forget it, it's silly of me." Perseus replied with nervousness in his voice.

Noticing that Perseus didn't want to pursue the matter any further, Rhoslyn let him out of it, and soon shifted her attention to Arthur, who was looking at everything that had just happened with amusement.

"Arth, how was it with Davos? Were you able to convince him to join us?" asked Rhoslyn curiously.

"Yes, I managed to convince him, and by the way, I have something to announce to everyone, tomorrow we leave for Kingswood, I want to see what the famous Kingswood Brotherhood is like." Arthur spoke.

"Hahahaha, finally some action, my ax cries out for blood!!!" snapped Sigurd, with his typical rudeness.

Listening to Sigurd, Astrid rolled her eyes with a sigh, as if everything that came out of Sigurd's mouth was pure shit.

"Will we all go?" asked Elric.

"Yes, we will all go together!"

"So get ready, sharpen your blades and prepare your arrows, if everything we hear about this brotherhood is real then if we have to fight them it will be a tough fight, maybe even the toughest fight we've faced so far, so I want you be in top shape, no sleeping late, tomorrow I want everyone up early, as soon as I get my sword and talk to Tobho, we'll be off." ordered Arthur.

They all nodded their heads seriously, for each of them knew that when Arthur spoke in that authoritative tone, there was no room for jokes, even Sigurd, who was always joking at various times, remained quiet and respectful.

"One more thing, right after we've completed things in Kingswood, we'll head back to King's Landing and from here Davos will take us back to White Harbor, where he's settled for the time being, and we'll head back home to Winterfell."

Hearing that they would return to his home, everyone was ecstatic, for that is how they all saw Winterfell, the place they gave him hot food, a bed and a roof over their heads, that is, their home.

"Rhoslyn, Elric, I need to speak with you both privately." Said Arthur at the same time as he headed towards an empty table.

Elric and Rhoslyn rose from their table and followed Arthur to where he was seated.

"I think you already know what I have to say." Arthur spoke as he straightened up in his chair.

"Yeah, we're going to have to stay here, right?" Rhoslyn asked with a little sadness in her voice.

"Unfortunately yes, I have something that only you can do for me."

"And what would that be, my lord?" asked Elric.

"For Rhoslyn, I simply want her to do what she does best, control all our money, invest as she sees fit, buy what she thinks will be of use, get her hands wet with the right people, in other words, everything I've taught her in those hectic years." Arthur replied with a smile.

"I will, Arth." Rhoslyn replied, and the sadness that had just been there evaporated like water over hot steel, replacing it with an exuberant smile that only she could manage.

"And you, Elric, I want you to do some chores for me, put the king's Maester under full surveillance, I've had some conflicts with another Maester and since then I can't trust any of them,and especially one who can at any moment whisper or make up stories in the king's ear, and I want you to map the entire Red Keep, all tunnels, secret passages, every hole." Arthur spoke.

"I'll do that."

"And lastly, you have 1 year to find someone to fill your positions here, I want them both on my side, so find someone who can stay in their positions, train them, and then bring them to me so I can do almost the same thing I did to all of you."

"Understood?"

"Yea!" replied both.

"Okay, I'm going to sleep, tomorrow is a long day, I suggest you do the same." Arthur spoke as he got up.

"Fenrir, Hela, Let's go" Arthur said to the two cubs.

Hearing the call, the two ran after Arthur and went upstairs, where his quarters were.

Without delay, Perseus, Astrid, Sigurd and Kevin also retreated to their dormitories, leaving only Rhoslyn and Elric downstairs.

"Looks like we're going to spend some time together Elric." Rhoslyn spoke with a smile.

"Is what it seems..." replied Elric with a small blush on his cheek.

"It's late, we better go to sleep." Rhoslyn spoke as she stood up.

"Good night, Elric, sleep tight."

"Good night, Rhos." replied Elric with a small smile on his lips.

[ARTHUR DAYNE POV]

"Tomorrow we'll be patrolling the entire Street of Steel, Prince Rhaegar is looking for a specific person." Arthur spoke to some men.

"But how are we going to find him? Hundreds of people pass through that street all the time." asked one of the men.

"This person's appearance differs from many, so it will be easy to find him among the others, he has black and platinum hair, the color of the prince, his eyes are gray and the purest lilac."

"Ser Arthur, that description is..."

"Yes, the prince wants to find Arthur Snow, the infamous Blood Wolf"

[ARTHUR SNOW POV]

Night quickly passed, and soon the sun was up, the light streaming through the slits in the window bringing with it some of the morning heat.

Arthur was already on his feet, sitting on the wooden bed with a straw mattress, thinking about his next steps and rethinking how he would try to bring Tobho Mott into his group.

Minutes passed and then Arthur gets up, his whole body showing, because he was without any kind of clothing, his body was like a Michelangelo sculpture, his muscles were fully proportional, as if they had been sculpted by divine hands, muscles that were hitherto unknown were evident.

Putting on a black shirt and gray cotton pants, Arthur pushed his shoulder-length hair back.

'I think it's time for a haircut' Arthur thought as he fiddled with a strand that fell over his eyes.

Gathering his things, Arthur left his room, and went downstairs to the lower floor, where the bar was located.

Just like yesterday, the bar remained empty, only James, still wiping some glasses and plates behind the bar, everyone was already there, Sigurd eating, as usual, and the rest talking among themselves.

"Good morning Arthur" Astrid said, being the first to see him arrive.

"Good morning people."

"Good morning" All replied at the same time.

"Sir, would you like something to eat?" asked James.

"No thank you." Arthur replied with a smile.

"Okay, whenever you want, just ask." James spoke.

"My lord, what time do you want to go to Tobho's workshop?" asked Elric.

"Now."

"Okay, I've been informed that an unusual number of Gold Cloaks have been spotted patrolling the Street of Steel." Elric spoke.

"Thanks."

"Can I join you again?" asked Elric.

"No need, Astrid and Kevin will go with me, you've already been exposed too much, stay here, The rest I want you to take our things to the Davos boat, and leave Fenrir and Hela with him too." Arthur spoke.

"Aren't you going to take them with us to Kingswood?" asked Sigurd.

"Of course not idiot! They are still small." Astrid exclaimed, slapping Sigurd on the head.

"Shit, I just wanted to see them disembowel some motherfucker." muttered Sigurd.

"Come on, Astrid, Kevin." Arthur spoke as he headed for the tavern exit.

"Arth, aren't you going to wear the hood?" Astrid asked.

"No, I want to expose who is looking for me."

Leaving the Tavern, the three continued along the narrow alleyway, until they reached the main street.

"I'm unarmed, if anything happens you'll have to protect me."

"For someone as smart as you, you're pretty stupid, why would you go out unarmed when people are after you." Kevin spoke.

"I have you two, it's more than enough, and other, I don't need a sword or anything to defend myself, my body is already a weapon."

"Bastard." Kevin grumbled.

After a few seconds of walking,Suddenly the street that was noisy before was suddenly silent, but after a few seconds, everyone around them started pointing and talking louder than before.

"Looks like trouble has arrived." Arthur spoke with a smile.

"Arthur Snow, what a surprise to find you here." Spoke a voice.