6 CH-5

April 22nd, 285AC

With Jon treatment started and monitored by both Qyburn, Maester Luwin and the prospective doctors showing signs that Jon will have a complete recovery in the coming days Lord Stark has calmed down enough for an official meeting.

So in the Solar of Winterfell Lord Dustin and Stark met, Lord Stark sat behind an ancient Ironwood. "Lord Dustin I thank you for helping my son, I am in your debt and my honor dictates that I repay what you have done."

Privately in Rodrick's own mind he was dumb founded at lord Stark Statement as one of the first things in negotiations you should never open negotiations like this, but obviously keep this to himself.

"It would be wrong of me to not help Lord Stark, as no person should go through that, most of all a child. As for what I would ask for in reward is a City Grant for Dustin Port as I know you and the King were fostered in Vale together so I would like your help in securing that grant and if you are open to it recognizing Barrowlands University as the Official Center of Learning here in the North."

Eddard Stark leaned back into his chair and thought for a moment, while not the most politically savvy, he was still an intelligent man who understood the implications of that grant.

A city on the other side of the Neck would alter the west of the North, as unlike its Eastern shore it is much more sparsely populated from the lack of dedicated development from trade.

It shouldn't damage trade in White Harbor if anything trade should increase as a way of bypassing traveling all the way around Dorne to reach Lannister port.

"I will try Lord Dustin but make no promises, you should expect to send some type of gift to the King and his family to help negotiations and I am more than willing to recognizing the University also please call me Eddard in private." He gave Rodrik a polite smile as in Eddard's mind the man had proven himself a man of honor.

"Of course Eddard call me Rodrik, I actually have some examples of some of the new luxuries coming out of the Barrowlands." Rodrik reached down to his large briefcase and placed it in his lap.

"Here we are as you may have heard a number of Giant Crystals have been discovered all over the Barrows and we have begun exporting various Crystal Dishware, but what we haven't released is we have found that we can make large pains to be used in Glasshouses.

Also our Steel production is ever increasing with the advances in metallurgy we have a small excess we are willing to sell to other Northern lords.

Most of all is the University and its agricultural innovations to brag on my researchers is awe inspiring, they have allowed the Barrowland sto be food independent and on track to outpace our growth."

Eddard Stark was more than interested in that as with the loss of the new gift in 58AC which was the most fertile lands in the north and fed the North for generations before their loss.

That idea stuck in Lord Stark's head as his Brother in the Night Watch had spoken to him on how things were falling apart along the wall, which would explain the increase in Wilding attacks.

He then lifted the glass while nice he personally didn't care for this kind of luxuries he preferred less artistic luxuries like foreign foods.

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With Jon's condition in the clear it was politically okay for Lord Dustin and his entourage to make the eight day journey home while in the lands South plots are planned and pieces moved into place.

And time began to pass quickly in Westeros as the Kingdom began to heal its wounds of wars.

While In the Westerlands an old Lion sat upon his ancestral throne and thought of the changes that occurred over the past four years since Robert took the throne.

Tywin Lannister was nothing but dissatisfied with the young's management of the kingdom, because he was nothing but efficient and ruthless in his running of his lands.

And expected his vassal and his men to do the same, so when his agents in Kings Landing began to report the king's spending habits it showed the failure the oaf was.

But that wants his concern yet also long as his grandson sits upon the iron throne when the time comes he wouldn't intervene.

His current subject of ire is far north of here, the young Lord Rodrik Dustin was something of an enigma as his normal agents do not fit in the North culture and are hard to stay unnoticed.

Even more so with the Examination that the boy makes his vassals take to manage the land in his stead, something Tywin acknowledges as quite clever and plans on emulating in his own lands.

The university is something he is puzzled the most over as the expansion of trade and various industries have a proven track record.

He has done that himself over the years in Lannister port by "encouraging" Blacksmiths and other craftsmen to settle from the sacking of king landing.

The university puzzled him as the Maester were utter failures in his eyes and hadn't made any substantial discoveries in over 100 years.

So he would need to send someone to investigate this lord of the Barrow lands and maybe actually make himself useful for once, "Kevan get the Dwarf he is going North."

He addressed his brother and steward, "Of course brother, but where is he going?."

"To make himself useful for once in his gods forsaken life, and to the Barrowlands he should find something on the rumors coming south."

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While the Lion planned and plotted another did the same In the The Reach an old Thorne is making herself known once again to her idiot of a son.

She, like Tywin, had been watching the North much closer since the rebellion as on the losing side it is important to watch the winners.

And she was very irritated with the Young Lord Barrow, his actions while ones she respected and compared to her oldest grandson in his manner from stories and her traders North.

While currently the young man hadn't damaged the overall food trade north it was still a hit and one she suspected would continue.

Which she was currently trying to explain to her lovely grandchildren Willas and Margery, in addition to her idiot son Mace.

"With Lord Dustin's University their food production has reached the point they are no longer buying from us or the river lands." Both of her grandchildren realize the significance but her son spoke first.

"I do not see how this is a problem mother, one small region surely is of no consequence." Spewed from the Lord Paramount of the Reach much to the sadness of this involved.

Willas before his grandmother killed his father placed his hand on the fat man's shoulder, "Father…..if Lord Dustin allows other Northerns to attend his university which we have some inclination that some are attending, that means that soon the North may buy no food from our lands.

Which is one of our largest incomes outside of taxes and tolls from the rivers."

Mace then when silent and began to try and think, the hamster which runs his brain went into overdrive as his most magnificent thought came to mind."If it's such a problem for the North to stop buying our food we should force them to buy it!"

Margery looked to her father then grandmother and tried to understand how her oaf of a father (one she did truly love and care for) came from one of the most cunning minds in the Seven Kingdoms.

Olena snatched the ear of her son and pulled him down, "Have you forgotten that we just lost a war against the North and the Ling considers the Northmen brothers! YOU! ABSOLUTE! IDIOT!" Near the end she smacked her son and eventually calmed down.

"Now…. as for how we are handling this, Myself, Margery and Willa's will be heading North to meet this young man. As currently he is unmarried and if he continues to lead this well we might as well get something out of this. In addition his university is said to have much better healing than the maester and to be able to help your leg Willas."

Willas much to his sadness was partly crippled in Dorne while in a Tournament there and has never recovered full use of his left leg.

"We will leave within the month, from Oldtown then move north, now children what do you remember of our lessons on the old gods."

Olenna began to quiz her grandchildren once again, this time in hopes they shall get something out of this endeavor.

————Author notes

Other reincarnations will soon (During and After the Ironborn War) be popping up, they will be from various pieces of fiction. Some will be edge lords while others will be destined hero's.

They will have a variety of powers from Bug Control to telepathy. It all depends on what sounds interesting.

Also should this be a harem or not, I am having trouble choosing the MCs wife in the future.