𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡 . . . character updates , whereabouts , and mindsets upon entering arc iii can be found below the cut !
𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐘𝐉𝐎𝐘 : returned to pyke for a few weeks to satisfy her craving for salt air before setting off on a sort of royal progress — wherein she showed up at the doorstep of noble houses throughout westeros in true ironborn fashion ( i . e . whether they invited her or not ) , seeking to establish extremely tentative relationships between house greyjoy and the greenlanders . the list of stops includes : house lannister in casterly rock , the clans of the vale , house targaryen in summerhall , and house hightower in oldtown , though she probably stopped in on some smaller houses throughout the realm along the way too before sailing to sunspear to reunite with her family after almost three months of her absence .
𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 : visera travelled from winterfell straight to summerhall with her great uncle luc , accompanied by her dragon darksmoke . the choice to not follow her mother and sister to rook’s rest was a difficult one , but the dense forest of the stormlands offered visera ample time to strengthen her bond with her great dane sized and growing dragon . the first few weeks found her accompanying darksmoke as he hunted , visera herself on horseback . as a result , her skills with a dagger as well as a bow and arrow have increased greatly . upon hearing news of the birth of rhaelle , she and darksmoke returned home to dragonstone where she met her new cousin and refused to speak to any of her family members ( except reila ) in the common tongue so that she could finally get the hang of speaking fluent high valyrian before heading to dorne with the dragonstone party .
𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐂𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 : returned to their home at seagard with their betrothed , but their duty to the north called them back to winterfell upon the birth of prince benjen . cailin goes out on a limb , entrusting the rule of seagard to helaena in their absence , and is pleased to hear from her frequently via letters throughout their absence . she spends the majority of the three months in winterfell , but returns home to seagard with a few weeks remaining before they must depart for dorne . en route to sunspear , they visit brightwater keep , the home of their intended .
𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐊 : upon leaving winterfelll , rickard accompanied both his and his wife’s houses ( house serrett ) back to karhold , where he remained for a few days to ensure all were settled before departing to join his men on their annual hunt to restock karhold’s stores . he remained on the hunt for only a short while , returning to karhold merely a week later to be nearby his pregnant wife ( who didn’t want him to go anyway lol ) and properly host house serrett . he would remain at karhold until their departure for sunspear , where upon their arrival it is now quite obvious to all that house karstark will be welcoming a baby in the coming months .
𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐌𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐖𝐘𝐍𝐄 : mace returned to the arbor and remained there throughout the three months , working alongside his sister lynesse to deal with the needs and running of the arbor until her early departure for dorne . he extended an invitation to guinevere lannister to visit him in the arbor , but was #denied . as a result , he spent the rest of his time at home sulking , continuing his correspondence with guinevere , debating whether or not he should attend denyse and ryon’s wedding celebrations , sampling the arbor gold , and skipping rocks with his son quentyn . ultimately , he sailed to dorne to attend the wedding celebrations , albeit against his younger sister’s wishes .
𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐑𝐘𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋 : ryon returned to sunspear immediately as soon as the snow in the north lessened , accompanied by his family and his betrothed . unlike denyse’s first visit to dorne , he spent a rather generous amount of his three months hosting her as he should have the first time , having grown far more comfortable in her company throughout their time in winterfell . a few days prior to the arrival of the first nobles to sunspear , he gifted denyse with a foal sired by one of his beloved sand steeds as an early wedding present . he has barely endured the wedding preparations he was required to participate in , and is on a very short fuse now that the nuptials approach quickly . however , his irritableness should not be confused for reluctance , as he has grown used to the lady redwyne’s company and has not taken off the pendants she gave him once lol .
𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐎 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐘𝐒 : victario remained with princess pimchanok targaryen throughout their period of stalling their return to the southern capital , eventually ending up with them in king’s landing for the majority of the three months . however , he did depart from westeros for essos and the free cities for a few weeks’ time , during which he stocked up on lyseni perfume , perused essosi poisons and had a brief fling with sarisa baratheon in braavos before returning to king’s landing to accompany an arguing pim and aedar on their travels to sunspear .
𝐒𝐄𝐑 𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐋𝐘𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐘 : as soon as the snow cleared , domeric retrieved his approved recruits from the winterfell dungeons and headed back to castle black to fulfill his duties as a brother of the night’s watch . sent to eastwatch by the sea due to a shortage of rangers at the watch’s less populated castle on the bay of seals , he makes a short and uneventful trip beyond the wall to ensure that no wildling settlements have sprung up within a reasonable distance of the border . upon his return to castle black , he is informed that the northern council and king have requested a small regiment of brothers to accompany the northern royal family to dorne for added safety and security . despite having his own reservations ( not wanting to force his presence upon all those that hate him by association ) , domeric must follow all orders from his lord commander , and departs for winterfell with a few of his fellow men of the night’s watch to accompany the northern royals to sunspear .
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