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A Life in Westeros
Chapter 15 - Part 2
She turned and walked toward the side solar that served as their private rooms when the main chambers were occupied by guests or the day's work. The gown moved with her hips, the dark wool shifting over the full curve of her ass with every step. Adian followed. The door shut behind them with a solid click that cut off the sounds of the hall—the low voices, the crack of the fire, the distant river. The room was warm from a low fire burning in the small hearth. A wide bed stood against the far wall, covers already turned down in a way that suggested she had expected this conversation to end here. A single lamp burned on the side table, throwing a steady yellow light across the floorboards and the foot of the bed. The air smelled of woodsmoke and the faint herbal scent she always kept near the windows.
Barbrey faced him and reached for the laces of her gown. Adian stepped in and took over, fingers working the ties with steady purpose. The knots gave one by one. The dark wool parted down the front, revealing the thin shift underneath. The fabric clung to the full swell of her breasts and the soft curve of her stomach, thin enough that the darker circles of her nipples showed clearly through. He pushed the gown off her shoulders. It slid down her arms and pooled at her feet in a dark heap. The shift followed a moment later, drawn up and over her head in one motion. Her arms lifted as the cloth came free, and then she was bare in the lamplight.
Barbrey stood naked in front of him. Her body was strong and full—heavy tits with dark nipples already tightening in the cooler air of the room, a soft belly that still carried the faint marks of carrying their son, wide hips that flared out from her waist, thick thighs that looked soft and solid at the same time, and an ass that filled his hands when he reached around and gripped it. He squeezed, fingers sinking into the warm flesh, feeling it yield and then firm under his palms. She made a low sound in her throat and pressed closer, her bare tits flattening against his chest.
"You've been gone too long," she said against his mouth, voice rough. "I got used to having you here. The bed's been cold. I wake up reaching for you and find nothing but empty sheets."
Adian kissed her hard, tongue sliding against hers, tasting the faint trace of the wine she must have had earlier. His hands stayed on her ass, pulling her tight against the growing hardness in his breeches. The heat of her bare skin soaked through his clothes. He walked her backward until the backs of her thighs hit the edge of the bed. She sat with a soft huff of breath. He went to his knees between her legs and pushed them wider, palms sliding up the insides of her thighs. The skin there was soft and warm. Her muscles tensed under his touch.
Barbrey leaned back on her hands, watching him with half-lidded eyes. Her cunt was already glistening, the dark hair above it neat, the folds slick and open. Adian ran his palms higher, spreading her wider, then leaned in and dragged his tongue through her folds in one long, slow lick from entrance to clit. The taste of her hit him—salt and musk and the faint clean trace of soap. She exhaled sharply, hips twitching.
He settled in properly, mouth covering her
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"That was what I needed," she said quietly. "You've been gone too long. The bed stays cold without you in it. I got used to the weight of you, the heat of you. It's not the same when you're across the sea."
Adian pressed a slow kiss to the back of her shoulder, tasting the salt of her skin. "I'm back now. The lords can wait until morning. Everything else can wait. Tonight's finished."
She nodded, her dark hair shifting against the pillow. Her breathing gradually evened out, though small aftershocks still ran through her thighs now and then. His hand stroked lazily over the soft skin of her stomach and the underside of one heavy tit, feeling the warmth and the residual dampness of sweat. After a while she spoke again, voice softer, almost thoughtful.
"The boy's growing fast. He's got your stubborn streak already. Asks about the boats and the coin almost every day. Wants to know which crates are going where and why the men listen when you speak. I told him you'd explain it proper when you got back."
"I'll see him in the morning," Adian said. "Properly. Take him down to the docks if the weather holds. Let him count a few crates himself."
Barbrey turned in his arms so they faced each other. Her dark hair was a tangled mess across the pillow, sticking to her damp neck and temples. She studied his face for a moment in the low light, eyes still heavy, then leaned in and kissed him slow and deep. When she pulled back she rested her forehead against his, breathing the same air.
"Sleep," she murmured. "We'll deal with the rest when the sun's up. The Tallhart man at the reed ford, the delayed grain, all of it. Tonight you're mine. No ledgers. No lords. Just this."
Adian pulled the covers over them both. Barbrey settled against his chest, one leg thrown over his hip, her soft belly and heavy tits pressed warm against him. Cum still leaked slowly from her onto the sheets between them, warm and sticky. He kept his arm around her, hand resting on the full curve of her ass, thumb stroking idly over the skin he had spanked earlier. The quiet of the tower settled in around them.
Outside, a night bird called once across the wetlands and then fell silent. Inside, the fire burned down to embers, the last of the light fading. They stayed tangled together, bodies still warm and sticky with sweat and cum, breathing evening out in the same rhythm, until sleep finally took them both.
Morning light filtered through the shutters of the solar in thin grey bands. Adian woke first. Barbrey still slept against his chest, one arm draped over his waist, dark hair tangled across the pillow and his skin. The sheets smelled strongly of sex and sweat. He eased out from under her carefully, not wanting to wake her yet. She made a small sound and shifted but did not open her eyes. He pulled on his breeches and a clean tunic from the chest near the wall, then left her sleeping in the warm, messy bed.
The main hall was already stirring when he came down. A couple of the household women moved between the tables with bread and weak ale. The fire had been built back up. Harys met him near the long table with a cup and a short report already prepared in his head.
"The Tallhart man is here," Harys said without preamble. "Arrived at first light with two retainers. He's waiting in the outer yard. Says he won't leave until he speaks with you directly about the reed ford. Made a point of saying it loud enough for half the dock to hear."
Adian took the cup and drank. The ale was thin but cold. "Anyone else?"
"A rider from the Barrowlands. Same delayed grain we've been hearing about. And a letter from one of the smaller houses near the Fever—more questions about the toll shares. Polite on the surface. The kind of polite that means they're testing how far they can push."
"Bring the Tallhart man in. Keep the others waiting. I want him handled first."
Harys nodded and went out. Adian stayed by the table, looking over the open ledgers Barbrey had left the night before. The numbers were still clean. A few minutes later the door opened again and Ser Martyn of the lesser Tallhart line walked in. He was broad and red-faced, maybe forty, with the look of a man used to getting his way on small local matters. He wore a decent cloak that had seen better years and a sword that looked like it had been polished more often than drawn. Two younger men followed at a respectful distance and stayed near the wall.
"Lord Adian," Martyn said, not quite bowing. "I'm Ser Martyn of the lesser Tallhart line. We've spoken through messengers more than once. The reed ford has always had a local claim. Your men collecting full tolls there without proper share for the family that's watched that stretch for years—"
Adian gestured to a chair on the near side of the table. "Sit."
Martyn sat. The two retainers remained standing. Adian stayed on his feet, one hand resting on the back of the opposite chair, looking down at the man without hurry.
"The ford sits on a route that carries grain, wool, and timber south," Adian said, voice even. "Before my people took it over, it flooded half the year and half the boats never paid anything at all. Now it stays open through most seasons and the coin is counted twice. You've been taking a cut already—enough that your men haven't blocked the crossing. What more do you want?"
Martyn shifted in the chair. His face stayed red. "A proper share. Written. Or the right to collect in my name so the smallfolk see it's still local hands on the work. They know my family longer than they know any Frey banner."
"They know the ford stays open and the prices stay fair," Adian replied. "That's what matters to the merchants and the boat captains. I'll increase your cut by a third for the next two seasons. In return you keep the crossing clear, report any trouble the same day it starts, and stop sending men to ask questions that make the merchants nervous and the numbers thinner. If the counts hold and the route stays quiet, we talk again at year's end about making the arrangement permanent."
Martyn's mouth tightened. He glanced at his retainers, then back. "And if I refuse?"
"Then the ford gets a permanent post of my own men, the cut stops entirely, and the next time one of your cousins needs a favorable rate on a shipment through the Neck, the answer is no. You've seen the warehouses down by the water. You've seen the boats tied up and the men working. The routes run whether one local knight is happy or not. I prefer them running with less friction, but they will run either way."
Silence stretched for a few long breaths. Martyn's jaw worked. Finally he gave a short nod. "A third more. And written terms. I want it on parchment with your mark."
"You'll have them by midday." Adian nodded once. "Harys will see you out. Eat before you ride. The kitchens have bread and whatever's left from last night."
The man left with less swagger than he had entered. His retainers followed without a word. Harys returned a few minutes later with the Barrowlands rider—a thinner man with mud on his boots and the tired look of someone who had ridden hard. The grain delay was simpler once the details came out. Bad weather on the upper roads and a broken axle on two of the wagons had cost them the better part of a week. Adian listened, asked three short questions about the state of the remaining carts and the condition of the drivers, then authorized extra coin for replacement axles and a small bonus for the men if the full shipment arrived within the next seven days. The rider looked relieved and left with the promise of silver already counted out.
The letter from the Fever River house was shorter still. Polite questions about whether the toll agreements still stood under "proper Northern oversight." Adian dictated a short reply that the agreements stood as written and any further discussion would happen face to face when the next accounting came due. No threats. No softness. Just clarity.
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