Formez Vos BataillonsChapter 2
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“Maman,” Cat called from the train aisle. A woman ahead of them was nursing a baby.
“Come back here, mon chat. Yes, it is a beautiful sight.” Jeanette wasn’t going to let the poor woman think that she was doing wrong. “But it is a private event. When I fed you that way years ago, other people left us alone. Come back to your seat. Maybe when they are quite finished, she will let you see her baby then.”
“Sometimes, Cat,” Bob added, “curiosity is good. Sometimes it is wrong.” He pulled his feet back so that Cat could get inside to sit beside him. The train was far from full, and they had taken two facing seats for the three of them. “Curiosity about the world is wonderful. Curiosity about other people sometimes makes them feel bad.” He was much more concerned about his daughter’s keeping the curiosity about the world. But child rearing is a joint task, and Jeanette was in charge. She had more tact than he ever had, and she was likelier to be blamed for Cat’s not acting tactfully.
‘Now,’ Jeanette thought, ‘he’s teaching her that one shouldn’t watch a woman nurse when it makes her uncomfortable. Too bad he didn’t practice what he now preaches. Oh well, it’s better than now preaching what he’d practiced. And, after all, he’d only leered at us in private.’ She waited until the woman had burped the baby and put him to the side before she got up and nodded to Cat.
“I’m really sorry,” she said. “Cat has great curiosity and no manners. Wait six years. She does want to look at your baby.”
“I heard. That’s quite all right.” The woman moved as far back as she could in the seat. When Cat stood against the seat back, she moved her knees to allow her closer. Cat stared; the baby seemed indifferent to the attention. He was in a car seat with some toys dangling from the rim, and those were taking his attention now.
“I think this is enough, mon chat.”
“Thank you for letting me see your baby.”
“You’re welcome.” And they trailed back to their seats.
“Happy Cat?” asked Bob. He was less worried than Jeanette that Cat would annoy another passenger. Passengers who were easily annoyed by first-graders deserved little consideration. He was more worried that Cat would explore some mechanical device on the train that would hurt her.
“Elle est tres belle.“
“Vraiment, a moins qu’il soit tres beau.“ Actually, Jeanette didn’t think the baby was particularly cute, though it was a cuter boy than a girl.
“Maman! est-ce-que vous croyez le bebe est un garcon?“ Actually, Jeanette hadn’t any evidence of whether the baby was a boy. The clothes looked more like a boy’s baby clothes, but it wasn’t as if he were dressed all in blue.
“Je ne sais pas.“ And when Cat looked about to go ask, she said, “Nous avons gene la bonne dame trop. Peut-etre je, ta maman, demandai plus tard. Tu ne demandas jamais.“ As Bob said, inquisitiveness was all very well, but it could easily become rudeness. Bob and she tried to keep the rule that Cat could ask them anything, but she would have to learn that she couldn’t ask other people too many questions. The problem was that once that was established, what you could ask whom was a whole universe. Anyway, she’d told Cat to let that one woman alone.
They’d brought some books, both old and new, to read to Cat to keep her amused. Bob was reading one of the old ones and Jeanette was deep into a mystery from the library when Cat’s attention wandered.
“Can we go eat now?”
“Are you hungry?” There was a snack car on the train. While they had brought their own food, the tables were probably necessary. “We can eat when Maman gets to a stopping place.” Jeanette found a stopping place before Cat started to nag her. She took Cat to the ladies’ where they both relieved themselves and washed their hands. When Bob and Cat got to the snack car, the mother and the baby were there.
“Is your baby a girl or a boy?” Cat asked. So much for ‘jamais.’ ‘Never’ had come quite soon.
“He’s a boy. His name’s Billy.”
“Hello, Billy. My name is Cat.”
“And my name is Bob Brennan. I’m sorry our daughter has been bothering you.”
“I’m Grace Johnson. It hasn’t been a bother.”
“Vous avez raison, Maman, “ Cat told Jeanette on her arrival. “Il est un garcon.“
“English, mon chat. It is not polite to speak a language in front of other people which they do not understand.”
“You were right. He is a boy. His name is Billy.”
“Hello Billy.”
“And this is Mrs. Johnson,” put in Bob. “My wife Jeanette.”
“Hello,” said Jeanette. “If you can tolerate us a bit longer, do you mind if we join you? Pulling Cat from this table would be a struggle.”
“Go right ahead.”
“We have carrot and celery sticks. You’re welcome to them. They’re not on Billy’s diet right now, I can tell.” Mrs. Johnson accepted some carrot sticks. Cat, who was much more interested in Billy, did not. She waved a finger within his reach.
When the alarm called Kate to duty, the warm body in her arms made her reluctant to rise. But she had a family to feed, which was much better than preparing breakfast for one. “Do you want to come to the kitchen with me, dear?” “Can I? ... Please.” “You certainly may! Bathroom first. Can you go by yourself?” “Yes, Memere.” And she did, showing a dressed Kate her washed hands. After Kate had her own bathroom time, they went down to the kitchen. Cat sat on her phone book at the kitchen table...
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“Seven Hells! They’re making another attempt!” one of the Night’s Watch, an Earic Flowers from the Reach, warned Cotter Pyke, rousing him from his slumber early in the predawn chill of the great maritime castle of Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. “That soon? Either the Night King is more resourceful than I knew, or else he’s just more attempt to get around or capture Eastwatch now. Get a party of men together as quickly as you can, under Ragnar Slait, Sandor Clegane, Theon Greyjoy, and Lord Beric...
“My lord, there is a man ... and woman here with very ... interesting information regarding the Mountain, Ser Gregor Clegane. Seems that, well, they can explain better,” one of his key officers, a fellow Unsullied known as Cat Piss, informed Grey Worm, now Master of War and Lord of the Dreadfort. “Who is it, Cat Piss? Bring them in ... but under close guard,” Grey Worm insisted, still getting used to the news that he had an actual castle of his own somewhere in the North, a gift from Jon...
“M’lord, please have ... mercy,” the unfortunate soul being buggered by Ser Gregor Clegane, the Mountain, begged him to go easier. This only prompted him to get rougher still ... buggering Decran Hill as punishment for him losing Ashlyh Waters. The Mountain didn’t care for the bastard too much that way, certainly didn’t fancy him. Nevertheless, he wanted to teach him a lesson and make an example of him ... that even a high officer can be punished if he failed a Clegane. The actual effect was...
Somewhere north of the Crownlands ... the camp of the Stark/Targaryen banners. “A raven, Your Grace,” Ser Jorah presented the newest message to Daenerys Targaryen, Mother of Dragons. “Astapor and Yunkai have both fallen to the forces of the Free Cities of Essos. Slave Cities of Essos would be a better description. Leaders of any resistance have been crucified, along with any sons that they had. The coalition arrayed against the freedmen now includes Norvos, Pentos, Lys, Myr, Volantis,...
Eastwatch-by-the-Sea Two days later... He was back from Castle Black ... Tormund Giantsbane, with whatever fresh provisions he could requisition for the defense of the coastal fort. He also had clear instructions from Dolorous Edd, the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch. Eastwatch must not be surrendered intact, must not be abandoned while a single brother could fight to hold it. It was far too vital to the defense of the realm, after all. If Eastwatch fell, then the Night King and the...
A week later ... Eastwatch-by-the-Sea... “Whatever happened to the galleys that we once used to guard and trade from Eastwatch, anyway?” Theon asked Cotter, the thought more than once naturally occurring to an Ironborn prince, even a fallen one. “Where do you think that the Night King got his ships? He turned every last one of those poor buggers, that is my only conclusion, plus any foolish smugglers and pirates caught in the open. Look, we have now been cut down to a force of what two...
Winterfell, two days later... “My lady Sansa, a message for you by raven,” Lord Yohn Royce of the Vale presented the latest news to Sansa Stark, Lady of Winterfell and Wardeness of the North. “I can see that, my lord,” Sansa observed as she sat with her sister, Arya (still posing as Lord Petyr Baelish, also known as Littlefinger), her knight, Brienne of Tarth, Lyanna Mormont of Bear Island, Lord Royce, Lord Glover, Lord Robin Arryn of the Vale, Lady Meera Arryn of the Vale (formerly known...
White Harbor That very evening Yara Greyjoy, First of Her Name, Queen of the Iron Islands, was relieved that, after some delays, she had finally reached White Harbor, leading port of the North. She wasn’t alone, had taken as many ships as she could manage with him, containing prisoners, supplies, etc. Most importantly, she had taken the precious cargo assigned to her by Lord Varys: wildfire. It could very well make the difference between victory and defeat here in the North, against this...
Sunspear, Dorne The next morning Elia Sand, the young Princess of Dorne, daughter of the late Prince Oberyn Martell and Ellaria Sand, niece and namesake of Elia Martell, nervously tossed back a good deal of Dornish red wine while listening to Kinvara, the Red Priestess sent from King’s Landing to Sunspear. As the eldest remaining Sand Snake, she was the obvious choice to rule Dorne, and so now she did. Elia heard rumors that Kinvara and other Red Priests could resurrect the dead, but if so,...
Riverrun, The Riverlands Noon the next day “So, you’re the Red Woman, Melisandre of Asshai, the Red Priestess who once served Stannis Baratheon,” Lord Edmure Tully remarked as he sat back in his seat in Riverrun, with his wife, Lady Roslin Tully, nee Frey, at his side, and his chief mistress, Lady Marleigh Rivers, Lady of the Twins, at his feet. “And you are Lord Edmure Tully, recently liberated from a dungeon where he spent several years thanks to his own father-in-law, the late Lord...
Storm’s End, The Stormlands That very evening “Open up for your rightful lord!” the commander of the small, already besieged Lannister garrison at Storm’s End, Ser Martyn Hill, heard someone cry out to him from below the battlements. “Who are you?” Hill, widely rumored to be a bastard of either Tywald or Tion Lannister, demanded of the stranger, who seemed to have a lot of retainers just then. “I am Lord Gendry Baratheon, son of Robert Baratheon, Lord of Storm’s End and Lord Paramount of...
House of Magister Illyrio Mopatis, Free City of Pentos, Essos The next evening “Welcome to my house, my friend. This is a most ... unusual visit, to say the least, and you are a most remarkable guest,” Magister Illyrio Mopatis of Pentos told his visitor now, as they walked into his palace and prepared for supper. “A man does well to know when to accept or decline invitations. This man knows very well that acceptance is the better option here ... under present circumstances. A man does not...
The Riverlands, not far from the Neck, Four days later... “Your Graces, this is report that three different battalions of ‘Faith Militant’ seem to have simply been former Sparrows that lined up for their dragonglass and showed up armed with cudgels for now. When they were denied dragonglass as yet, because it’s not available here, and were instructed to put away their cudgels, they caused an uproar and the Gold Cloaks were forced to kill several before gaoling the rest. They will instead...
The Neck, Five Days Later... The trout sigil of House Tully was unmistakable, of course. With it came more than a few hundred knights, many of them hedge knights freshly wed to Frey and Rivers girls as prizes probably better than they would otherwise have for at least another year. Lord Edmure Tully, Lord of Riverrun and Lord Paramount of the Riverlands (the title used to be “Lord Paramount of the Trident,” but Edmure preferred a stronger association with Riverrun itself), rode eagerly into...