All the lords were invited to the newly furnished and upgraded meeting hall. At the end of the hall was a big long white marble table for the Starks to sit and in front of them were various long tables and chairs of high quality.
When the lords entered, they were surprised by the grandeur and beauty of the hall. The beautiful stark banners on the wall. Wolf sculptures here and there made it look like they were really in a wolf's den. They all found a place and sat down.
Soon, Alexander, Brandon, Ned, and Benjen entered the hall from a different entrance near their table. As soon as they all saw Alexander enter the hall, they all stood up.
He went and sat down in the middle and the biggest seat, on his right sat Brandon and Benjen, and on his left sat Ned, Dobby, and Maester Luwin.
Poor Maester Luwin had no idea that the citadel was going to be destroyed soon.
"Thank you for coming here my lords. We'll start the meeting soon but let's enjoy the house Stark's new drinks first." He said and soon many servants came in. Butterbeer was served with large glasses and the Firewhiskey was served in small shots in shot glasses. A Butterbeer bottle was given to all of them and Firewhiskey for 4 people a bottle.
Suddenly Greatjon Umber stood up with his shot glass filled with Firewhiskey and roared, "To Lord Stark"
Everyone raised their glasses and downed them in one go. Many of them started to cough after it. The Firewhiskey was a strong drink, it gives a burning sensation for a while and then leaves behind warmth all over the body and it was aged 50 years with time cloth so its potency was even greater. It tasted a little spicy too.
"This... This is amazing my lord. This is a drink fitting for the north." Greatjon spoke in excitement.
"Thank you Lord Umber. I'll gift all of you 1 box of Firewhiskey. Now, let's try the Butterbeer," Alexander said.
They tried the Butterbeer and felt the sweetness and amazing smoothness of the beer. It left behind a sweet aftertaste.
"Such fine creations, may I know who made them my lord?" Lord William Dustin spoke.
William Dustin was supposed to die at Tower of Joy originally but he was one of the people whose fate Alexander changed.
"You are looking at him, Lord Dustin," Alexander said.
William Dustin suddenly stood up and rushed to Alexander's table and kneeled. "Such fine creation is enough to convince me that you are the best lord the north can have. I, Lord William Dustin of House Dustin, promise on my faith that I will in the future be faithful to Lord Stark of House Stark, never cause him harm, and will observe my homage to him completely against all persons in good faith and without deceit. I swear it by the old gods and the new"
The sudden oath of fealty came off too suddenly. Lord Dustin had a great love for alcohol. Which was pretty clear now.
"Hahaha...And I vow that you shall always have a place by my hearth, and meat and mead at my table. And I pledge to ask no service of you that might bring you dishonor. I swear it by the Old Gods and the New. Arise." Alexander replied.
"Thank you, Lord Dustin. I can't give you the recipe for these two drinks but I can surely give you the recipe of another worthy drink. It's called Vodka, I have a small batch of it, you all can try some"
Then the servants brought bottles of vodka and poured it in shot glasses.
This time Alexander stood up for the toast. "For the prosperity of the North"
"FOR THE NORTH" they all roared and drank.
Once again, many of them coughed. "This is perfect, my lord. Not as flavored and unique as Firewhiskey and Butterbeer but still very strong and impacting. I can see it liked by people in the north. Especially in the cold winter"
"Then it's a good thing it's always cold here," Greatjon spoke again.
"Haha... Yes, this drink is not as costly to produce so I can see many smallfolks enjoying it too. Lord Dustin. Please send a blacksmith of yours to my workshop to learn how to make various tools for making Vodka." Alexander instructed.
William nodded and looked at his aide to go and get the job done.
Alexander laughed seeing that and said, "There, you have the reason. Now let's get this over with."
One by one, they all swore fealty. He looked into Roose Bolton's head. The guy had wished to become the new Warden and Paramount of the north by any means possible. They were also flaying men in their dungeons.
~Well, I'll deal with you soon. For now, I don't want any infighting~ he said to himself.
After they were done, he announced his plans. "My Lords, I am going to start some new projects for the north in the future. They are related to mining and some other things. The plans are still in the initial stage but I can guarantee that they will bring immense wealth to us all. I'll prepare a plan for prosperity for each of your houses and visit each of you personally in the near future to discuss them. Till then, I ask you to focus on as much food production as possible.
I have found some much more productive ways of growing food that can not only make us self sufficient but also leave extra. When you leave, I'll give each of you some equipment and someone will show you how to use it. With it, we can make hard soil soft and grow food." He said.
Then he went on to explain to them about crop rotation and its benefits. Also the use of animal dung as fertilizers. They were all skeptical about it but a slight use of magic made sure they wholeheartedly did it. Another charm made sure that they understood not to reveal the methods so soon. Still, even if they did, nothing would change as the main reason for the soon to be crazy crop growth would be Alexander's magic.
"With this, I conclude the meeting. Let's have some food now." Alexander said.
Tens of servants brought food on trollies and prepared the tables. Most of the food was normal, with various kinds of meat and better wine. It's just the method of cooking and various spices used in making them were different. Alexander had made a humanoid Nanny bot and made it in charge of the kitchen. The bot knew all the dishes possible and could even quickly grab stuff from his pocket dimension if needed.
The whole hall erupted in loud chewing sounds and praises for the tasty food. After that, just as promised, he gave them all a crate of Butterbeer and Firewhiskey as promised.
Now all he needed to wait for the night and travel the whole north on his magic carpet he just made. He was going to make the whole north fertile for all kinds of seeds. He was also going to meet his Freefolk friends and tell them about his offer.
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Grandpa Universe's old wife as his female partner?
Maybe at the end of this arc? She will look and be as old as she was when she died of cancer. Probably in her 50s.
I am not thinking about making it a sexy relationship. More like an old aged couple wholesome thing.
She would not be a major part of the story and will not affect MCs decisions. She'll probably manage the orphanages in the background that Grandpa makes in each world he goes to.
It's either this or no woman. Because I can't imagine MC being okay with anyone else as I've made him look like he still misses his old wife.
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