Dreadfort CastlePOV of Domeric Bolton

  "How are your studies going?" Roose asked softly while writing something on a part.

  He k was an intimidation tactic. Asking something in a soft voice would force the listeo listen more carefully. And not giving them your attention would make them feel less important and unfortable.

  Now that he had a wand in his hand, the tides had turned. He noower over Roose Bolton, and he k.

  A single spell and Roose Bolton would tell him all of his dirtiest secrets. Another spell and he would stab himself in his own eye.

  Not that he would kill Roose Bolton. Not now at least.

  He still didn't know much about this world and didn't want to burden himself with running the Bolton nds of his own just yet.

  Plus, the men under his father would not want to serve a boy lord. At least until he wins their loyalty.

  So, he would keep Roose Bolton around as long as he was useful. After that…

  "They're going fine." He replied in a disied manner.

  Roose raised an eyebrow, probably hoping for him to eborate but that was all he was going to get from him.

  Finally, Roose put down his quill and looked at him and he immediately dove into the man's mind.

  Turns out that Roose had a very bad impression of his own son Domeric who was a kind and i boy. Roose Bolton didn't want him to be kind and i. He wanted someohless and ing.

  And even though Roose didn't show it, the ret ges in his son pleased him to no end, even if Domeric had to learn all of the Maester's lessons from the start once again.

  'What a ruthless man.' He thought.

  "Is there something else you wao talk about father?" he asked.

  "My lord." Roose Bolton replied.

  "I'm your lord and you'll refer to me as such." Roose Bolton said in his soft voice.

  "Very well, my lord." He said. If saying a few respectful words appeased the fucker, then so be it. It was not like he had long to live anyway.

  "I've heard that you spend a siderable amount of time in the godswood these days." Roose Bolton said, and he had to stop himself from making a snarky reply.

  He really didn't care about Roose Bolton's intimidation tactics or his wish to be respected and feared by everyone.

  "Is there a question in there?" he asked in a bored tone.

  "You never went to the godswood before. Why the sudden i?" Roose asked.

  'Because it's the only souragi these nds and staying near it allows my magical reserves to fill at a faster rate. Plus, there's a colle of souls residing ihe tree which I find fasating.' "It's peaceful uhe Weirwood tree." He replied without aation.

  Roose didn't show any signs of whether he believed him or not and just gave a nod and said, "Close the door upon your exit."

  Well, that was Roose's polite way of saying 'Get out' so, who was he to deny his request?

  He rose up from his chair ahe room.

  He theo the servants’ quarter and talked with the bewildered men and women food while and cast multiple pulsion charms oo make them like him and be more loyal to him.

  He had noticed that Roose Bolton and even his aunt Barbrey Dustin had the habit of ign the servants when these servants could easily act as a spy for some other lord.

  He was not going to make the same mistake.

  If he was going to own this castle, then he wanted everyone living i to be loyal to him.

  After all a kit servant could poison your food, a maid could spy on your versations and also poison your food, a guard could betray and leave you at a critical time, or worse finish you by himself.

  So how could he sleep peacefully knowing all of these? ‘No, I o make them loyal to me as soon as possible. For my future endeavor of being Lord Bolton and peaceful sleepy nights. stant vigince! Right, Astor?’

  And that was the beginning of Domeric’s great project of Castle Loyalty. oints of pulsion and loyalty charms were not highly effective at the beginning. Especially if a person was against the idea or being loyal.

  So Domeric had to cast with regur intervals and increase their loyalty slowly.

  Servants, maids, guards, soldiers, and even castle Maester. The only exceptions were Lord Roose Bolton and Domeric’s aunt Lady Barbrey.

  Lord Roose Bolton definitely wouldn’t bee loyal to him because as a Lord he accepted the loyalty of his subjects, not the other way around. Also, his days were numbered so it didn’t matter to Domeric.

  And about his aunt Lady Barbrey. She was a real family member for Domerid his family was Domeric’s red line.

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