Crag town in the Westerlands deep in the lords keep several people gathered each wearing a simple mask the candles cast demonic shadows over the cloaks the nobles wore while a man with a staff of metal that glowed and sparked with electric arcs and blood red robes finer than any noble gave a sermon about a god they never heard of and couldn't understand but where drawn to because of the miracles he performed like healing lord westerlings son where the maester was helpless or reviving the dead with lightning. They kept it secret of course because the faith of the seven would no doubt pull the lords down using if the smallfolk were told about a heretic and evil god worshiped by your lords. But nonetheless Lorgars infiltraters continued to gather support slowly seeping into the shadows of the seven kingdoms.
This was all their gods great plan Lord lorgar had only uncovered a small part but when our God pushed for a expedition to the west we knew it was time. He even tested our devotion by having us carry out risky infiltration missions in old town where if caught we would sacrifice ourselves in his name truly a Test of Faith.
This small gathering of semi influential nobles or suspicious people in disguise hadn't gone unnoticed by the street urchins of Crag and other settlements so to fill there stomachs or increase their importance to the spy masters eyes a game of broken telephone began resulting in a raven heading to Kings landing.
Over the past years more ship's of unusual design and great speed that didn't fit there massive size where traveling the world on long expeditions going to every port city in Westeros, Essos snd in between from what could be gathered they were trading for all sorts of things from books to simple seeds or relics from swindlers looking for easy money.
When the first ship had arrived Varys had warned the king to be cautious with them but he never took it seriously to busy fucking whores and feasting to bother with a nation that seemed far away.
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At least until one of the ships caused a commotion in kings landing and the royal court met in person with diplomats from Britannia. While they acted polite and observed the Customs of the Seven Kingdoms such as guest rights, noble formality and they even gave gifts to the King and Queen a exquisite painting of a bloody battlefield and what must be the finest mirror in the seven kingdoms.
Varys and all the other perceptive people at the banquet could see it, the hidden disdain they looked at them with. Varys was very familiar with that look he had seen it since he was a child stealing from thieves on the streets it was the look given to the poor by the rich or nobles to the smallfolk.
This predictably angered the Queen despite the gift. Luckily one of thier domestic disputes cut her off from doing anything to rash for now but he knew this will sit in her heart like poison spreading till she takes it out on whoever she can. After all how dare a mere commoner hold contempt for the Queen of the Seven kingdoms.
Lord Jon Arryn hand of the king and his ever dutiful assistant Peter baelish the master of coin took over the probing of the guests as the king was drunk and looking at the poor serving girl and the queen in a foul mood also looked at the serving girl with murder on her mind and a noble mask of cold indifference on her face. While Grand Maester Pycelle and myself played our roles a bumbling harmless old man and a spider in the background waiting for the right time to web in our guests.
So far what was gleamed from the guests suggests that there is a state similar to valeria that has remained isolated for the most part from the rest of the world due to numerous political and environmental factors this however was nothing the spy's hadn't already reported from the other ports they stopped at or the lanister information from the first meeting with the Prince years ago. It seems our guests are feeding us the same story on purpose likely a command from their lord. I should see if my little birds can bribe someone on the ship I have no doubt Peter will have his finest girls out tonight.
Lord Arryn asked if the crown could form diplomatic ties or a marriage agreement of some kind the queen started glaring daggers at his back ready to defend lady Myrcella should it come down to it not that it will but she often has political blinders when it comes to her children.
With some diplomatic deals somewhat verbally agreed on and the marriage dodged because of cultural reasons on their side and the lack of true intelligence regarding our foreign guests on ours.
A trade fleet will be assembled by the crown in the next 2 months lead by our Master of ships Lord Stannis and escorted by the ship returning from Braavos to the Empire of Britannia. They will be trading anything of interest as well as bring gifts to their sovereign.