WILOW-Ch.336: I Want One
In the Sky of Bolton Lands
POV of Domeric Bolton
After reaching a certain altitude in the sky, Domeric turned the flying car towards Moat Cailin, stabilized its speed, and switched to steady flight mode.
On the screens in Domeric's field of vision, the vehicle's surroundings were displayed in many directions, but the screen Domeric was currently looking at was a map-based screen with a flashing red dot.
It also had compass markers showing directions.
Yeah. Domeric had created his own unique WPS (Westeros Positioning System) by working on a map of Westeros, magically marking some key points on the continent when he visited them, and then measuring the device's distance to those locations.
This way, he would always know precisely where he was, and the flying car could even navigate to locations Domeric had previously marked on its own—unless Domeric chose to use the built-in portkey feature.
Otherwise, with the portkey system Domeric had set up, the vehicle could reach many places in Westeros and Essos directly.
Using it too often could deplete the vehicle's magic reserves, rendering the portkey feature unusable for a while, but once the magic reserves were replenished, it could be used repeatedly.
After confirming that its directions were correct and calculating that their journey would take a few hours, Domeric turned to Ygritte and said, "What do you think of my new vehicle?"
"I love it. It's the most comfortable vehicle you've ever made. It's also great that it can carry so many people. Plus, it's completely enclosed, so I don't have to worry about the cold or wind. I wish I could ride one of these," she said, her voice a mix of awe and disappointment.
Yep, Domeric also realized this after building the vehicle, but a completely enclosed vehicle with its own source of magic would be very helpful on his expeditions to Valyria.
His protective suit wouldn't consume energy while he was inside the vehicle, and it could even recharge its energy. This would allow Domeric to make his expeditions to Valyria longer and safer.
"The term 'drive' is used for this vehicle, not 'ride'. But you can drive it too." He said.
"Really?" she asked excitedly.
"Yes. After all, this vehicle has its own source of magic. You can use it when I include your data in the security system."
"I want," she said.
"Okay. I'll teach you how to use it when the time is right. Then you can drive it whenever you want."
"No. I want one for myself."
"Uh? A new flying car?" he asked.
"Yeah. It took you two weeks to do this, right? And you did it while working on other things. It shouldn't take you too long to make a new one for me. Also, if possible, I'd like one with a different design. So, could you show me a few different designs before you make it?" Ygritte said.
"Sure... I'll make one for you… With a different design," Domeric said. In hindsight, he should have guessed this would happen.
As long as they had money, which wife wouldn't ask her husband to buy her a car?
A smile appeared on Ygritte's face when she learned that she would soon have her own flying car, and for the rest of the journey, she tried to learn as much as possible about its features by asking Domeric various questions.
He even let her drive the vehicle for a while after Domeric added her to the security system and put her in the driver's seat.
About three hours later.
"I can see Moat Cailin on the horizon," Ygritte said.
"You can?" he asked, a little surprised.
They had started their journey in the afternoon, and now the sun was slowly setting on the horizon.
Then again, after giving her all those enchantments, Ygritte's eyesight was far better than that of an average human being.
"Yes. Wear this," she said, and she extended her own eyepatch to him.
"No need," said Domeric, and by pressing a few magical circle buttons, he switched one of the vehicle's screens showing the view in front to night mode.
"I'm growing to like this car more and more."
Then Domeric zoomed in, bringing the distant dot on the screen closer.
And there it was, Moat Cailin clearly visible on the screen. Coming here from Lundenhold in three hours was an outstanding achievement. Even Wyverns couldn't cover that distance so quickly.
"Yep, we finally reached our destination." He said and started looking for a place to land.
Northern Host had already passed Moat Cailin, but it wouldn't be logical for Domeric to bypass Moat Cailin and go directly to them.
If people didn't see him passing through Moat Cailin, they would question how he managed to get there.
For the same reason, he couldn't land too close to Moat Cailin and send his soldiers out. People needed to see him approaching from a distance.
Once he found a large enough clearing, he landed, and he and Ygritte both opened the car doors and got out.
Domeric then put the vehicle back in his inventory.
He was quite pleased with its speed, performance, and comfort. There was no longer a need for backbreaking and tiring long broom and hoverboard flights.
After magically scanning the surroundings with magic and making sure no one was nearby, Domeric brought out the magic cube again and restored it to its original size.
Soon enough, the men started coming out of the magical passage with their horses and began setting campfires all around the clearing.
"We're some 25 kilometers away from Moat Cailin." He told Varko, once everyone had come out of the suitcase, "Tell the men to set up camp. We'll start marching tomorrow morning."
Varko nodded and went about ordering the men to set up their tents in an orderly manner around him.
As for Domeric, he took out his magical tent from inventory and set it up in the middle of the camp.
Varko ordered four men to guard his tent while he took Ygritte inside, which, frankly, looked like a mansion from the inside.
They went to their bedroom and removed their leather armor within moments.
Then he kissed Ygritte, spent some time in the shower with her, and then made love to her.
After a passionate evening, he took her in his arms and fell on the bed.
She fell asleep instantly, and he kissed her forehead before he thought about the campaign he'll join soon and fell asleep as well.
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