(Ellion's POV)
"How was she?" Aerys walked up to me, "Hm?"
I was about to walk out of my chambers when the door had opened and the King himself had walked in.
"Your Grace?" I asked with a raised eyebrow
"The woman." He said, his hands behind his back, "How was she?"
"Good." I said
He eyed me up and down, "Hm." He said, "You did not fuck her, did you?"
"You can tell?" I asked
He circled around me, "Not really, but you answered my own question." He said, "Why refuse my gift?"
"Your gift was the freedom to choose to bed her or not." I said, "I chose not to."
"Why not?" He asked, "You're more than likely pent up, boy. Why refuse to bed her?"
"I relish in freedom." I said, "I did not feel like bedding a woman who is confused and might not consent to it."
"Hm..." He said, "Interesting."
He stood next to me, eyeing me up and down again.
"If you allow me to, I will go to the training yard and work my skills." I said
"You are free to do as you wish." He said, "So long as it does not insult the Crown."
I nodded, "Very well."
"If you are to stroll by the Street of Silk, I will have a name for you." He said
"Your Grace?" I asked
"It may seem insignificant for a King to be concerned with someone as lowborn as the man I am about to tell you about." He said, placing his hands in front of him, "But he once insulted one of my mistresses behind my back."
"I see." I said, "And why did you not cut off his tongues back then?"
"Well, she was my former mistress by that time." She said, "One of Lord Dondarrion's youngest sisters, she was. A beautiful woman, I should introduce her to you if you wish."
"Hm...." I said
"At that time, I had quelled a scandal and vowed not be unfaithful to my wife." He said, "But the truth is, this man's words to Lady Gwen irritated me. I have held a grudge for quite the time."
"What is his name?" I asked
"He is simply known as Pate." He said, "He is a tall and skinny fucker and according to my men, he causes trouble in some of the Brothels. If you are going to release your desires down there, make sure you do me that favor. As a reward, I would introduce you to some Ladies of the court who might be willing to spend time with you."
"What do you want me to do?" I asked, "What is the exact favor?"
"Kill him." He said seriously
"Hm....." I said
"You relish in freedom?" He asked, "You can have it all you want, so long as you cross names off my list. That is all, Ser Ellion. You are young and skilled, and you will be rewarded well, to satiate your lust. That is what your sole purpose would be. So long as we can keep the peace, we will indulge in our desires; that is the way it should be."
This man is dangerous. If he is going to wield me as a weapon, he better be swinging me against those who deserve it. If he proceeds to do something out of line, I could get in deep shit. Not only that, he has some sick perversion that I still don't understand.
"How do you want it done?" I asked
"Ah, that's up to you." He said, "That is all."
"Do not disappoint me."
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I walked inside a brothel, hearing the sound of music and pleasure.
The moment I walked in, I saw several women with revealing silk dresses walking around holding platters of wine and food. Some where simply standing around, as if waiting for the right patron to attend to.
One of them spotted me and walked up to me, giving me a smile as she reached me. She had black hair and green eyes, with a tall and slim frame. Despite that, I could make out the nice curves on her. Her breasts seemed small, but her thighs and ass had some meat on them. She looked no older than 18 or 19, which was quite younger than those I prefer.
She was not undesirable, that is for sure.
"Hello there~" She said, "You're quite the handsome one."
She hugged my arm, pressing her chest against it as she gave me a smile.
"Hm....." I said, pulling out some coins, "Here."
She took them into her hand, giving me a wink, "Thank you." She said, "Would you want to go to a room."
I nodded, "After you."
She grabbed my hand and pulled me alongside with her as she made her way to the stairs that led up to the second story.
Around two minutes later, we walked into a room and I heard her locking the door behind us. The room consisted of the classic bed with a couch next to it and a table with chairs right to the side.
"Fufu~" She said as she walked over to me, "How do you wish to start?"
"Those coins are not for sex." I said, "Information."
She frowned, "Really?" She said, "How disappointing. Here I was, looking forward to taste such a nice man."
"Oh, we can get to that." I pulled out my coin purse, "Only if you answer my questions. And tell me the truth."
She placed her hand on her hip, "Do ask then."
"A man known as Pate, have you heard of him?" I asked
She shuddered at the sound of the name, "W-What do you want to know about him?" She asked, "Are you a friend of his? W-Who are you?"
"Answer the question." I said
"Aye, I fucking know him." Her expression hardened, "He's filth."
"Mhm." I said, "What did he do?"
"What didn't he do?" She said, "He gets drunk almost every night and beats at least one of the girls. We've tried to get the City Watch to get him but he's drinking buddies with one of them, so he gets free every time. Not only that, he's raped three of our youngest girls. Two of them weren't even meant to serve customers; they only scrub our floors for work."
Filth indeed.
"That's enough for me." I said, giving her a gold dragon, "For your trouble."
"W-What?" She said, "You're not going to have sex with me?"
I walked towards the bed, "Not yet." I said, sitting down on the bed, "Get Pate to this room if he comes tonight. I'll deal with him."
"You won't have a problem with him anymore."