Previously On A Song of Musket and Sword

"What do you wish to ask?" Said Oichi with her usual Polite Tone

"Why did you Bow? Aren't your Ladies should be Curtsied?" Catelyn Ask, Since Oichi was a Foreigner she would be Excuse of Bowing as Ladies Should be Curtsied as Bow is only for the Men

"It's my People's Custom how we Greet to Each other, Especially Bowing to another Person in our Culture is a Sign of Respect, as well as Farewell to them" Said Oichi

Catelyn nod at her Answer for that as they walked silently towards their Room

"It must be quite Hard Life to be an Empress in your Country" Said Catelyn

"You have no Idea Lady Catelyn, My Husband can be Aggressive at times Whenever someone would try to Threatened us, he is a Good Man, but he can be Ruthless at the Next if they Angered him Enough" said Oichi

"How Ruthless?" said Catelyn though she was uncomfortable of Asking that kind of Question

"Just Enough to End Arguments and Any thoughs of Rebellion Especially those who would Try to use him" said Oichi

"We have arrive in your Room, i hope your Stay would be Satisfying in your Standards Empress Oichi" said Catelyn

"It would be Enough for us Lady Stark" Oichi Replied With it Catelyn Leave her

Oichi Entered though their Room as their Servants would place their things there, not long after Ronan Entered

"how's the talk my Husband?" Said Oichi as she Place her Hand to his

"I Think we might have possible Trade War with another Faction" Said Ronan with a Serious Tone

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"I Think we might have possible Trade War with another Faction" Said Ronan with a Serious Tone

"How so Ronan?" Said Oichi with a concern tone, sure that Trade War was common in their world as like other countries USE would also Compete with other Nations, though of how the tone of her husband Speaks made her Worried "Please tell me what troubles you that would give us a trouble in this trade war?" She said, after all not all trade war resulted in War as each countries would compete in the Economy a bloodless war if you will but still the people would suffer if they would make an Error of handling their Economy

"Hmm considering that we are in medieval society, Lord Stark told me that there is some City-states that practice slavery" Said Ronan, hearing that Oichi gasp in shock knowing her Husband sheer hatred towards Slavery, as his tone was venom at his last sentence "This slavers they trade with still practice slavery, not only that there is also Slavers bay that which we would need to Worry about them"

"What are your plans Ronie-chin?" Said Oichi softly as she caress his face, as she has to calm him down, his History during the Civil War was well known especially when she read and told about it, she was horrified at her Husband's action, he is so Ruthless that those southern who doesn't wished to be killed immedieatly surrendered and even change sides before he turn his sight towards them, this is one of the Reason even General Lee who is known to be Military genious Stayed loyal to the Union as he is already doesn't like to keep the practice of slavery and he is under the command of Ronan before and he is his friend, and Ronan's Action made Sherman's burning Atlanta looked like child playing with fireworks

"For now we will hide the fact that we hate slavery, i'll have some diplomats and spies to be sent to each of this City and see what we can do to help them liberate in the future once either we attack or them first to attack us, knowing them likely will do a subtle way, then we should do the same, we shall prepare every contingency as soon as we have all the known facts of their culture, history and philosophy and then we attack" Said Ronan

"We wait then" Said Oichi

Ronan nod "Yes, besides we are in medieval period we do not know how the slaves would react if we liberate them? after all we are no longer in our world" Said Ronan

"But it won't stop you from trying" Said Oichi with a smile as she place her hand to his face and caress it and Ronan held her hand

"No" Ronan replied bluntly "As soon as our people would hear it, they would demand action, which they need to be restraint and reassure that action would be carried in time, and you know our State is the most Against and Aggressive when it comes to slavery or inequality and thus i have to make sure that we would be ready to liberate the slaves when we got the necessary facts about the Nations in this world"

Oichi nod, the State of Tempest has it's history of hating Slavery to the Core, when the Civil War erupted they have the largest poll of recruits due to their sheer hatred against the slavers, that they become Ronan's personal army whenever he would enact wrath against the southern states, and they are readily preparing for the freed slaves everything they need, shelter, food and medicine thus they are widely considered the most equal country as they take the American Value seriously and much more passionate, as you could see Man and Woman fist fight and no one would help woman just because of her gender and child custody are depending of their parents characteristics and financial capacity thus even Woman has to do child support if the child stayed with the Father, That's how they take equality seriously

"Don't be too Harsh then, i know your reputation and tales of your Exploit Ronan, i hope you will restraint yourself" Said Oichi in a sad tone

"It was Restraint why Slavery flourish Oichi-chan, i will not do the same here" Said Ronan before extended his hand to her "Come we have a dinner with the starks" He said

Oichi nod "Of course husband" Said Oichi as she linked her arms with his and they move towards the Dining hall

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Scene Change

Ronan and Oichi arrived at the dining hall, Where Ned and his Wife Catelyn Stark are at the Long Table awaiting for their Meals to arrive, Ronan notice of two woman carrying 2 babies likely their Wet Nurse

"Emperor Ronan, Empress Oichi" Ned Greeted them with a nod and gesture to them to sat on his right side

"I Hope the rooms accommodates your standards" Said Catelyn with a hopeful tone, after all this are Foreiners that should be treated with opened mind even though none of essoie has ever gone here for business, at least she know their taste, but the Americans? Are not one of them and thus she had prepared that only Noble from other Great houses or Royalty that she prepared since this are the rulers of the Nation not some mere Noble

"It's enough for us Lady Stark" Said Oichi in polite and grateful tone as Ronan move her seat and smile at him sat and Ronan sat near to Ned stark who is seating in the front

Then Servants arrive with their meal and place it on the table, with it they begun to eat

Chris and Dacey arrive together with Dacey appeared to be giggling "You two arrive, good" Said Oichi with a polite smile as Chris sat beside her and Dacey sat beside with chris

Ronan raise his eyebrow to his Son "is there something i should know?" Said Ronan

Both Chris and Dacey looked to each other before the two chuckled "Nope pops, just that Dacey likes to speak of her home" Said Chris

"It's true your Majesty, we were just having fun" Said Dacey as she eyed Chris

Ronan cough the two staring with their Eyes along with Ned, though Ronan shrugged it off, not that it worries for his Son having relationship, more like the consequence of it, he won't approve if his Son taken a Woman if she would be consequence like forcing him into marriege and being they are in Medieval and the North are said to be Honorable, Chris would likely be force to marry her if the two have Sex, unless Dacey was okay not being married and just become friends with Chris, as his Son like himself Suffered of their Wife being killed during the Civil War

As they resume to Eat Ronan begun to Remember his past Battles

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Flash Back

April 9. 1549

Civil War 2 and a half year

Ronan glared at the southern soldiers as he glance at his Own Soldiers, beginning to advance themselves through the Enemy lines

He then looked to his Map and then to the Battlefield looking at the ever changing Situation of his Soldiers and Marines both White and Black United for a single purpose to end the Slavery of the south, something Ronan hated so much and it increase the after the death of his african Wife his 2nd after the death of Juliet his 1st Wife, Ronan gritted his teeth, because his wife was born in Texan and she died here, Ronan's Rage and hatred towards Slavery was such, that many those who knew him from south, maintain their Loyalty for fear of his wrath

Currently Ronan was the Commander of the Entire Unites Military with only Emperor Abraham Lincoln was above him and he was given full control due to his Logistical Mindset that Ronan able to single highhandedly handle their logistics able to arrive when they would expect it, and out logistics his enemies already lower logistics capacity and thus able to make the Union army to fight even harder

"Commander!" Said one of the Officer as he Run towards him with a message via Morse Code

"Yes Lt?" Said Ronan not looking at the Man before him

"General Lee able to Subue Alabama Sir" Said the LT

General Robert E, Lee Whom have sided with the Union because of his friendship to Ronan but most of all, Fear of Ronan's mindset since he was a young Man he was once put under the Command of Ronan, Lee respected Ronan's Ideals and Tactical and Strategic prowess during Battle

Because of him siding with the union Verginia was able to divert the other Confederate states against them, thus giving the North more time to Mobalize

"Oh he did?" Said Ronan finally looking to the Man

"Yes, Commander" said the LT

Ronan snorted as he watched the Battlefield

"Fire!" Said a Captain in the Line Infantry as the 1st Rank fired, before kneeling down and the 2nd fired a Volley with Discipline that could match the British until the 4th and they resume their advance again as they are ready to bayonent charge

"Good" Said Ronan as he glared at the Battlefield, he held a special hatred towards the Texan people, at least there is still Loyalist that held true to the American Ideals, they would be the only Southern Folks that would be spared from his Wrath, as he already send a message by Burning a Whole City to the ground killing number in the Billions due to his Wrath and Rage as nothing was spared

"If he have join the Confederates, this War would likely take even longer due of his Tactical genius Commander" Said Nath besides him

"Indeed, but he remain true to the American ideal, with only few of his people turn traitor and hanged" Said Ronan as he looked to the Marines who have been his Vanguard to the Battle, as he held high faith towards them as he was once a marine before he transfer to the Navy to become a captain of a 1st rate ship

"This War will End soon enough" Said Ronan darkly before looking at his Imperial Guards who are held in Reserves and he was Granted by Lincoln to command them

He looks to the Lancers as they broke through the Confederate lines in their Right flank as they are Battered by the combined skirmirhes and bombardment, thus give a clear advantage that he needed and Command the Calvary to attack

he watch at Center where they Finally able to routed the Enemy Line infantry "I want this to end, send in the Young to Middle guards" Said Ronan

"Not the Old Guards?" Said Nath as he glance at Ronan

"They might be the Final Hammer to blow, but i'am always coutios enough to not send them too Early or too late except if they would save the line" Said Ronan as several Cannons and Howitzers fired

Nath Nod as he looked at the full armored young and Middle guard to begin their Advance, they still have more in their Reserves and have the Best quality of equipment than the confederates thanks to their more industrial capability, as Most of the Confederates have fewer armor in their armies compared to the Union who all have half-plate armor that protects them from the Muskets

He looked to the Left Flank as the Marine Grenadiers successfully Eradicate their Enemies after they Bayonet Charge them, as Grenadiers are Larger and stronger men able to defeat the weaker line infantry troops before they are cut down by the Calvary

"The Battle is ours now Ronan" Said Nath with a smile only to fall when he saw Ronan's face

"Not until Every Confederates are Dead" Said Ronan Darkly "And Reward the Loyalist who Stayed to our Cause and Ideals"

Nath Salute "Yes General!" He said

"And Burn the Traitors, not even their Citizens shall be spared" He said with Fires still bright of Vengeance, the Death of his Wife was the Final Nail to the Coffin where he would Massacre Every Traitor and Confederates that Dared to destroy the Founding Father's Ideals and Sacrifice so that everyone could be Free and Equal not to become slavers The Death os those man willing to fight for Freedom won't be in Vain, as he would Eradicate Slavery in America even if he has to burn every Man, Woman and Child in Confederate State to preserve the American and the Founding Fathers Ideals

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Flash back End

"Nan- Ronan" Said Oichi as she shake her husband gently

Ronan blink before looking at Oichi "Your have that looked again" Said Oichi Softly as she grasp his hand gently

"My Apologies" Said Ronan to the Starks

"Wars Emperor Ronan?" Said Ned, having seen that kind of looks before, he saw that to his Father and other Veterans soldiers

Ronan nod "Yes, sorry again" Said Ronan as Ned nod, Ronan then looked to the Gray eyes Child as he looked to him in curiosity  as he had the black Hair and eyes of his Father while the other baby has the red hair and blue eyes as his mother

Catelyn stiffed and her lips thinned with distaste "If you not wished him here i can get him out of your sight Emperor Belleza" Said Catelyn

"Pardon my Lady Who?" Said Ronan

"The boy you were looking at, He is a Bastard so i understand you look at him for being present but my husband insisted" Said Catelyn

Ronan then looked to Ned "Your Son Ned Stark?" Said Ronan

Ned quitely nod "Yes, he is my shame birth not of my wife, and i promise his mother to Raise him" Said Ned

Ronan saw something subtle in his tone, but could not able to place it, "There is no shame of Raising your Natural Son lord Stark, and i would do the same" Said Ronan

"You have?" Said Catelyn in a surprise tone

Chris smirk "Father have dozens of Illigitamate child that stayed in our home, and some of those Guards who are with us, is are some of my half brothers who decided to join us" Said Chris

Hearing that both Ned and Catelyn looked shock at that before Ronan narrowed his eyes "Let me remind you Catelyn stark, we are different Country, thus we do not abide by your culture just as you are not abide to ours, i do not condem them just because they are born in the wrong time or in the wrong parent, if my Wife disagreed with me, then i would not hesitate to slap her" Said Ronan darkly

Catelyn wince at that, Also Ned, he Remembers his friend Robert wanted his Bastard Daughter Mya stone to live with them in the Red Keep, that which of what Jon Arryn have told him force Robert not to take his Daughter whom he Dearly love as he have held her, he could see Ronan is not a bad Father as he have notice some guards to looked at him with Respect and affection that only healthy family could do

Oichi sight at that, not that it worried her, none of his Wives are like that as they accepted his bastard Children as if they are own and even formed friendship with his lovers, that's one of the few times she was scared to him and the only time he threatens her, oichi was not a bad Woman, she is dutiful and faithful to her husband to her it's the Evidence she could see that he would be a good father something that she won't have a problem with

"I'am not that worried of his bastard taking over, as even i'am quite fond of them and i don't have a problem raising them myself, i even saw them as my own Children, even the older ones i accept all of them" Said Oichi in a polite tone

"Your not that worried?" Said Catelyn

Oichi shook her head "No, not single one of them would betray their family or their people as they are raise in that Way, though all of them inherit my Husband's distaste of certain ideologies even before Ronan even meet them" Said Oichi

"Do your people doesn't have problem to this?" Said Ned

Ronan shook his head "no, we don't even have Nobility" Said Ronan

Hearing that made Ned looked in shocked except for Dacey as she knows it for some time when they first arrive in bear island

"But why are you an Emperor?" Said Ned as he is confuse

"My people saw it as an Out Dated system due to many of the Nobility have Abuse their power" Said Ronan, Ned Stark could see the Logic in that, it's common the Commoners would Snap and lash out to the Nobility who have abuse them "We the Americans change our System of Government and Values thus we become a New Nation and New Power that the world had never seen before

Where everyone is Equal No Matter of who or what you are, Whether you have different Sex, Race, Religion, and Ideologies except if it was against our Ideals, are all Equal in our Country and the Eyes of God, thus We Americans Value Equality, Liberty and Freedom" Ronan Explained

"But becoming an Emperor must be Voted through Democracy and Meritocracy" Said Chris

"Democracy and Meritocracy?" Ask Ned and Cat

"Democracy is the power of the People to have the right to vote who would be their Leader, Democracy means in our Language from greeks it means power of the people" Said Ronan

Ned have a thoughtful expression as he remembered the Night's watch electing their own Commander "So that's what democracy means, hmmm maybe i should start calling it then" though of Ned

"And Meritocracy?" Said Cat

"Meritocracy is a government are people who led with their Proven abilities thus is to make sure No idiot would rule our Country" Said Ronan

Again Ned could see the Reasoning with that, it might have flaws but have far Fewer than their System

"The Opposite of Meritocracy is hereditary aristocracy, meaning your Nobility Ned Stark, people who are born with people just because their Family was in that position and you are born with power the moment when you are birth" Said Ronan

Ned nod in understanding at that

"And most of all, my people despise the people like you" Said Ronan

Catlyn gasp in shock at that, while Ned did not, after learning their culture and government he is not anger by this, even for the thousands of years the starks have ruled the North "Why is that Emperor Ronan?" Said Ned

"let us Say that, we hate Nobility because you people tend to be more commonly to abuse your power rather than use it wisely, and you know i am right" Said Ronan

"You are quite Right, and i won't be blaming your people" Said Ned "We have that kind of revolt before but not in the North"

"He is Right Emperor Ronan" Said Dacey in the Defense of her liege, there was a clear distain in Ronan's tone when he said of despising the Nobility "The Starks have ruled us for 8,000 years with Honor, just and Benevolence as there is no Revolt against them except for other Extremely Rare Nobility who rebelled against the Starks" she could see the Logic in their government, She as a Heir know her Responsibility since of her Birth while this people may not be ready for it, but they would have to learn it, and she could feel that she might like it in there where she could be free to choose whatever she wants and most of all to be free from responsibility and could possible choose whatever type of responsibility she could choose, whatever jobs that are available and or politics she could choose

Ronan nod "Good, one looked from you Ned stark, i could feel i would trust and like you" Said Ronan

"Thanks for the Compliment" Said Ned with a nod

"Remember this Ned Stark a word that importated from my predecessor after our Civil War "that these dead shall not have died in vain– that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth" Said Ronan

"Meaning Your King is to Serve his people not the other Way around" Ronan added

"I Understand" Said Ned, he always saw himself and his Ancestors of the Previous Warden and Kings of Winter before him, is that they serve the people while in the south can be hard to Determined

But the Americans are even harder to determined of whoever would be their leader due to them choosing of their ruler

"You have quite Interesting Culture, i hope i and my people could learn it" Said Ned

"Let us so Lord Stark, because even the Poorest homeless people, if even Chance could become a Ruler of our Nation If they could prove themselves through Merits" Said Chris

Ned doesn't find it offense, now he had to teach his Son and his Secret Nephew the Way of ruling though he was hesitant for Jon but at least he could learn some Knowledge and be Literate along with his Sibling, clearly this people would likely be going to be interesting in the future

"We would discuss more in the tomorrow Ned Stark, for i wish something to discuss another" Said Ronan

"Of course Emper----"

"Call me Ronan" Said Ronan

Ned smiled "Then you can call me Ned" He said before he raise his glass of wine "To prosperity Ronan"

Ronan nod along with his Son, Dacey and Catlyne as they raise their Glass of Wine Together "To Prosperity"

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And Done