'Grace and I were, surveying, in our own little way, the shallows. The 35 foot mark is the least water the 'Bulker' of the day, 1955, could safely pas... and the hundred foot line is where everybody is same. In two years there would be a tragedy that made the government realize that money needed to be spent because of National interests.We assumed we were doing initial exploration on the cheap.In ten years the government would be examining the Lake beds much more closely. In 20 years there would. Fear had to be used to drive home the gravity of this matter.At least Ser Bronn hadn’t softened. Maybe Sam would, and maybe he wouldn’t, having seen the Dead for himself, but Ser Bronn saw the brutal necessity of it and carried out the royal edict without any exemptions or clemency. The dead must be burned, and those who refused would themselves be burned instead. Even old bones must be exhumed and cremated, every last one of them. Nothing must be left for the Night King to revive as a wight. She took me, and we started living in a 2 room small apartment. Because of that, mom and I started becoming really close such as we told each other everything that happened and secrets and friendly stuff like that.When I turned 14, my relationship with my mom was at an all time high. She was now 5'8 while I was 5'6. We always kissed on the cheek whenever I came back from school and she came back from work. One day, when I came back early from school, I saw my mom walking from the kitchen to her. The second order of business was to ask after Albert. Chloe had never, except in their playful times, called him Al. She loved the sound of his name. Mel explained that it was her Grandfather's name. HE was doing quite well, and kept a picture of her on his dresser. He whispered "Good Night," to it before retiring for the night, EVERY night. He was keeping company with both of Maria and Floyd's daughters, and had been named "ALL-STATE" Fullback this year. He had also announced that he wanted to.