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Wrong answer by Catelyn Stark and Robb Stark the lose the chance to answer the next two questions.
Congratulations to Jon Snow and Sansa Stark for the right answer. Jon Snow gains the powers of Professor Severus Snape and his knowledge. Sansa Stark gains the powers of Professor Minerva Mcgonagall and her knowledge.
Even though Jon and Sansa have gotten their rewards they weren't happy.
The wall was dark, the hall silent.
Then a sob broke through and all hell broke loose.
Ned immediately smuggled his wife out of the place, followed by his children, siblings, and father. The rest still swore, some from righteous anger that what was done to their friend's family while others cursed at how something sacred as Guest Rights was disrespected and practically thrown out the window.
Guest Rights were a sacred law of hospitality. When invoked, neither the guest nor the host could harm the other for the length of the guest's stay. For either to do so would be to break a sacred covenant that would invoke the wrath of the gods, both old and new. Even robber lords and wreckers were bound by the ancient laws of hospitality.
And yet, Walder Frey had desecrated that sacred law for something as petty as an insult done on his member and house. While House Frey was no small house, what were they compared to the gods?
"I will have his head for this!" Robert Baratheon roared his displeasure. "I fucking destroy his castle brick by brick and wipe his family out entirely!"
"And how will you justify your decision to do so?" Olenna Tyrell asked, her eyes hard and her lips thin from fury.
Olenna Tyrell was not the most religious woman in Westeros, but even she took grave insult and felt righteous fury at how Walder Frey had dealt with his guests.
But she was the Queen of Thorns, not the Queen of Flames
"Are you trying to justify what he did here?!" Robert roared, pointing an accusing finger at the blackened wall. "Are you telling me what he did, how he slaughtered Ned's family was justified?!"
"I did not say anything like that" Olenna snapped, sharp and cold. "But what will you say to justify your decision to end his line? Are you going to say that you saw him do it in the future because some god-like being showed it to you? Are you going to use that as your justification?"
"What my grandmother means, your Grace" Margaery spoke before things boiled over too much, "is that you won't have a reason people outside this group would agree to. They'll call you mad and may even rise to rebellion like you once had."
"So are we just going to sit by and let them do this first and then punish them?" Robert ground out.
Margaery met the anger with a calming smile.
"Lord Walder is an old man" the woman began, "death could very well come for him soon."
"Clearly not soon enough if that bastard has done this!" Robert argued.
Margaery and Robert gazed at one another, one angry and one calm.
"Who is Lord Walder's heir, Lord Varys?" Renly asked.
The Spider smiled at the man and ducked his head slightly.
"It would be his eldest son, Ser Stevron Frey, Lord Renly. He is a polite man in his sixties and resembles his father in looks quite a bit. Yet he is nothing like the man. He is amiable and reasonable. And above all, he is someone who respects the laws of men and gods."
"So Ser Stevron will inherit. An older man himself but no doubt a better choice" Renly stated calmly.
"Yes," Margaery smiled at Renly, then turned back to Robert, still smiling sweetly. "Does that please your grace?"
"All that happens if Walder Frey dies, and he isn't dying anytime soon" Robert grunted.
Jon Arryn decided to join the circle then, a hand placed on the King's shoulder.
"They mean to kill Walder and make it look natural" Jon explained. Robert was a warrior through and through. Inuendos such as these would go over his head.
Robert blinked, finally understanding it. His eyes went to the Spider, who inclined his head as if to say, 'it would be done'.
"And what about the other one? No doubt he was the one that planned it all" Oberyn Martell asked.
"Roose Bolton is of the North" Jon Arryn explained. "I am fairly certain Ned will find some way to end his entire line."
"It's foolish to think that Roose Bolton planned it all" Oberyn snorted, "we all know the real mastermind behind this disgusting murder. Someone who has shown he is capable of doing disgusting things through other people."
Oberyn's eyes were the first turn, soon followed by the rest.
Myrcella and Tommen were afraid, the latter because of what he'd seen. He was still a child, he shouldn't be seeing these things in the first place. Myrcella had a whole other reason to fear.
What if because of this they refused to take her? What if she is stuck in Casterly Rock, free for her uncle to use her as he wishes?
Jaime and Tyrion were both disgusted, their eyes and sneers said as much. The latter never held any love or respect for his father, and the former was joining his brother in that.
Joanna Lannister... if people were not so angry right now, they would feel sorry for her. She looked horrified, angry and even broken. No tears were falling from her eyes, none collecting in the first place. But with how her bottom lip wobbled, she looked about ready to cry
"I do not condone what Father did. My brother does not either. We had an agreement and that stands" Tyrion explained calmly, even if the calm of his tone did not reflect in his eyes. "Tywin Lannister dies when we return. Jaime goes to the Watch and I take on the role of Warden of The West and Lord of Casterly Rock. The debts of the crown will be forgiven and... a sizeable donation would be made to help the crown pay off some of the debts owed to the Iron Bank."
Joanna let out a choked sob that was ignored by all. She did not sob because of what would happen to her husband. She was part of the group when that plan was made, and even gave the suggestion. She sobbed because she was seeing just how much of a monster her husband had become. Till now she'd only heard about it, about how Elia's children were killed, how he treated their children. But now she was seeing it, and seeing it had shaken her worse than hearing it
"The realm has gone to shit!" Robert growled in anger, "I have been lax and people have taken advantage of this. Not anymore. We will reform it, the kingdom and its people. Jon, we will reform it."
Jon Arryn nodded tightly.
They will reform it, and reform will happen from the inside. He would make sure of it all, he will make sure his sons live long, that their children live long.
He swore it there to himself and to whatever deity had summoned them there.