Author note: Merry christmas. There is some update. Enjoy.
Rolland
He was nearly at Bloody Gate. He could recongize the cliffs and saw archers on them. Around him and his men were walking many people, not as much as normaly but still quite enough. The guards of Bloody Gate stopped him.
"Who want to pass the Bloody Gate?" he asked
"Your bloody lord, Rolland Arryn, Warden of the East" he answered, men who was guarding the pass through Bloody Gate had to ask, even when it was their own liege.
"You can pass, mi´lord. Sorry for that" guard said
"It´s fine ser-?"
"Brynden ´Blackfish´ Tully" Tully?, Rolland thought, he could let my niece pass, I mustn´t allow it
"Ser Brynden" he unmounted his horse "I must give you task"
"What do you want?"
"Don´t let my step mother pass though Bloody Gate. Some say she wants to replace me with her son. Who is the true lord of Eyrie?"
"You, mi´lord"
"Precisely. I know it´s cruel, but I have to do it. She is your niece, I know it. But. Don´t. Let. Her. Pass. Is that clear" Blackfish nodded
"Good. Now, I am going to meet my family, stay on guard"
When he rode on courtyard, from his family was there just his wife Larra, his eldest son Jarremy, who had brown hair of his mother and his blue eyes. He was thirteen, just now. From his children was there his youngest Wallace, too. Wallace was green-eyed copy of his father, he had blond hair and aquiline nose. His daughter was there, too, she had blond hair and brown eyes. His other children weren´t here.
"Rolland" said Larra when he unmounted his horse
"My love" said Rolland and kissed her "How are children" she looked at him
"Good, but that message made them upset. Rolly didn´t came out of his chamber for a week now" she said. She didn´t mind Rolland´s bastards, simply because they, instead of Rowena´s hair, looked like Arryn´s less than her children, and he reminded her that they are his children and he have to look after them, because they would die without him.
"I will talk with him" said Rolland and turned to people "My beloved father, your lord, Jon Arryn is dead!" he shouted and everyone bent to him, even Blackfish
He went to Rolly´s chamber, he knocked the door "I AM NOT HUNGRY!" resounded from the door
"Rolly, open!" shouted Rolland, after a while, the door opened and Rolly jumped on him
"Rolly, you look... relieved" he said and laughed, just like Rolly. Rolly had, instead of his twin sister, light brown hair and green eyes. Propably from one of his ancestors.
His next stop was at Artys´s chamber. His second son wasn´t there, so he went to trainyard, where his son just trained with Blackfish and ser Donnel Waynwood.
"Artys!" Rolland shouted on his son, his son ran to him
"Father" he said as they hugged. Rolland had closest friendship with his second son, from that reason, he made lordship of Bloody Gate and made Artys it´s lord.
"I have to go to the Eyrie, I am taking Jarremy, do you want to be by my side?" he asked, his sons eyes widded
"Yes, yes, yes!" he agreed
"Then prepare your sword, your armor, your things and we can go"
"Who will keep the Bloody Gate when I can´t?"
"Rolly" Rolland respond "He will be castellan here, until your return. Now go prepare" he said. That morning the five hundred knights left for Eyrie, before it, Rolland let maester to send ravens to every corner of the Vale to pledge their fealthy to him.
Blackfish
It was a month now, since Rolland left for Eyrie. Lysa came toward the Bloody Gate that time, and he had to decide, both options, he had to betray his family words, Family, Duty, Honor. He could decide, if he want to betray Duty and Honor or Family. He chosen that, he´ll break Family. He didn´t let Lysa and her sick son pass.
"You just betrayed our family words!" Lysa shouted
"Yes, as I would if I let you pass. I have an order from Warden of the East. To not let you pass, not you, nor Robert. Sorry Lysa, you have to find another way" he respond and gave her another twenty men. When he didn´t seen her, he immediately send a letter to Rolland.
To Rolland Arryn, Lord of Eyrie and Warden of the East,
your step mother Lysa tried to pass through the Bloody Gate. I stopped her.
She won´t give up, she´ll try to take Vale with another way, I don´t know how, but you MUST call your banners, until is time.
Ser Brynden ´Blackfish´ Tully, the knight of the Bloody Gate
He wrote into the letter and sent the man to Eyrie. Before he went to sleep, he thought who could intervene into a possible conflict. Starks don´t, he knew it. Eddard Stark may be husband of Cat, but he was a man of honor, and he would defend Rolland rather than Robert.
Lannisters was different, they wouldn´t move by finger, until it´s there´s the winner certain. Tullys would support Lysa, he knew his brother well, but Edmure was hot-blooded, so he would raise the banners and go fight side by side with Lysa.
Tyrell would remain neutral. Mace hated Rolland for cuting off his arm, but his sons has no ill-blood with him. Willas is too clever for such a risk, Garlan is too honourable and Loras is just an idiot. Baratheons would try to stop them, Robert Baratheon is king, but Lysa hates him.
So, he will propably just sit and wait, or go fight against Lysa. Martells would never intervene, because they´re too far away. He took another sip of wine, before going to sleep.
Harrold Hardyng
Lysa Tully stood before his aunt, lady Anya Waynwood of Ironoaks. She had her young son Robert beside her. Through the hall was streaming the warm from fire places. Behind lady Lysa was lords Breakstone, Wydman, Horton Redfort and his sons, lord Ronnel Arryn of Gulltown. Traitors, all of them.
"What do you need my lady?" asked lady Anya, Lysa looked at her, still with her hand on Robert´s head
"I want you to swear your fealthy to my son Robert"
"And why?" ser Morton Waynwood asked, Lysa looked at him proudly
"Because my son is the only heir of Eyrie. He is your rightfull lord, not his brother."
"As I know" said Harrold "Rolland is late lord Jon´s eldest son, with visible difference." Lysa tried to stop him "And Rolland has three sons, so his line is more secured that yours"
"My son is my firstborn, Robert is lord Jon´s eldest son from his marriage with me. He-"
"is lord Rolland´s YOUNGER brother, I see that. I´ve seen Rolland´s youngest son Wallace! He is four and more responsible for himself than your son! My fealthy belongs to Rolland. I will never betray him! NEVER!" he nearly shouted with anger, than, he stormed out of room, while he heard the knights proclaiming Robert Lord of Eyrie.
That night four riders left Ironoaks. Harrold Hardyng, Roland Waynwood, Wallace Waynwood and Joffrey Arryn, the youngest son of lord Ronnel, lord of Gulltown. They rode southeast, to Runestone, to house Royce.
"This escape will write the history" said Roland
"No" said Harrold "It will start it" he ended and rode to the darkness of the night.
Authors Note: So, there it is, next chapter. I know, its shorter, but I am just human.I must explain something now (just a little QnA):
1.Q: Blackfish not recognising his lord?
A: Of course he recognised him, but everytime someone wants to pass through Bloody Gate he must say his name. Like Hound. They had to recognize him, because of that fucking burned face, no one (in Westeros) has the face as burned as Hound, but they asked. That is to this.
2.Q: Lordship of Bloody Gate?
A: Rolland is Lord of Eyrie, he can do what he wants, and king must agree, because Vale is unconquerable fortrest.
3.Q: Another Arryns? Is that even canon?
A: Yes, house Arryn has a cadet branch named house Arryn of Gulltown. That´s the only thing everybody know. Their lord or his sons are unknown, so I took it like good idea.
4.Q:What is Lysa´s opinion about Rolland?
A:She hates him. She just can´t handle that, her step son is higher in line of succesion than Robert (they both are firsborn sons, but from different marriages, so Lysa seeks her oportunity to have some power, and is half-mad). Rolland is for her shame of Arryns, too, because he married servant girl without some noble blood.
Hope you enjoyed, and again Merry Christmas!