Chapter 9. Cersei Kidnapped
Kings Landing
Since the letters were put out the people of Kings Landing had been drinking secrets toasts to the triumphant return of a true ruler, Daenarys Targaryen. They had also made secret preparations for her arrival. Tywin Lannister despite all his efforts could not find the person or persons responsible. This was due to the fact that Verys and the gold cloaks weren't even trying. And the people who witnessed a few gold cloaks posting the letters were paid off for their silence.
To win back the hearts of the people Tywin Lannister pushed up his daughter's wedding to Loras Tyrell. They were to marry in public and then set out for High Garden. Sansa had 50 gold pieces passed out to the people of King's Landing for them to attend the wedding.
"You look beautiful milady…" Sansa said to Cersei as the servants dressed her.
"And you are not pregnant little dove…"
"We have been trying milady…"
Cersei smirks, "Leave us!" She waited until the servants had left, "You are not fooling anyone little dove…"
Sansa pretended to be ignorant, "I don't understand."
Cersei walks up to Sansa, pulls up her dress and reaches up between her legs, "Just as I thought a virgin…"
"Please!"
Cersei places a finger over her lip, "Oh stop it…I suppose by way of an apology for my son's actions I can keep this between us…But how long little dove before my father finds out…"
Sansa stood beside Tyrion as his wife. She and the other guests waited for the bride to march. Sansa was shocked it was the first truly nice thing the Queen did for her. But Sansa was not dissuaded from her quest of revenge and it would be Cersei's mistake for keeping a secret. ("Finally!") Sansa said thinking to herself. The music played and Tywin walked hand and hand with Cersei towards the High Septa. Loras smiled but it was a false smile as he was not happy with the arrangement.
"For happy couple." Sansa said with Tyrion at her side as they presented them with a rose made of gold. "May you be as happy as Lord Tyrion and I are…"
Cersei sneers at Sansa, "Be careful little bird…"
The next day Loras and Cersei leave Kings Landing by caravan. Loras liked to ride and he wanted to see the countryside. Cersei agreed only because her father urged her too. When the group was eight days from the Capital. It was set upon by heavily armed men. All the guards were killed, the servants, Loras, and Cersei were taken prisoner.
"We were outnumbered milord…I was left alive and told to give you this…"
Tywin slowly took the letter and Cersei's ring which was attached to it, "Leave me!"
"So what do they want?" Jaime asked, Tyrion was there as well.
"They want the King to denounce the throne and submit himself for the Queen's Justice…"
"What Queen?" Joffrey asks.
"Queen Daenarys Targaryen…"
"I told we should have sent assassins to kill that bitch!"
"Does the letter say who is holding her?" Tyrion asks.
"The brotherhood without banners…"
Flea Bottom
Sansa could move about the castle and go where she wished because she had a young girl who was her age height and weight pretend to be her. From a distance the girl bore a striking resemblance to Sansa. To make the deception more plausible Brienne accompanied the double throughout the castle. Sansa made her way with Lord Verys in disguise to a barn she had bought in Flea Bottom. Two men stood guard outside the door.
"Hello!" Cersei yelled, "My father is very wealthy and will pay whatever you ask.
"That would be true but the men holding you are well paid for their servaces…"
Cersei gasped at the sound of the voice, "Sansa? Is that you?"
"Remove her hood!"
When the man obeyed Cersei gasped as Sansa sat across from her with four heavily armed men. "Sansa! What is the meaning of this?"
"Revenge! Dear sister in-law!"
"Help me!"
"Scream all you want…No one can hear you."
She looks at Verys, "Lord Verys help me" He just smiles, "What do you want?"
"Revenge for my family…My mother…My brothers…My home and all the humiliation you and your bastard son put me through…"
"I protected you…That was all Joffrey! I…I…was like a mother to you."
Sansa laughs, "This is really pathetic…"
Cersei sneers, "You little bitch! I should have locked you in the dungeons with your traitor Father…" Sansa stands up, walks up to Cersei and slaps her, "When my father finds out and he will the things Joffrey did to you will seem like tea time when I get through with you…"
"I don't think so… Replace the bag! Make sure she is well fed and oh dear sister in-law don't try to bribe these men…I have way more gold than you and your family…"
High Garden
Both Tywin and Mace Tyrell had their troops searching far and wide for the safe return of their children. A week had passed since their kidnapping, so Mace decided he would go to King's Landing. The day before he left he received a letter from the kidnappers via Raven.
To His Grace Mace Tyrell
We have your son and if you wish to see him again alive then you will not leave High Garden you will remain in your castle…If you cooperate your son will be returned unharmed…We are watching you…When the time comes Loras will dissolve his marriage to Cersei Lannister…defy us and your son dies…Share this letter with anyone and he dies…
