A/N: *Without Me by Eminem starts playing* I'M BACK BITCHES! *Dodges rotten fruit thrown by angry fan* I know its been a while buuuuut here is another chapter of "New Player in the Game." I am bored out of my mind right now and this weeks episode of GoT got me wanting to post another chapter, and I have to say after the last episode *SPOILER FOR ANYONE WHO HAS YET TO WATCH IT!* As much as I don't like Sansa (which I glad why she wasn't chosen for the pairing) I didn't want he basically raped by Ramsey Bolton! (I mean seriously his dad was pretty much the mastermind behind most of her family being killed, being raped by his son is just a kick in the teeth!) The whole episode was rather depressing to be totally honest. Also very annoyed about Barristan being killed a few episodes before that! I mean what the Frack! HE WAS AWESOME!

SPOILERS OVER YOU CAN LOOK NOW

Anyway GoT rant over. One change will be made from the canon ASOIAF though, instead of Myrcella Baratheon being born in 290 AL, she will be born in 287 AL a year after Joffrey was born, making her 3 in this chapter. Well enough gibber jabber lets goooooooo!

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Chapter 8

289 AL

It had been a year since Tony won the Tournement and things had been going well for Tony. Ser Barristan Selmy seeing something great in the boy decided to take Tony under his wing, whenever he wasn't protecting the king and Tony was off duty Barristan would take Tony to train in the art of battle.

Whilst Tony had been trained by some of the strongest warriors in existence he was happy to train with Barristan, no matter how good of a warrior he is already Tony knew never to refuse training and advice from a powerful and experienced man like Ser Barristan Selmy.

Tony and Barristan had developed a strong student/mentor relationship over the year which Tony was thankful for since he didn't have any other people close to him in this world other than Byrron. He hadn't made any friends with any of the other knights, they were all either stuck up Lannisters who thought they were better then all the other knights, were jelous of him for having Ser Barristans and the Kings favor, or they looked down on Tony for his age not that it bothered him.

The king wasn't the only royal that liked Tony though. 7 months after tournement someone made an attempt to kidnap Myrcella Baratheon the Princess of Westros and Cerci and Roberts second born child.

FLASHBACK

It was past midnight in the Red Keep and Tony was one of the knights chosen to patrol the castle tonight, an honorable yet weary job. As Tony got close to the rooms of the king, queen and their children he saw something unusual, the two kings guard that were ment to guard the door leading to this section of the Keep weren't there!

Tony entered the kings families section to check that everything was in order and noticed that Princess Myrcellas door was open ajar. He ran into her room to find a cloaked man with a sack over his shoulder, the strange thing about the sack is that it was moving.

The cloaked man seeing Tony jumped out of the open window by Marcellas bed. Tony quickly jumped into action and persued the kidnapper, luckly Tony was able to get Robert to let him wear his usual battle attire instead of of the bulky knights armor which would have hindered Tony in this situation.

Tony was surprised at the cloaked mans agility, to be able to scale the Red Keep with one hand holding the bagged Marcella but Tony was much quicker and much more agile so he was able to catch up to the man quickly, but he kept a slight distance between them so that the kidnapper wouldn't panic and accidentally drop Marcella.

Tony and the cloaked man scaled down the walls of the Red Keep for five minutes with the kidnapper doing dangerous manouvers to try and lose his persuer but Tony kept up with ease.

Once the cloaked kidnapper touched down on the the ground he picked up a large stone off of the ground and threw it at Tony in hopes of making him fall since he was still out of range to have a decent landing.

Tony senced the stone coming, he pulled both his knees into his chest with both feet on the wall and kicked off sending him soaring over the kidnappers head. The man in the cloak thought Tony was mad! There was no way he'd survive this! So he was surprised when he saw Tony tuck into himself and backflip until he was able to land crouched with both feet and one hand on the ground.

Tony quickly took advantage of the mans shock by pulling out his bow "Acnologia" and firing an arrow. the arrow pirced the mans left knee which caused the man to drop down to one knee screaming in pain. In his pained state the kidnapper dropped the sack holding Marcella, Tony ran to the bagged princess, knocking the man out with a hard punch to the back of the head along the way.

Tony pulled out a small knife on his side to cut knot on the sack, relasing the captured princess, once the knot was cut Marcella jumped out of the sack throwing wild punches with her small hands, crying histericlly at the same time. Tony understanding she was scared and still thought she was in the hands of her kidnapper got a hold of her and pulled her into a hug and tried to calm her down "Shushh princess shushhhh you're safe, I'm a knight I stopped the bad man, you're safe." Tony whispered soothingly into her ear.

Marcella realising that she was safe sunk into Tonys embrace, sobbing into his chest, Tony just sat there stroking her long, blonde hair.

After a few minutes like that King Robert, Queen Cerci and 20 knights and kings guardsmen came running into the courtyard where Tony and Marcella were. Seeing Marcella Cerci called out to her with fear in her voice and obvious signs that she had been crying, hearing her mother Marcella looked up and saw her mother and ran into her embrace, sobbing into her breast whilst Cerci cried on her shoulder whispering into her ear.

Robert seeing the cloaked man knocked out next to Tony sent two of his knights to take the man to the cells and ordered Tony to the throne room where the king would meet him after making sure his daughter was alright and the Keep was secured.

After an hour waiting and the sun starting to break past the horizon Robert came marching into the throne room with Marcella, Cerci and Barristan. The King sat down on the Iron Throne with cerci sitting in a comfortable looking chair next to him with Marcella cuddled timidly in her lap and Ser Barristan standing protectivly next to them.

Robert tiredly rub his face and turned to his daughter and said in a strong but tired voice "Marcella I need you to tell me what happend tonight." Cerci imidently stepped in and said "Robert this is hardly the time! Give her some time to get herself together after what just happend before you start interogating her!"

Robert groaned "Cerci I need to know what happend from her side! That way I can stop this from happening again!" Cerci looked like she was about to argue some more but Marcella intervened "I-its okay Mummy, I can do it." She says in a small voice. She turns to Robert and starts to tell him what happend "I-I was sleeping in my bed when I woke up, I was cold so I turned in my bed to go and close the window. I don't know why it was opened because the servent lady closed it before I went to bed, when I turned around I saw the man, I don't know what he looked like, he had his face covered, I was about to scream but he covered my mouth and put me in his bag. It was dark and scary in there, I was so scared Daddy." Cerci pulls her close to her chest as Marcella starts crying, with a shakey voice Marcella carries on her story "I-I heard the door open and the man jumps out of the window I think, it felt like I kept hitting a wall so I think he was climbing down the Castle wall, I was scared that he was going to drop me, he kept jumping and I kept hitting the wall, it really hurt my head. When he got on the ground he stopped and I was trying to get out of the bag but then I heard that funny noise a bow and arrow makes and I heard the man scream then he dropped me. "

"After that he got me out of the bag and saved me! He's my hero mummy!" She shouts whilst pointing at Tony which makes a small smile pull at his lips at being called her hero.

After processing what his daughter had told him Robert turns to Tony and asks him to tell what happend from his perspective.

Tony told him how he saw no guards at the door during his patrol and finding the man in Marcellas room and then the chase.

After hearing the story Robert sits in his throne thoughtfully for a few minutes before he grins at Tony "I knew I made a bloody good choice making you a knight after that Tourney, as a reward for your service here tonight I'm making you my daughters personal bodyguard." Robert says, Tony stares at the king wide eyed in shock then turns his gaze the the Queen who slightly nods her head in agreement, he then see's Marcella with a wide, hopeful look in her eyes. Tony turns back to the king and bows "Thank you, Your Grace for this honor, I won't let you down."

FLASHBACK OVER

Since that day Marcella has pretty much been attached to Tonys hip. When Tony is guarding her she forces him to play with her (damn that innocent puppy dog look Tony would scream in his head) and when she had lessons she would try to escape to watch Tony train with Ser Barristan (much to the Queens dismay) needless to say she developed a crush on "Her knight in no armor" as she calls him to Tonys amusment.

We now find Tony in the middle of his monthly spar with Barristan when a knight runs up to Tony "Tony I have news!" The Knight calls out breathlessly. Tony and Barristan end their spar and Tony takes the note from the knight and opens it. Barristan watches Tonys emotions change on his face as he reads the note and asks "What is it Tony? What does it say?" Tony Looks up at Barristan, his hands shaking as he says just two words.

"Its Byrron..."

A/N: Ain't I a stinker? 1st I leave you without a chaper for a while and now I leave you with a cliffhanger, I learnt how to upset and annoy my readers from good ol' George ;). This was not how I planned for this chapter to go to be honest, the whole Marcella kidnapping just took on a life of its own, but I think it was a good little interval for between the Tourney and the Grayjoy Rebellion. I'll try not to leave it too long for the next chapter after such a harsh cliffie but no promises hehehehe. Until next time ADIOS AMIGOS AND KEEP COUNTING!

HOLLOWTGH OUT!