It had been a week since Shea was brutally murdered in front of him. Every time he closed his eyes the scene kept playing in his head; the arrow piercing her heart and the cruel laughter from his mirrored self. Tyrion reached for the wine container in front of him a poured himself a glass. Downing the whole thing he hoped to block out the whole incident. What he couldn't figure out was his his counterpart got inside the room; the mirror had been covered. Looking down at the papers he had on his desk he thought about the raven he sent three days ago. He just hoped the citadel could help them figure out what the stones were and how to fix everything before something else went wrong.
Looking over at his wife's sleeping form he grew even more worried for her, because of this he had Bronn go everywhere with her; he couldn't let anything happen to her too, no matter what his mirrored self said. Sansa had taken Shea's death hard. She refused another handmaiden and she thought because the woman had been close to her was why she had been killed. He didn't have the heart to tell her it was because of him. Tyrion hadn't been sleeping well. How could he sleep when he knew Sansa was going to the other world every time she slept. Shaking his head of these thoughts he got up and began walking to the door. Opening it he saw his friend standing there with his fist raised about to knock. Lowering his fist he looked down at him. "Going somewhere?" He asked. "Bronn, I was just about to ask Podrick to go to the library and get some books on legends or anything to do with stones." The sellsword nooded. Stepping aside he let the man enter. He noticed the man's eyes fall on his sleeping wife. "I am sorry about everything. I wish I never took that job." He said softly. Tyrion knew he couldn't blame him for this. He didn't know what was going to happen.
Closing the door he followed Bronn through the hole in his solar door. "You really should get that door fixed." He commented going straight for the wine. Looking back at the damaged door he said "No, I like it that way just in case something happens I won't have a door blocking me." Turning back around to face him he could see the sellsword was sitting in front of his desk watching him closely. "I know what you're going to say please don't." Bronn had been the one to find him cradling Shea's body. He knew that he felt somehow responsible for what happened.
Going behind his desk and taking his seat Tyrion refilled his glass of wine. "Why do you think Sansa doesn't trust the mirrored version of her family?" He had been meaning to ask her that but could never find the right time to. Bronn just shrugged. "Well maybe their evil bastards in that world." Was his reply. It did make sense. Why she wouldn't want to put faith in people who told her she had to marry a monster. And here I thought I was the monster he thought.
Hearing the door to their chamber open Tyrion raced out of his solar with Bronn on his heels just to see his squire walking in. "My Lord is there anything else you'll be needing?" The boy asked. Nodding his head he said, "Yes I need you to go to the library and get some books on legends or anything to do with stones especially anything to do with over the wall." Podrick nodded and quickly left the room in search of anything.
Going back into his solar he said, "Sansa told me that my counterpart destroyed Highgarden and put the heads of house Tyrell in the dungeon." The other man looked worried. "What are we going to do if he comes to this world?" He didn't like to think about that but he had a good point what were they going to do. "Well for starters I want you take Sansa out of the city. Run anywhere you think she might be safe." His friend nodded. Then another troubling thought came to mind. "Apparently Tywin Lannister has gone missing in the other world. Cersei said she hasn't heard from him since they found out all the gold at Castley Rock was taken." He didn't know what this could mean. Did his counterpart kill his father or banish him? Bronn gave him a funny look. "I never thought I'd see the day a Lannister was broke." He quipped. Ignoring the joke Tyrion looked down at the wedding expenses. He tried to convince his father that they needed more guards for the royal wedding but the man just shook his head and said the crown couldn't afford it.
Thinking about the royal wedding a thought came to mind. "I also want you to be there for the royal wedding. Keep an eye on Sansa." Bronn just snorted "Yeah like I was going to take the day off. Don't worry I won't let that fucker anywhere around her." He had a feeling his friend wasn't doing this just because of money anymore; maybe he felt guilty. Whatever his motives he was grateful to him. "So, are you going to share this information with anyone else?" Bronn asked drinking the rest of his wine. He thought about it. "I think I'll inform Jamie now that he's back but I don't think anyone else will listen." Especially not his sister or father. He just hoped nothing would happen but he didn't think his mirrored self would pass up the opportunity to crash the wedding.
"I might have the Citadel send the stone here so can make use of it." He said. Bronn didn't look happy about this prospect. "I don't think we should have that stone. Didn't Sansa say that stone changed him. Well what if it changes me. I won't be able to protect her if it does and besides when I get around it my arm starts burning like hell." He argued. The man had some good points. "But what if we need the stone to stop him and it's all the way at the Citadel?" He countered. His friend looked away from him and took a deep breath. "I think we need to find out more information before we start assuming how to stop him." He had never seen Bronn like this before. Most of the time he was all action and no thinking. That stone must be something if he didn't want it around him.
Thinking that Bronn did make some good points Tyrion nodded his head in agreement. He did need the man in top shape if he was going to protect his wife. Speaking of his wife he heard the door to their rooms open; he knew it couldn't be Podrick he just sent him to the library. Then he heard footsteps in the other room. Fearing for her safety he jumped up and ran to the other room where he saw someone standing beside the bed but couldn't see their face. Bronn sprung into action drawing his dagger and lunged for the figure knocking them to the ground. Tyrion ran over to the bed to check on Sansa who was sleeping peacefully oblivious to what was happening.
Turning around to face the intruder he only saw Bronn looking back at him shaking his head. "Your not going to believe this." Moving out of the way his friend was right he couldn't believe it. Standing there in dark outfit and dirty faced was Tywin Lannister. He opened his mouth to speak. "We need to talk."
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