THE GAME
EDDARD STARK
Early the next morning before the sun is up or the rooster crows Eddard is breaking his fast. He had sent Jorey to find Lord Varys and bring him to his solar. After eating Eddard goes to his solar and signs some documents for warrants, death sentences, orders and such. As he is working Jorey returns without Varys.
"I searched everywhere my Lord…All I found was a letter…Varys has resigned his commission as Master of Whispers…"
"Of course he did…" Eddard feels that Varys left because the Romyns are enacting their plan to which he is a part of. "Find Lord Tyrion and bring him here…" Eddard had received a letter from his son Robb saying that Tyrion Lannister stopped at Winterfell on his way south and gave Maester Luwin a design for a saddle that would enable Bran to ride despite not being able to walk.
"Lord Stark…" Tyrion says entering.
"Thank you for coming…Jorey that will be all for now…Please be seated…" Eddard pours wine for him, "Would like some wine?"
"Of course…"
Eddard hands him the goblet, "My son Robb wrote me and told me what you did…I am forever in your debt…"
"My pleasure…I have a special place in my heart for cripples, bastards, and broken things…I mean no offence…"
"None taken…The other reason I invited you here is this…" Eddard opens the desk drawer and removes the dagger.
"Where did you get that?"
"My wife bought it to me…An assassin tried to kill our son with it…I know this dagger belongs to Prince Joffrey…"
"I gave it to him for his tenth name day…"
"Aye and he gave it to a footpad to kill my son with…I also know about the cat incident and the fountain at Casterly Rock…"
Tyrion sighs, "What do you want from me Lord Stark?"
"I want you to help me convince Robert to send the boy to the Maesters of the Citadel…He is not right in the head…"
"Cersei will not sit idly by while her son is shipped off…And you will earn her as an enemy…"
"That is my burden to bare…"
Tyrion takes another drink from his goblet, "I will help you…"
There is a knock at the door, "My Lord the King requests your presence…" Jorey says.
Tyrion accompanies Eddard to the throne room. When they arrive King Robert is waiting with the Queen, Prince Joffrey, Petyr Baelish, Pycel, and the King's Guard. "Your Grace you summoned me?"
Robert seems angry, "Where is your daughter Lady Sansa?"
"I sent her home with my wife and other daughter Arya…"
"See I told you!" Cersei says pointing her hand at Eddard.
"Quiet woman…" He looks at Eddard, "Why?"
"Your Grace…Your son Prince Joffrey is not ready to be engaged to anyone…Neither is my daughter…They both have a lot more growing up to do…" He says choosing his words carefully.
"What in bloody hell does that have to do with anything…" Robert asks raising his voice, "You gave me your word…"
"And you still have it…You are my King and my friend…One day Houses Baratheon and Stark will be united by blood…"
"What Lord Stark? My son not good enough for your daughter?"
"I told you to be quiet woman…"
"I don't want to marry that girl anyway…" Joffrey says.
"You be quiet as well boy…If I ordered you to bring her back to the capitol?"
He sighs, "You are my King and I would be obliged to obey…But as your friend I ask that you trust me and not give that command…I swear on all I hold dear that our Houses will be one by marriage…"
He stands up, "Fine this matter is closed."
"What!" Cersei yells.
"You heard me…"
Robert is about to leave, "Your Grace! There is another matter I need to speak with you about…In private…"
He stops, "Can't it wait until after the hunt…"
"I believe Jon Arryn was murdered!" His words cause Robert to stop and look at him. They go to his solar to speak in private. "Why do you think Jon Arryn was murdered?"
"I am still gathering evidence against the suspects, but there is another matter that must also be dealt with…"
"Dammit Ned!"
"I'm sorry…You told me about the incident with the cat and your son…"
"Yes…"
"Has there been any other incidents?"
He sits down and takes a drink, "The boy has a temper…I caught him bullying his brother once…"
Eddard pulls out the dagger and places it on the desk, "This is why my wife came to King's Landing…Recognize it?"
Robert picks up the dagger and examines it, "It looks like the one Lord Tyrion gave Joffrey on his tenth name day…"
"That's because it is…An assassin tried to kill my son with it…"
"Are you blaming my son?"
Eddard wants to say he is not your son, but it is not time for that yet. Instead he walks over to the door and opens it, "Lord Tyrion! Lord Clegane! Would the two of you come in here please…" As they enter the solar Eddard glances at Cersei. She seems nervous, "Tell him about the incident at Casterly Rock with Princess Myrcella."
"What incident?"
Tyrion nods at Clegane, "I had gotten up early and went to the garden…When I arrived I found Prince Joffrey at the fountain of Three Lions…He was holding Princess Myrcella's head under water…I pulled him off her and set her down on the ground…He tried to stab me with a dagger…"
"That is when I came out and asked what happened?" Tyrion says taking up the tale. "Joffrey lied and said Clegane attacked him and his sister…I did not believe it for one minute…I pressed on Myrcella's chest and breathed into her mouth…Eventually she spit up the water and told us what happened…I beat Joffrey's ass while Sandor held him down…and I told him that if he told his mother then I would tell you…"
"The boy is not right in the head Robert…"
"And what would you have me do Ned?"
"Strip of the crown and send him to the Maesters of old town…Name Tommen your heir…"
Robert shakes his head and stands up. He walks to the door and opens it, "Cersei find Myrcella and bring her here now!"
"Why what's wrong?"
"Just do it!" A few minutes later there is a knock at the door. They let Myrcella in, but when Cersei tries to enter the door is closed.
"Yes father…" She shyly says looking at the men assembled in the room.
"Come here Myrcella…" She slowly walks over to her father's side, "Yes sir…"
"Do you remember when we went to Casterly Rock to visit your Grandfather?"
"Yes…" She replies looking at Tyrion.
"Did Joffrey do something to you…"
She looks at Tyrion, "You promised…"
"I am sorry…But tell your father the truth…"
Tears stream down her face, "I…I…I was playing…in the garden, by the fountain…Joffrey came into the garden…He said when he becomes King he will do what he wants…I laughed and said…"
"Tell him the rest young Princess…" Sandor says.
"I said he would never be as good and brave a King as you…He…He hit me…and then he shoved my head into the water…I passed out…When I awoke and found Uncle Tyrion and Lord Clegane were standing over me…"
"Do you think Joffrey was playing Princess?" Eddard asks.
"No…he tried to kill me…"
"Sandor take my daughter to her room…Myrcella if your mother asks you about what was talked about tell her…"
"Tell her your father wanted to know what you thought about Rickon Stark" Tyrion says when Robert couldn't come up with a lie.
"Yes sir…"
Tyrion walks up to her, "Stop crying and be strong…"
Robert shakes his head, "Lord Tyrion make all the arrangements…Use my men only…"
"Yes your Grace…"
After Tyrion leaves Robert looks at Eddard, "Is that the reason why you sent your daughter away?"
"Part of it…Robert…I have your best interests at heart…Know that…"
"And Jon Arryn…"
"As soon as I know everything I will tell you…" He is about to leave but stops, "Oh…I almost forgot…I sent to White Harbor for two thousand men…"
"Why?"
"When I have completed my investigation I will tell you all…" As Eddard is leaving the office he gets a sideways look from Cersei. Eddard leaves the castle with ten men to visit the street of steel. He meets the boy Gendry. It is like looking at a young version of Robert Baratheon.
Eddard visits many of Robert's Bastards over the next few days. On the fifth day Lord Yohn Royce arrives with Lysa Arryn. They enter the Tower of the Hand at night. She has a bag over her head, "Hello Lady Arryn…It has been a while…" Eddard says after they remove the bag.
"I demand to speak with the King…"
Eddard stares at her, "I know you lied about Jon Arryn…I also know you poisoned him…Now if you value your life you will testify against Petyr Baelish…" The next day Eddard summons Baelish to his solar.
"You wished to see me my Lord…"
Eddard just stares at him, "Seize him…"
"What is the meaning of this?"
"Petyr Baelish…In the name of Robert of the House Baratheon…First of his name…King of the Andels and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms…Protector of the Realm…I Eddard of House Stark Hand of the King do hereby place you under arrest for the murder of Jon Arryn…"
"What proof do you have?"
Eddard takes out the letter, "A letter intercepted by Yohn Royce…In it Lysa Arryn expresses her love for you…She also mentions that a plan is working and how she cannot wait to be your wife…She also confessed that it was your idea and you gave her the poison…Take him away…"
"What!" Robert yells after Eddard tells him, "Baelish! Of all people I would never have guessed…"
"I have enough witnesses to place him on trial and convict him…"
"Ned handle this…Because if I see that weasel I'll kill him with my own hands…"
Three days before the trial the men Lord Manderly sent arrive. Eddard houses them in the barracks of the Tower of the King's Hand. He asks Ser Barristan and Renly to sit in judgment with him. "Bring in the accused…" Eddard commands.
The throne room is filled with nobles as they bring in Petyr Baelish. Maester Pycel reads the charges and he is called as the first witness. "State your name and titles for the record please…"
"Grand Maester Pycel…I sit on the small council and I serve King Robert Baratheon may the gods grant him many more years…"
"Grand Maester…what can you tell us about the accused?" Ser Barristan asks.
"Lord Baelish came to me immediately following the death of Jon Arryn…May the gods grant him peace…He paid me a thousand gold Dragons on behalf of House Lannister…Said the Queen wants me to tell the King that he died of natural causes…"
"The witness is dismissed…" Renly says.
His testimony angered Cersei who is present at the trial. "The crown calls Lord Yohn Royce…" He testifies that after receiving a letter from Lord Eddard Stark his men intercepted a messenger from Lysa Arryn. The man was carrying a letter from Lysa to Petyr. Next they call Lysa Arryn, "State your name for the record please…"
"Lysa Arryn nee' Tully Lady of the Eyrie…"
Eddard hands the letter to Jorey Cassel, "Is that your hand writing?"
She looks at the letter, "Yes it is…"
"You will read the letter for the court…"
She sighs, tears stream down her face, "My dearest Petyr…Your plan is working…but I cannot wait much longer…I love you…I have always loved you…and I cannot wait to be your wife with Love Lysa Arryn…"
"Did you write this letter?" Renly asks.
"I did My Lord…"
"Whose idea was it to poison Lord Arryn?"
"Petyr suggested it after I asked him to speak with the King about my son being a ward of Lord Stannis'…" She looks at Petyr, "Petyr I am so sorry…"
He ignores her as they call Tyrion Lannister, "The accused claims that this dagger was won by you in a bet at the Tourney celebrating Prince Tommen's birth…"
"I did bet Lord Baelish, but not for the dagger. I gave that dagger to Prince Joffrey as a name day present…The bet was for a month of free visits to his brothels…" People laugh.
"Lord Baelish do you have anything to say for yourself?"
"I am innocent of these charges and I request a private audience with the King…"
"King Robert considered Jon Arryn to be like a father to him…He does not wish to speak with you…"
"Then I demand a trial by combat…and I name Lyn Cobray as my champion…"
Ser Barristan stands up and looks at Eddard, "My Lord Hand…I request the honor of representing the crown in the matter…"
Eddard sighs, "So be it…" The trial by combat is held three days later. The King attends and Lyn Cobray is killed after an intense duel with Ser Barristan the Bold Selmy. Petyr is taken to be hanged immediately. Lysa is stripped of her titles and Robin Arryn is made a ward of Yohn Royce acting Warden of the East.
Later Joffrey is escorted to see his father by Ser Barristan Selmy, "Father…" Robert looks down on Joffrey and slaps him. "What did I do?"
Robert takes out the dagger, "I know you hired the assassin to kill Brandon Stark…I also know you tried to kill your sister…"
"Lies all lies! Mother!"
The Baratheon guards seize Joffrey, "You are not right in the head Joffrey…I am sending you to Old Town…I pray to the gods that the Maesters can help you…"
"Father please…don't let them take me! I'll be good…I'll be the man you want me to be! Father!"
THE GAME II
CERSEI
Ever since Eddard Stark came to King's Landing Cersei had been nervous that he would find out the truth same as Jon Arryn. Then when Baelish told her that Sansa Stark had been sent back to Winterfell with her mother her anxiety increased. ("Do the Starks know what Jaime did?"), she mentally asks herself. She thought Petyr would say something as she suspected he knew the truth as well. Why else would he blame Jon Arryn's death on her family? As usual Cersei breaks her fast with her children. "Where is your brother?"
"Don't know…" Tommen replies.
"Your Grace Ser Barristan is here…" Her handmaiden says.
"Show him in…"
"Begging your pardon Your grace, The King is asking for you…"
"Go ahead and eat…" She wondered if Robert was in one of his moods. Sometimes he would try to seduce her and she would hate every minute of it. "Ser Barristan have you seen my son?"
"No your Grace…"
"Leave us…" Robert commands when she comes in.
"What is it? The last time I saw that look Joffrey had…"
"Sit down Cersei…You won't like this…"
"What has Joffrey done now?"
"I suspect you already know…"
"Know what?"
"Joffrey is not right in the head…It was he who hired the assassin who tried to kill Brandon Stark…"
She stares at him, "That is a lie…My son would never…Who told you that Stark?"
"Our son…" She wants to say he is not yours, but if she did, Cersei believes this is where she would die. Or would she, the old woman prophesied she would die at the hands of the Valonqar. Prophecy or not Robert would break her neck if he knew. "Remember the thing about the cat…"
"That was one incident…"
"What about when we caught him choking his brother?"
"They were playing!" She yells, then something occurs to her, "What have you done?"
He hands her a document, "See for yourself…"
The document strips Joffrey of his titles and names Tommen Robert's heir upon his death. "Why would you do this? Where is my son?"
"On his way to Old Town…He needs help…"
"You son of a bitch!" She jumps up and tries to slap him, but Robert is faster and catches her by the wrist. "Let me go!"
"I'm sorry, but it must be done…Joffrey tried to kill Myrcella…"
When he yells this Cersei stares at him, "What!" He tells her what happened at Casterly Rock. She leaves him in his solar and goes to question her daughter. She can barely believe the story Myrcella tells, but why would she lie. "Jaime!" He meets her in the garden. Eddard Stark had placed guards at the entrances to Maegor's tower, the Dragon's nest and other abandoned sections of the castle.
"What is it?"
"Robert…Robert sent my son away…They are taking Joffrey to Old Town…"
"Why?" She tells him and as she speaks, she can tell he is getting angry. Perhaps it was mistake involving him. "Did Stark have something to do with this?"
"I don't know…Maybe."
He grabs Cersei by the arms, "I swear I will bring him back…"
JAIME
Upon learning the truth Jaime gathers fifty Lannister men and leaves the Capitol. They ride hard after the men escorting Joffrey to Old Town. The men they are tracking have a three day head start riding up the rose road. For two days Jaime and his men ride without stopping to catch them. They rest the horses for a day before continuing on.
When they catch up to the men they are a mile from the edge of the King's Wood. To the Northwest is Tumbleton and to the Southeast is Fawnton. "My Lord!" A scout rides up, yelling. "I found them…They are ahead of us about a half mile setting up camp…"
"We'll wait until they settle down and attack at night. Remember no one can escape." Jaime anxiously waits until midnight. He spends his time sharpening his sword, pacing, and thinking on his next move. There are few things in life Jaime takes serious. Cersei and their children are among them. He had offered to kill Robert years ago, but Cersei out of fear stayed his hand. The moon reaches its zenith and he mounts his horse.
"Gentlemen it's time…"
They all mount up and approach the Baratheon men from multiple sides. The scouts and guards on duty are killed by dagger and arrow. "Let me out of here!" Joffrey screams from the unmarked carriage.
"Shut up you little shit!"
"You can't talk to me like that…I'm a Prince!"
The man screams as he is struck in the neck by an arrow. "We are under attack!" Another man screams. As Jaime rides through towards him swinging his sword and decapitates him. The fight doesn't last long and when it is over Jaime removes the keys from the captain's belt and unlocks the carriage.
"Uncle Jaime!"
He leaps out of the carriage and into Jaime's arms. Jaime smiles as it is the first time in his life that he feels like a father. "Are you alright?"
"Yes did mother send you?"
"Of course…" He watches as Joffrey walks up to one of the dead guards and kicks him. "That's enough! We must leave…" They travel all night and stop a few hours before sunset. They leave the main road and head west towards the river. When they make camp Joffrey sits alone crying. Jaime walks up to him. "Never let them see you cry…"
"My father…my own father sent me away…Why?"
Jaime sighs, "Joffrey…I love you…like you were my own son…But you…sometimes you can be cruel…The incident on the King's Road with the butcher's boy…The cat…and Myrcella…"
"We were playing…" He quickly says.
"Your mother hates your Uncle Tyrion and she blames him for your grandmother's death…The two of them have played some cruel jokes on one another, but what you did was murder…Holding your sister's head under water is not playing…"
He looks at him, "I get so angry sometimes…Am I mad?"
"I hope not…I to have had issues with anger…" He thinks back, to pushing Brandon Stark from the window of the Broken Tower. "Sometimes I can be impulsive…" He sighs, "…When the anger comes on you go somewhere and count to ten…Walk away from the thing that is making you angry…"
"What if father finds out what you did?"
"No one is going to send you away…I swear it…" He stands up and offers Joffrey his hand, "Come let's get something to eat…" Before sunrise the next day they eat and break camp. Jaime and his men had buried the bodies and taken all the food. They travel through the open plains in between Tumbleton and Bitterbridge. There is a stone bridge that crosses the river.
"Where are we going?" Joffrey asks riding up to Jaime.
"Well I can't bring you back to the Capitol…Not now anyway…So we are heading for Silverhill…Lord Serret will give us shelter…I will send a raven back to the capitol with a message for your mother…" While in Silverhill Jaime planned to raise an army and return to King's Landing to kill Robert and anyone else who stood in his way.
As they travel Jaime tries to be a father to Joffrey. He questions him about what makes him angry and why he does the things he does. He offers him fatherly advice and such. "How can I become a better swordsmen?" Joffrey asks.
"Practice…Train everyday…That is how I became the Sword of the West…"
"Can you teach me…"
"I can try…"
"How do I not be afraid…"
"Fear keeps you on your toes…Without it you won't fight as hard to stay alive…"
Joffrey looks at the other men with them, "By the river…After that wolf bit me…Arya Stark stood over me…" He lowers his head in shame, "I was afraid she was going to kill me…I…"
"The best way to overcome the fear of death is to accept that it will come…How you face that death is up to you…You can die a coward or a brave man…Tell death and the instrument of death…The man or woman who is going to kill you…and it must be said in a loud stern voice…GO FUCK YOURSELF!"
Joffrey bursts into laughter, "I wish I would have said that to Arya Stark…"
Jaime laughs as well, "Whether it be by poison or by sword…Tell death…"
"GO FUCK YOURSELF!" They say at the same time.
SILVERHILL
A Peacock in his pride on a field of cream; that is the sigil of House Serret the Lords of Silverhill. The Castle is located in the hill and mountain regions of the West just south of Deep Den. The castle is called Silverhill because the area is filled with silver deposits and it is House Serret's main income. As far as castles go Silverhill is of average size. James Serret is the Lord of Silverhill. His wife is gold of hair and green of eyes. His five children are the same; three sons and two daughters all under the age of thirteen.
As Jaime enters the courtyard Lord Serret stands with his family waiting. Jaime had sent a rider ahead to announce their arrival. Joffrey is wearing a hooded cloak to hide his identity. "Lord Serret I would speak with you in private now!" Jaime commands.
"Of course my Lord…My home is yours and my servants are yours to command…"
They meet in his solar, "While Prince Joffrey is here you will keep this secret…"
"Of course my Lord…"
He looks at the chief Steward, "Take the Prince to his room and prepare him a bath…" When they are alone Jaime asks Serret to muster an army and keep it secret. In return for his help he will pay Serret a million gold Dragons. "One more thing…keep Prince Joffrey away from your children…He can be unpredictable at times…I am leaving men here to watch him…If he steps out of line let them handle him…They have specific instructions…Also I will need to speak with your Maester…"
"Yes my Lord…"
"You are leaving me here?" Joffrey asks a week later in the courtyard.
"I will send for you when it is safe…I already sent your mother a Raven the day we arrived…" He did not tell Cersei his plans to kill the King.
RANDYL TARLY
After the tourney Randyl Tarly decided to stay in King's Landing and sent his son home. He has men follow Eddard Stark around. "Good day sir…"
"Good day…My name is Tobho Mott how may serve you…"
"Lord Randyl Tarly of Horn Hill…"
"My Lord…"
"Yesterday the Hand of the King visited you…What did he want?"
"He asked about my apprentice…Gendry…"
"What about him?" When Randyl meets the lad he sees why Eddard Stark talked to the lad. He had been staying at an inn in the city. Randyl decides to go and see the Queen.
"Lord Randyl Tarly of Horn Hill…"
He had waited until after Petyr Baelish's trial. "Lord Tarly…What can I do for you…"
"It is what I can do for you…I know the truth…"
She stares at him. "The truth of what?"
"You know what…I suspect Lord Stark knows as well since he is gathering evidence against you…"
"Lord Tarly you are speaking in riddles…"
"Your children were not fathered by the King…"
"How dare you!" She says jumping up and slapping him.
"Slapping me won't change things…I came to offer my help…You see I have been betrayed…My son Samwell Tarly is a fat useless lump of flesh…I did not want him to inherit Horn Hill after me…Then Dickon was born and became the son I always wanted…I sent Sam to the Night's Watch…But he wound up at West Point…As you may know the Romyns and Martells are in league with one another…to put the Targaryens back in power…"
"Julian Romyn wants Robert to believe otherwise…"
"House Tyrell is on it as well…As we speak Quentyn Martell is sailing east to marry Daenarys Targaryen…Margaery Tyrell is supposed to marry Trystan Martell…I can give you the Reach…For my House is the only reason House Tyrell has remained in power all this time…"
The two hatch out a plan then Randyl sails to Mander River and travels across land to his castle Horn Hill. Upon arriving he assembles an army six thousand strong, having the largest army in the reach and heads for High Garden. Randyl had been friends with Olenna Tyrell since childhood, but he is willing to betray her to keep his son from inheriting Horn Hill.
As a children Olenna had showed Randyl a secret passage into High Garden. His army can sneak into the castle using it. "Randyl you are just in time…" Olenna says. "…We leave for Sunspear in five days."
"Good…good…I shall accompany you…In the meantime may I call upon your hospitality…"
"Of course…"
After dinner Randyl opens the secret passage and signals his men. They rush into the castle killing the guards, servants, and any small folk who resist are take up arms, by morning the castle has been taken. Olenna walks up to Randyl and slaps him, "Why?"
"The Romyns betrayed me…So I betray you for being in league with them…High Garden is mine now…"
"If you think…"
He looks at Mace Tyrell, "Shut up old man…My House has protected this family from countless rebellions…No more!" Ravens are sent out to the Lords of the Reach and many of them swear fealty to Randyl Tarly. Then he sends a message to the Iron Bank of Braavos.
ROBERT
Most of the time Robert hated ruling and depended on his Hand to rule for him. Sometimes he wished he could relinquish the crown, but ruling as King had its advantages, especially when it came to women; not that Robert Baratheon had a problem getting women to come to his bed; not as a young man anyway. Now as a fat man, being King helped a lot.
He sits in his solar thinking on things that had recently happened. Petyr Baelish killing Jon, he wished he could have broken his neck with his own hands. Then there is Eddard Stark, his friend who is acting weird. Robert trusted Ned with his life, but there is something he wasn't telling him. Then there is his son Joffrey. Robert feels very guilty about sending the boy away, was that the answer, perhaps if he was a better father, the boy would not be so impetuous at times.
He laughs, "Perhaps that is the wrong word…" He says to himself, there is a knock, "Enter!"
It is Ser Barristan Selmy, "Your Grace…Ser Jaime has left the city…"
The first emotion Robert always feels is anger, "I bet that wife of mine has convinced him to go after Joffrey…"
"What's going on?" Lord Eddard Stark asks entering the office.
"Ser Jaime has left the Capitol…I believe my darling wife has asked him to go after Joffrey…"
"What do wish me to do your Grace? He deserted his post and by law…"
"I know the law Ser Barristan…"
Eddard sighs, "If you want to avoid a war, because that is what this will lead to, then excuse him from the King's Guard…"
Robert looks at Ser Barristan, "Is this acceptable?"
"It will have to be Your Grace…"
"See it done…But if he killed my men…put a bounty on his head and Tywin Lannister be damned…"
Ser Barristan salutes and leaves the solar, "Your Grace I have two new appointments I wanted to share them with you before I make the offers…"
"I trust your judgment Ned appoint them and be done with it…"
"Yes Your Grace…"
"There is one other matter that I need to speak with you about…"
"Ned I am angry right now…If this is bad news I don't want to hear it…Because if I do…I will respond in anger…"
"It is bad news…"
"Killing calms me down…I am going hunting so it will have to wait…"
"Aye your grace…"
Robert gets up and leaves a few hours later with Ser Meryn Trant, Lancel Lannister, and brother Renly. Ser Barristan had gone to investigate whether or not the King's men were dead.