Game of Thrones: Deadly Alliances
Chapter 37 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.
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Davos
Davos smiled to himself as he rode alongside his King and the King of the North. The two joined armies were making their way back to the Riverlands to regroup.
'We were successful, our armies have won, the Westerlands have fallen. The Iron Islands have been dealt with and now we are going to prepare ourselves for the next stage of our campaign.' He thought to himself. 'I wonder, when we return to the Riverlands, what shall we find? Has Lady Catelyn been successful, are the Vale on our side?'
He looked around, their army was in perfect order, their return would be welcome, of that he was certain. They had taken precautions and either occupied Westerlands castles, or ensured there were hostages. He returned his attention to the others near him, both King Gendry and King Robb were smiling, talking happily together; both overjoyed at their victories.
Devan rode just behind King Gendry, Davos smiled proudly, his son had acquitted himself admirably as Gendry's squire. He rode close enough to his son to talk.
"I was watching you over the last few battles Devan." He remarked. "You've done really well, I'm proud of you."
Devan smiled widely. "Thank you Father."
Davos nodded and they continued their ride back to the Riverlands. As they rode Davos considered something as he observed the two Kings before him.
'Who will they swear loyalty to, the Vale? After all, King Robb is the cousin of their Lord.' He wondered. 'I suppose we will just have to wait and see.'
Shaking his head to clear those thoughts he continued to ride with the others.
When they finally returned to the Riverlands and reached Riverrun, they were greeted by a most welcome sight. King Robb grinned broadly as he spoke.
"Well, my mother was successful." He remarked. "There are the men of the Vale; they have joined us."
King Gendry nodded with a smile. "Indeed, they would be a most welcome addition."
Davos also smiled as he spotted the various banners of the lords of the Vale; scattered amongst the armies of the Riverlands and the North which were now returning to camp. Much had been done, that was for certain. They soon rode to Riverrun itself and entered. As they did so, Catelyn Stark came to meet with them.
"My son, brother, King Gendry, welcome back." She greeted them warmly, hugging Robb and Edmure Tully.
Gendry smiled and then spoke. "It is kind of you to welcome us back, Lady Catelyn, I am pleased to see your mission was successful."
Catelyn sighed. "More than you can imagine; for I have not only brought the Vale with me, but also exposed and seen to the execution of the true manipulator. The one who started this war in the first place."
That shocked them all, Catelyn decided to explain and so they all headed inside, curious to hear her story.
Soon they were seated in the great hall in Riverrun with the Vale Lords, the River Lords and the North Lords, along with Gendry's loyalists. Catelyn then began her tale, aided by the Vale Lords at various points, as she detailed the treachery and manipulative actions of Petyr Baelish.
Revealing his role in the whole sordid affair; how the war came about due to his actions, how he manipulated things to keep it going, all to achieve his own power. As she reached the end, Catelyn sighed and shook her head.
"It seems to me, the true abomination in this, is not that it occurred, but that is was allowed." She said finally.
There were a few murmurs from others. Everybody was shocked and angered by this revelation. Now they were more determined than ever, they had to fight through and end this war, before even more people got hurt.
"We need to be ready for this." King Gendry stated. "More ready than anything, our opponents will not be easy, they know we come for them now. We will more than likely end up facing Tywin Lannister. First thing tomorrow, we will plan, for everything, any eventuality we can think of."
The others nodded and voiced their agreement. Davos smiled as he observed this.
'He's growing stronger, more confident. He is all his father's strengths personified.' He thought to himself. 'Let us hope his luck continues to hold, that the Gods continue to show favour to us. For we go in for a much more difficult battle now.'
As he contemplated this, he saw Lady Catelyn speaking quietly to King Gendry, who seemed surprised.
Later Davos observed, surprised, the meeting of two half-siblings for the first time.
The girl from the Vale, Mya Stone, observed Gendry carefully, even from here Davos could see her Baratheon features clear as day.
"So, your father was King Robert too?" She asked.
Gendry nodded, seeming amazed. "Yes…He, he was…"
Mya smiled and shook her head. "Interesting how fortunes change. You are legitimate now, you are fighting for our father's throne."
"Yes…Mya, you're family, you could…" Gendry began.
She shook her head again. "No, don't. I am happy with my life as it is. I wouldn't change it for anything."
Gendry nodded and smiled. "Very well then, I respect your wishes."
Davos sighed and turned away, it was then he saw Lady Catelyn, also watching the scene unfold. He approached her.
"I am grateful to you, my lady, for doing this." He said to her.
She turned to him. "I felt it merely right that she know the truth, Lord Davos, it was Mya herself who choose to come and meet her half-brother."
Davos smiled. "Still, you are the one who set her on that path, I am glad you did. My King now knows he is not alone."
Catelyn smiled and nodded and Davos began to make his way to the chambers set aside for him, determined to get some rest before the main planning session tomorrow.
As he walked however, he wondered. 'It is safe now, perhaps I should send a raven, introduced Edric Storm to his half-siblings too.'
He pondered that thought, making a note in case he would indeed do so later.
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