Jon snow was sitting with the other nobles in the benches in the first rows in front of the stage the dragon queen and her people set up.
He was surprised at first how fast the capital of Westeros has fallen but as ser Davos who was sitting beside him said when you have dragons bigger than war galleys then you no wall will stand in your way.
Another addition to their group which Davos brought once they reached kings landing. The lad introduced himself as Gendry Waters the bastard son of the late King Robert Baratheon. Though ser Davos advised him not to say his name to many people or they might try to kill him to curry favor with the dragon queen.
When he was told the dragon Queen wanted to address the people he decided to come and observe and see what her intentions were now that she conquered more than half of Westeros, the only houses that have not bent the knee were Stark, Arryn, and Tully. And even that changed as he sat there and watched the River lords pledge to serve her one by one.
But what shocked everyone there was that house Tully is no longer the lords paramount of the Riverlands.
And then began the executions of the city watch and the distribution of their gold to those they wronged.
He looked up as another man was brought in front of her. She looked like a goddess with the sun making her hair and armor shine. Her sword rippled as she held it in one hand. He had never seen a sword like that before, it was not Valyrian steel nor was it normal steel, the blade was dark almost black with a green shine to it.
He found his eyes going back again to the lovely features of the dragon queen, her violet eyes almost shone in the sun. He wondered if this was how the sisters of Aegon the conqueror looked. Those warrior queens who his little sister used to look up to. He found his thoughts going back to what ser Davos suggested, about proposing a marriage alliance with the dragon queen and uniting the seven kingdoms. And looking at her he would definitely not be opposed to such a match, saying she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen as a giant understatement.
And from what he was seeing she really cared about her people, Gendry told him how the unsullied protected the people of kings landing during the attack. And how as soon as the attack was done, she distributed food and drink from the red keep to celebrate her winning the battle.
But he was also in a very precarious position now that the Riverlands bent the knee, only the North and their Vale allies remained independent and judging by how fast the other kingdom fell, the destruction of the Westerlands terrified him, they said that there are no noble families left in that whole kingdom, all of them either dead or imprisoned, all their wealth, lands, titles and earthly possessions stripped from them, their castles were left empty with only small garrison of unsullied to man them. And after what she did to the Tullys he was not sure how open to negotiations she will be.
Daenerys looked at the bound and beaten gold cloaks commander, he obviously tried to put up a fight. She was told he tried to escape during the battle but she had the Dothraki circling all around Kings Landing and caught him, he tried to fight his way through but the Dothraki were some of the best fighters in the world in fact their whole culture centered around fighting a jumped up city watchman had no chance.
He was made to stand up and face the crowd, and Daenerys asked the people if they have any evidence against him. She was not that surprised, as commander of the gold cloaks he would not have much interaction with the people "what's your name?" she asked him while looking him in the eyes.
"Bronn your grace," he said trying to downplay his role. But she already had all the information as soon as she looked into his eyes.
"Don't be modest here, you are Lord Bronn of the blackwater, you worked as a hired killer for the Lannisters and they gave you a knighthood and a lordship did they not?" Daenerys asked she had no intention of letting a dangerous man like him live. While she liked his realist attitude unlike many of the other delusional lord and ladies, he was too ambitious for her liking, first, he wanted gold, then a small keep, then he started planning for Highgarden without having a shred of skill in administration and management.
"my lady I am willing to serve you and fight your enemies," Bronn said obviously knowing the Lannisters were a thing of the past and trying to integrate himself with the new regime.
"no, I would not accept the fealty of a man with no loyalty to anyone but himself, for your crimes I sentence you to death" she nodded to the unsullied to place him on the block.
"I demand a trial by combat, I am a knight and it's my right," ser Bronn said, and everyone just watched in rapt attention what would happen.
Daenerys just wanted to get this over with and she did not care how this insignificant Lannister toady died "very well, I will grant your request will you fight or will you name a champion"
"I doubt anyone would be happy to fight for me your grace so I will fight on me own," Bronn said apparently getting some of his humor back at the prospect of living.
"that's good let's be done with this" she removed her cloak and handed it to Missandei "I will fight as my own champion as well"
A Knight from the reach stood up "Let me be your champion, my queen"
Then lord Edmure stood up apparently wanting to redeem himself especially after he had been humiliated when no lord from the Riverlands supported him " I will be your champion, your grace"
"silence and sit down," she told them, and they immediately sat, she turned to Bronn "let us begin," she said and suddenly moved.
Bronn had no time to react before his sword arm was cut off. Bronn yelled shocked at what happened he did not see her move. He did not have time to recover before she cut of his other arm and both his legs in two slashes.
He fell with a thud on the wooden stage bleeding from his stumps.
Daenerys did this deliberately as she wanted to show the people that she was not someone to be crossed, she also did not want everyone asking for a trial by combat so she made his death painful and humiliating.
Bronn was in a state of shock and screaming when his body was kicked off the stage and he fell to the ground with a thud and bled to death.
Then she sheathed her sword and turned to address the people " now that justice has been served to the vile commanders of the gold cloaks who used their position to prey on the people they are supposed to protect I have glad tidings to share with you, my people"
"but before that I which to inform you that the rest of the gold cloaks will have trials where they are also judged, but it will be done by a panel of my choosing, if they are guilty then they will be executed," Daenerys said
"your grace if I may "Jon snow stood up to speak and everyone turned to look at him. It was obvious that the southern lords did not feel that a bastard should be king.
"speak," she said shortly
"your grace, maybe those guilty can be made to take the black, the wall needs all the men they can get," Jon said
"The wall falls under the preview of the north, and as the north not yet under my rule and in open rebellion I cannot send men through its lands" Daenerys said astounded at the idiocy of John snow, the guy obviously does not know anything about being a king.
She turned to the people dismissing the king in the north.
"The good people of kings Landing has suffered much under the tyranny of the Lannisters" she said "Today the Lannister family will pay for the crimes" as she said this a group of unsullied came dragging four people the first was Cersei and as she was dragged the people start screaming and shouting insults at her.
After Cersei came her Twin brother Jamie, his golden hand absent and he looked like he did not get a wink of sleep in the last three days, and considering he was locked up with his harpy of a sister that might be the case.
Then came Qyburn the hand of the queen to Cersei Lannister, he was also in chains but he walked without prodding from the guards.
Finally to everyone's surprise the last person being dragged in chains was a famous dwarf. It was nonother then Tyrion Lannister. The Dornish and Reach lords were clearly surprised as they knew Tyrion served Daenerys and they did not hear about anything happening between them.
They were forced then to stand in a line facing the people. Their hand and feet were secured using iron chains and manacles.
Daenerys decided to start with Qyburn as he was the least known and least important of the prisoners.
"Qyburn you stand accused of numerous crimes while in the service of the Mad Queen Cersei Lannister, top of which you helped destroy the great Sept of Baelor and killing all those who were in it at the time including Margaery Tyrell, Mace Tyrell, and Loras Tyrell" as she said this she looked at Olenna Tyrell and she saw the old Tyrell matriarch nodding at the fulfillment of the promise to avenge her children and grandchildren "Do you have anything to say for yourself?"
Seeing the blood on the wooden floor he was standing on and the freshly blooded chopping block and lost his courage "your grace, I only did what I was ordered it was all Cersei Lannisters planning"
Daenerys looked at the worm "if you were just a maester I might have believed you but you are the hand of the mad queen and for your crimes, I sentence you to death"
Qyburn was moved to the chopping block and forced to his knees by the unsullied "please your grace, I will serve you, your grace, I have informants all over the seven kingdoms your grace, I can be of great use to you"
Daenerys did not say anything, she just swung her sword and removed his head from his body.
Then Jamie Lannister was pushed forward by the unsullied.
"Jamie Lannister you stand accused of oath-breaking, King slaying, leading an unprovoked attack on the River lands which started the war of the five kings and resulted in the death of thousand innocent small folks, and leading an unprovoked attack on the Reach with the traitor Randyll Tarly, how do you plead ?" Daenerys asked the kneeling man.
Jamie Lannister looked at her with hatred and said "I was protecting my family and Westeros from the barbarians and invaders"
"So killing thousands of smallfolk, burning their farms, raping their women and butchering their children is protecting Westeros and your misbegotten family" she questioned with a loud and clear voice, she wanted to appear as a liberator and someone who deals justice to the wicked so she focused on his crimes against the people and not her family "A kings guard who swore oaths of protection and celibacy fucking his sister and trying to place his mad bastard as king is working to protect the people of Westeros" she paused as the people smallfolk and nobles began shouting insults at him and demanding he be beheaded " No oath breaker you did all those things to gain power and obey your demented mad sister"
"You are the Mad one, a mad queen who burns castles just like her father the mad king" he spat "you are the one bringing savages and foreigners to Westeros"
"When I burned Casterly Rock I made sure that all innocent have left beforehand, unlike you who would kill a mentally unstable man from the back, your father who drowned innocent babes in Castamere or killed people at weddings, and your sister who killed babes in their mothers arms and burns people alive in the septs" she said
"The mad king was going to kill every man, woman and child in the city had I not stopped him" Jamie shouted in anger.
Daenerys already knew this was true from reading his mind but she did not really care what happened only how it affected her at this moment "So you say, if you had such convections then why did you wait until your fathers army attacked the city, if you loved the people so much then why were they starving when I arrived while the Red keeps stores were full of food and drink" after she said this the smallfolk were shouting and cursing him to the seven hells " I think I heard enough out of you earth breaker " she turned towards the people " I Queen Daenerys Targaryen Queen of the seven kingdoms and dragon bay hereby strip Jamie Lannister of his knighthood, his title as a kings guard, his Lordship and titles and sentence him to death" she said with her sword in hand
"I demand a trial by combat," Jamie said, he knew after he saw what happened to Bronn that he had no chance to win but at least he will die with a sword in his hand.
"Denied, that right is only reserved for lords and knights and I just stripped you of both" the unsullied them moved him to the block. As soon as the unsullied started dragging him to the block Cersei started shouting and cursing at her and them and everyone around her.
She did not listen to the madwoman and with a stroke of her sword the life of Jamie Lannister has ended.
There was a scream of rage as Cersei Lannister tried to charge at her but was held back by the unsullied and the fact that her legs and hands were in manacles and chains. Then she tried crawling to the decapitated corpse of her brother but the unsullied held firm and did not allow her to move.
Tyrion was just watching his brother in complete shock, he could not believe that the brother he loved all his life is dead. He always looked up to Jamie as this unbeatable worrier and to see him executed like this had him shaking with rage and fear.
Then when the body was removed the unsullied moved Cersei forward so she can be accused. Cersei continued to scream and shout insults so they had to gag her so Daenerys could speak.
"Cersei Lannister you are hereby accused of starting the war of the five kings which resulted in the Lannisters killing a large amount of smallfolk and nobles to put your demented bastard on the iron throne, you destroyed the sept of Baelor and killed everyone who was in it and in the surrounding buildings" she paused and the smallfolks and the nobles were shouting angrily at here as most of them lost something due to the Lannisters " for your crimes I sentence you to death"
The unsullied moved her towards the block and did not even remove her gag.
Daenerys then ended the life of the Mad Queen Cersei Lannister.
The crowd were shouting and cheering for some time before Daenerys raised her hand and silence fell.
Finally, Tyrion Lannister was dragged forward, and he was glaring at Daenerys with hatred in his eyes for the killing of his brother.
"Tyrion Lannister, you promised to serve me with loyalty, you gave your oath of fealty to me and broke it when you tried to smuggle the Mad Queen Cersei and her lover brother from the city" Daenerys said "for your oath-breaking and treachery I sentence you to death"
She did not ask him if he had anything to say as she did not want to hear anything from him. He was useless but she did not care about what he did, but she absolutely hates traitors so she had the unsullied bring him to the block and with the last swing of her sword the mainline of Lannister ended.
