Disclaimers: I do not own Game Of Throne of Shadow of Mordor.
Author's Notes: Hope Everyone likes this Chapter. If you like Fairy Tail give Romeo Rising a read. It my first story. Far as I know it the first of it kind for the main character. But I do warn you, the story starts out slow and builds up.
Chapter 3
The Princeguard
The moon shone brightly in the sky this very night. If one was to just look up at the stars, one would think it was a peaceful night, no war, no death, just peace, and quiet. But when one finally come back down to earth, they would see it anything but that.
The fires rage across King's Landing, as the riots spread all over the city. The Great Sept till remain untouched despite the fact the High Septon had been literally torn apart by the very mob that seem to avoid the place. Maybe the rioters decide not to push their luck with Seven, or maybe they're just too focus on the Red Keep to care.
Outside the Red Keep the palace guards and Goldcloaks were giving it their all to keep the flood of peasants from entering the palace thru the Barbican. Crossbowmen lines the outer wall and the gates, bolt trained on the mob, ready to fire as soon some of the peasants get pass the guards. Meanwhile in the Tower of the Hand….
"Bronn, what is the situation in the city?", Tyrion asks.
"It's quite possibly might be the biggest shitstorm I ever seen," Bronn said causing Tyrion to facepalm himself.
"I need numbers here Bronn. Causalities , damage report, the sites with the most trouble. Also, have you heard anything on Lady Tanda Stokeworth's daughter, Lolly?", Tyrion explained.
"You want damage reports and trouble sites just look out the window. You want casualties, well I can tell you the number of people who were alive this morning won't be the same number of people alive tomorrow morning," Bronn said while twiddling his thumbs, "And I thought you didn't like Lolly anyway."
Tyrion sighs at the statement.
"House Stokeworth, along with House Rosby are the only major suppliers of food into the capital, we must do our utmost not to offend them, so find me her daughter", he said.
"Me and the boys will try our best, but I make no promises", Bronn said, "A lass like her lost in a mess like this, you already have a good idea about what bound to happen to her, she probably be begging for death afterward."
"Why did I hired you?", he said.
"Beside the obvious reason that I saved your life?" Bronn said, "Because you need someone who you can trust, which is hard for you to find nowadays. Especially with the Queen beyond piss at you because her brat hasn't turn up yet. You need me by your side, constantly I might add".
"He's right", Tyrion thought. Tommen still hasn't turned up yet, despite it beings hours since the septa told them what happen. Tyrion didn't know what was worst: The fact that his nephew, who he did love, might be dead, or the fact that he mostly responsible for sending him to his possible death. Thoughts ran thru his head. Should he have kept Tommen with the rest of the group? Should he have send more guards with him? Or maybe even one or two Kingsguardmen with him? He may never find the answer to these questions, but for now , if Tommen is truly dead, he will mourn for him, and be prepare to tell Jamie, Myrcella, and unfortunately his father Tywin of what had happen. Should Cersei allow him to live long enough to see any of them again that is.
Somewhere in King's Landing
Behind a Tanner shop, down near the slums of Flea Bottom, stands a man surrounded by corpses. If one was to count they would seem the number of bodies was well around fifty. One man who is more a force of nature than human did this.
On one side of the carnage is a boy in his preteen looking upon the scene with a face of terror, on the other side we have a woman looks to be in her early twenties, half naked but not even attempting to cover herself up due to the massacre she just witness.
Finally after what seem like hours, the man speaks.
"Unless you want to fend for yourself against the mob, I suggest you follow me", Talion says as he starts moving toward Lollys Stokeworth. Lolly back all the way to a nearby wall in fear and closes her eyes, fearful of what may come next. Suddenly she feels an object go over her head. She takes it off and sees that Talion has given her his cape. She looks to see him glance away from her.
"Tis cold this night, you best cover up, my lady", he says while till looking away from her.
She nods and quickly covers herself up to the best of her abilities.
Meanwhile, Talion calls back to Tommen.
"You coming, Tommen?", he calls out.
The young Prince looks around him and seeing the destruction and mayhem that was going on, decide to follow the stranger who has saved his life twice. He ran toward him careful not to step on a body, but also trying desperately to keep the sick feeling in his gut down.
The Trio disappear into an alleyway with Talion leading from the front with Urfael and Acharn both drawn, as they move thru the night, looking for shelter from the chaos.
As they advance forward looking for shelter, Talion is using his Wraith vision to see but was finding it difficult to see anyone. He could barely make out figure while using it.
"Before I could see a whole horde of people, but now I can barely see anything, Why is that Celebrimbor?", Talion asks.
"If I had to guess is beforehand when we first got here you were still using all the extra magic that came with the explosion of my magic and the black magic collided to see the mob, think of it as an overabundance of magic if you will", Celebrimbor said, "But this Westeros is severely lacking in magic. It presence was once here, now all that remains is a small piece of it".
"But I remember I couldn't see humans back in Mordor, and they couldn't see me in my Wraith mode, but orcs, Uruks and ghouls could", Talion said.
"The First Orcs and Uruks were former elves who have been twisted by the Dark Lords, while they now use different means to created them, they're all created thru magic thus giving them a "sixth sense" when it comes to magic or the supernatural. As for ghouls they are supernatural beings, so of course they could see you.", Celebrimbor started to say, "The average human doesn't not have this due to your kind inability to have a spiritual connection with nature. Your only able to see beings that have magic flowing thru them or of a supernatural nature with the Wraith sight, along with fire, animals, and herbs of a magical nature as well.
"And what about my other abilities? How are they affected?", Talion asks.
"I'll be honest with you, Ranger. Your Elf-shot can still replenish but it could take many hours for that to happen. At best you can stay in Wraith mode for a little time at best, and all of my other Wraith abilities are severely limited", Celebrimbor said, " Even draining will give you little magic".
"But what about branding?", Talion asks.
"I would advise against it", Celebrimbor said.
"Why?".
"Tell me this, Ranger. Why do you think you were able to brand Orcs and Uruks, but not ghouls?".
"I don't know, why?", Talion asks.
"It's because Orcs and Uruks were made specifically to serve the Dark Lords and his appointed lieutenants thru fear of the Dark Lords themselves, all you did was implant my own magic into them making them think your orders were from the Dark Lord himself. You couldn't get rid of the Dark Lord's control, only manipulate it to your advantage. As for why it didn't work on ghouls was they had a supernatural resistance to my magic, being consider somewhat spirits themselves. As for humans though, like the other races of Middle-Earth they have free will, and my magic won't work on creatures that possess free will.
"What about animals, like the Caragors and Graugs?", Talion asks.
"You are more than welcome to try and dominate animals, though even I do not know what will happen in this world", Celebrimbor simply said.
"I see", Talion said.
"Which is why you should leave the boy and woman behind, and find a way for us to get back to Middle-Earth, where my abilities are more useful".
"I am not leaving some defenseless woman and child alone in a city that is rioting, end of discussion", Talion said.
"Then I hope you a ready to face the consequences of your actions", Celebrimbor said.
As the trio move thru the slums they came scene of carnage everywhere they look. Bodies were lay out all over the streets. Guards, peasants, nobles, it made no differences their bodies lay next to another, and their social status meant nothing. They had to stop and hide in the shadow several times during the night cause of mob would come passing close to them, out for blood. Finally after two hours of traveling and still a long way from the castle a decision was made.
"We need to find a place to rest for the night", Talion said as he stops and looks behind him at Tommen and Lollys.
"But are we not going to the Red Keep?!" Lolly asks in a panic voice, "We need to keep moving, or else they will catch us! Please!"
"Keep your voice down", Talion said as he looks around to make sure no one heard her, "Let me asks you something. These riots started because The King wasn't feeding the people, am I right?"
Lolly looks hesitated to give an answer as she looks towards Tommen, possibly worry that her answer will make it back to her mother, somehow. Talion sees this and decide to talk to Tommen instead.
"Okay then, Tommen tell me, because your brother hasn't been able to feed the people, that the reason they're so angry, right?", he asks.
Tommen too looks hesitated to say anything.
"You two need to grow some backbone", Talion says, "The mob is mad at the King so that where they'll be centered around, if we try to go to the castle now, I can't guarantee you would make there alive, understand?".
Both Tommen and Lollys look at one another, and turn back to Talion and nod their heads.
"Good, now we make for shelter. There we'll wait out the night and hope the mob has died down by morning, come let us go", Talion said as they started moving again.
They manage to put some distance between them and the mob by traveling into less populated areas, and soon they found themselves an abandon two-story building that was in sight of the Red Keep.
The trio creep towards the door, and Talion holds up a hand.
"Stay here", he whispers as he slowly opens the door. He scans the room for any signs of life, he doesn't see any, but life in Mordor has taught him to never just assume. He activate his Wraith sight, which while it can't see human life, it does light up a small room easily, allowing him to see in the parts of the room not touch by the light from the fires raging in the distance outside. Once he has deem the room safe he moves upstairs.
Upon getting to the second floor, he sees the room has been ransacked by rioters. But seeing no sight of life he goes back down stairs to get the duo.
As Tommen and Lollys move into the room they're instantly shock by the state of the room, but seeing how they had no choice they went with it.
"Stay away from the windows, and keep your head down", Talion started to say, "They're still rioters about even at this hour, so we can't be too careful here".
Both Tommen and Lollys move to the bed that in the room. Thought morbidly disgust at the state of it, the night was cold and sleeping on the floor was out of the question.
"You two get some sleep, I don't know whether or not tomorrow will be an easy day for us. I'll take watch tonight, but we move at first light", Talion said.
It would be almost impossible for either of the duo to sleep with all that has happen today, and Talion notices this for the window where he was keeping watch. Thinking back to a song that Ioreth used to sing to put Dirhael asleep when he was a baby, so he figures it would work here as well. So he sings it softly though enough for them to hear, but only them.
On winds and waters may you cross,
See mountains white and blue.
But on your road, let's not forget
The love I have for you
Dance on beaches in Anfalas
Sleep in moonlit field of view
May you cross another golden age
With preciousness free-flowing
With Halfling, Elves, and Dwarves engage,
Their wisdom on you bestowing.
As he finishes, he looks over and sees Tommen and Lollys both looking at him.
"Where did you learn that lovely song from, kind sir?", Lollys asks.
"My wife used to sing it to my son when he was a baby to help him go to sleep", Talion answered.
"Where are your wife and son now Talion?", Tommen asks.
Talion face takes on a dark look as he remembers seeing both Ioreth and Dirhael bodies laying before him, killed by the Black Hand.
"They're dead", He starts, "Taken from me only a few mere months ago".
"Probably best I don't tell them that it was actually almost a hundred years ago, that would no doubt raise questions", Talion thought.
Tommen and Lollys both look awkward after bringing up such an uncomfortable discussion.
"But, never mind that you two should get some sleep", Talion said.
"Could you see that song again, if it not too much trouble?", Tommen asks.
Talion smiles a little and starting singing again, this time within a few moments both woman and child were fast asleep.
A few hours past, and Talion has been starting out the window the whole time. The fires seem to have been either put out or there just wasn't anything left for them to burn. It seems it might be smooth sailings tomorrow for the trio to get to the Red Keep.
Suddenly Talion see movement across the street as two figures made their way out of an alley nearby. Talion gets a bad feeling about the two and ducks down. Using Celebrimbor's superior Elf hearing he listens in on the two.
"Damn we really fuck up our opportunity here", said the first man, who for living in a city that is starving looks surprisingly well fed and in shape.
"We had one job to do, to start a riot and use it to kill, either a member of the Royal Family or the dwarf", the other man said, whose physique match the first one.
"I told you to place a rock inside that cow's shit you threw at King's Joffrey, that would have at least knock him unconscious so I could have thrown the spear I had with me at him", the first man said.
"Shut up, John, I know, now the Red Woman will have both our heads if we don't kill at least one of them", the other man said.
"I heard rumors that Prince Tommen was being chased by a mob earlier but manage to escape, thanks to the help of some stranger Tom", John said.
"Just rumor, no way that spoiled brat could survive in this mess, not let get out of here and back to Dragonstone, John", said Tom. The silence was his answer.
"John?", as Tom turns around he sees John standing still. He also sees a blade coming out of John's mouth and blood stream down his body. As the blade pulls is pull out and John slumps to the ground, a man with black hair, and glowing blue eyes.
"So you're the ones who are making my day more difficult than it should be?", the man says in a cold emotionless voice, "I'll have to do something about that."
Tom takes off running and manage to get a few steps before a sudden pain in his leg bring him to the ground. When he looks he see a dagger sticking out thru his leg. Suddenly he turns on his side, and see the man put his hand on his head before yelling.
"Forfeit your mind!" before he feels a burning sensation courses thru his head.
As Talion searches Tom's mind he finds that this Red woman, who real name not even this man knew, literally has red hair and wears red dresses is the one who send them, and she works for some Stannis guy. He also finds that the duo came in with the flood of refugees trying to escape the war. When he finds this man can offer him no more information, he pulls Acharn out from his leg and stabs him thru the eye.
"It seems this day keeps getting more and more complicated", Talion thinks.
"Let us hope we do not become embroiled in whatever is about to come", Celebrimbor says, as Talion heads back to the room.
The Next Morning
At first light, the trio set off. As Talion predicted the worst of the riots has passed, but the guards were till trying to restore order in the southern parts of the city, so the majority of them were there. Luckily the Talion, Tommen, and Lollys made it to the Red Keep without any more incidents. Meanwhile in the Throne Room…
"You need to open up some trade agreements with the Free Cities if we are to keep food coming into King's Landing", Tyrion tells Joffrey.
"Why should I care that a few peasants are starving?" Joffrey said atop his throne flanked on both side by the Kingsguards, " As long as I'm fed that all that matter".
"And what of your guards, the Goldcloaks, the servants, or even your own family? Are they not important to you as well", Tyrion asks.
"Mother has all the food she needs, and you don't eat much to begin with, now do you?", Joffrey jokes which got a laugh out of Meryn Trant. The Hound just stands next to the Throne with a bored look on his face.
"This boy doesn't realize that the riots yesterday will be nothing compare to what will happen when Stannis and his army get here", Tyrion thinks. Bronn who standing next to him, only grins at the bonds that the Royal Family had with one another.
"On another matter, what of my brother? Have the Goldcloaks found him yet?", Joffrey asks off-handily while checking his fingernails.
"Unfortunately, Prince Tommen hasn't turned up yet, and the majority of the guard are in the southern parts of the city quelling the last of the riots, they have no spare men to conduct a search", Tyrion says with a saddened tone.
"Oh, Mother must not like that, especially since your the one who send him away from the main group before the riots broke out", Joffrey says with a smug look on his face.
Just as he said that Cersei walks into the throne room, with Lady Tanda behind her, with a look of fury on her face.
"Well, dear brother, it the next morning and my baby boy still has not been brought to me. What do you have to say for yourselves for taking away another child of mine?" she asks Tyrion
Before Tyrion can answer, a guard comes bursting thru the doors and into the Throne Room.
"Your Majesty, Your Lordship, Your Grace, please forgive the intrusion, but I ran all the way from the front gate to tell you!", the guard apologizes almost out of breath.
"Tell us what?! Well, out with it man!", Tyrion says.
"Yes my lord. Prince Tommen and Lady Lollys Stokeworth have returned, unharmed! They're coming this way even as we speak", the guard tell them.
"My baby boy has finally return?!" Cersei cries out.
"My daughter has been found?!", Lady Tanda
"You found him?! Oh thank the Seven and Lady Lolly on top of that!", Tyrion said.
"Actually my Lord, it wasn't the guards who found them?" the guard said.
"What do you mean? Explain yourself", Meryn Trant said.
"They were escorted up to the front gate by a man, not of the guard", the guard said.
Just as he said this, Prince Tommen along with Lollys Stokeworth and Talion come walking into the room, with eight guards behind them.
"Mother!" Tommen yells as he runs up to Cersei who catching him in a hug, with tears running down her face.
"Tommen! Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?" she asks while looking him over.
"Mother I'm fine thanks to Talion", Tommen points over to him. Lady Tanda during this time has embrace Lolly in a tearful hug.
"Oh, thanks the Gods you're safe, my dear child!", She cry out barely able to stand that Lolly had to hold her up.
"Yes Mother, and it all thanks to Sir Talion here that Prince Tommen and I were able to make it back here safety", Lollys says.
Tyrion walks over to Talion.
Talion is too busy taking in the scene of Tommen hugging his mother. It reminds him of the time Dirhael was out too late one night and Ioreth was rack with worry. Talion found him a little while later, and brought him back to his mother. Turns out he got lost while out pretending to be a Ranger like his dad. The scene that happen afterward is pretty much the scene that playing out now.
"Your name is Talion, is it?", he hears a voice call out to him. He looks around and sees no one talking to him.
"Down here, if you will", he hears. He looks down to see a hobbit staring up at him. If he recalls from the peasant who he mind search, he is Hand of the King.
"What the matter, never seen a dwarf before?", Tyrion chuckles. Talion face takes on a confused look.
"No, where I come from dwarves are taller, you're the size of a Hobbit", Talion answers.
"Hobbits eh? I must admit that's a new one", Tyrion answers.
"I mean no disrespect", Talion said not wanting to cause an incident.
"None taken kind sir. For if my dear nephew is right, I own you a great thanks, for bringing him and Lollys Stokeworth back safely", Tyrion said.
"Just doing what any honorable man would have done in the situation", Talion answer with a straight face.
"Honor? "He reminds me of Ned Stark when he talks says that", Tyrion thought.
"Nevertheless, I own you a debt and a Lannister always pays his debts", Tyrion said, "Name anything you want, if within my power I will grant it".
"Once again, I mean no disrespect but I require no reward for helping the lad and lass, they were in trouble and needed help", Talion said.
"You do realize you saved not only the Prince who next in line for the Throne, but also the Daughter of one of the Houses in the Crownlands, right?", Bronn asks, "Why you could have the crown pay for all your expenses at the whorehouses in the city if you want".
"Doing what right is it own reward, all I ask is that I'm allowed to be on my way", Talion respond back.
"Awww, Do you really have to go Talion? "You could stay here in King's Landing with us", Tommen said with a sadden tone. Cersei notices this and went into her overprotective mother mode.
"This man seems to have a degree of honor and seems to have gotten on Tommen good side, I could use this", Tyrion thought.
"Might I make your a different kind of offer then?", he asks.
"What is it?", Talion asks.
"I won't lie to you, the coming days will be hard for the city, with the war, food shortages, and other matters. During this time the Royal Family protection is of utmost importance. While King Joffrey has the Kingsguard to look after him, Queen Cersei has her own guards made up of knights from House Lannister, and I myself the Handsguard", as he points toward Bronn, " I'm afraid Prince Tommen has no one to really guard him, other than palace guards. As the Prince will soon be of age when he will have to travel and represent the Crown, it imperative that he surrounded by people he can trust and who will defend him, should it come to that".
"What are you saying Tyrion?", Cersei asks, even though she had a feeling about what she about to ask him.
"Talion, I would like to ask you to be the first member of a new guard detail that I want to form to guard Prince Tommen", Tyrion asks.
Talion was about to open his mouth to politely decline until he saw Tommen face with a look of hopefulness on it. The boy really wanted him to stay.
"This could present an opportunity, Ranger", Celebrimbor started to say, "As head of a guard you would have access to the whole castle, including the Royal Library".
"Why would I need access there?", Talion asks.
"Think, Ranger. A Royal Library would have books from all over this world, we could use their knowledge to help find our way home", Celebrimbor said.
"So you're saying you want me to take the position?".
"Only until it given us what we need to return to Middle-Earth".
"Very well then", Talion says.
"Very well, then I accept your offer", Talion tells Tyrion. Tommen jumps with joy upon hearing this.
"Thank you for accepting my offer, Talion", Tyrion says.
"Now wait just a minute!", Cersei screams out, "I will now have some random stranger protecting my son!".
"But dear sister, it seems that Tommen likes and trusts him, what else do we need?" Tyrion counters, "And he did save his life".
"Don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for him saving my son life, but doesn't mean I accept him to guard my son him", Cersei says in a rare moment of charity that temporarily caught Tyrion and even Joffrey off-guard.
"Then what would it take for to accept him?", Tyrion asks.
"A trial perhaps? To prove if he worthy of such a task", Master Pycelle, who has been ignored up till now says, even though he been in the Throne Room the entire time.
Cersei quickly jumps on this idea and thinks up of an impossible challenge that no man in the Seven Kingdoms not even Jamie could do.
"Yes, a trial. And I have the perfect one in mind", She says with a wicked smile on her lips. Tyrion did not like where this was going. "For someone to protect the Prince, he must be a swordsman among swordsman. My challenge to this man to prove he has what it takes to protect my son, is that he must defeat the entire present Kingsguards, here and now".
The whole Throne room goes silence upon hearing this. Defeat the entire Kingsguards? No man alive could do that. The only one who could possibly do that is the late Arthur Dayne and the former Barristan Selmy if he was in their prime. Tyrion was livid at the proposal.
"I object to this unfair challenge, there isn't a man alive-", he started to say
"I accept," Talion said stopping Tyrion rant.
The whole room including Joffrey and Cersei were taken back by how quickly Talion accepted this challenge. Sandor who has been standing quietly the whole time raised an eyebrow at this.
"Then there isn't a problem. You may begin when you're ready", Cersei says with a smirk on her face.
"I assumed it not to the death, your Majesty" Talion asks Cersei.
"Oh, of course not, just until the combatant are unable to stand up, and it only to wound, not to kill", she says. "But accident due happen, don't they?", she added.
"And does the King accept these terms", Talion asks Joffrey.
Joffrey who could not care less simply says "I do", cause he already knows the outcome of the match.
Talion draws Urfael and readies it as four members of the Kingsguard strolled forward at him. The Hound stay at the throne to watch and see how this will played out.
Meryn Trant steps up first, fully intended on putting this cocky bastard in his place. He charges at Talion with his sword raises. As he brings it down to strike, Talion simply sidesteps and deliver a hard punch to Sir Meryn faces sending him staggering back about ten feet from him.
Everyone in the room lets out shocked gasps at what just happen. Bronn on the other hand simply laughs out loud.
"Ha! It seems you're better off at fighting little girls and peasants than fighting a real swordsman", he says, as Meryn turns a vicious glare in his directions. Bronn simply laughs some more at this.
Suddenly Talion senses a attack coming from behind. Simply putting his blade behind he back he intercepts a strike from Sir Blount. Twisting out of the way he delivers a strike to his kneecap, bringing him down to the ground. Twirling Urfael in the air he delivers the plummet straight into the back of his head. Even with his helmet on Blount feels the full force of the hit, and is knocked unconscious. He falls to the ground with a loud smacking noise as his armor meet the floor.
Sir Greenfield and Sir Moore presses the attack both swinging their swords in perfect arcs as Talion is force to block, dodge, and weave out the way of their blows. He finally see a opening when Greenfield brings his sword back way too much, and Moore raises his sword straight up. Seeing a window of opportunity he runs and vault over Greenfield, as he lands behind him he kicks out both his knee, and as he falls to the ground, he rolls over him, grabs his head as it still down, and delivers a knee strike to Greenfield face, breaking his nose. The blow is enough that he too slumps to the ground an second later.
Talion turns to meet the blade of Moore who has recover from the shock of seeing his comrade on the floor, and once again duel Talion. The two match blades for a few moments before Talion is able to take advantage of a upward blade-lock to twirl Moore blade out of his hands, toward the windows, before delivering a kick to the guts, follow by him slamming his face into the ground. Safe to say Moore doesn't get back up after that.
Meryn, who has had enough of Talion humiliating the him and his men, charges at Talion who back is too him. His blades is mere inches from striking Talion head, before he suddenly spins out of the way to position himself behind Meryn kicking out his legs, which sends Meryn flying upwards off the ground, despite him being in full armor. The last thing Meryn see is Talion fist as it slams into his face, sending him down the whole three feet from the air into the hard floor. A loud slamming noise echoes throughout the Throne room.
"What are you idiots doing?!", Joffrey screams out, "Can you not defeat one simple man?! Hound, beat this man into the ground!"
Hound strolls forward with an unusual smile on his face. It been a while since he face a man who could possibly give him a challenge. His brother doesn't count cause that an entire different matter, but still it sadden him that he may have to kill this guy just to keep the King happy...but only just a bit.
As Talion watches the giant man draws his sword, he realizes this man has the air of a season warrior. He much more dangerous then the other lot. He realizes this even more as he the man swings his sword, and when Talion blocks it, it sends him staggering back a few steps.
"Careful Ranger, this man is not without skill", Celebrimbor warns.
The two trade blows for what seems like hours, with Talion having to instead of blocking the Hound attacks he forces to dodges out of the way of them. He would try to vault over the Hound only to be grabbed and push back by him.
"You're a clever little fox, aren't ya?", Sandor said to Talion, "But a hound's job is to catch clever little foxes".
The two continued to trade blows as Talion desperately look for a opening amiss the flurry of strikes that the Hound delivers. Urfael can easily takes the blows but Talion's body having a hard time with them though. Talion is on the defensive as the Hound pressed him towards a pillar on the outskirts of the Throne Room. As the Hound raises his mighty great-sword to delivers a thundering blows, Talion turns around exposing his back to the Hound, and is able to get up the pillar just as the sword hits the very spot where he was just standing. The Hound, who known for his immense strength finds that is sword is now imbedded into the very pillar itself. He looks up to see Talion jump off the pillar and delivers a plummet strike to his head. But the Hound ever stubborn refuses to go down so easily like the other weak Kingsguardmen, as he struggles to put his sword out of the pillar.
Talion notices this and jumps and delivers a second blow to Sandor head, this time with a little more strength behind it. Still the Hound does not yield even as he falls to his knee, he still tries to pull his sword.
"Yield, you have already proven yourself a worthy opponent, there is no shame in this defeat", Talion tries to tell him.
"You think this is about honor?", The Hound says, "Your can take your honor and shove it up your ass, this is simply about me killing you now". And in a final great show of strength is able to pull the great sword out of the pillar. Using the last of his strength to stand up he charges Talion with a downswing. Talion puts on of his strength in parry the strike letting it slide downward along Urfael. As he feels his sword finally free the burden of the Hound's great sword, he spins and attempt to delivered a strike to his head. As the blade nears the Hound's head at the last second he turns it so that the flat of the blade collide with Sandor helmet-less head. The noise is heard throughout the Throne Room and beyond as the Hound finally goes to his knees once more. He looks over at Talion, and his last word before he passes out were simply…
"I got your scent now you clever little fox and I'm going to snuff you out one of these days", he says as he falls forward and lands on the ground.
The whole Throne room from Tyrion to Bronn, from Joffrey to Cersei, from Lollys to Tommen, and even Sanaa and Shae who walks in mid-way to see what the commotion are standing pure shock, at what just happen.
The entire Kingsguards defeat by a unknown swordsman. How was this possible? The Kingsguard are consider the best swordsmen in all of Westeros and for all of them to be defeated by a single man.
Tyrion is the first to snap out of his shock. He walks over to Talion, but not before delivering a smug look toward Cersei who was still in shock. Tommen snaps out of his shock and replaces it with a face of pure joy.
"Now that were done with the trial things, I, Tyrion Lannister, As The Hand of the King, hereby grants you Talion, as the Captain of the newly established guard detail for Prince Tommen", Tyrion says.
Talion looks down at Tyrion who merely smiles.
"Congratulation, First Captain of the Princesguard".
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