I decided to upload this chapter earlier than usual as I am busy this week. Hopefully I'll add the other chapter on Thursday. Also there isn't much Tommen in this chapters - sorry.
Chapter 16: The Oathkeeper
Tyrion's trial would take place just days after Tommen's coronation. The coronation itself was a moment of celebrating before Tyrion's trial which would most likely lead to Tyrion's execution. I was afraid of what will happen at the trial. Cersei asked me to have Shae to testify against Tyrion. Shae reluctantly agreed. I decided that it was best that I wouldn't attend the trial and ask Tywin to represent Tommen and I at the trial. The day before the trial, Tommen asked me to visit Tyrion. I walked down to the Black Cells as I see Tyrion waiting in the cell patiently. "My lord," I greeted.
"My lady," he says. "What are you doing here?
"I only have a few minutes," I answered. "I need to ask you a few questions and some advice as well. May I sit down?" He nods as he moves aside for me as I sat beside him.
"Well, talk," he adds. "I know you, Lyra. You pretended to despise me for years. But I know you look up to me."
"I admire your personality and attitude," I added. "I know you protected me and my sister - Sansa for all those years. Even after my brother's and my mother's deaths at the Red Wedding. You have always been there."
"I take pity into your family's death," he says.
"I thank you, Lord Tyrion, but I also need your advice," I said.
"You are about to become Queen," he says. "I heard and I knew you will become Queen."
"But I need your advice," I repeated again.
"My advice?" he says. "I give quite terrible advice. Mind you I do give better advice than my father and my sister. My advice is don't listen to their advice, be yourself - listen to your own advice. Listen to your husband as well."
"I know you didn't poison Joffrey," I said. "Nobody believes you. It is only Jamie, Tommen and I that believe you. Tommen actually asked me to see you."
"Indeed," he adds. "Tommen has a kind heart." There was a pause. "How is the new King?"
"He has taken to his role," I replied. "But Lady Margaery wants to wed him."
"In which he cannot," Tyrion adds. "The King must wed someone his own age. I heard my father created that law weeks ago knowing fully well of Margaery's brainwashing."
"What shall I do?" I asked. "She has threaten to kill me. She has already hurt me. I have grazes on my hands and my knees and a cut on my head."
"Once you are Queen she can't do anything to harm you," he says. "The only person she could harm is herself. She is threaten by you."
I understood this but why is Cersei threaten by Margaery and Tyrion? I knew that Tyrion nor Cersei would not answer this question. "I must leave you, Lord Tyrion," I said. "Good luck at your trial."
"Thank you for visiting me, my lady," he adds.
I take my leave as I walked up the stairs of the Black Cells as I am greeted by guards and they escort me back to my chambers.
I found out that Tyrion had decided to do Trial by Combat just after his trial from Cersei and Tywin. I didn't particularly like Trial by Combat so I decided to watch the trials at all. but I knew who the competitors were - the Mountain and Oberyn Martell. In the meantime I heard whispers that Mira Forrester killed on of the Lannister guards - Damien. I knew I had to do something. I learnt from Cersei that Lord Rickard Morgryn is a horrid person - he abuses his powers and his lordship and well basically everything. This was why I did not trust him.
In the afternoon the day before Tyrion's Trial by Combat, I heard that Mira was sent to the Black Cells. I immediately drop the paperwork I was doing and went down to the Black Cells with my guards. "Stay," I told them as we reached the top of the stairs of the Black Cells. "I'll call you downstairs if I need any help."
"We will be close," Dylan says. "If there's any trouble we will be there."
I walked down the stairs of the Black Cells as I walked towards Mira's cell. The cell door is open as I see Lord Rickard Morgryn pressuring Mira into marriage. "Marry me and I'll make sure the guards and the Lannisters will forget that you murdered the guard that I sent to kill you," he says.
"Lord Morgryn," I said. He looks straight at me and into my eyes. "I knew it," I said. "It was you. You sent those Lannister guards. I heard everything. Even Cersei knew. You betrayed both the Lannister and the Baratheon names. I hereby send you to the Wall - you are striped of your titles that you hold."
"You have no authority," he shouts.
"I actually do," I added. "Tywin gave me the authority. Mira must not be executed due to your manipulation."
"You'll regret this," he says. "You will regret this, Lady Lyra."
"No, I wouldn't," I said. "I changed my mind. Maybe it is best to see you executed instead as you did betray my betrothal - King Tommen." I turned to the stairs and called down the guards who are led by Dylan. The guards hurried down the stairs and hurried towards me. "My lady," Ser Dylan says.
"Arrest Lord Rickard Morgryn for the act of treason against the King," I said.
"Yes, my lady," he says. He signals the guards to arrest Lord Morgryn. I hear Lord Rickard Morgryn shouting and screaming as he is dragged away into the cell and is chained up against a wall. "I want him executed in an hour," I added. "Make sure he is. Let the executioner know that he will be executed, Ser Dylan."
"Of course, my lady," Ser Dylan adds.
I walked back up the stairs of the Black Cells as a few guards follow behind Mira and I. Mira follows slowly behind me as we are greeted by the late afternoon sunlight. I turned around to look at Mira who looks upset. "What's wrong?" I asked.
"It's nothing, my lady," she says.
"Please tell me what's wrong perhaps I could do something," I said.
"Lady Margaery has dismissed me of my service," she says. "I'll be sent back to High Garden in the morning."
I had a thought. 'Perhaps Mira could become my handmaiden,' I thought. 'She is now my friend and perhaps she needs more friends in King's Landing as well now that Margaery dismissed her. I could use her as well.' "What about becoming my handmaiden?" I asked. "I need a few more handmaidens."
"Are you sure?" she asked. "I mean with my reputation, the King wouldn't accept."
"He will accept," I added. "You didn't do anything wrong. Tommen would understand this."
"Of course," she says. "I'll accept becoming your handmaiden, Lyra." She hugs me. "You are going to be a better Queen than both Cersei and Margaery." She smiles as she walks towards the Red Keep and to her chambers as I walked to my chambers to get ready for dinner with Cersei, Tywin and Tommen.
Tyrion had escaped from King's Landing. Tywin, Oberyn and Shae are dead and everybody is worried. In the meantime, I decided to appoint my new handmaidens as my old handmaiden was brutally murdered by Tyrion. My new handmaidens including my trustful handmaiden - Shailene are Mira Forrester, Maedalyn Risley, Nera Tainer and Renei Fowler.
Also Lady Margaery was very suspicious of me as she thought I had a hand in helping Tyrion escape but I didn't but I knew who did - Ser Jamie Lannister the Kingslayer. I decided that I wouldn't listen to Cersei's advice about becoming Queen, after all I will be Queen and I would wed Tommen in a few moons.
Done Season 4 and now onto Season 5. Next Chapter will have a bit of Cersei's point of view including a prophecy. I'll give you guys a snippet of the prophecy
"Gold will be their crowns," Maggy the Frog says. "Two golds will be their shrouds. One will betray you."
Ohh, so who do you guys think will the child that betrays Cersei? What do think their 'betrayal' will be? Tell me in the review section.
Remember to Fav/Review next up will be Season 5. I'll also tell you that Season 6 will be a tad bit different as Tommen wouldn't die in the end. But there is a lot of stuff in this story that will be significant later on.
