Game of Thrones: New Era
Chapter 24 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.
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Margaery
A feeling of warmth, such as she hadn't felt for a long time, spread through Margaery's body as she felt consciousness returning to her. But then it was replaced by fear as her memory caught up with her and reminded her of her suffering before. Everything that had happened, what had nearly happened. The terror woke her up and she jolted upright with a start.
It was then she felt something, something which her period of captivity had left feeling foreign to her, clothing. Looking down she saw she was clad in a fine, silken, white shift, lying on what appeared to be a simple bed. Taking a moment to calm down, she took in her surroundings.
She was in a tent, she was certainly no longer in King's Landing, and she was, she hoped, safe. The tent was sparsely furnished, yet seemed comfortable, yet functional.
'It's, it's like the tents I saw in Renly's army, is this, is this an army tent I am in, but, who, what army…?' She wondered worriedly.
She heard movement and started again, but felt relieved when she saw a familiar face. It was the man who had saved her from being raped, the one who had betrayed his former allies, and likely Cersei, Elden Lefford.
He seemed startled when he saw her, but smiled.
"Ah, you, you are awake, that is good." He said happily. "You are safe now, I got you out of the city, before it erupted in chaos."
That caught her attention. "Chaos?"
He nodded. "Already war is being waged there, the man who would be King, Gendry, is laying siege to King's Landing."
She bit her lip upon hearing that, it sounded like things had reached a head, before she even had time to figure out how to react to them. This was unusual for her, she liked to plan ahead and hated being taken by surprise.
"What happened, after I passed out?"
Elden quickly explained. "I took you somewhere safe, then I sent ravens to your father and brothers, before getting you out of the city. We are now, we are now in your father's camp. He has brought his army back, intending to attack the city, siding with King Gendry."
To say she was taken aback by this, would be an understatement.
"Your father left some of his men to go to the Reach and aid your oldest brother in negotiating a truce with the Stormlands. Meanwhile, the rest of the army, including that of Ser Loras on Dragonstone, is making their way to ally with King Gendry and attack the Lannisters."
Giving her time to take this in, Elden left to fetch her father and brother Garlan.
As she sat, mulling over everything she had just been told, she noted a few things which would drastically change her situation. Yet strangely, despite the fact one of them would entail great loss for her and her family, she felt remarkably calm about it.
She was able to guess why however and did not question it. It was then she heard her father's voice and her heat lifted.
"Margaery!"
She smiled warmly as her father entered the tent and embraced her tightly.
"Oh, my sweet girl, you are alright."
Still smiling she divested herself from his grip and hugged Garlan too. "Yes father, I am, I'm glad to be here, to be safe after...everything."
"Quite." Came the surprising voice of her grandmother too. "Cersei has made a terrible mistake now."
While surprised to see her grandmother was still present, Margaery was nevertheless delighted and hugged her too.
Mace cleared his throat and spoke. "Do not worry Margaery, there will be justice for you in this, we will make Cersei pay for what she has done to you."
Margaery nodded, lowering her head slightly. "I know father, thank you."
"Yes, we have sent word to the man who would be King, Gendry Baratheon, he has our loyalty now and we will side with him, no matter what." Mace informed her; his serious expression intensifying.
Margaery smiled, relieved at everything finally returning to relative normalcy.
Nevertheless, she still needed to get that issue that had been on her mind out in the open.
"Well, this will...setback our plans I suppose." She said.
They all looked at her, confused and she clarified. "There is no chance of Tommen remaining King, therefore, no chance of me remaining, or even becoming Queen again."
Mace shook his head. "Margaery, that's the last thing we should be worrying about right now. But if that's what you're thinking, are you forgetting, King Gendry will not likely forget us when he wins and he will need a wife."
"I doubt he will take me..." She began.
Her grandmother cut across her. "Nonsense, you have the beauty, the brains, he will not be able to refuse you. Why would he?"
She shook her head, they were missing the very point she was trying to make.
"What if there is another, a woman that has already caught his eye?" She explained.
That gave them pause, but they all agreed, it was something to worry about later. Margaery however, would have preferred to never worry about it again. This terrifying incident had left her tired of court intrigue and such and simply desiring some peace and quiet for a change.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.
Well, this was the last Margaery chapter, still quite a few to go though.