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[BENJEN goes to the banquet.]
"Your uncle's in the Night's Watch."
"What're you doing back there?"
"Preparing for a night with your family. I've always wanted to see the Wall."
"You're Tyrion Lannister. The queen's brother?"
"My greatest accomplishment. You - you're Ned Stark's bastard, aren't you?"
[JON looks angry and turns away.]
"Did I offend you? Sorry. You are the bastard, though."
"Lord Eddard Stark is my father."
"And Lady Stark is not your mother. Making you a bastard. Let me give you some advice, bastard. Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor. Then it can never be used to hurt you."
"What the hell do you know about being a bastard?"
"All dwarves are bastards in their fathers' eyes."
"That is some sound advice brother" Jaime complimented.
"I have been known to give those out from time to time" Tyrion grinned.
Joanna watched her youngest with a contemplative frown. On the one hand, he was an alcoholic whoremonger, while on the other hand, he spoke as though he was a learned Maester. She wasn't sure who her son really was, under whatever mask he wore. And she was certain he wore a mask, and his comment about dwarfs and bastards only solidified that thought.
[The scene shifts to after the banquet. Ned and Catelyn are in their bed.]
"Gods please tell me we are not about to see you guys do it" Lyanna groaned, much to the embarrassment of Ned and Catelyn.
"Can we skip over this?" Catelyn begged. This time there was no skipping over.
"I'm a Northman. I belong here with you, not down south in that rat's nest they call a capital."
"A viper's nest is a better description, Lord Stark" Rely said with a smile.
"It does not make it any better" Ned rolled his eyes.
"I won't let him take you."
"The king takes what he wants. That's why he's king."
"I'll say, 'Listen, fat man, you are not taking my husband anywhere. He belongs to me now."
Robert roared with laughter, Catelyn willing herself to melt into nothingness to escape the embarrassment.
"How did he get so fat?"
"He only stops eating when it's time for a drink."
"Or when he's fucking whores" Lyanna muttered under her breath.
Ned heard her though and just sighed.
[There's a knock at the door.]
"It's Maester Luwin, my lord."
"Send him in."
"Pardon, my lord, my lady. A rider in the night from your sister."
Catelyn sat a little straighter at the mention of Lysa. The woman had to written to her in years. Why was she sending a rider now?
[He hands Catelyn a sealed note.]
"Stay."
"This was sent from the Eyrie. What's she doing at the Eyrie? She hasn't been back there since her wedding."
"She's in the Eyrie?" Jon Arryn frowned. Why was she there? Something did not smell right to the man.
[Catelyn reads the note, looks up in alarm, and then burns it.]
"What news?"
"She's fled the capital. She says Jon Arryn was murdered. By the Lannisters. She says the king is in danger."
Silence reigned at the revelation and both Ned and Robert slowly looked at a genuinely surprised Jaime.
"What the fuck did you do?!" Robert rose.
"Nothing" Jaime pointed to a very clearly alive Jon Arryn. "What reason would I have for killing Jon Arryn?"
"Robert sit down" Jon Arryn said sternly, gripping the King's hand tightly. "If we keep watching, we might find out if Lysa is right or not."
"You don't trust her?" Catelyn asked the older man.
"Lysa has changed a lot since the last time you've seen her, my Lady. I believe rushing into a conclusion so hastily would not be wise."
Catelyn frowned at that. How much could have Lysa changed that her own husband was doubtful about her accusations of his possible murderer?
But Jon Arryn wasn't doubtful. He was collecting the information in his head and the scene from his vigil played in his head. But it all seemed too obvious, too in his face for it to be right.
"She's fresh widowed, Cat. She doesn't know what she's saying."
"A very valid reasoning" Tyrion pointed out.
"Lysa's head would be on a spike right now if the wrong people had found that letter. Do you think she would risk her life, her son's life, if she wasn't certain her husband was murdered?"
"Very" Jaime answered, earning a glare from Catelyn.
"You dodn't know her at all then."
"On the contrary Lady Stark, I have known Lady Arryn longer than you have." Jamie said
"I am her sister." Catelyn stated
"Who hasn't seen her in fourteen years, sixteen in the visions we are watching? Tell me, how old was she when she got married?"
Catelyn frowned at the man. Her sister couldn't have changed so much... could she have?
"If this news is true, and the Lannisters conspire against the throne, who but you can protect the king?" Luwin said
"They murdered the last Hand. Now you want Ned to take the job." Catelyn stated
"A Stark up south hardly ends well" Lyanna muttered, thinking of Brandon and her father.
"The king rode for a month to ask Lord Stark's help. He's the only one he trusts. You swore the king an oath, my lord." Luwin said
"He spent half his life fighting Robert's wars. He owes him nothing. Your father and brother rode south once on a king's demand." Catelyn stated
"I would never let anything happen to Ned, Cat. I swear on it" Robert said with every ounce of seriousness he had in him.
Like you did with Jon Arryn? She wanted to say but did not.
[The scene changes to the king's party riding off, Ned nodding goodbye to Bran, whose wolf pup begins sniffing at his feet.]
"Probably a hunting party" Stannis mumbled.
"Come on, you."
[Bran begins climbing, his wolf pup crying at the bottom of the castle wall. As he nears the top, he hears a woman and man moaning. Peering in the window, he sees Cersei and Jaime having sex. Cersei sees Bran.]
"What the actual fuck?!" Oberyn laughed, while the rest just stared in stunned silence.
[JAIME runs and grabs BRAN at the window.]
"Are you completely mad?"
"He saw us."
"It's all right. It's all right."
"He saw us!"
"I heard you the first time. (To BRAN) Quite the little climber, aren't you? How old are you, boy?"
"Ten"
"Ten."
[JAIME looks at CERSEI, who gazes back imploringly.]
"The things I do for love."
[He shoves BRAN out the window.]
As the wall darkened and the room dimmed, Jaime saw his reflection on its reflective surface as clear as a mirror, as if the wall of glass had focused just on him.
There were so many things running through his mind, so many thoughts after seeing what he was going to do to a ten-year-old. But he did not have the time to process the thoughts, because a shiver went down his spine and he went into self-defence mode when he heard someone call his name.
"KINGSLAYER!"
Jaime had seen Ned Stark angry, or at least that's what he thought the man was when he walked into the throne room all those years and found him with the dead body of Aerys and his ass on the throne. But what he saw now made him question that.
Ned Stark was a tall and muscled man, but not like Robert had been in his prime or Brandon who sat right there. Yet right now, the look in his eyes made Jaime's hands clench into a fist.
But before he could really hurt him, Ned Stark suddenly stopped, no he didn't stop but his body froze.
"What in the old Gods name is happening?" Ned Stark roared in anger.
"There won't be anymore violence from now on, if someone tries to fight in here they will be forcefully stopped. You all were not brought here to kill each other. If you can't control your anger than take a break from watching"