(11) the Tourney at Riverrun
(POV Thorin Stark )
I kneeled before Heart tree at Riverrun Synin on my shoulder, it had just snowed and the air was chilly so I wrapped my black fur cloak tightly around me. Fenrir was running amongst the trees chasing after Alduin who was near the size of a small pony now. The Dragons where growing fast, it's been nearly a year now since they where hatched.
Today was the first day of the tourney, I was to take part on behalf of house Stark and later tonight I would have to attend several important meetings with Robb. Lord Royce has come to discuss an alliance with Robb.Once I finished praying I returned to Robb's solar to find him glaring at Edmure as the blackfish and uncle argued.
"Brother what has happened?" I asked him
"I gave our uncle a simple job, but it seems that he's incapable of doing anything right." He said while he glared at Edmure
"I am your uncle I won't be spoken to like this!" Edmure said like a child throwing a tantrum
"He is your King and if you didn't want to be spoken to like a fool then you don't act like a fool." Came the Blackfish's scathing remark
"Uncle what have you done?" I growled at him. What could he have possibly done
"Somehow the Greyjoy-" he began only to be cut off by the Blackfish
"Somehow, you were given one simple order. Guard the Greyjoy, you had one boy just thirteen name days old follow him around, you allowed him to go anywhere. He decided to go to the stable, where he killed the guard stole a horse and rode away none the wiser." The Blackfish told me while sneering at his nephew
"Brother I give me a few hours Fenrir will find him." I told him if he escaped only a few hours ago Fenrir should still be able to find him
"But that's the problem brother, the Theon escaped three days ago, he dumped the body in the river it washed up this morning. Our uncle didn't realise he escaped." Came Robb's angry response.
"You fool!" I shouted at Edmure and he looked like he was going say something back until Robb intervened
"Enough! Edmure, you will not be attending my meeting with Lord Royce. Now go get ready this foolish tourney was your idea you must be seen as the host." Robb shut him up and sent him on his way
"Grand-Uncle you will accompany me and my brother later today, you will represent house Tully, now please give me a moment with my brother." Robb commanded the Blackfish then dismissed him
"No news from Aunt Lysa?" I asked him
"None." He replied his voice laced with frustration.
"And the last of the Riverlords have sworn fealty?" I asked
"Aye." He replied
"Then I guess this tourney wasn't a complete waste of time and money." I said though I couldn't for the life of me understand why Edmure insisted this tourney be hosted, it's like he doesn't understand we are at war
"You'll have to go get ready brother, your to fight soon." He told me and by the smirk on his face he was going to enjoy watching me beat some southerners bloody.
"Aye, I'll drop in on Mother and Grandfather on my way to get ready." I said as I got up from my seat across from him
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(POV Thorin Stark )
The tourney wasn't very difficult to win. I was to compete in the duels, my first duel was against some second son to a minor Riverlord, the fight didn't last long. My second one was against Ser Petrek Mallister, the heir to Seaguard, he posed more of a challenge. The third was some hedge knight come to fight in the tourney he didn't last long either.
Then I was on to the final, it was against Dacey Mormont, she was a fighter and the only one in the tourney who really posed much of a challenge, but eventually I won the fight as I did the others. Later tonight I'll go to her room to 'sooth her disappointment'. Tomorrow there will jousts and an archery tournament to mark the end of the tourney.
I stood behind Robb as Lord Royce sat across from us in Robb's solar, the Blackfish stood on the other side of Robb. Lord Royce sat in his bronze armour he was so famous for, he was a stoic man and Father always spoke highly of him.
"Have you come in place of our Aunt Lord Royce." Robb asked
"Pardon your Grace but your Aunt has gone Mad, Lord Arryn is eight name days old and your Aunt was still feeding him from the breast."
"Did you come all this way just to insult our family Lord Royce." I said in a cold voice as I take a step forward, and you could hear my Weirwood hand clench.
"Of course not." He said as he glanced nervously at me, it seems the name Bloody Wolf makes me seem intimidating.
"Then why have you come Yohn." The Blackfish asked his old friend
"To make his grace an offer. The Lords of the Vale believe your Aunt not fit to be regent and so I have been elected for the role until Lord Arryn comes of age." The lord explained
"And this offer?" Robb asked
"A marriage alliance." He replied
"I'm already to be married, in fact my betrothed rides for Riverrun as we speak, we are to marry soon." Robb told the Lord
"But you have two brothers that are of age, and I am regent of the Vale. Should Jon Stark marry my daughter then perhaps fifteen thousand Knights of the Vale might be yours to command."
"Or we could have a marriage alliance with the Princess of Dorne and I could have twenty thousand Dornish spears. Or we could go to the Golden Rose of High garden and we could have sixty thousand Reachmen at my command, all while you Valemen wait in your mountains." Robb said to him and I could tell by the look on the lords face he was displeased.
"Fine what is your offer." The Lord asked.
"You are the regent of the Vale, My cousin is your ward, should Lord Arryn name me King of the Mountains and the Vale , then and only then will my brother marry your daughter. If that does come to pass then your grandchildren will be cousins of the King in the North, the Trident and the Vale." Robb told him the offer
"After the tourney I shall return to the Vale of Arryn to speak to my ward, and hopefully I shall return with a bride for your brother." Lord Royce replied
"Then we have a deal lord Royce?" Robb asked the man
"Aye your Grace, we have a deal." He said
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{ Authors Notes }
Short chap sorry
Soon Robb will be King in the North, the Trident and the Vale
Thorin and Dacey are just f*ching she won't be the love interest
Robb will marry Wylla Manderly
Wylla Manderly :
Jon will marry Ysilla Royce
Ysilla Royce :
Thorin will marry Asha Greyjoy
Asha Greyjoy :