Capítulo 21: Chapter 20 - The Trial (Part 2)
PREVIOUSLY ON ADVENTURES OF ORYS BARATHEON:
"NO! I did it because I do not want you and your bastard siblings that were born out of incest to sully the throne!" the lord roared. His words immediately sparked outrage with many guards taking out their swords and the hall full of Lords erupted in horror.
Tywin and Stannis were the most vocal of the bunch, calling for the Lord's head. Many Lords were outraged and the nobles who live in the crownlands especially so. They were very fond of the crown prince and his younger siblings, except Joffrey. To accuse them of being bastards… their anger was flaring.
Even the Northerners looked on in horror as this was something they not expected. This would cement execution on the spot if anyone was caught saying such things about royalty. The Starks had all color drained from their expressions. Was their patriarch trying to ensure their house went extinct? Sansa gasped in horror, looking directly at her lover. Would he reject her after this?
All of this seized when the sound of light laughing penetrated the air. Everything and everyone stilled as they stared at the Young King who was laughing at the Lord's proclamation. This baffled everyone. Had he lost it or was he angry?
NOW CONTINUING:
"You know, Lord Stark, whenever in the past any southern lord would insult the people of your region and house, calling them mindless savages, my father and I would always defend your people. But now I see that all that they say about Northerners being dumb brutes is completely true," Orys said in a voice that made everyone pretty uncomfortable. The rage in his voice was evident, and the fact that he was speaking so tactlessly, showed just how enraged he was.
"You accuse my mother of infidelity and incest, accuse me and my siblings of being bastards, yet you have not present us with any proof. Do you have any?" Orys questioned the former lord.
"Your Grace! Fuck the proof! He is accusing you of a lot. Just execute him!" an angered lord that was loyal to Orys and the Royal Family spoke up, causing an uproar as many lords called for the same.
Orys simply raised his hand to make everyone shut up as he looked at Ned with a raised eyebrow. The Lord started speaking, "I do have proof," the fool said as the hall gasped. "In the The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms, With Descriptions of Many High Lords and Noble Ladies and Their Children, a book written by Grand Maester Malleon, shows how all Baratheons have only black hair and blue eyes, no matter the hair color of the mother.
This shows that you and bastard siblings are not Robert's children at all. And the Kingslayer is your real father," stated the lord.
Orys looked around the hall to see the reactions of the lord and he was happy to see that only some Lords of the Riverlands and the Lords of the North were seriously considering this. But before Stark could gather more Lords behind his reasoning, Orys decided to end this shit.
"Your truly an idiot, aren't you?" Orys asked rhetorically causing many lords to stifle their chuckles. "The Baratheon have been known for their look because they usually marry into a house from the Stormlands. Also, the very few times that they have married outside of the Stormlands, it was mostly their daughters, not sons.
I know that Northerners don't care much about the findings of the citadel but the fact that you did not even know about this speaks volume about your intelligence. In recent years, Maester Marwyn had conducted a research along with Maester Qyburn regarding the impact of alcohol on our bodies. They found that it also causes severe damage to the seed of a man and it may influence how the child looks after being born.
Everyone knows how much my father drank. It caused his seed to deteriorate over time and hence, my mother's side is stronger in my siblings. As you can see, I possess my mother's eyes, not my father's," Orys explained, causing many Lords to see how true it could be. After all it was no secret that Robert was always nose deep in a barrel of alcohol. And no one could deny Orys was Robert's son. Maester Marwyn and Qyburn also attested that this was the result of their research.
"Then what about your bastard siblings? All of them have black hair," Stark asked as uncertainty began forming in his mind. This time the Queen blew up.
"You northern bastard, how dare you compare my children to them?!" Cersei roared alongside many lords and ladies of the realm erupted as well. Stark was now crossing the line by a mile.
"Mother!" Orys commanded, causing all the shouting to seize. "Did you ask the hair color of their mother, Stark? Then let me inform you, all the whores in my father's bed had dark hair due to his fetish for women with dark hair. You know the reason for that don't you?" Orys questioned with a smirk. This was of course related to the fact that Robert was known to be fanatically in love with Lyanna Stark. Comparing her to whores… well, two can play that game Stark.
"So, it seems that you can't provide us with any concrete evidence. Hmm, so shall we decide his punishment?" Orys asked the Lords who roared in agreement. All hope was lost for the North and their Lord whose eyes widened as he thought whether or not he was right or was he driven by his desires and Varys.
"Your grace, please. Be lenient with him. I request this to you not as your queen, but as a daughter," Sansa stepped forward as bowed forward and pleaded against her lover. A few lords were about to bark at her and tell her to back off, but Orys continued.
"Don't worry, Lady Sansa. Your father, even though he is a traitor, was a friend of my father and is a Lord Paramount. So, instead of executing him, he will be joining the Watch. House Stark on the other hand, will be forced to send Catelyn Stark, Arya Stark and Rickon Stark as hostages to the crown. The crown shall decide who Robb Stark, the new Lord of Winterfell and his brother Bran Stark shall marry in the future. Their future son or daughter shall be fostered by Lord Stannis at Storm's End or here in the Red Keep, when they are 7 namedays old. I would take away your position as Warden and Lord Paramount as well, but the North follows the Starks. So, you may keep that position. However, you may now only field an army of 20000 to 30000, no more. You cannot posses a fleet as well," Orys said.
The Northerners could only bow their heads and accept it. Robb Stark moved to speak but Catelyn held him down, not wanting to cause a scene. They were getting off easy here.
"Take Stark to the side and hold him down, uncle," Orys commanded as his people followed the order. "The next order of business, some staggering new truths have come to light, some that may cause a ruckus throughout the realm."
The Lords all started to pay attention as Orys spoke with complete seriousness.
"Let's talk about the truth of my father's rebellion…"
TO BE CONTINUED…
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