บท 10: Chapter 10:- Rodrik Stark: The Shadow Wolf
Eddard is taken to the front steps of the Great Sept of Baelor. He spots Arya crouching beside the statue of Baelor the Blessed and signals Yoren, who is also present amidst the gathered crowd. Having relented to Varys' request in order to save Sansa, Eddard makes the false confession that he intended to seize the throne for himself and recognizes Joffrey as the rightful king by saying "I am Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell and Hand of the King. I come before you to confess my treason, in the sight of Gods and men. I betrayed the faith of my King, and the trust of my friend, Robert. I swore to defend and protect his children, but before his blood was cold I plotted to murder his son, and seize the throne for myself. Let the High Septon and Baelor the Blessed bear witness to what I say. Joffrey Baratheon is the one true heir to the Iron Throne. By the grace of all the Gods, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm."
After the 'confession', the crowd started booing at Eddard for treason, but they stopped when Joffrey stood up and started to speak.
"My mother wishes me to let Lord Eddard join the Night's Watch. Stripped of all titles and powers, he would serve the Realm in permanent exile. And my lady Sansa... has begged mercy for her father. But they have the soft hearts of women. So long as I am your king, treason shall never go unpunished! Ser Ilyn! Bring me his head!"
Joffrey, however, ignores his mother's counsel that Eddard be exiled and orders his immediate execution. Before Ser Ilyn Payne swings the Lord of Winterfell's own sword Ice, Eddard notices that Yoren has taken Arya. Sansa, distraught, is restrained as Ser Ilyn Payne was going to behead Eddard with his Ancestral Sword Ice. But before he could swing the great sword, he was impaled by two arrows right through his eyes.
Then a deep voice was heard by everyone present there sending chills to their bones. "A mongrel holding the Ancestral Sword of House Stark?"
All of them looked at the man who was walking up to the execution stage where Eddard Stark was held captive. Eddard just looked at the man and sighed as what his brother has told come to fruition.
Picking up the sword Ice from the floor he paced it on his shoulder, then looking at Sansa who was freed from the Lannister Soldier's, said "Hello Red."
Without any other word she ran towards him and embraced him. As he was embracing her, he heard "Behead that man!"
He looked at the boy, who said that and with just a look Joffrey almost pissed and fell back to his chair. Seeing that he smiled and looking at Cersei he said "Put a leash on your son. Or one day he will die and you will grieve."
Cersei didn't like that at all so she asked him back "Is that a threat?"
"A threat? No, that's not a threat, that's just warning from me to you." Then looking to his side he said "Igris, take her head if she speaks again." And a seven foot tall man with helmet covering his head except for his eyes looked at Cersei by unsheathing his great sword. Then looking at Cersei he said "Now that's a threat." Cersei didn't say anything anymore as she understood that the situation is not in her favour.
Nodding at her he turned towards the Eddard and said "Take Sansa and Arya with you back to Winterfell."
Eddard just nodded at him at first, but he remembered what his brother had told him yesterday in the dungeon so he went on a knee and said "Yes, My Lord."
That brought an uproar in the crowd as they shouted how a traitorous man should be left without any kind of punishment.
So looking at those men, and that one look scilenced them as it was cold as the winter. Seeing that he smiled and said "I'll be informing all of you what is going on here, but before that let my brother and his daughters go back. And if anyone wants a horrible death, they can try and stop theor advancement to Winterfell."
The crowd didn't speak anymore and just stood there as they were surrounded by a lot of people who have black colored armour which had a wolf head in the front side.
With Yoren, Arya moved toward her father and embraced him, same with Sansa. Smiling at their reunion, he looked towards the 'Royal Family' and the small council. With a smile that promised them pain, he looked directly at Littlefinger. And was about to say something but was interpreted by another voice "Rodrik Stark! You have gotten your brother you should leave now."
Chuckling at that, Rodrik snapped his finger and one of the soldiers he brought with him took down Littlefinger, with little to no resistance. Then looking back at the voice, Rodrik said "Tywin Lannister, the Old Lion. Its good to see you here."
Cersei had a smug look as soon as she saw her father, but that fell down quickly as she heard what her father said next.
"I had to, otherwise you would have buthered my family here without any remorse." Tywin said.
"Not at all. As I said before, this is just a warning for you there, won't be a second time." Then looking at Littlefinger he said "Now, my dear Master of Coins, why don't you confess your crimes."
"What crimes! What are you talking about! I'm innocent!" Littlefinger kept repeating that.
Understanding that he will not talk at normal circumstances, Rodrik said "Look here Peter. If you don't tell the truth now, I will be the one to do a personal integration of you. And believe me when I say that you would wish that you were dead but you wouldn't be."
Chuckling Littlefinger said "If you think that you can force me to confess a crime that I didn't commit then you can dream on!"
"Rodrik, as I have said before, leave King's Landing."
Sighing, Rodrik looked at Tywin and siad "You know, the real reason why our two Great Houses are at war with each other is all because of this bitches fault." Saying that he kicked Littlefinger in the balls.
Then looking at Cersei he said "After you brother pushed Bran of the tower... "
"He didn't!" Cersei screamed.
"He did and he said and I quote " The things I do for love." And if you want me to elaborate what really happend there I can." That made her shut up, but she looked at Rodrik with full of hate.
Tywin who was standing in between his daughter and her son and the Stark family asked Rodrik "Is that why Jaime was taken prisoner?"
"Oh yes." Hearing that Cerseis face went pale. Edderion went near Tywin and told him in whisper "Your twins are in incestuous relationship, I don't judge about that. But, pushing down a nine year old kid from the top of tower all because he saw them indulging with each other? That I do mind, especially when it is my nephew."
Tywin made an ugly face at that, but did say that Rodrik was lying as he have started to have known before but always denied it. But right now, in front of Rodrik, if he said that he was lying then all he did in his lifetime will come to an end within a week. He know that very well as Rodrik had already almost exterminated a whole house in the North.
Then backing away, Rodrik said "As I was saying. Little Pete here had lied to my brother Eddard Stark and sister in law Catelyn Stark that the knife that was got from the assassin was his but he lost it to Tyrion in a gamble."
Shaking his head, Cregan said "Well, that's not a major problem. But the thing is he actually lost it to Robert."
"No." Eddard said, almost believing that his friend sent an assassin to kill his son. But, Rodrik looked at him and said "It's not Robert." Then he pointedly looked at Joffrey. Eddard understood that instantly, so did Arya and Sansa. Sansa was about to deny that Joffrey won't harm her brother, but she thought back what had happened a couple of minutes ago. If her uncle didn't intervene, her father would have been dead, so she kept her silence while shedding some tears as she knew that her first love has been broken at that moment.
Rodrik didn't elebrote more than that and continued "Well, whatever. Then looking at Tywin and his Lannister family he said " Let's go to Red Keep shall we, I have to do some cleansing similar to what my predecessor did." Then with a smile that is colder than the winter itself he looked at all of the ones standing on the execution stage and said "I hope you remember the Hour of The Wolf."
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