FIRE AND ICE - ROBB STARK X TARGARYEN OC

Champions

Jaime Lannister and his brother Tyrion stand in the jail cell.

"I made a deal for you to keep your ungrateful head on your ungrateful neck a little while longer." The older man yells.

"I'm sorry, what am I grateful for? The opportunity to live and die at the Wall as punishment for a crime I did not commit?" Tyrion tries to defend his own actions.

"You threw your life away. You threw it away. It's not a joke. You understand that, don't you?" Jaime asks now calmly to Tyrion

"Of course it's a joke, just not a very funny one. I couldn't- I couldn't listen to her standing there telling her lies. I couldn't do it." His brother tells him.

"You fell in love with a whore." Jaime just says.

"Yes, I fell in love with a whore. And I was stupid enough to think that she had fallen in love with me. That deal you made, it was everything Father wanted. You do see that? He gets you back as his heir. The future Lord of the Rock. And he ships me off to Castle Black, out of sight at last. All so perfect. It felt good to take that from him. He knows I'm innocent and he's willing to sacrifice me anyway. He's willing to sacrifice any of us. Not you. You're the golden son. You could kill a king, lose a hand, fuck your own sister, you'll always be the golden son." Tyrion explains

Once Tyrion finishes, Jaime warns him "Careful. I'm the last friend you've got."

"At least I got to tell them what they really are." Tyrion says as if it was worth what was expecting him.

"Yes, brilliant speech. They'll be talking about it for days to come. I thought you were a realist. Didn't realize you'd die for pride." The kingslayer says with sarcasm.

"Don't give up on me just yet. I survived one trial by combat, even though you weren't there to save me." Tyrion tells his brother.

"I can't save you this time either. My training has proved that I can't beat a stable boy with my left hand." Jaime explains showing his prostetic hand.

"Where's your sense of adventure? Even if you lose, imagine the look on Father's face when you fall." Tyrion tries to joke causing Jaime to laugh.

"Our family name snuffed out with a single swing of the sword." Tyrion also laughs.

"It is tempting." Jaime says.

"Well... Bronn fought for me once, he'll do it again. If he wins, I expect I'll be in his debt for the rest of my life." Tyrion tiredly says.

"If he wins." The Lannister knight warns.

"Will you find him for me? Who does Cersei plan on naming as a champion? I hope it's Ser Meryn Trant. I'd enjoy watching Bronn disembowel that pompous child beater." Tyrion hopes.

"No. Not Ser Meryn." Jaime just says.
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The rangers train in the yard of castle black. A horn blows.

"Rangers returning!" One man shouts.

Jon Snow, Grwnn, "Dolorous" Edd Tollett, and their party enter. The men in the yard greet them, including Samwell Tarly.

"Rangers returning!" Another man yells.

"Greetings." Jon Snow says to ghe people around the yard.

"Didn't think I'd see you again." One of the men's comments.

Jon and Sam hug.

"All right, Jon?" Sam asks. Jon nods in affirmation.

"You've got a raven." The Tarly man tells him.