Duty or Desire // Jon Snow // Robb Stark

71. Fast

'I know that cersei has told you that I have come to destroy your cities, burn down your homes murder you and orphan your children... that is Cersei Lannister not me. I am not here to murder and all I want to destroy is the wheel that is rolled over the rich and poor to the benefit of no one but the Cersei Lannister's of the world.' Dany told the lannister army that had survived.

'I offer you a choice bend the knee and join me, together we will leave the world a better place than we found it or refuse and die.' Dany told them Lannister men started falling to their knees not many but a few her dragon roared more men fell to their knees again not all but most.

'Step forward commander' Dany said to the remaining men standing 'you will not kneel?'

'I already have a queen' commander Tarly told her.

'My sister she wasn't your queen until recently though was she?' Tyrion questioned stepping forward. 'when she murdered your rightful queen and destroyed house Tyrell so it appears your allegiances are flexible...'

'Say what you will about your sister she was born Westeros she lived here all her life you on the other hand murdered your own father' he told Tyrion 'and chose to support a foreign invader one with no ties to this land. An army of savages at her back.' He spat at the dothraki.

'You will not trade your honor for your life?' Dany questioned 'I respect that'

'Perhaps he could take the black your grace...' Tyrion offered 'he's a good soldier he would be valuable at the wall.'

''You will not send me to the wall you are not my queen' Dothraki men approached him but Tyrion couldn't watch .

'You'll have to kill me too' another soldier said stepping forward.

'Step back you stupid boy' the commander said.

'Ahh father and son.' Dany said looking them over.

'You are the future of your house this war has already wiped one great house from the world do not let it happen again, bend the knee' Tyrion demanded

'I will not' the son said

'Your grace nothing scrubs men's minds like a few weeks at the docks' Tyrion tried to find peace but dany saw red. Lannister red. Nothing else.

'I meant what I said I'm not here to put men in chains I gave them a choice they made it' dany told him

'Stop beheading entire-'

'I'm not beheading anyone' Dany told him

'Your grace' tyrion pleaded for both men

'I Daenerys Targaryen first of her name, breaker of chains, mother of dragons sentence you to die... dracaras' her dragon raged fire down upon them burning them to ash the rest of the men dropped to their knees terrified.

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'What did she do tyrion?'

'Commander Tarly and his son.' Tyrion told her. 'she burned them to ashes.' Tyrion croaked out.

'Tarly.' Odie looked to Jon. Samwell Tarly's father and brother.

'She... they wouldn't bend the knee.' Tyrion told them.

'so she burned them?' Odie turned to jon. "She will burn you too.' Odie warned.

''No, no,' Tyrion said unconvincingly.

'is that her plans for us? For jon?' Odie questioned incredulously. Tyrion couldn't look at her, he hoped not.

'Bend the knee and we don't have to find out.' Tyrion offered.

'Tyrion-' odie began and Tyrion gave her hand a squeeze walking off. He felt a weight on his chest as he left. He saw the madness in his beautiful queen.

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'They are beautiful aren't they?' dany questioned.

'Yes.' Odie agreed. Terrifying but beautiful.

'It wasn't the word I was thinking of but yes they are' Jon said 'gorgeous beasts'

'They are not beasts to me.' dany told him insulted. 'no matter how big they get or terrifying they are to everyone else they are my children'

'You weren't gone long' jon remarked.

'No.'

'And?' jon questioned already knowing what she did.

'I have fewer enemies than I did yesterday... You don't feel good about that though do you?'

'No I'm not happy about that' jon told her

'How many men did your army kill on taking back Winterfell from the Boltons?'

'Thousands' jon answered.

'We both want to help people we can only help them from a position of strength sometimes strength is terrible when you first came here ser davvos said you took a knife in the heart for your people.'

'He gets carried away' jon told her

'So it's a figure of speech?' dany questioned

'No.' Odie told her. Dany looked over him skeptically but Jorah Mormont was brought forward catching her attention.

'He is a friend' dany told them her jaw dropping. Mormont dropped to his knees before her.

'you're Grace' he said obediently.

'Jon snow this is Jorah Mormont.' Dany introduced them, ignoring Odie's presence.

'I served for your father' jon told him but he was also distracted by his Queen.

'You look strong.' Dany said looking him over as he stood. 'You found a cure?'

'I would not have returned if I hadn't and I request that I returned your service If you will have me' Mormont begged.

'It would be my honor' Dany said and she kissed Mormont's cheek.

'We need to get off this island.' Odie muttered pulling Jon aside while Dany was distracted. 'we cant stay here, not after what she did to the last people that refused her rule.'

'I know.' Jon muttered.

'We either bend a false knee or we figure out a way out of here. Fast.'

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