Bloodline// Tyrion Lannister

17. Get her back Ned

 'We need to make Tyrion Lannister is pay for what they did! we need justice!' Robb was telling Theon as bran road around and a horse with a new saddle that Tyrion had designed for him. But he knew that the Lannisters were behind the attack, they needed to pay for trying to hurt Bran.

'Only the Lord of Winterfell can call the Bannerman and raise an army,' Robb remarked.

'The king slayer drove a spear through your father's leg the king slayer rides for Castlery rock where no one can touch him.' Theon told him.

'Do you want me to march on Castlery rock?'

'You're not a boy anymore.' Theon told him 'they attacked your father they have already started the war it's your duty to represent your house when your father dies.'

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Lannister red tents filled the camp, lion banners blowing in the wind.

'Gregor Clegane, the mountain will ride within a fortnight or be branded an enemy of the crown,' Jaime said 'Ned stark... brave man terrible judgment.'

'Attacking him was stupid,' Tywin said 'Lannister's don't act like fools' he went on as he gutted the beast in front of him. 'You're going to say something clever?' Tywin questioned his son, 'go on say something clever.'

'Catelyn Stark took my brother, she took Sofia, Sofia Baratheon.'

'Why is he still alive?' Tywin asked

'Tyrion?'

'Ned stark.' Tywin corrected

'One of our men interfered speared him through the leg before I could finish him,' Jaime informed him.

'Why is he still alive?' he questioned again

'It wouldn't have been clean.' Jaime told him

'You spend too much time worrying about what other people think of you.' Tywin muttered.

'I could care less what anyone else thinks of me.' Jaime assured him

'No that's what you want people to think,' Tywin told him.

'That's the truth' Jaime protested.

'When you hear them whispering king slayer behind your back, that doesn't bother you?' Tywin questioned

'Of course it bothers me,' Jaime told him

'But a Lion doesn't concern yourself with the opinions of sheep,' Tywin told him 'I suppose I should be grateful that your vanity got in the way of your recklessness. I'm giving you half of our forces you will bring Catelyn Starks girls home and you will remind her that Lannister's pay their debts.' Tywin said through clenched teeth.

'I didn't realize you based such high value on my brothers life.' Jaimie said

'He's a Lannister, might be the lowest of the lowest but he is one of us and every day that he remains a prisoner the less our name demands respect.' Tywin told him.

'So the lion does concern himself with the opinions of-' Jaime began.

'It's not an opinion, it's a fact.' Tywin corrected. 'If another house can seize one of our own and hold him captive we are no longer a house to be feared.' Tywin informed him. 'Your mother is dead before long I will be dead and then you and your brother and your sister and all of her children all of us dead all of us rotting in the ground, it's the family name that lives on, it's the war that lives on not your personal glory, not your family, but your name. Do you understand?' Tywin questioned Jaime.

'You are blessed with skills that few men possess you are blessed to belong to one of the most powerful families in the kingdoms and you're still blessed with youth and what have you done with these blessings? Do you have served as a glorified bodyguard for two kings one a madman and one a drunk,' Tywin reminded him, 'The future of our family will be determined within the next few months what we do now will either last us 4000 years or will crumble us to nothing. I need you to become the man you were always meant to be.' He said turning his attention back to his son. 'Not next year, not tomorrow, now.' Tywin told Jaime.

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'Pardon your grace I would rise but-' ned adjusted in bed

'Do you know what your wife has done?' Cersei questioned incredulously. Ned remained silent

'Fia? Ned really.' Robert demanded. 'She has my FIA!' Robert shouted.

'How dare she lay hands on my blood!' cersei spat.

'I am the kings hand I was keeping the peace.' ned reminded her

'You were the kings hand.' cersei corrected. 'You will be held accountable-'

'Will both of shut your mouths!' Robert shouted. 'Catelyn will release Fia and tyrion immediately and you will make your peace with Jaime.'

'he butchered my men.' Ned reminded him.

'Lord stark was returning drunk from a brothel when he attacked Jaime.' Cersei told Robert.

'Quiet woman,' Robert sneered. 'Fia, Ned she took my Fia, why the fuck would she do such a thing? My little Fia?'

'Jaime has fled the city.' Ned remarked, he cared for Fia as well, he didn't know what his wife was thinking, taking Tyrion was one thing but the Kings sister, she really wasn't thinking. 'Give me leave to bring him back to justice.'

'Justice, how dare you talk to the king-' cersei spat.

'Hold your tongue.' Robert demanded.

'He attacked one brother and taken the other I should wear the armor and you the gown.' Cersei told Robert and he slapped her across the face. 'I shall wear this like a badge of honor.'

'wear it in silence or I will honor you again.' Robert threatened as cersei stormed out.

'see what she does to me my loving wife. I should not have hit her, that was not... that was not kingly... but Ned I'm so mad, my Fia. Why would she do such a thing? Fia never hurt anyone.'

''I don't know Robert, I don't know why she did it... but either way Jaime needs to be punished, if we don't act, there will be a war.' Ned told Robert.

'So tell your bitch wife to return my Fia unharmed before I have her head on a spike, and to return that little shit of an imp to kings landing. You hear me send a raven and put an end to it!' Robert demanded, Ned nodded but he didn't think she would listen.

'what of Jaime Lannister?' ned questioned

'What about Jaime?' Robert said. 'I'm half a kingdom in debt to his father. I don't know what happened between you and those yellow haired shits and I don't want to know. This is what matters. I can't rule the kingdoms if the starks and lannisters are at each other's throats. I cant rule without my Fia, knowing shes in danger! Write her and you better pray shes not hurt or else I swear ned, Catelyn's head will be mounted on the wall.'

'Robert we need to talk,' ned said.

'No I am sick of talk, I am going on a hunt tomorrow, clear my head, Fia better be here when I get back, whatever you have to tell me can wait until I return.' Robert assured him.

'What are you doing about Daenerys Targaryen?' ned questioned softly.

"Don't worry about that, it is done.' robert informed him.

'of course... as you wish your grace. With your permission I will take my leave and return to winterfell.'

'piss on that.' Robert told him. 'send a raven, I want you to stay. I am the king I get what I want. I never loved my brothers,' he admitted 'sad thing for a man to admit but it's true. You were the brother I chose... now get my sister back or I put your head on the wall too.' Robert warned.

'why Robert? Why do you want me as Hand if you do not listen to my advice?' ned questioned

'Somebody has to run the kingdom.' Robert said honestly. 'you're the hand again, you take this off again and I pin it to Jaime fucking Lannister.' Robert told him throwing the hand pin down onto the bed. 'Get Fia back!' he called as he slammed the door shut.