I Knew You Were Trouble // Tywin Lannister (1)

27. Trust Me

"Are you sure about this?"

Tywin glanced back at taeylor through the mirror.

"My heart," Tywin remarked shaking his head. 

"He's your son." Tywin sat beside her on the edge of the bed. 

"I dont know that he is." Tywin admitted. 

"What do you mean? Because he's... little?" Taeylor questioned gently. 

"Because Joanna could never confirm nor deny it." Tywin answered. 

"You dont think she would do such a thing though." Taeylor countered. "She loved you, everyone said so." 

"You love me and yet Garlan Tyrell takes up your-"

"Tywin," Taeylor declared. "Garlan was helping me with a song, " She ran to grab her lyre. "I dont love him." she thought him handsome. "ANd he's married as well." Yes that was problematic, he was problematic, they were both married and enjoyed spending time together a little too much. 

"You dont love him?"

"He has become a friend," Taeylor assured. "just a friend." Tywin nodded. "I love you, I just hate that you hate your son this much. I know before I didnt like tyrion, when I was a child but I just wanted to fit in and tyrion was different..." Taeylor admitted softly. "He's... hes not capable of this is he?"

"The gods will decide." Tywin remarked. "Trust me." 

"I do." 

'In the sight of gods and men we gather to decide the innocence or guilt of this man, Tyrion Lannister may the mother bring him mercy and the father justice as he deserves may the warrior guide the hand...' the maester said as the bells went off, Tywin waving them to start, the maester bowed before them leaving. Gregor pulled his blade free as Oberyn hugged his sister.

'Have they told you who I am?" oberyn questioned gregor.

"Some dead man!" Gregor Clegane snarled at him before he attacked Oberyn.

"I am the brother of Elia Martell. Do you know why I have come all the way to this stinking, shit-pile of a city? For you. I'm going to hear you confess before you die. You raped my sister. You murdered her. You killed her children. Say it now and we can end this quick." They kept fighting, Oberyn managed to knock off Gregor's helmet. 

"Say it. You raped her. You murdered her. You killed her children. You raped her! You murdered her! You killed her children!" Oberyn circled around gregor, oberyn was light on his feet. Gregor was tiring quickly, dodging his charges, parries his swings and stabbing back, while taunting him repeatedly to confess about killing Elia and her children. Gregor managed to knock Oberyn several times off his feet and cut his spear into half. Oberyn avoided Gregor's blows with amazing swiftness, and grabbed a replacement spear from his squire.

"Why does he think you did this?" Taeylor whispered, Tywin didnt answer just leaned forward in his chair. "HIs sister-"

"Hush my love." Tywin begged grabbing her hand. 

Cersei's face started to twitch with annoyance as her champion was losing, Tyrion looked surprised and relieved by Oberyn's skill. Tywin looked slightly amused by the whole situation, seeing gregor and Oberyn stomp around.  Gregor stumbled away dazed, but quickly recovered with a new burning passion.

"You dont care either way." Taeylor realized, Tywin's gaze shifted to as Oberyn shouted out again. 

"You raped her! You murdered her!" Gregor charged. Oberyn avoided his blow and cutting gregor down, slicing at his leg, gregor dropped to his knees. Gregor groaned and moaned out in pain and kneeling down before him. "You killed her children!" Oberyn charged again, burying his spear in Gregor's stomach, pinning him to the floor and causing gregor to cough blood. Cersei was furious and frustrated, But Oberyn refused to let Gregor die without confessing. He circled Gregor furiously.

"He is guilty by the gods or he isnt." Tywin countered. "Taeylor he asked for this remember that." Taeylor sat back in her chair, she loved Tywin but she didnt love this side of him. 

"Wait, are you dying? No, no, no. You can't die yet. You haven't confessed." Oberyn pulled his spear from Gregor's body. "Say it. Say her name. Elia Martell. You raped her. You killed her children. Elia Martell." Oberyn pointed accusingly at Tywin, "Who gave you the order? WHO GAVE YOU THE ORDER?' 

Garlan's eyes watched Taeylor as she turned away from the fight, she wasnt one for violence, she liked ballads and songs, she remembered when the wars started she turned to her music more. Worried she would be writing songs for the fallen family she was sure to lose instead that was when Cersei got everything she wanted, Cersei would get everything she wanted yet again. Taeylor hated that people like cersei never got what was coming to them. 

"Say it!" Oberyn demanded but he got too close to Gregor. Gregor tripped him over.  Gregor grabbed his throat and punched him in the mouth, breaking his teeth. Eliana gasped out for her lover. Oberyn slumped down stunned, his mouth bleeding. Gregor was on top of Oberyn, grabbing his head with his massive hands, forcing his large thumbs into Oberyns eyes, gouging them. Oberyn screamed in agony. 

'"Elia Martell!' Gregor said finally. 'I killed her children! Then I raped her! Then I smashed her head in like this!" 

Tyrion closed his eyes, unable to believe that his champion was killed so close to victory. Tywin stood turning to the crowd. 

"The gods have made their will known. Tyrion Lannister, in the name of King Tommen of the House Baratheon, First of his Name, you are hereby sentenced to death."