"You know how stupid you are?" Rieka questioned.
"I love you too honey." Ned agreed.
"YOu never tell the villain you know their secret, thats a death wish!" Rieka declared.
"The king is dying he has no rightful heirs, I dont know what to do Rieka, please, I need to think."
"No you need me to do the thinking for you." Rieka corrected. "Because clearly your brain skills right now are malfunctioning."
"Sansa said you were awfully chummy with the queen." Ned countered.
"I'm playing the game."
"The game." Ned repeated.
"She is the queen, she will still be queen mother and the lannisters hold sway everywhere. You dont stab the lion unless you have a killing shot. ANd if you dont want to kill or maim you give the lion a treat, an ally, so they dont see your claws." Rieka decided.
"You are my smart girl." Ned agreed softly. "But Rieka-"
"Play the game, keep your head." Rieka begged. "You lost your leverage," she remarked when there was a knock at the door.
''My Lord Protector,' Petyr remarked closing the hand of the kings door with a humorous bow. "My lady."
"Give us a moment Rieka." Ned requested. RIeka stood defiantly. "Will finish this later, please." RIeka grumbled but moved past Petyr.
"Lord Baelish." Rieka answered as she headed out.
"Call upon me to form a union with your lovely daughter?" Petyr mused.
''No." Ned corrected immediately "the King has no trueborn sons Joffrey and Tommen are Jaime Lannister's bastards.' Ned informed Petyr.
''so when the King dies-'' Petyr began
''his throne passes to his brother Lord Stannis.''
''so it would seem... unless-' Petyr smirked
''there is no unless, he is the rightful heir nothing can change that." Ned reminded him
''-and he cannot take the throne without your help you would be wise to deny it to him and to make sure Joffrey succeeds .' Petyr countered
''do you have a shred of Honor?' Ned asked incredulously.
"you are now hand of the king and protector of the realm all of the power is yours you need only reach out and take it ...make peace with the Lannisters. release the IMP wed your daughter to Joffrey we've plenty of time to get rid of Stannis and if Joffrey seems likely to cause problems when he comes into his throne we simply reveal his little secret and seat Lord Renly there instead." Petyr offered
''We?'
''you'll need someone to share these burdens I assure you my price would be modest.'' Petyr offered.
''to suggest is treason." Ned spat
''only if we lose.'' Petyr countered
''make peace with the Lannisters you say," Ned scoffed ''the people who tried to murder my boy.''
''we only make peace with our enemies my lord that's why it's called making peace." Petyr reminded him
''no I won't do it." Ned declared
''so it will be Stannis and war." Petyr told him confidently.
"there is no other choice he is the heir." Ned spat back.
"so why did you call me here not for my wisdom clearly." Petyr mused
''you promised Catelyn you would help me... the Queen has a dozen knights and a hundred men-at-arms enough to overwhelm what remains of my household guard I need the gold cloaks, the city watch is 2,000 strong and sworn to defend the King's peace.'' Ned informed him
''look at you, you know what you want me to do you know it has to be done but it's not honorable so the words stick in your throat... when the Queen proclaims one king and the hand proclaims another whose peace do the gold cloaks protect? who do they follow?' Petyr asked him. "the man whos pays them.''
"Wine still?" Rieka mused when she passed Cersei's balcony. Cersei smiled down at her. "If you want to get drunk you have to go for the stronger stuff, it works faster."
"I'm grieving, he is to be dead soon enough." Cersei mused. "These things I like to drag out." Rieka nodded as she passed. Cersei rose staring down at her. "You are... not like your sisters, Lady Rieka."
"I'm not, not like them too." Rieka agreed turning to face her again.
"You didnt marry my brother did you?"
"No." Rieka answered.
"I would much rather have you marry Joffrey." Cersei realized.
"Oh, thats sweet but Sansa is so in love and she might kill me if she heard that so-" Rieka brought a finger to her lips.
"I always wanted a sister." Cersei remarked. "I got tyrion instead."
"And Jaime..." Rieka agreed.
"You are a twin." Cersei recalled.
"Thick is thieves Robb and I now a million miles away."
"You miss him?"
"Just as much as you miss Jaime I assume." Rieka agreed.
"We are more alike than you might think Rieka Stark." Cersei remarked, Rieka smirked up at her.
"High praise your grace."
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