Snow // Willas Tyrell // Oberyn Martell

83. Sparrow

'My queen?' Margaery looked up to Tommen anxiously 'There was no way to free sir Loras without violence,' Tommen told her and she came in from the balcony her face dropped off the news

'You're the king of the andals,' she reminded him 'the Lord of the seven kingdoms the protector of the realm and a band of fanatics inprisoned your brother by law.'

'I'm going to speak with a high sparrow.'

'Are you? When?'

'I don't know.' he admitted

'You don't know?'

'He was praying just now I...' Tommen told her

'I have to send word to my grandmother,' Margaery said walking past him out the door

'will you come back later?" Tommen questioned

'I need to be with my family your Grace,' she said before stomping down the hall

'Of course.'

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'Rumors and gossip that's all they've got it's the theater Nothing More.' Olena told margaery when she arrived back at the capital. 'If they collected all the pillow biters in Kings Landing they'll be no room left in the dungeon for anyone else.'

'Everyone knew about him and Renly,' Margaery reminded her.

'Renly Baratheon shagged half the staple boys,' Olena reminded her 'Hell in the seven kingdoms everyone knew they did not care.'

'He was the kings brother,' Margaery told her

'And Loras is the queen's brother... no no no this is unacceptable.'

'Cersei is behind it.'

'Of course she is. she wants to drag our names through the dirt put us in our place get some rest dear.' Olenna said patting her granddaughters cheek 'and let me deal with Cersei Lannister.'

'Is Josie at high garden her and Sansa?' Margaery questioned quietly

'Yes things are going smoothly there... I told her something before I left though and now I can only hope that it does not go to her head, or that she ignores it completely, that is more likely... and she adores Willas as much as I think he does.'

'What did you tell her?'

'Story for another time my dear let's get your brother out.'

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'What did my grandmother tell you?" Willas questioned.

'That I am the rightful queen of the seven kingdoms.' Josie passed over the grand masters book. 'its all here and my head is spinning.'

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Queen Margaery sat with her grandmother as they waited for Loras to be released but the high sparrow had other things in mind.

'The faith calls queen Margaery forward,' the high sparrow declared

'you call me forward?" Margaery questioned incredulously

'Yes we have some questions for you'

'I am the queen.'

'You are and according to the law of the seven neither Kings nor queens are exempt from testimony at a holy inquest.' The high sparrow reminded her. Margaery looked between Cersei, Tommen and her grandmother. Oleana sat back down as Margaery stood up sitting in front of them all

'How do you respond to these charges against your brother?'

'They are lies.'

''all of them?'

'all of them.' Margaery confirmed

'Queen Margaery... In the presence of the gods do you swear that your brother is innocent of these charges against him to the best of your knowledge?'

'Yes I swear it.'

'Thank you your grace,' the sparrow said and she moved back to her seat they nodded to the door and Oliver was brought in, the man she had found Loras with previously before her own wedding he sat before them and Loras shifted in his seat uncomfortably.

'Do you know this man?' The sparrow asked Oliver

'Yes very well,' Oliver agreed 'he is Ser Loras Tyrell of high garden.'

'How did you come to meet?' The sparrow asked

'I squired for him he took a liking to me summoning me to his chamber the first day we met,' Oliver told him

'And what occurred in his chamber?'

'We engaged in intimate relations.'

'You lay with him?' The sparrow questioned.

'That night and many others.' Oliver confirmed and Loras jumped up screaming.

'He's a liar a liar.' Loras spat

'Is there anyone else who can support your claim?'

'Yes,' Oliver said 'yes queen Margaery she walked in on us once not long ago. She didn't seem surprised.'

'This testimony is an insult to a great house why should the faith or anyone else take the word of a squire over the heir of high garden?' Cersei said cautiously she couldn't help the smirk pulling at her lips

'He has a birthmark your grace quite high on his thigh,' Oliver said 'wine colored and roughly the shape of Dorne.' Loras lunged for Oliver, but two of the sparrows men grabbed him pulling him back and then dragged him away

'What are you doing let us pass!' Olena said standing up to defend her grandson

'The faith of the seven has decided there is enough evidence to bring a formal trial for Ser loras... And queen Margaery.'

'What?" Olena said appalled

'Bearing false false witness before the gods is as great a sin as any, my lady.' the sparrow told her 'take her.' and Margaery was dragged away as well.