Snow // Willas Tyrell // Oberyn Martell

109. Safe?

'All rulers demand that people bend the knee that's why they are rulers' Tyrion told varys sipping his wine. 'she gave him a choice. the man took up arms against her what else could she do?'

'Not burn him alongside his son" varys offered.

'I am her hand not her head.' Tyrion Reminded him 'I cannot make her decisions for her'

'That's what I used to tell myself about her father. I found the traders but I wasn't the one burning them alive' varys said. 'That's what I told myself when I heard them beg for mercy I'm not the one doing it as the pitch of theirs screams rose higher, i'm not the one doing it. as the smell of the burning flesh filled the throne room... I am not the one doing it'

'Daenerys is not her father'' Tyrion reminded him,

'And she never will be with the right counsel. you need to find a way to make her listen.' Varys said tapping a not in his hands.

'Who's that for?' Tyrion asked looking at the note.

'Josephine Snow.'

'Did you read it?'

'It's a sealed scroll for the king in the north.' Varys told him

'What's it say?' Tyrion pushed,

'nothing good' varys said.

'come on then, lets get this over with.'

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'Oh my god.' Josie exclaimed Benjen gave her shoulder a reassuring squeeze. 'Arya and Bran, at winterfell.' She smiled back at him. 'My little warrior.' Josie remarked. But her face fell, they were at winterfell and she was trapped here, she couldn't protect them from dragonstone.

'I'm happy for you. You don't look happy though' danny said looking over her worried expression.

'I saw the night king marching to the wall if they make it past the wall,' Benjen remarked

'my family is not safe!' josie told her

'The wall has stood tall for years-'

'I need to go home' josie declared stepping towards the door.

'You said you don't have enough men to fight this army alone.' Danny reminded her

'We will fight them with what we have.' Josie told her stubbornly. 'Unless you join us'

'And give the country to Cersei?' danny scoffed 'As soon as I march away she marches in.'

'Perhaps not.' Tyrion offered. 'If Cersei thinks the army of the dead is nothing but stories what if we prove her wrong.'

''I don't think she will come see the dead at my invitation' josie said. 'we didn't leave on the best of terms.' She recalled.

'Then bring the dead to her'

'I thought that we were trying to avoid-'

'Just one soldier is that possible?'

'Bring one of these things to Kings Landing and show her the truth!' Tyrion said

'Anything you bring back will be useless if cersei does not give you permission to enter the castle she will kill us all.' Varys reminded

'She only listens to one person my brother Jaime and he will listen to me.' Tyrion said although after he killed his own father he didn't know if that was true.

'will he?" Josie countered.

'And how do you plan to get into kings landing?'

'I can smuggle you in' Benjen said 'but I warn you if the redcoats recognize you...'