Dress / Gregor Clegane / Davina Targaryen

29. Dead

'Your brother is dead. Do you know what that means?' tywin questioned Tommen as they looked upon Joffreys corpse. 'I am not trying to trick you.'

'It means I'll become king.'

'Yes you will become king. What kind of King do you think you'll be?'

'A good king?' tommen suggested.

Tommen would become king, for a day or two at most but not for long. Tommen would not be able to be a good king. He was a child and Davina would handle him as she saw fit. Meaning she would turn him into a squire strip him of his titles and he would be fine. She wasnt a monster. 

''I think so as well.' Tywin agreed 'you've got the right temperament for it. But what makes a good king? What's a good king single most important quality?'

'This is hardly the place or the time.' Cersei muttered.

'Holiness?'

'Baylor the blessed with holy and pious he built the sept he also named a six year old boy high Septon because he thought the boy could work miracles he ended up fasting himself into an early grave because food was of this world in this world with sinful.' Tywin told him

Holy. Joffrey was a bad king. He was an awful king. He was a monster. Davina knew that Tyrion didnt do it but she wasnt about to say otherwise. They would point the finger at her but Davina was innocent in this. Sort of. She knew what was happening, she swore to the Gods she knew what was to come but she didnt lay a hand on Joffrey's head or throat.

'Justice.' Tommen answered. 

'A good king must be just ORYS the first was just everyone applauded his reforms nobles and commoners like but he wasn't just for long he was murdered in his sleep after less than a year by his own brother. Was that truly just of him? To abandon his subjects to an evil that he was too gullible to recognize?' tywin questioned.

''No''

''No' Tywin agreed.

''What about strength?'

Davina had strength, she was a fighter, she was smart and she knew that she didnt know everything but the Gods couldnt always be trusted. Davina knew that once she was queen things would have to change immensely. The realms would never accept a queen, they didnt accept her ancestor Rhaenyra Targaryen and only accepted Visenya and Rhaenys because their brother and husband was Aegon the conqueror and people didnt care about Targaryen's queer customs back then. 

''Yes strength King Robert was strong he won the rebellion and crush the Targaryen dynasty... And he attended three small council meetings in 17 years. He spent his time whoring and hunting and drinking until the last two killed him. So we have a man who starves himself to death a man who lets his own brother murder him and a man who thinks that winning and ruling are the same thing. What do they all lack?' tywin questioned.

''Wisdom''

''Yes.''

''Wisdom this was makes a good king.''

'Yes. But what is wisdom? A house with great wealth and lands asks you for your protection against another house with a strong navy that could one day oppose you. How do you know which choice is wise and which isn't? You've any experience of treasuries or granaries or shipyards and soldiers?'

''No' Tommen admitted.

"You heading out?" Davina questioned. 

"You know trails are so tedious." Olenna tsked. "I should take margaery with me..." she pondered patiently. 

"Probably for the best. She is grief stricken." davina agreed. "Needs time to process the horrors of her wedding."

'But I wanted to be queen?" Margaery sobbed out as they headed home. "I wanted to be queen!"

"Are they going to blame me?" Sansa questioned. "I heard them saying my name a lot, they are going to blame me because i'm his wife." 

"Nonsense you were with me." Davina corrected. "My word doesnt mean much with Cersei but everyone saw you beside me, you couldnt have poisoned him and we all know Tyrion didnt like Joffrey."

"I dont think he did it." Sansa countered. Davina shrugged. 

"Does it matter? Joffrey is dead."

XXX 

"Shame." Davina offered Oberyn wrapped an arm around her. 

"What are you planning darling girl?"

"Death lovely man, death." Davina answered kissing his cheek. "I missed  you Obi." 

"I missed you too." Oberyn agreed. "Now tell me what I need to do." 

''I hope not all these meetings are going to be this early.' Oberyn whined 'I was up late last night... So does this mean I have a master of something now? Coins? Ships?'

'Lord Tywin and I already decided that I should be the master of ships long before you.' mace Tyrell said they all stood as Tywin came in except for Oberyn he was relaxing his foot up on the table bored out of his mind and tired, extremely tired. He loved getting to piss Tywin off, it was all part of their plans. Davina was a smart girl, she was playing the long game and she was about to get her end results. 

''Late night as well?' Oberyn teased as Tywin came in. Tywin just stared over at him. Oberyn was already a throne in his side. Tywin sat down with a groan.

'Lord Tywin, you do me the great honor of being on this council.' mace remarked. 

"Your family left already, why are you here?" Oberyn questioned. 

"Because lord Tywin-"

"Yeah, yeah kiss ass." Oberyn agreed. 

''All right the trial begins this afternoon.' Tywin said getting to work, 'opening statements, lets begin.''

''Sandor Clegane has been spotted in the Riverlands my Lord.'' varys remarked. 

''A coward and traitor.' Cersei hissed. 

''My birds tell me the hand slaughtered five of our soldiers and Daenerys has taken up residence in Maureen, she has conquered the city and rules as it's queen.'

'Conquers with what?' Cersei spat.

'She conquers an army of Dothraki and unsullied from 8000 strong she has a company sell sword the second sons she has two advisors survive advising her one is jorah mormont and she has three dragons.' Varys went on.

'Baby dragons.''