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"Well well, this is an historic day. Something you don't know that I do. There's only one dagger like this in all of the Seven Kingdoms. It's mine."
"Why is he lying?" Stannis narrowed his eyes.
"Yours?"
"At least it was, until the tournament on Prince Joffrey's last nameday. I bet on Ser Jaime in the jousting, as any sane man would. When the Knight of the Flowers unseated him, I lost this dagger."
"To whom?"
"Tyrion Lannister. The Imp."
Outrage broke out from the Starks, all of them glaring daggers at Tyrion. It was only Jaime's laugh that drew their attention to him.
"Littlefinger is really using your lack of knowledge of us against you Lady Stark the golden knight grinned arrogantly. "My brother never bets against me, I can bet you all the gold of the Westerlands on that."
"Petyr would not lie to me" Catelyn fumed.
"Cat... I can't believe I'm saying this but the Kingslayer is right. The Imp never bets against the Kingslayer, even if the Kingslayer is losing" Robert of all people put in his support.
"I never lose."
Robert ignored the man.
Catelyn went to say more but Ned stopped her.
"If Robert says-
"Petyr is my friend, he would never lie to me" Catelyn insisted, furious that her husband was even nursing the thought.
"Perhaps if we keep watching, we'll figure this out" Oberyn cut in.
Catelyn looked away and back to the screen with a scowl.
[At Castle Black, in a courtyard. Grenn and Jon are swordfighting, Jon getting the best of him and breaking his nose.]
"You're showing off" Robb muttered.
"Am not" Jon huffed.
"If that were a real sword, you'd be dead. Lord Snow here grew up in a castle spitting down on the likes of you. Pyp. Do you think Ned Stark's bastard bleeds like the rest of us?"
[Pyp steps forward and with one move Jon has him on his back.]
"You're showing off" Arya said this time.
"Not me Arya, you need to understand that that Jon and me are the only thing different because of which we are here watching this" Jon said, "And you do know that I am used to fighting like this"
"Yes, with Robb. None of them are Robb" Arya pointed out.
"I know that but unfortunately that Jon Snow knows nothing so I don't think he knows how to hold back" Job replied with a smile.
"Maybe you should take it easy and test them a little" Ned stated calmly. "Let them benefit from you for a change."
Jon frowned a little and said "I am sorry but that won't be happening as I won't be joining the Nights Watch"
Ned was struck silent as he saw Jon staring at him with indifference in his eyes and swallowed his words back
"Next!"
[Jon quickly dispatches another newcomer, we see Lord Commander Jeor and Tyrion looking on from a balcony.]
"Next!"
[Another man starts against Jon Snow, and as another joins, Jon defeats the two of them almost instantly.]
"Lord Snow, it appears you're the least useless person here. Go clean yourselves up. There's only so much I can stomach in a day."
"He's a bitter man" Margaery commented.
"He was a Targaryen Loyalist. He chose the Watch over death when Father sacked the city" Jaime explained. He had seen the man once or twice in passing. He was in the city watch.
Rhaegar perked up a little at hearing about a supporter of his.
[Tyrion and Lord Commander talking, overlooking the courtyard.]
"A charming man."
"I don't need him to be charming. I need him to turn this bunch of thieves and runaways into men of the Night's Watch."
"And how's that going, Commander Mormont?"
"Slowly."
"If we are to fight against the White Walkers, we need these men in their best condition" Ned sighed.
"We'll make sure our first line of defence is prepared" Jon Arryn nodded.
"We'll whip them into fighters, every last one of them" Robert grunted.
[Back in the throne room, just outside of the small council chambers.]
"Lord Stark. I meant to give you this earlier. So forgetful these days. A raven from Winterfell this morning."
"Good news? Perhaps you'd like to share it with your wife?"
"He's being too brazen" Brandon growled. Catelyn was supposed to be there in secret, and the man was openly speaking of it.
"Catelyn's friend might not be what he seems to her" Lyanna whispered to her eldest brother, who nodded.
"My wife is in Winterfell."
"Is she?"
[Baelish leads Ned to the entrance of his brothel. Ned is not so keen on the idea and begins choking Baelish ]
"That is the second time he's pulled a stunt like that without any prior warning" Catelyn sighed in frustration. What had gotten into the smart boy she knew from long ago?
"I thought that she'd be safest in here. One of several such establishments I own."
"You're a funny man. A very funny man."
[Catelyn poking her head out of a window.]
"Ned!"
"The Starks... Quick tempers, slow minds."
"Maybe if you're a little more clear about your intentions" Lyanna growled the insult to the family something none of the other Starks took kindly.
[Inside Baelish's brothel.]
"The mere suggestion that the Queen's brother tried to kill your boy would be considered treason."
"We have proof. We have the blade."
"Which Lord Tyrion will say was stolen from him. The only man who could say otherwise has no throat, thanks to your boy's wolf."
"Because it isn't mine" Tyrion muttered with a groan. He was going to get caught up in something he wanted no part of for sure.
"Petyr has promised to help us find the truth. He's like a little brother to me. He would never betray my trust."
"I wouldn't trust him if I were you, Lady Stark" warned Renly.
"He might be something to you all entirely, but to me, he's a little brother and I trust him with this" Catelyn glared at the man.
"Your funeral then" Renly shrugged.
[Scene changes to Jon in the armoury of Castle Black, putting away equipment when the gang of guys from before jump him.]
"And now they gang up on him" Ned sighed. None of them were remotely what they needed.
"You broke my nose, bastard!"
"It's an improvement."
"If we threw you over the Wall, wonder how long it'd take you to hit."
"I wonder if they'd find you before the wolves did."
"Jon's wolf might find you lot before any of you could even do it" Lyanna glowered.
"Easy sister" Brandon chuckled in amusement.
[Tyrion who had been watching makes himself known.]
"What're you looking at, half man?"
"I'm looking at you. You've got an interesting face. Very distinctive faces. All of you."
"What do you care about our faces?"
"It's just I think they would look marvellous decorating spikes in King's Landing. Perhaps I'll write my sister, the Queen, about it."
"We'll talk later, Lord Snow."
[The group walk away.]
"Everybody knew what this place was and no one told me. No one but you. My father knew and left me to rot here at the Wall all the same."