𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐍 𝐆𝐎.

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act one ━━ 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲.
· 。ﾟ୧ ⋆. 𝗔 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗟𝗘. ₊˚.༄
━━━ A NEW BEGINNING,
❝ you'd be loved by everyone ❞

𝓒haos had sprung out in the campsite that following morning as the death of Renly Baratheon had gotten around during the night into dawn. Aelina stood by as her sister paced trying to gather herself, as their brother held tears in his eyes for the man he had come to love, now laid dead in front of him.

"We need to go home." Margaery speaks up wary of her brother, where as Aelina nodded clearly onboard with the idea of returning back to their home in Highgarden.

Just then Lord Baelish, Littlefinger, enters the tent in a panic.

"My, Lord, m'ladys." He nods their way.

"Get out." Loras demands not looking away from Renly.

"Stannis will be here in an hour. When he arrives, Renly's bannermen will flock to him. Your former companions will fight for the privilege of selling you to their new king."

Loras stood up and unsheathed his sword towards Baelish, "And you want that privilege for yourself." Loras said in disgust.

"You will note that I am standing here talking to you, not Stannis." Baelish said keeping his composure.

"There's no time for this." Aelina spoke up walking over to her brother who moved away.

"Ride back to Highgarden, my sisters. I'm not running from Stannis." Loras said.

"Brienne of Tarth murdered Renly." Margaery said as Loras shook his head.

"I don't believe that. You don't believe that. Who gained the most from our king's death?" Loras asked as both Aelina and Baelish said in unison.

"Stannis."

"I will put a sword through his righteous face." Loras assured.

"You can't stay here."

"He would have been a true king, a good king." Loras said looking down at Renly with sad and longing eyes.

"Tell me, Ser Loras, what do you desire most in this world?" Baelish questioned.

"Revenge." Loras answered almost immediately.

Aelina looked to her sister who wore a frown.

"I have always found that to be the purest of motivations, but you won't have a chance to put your sword through Stannis, not today. You'll be cut to pieces before he sets foot on solid ground. If it is justice that you want, be smart about it." Baelish said.

"You can't avenge him from the grave. Bring the horses. Please." Margaery pleaded with her brother, she moves to Loras' side and caresses his hair.

"Loras." Aelina says softly however Loras stands with a grimace. He picks up his sword and leaves without another word.

Margaery looks upon Renly's corpse.

"He was very handsome." Margaery noted.

"He was, Your Grace."

"Your Grace.' Calling yourself king doesn't make you one. And if Renly wasn't a king, I wasn't a queen." Margaery shook her head.

"Do you want to be a queen?" He asked.

Aelina looked to her sister warily than to the man who stood across from her.

"No. I want to be the queen." She says putting emphasis on 'the' as she looks to Baelish, resolute.

"𝓓o you not think it was Catelyn Stark?" Margaery questioned the brunette who looked ahead of them, she received a head shake. "Stannis wasn't anywhere near out camp, how do you expect he murdered him?"

"Maybe it was someone who snuck in? I'm not sure, but I don't think it was Brienne either. She would have had to of been a good actress to have Renly make her his number one. But I believe her when she said she'd protect Renly, and I don't think Catelyn would have risked her son's life let alone a war to kill Renly." Aelina explained logically.

Margaery sighed, "I still think we all should head back home."

"As do I." Aelina nodded, "But I'm not sure how else to convince Loras at this point." She frowned. Margaery let out a sigh, "You said you wanted to be queen." She suddenly spoke up, "Did you mean it?"

The brunette glanced over her shoulder, her curls cascading down her back. "Yes." She said simply, "Don't you?" She looked over to the brunette who looked down and shook her head.

"I do not."

Margaery walked over to her sister and took a seat next to her, "One day you might be." She said.

"To be queen you'd have to marry Joffrey and he's marrying Sansa, and I'd never do that to myself. Nor would I put my family through that." Aelina denied.

"You'd be too good to be a queen, anyways." Margaery teased, "Soft and kind, you'd be loved by everyone. However to be a queen you'd have to be just as lethal as your enemies, would you be able to do that?"

"I won't be a queen, so I do not need to worry of it." Aelina said looking away.

Margaery smiled, "You'd also have to not let anyone doubt you, and you have yet to learn to speak your mind."

"I prefer to watch and listen, I know a lot." Margaery smirked, "I can speak my mind when I feel it is necessary. And as I see it, you'll be queen far before me and I'll be marrying a Stark."

"And if Robb Stark takes the throne?" Margaery asked, "Let's say it wasn't Catelyn and you and Loras are right, it was Stannis. After me it would be you."

Aelina shook her head, "Everyone wants the bloody throne." She said with an eye roll, "Stannis, Baratheons, Bolton, Starks, Lannisters, Tyrells, all of the houses; everyone would betray one another if it meant to sit on the stupid throne." She glanced over to her sister who watched her in amusement. "God forbid someone with half a brain and a kind heart rule."

"A woman?" Margaery asked.

Aelina scoffed, "A woman doing a man's job, you'd be laughed at. You'd have to truly scare everyone in order to prove you belong on the throne, let alone a woman." She said looking out of her tent.

"How would you do it?" Her sister asked, "If you were queen, would you take the throne or let the man you love do it. If you wanted to be queen, I know you're not a fan of it but think about it." Margaery stood up walking behind her sister and placing her hands on her sister's waist gently fixing her posture. "Everyone would love you, want to be you."

"I don't want that." She denied, "I'd make sure everyone was safe. No more wars, no more fear." She said her eyes softening, "I'd make sure of it."

"How?"

"Kill the murderers, rapists, slave owners. Families have a safe place to stay, schools, no more brothels, homeless; end it all and help the ones who need it the most."

Margaery smirked, "I'm sure some would oppose to you."

Aelina's eyes narrowed, "Then they could fend for themselves." Margaery rose a brow, "It's naive and stupid, which is why I'd never take it." She walked away as her sister's hands fell to her sides. "Why do you do that?" She asked looking over to her.

"Do what?"

"Talk to me like you're going to die."

"I'm only preparing you, dear sister." She said walking over to the shorter girl who wore a frown. "It's a dangerous game, you know that. And it is only the beginning. You are right, they all would kill themselves for the throne. Men are beasts when it comes to what they want, women are smart." She said brushing Aelina's hair to the side of her face with the back of her hand. "And that's why I think you'd make the perfect queen."

Aelina frowned, "You'd have everyones hearts, their respect. That's why you'd be perfect for it. And I know just how smart you really are." She added.

"You'd be a better queen." Aelina said just above a whisper looking up at the brunette.

Margaery shrugged, "Maybe, maybe not. I want the title, you want it for something more. Something better." She looked at her sister with a small smile, Aelina looked down at her words as the brunette exited the tent with that.

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒 ! ┊
↷. ❪ 𝙰𝚄𝚃𝙷𝙾𝚁'𝚂 𝙽𝙾𝚃𝙴 ❫ 🌸☁️🧺

ok but arya wasting her kills in this episode like nothing pisses me off till this day. like bitch you coulda done Cersei, Tywin and Joffrey there that's it. all done. im so done with this show

i also didn't know what to do as margaery was barely in this episode so i just did some sisterly bonding stuff and we kinda see how aelina is we'll see more of her and her beliefs, it's a lot like dany's where she wants peace etc

𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍, 𝟣𝟦𝟦𝟩