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[northerner]

[ it's obvious this is going to be a serious post just from the look on robb's face. this is the king in the north, drawn up ice cold and stone-faced on the screen and there's nothing of the boy in his face. the direwolf at his side is a hulking mass of fur, teeth bared and eyes gleaming and no, this is not meant to be a light-hearted post. ]

Upon this ship there is a woman called Cersei Lannister, who arrived most recently. In Westeros, she dealt my house a great and terrible injury, and the matter must be settled, for it cannot be ignored. If she hears this, then I call her to treat with me, and submit herself for judgement for her crimes.

[ and grey wind snarls, ears set back and hackles raised, just as robb cuts the feed. ]

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[hisfinestact]

[ The look on Jaime's face aims to be as unconcerned as it usually is but falls slightly short of the mark. ]

Crimes, you say. What crimes would those be, Stark?

[northerner]

Did the news not reach you, Kingslayer? I cannot imagine a raven carried the tidings to your cell.

[ jaime he really doesn't have time for you today. ]

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[20mentholkools]

[Yeah no still forever unimpressed by you, Robb.]

Sure an invitation like that will have her come running.

[northerner]

I do her a kindness. I give her the chance to come to me and speak, before I must seek her out.

[theshabbiestofmen]

What crimes, might I ask? Are your brothers in danger?

[northerner]

[ only from jaime, that one time but that's not the point right now. ]

My brothers are safe enough, while they are in my care and in possession of their wolves. This concerns a different matter, Remus.

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[wolfinthesnow]

I would like to go with you.

You never told me you had bannermen here.

permathat.

[northerner]

Aye, and so you shall.

[ whoops ]

I thought you knew.

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[unparental]

[ raising her hand, robb. ]

Is this something I should know about?

[northerner]

It is something I should have spoken to you of, but I had hoped such an arrival would not come to pass.

I'm sorry for it, Jenna.

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[ownership]

[ Rosella blinks into her feed, her expression first at ease and then drawing closer into a heavy frown. ]

What would you accept as an effective judgement?

[northerner]

In Westeros, I would take her head.

[ that thing about starks being too honest? yup. that's an answer robb probably shouldn't have given so candidly. ]

But this ship is not Westeros, so I must treat with her, and judgement must be handed down differently.

[bruxisms]

There is only one to whom she should submit herself to judgement, Robb Stark.

[northerner]

Aye, and it's not you, Stannis Baratheon. Did she raise lies and slander against your father's good name, did she take his head and hold your sisters captive?

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[jurisimpudent]

With due respect, what proof do you have?

[voice]

[wolfinthesnow]

Do not interfere, Ser Edgeworth.

[kindlings]

[ Oh and she knows she's not invited personally to this conversation, but Ygritte can't help herself. The name sounds too familiar to her. ]

...Lannister. Related to the Kingslayer, then?

[northerner]

His sister. His twin.

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[ripstides]

Are you going to hear her out in front of a council? [ no offense, Robb, because he does respect your judgment. it's just that Grey Wind's looking fiercer than he has in awhile and he's not sure being alone (two on one) is a good idea for anyone's case. ]

[northerner]

I would treat with her privately. The business of Westeros is much different than anything aboard this ship.

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[therainbowking]

[Oh, and Renly is impressed. He's heard stories, lately, and met the young wolf's mother, but this? This is something else entirely. Allying with Robb? It would be a good choice, here, he thinks.]

I would speak with you, my lord, when it please you.

permathat.

[northerner]

[ robb and his giant ass wolf will fuck shit up, man. grey wind is probably singlehandedly responsible for people getting all panicky about giant wolves. ]

Now is as good a time as any, it seems.

[upheld]

[ oh. here it goes... ]

And what would pass as a suitable judgment to you?

[northerner]

I know I cannot act as I would in Westeros. But I would speak with her, and find something agreeable to my House.

[ let's face it no one's really going to be happy with anything less than her head on a stick but. ]

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[tumbleweeds]

Gods I can't believe I'm agreeing with you on something.

permathat.

[northerner]

[ god jaye ]

You are my sister's bannermen. I cannot call you to my side for this, Jaye.

( NOT HERE )

[seem]

[ Head in hands. Or the Westerosi equivalent thereof. ]

[northerner]

[ YOU LEAVE ROBB ALONE FOR ONE MINUTE ]

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[nooneiseversafe]

Would she not be judged where you come from?

[Given how Sarah was led to believe this place functioned. The strange past, present and future.]

[northerner]

Aye, she would be. When my army marched into Winterfell she would have faced my judgement then.

[ as if his victory is such a sure thing. ]

( A C T I O N )

[wont]

[ Though she is nowhere to be seen in any of Robb's recordings, nor heard moving about in the background, he is not alone as he sits in his room and bridges question — judgment — on such terrible matters. Carefully, carefully, she lowers her head to look Grey Wind in the eye. ]

Tarry, [ she tells the beast. ]

[northerner]

[ and as always, grey wind quiets, called so easily to heel by robb's sweet sister. robb's shoulders are knotted tight, tight as a bowstring. there is a flurry of questions and doubts and he must wear his crown and his mask to wear them, has to dig into his grief and speak of his lord father and-- ]

They'll not abide me taking her head.

[ not here ]

[siring]

[just observing the renfair shit hit the fan, you people make him nostalgic]

[ not here ]

[northerner]

[ BRO YOU ARE SO LUCKY HE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT YOU YOU'D BE ON HIS LIST ]

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[mansuetus]

[ He is being very courteous, she thinks. Even though his wolf betrays his wrath. But that is what kings must do, surely. And he is indeed king, not that she doubted. The coming of this woman he speaks of is not a good sigh, it bodes ill for the happiness of his family and it saddens her. What would I do if the Sforza family would arrive here? she ponders and hopes never to find out. ]

I regret to hear such company came upon us and I may only hope she will heed your words and accept this attempt at diplomacy.

[ angry as it may be, sometimes it is better than any other option. ]

My Holy Father would have offered her God's forgiveness in order to inspire redemption by means of seeking salvation for her eternal soul.

[ but this is not the Vatican and after a beat she adds: ]

But in a place where such cannot be offered by him, I shall trust the judgement of men. Perhaps this is the way it should be, if she was brought here.

[ a very gentle way of saying, God sends these things to try us, Robb Stark. But he sent her to you and you answered in kind and so she deserves it.

[northerner]

[ oh, lucrezia. amidst all the turmoil and argument, amongst the pain of ripping open old wounds and delving into grief that is hardly months old, is lucrezia and robb breathes out, lets the anger ebb just slightly. ]

Perhaps it can all be resolved.

[ robb sounds so, so dubious. ]

You speak such kind wishes, Lucrezia. I thank you for them, as do the members of my house.

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[chaineddog]

Just don't make a mess and don't let the kids see.

[northerner]

My brothers will bear witness. Such is our way.

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[raffish]

You guys are so dumb. Since we're totally in a place that cares who the fuck you are, Pocahontas.

[ He's... just calling him that because he has a wolf, really. Yeah, clever. ]

[northerner]

[ who the fuck is pocahontas.... ]

No, this is not Westeros. But this is not a matter that can wait until our return.

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[hostage]

Wait - what's that mean? Judgment for her crimes. Like what kind of judgment?

[northerner]

My family has come to an agreement upon it, something to serve in place of what she would have received were we in Westeros.

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[hearme]

[It takes a while for Cersei to respond. She has panicked, considered her options and eventually prepared a reply. She's tried her best to look presentable and put together, her hair carefully brushed, her dress relatively well assembled and her Baratheon crown pinned so that it sits atop her head. If Robb insists on acting in this way, Cersei will be as dignified as she can muster. She will remind him of her status.]

Robert Stark.

First and foremost, I have carried out no such cruelties towards your house. The Baratheons and the Starks have a long, amiable history which would be disadvantageous to ruin.

Secondly, I do not take orders from boys, particularly ones with no command over me or this world.

Finally, I would like to remind you that the words which you make against your Queen might be misunderstood as treason and I'm sure that you're well aware of the punishment for that. [Accidental stumbling upon hot button issue. Oh dear.]

Therefore I will not be humouring your ridiculous, though endearing attempt at a judicial system and, thus, will not meet with you. I hope that at some point you might remember yourself and a civil conversation without your childish threats might be possible but, for now, you are not welcome at my table.

[northerner]

[ well, isn't this just what he expected, even if parts of it don't quite add up. ]

List all you like, but it changes little. It changes nothing, for you've no court here to parrot back your lies. You're a queen still, aye, but not mine, and you would do well to take advantage of my mercy.

[ out of frame his hands are shaking, shaking, shaking and he can't tell if it's rage of grief. ]

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[culver]

[this is not the robb nill knows.
and he scares her. the wolf scares her. the video is an accident, lasting only a split second, but the fear is clear on her face.]

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[wolfdreamer]

[He cannot undermine Robb--and thus he cannot undermine the severe and serious nature of Robb's message--but nor can Bran stand to see Nill so troubled. He must make some reply, so he locks his message as he has been shown, as best he can.]

Nill? [He should wait for her to make a reply, but instead he says, quickly--] There is no cause for you to be afraid, Nill.

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[doggedly]

[....right. Here's a pretty good reason for why Sirius has always sort of half-listened when people have told him you be careful with that Alayne Stone girl!

But a snarling wolf that's directed elsewhere is sort of (sort of) safe, so!]

This sounds rather serious. Should we be worried? Should we be offering help?

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[wont]

[ Ah. Here is a face she means to speak to, though — truth be told — she has been dreading it. Alayne seems very much not herself when the video comes on. She seems less inclined to banter with him, to smile — that primness that he is so fond of has taken a cool edge, as well as a touch of something sad. ]

Would you offer help, Sirius Black?

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[cl_cl_claudius]

[Claudius is a little hesitant to put himself forward, but this seems like a grave matter.] Good health to you, lord.

If you w-will forgive m-my intrusion: I, Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, am a m-member of the Imp-perial Family of Rome, whose business it has been to settle dynastic disp-putes in our c-client kingdoms for several g-generations now. I m-myself have made some considerable study of the law, if I may be allowed to s-say so, as it pertains to both the nobility and the c-common people of my own world and t-time, and have held office as consul.

N-now, I have no kn-nowledge of the circumstances to w-which you refer, but if it w-would aid the cause of j-justice and peace aboard this vessel to have an imp-partial arbitrator involved in this disp-pute, I would offer my assistance.

[northerner]

[ oh hey, rome! isn't that where lucrezia is from? ]

Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, do you wish to preside over the meeting, if Cersei Lannister ever agrees to treat with me?