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[justicelobster]

[ He feels idiotic speaking into the "box". Do they take me for a fool? Of all the... Though, perhaps he was no longer in any position to be a skeptic. After everything else he had seen, was this truly so unbelievable

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[oberynmartell]

Ah, so the term "King" is used just as freely here as it was in Westeros.

[LOOK WHO'S COME TO RUIN YOUR PARTY.]

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[justicelobster]

[ Though he would not admit it, it comes as a shock when a face appears on the screen, though for a moment, he cannot quite place it. After all, who would expect a dead man from a distant House to be speaking to him through such a queer communication device as this?

Though as he studies the face more closely, he begins to place the face. Certainly, he had seen him at those absurd tourneys his brother had been so fond of hosting, though they had likely spoken little. What exactly would they have in common? ]

Prince Oberyn Martell.

[ pause ]

It would seem that the reports from King's Landing lie.

[ Unless... No. The thought of it was too absurd to fathom. ]

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[oberynmartell]

[He nods with a bit of a smirk. He knows of Stannis' stone face, or rumors at the very least, and the claims of his rightful place to the throne. Nonsense, all of it.

Though the comment of King's Landing makes him pause for a moment.]

What reports?

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[justicelobster]

That you were slain by Ser Gregor Clegane whilst representing the Imp in a Trial by Combat.

[ News travelled slowly to the Wall, but the tale of such a fight had been told up and down the Kingsroad ]

Or so the tales go.

[f_eye_candy]

You know, I do believe there are quite a lot of us that would like an explanation, from what I've seen.

[justicelobster]

And are there none that may provide it?

[ he frowns, looking more troubled by the moment. ]

[f_eye_candy]

Well, there is this. [Sends the helpful little link someone sent him.] Whether to believe it or not, however, remains your choice I'm afraid.

[justicelobster]

[ He reads it, and truth be told, does not believe it.

Such things cannot exist. ]

It is a difficult tale to believe, ser.

Yet it remains the only tale.

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[wolveshowling]

[ this is just going to be a trainwreck. ]

Lord Stannis.

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[justicelobster]

[ Again, he studies the face for a moment. And, there was another sort of familiarity in the way he carried himself that brought to mind the young Lord Snow. Which could only mean...

But that was impossible. The Young Wolf was dead, just like all the others. His folly had left a north ravaged by krakens and ruled by the flayed man. This man couldn't be Robb Stark.

The dead cannot walk again. ]

And who are you to deny your rightful King?

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[wolveshowling]

I never bent a knee to you, nor did my bannermen. I am king in my own right, ser.

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[justicelobster]

[ And there it is. All the confirmation he needs. Yet, it would seem that here... the impossible is quite possible.

Had he been another man, perhaps he would have made a plea to a God. Though something told him that be it to R'Hllor or the Seven, it would certainly fall on deaf ears. ]

You cannot be Robb Stark. He was murdered by the Freys in their own home some moons ago.

[ And if you are, it was your folly that brought the North to ruin. ]

[oathbroken]

Why, Stannis Baratheon. It has been quite a while, hasn't it?

[And here you have that charming smile he's so known for. Though perhaps a bit sharper around the edges than normal.]

The Wall, was it? What in all the world would you be doing there?

[justicelobster]

A number of years, Ser Jaime Lannister.

[ You can almost hear the loathing in his voice as he spits the title. First, there were two dead men and now the Kingslayer that had made a fool out of his elder brother?

It was too absurd to be true. ]

Defending my kingdom.

[ While the pleas of the Night's Watch fell on deaf ears to the rest of those who would call themselves "king" ]

[oathbroken]

If you want to defend your kingdom, you'd best sail your way back to Dragonstone. It's all the kingdom you'll ever have, assuming my nephew and his council leave even that in your hands, in the end.

[wait for it...]

Lord Baratheon.

[justicelobster]

I hold Storm's End yet as well, Kingslayer.

[ He expected it, but that doesn't stop him from grinding his teeth. Certainly, the war would be a difficult one to win. Though not impossible. Should he defeat the krakens and win the north... he may yet hold the Iron Throne in the end.

Especially with Lord Tywin Lannister dead. ]

I care little for the ploys of an eight-year-old boy and his mother. I do not expect that your dear sister fully understands the responsibilites of running a kingdom.

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[mothertodragons]

[A few weeks ago, her response would have been far stronger than this. But she is learning restraint, even with those who stole her family's throne.]

[And this one... Stannis? He is not Robert. He is not the Usurper. So she tempers her tone, and says only...]

It seems this city is overflowing with claimants to thrones, these days. How is it that you believe yourself rightful when they are not?

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[justicelobster]

[ The sight of her was shocking, to say the very least. He recalled when he was a lad, and his father had taken him to court. Yes, something about her said Targaryen.

Still, he pushes the notion to the back of his mind. They were all dead, or far across the Narrow Sea (or ailing old men serving as maesters for the Night's Watch). Yet if she is... It made little difference. It had to make little difference. When he speaks, his voice does not waver. ]

By the laws of the land, the throne is mine by rights. My elder brother was king before me, and he left no trueborn children. I have a duty to my realm.

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[mothertodragons]

Are these the same laws that you and your brother defied when you chose to rebel against your rightful sovereign?

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[justicelobster]

[ If he had not known it a few moments ago, he knew it now. She was a Targaryen. There was little doubt left in his in his mind (though her colouring should have given it away).

And she was but a girl. Did she too seek to hold the Iron Throne? Could the realm survive yet another claiment?

All the same, he felt as though he owed her at least a small courtesy. When he begins to speak again, he appears slightly uncomfortable. ]

Is that how the Beggar King told it, my lady? That I happily marched into battle behind my elder brother to overthrow your lord father?