Duty or Desire // Jon Snow // Robb Stark

92. Tell them

'The objective is to kill cersei without destroying kings Landing, thankfully she's losing allies by the day. the iron islands have been taken back in your name and the new prince of Dorne offers his allegiance and his support'

'How many lords turn against her? it does not matter if she can still call herself queen of the seven kingdoms.' Dany told them. 'We need the capital!'

'I watched the people turn against the king when they were hungry and that was before winter began. Give them the opportunity and they will cast cersei aside.' Tyrion told her.

'We will surround the city if the Lannister's and the Golden company attack we will defeat them the dragons will kill them.' jon said

'Once cersei see we are the only enemy she will see her reign is over.' tyrion told her.

'Alright' dany agreed

'Our men are tired and many are wounded.' Sansa told them. 'They will fight better if they have time to rest and recuperate'

'How long do you suggest?' daenerys asked, annoyed.

'Can't say for certain that without talking to the officers' sansa informed her.

'I came north to fight alongside you at a great cost to my armies and myself, now the time has come to reciprocate and you want to postpone?' danys anger rising by the second, sansa still refused to bend the knee and now she was questioning her in front of her council.

'The people are yours, do you want to throw them into a war they are not ready to fight?' sansa questioned.

'everyone needs a break.' Odie agree. 'they are tired, you need to put the peoples needs above your own. Cersei will still be a cold hearted bitch a week later.'

'I wasn't talking to you Clegane.' Dany spat and Odie's eyes rolled. 'The longer I leave my enemies the stronger they become!' Dany shouted at them.

'I'm merely suggesting you put your ego aside and listen to your council.' Odie told her and dany stepped forward, fire in her eyes, fists balled at her sides but Arya and Sansa stepped forward, a united front with Odie.

''The northern forces will keep their promise and their allegiance to the seven kingdoms.' Jon reminded her. 'to their queen. what you command we will obey.' Jon's eyes pleaded with Odie to back down, he didn't want to lose her, not when they were so damn close to the end. Odie's hands were gasped with Sansa and arya, Daenerys was not their queen.

'So if we are all in agreement,' tyrion asked looking around the table. 'Jon and ser Devos will head down to Kings Road with the northern troops. We will sail to dragon stone with our queen and her dragons above us-' tyrion went on explaining the plan

'We have won the great war and now we will win the last war. In all seven kingdoms men will live without fear under their rightful queen' Daenerys told them confidently.

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'We need to talk' arya told jon and he looked back at his siblings, and Odie. Jons face pinched.

'Do you understand? we will be dead without her.' jon told them.

'Odetta is the one that killed the night king.' Sansa reminded him.

'Those men died defending-' jon began.

'That does not mean that I will kneel before her.' sansa told him.

'I gave my respect to her' jon told them.

'I respect that.' arya said.

'you respect that?' sansa questioned

'We needed her army and her dragons and you were doing the right thing by telling her you that but we do not trust your queen.' arya told him.

'We don't need her army, her dragons, the great war is over. She is not our queen.' Odie told Jon confidently.

'You don't know her.' jon reminded them.

"I know her as must as you do, trust your family Jon. Listen to them, to us.' Odie pleaded.

'I will never know her. She is not one of us.' Arya snapped.

'Thats a shit way to make allies' jon told her

'I dont need many allies' arya informed him.

'Daenerys she only cares for herself, her corwn, she doesn't care for what the people need.' Odiereminded him but jon shook his head defiantly.

'Daenerys is a better choice than cerseil' jon told them.

'is she?' Sansa questioned.

'Once she has the crown things will-' Jon began.

'things will what?' Arya snapped. 'She is a tyrant. I know Odie is thinking the same thing. We cant have another mad king!'

'Ned fought to over throw her father. We are not our parents but she is going down a similar path of madness and destruction... don't you see that jon?' Odie pleaded holding onto his hand. He looked deep into her eyes. He wanted to protect Odie, he had to, this was the way to protect her.

'We are family the five of us. The last of the starks' arya reminded him.

'Ive never been a stark.' Jon told them.

'You are just as much as stark as the rest of us' sansa told him, 'Odie included.'

'you are my brother, not my bastard brother but my brother.' Arya reminded him.

'it's your choice.' Bran said when Jon looked over at him

'I need to tell you something but you have to swear you will never tell another soul.' Jon told them

'What is it?'

'You have to swear it before I tell you' jon demanded.

'How can I promise to keep a secret if I don't know what it is?' Sansa questioned.

'Becuase we are family. Swear it.' Jon demanded.

'I swear it' arya said He looked at Odie.

'I swear' sansa agreed.

'I swear,' Odie echoed.

'this will change everything.' He told them.

'Tell them' Jon told Bran.