Snow Ghost [Jaime Lannister]

Chapter VII. New Allies

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Narrator POV

Jaime and Bronn lead a group of Lannister soldiers through the encampment. Some Frey men gather around and stare at them. Lothar is standing at the foot of Riverrun, shouting up at the castle walls.

Black Walder is behind him, standing on a makeshift hangman's platform. Edmure is also on the platform with a noose around his neck. Jaime and Bronn watch them.

Lothar says "Come out and fight us, Blackfish. Yield the castle or we'll hang him" Bryden Tully, the Blackfish, walks along Riverrun's castle wall and comes to a stop in front of an arrowslit. He stares out at Lothar, Black Walder, and Edmure "This is your last warning. Yield the castle." Lothar looks back at Black Walder. 

Black Walder takes the noose off of Edmure's neck and draws a knife "You think I won't do it, old man?" He holds the knife to Edmure's neck "I sliced your niece's throat from ear to ear. And where were you? Running and hiding like a fucking coward. Yield the castle or I cut his throat."

Bryden says "Go on, then. Cut his throat." He walks away.

Lothar looks at Black Walder and shrugs. Black Walder takes the knife away from Edmure's neck. Some Frey men take Edmure away.

Jaime, Bronn, and the Lannister army advance toward Lothar and Black Walder and stop in front of them. Jaime says "Lothar, is it?"

Lothar says "Ser Jaime. We didn't know you were coming."

"'Cause you didn't set up a proper perimeter. You just allowed 8,000 men to approach unchallenged."

Bronn says "Good thing we're friends or we'd be fucking you in the ass right now."

Jaime says "Have Lord Edmure bathed and fed."

Black Walder waves at the Frey men escorting Edmure "Whoa, whoa."

The Frey men stop walking. Black Walder approaches Jaime "Walder." Lothar puts his hand out to stop Black Walder, but he pushes him away.

Black Walder walks up to Jaime "Edmure is a prisoner of House Frey."

Jaime looks Black Walder up and down "Only a fool makes threats he's not prepared to carry out. Now let's say I threatened to hit you unless you shut your mouth, but you kept talking. What do you think I'd do?"

Black Walder "I don't give a rat's___"

Jaime hits Black Walder across the face with his gold hand. Black Walder staggers back beside Lothar. Jaime says "I'm here by the king's command to take back this castle. Have him bathed and fed. Unless you'd like to take his place."

Lothar says "Apologies, Ser Jaime." He waves at the Frey men escorting Edmure "Do as he says."

"The siege is now under my command. The next time the Blackfish looks out from those ramparts, he'll see an army at his gates, not whatever this is."

Bronn says "Have your lads start digging perimeter trenches. Set pickets every hundred yards. And work double-time on those siege towers and trebuchets."

Black Walder says "Those are our siege towers____"

Jaime says "As I said, the siege is under my command. If that's not to your liking, go home."

Lothar and Black Walder walk away. Bronn walks up behind Jaime.

"Get word to the Blackfish. I want a parley."

Bronn asks "A parley or a fight?"

"He's an old man."

"You've got one hand. My money's on the old boy."