#i. willas marbrand — with doran martell.

[wnterreign]

with  doran  martell     /     @crwngolds​

       when  the  door  opened,  there  was  a  list  of  people  that  willas  assumed  would  be  the  one  entering.  a  member  of  the  dornish  council,  let  along  the  hand,  was  not  on  it.  he  sat  up  straighter,  set  aside  the  documents  he’d  currently  been  studying,  and  directed  his  full  attention  to  the  prince.        ❝  prince  doran.  ❞        he  stood  so  he  could  give  a  small  bow.  as  nice  as  it  would  be  to  believe  that  good  news  brought  the  martell  to  the  marbrand’s  study,  willas  prepared  himself  for  anything  that  doran  might  say.        ❝  please,  have  a  seat.  i  assume  you  are  not  here  for  small  talk.  ❞

[notenoughmuses]

King Viserys Targaryen third of his name and Queen Arya Stark first of her name’s small council:

The Hand of the King:  Davos Seaworth

The Lord Commander of the Kingsguard:  Jamie Lannister (despite having killed his father Viserys wants a man who is willing to do what must be done)

Notable KG: Brynden Tully, Brienne Tarth, Obara Sand, Gendry Waters, Balon Swann, Strong Belwas, Addam Marbrand

The master of coin: Tyrion Lannister or Tycho Nestoris

The master of laws:  Willas Tyrell

\The master of whisperers: Varys (I mean honestly Bran would be amazing but i feel like having the 3 eyed raven is cheating a bit) or Doran Martell/his representative

The master of ships: Victarion Greyjoy

Grand Maester: Maester Marwyn

Warden of the North: Lady Sansa Stark & Brandon/Rickon Stark

Warden of the South: Lord Mace Tyrell (followed by Garlen Tyrell)

Warden of the East: Lord Robbyn Arryn (followed by Harold Hardying)

Warden of the West: Tyrion Lannister

[wnterreign]

        there  was  little  positive willas  could  say on his king's behalf but despite his personal feelings, duty kept his silent. he greatly suspected all knew of the king's true nature and how he conducted his court; however, none would hear confirmation of it from him. yet neither would he lie.        ❝ my words possessed no judgement, your highness. ❞        mind had not forgotten the investigation he'd led in king's landing following the attacks there, long hours spent in his study, the king eventually, blessedly, incapacitated, while those unaware believed nothing was being done. he hardly enjoyed a lack of information but it didn't mean the family who required it didn't possess it.        ❝ is there anything else i can assist with? ❞

doran possesses little doubts that games and tirades marked the southern king’s tyrannical rule , fear granting him power he did not and would never hold in dorne . prince wanted to hear words not passed through channels to soften blows , wished to see the king and hand in act where they would not have advisors to ruminate on what was to be said , editing change to lessen the madness all knew the southern royalty held . ❝ house martell will proceed with the respect that has been granted to all . it is not our house that has held proceedings yet had plenty to say , but not to us . ❞ to be able to speak rumors alluding to their lack of action and a dragon with a hand in the situation that held place on the council , regardless of denial on pimchanok’s part , it was of the few things he agreed with his mother on .

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        words  spoken  moments  before  already  felt  proven false for unreasonable appeared the only way to describe the immediate disregard of offered remedy. yet expression remained unchanged and gaze didn't waver under the now sharp one directed at him.        ❝ the hand is the hand. speaking with them would require the same relaying of messages as it would with me. ❞       for none spoke for aedar save, unfortunately, the dragon himself. head inclined.        ❝ however, since that is how house martell wishes to proceed then i will pass along your message to his grace and the hand. i sincerely hope you hear from them. ❞

doubted words spilling from the southerner’s lips , though it was not for him to judge nor care about . what he did was the answer that did not suffice , features darken from polite inquiry to steady piercing gaze . ❝ i do not consider you to be a parakeet , nor the voice of your king . the hand is . ❞ they would proceed with or without king aedar’s input , and he be damned if he found it to be not to his liking ⸺ as it would not . ❝ we will allow two days time to pass before we will do as we please . such games may be played within your halls , lord marbrand , but they will not be in our home . i hope you understand . ❞

[wnterreign]

        frusteration  with  his  king's  behavior  mounts  with every day they continue residing in dorne, but willas found himself unsure if any action from aedar would serve anyone well. the hand's inaction, however, an unexpected and troubling thorn. lips pressed into a thing line, words rolling about in his head, as his gaze remained fixed on the martell.        ❝ i'm afraid i do not.  ❞       and his suspicions would remain unvoiced.        ❝ however, if the regent princess requests a conversation with a member of the southern council, i would be able to speak with her highness. ❞       someone must.

very little he wished to discuss with any of the southern council , but at request of his mother did doran go . continued aggravations with her demands accompanied by those of nobles that he would not pretend to care for gave appearance just shy of scowling . ❝ no , neither am i in need of your assistance for long . the your hand and king have both ignored repeated audiences with the regent princess . ❞ suspicion marked all of the dragon house and those in proximity in the prince’s eyes , conversations that needed to be held dodged at each attempt . ❝ are you in the know as to why ? ❞

[wnterreign]

        inflexibility  weren't  traits  only  possessed  by  royals of dragon blood it seemed. willas took it in stride, expression unchanged, accustomed to a far sharper bite than the viper's and over far less.        ❝ nor do i think either of you are, your highness. ❞       wondered, however, what ruled them more in this moment - obstinacy or reason.        ❝ the delay hardly pleases me either. hence my offer to meet on his grace's behalf and relay the regent's exact words, by writing if that's what she wishes, to king aedar so the delays can cease. ❞       reducing himself to a human raven was hardly appealing but better that than permitting the king and hand to continue damaging whatever sliver of good relation they held with the martells.

he did not go chasing down nobles , did not waste his time engaging in such activities . rumors of lack of relationship between king and youngest were not unknown but time in the tower , doran would have expected fire brim and stone that the dragons threatened ⸺ yet lizards without peep . skepticism marked interaction with each , now suspicious of their inaction . ❝ the regent princess and i do not consider ourselves unreasonable people , ❞ his mother vicious with fangs to sink into whomever crossed them , ❝ but continued delay is not something we would like to keep happening as it affects the whole of the realms . we will speak to the hand , or the king . ❞