The Tourney

Aegon Was Attending A Brief Reception of Lords and Ladies Who'd Come To The Grand Tourney, The Reception Was Intended as an Introductory Meeting For All Concerned and Those Involved. Aegon, Who Was Accompanied By His Sworn Shield and Favored Knight of The Kingsguard, Ser Arthur Dayne, Walked Arm In Arm With Alys and Talia. Talia Was More Surprised By The Glamour, Plots, Intrigues and Cultures Than He'd Expected. Aegon Was Wearing More Formal Clothing Than Usual. His Was His Long Awaited Style of Clothing Unique For Him and Hopefully Rhaenys.

Generally Targaryen's Wore Charcoal Black and Blood Red Highlighted Clothing, But As Aegon and Rhaenys Were Both Half-Dornish, and as They'd Long Been Searching For A Style Their Own, Aegon Decided To Do A Bit of Blending. He Commissioned A Special Set of Clothes, Of Fine Fabrics of Finer Quality, He'd Then Had Them Woven and Sown to Depict His Targaryen and Martell Lineage Proudly. He Wore A Coat of Black and Red, With a Shirt of Orange, Black, and Yellow. Aegon Had His Father's and His Mother's House Sigils Embroided Onto His Shirt. He Had The Speared Sun of House Martell, but With A Red Dragon Inside The Sun.

Rhaenys Adopted The Same Colors As Her Brother. She Wore A Alluring Dress, That Prominently Showcased Her Breasts, But Was Only Barely Acceptable as Clothing. Aegon, Was Fighting His Urge To Take Rhaenys and Arianne, Who'd Accompanied Rhaenys, Into His Bed.

The Reception Was Nearing It's Final Hour of Attendance, Aegon Had Greeted Most of His Principal Lords and Bannermen, When Someone Caught His Eye. Aegon's Attentions Were Captured By Lady Margaery Tyrell, Who Wore A Gorgeous Dress of Green and Yellow Silk. Margaery Was Lord Mace's Daughter, and Stannis Baratheon's Niece Through His Marriage To Lady Janna Tyrell, Eldest Sister of Mace. Aegon Had Known Margaery Was One of His Suitors, But His Interest Increased Further, When Talia Recognised One of Margaery's Handmaidens As Her Elder Sister Mira.

Forcing Him To Not Rush To Greet His New Master of Laws Daughter, Aegon Kept A Steady Pace as He Walked to Lord Mace. "Lord Tyrell, Enjoying The Reception I Trust?" Asks Aegon. "Very Much So Your Grace, Please Allow Me To Introduce My Daughter Margaery." Says Mace. "A Pleasure To Meet You My Lady, Will You Be Joining Your Father Here in Kingslanding, Or Will You Return to Highgarden?" Inquired The King As Evenly As Possible. "Maybe, I'm Not So Sure Yet." Said Margaery Cryptically. "Well, Whatever You Decide, You'll Always Be Welcome Here." Says Aegon. "Your Grace is Too Kind." Says Margaery. "Lord Tyrell, You Should Know, House Blackfyre Is Back." Says Aegon and Mace's Face Tightens and Darkens. "Do They Plan to Launch A New War?" Asks Mace. "No, In Fact, The Very Opposite, It Seems My Father, Gods Rest His Soul, Arranged A Pact of Marriage Between Myself or Jaehaerys and The Last Daughter Of The Blackfyre Female Line." Says Aegon, and, As Predicted, Mace Nervously Glances At Margaery.

"It's Currently Undecided, But It Is Being Considered." Says Aegon, Making Certain To Gauge The Tyrell's Reactions. "Now if You'll Excuse Me, I Have Other Guests To Greet." Says Aegon. "Of Course Your Grace." Says Mace, Who Hurriedly Leads Margaery Away. Aegon Gives An Extremely and Ever So Slightest Nod To Varys Who Bows, and Proceeds To Attach Some of His Little Birds To The Two Tyrell's. Aegon Had But One More Important Guest To Greet, Who Predictably Was Probably Off Riding The Cock Of Margaery's Brother Loras, If What Varys Said Was Accurate.

Aegon Sat In The Royal Seating, With Rhaenys, Their Mother, Stepmother, and At Aegon's Side Was Lady Visenya Blackfyre On One and Arianne On His Other, and At His Feet, Ladies Talia, Alys, and Jeyne. With The Royal Paramours, Sat Lord Stark and His Daughters, Lord Tyrell and His Daughter, and Lady Cersei and Lady Myrcella. Nearby Were Trystane Martell, Robb Stark, Robin Arryn, Edmure and Brynden Tully, and Various Other Nobles. Aegon Was Being Represented By Ser Arthur, While Rhaenys Was Being Represented By Ser Barristan.

Aegon Was Looking To Secure His Borders and Alliances, and This Gathering Granted an Opportunity To Bind The Realm Closer Together. Aegon Could Encourage A Match Between Trystayne and Myrcella, While Simultaneously Arranging A Match Between Renly and Rhaenys. Meanwhile Aegon Could Likewise Encourage A Match Between Lady Margaery and Robb Stark Or Ser Loras and Lady Sansa Stark. By Marrying Renly To Rhaenys, Aegon Secured Renly and His Allies Support, By Marrying Trystayne To Myrcella, Aegon Backed Robert Baratheon Into A Corner. Since Aegon Was Trystayne's Cousin, Marrying Him To Myrcella Blocked Another Rebellion, Which Was Reinforced By Rhaenys Marrying Renly.

Moreover, If Aegon Were To Take Lady Visenya To Wife, As He Was Seriously Considering, He Could Marry Her Brother Off To Potentially Arianne Or Lady Margaery. Aegon Was Considering His Options Even As The Jousts Began. There Was An Initial Joust Between The Two Dayne's of Starfall, Arthur and Darkstar.

The Final Joust Was Upon Them, Ser Gregor Clegane Vs His Brother Sandor. The Mountain Was The Certain Winner, But Aegon Hoped That Sandor Would Succeed Over The Butchering Monstrosity He Had As A Brother. The Joust Began......................................

Aegon Watched In Satisfaction As Sandor Defeated His Brother, Gregor Was Far From Pleased, and Would've Murdered Sandor Had Aegon Not Been Prepared For This Outcome, and Set The City Watch Upon Gregor. Aegon Now Stood Before A Kneeling Sandor. "For Your Triumph Over Your Brother, A Man, If He Can Be Called Such, That Was Knighted By My Father, and Your Exceptional Skill At Arms and Martial Training, I Knight You, Ser Sandor of House Clegane, and Grant You The Title and Lands Given To Harrenhall. You May Rise." Says Aegon As Sandor Rises. "Let It Also Be Known, That Sandor Clegane Is Given The Title of "The Mountain Breaker". Aegon Decrees.

Aegon Returns To His Seat To Watch The Grand Melee Between Any Body With Balls, Backbone, and Raw Skill. There Were A Few Mystery Competitors, One Near-As Tall As The Mountain Himself. This Competitor Went By The "Bane Of Tarth", and There Was Something In Their Step That Was Off To Aegon.

The Melee Was Won By The "Bane Of Tarth", and Aegon Commanded They Remove Their Helmet, and When They Did, Everyone Was Stunned, For It Was Not Man Nor Mountain, But Woman Beneath The Helmet. "Your Grace I Am Brienne Of Tarth, Daughter of Lord Selwyn Tarth, I Humbly Request To Join Your Kingsguard." Says The Man of A Woman. Aegon Was Only Briefly Unsure Of What Was Going On, but Recomposed Himself Quickly. Aegon Drew His Sword, Blackfyre, and Made A Decision That Remain Controversial For All Time. "You May Not Be A Man, But I Grant You The Title and Rights Of A Knight, Furthermore, I Induct You into The Kingsguard, The First Woman, and Possibly Only Woman, To Ever Join The Kingsguard. I Trust You Will Not Disappoint Me Or Your New Brothers?" Says Aegon As The Crowd Is Still Speechless At What Aegon Just Did. "I Think We Should Postpone The Festivities Until The Shock Has Worn Off, The Banquet Begins Now." Decree's Aegon.

In Spite Of The Shock From Brienne's Induction and Knighting, The Banquet Was In Full Swing. Aegon Was Dancing With Visenya and Arianne Mostly. Aegon Had At Last Concluded On Whom His Bride Was To Be, and So He Silenced The Festive Music and Merrymaking To Make His Declaration. "My Lords, My Ladies, and Whatever is In Between, I Know Today Has Shown Us Our Share Of Upsets, Shock, and Surprise, But I Have One More To Add. As Most Are Aware, I am Unwed, But I Have At Last Chosen A Bride, Or Rather, I Should Say Bride's. I Will Marry Princess Arianne of House Martell, and.........................Lady Visenya Of House Blackfyre." Declares Aegon and Now The Shock and Disbelief is As Palpable As The Mountain's Fury to Loosing To His Brother.

The Air of The Banquet Was Far More Sober and Tense, But Still Somewhat Rowdy. Aegon, Managed To Meet With Varys and Tywin in The Lull of The Banquet. "Your Grace, Lord Varys Has Found Use Eight Valyrian-Steel Swords, Eleven Daggers, Five Ankhs, and Three Axes. Which Should We Purchase?" Asks Tywin. "All Of Them, The More Valyrian Steel, The Better. When Their Purchased and Brought To Kingslanding, I Wish To See Them First." Says Aegon. "Yes Your Grace." Says Varys. "Lord Tywin, As Agreed, Jamie Wed Princess Daenerys For A Time, But I'd Also Like You To Encourage You Daughter into Arranging A Match Between Your Granddaughter and My Cousin and Soon-to-be Brother-In-Law, Trystane Martell." Says Aegon. "As You Desire Your Grace." Says Tywin.