I don't kill my own people. Ser Barristan would have never served at the head of my Kingsguard were I do indulge in such a dishonorable act.

Queen Regent, I can assure you that Robb Stark had nothing to do with the assasination of your lord father. I know the Stark boy, and he is not capable of such a dishonorable act.

Perhaps not directly but Lord Stark could easily provide the coin for someone else to pay for an assassain. Have you been giving coin to anyone Stark?

Not in those sums.

I am fairly certain I know who is responsible for the crime - though it was not done by my hand, or by my consent. Though at this point, does it matter? Dead is dead.

Five Kings, with four bannermen amongst them.

I direct this to the banners - you are dead men walking, and you know it. One more of you will fall today from voting. How many more will die in the next battle?

Renounce your Kings. Let this conflict be settled by the Kings, and you may yet survive when the dust settles.

[ooc] Accidental click into Stark thread. [/ooc]

It seems we've come to a bit of an impasse.

Nobody wants to be a bannerman, there are only two left and those will be voted the next two days.

Nobody wants to bend the knee to each other, we all want the others to bend the knee to us.

What about all five kings in a mano-a-mano battle royale? Last one in the ring wins. We're heading towards something like that anyway, though I assume one will get a visit from a Faceless Man sooner or later. So a four king battle.

I'd go for it.

In fact. Ser Axell Florent, and Lord Penrose - You two in particular should be paying close attention. It is one of you two who will perish in the vote today. And only one of you two.

Ha. King Robb and I appear to be thinking along the same lines.

Too true.

Well if we all want to be crushed by Robb Stark and his giant army then yes we should go into a king free for all. Honestly, invest in a maester if you want to see how foolish that plan is Renly.

You're of course, welcome to bend knee and add to that giant army, Joffrey. In fact, I heartily recommend it.

Bend your knee to him then. Or anyone else.

If you can manage to sneak some wildfire to me, I'll even not name you Hand.

And the other will die tomorrow. As you have stated yourself. So what difference does it make?

And be executed the next day. A tempting proposition.

Should they both flee, it'd make quite a bit of difference for them, I'd imagine.

As you are a Stark bannerman in all but name you will forgive me if I do not heed your words Lord Baelish.

I'd imagine you'd imagine incorrectly.

I don't even think more than a two way battle is in the rules so this whole thing would have to be a new rule for GRRM. If he was able to implement I'm sure there could also be a mechanic to make things relatively balanced.

But Joffrey makes a good point. It's been awhile since I updated my maester reports. I know though that what I do not want to be is a bannerman in the forseeable future.

And just my mothers vote on one each day would end their lives. No matter how many vote for no enemy of the realm, her half vote would win out.

How so? I do not believe an independent bannerman can be voted.

They certainly have better odds of survival that way.

I believe that any bannerman who is not an enemy of the realm could be voted one.

I can of course, offer an easier solution.

Three of you can bend knee to me, and we can stomp the odd one out.

Not a bad idea. With the small proviso of me being the one that the three bend to.

(Btw, I'm very angry you people voted Theon without letting me name him my Hand first - I have a reputation of dead Hands to consider, you know!)

[ooc] FYI I'm seeing Star Trek at 6:50 and then having dinner after, but I'll have time inbetween to catch up. [/ooc]

Vote Tyrion Lannister

It may not be a valid vote but I care not. He is not a valid man.

Is it just Penrose and Florent left? Isn't there a Greyjoy bannerman as well?

Asha is a favored of the realm - can't be voted.

Oh, I see above it is Asha. What about Davos?

I guess my question is does the "realm favorite" or whatever it is called mean that person cannot be voted?

Got it, thanks. Welp,

Renly votes Axel Florent
Penrose votes Axel Florent

At least I seem to remember that's the case.

Oh, thank god I avoided the torture!

So, no one blinks today.

What will tomorrow bring?

(ooc - I have been working under the assumption that the game will end once there's only three bannermen. Looks like I might have been wrong about that).

One way or another, war happens today.

Good timing, CHief. MY son's birthday and busy with work, I won't have a lot of time to do stuff.

My little birds report that there are several new eunuchs running around as a result of this raid.

Lord Varys