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Cat arrives in the Reach to discuss an alliance with King Renly Baratheon. She finds him amidst a tremendous host, playing at being king with feasting and tournaments. His nonchalance is punctured by news that his brother Stannis has besieged, not King’s Landing, but the Baratheon seat of Storm’s End. Mackelly and Simon consider the internecine implications.

Chapter Review:
Catelyn Stark awakes from sweet dreams of her family reunited, to the reality that she’s headed further away from them. She and her honor/body-guard have skirted the troubles in the Riverlands and arrived safely in the Reach. Today will see them reach the upper Mander River and the Roseroad. She eschews a lavish breakfast to speed things along.

They’re spied and escorted into Renly’s camp. The army is larger than she’d imagined, with banners from all over the Reach and the Stormlands. At the center, is the town of Bitterbridge and noise of a great tournament. Cat watches as an unknown knight defeats Ser Loras Tyrell to win the grand melee. The knight is revealed to be Brienne, the tall and homely daughter of Lord Selwyn Tarth.

Brienne joins Renly’s Rainbow Guard. Cat jousts (figuratively, and) politely with Renly who doesn’t mind if Robb claims the title of king, as long as he ultimately bends the knee to Renly as the King of the Seven Kingdoms. He takes her to the tower so they can look upon his mighty host. She is not unimpressed. But his apparent primacy is challenged when news arrives that his brother Stannis has landed on the mainland with the focus of his attack, not King’s Landing, but Storm’s End.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Catelyn Stark - Lady of Winterfell. Widow of Lord Eddard Stark and daughter of Hoster Tully, the Lord Paramount of the Riverlands.
Renly Baratheon - Robert and Stannis’ youngest brother. Lord of Storm's End. Husband to Margaery Tyrell. Claimant to the Iron Throne.
Margaery Tyrell - Daughter of Mace Tyrell, Lord of the Reach. Sister to Ser Loras Tyrell. Wife to King Renly Baratheon. She is reputed to resemble Lyanna Stark.
Ser Loras Tyrell - Knight of Flowers. Dashing and renowned swordsman.
Brienne of Tarth - Tall and homely daughter of Lord Selwyn Tarth the Evenstar. She is an expert fighter. Member of King Renly’s Rainbow Guard.
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