THE FESTIVITIES END IN AN INSTANT.
all revelry ceases , immediately replaced with urgency & darkness . a toast is called - to the health and prosperity of king edric & his queen . northern lords pound heartily on the tables , and southern guests raise a glass with a polite nod of their head . freyja takes her husband’s hand , lifts it , and places a kiss to it before acknowledging the crowd . she smiles , a bright over-compensation for a family in grief , until the sound of coughing , gasping , overtakes the room . a serving girl screams , her hand outstretched as the young man tasked with tasting the libations of the stark family turns blue in the face . princess joanna rushes to his side , trying to comfort the boy , to do something before the life leaves his body entirely .
THERE IS NOTHING BUT SILENCE .
the crowd looks to the king & queen , wondering which ruler was the intended recipient of poison , and then to each other , wondering who had arranged to see another stark sovereign dead within his own borders. the realization that a murderer walks among them hangs heavy in the air .
AND SO DOES THE SCENT OF SMOKE .
outside , comes the scream of lady marina , the first to notice another troubling sight. smoke billows from the maester’s tower. a dark sky is painted black by a murder of ravens set free into the night . lord brannon , thankfully nearby , attempts to rescue the maester , but the flames are too dangerous. the maester is lost to the blaze . his body will later be recovered , clutching a charred targaryen flag in his hand. winterfell goes on lockdown. suddenly , it seems , no one is safe . suddenly , it seems ,
PEACE IS NO LONGER AN OPTION .
this is the event - ending plot drop for our first event ! you may use this information to guide new interactions . winterfell is now on lockdown . no one may enter or leave the grounds without express permission or the accompaniment of an armed guard. while a targaryen flag was found at the scene of the fire , no one has yet been indicted with any charges ( for the fire or the assassination attempt ). the crowned prince & princesses ( edric & freyja’s children ) have been confined to their rooms , and other children have been moved to a centralized location where they can be guarded. tensions are extremely high , and the small councils of both kingdoms are tasked with unearthing ( or concealing ) the perpetrators .