"I..."
When Lady Tarbeck realized Danyla had seen through all her schemes, cold sweat began pouring down her body.
"House Reyne and House Tarbeck are guilty of conspiring with the Dornish to assassinate nobles and members of the royal house, plotting treason, and violating guest right!"
"I, Danyla Targaryen, acting on behalf of His Majesty Jaehaerys, King of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm of Westeros, hereby strip you of your lands and noble status. The members of the direct lines of House Reyes and House Tarbeck shall be burned to death by dragonfire. All other members of your houses shall be exiled to the Stepstones as slaves, with no pardon for them or their descendants!"
With witnesses and material evidence both at hand, Danyla had no intention of wasting time on them. She pronounced sentence on the spot.
Not only were the two noblewomen stunned, but Duke Lannister and the noble lords of the Reach were also left staring in disbelief.
"So decisive and cruel! So utterly merciless?!"
"You! You bitch! You tyrant! You..."
In her agitation, Lady Reyne abandoned all pretense of noble dignity and began hurling abuse at Danyla like a fishwife, only for Mungo to knock her unconscious with the hilt of his blade.
"Your Highness, you cannot..."
Lady Tarbeck tried a different approach. She immediately dropped to her knees and pleaded,
"Please forgive us this once! From now on, we will be utterly loyal to you! I am willing to offer you all of House Tarbeck's mines. Merciful Princess, you must not let people think you cruel for the sake of presumptuous fools like us!"
"Your Highness! Our deaths mean nothing, but there is no need for you to earn a reputation for wickedness..."
Faced with Lady Tarbeck's tearful pleas, some of the