"The contents of the King's will were actually correct. I approached Lord Arryn first, but I never expected him to be poisoned afterward. It wasn't Cersei who poisoned him, but Littlefinger."
Catelyn trembled all over. She remembered, My sister Lysa accused the Queen of murdering her husband in a secret letter sent to Winterfell. It had all been a lie.
"King's Landing is full of wicked people anyway. They watched the Lannisters deceive Robert like that. If I had been there, I would certainly have avenged him."
"Yet now you wear a crown. You are a rebel." Stannis clenched his jaw, his face exceptionally taut.
Watching the two men at daggers drawn, Catelyn could not help feeling deeply frustrated. "The Lannisters are in a poor position now. One push is all it would take to bring that wall down. Whether it is Tywin at Harrenhal, the Kingslayer hiding at Casterly Rock, or Cersei hiding in King's Landing, none of them can match us... why can't you tolerate each other for the realm's sake? If you both proclaim yourselves kings while the realm bleeds and falls apart, is there no one besides Gendry and my son willing to draw a sword and defend it?"
Renly looked at Stannis. "That bastard won a few times through nothing more than luck. I will win far more. Highgarden will soon support me, and then I can crush the Lannisters and the smith."
"You're getting ahead of yourself, Lord Renly," Stannis said. "The Vale has already agreed to send troops to support the Northern Army."
"What?" Renly was startled. Events were moving far too quickly, making it even less possible for him to keep waiting idly.
"Brother, I imagine you are unhappy with Robert's dying will too, especially a will made when fever had addled