[b][u]Lord Jakob Frey, Lord of the Crossing[/u][/b]

Jakob was now listening. It seemed that the Baratheon girl was smart. This was good, but also she was naive, the Stark boy must have known about the rumours. Who gets into bed with a family rumoured to plot against your King and best friend? No the Lannisters were at an impasse. Vernan couldn't just announce a regency in place for his daughters child, and no one would ever accept Khailey as a lone Queen. A man needed to wed Khailey that could take the throne. Jakob was not the man, the Freys would never be accepted, and his only other contact with clout was the Tullys. But recently their status of Great House was limited to the Riverlands. It was strange to see the Baratheon girl so set on the North, and so Jakob decided on a plan.

"Right, let's put aside marriage and deals and the like for now. Look at the facts 'IF' they were to go down like this. The Westerlands, Riverlands and Stormlands march on the capital. In response we are annihilated by a superior force from everywhere else. The bulwark of these troops coming from regions ruled by one large family. The Starks, Tyrells and Targaryens are not going to break. But if we can bring in the Martells. We will out number, and that will be our chance. The Riverlands can hold the North at the Trident, a joint force of Lannisters and Martells will hold the Tyrells. That leaves us the Vale and Stormlands to take the capital, which holds the least number of men. Meaning very soon those men can aid in the destruction of the Tyrells. We will need the Martells for this too work. And I don't know what they want." Jakob sighed and rubbed his temples.

"Look, if House Frey receives the Riverlands, if I can promise the Tullys they will receive the Vale, if I get a wife. Be it Baratheon or Lannister. I will support this, but only if we can bring in the Martells as well. I will discuss other boons once the war is over. There is no other way, unless you want to break up the ruling family. Which I highly doubt, we cannot offer any of them more than what they already have. And that still leaves the problem of the King, Vernan you cannot make yourself a regent, you are not head of House and there is no precedent to then hand over leadership since you will not be holding it for someone, rather the hope that a child is born. Either you take the throne, and be forced to fight your brother for the House, or you marry your daughter to someone, be it myself or another, and they take the throne. You have no other option."