[D8, Dream] Judge, Jury & Executioner

[Benedict Marsten]

Ben stands aboard his fathers ship, but not his fathers ship. The hull is painted black with a graceful dragon carved figurehead, its wings spreading back along the hull. His fathers crew scramble about the deck. Grapnel flies and the enemy ship is drawn in alongside. The seafoam green of its sails snapping in the air. The aftcabin standing like a like a great stone tower. His men pour over the gunwale onto the ship. Blades clash and blood flows, much as he remembered...

He sits upon a familiar throne in a great hall from his past. Outside the hall lightening rains down form the sky. Faces come before him appearing in the flashes of light. Among the remembered pirate faces are new faces, the Brackens from the inn, Ser Benjen, Ser Fredrick Vance, Garret Snow and others. He judges. He growls angrily. "
Guilty!"
...

Back aboard the ship standing on the quaterdeck a blazing torch in one hand he shouts to the faces left on the other ship. "
You have been weighed, by the rights of the sea and found guilty."


The smell of oil stands out as the torch arcs over to thud on the deck of the enemy ship. Flames leap up dancing across the deck and igniting the masts and sails. Blood curdling screams erupt as the bound prisoners are consumed. The towering aftcabin crumbling into the waters with a hiss...

Again in the lightening hall. A white wisp of a woman pleads. "
We are safe here among the mountains. Let them have their war."


A wild furious man returns with venom. "
Like you did when my family was beset."


The round chubby face of the page comforted him briefly before his words were spoke. "
They have burned Briar Hall to the ground and sunk the fleet, my Lord. Mountains Reach is besieged."


He turns to his love, his blessing, his hope. Love sits upon the throne, his blessing clutched to her breast. Love's face full of uncertainty and fear. Hope stands to their side her handing resting upon Love's shoulder, tears flow unchecked down her freckled cheeks.

"
No! With Love, Hope, and Blessing we shall over come."
His words force him back into the waking world.

[Reader]

[OOC: effective and underlines Ben's character development and romance. Bravo!]