During Littlefinger's trial, Yohn Royce rejects Baelish's plea for support despite his position as Warden of the Vale. Understandable, given that Littlefinger is accused of murdering Lysa Arryn.
But he doesn't seem to have any reaction toward Sansa for her own part in Lysa Arryn's death and Littlefinger's rise to power in the Vale. Sansa had previously given direct testimony to him that Lysa had stepped through the moon door on her own, testimony which protected Littlefinger and ensured he was free to pull the strings in the Vale. Then at the trial Sansa changes the story to accuse Baelish of pushing her through.
Seeing Sansa governing smartly as lady of Winterfell, and learning that the testimony he saw was Sansa lying convincingly, I'd have thought he'd have started to doubt whether her testimony could so easily be explained away as being given under duress, and been a little more suspicious that she was a clever manipulator who'd been conspiring with Littlefinger, not an vulnerable child.
I think if it were me in Royce's boots, I'd be a bit more wary about Sansa's actions after that, and certainly wouldn't be quite so keen for Robyn to accept her brother as King over the Vale while she takes the North independent.
Submitted September 04, 2021 at 04:48AM by ThorsMightyWrench https://ift.tt/3DOuVrl
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