What If Varys poisoned Joffrey quietly and saved Ned Stark’s life?

In this alternate timeline, Joffrey dies in silence—and the realm lurches into a new kind of danger. Eddard Stark is spared on the Sept’s steps, but mercy in King’s Landing is just another chain. As Ned is forced onto the road for the Wall, Sansa is trapped in Cersei Lannister’s grip, learning the brutal rules of survival behind velvet curtains.

In Flea Bottom, Arya Stark hears the city celebrating the king’s death—then risks everything to vanish into Yoren’s Night’s Watch column. While the capital fills with roses and knives, Tyrion Lannister feels Tywin’s shadow closing in, and Varys moves unseen—buying time with whispers, letters, and a war he’s trying to delay.

But the crown doesn’t let a living wolf go easily. On the kingsroad, orders arrive in the dark… and blood answers.

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TIMESTAMPS (1:56:00):
00:00:00 — CHAPTER 2: After the Sept—Ned Spared, Taken Back Inside
00:13:20 — Cersei’s Cage: Sansa Learns the Rules of Survival
00:25:40 — Flea Bottom: Arya Hears “The King Is Dead”
00:36:50 — The City Gates: Yoren Smuggles a Wolf in His Cart
00:48:30 — Tywin’s Shadow: Tyrion and Cersei Brace for What’s Coming
00:58:10 — The Roses Enter: Margaery Meets Tommen
01:09:40 — Farewell From Stone: Ned Leaves the Red Keep
01:19:20 — Orders in the Dark: The Crown Tries to Take Ned Back
01:30:10 — A Quiet Ally: The Tyrells Test Sansa’s Truth
01:41:30 — Tywin Takes the Table: Tyrion Named Hand
01:49:30 — Bridge Blood: Yoren Breaks the Escort and Runs North
01:53:50 — Riverlands Smoke: Hunters Close In, Paths Grow Narrow
01:56:00 — END — Arya’s Eyes in Firelight; Ned Prays for Time