What If Robert Baratheon Returned Alive From The Hunt And Executed The Lannisters That Night? Part 4

Littlefinger makes his boldest play yet—stealing Prince Joffrey out of the Red Keep and turning the Blackwater into an escape route. As Sandor Clegane realizes the prince is gone, Stannis locks the city down and starts hunting Baelish’s web with iron discipline. Varys’ whispers finally produce a trail: Rosby’s river landing, wagon tracks into the trees, and a handoff toward the Vale.

But the chase becomes something worse than pursuit—because the boy isn’t just missing, he’s becoming a story. And in Westeros, stories kill kings faster than swords. The Eyrie receives Joffrey as a “guest,” Lysa Arryn shelters him under a falcon seal, and King’s Landing learns the truth: the Vale is holding the realm’s most dangerous banner.

Now the crown must decide—demand, negotiate, or march—while Tywin’s gold creeps toward Gulltown and the city’s faith and hunger threaten to ignite all over again.

TIMESTAMPS (1:22:00):
0:00:00 — The Escape On The Blackwater: Baelish & Joffrey
0:07:40 — The Hound Realizes The Prince Is Gone
0:14:05 — Stannis Seals King’s Landing & Starts The Hunt
0:21:20 — The White Sword Tower: Myrcella & Tommen Learn The Truth
0:29:35 — Varys Finds The Trail: Rosby Named
0:36:10 — The Crownlands Inn: Letters To Falcon & Lion
0:43:20 — Tywin Reads Baelish’s Message: “Prince Joffrey”
0:50:30 — Renly Hears The News & Pushes His March
0:57:40 — The Countinghouse Raid: Ledgers & “ROSBY”
1:05:20 — Davos’ River Pursuit: Decoy Boat & Vanishing Lantern
1:12:10 — Rosby Landing: Tracks, Witnesses, The Chase Turns East
1:17:10 — The Vale Handoff & The Falon Feather Clue
1:20:30 — Lysa’s Letter: The Vale Claims Custody