What If Olenna Tyrell Outmaneuvered Tywin Lannister in King's Landing

Jon Arryn is dead, and Lady Olenna Tyrell reaches King's Landing before King Robert can ride north for Winterfell. She moves quickly. With Highgarden's gold and granaries, she buys out the Crown's debt from both the Iron Bank and Casterly Rock. Wagons of Reach wheat flood the markets to feed the starving streets. Tywin Lannister loses his financial grip on the Iron Throne, and Olenna prepares a pact with Ned Stark. Can Ned Stark and Lady Olenna keep King Robert alive before Cersei strikes? How will Tywin Lannister strike back once he loses his grip on the court, as Robb Stark calls the northern banners to defend the Riverlands? And can Stannis Baratheon stand with the Iron Throne before the Seven Kingdoms fall into open war? Highgarden's gold binds the Reach to Winterfell and breaks House Lannister's grip on the Iron Throne. Long before armies march, the struggle for Westeros turns on Reach grain and Casterly Rock debt ledgers. CHAPTERS 0:00 Gilded Raven Vault 0:00 In Another Life 0:47 The Ledger of Highgarden 13:11 The Raven from Casterly Rock 23:24 The Crossroad of Daggers 34:38 The Gilded Hand 45:10 Across the Narrow Sea 57:15 The Tournament of the Rose 1:09:03 The Wall and the Wolf 1:19:16 The Seed and the Boar 1:29:36 The Lion's Roar 1:41:24 Shadows over Storm's End 1:52:26 The Trial of Kings 2:01:53 The Siege of Casterly Rock 2:13:29 The Dragon's Awakening 2:22:38 The Thorns of Spring New Game of Thrones What If stories every week. Subscribe to Gilded Raven Vault and tell us your own What If in the comments. This is a fan-made alternate history. Game of Thrones and its characters belong to HBO and George R. R. Martin. Narration uses an AI-assisted voice. #GameOfThrones #ASOIAF #WhatIf