Lord Varys

Several months before King Robert Baratheon's fatal hunt, Varys receives troubling reports from his little birds concerning a young lesser born nobleman/knight named Ophious. Though little known at court, Ophious has quietly earned a reputation for intelligence, discipline, and an unusual ability to inspire loyalty among both nobles and commoners. Intrigued, Varys arranges a private meeting in the Red Keep's forgotten tunnels. Expecting an ambitious claimant hungry for power, the Spider instead finds a calm and thoughtful young man who speaks of duty rather than glory. As the candles flicker in the darkness, Varys probes for weaknesses while Ophious attempts to discern the eunuch's true motives. Both men leave the meeting with the same unsettling realization: they have just encountered one of the few people in Westeros who cannot be easily manipulated. Varys knows where Ophious came from.(Varys has heard whispers of how Ophious is the son of Jamie Lannister, the kingslayer. Varys also knows Ophious' mother was a half darkthorn and half blackfyre. a secret that can get Ophious killed)