As rumors of the princess' passing had traveled Westeros, House Redwyne was hoping to rally the commoners and the other houses to their rebellion against the Targaryen. They had not claimed to be responsible for the siege before being certain of their victory but things turned out different from what they had envisioned. They thought that Westeros as a whole hated Queen Daenerys and her whole lineage but they were wrong. The news of Princess Bäahal's death was met with tears and grief. The commoners genuinely loved their princess because she was one of the very few nobles to ever descend to their level. She was one of the very few to be concerned by them and willing to meet with the population. Bäahal was known as a kind and loving person and echoes of her heroics during the siege spread like wildfire. They grew to love her more and mourned her death. Bäahal worked tirelessly to let people know about the story of her family, about the desires of her sister to break the wheel and build a better future for everyone. They truly believed that their queen was championing them and the princess' behavior was proof enough of Daenerys' desire to do better for her people.
The other noble houses were less keen to rebel against the queen. It wasn't so much the fear of being burned alive by her dragons. It wasn't the fear of entering a needless war that would only hurt those who participated in it as well as damage their reputation in front of their own subjects. It became trickier for House Redwyne to reveal that they were behind the conspiracy that took the life of the people princess. Were they in the wrong for trying to reject Daenerys and her ideas? The noble houses didn't seem to be on board with the new Queen's program. She wanted to "break the wheel", to change their traditions and move forward, from what they have always known. How could it be accepted? Bäahal's death was supposed to weaken the support of the Targaryens. It was supposed to show them how weak they were and instead of it, it only strengthened their position. Commander Jon and Ser Jaime Lannister were on their trail. They would end up confronting the Redwyne about their participation in the siege and while the head of the house tried to tie all loose ends, he knew that Commander Jon was so inspiring that he might convince someone to speak of what they heard. They tried to kill their servants, in a way that wouldn't give away their culpability but they didn't account for the child of one of their servants to have the written testimony incriminating House Redwyne for their treason. They weren't aware that the child had already left their kingdom and reached out to the Red Keep and demanded an audience with the queen because he had the most important information to deliver.
It was just a matter of time before the trap Jaime Lannister and Jon Snow closed upon their targets.
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