Littlefinger responds by asking Margaery who was by the king’s side on the night of their wedding, and Margaery avoids answering the question, implying that Littlefinger’s assumption that Renly spent his wedding night with Loras instead is correct. Littlefinger mentions this to Margaery, who replies that the place of a Kingsguard is by the king’s side. When Littlefinger visits Renly’s camp, he makes further comment after observing Loras entering Renly’s tent late at night and looking happy. The length of their relationship is indicated by an exchange between some Lannister soldiers, who comment that Loras has been "stabbing Renly Baratheon for years", showing it is known to be a long term love affair. Renly and Loras’s romance becomes a subject of comment as the War of the Five Kings progresses. She also offers to bring Loras into their bedroom if Renly needs him there in order to be able to seal the marriage to Margaery. Renly is not happy about the prospect of doing this however, when he sees Margaery, she tells him that she knows that he and Loras are lovers, and she is entirely relaxed and accepting about the situation. Renly realizes that Loras is jealous, and promises to make it up to him, but Loras insists that he go and consummate the marriage to Margaery instead as people are starting to question the relationship. Later the two of them are shown kissing and undressing each other in Renly’s tent, passionately at first, but Loras begins to hold back when he is reminded about Brienne’s victory over him at the tournament.
When Brienne defeats Loras in the competition and requests to join Renly’s Kingsguard, Loras and Renly share a look and Loras tries to ask Renly not to grant the request, but he does so anyway. Renly and Loras’s relationship is shown again during Catelyn's visit to Renly in the Stormlands, with Renly now married to Loras's sister Margaery for political reasons, and holding a tournament in which Loras competes against other challengers. Later, it is stated that Renly has declared himself king, as Loras had previously encouraged him to do.
Īfter Robert's demise, orchestrated by Cersei, Varys tells Eddard Stark that Renly and Loras were seen leaving King's Landing together and heading south. He undresses Renly and tells him he would be a wonderful king, then begins to make love to him. Loras also tells Renly, with tenderness in his voice, that people love him: they love him because he is kind to them and they want to be near him. Later on, they are shown alone together in Renly’s bedroom, and Loras tells Renly he would be much better suited to being king than Robert. When the Mountain attacks Loras, Renly springs to his feet in alarm he then enthusiastically applauds the Hound after the latter intervenes to save Loras’ life.
During the joust, Littlefinger asks Renly when he will be “having” his friend, and Renly looks around him to see if anyone has heard. Renly is wearing a cloak of green and gold, the colors of House Tyrell, an implicit symbol of support for Loras. After handing a rose to Sansa, Loras’s gaze moves to meet that of Renly’s, who looks back at him with intensity. Renly and Loras are first seen together at the Tournament of the Hand, where Loras is competing.
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By the time the series begins they have been lovers for a number of years, and Loras spends much of his time in King's Landing near to Renly. As they grew up, they got to know each other when Loras served as Renly's squire, and eventually they fell in love. Both Renly and Loras were children at the time of the rebellion and too young to be directly involved, so the past tensions between their houses had no bearing on the relationship which developed between them later in life. During the time of Robert's Rebellion, there was conflict between House Baratheon and House Tyrell due to House Tyrell’s initial continuing support for House Targaryen however, following the downfall of the Targaryens, the Tyrells swore loyalty to the new king, Robert, and were forgiven by him.