Chapter Twenty Four : Have Courage and Be Kind
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'Which dress would you like to wear? " Samara asked. She held a crimson gown and a pink one on the other. Lyarra had come to associate crimson with the queen, a cruel one too.
" The pink one will do. "
Samara was delighted to help her with dressing up for an excursion. While the two were talking about what to donate for the visit, the doors to the room opened, revealing Ser Jaime at the doorstep.
"Lord Lannister."
"Lady Stark."
Samara rolled her eyes. She had finished lacing the gown, and did not want to stay longer than she should.
"I'll leave you to it. Fuyutsuki has businesses with me in the gardens."
Jaime watched the 'servant' girl leave. He was a curious man, and he had spotted a stranger sparring with little Arya using a strange blade.
"Who is he, Fu-Fuyu... hashi, whatever his name is?"
"Another friend of mine. I trust him." replied Lyarra.
"You sure brought a lot of people with you."
Lyarra ignored that remark.
"What did you come here for, Ser Jaime?"
"My father summons you to the Small Council Chambers, and please call me Jaime."
" Alright lead the way " Lyarra signed wonder what The Old Lion wanted with her once more since his talk with her in the gardens she had made it her mission to stay away from him he irritated her and made her slightly scared.
As Lyarra was walking alongside Jaime to the small council, " I see you are quite close with that servant of yours " Jaime remarked.
" Her name is Samara she's not a servant she'sΒ my best friend and lady " Lyarra answered.
The golden lion didn't say anything else on the matter and instead lead her through the red keep until the two made their way downstairs where the small council always was held at.
Two guards stood at the door guarding it and recognize them before opening the door letting them in, Lyarra strolled into the room and saw The King along with her father and Tywin sitting there patiently.
" Your grace, my lord, father " Lyarra greeted with a bow.
" Ah Lady Lyarra come sit down we were just speaking about you, your daughter is a beauty just like her aunt Lyanna I almost feel pity beauty like that is wasted on the king slayed here " Robert thundered loudly before gulping down a cup of wine.
The King was clearly in his cups and a bit drunk it seemed, Lyarra sat down next to her father while Jaime sat across from her next to Tywin.
The King cleared his throat before speaking once more turning his attention to Lyarea, " Your father tells me you wish to delay the marriage for a few months "
" Yes, I do I feel as if I haven't got a chance to know Ser Jaime here perhaps more time will do " Lyarra spoke up.
" My Lady most arranged marriages the couples don't know one another " Tywin interjected staring at the Stark girl codly he would be damn it she let him ruin his plan he had for Jaime.
He had no desire travel here again in a few month his visit was international he would only stay for a few weeks, The Great Lion had no desired to stay in this shit land of a city with a King who whores and drinks himself to death while his daughter drinks herself beyond her cups.
" If Lady Lyarra feels she isn't ready then I will give her more time " Robert mumbled.
" I have given the crown along with you many gold over the years I have pay off the crown's debts as well and will add one million golden crowns to the crown finances if the wedding is moved up in 2 weeks " Tywin declares.
" 2 weeks what do you think I am some bargaining chip " Lyarra hissed.
" Father, 2 weeks is a bit soon " Jaime interjected.
" You have a duty as every lady in every noble house do marry and have children, you will be a Lannister very soon and I expected you to act like it " Tywin hissed.
" I will always be a Stark no matter how I marry " Lyarra exclaimed.
" Robert, surely 2 weeks is a bit sudden " Ned spoke up.
" How bout 3 weeks that's my final offer girl " Robert said.
" 3 weeks it is " Lyarra signed.
" Good, in fact you can get to know the king slayer even more right now, kingslayer take your betrothal for a walk or something " Robert suggested.
" Not without an escort " Ned said.
" Lord Stark, I can protect your daughter fine one my own I wish to get to know her more without being followed by one of your guards " Jaime exclaimed.
" Father, I'll be fine " Lyarra reassured him.
" An escort Lya or you may not go " Ned informed his daughter sternly.
" Samara " Lyarra suggested.
" I will allow it if she comes along with you two " Ned nodded.
" My lord, my son is far more capable of protecting his bethroal than a mere servant " Tywin spoke up.
" My daughter is a maiden its improper for her to be walking with a man ten times her senior alone especially after the tent incident " Ned exclaimed starting at Jaime coldly.
Septa Moore had informed him on it a few days ago and it had made his blood boil thinking of how the king slayer saw his own baby girl naked as nameday.
" Tent incident " Tywin questioned starting at his eldest son wondering what foolish thing has he done now.
" Lord Stark ,I was concern for her safety after the bandit attack on her " Jaime defended.
" She is perfectly safe in my handsΒ " Ned reassured the cocky knight.
The young ice dragon didn't want to be here any longer she stood up from her seat before clearing her throat speaking once more " May I take my leave, your grace "
" You may " Robert nodded.
Lyarra bowed respectfully before walking out of the room, Jaime following after her despite Lord Stark protests.
" Running away from me so soon " Jaime teased as he caught up to her spun her around and placed his hand on her shoulders.
" No, I'm not " Lyarra grumbled.
" So what would you like to do my little ice wolf I feel as if I have been neglecting you the last few days I'm sorry for that King's Guard duties " Jaime mumbled as he looked up at the young girl in front of him curiously.
" I understand " Lyarra smiled fakely knowing he was lying.
A frown soon appeared on the cocky lion knight's face, " Do you ever smile generally or is all your smile uptight and fake " Jaime questioned.
" I don't know what you're talking about " Lyarra muttered.
" You know little ice wolf I noticed more about you than you know yourself, you only smile when your with your family and that servant of yours but when you're around people you always place a fake smile on your face " Jaime exclaimed.
His sweet sister was the same way too through she never smiled at anyone expect at Joffrey and her children, when they were children she used to smile at him brightly but stopped.
He wondered if it would the the same way with Lyarra, Jaime was determined to get her to smile a lot when they wed there was no reason why they couldn't try to be happy with one another or make their marriage work.
" For the last time her name is Samara " Lyarra snarled slapping his hand away before beginning to walk away until she felt his hand grabbed her by the waist and suddenly she was push up against the wall gently he held her hands up against the wall.
" Ah, there's that fierce little wolf I was looking for " Jaime smirked while he stroke her check with his other hand gently.
" You seriously have no boundaries don't you " Lyarra signed.
" No, I don't what can I say I'm a man without honor " Jaime states.
" That's not true I noticed something about you too, whenever someone calls you kingslayer you flinched at the word it bothers you doesn't it " Lyarra questioned.
" I could careless what anyone thinks of me my lady especially your honorable fool of a father" Jaime hissed lowly.
" You keep telling yourself that I am some clueless maiden you know I know a lot of things " Lyarra smirked.
" Things like what " Jaime whispered staring down at her his eyes directly at her red ruby lips.
" If I told you it wouldn't be a secret then my lord " Lyarra breathed out.
" When we are wed I will find out all your secrets little wolf " Jaime declared.
The young ice dragon let out a chuckle, " Good luck trying because I have no secrets.
" Everyone has secrets " Jaime exclaimed.
" And pray tell what is your secrets my golden lion knight " Lyarra questioned.
" I have none little ice wolf " Jaime replied.
" Humm okay " Lyarra nodded before pushing Jaime off her gently.
" So, what would you like to do today " Jaime asked changing the subject looking at Lyarra in suspicion wondering what she knew.
" Today, we will headed down to the children orphanage with Samara you can help us carry the wagons down " Lyarra answered.
" Why would you want to visit the town that smells like piss and shit ' Jaime scoffed.
" I want to meet the people of king's laning and the children and I don't really care for the smell " Lyarra repiled.
" You're a lady, ladies don't conversate with lowborn and servantsΒ " Jaime said.
" Well, I do back in Winterfell I and my little sister Arya would always headed down to Winter town and help our people with whatever they need " Lyarra explained before walking away Jaime following after her.
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The oprandage smelt of shit and piss as the city did " The golden lion thought as he stood there watching his little ice wolf playing and pass out food to the children while braiding a girl hair's who was sitting on her lap.
Her servant Samara was there with them at the request of Lord Stark, If only I can get rid of her, he mused watching Lyarra pass the needed donations and seeing her genuine smile was like a sun to his soured mood. Surely he would get her to smile like that⦠in the marriage bed, perhaps?
He had wanted Lyarra to himself to get her to open herself to him but his plans were ruined by the presence of the little wrench.
He had seen how close Lyarra was with the woman which confused him she was a highborn lady why would she befriend a mere servant.
His father had warned him about it a few day prior.
" You are to get the Stark girl with child in the next few moon " The Great Lion instructed his eldest son
" Of course father I look forwarded to continue the family line on " Jaime mocked.
Tywin ignored his son's mocked words, " One more thing when you and Lady Lyarra wed you will remove that servant from her care
" Ah the Asshari girl " Jaime hummed.
" The two are quite close from what I hear from Lord Varys which can be a distraction for your wife "
Jaime nodded knowing he would find a way to remove the wrench from Lyarra's care.
He walked towards the duo, attempting to start a conversation with his bride-to-be, but the wench seemed to always get her focus.
"β¦ and Fuyutsuki's left the castle for the North." she has said.
"What for?"
Of course, that stranger with the difficult to say name! Why had I not thought about that
"I'm sure he has important matters to attend to." he remarked.
"Yes, and they are not yours to worry about." Samara replied.
Jaime pondered about this. He remembered Cersei arranging another room for a guest, which made him suspicious. He had not met this visitor since the Starks came to the capital.
Who is this Fuyuhashi anyway
" May I know more about him?" Jaime asked.
Both Lyarra and Samara gave him sharp looks as response.
"He's a sellsword from Yi Ti." they added.
" Yi Ti, really? Jaime questioned.
This seemed to placate him for a while, but there was always the nagging feeling on the pit of his stomach; Lyarra did have secrets, despite what she said earlier.
"Me? You only have to listen to what those backstabbers say." Jaime answered defensively.
"That's rich coming from the person who doesn't concern himself with the opinions of the sheep." Lyarra commented.
The Golden Knight signed knowing he was being a bit of a jerk to his soon to be wife he didn't want to start off on the wrong foot with Lyarra and their marriage he was determined to try to make it work.
After finishing the girl hair she was braiding, the girl thanked her and hugged her tightly.
" Will you visit us again " the girl asked with puppy eyes.
" Of course I'll come down whenever I can " Lyarra smiled widely at the girl.
" Can you sing us a song Lady Lyarra " a boy asked.
" Of course what kind of song would you like to hear " Lyarra asked while placing the boy in her lap and brushing some of his hair out of his face.
" The Golden Lion song like how Ser Jaime here is a golden lion knight " The boy exclaimed causing Jaime to chuckle a bit.
" Alrighty then "Β Lyarra hummed before clearing her throat all the children turn their attention towards her before beginning to opening her mouth sweet notes began to escape from it.
Gold lion's gonna tell me where the light is
Gold lion's gonna tell me where the light is
Take our hands out of control
Take our hands out of control
Now, tell me what you saw
Tell me what you saw
There was a crowd of seeds
Inside, outside
I must have done a dozen each
It was the height I threw, the weight
The shell was crushing you
I've been around a few
As Samara listened in she started to hummed to the words she started to remember her mother once sang this to her one night claiming Lions were dangerous and to never cross them aka the Lannisters.
Her mother was a religious woman that had her own beliefs and gods, she loathe Westeros politics and most importantly The Lannisters stories of Lord Tywin cruelty especially a song called the rains of castamere a song that represented the destruction of House Reyne that rebelled against their Lord Tytos who was considered a weak vessel.
That song was a warning that was still sung from this very day, it chilled The Sorceress to the bone.
Samara feared for her life and especially Lyarea now that Lord Tywin was in the capital, Lyarra was knowing to be quite the rebelling type which wouldn't work well in her favor.
Though she could turn Lord Tywin into an ice sculpture, Lord Tywin was not a man to cross she know that first hand.
Lyarra sang the last notes to the song soon applause and cheers rang out all over the room children rush over to her hugging her tightly.
Jaime stared on at the scene with a smile he began to imagine Lyarra giving birth to their children she would make an excellent mother.
He wonder what they would look like would they have his hair color or his mother's, his father wanted heirs to continue on the family line.
But he on the hand didn't care if he didn't care about the gender as long as he had healthy children nothingΒ else matter.
As Jaime contuined watching his little ice wolf greeted all the children by their namesΒ kissing their foreheads softly, Samara stood next to him watching it as well with a smile on her face.
" She quite a people's person " Jaime hummed.
" Yes, she is my lord " Samara answered.
" Tell me how long have you been in my soon to be wife care" Jaime questioned.
" I know Lady Lyarra since she was a child Ser I have always been there with her since the beginning and I don't attend to leave her side ever " Samara responded.
" She'll soon be Lady Lannister you know and will have southern ladies accompany her and help suite for southern life " Jaime reminded the wrench
" You will no longer be in her services " Jaime added.
" If that is what she wants I will respect that but if she doesn't I am afraid I'm here for the long run Ser " Samara remark.
" I don't think so wrench you see when Lyarra weds me she'll be my wife and as her husband to beΒ it is my duty to decide what's best for her " Jaime snarled.
" We'll see about that my lord " Samara smirked lightly.
" Why, you little " Jaime was about to say but Lyarra came over towards them with a smile.
" May, we come back here soon " Lyarra asked.
" Of course whenever you want " Jaime replied.
The three left the orphanage that day and made their way back to the red keep it was almost dark.
Samara and Lyarra chat with one another along the way much to Jaime's displeasure but still determined to get her alone for a few moments.
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Later that night, Samara went to her chambers earlier and called it a night claiming she was feeling queasy which turned to be an opportunity for the golden lion to get his wife to be alone.
Now, the two soon to be married couple arm in arm took a stroll during nightfall around the gardens, the stars was big tonight the full moon was out and a small chill breezed around them.
" Are you looking forwarded to our wedding " Jaime asked.
" In truth, I don't know what to feel I mean I never thought I would ever marry let alone be chosen to be someone's bride " Lyarra states.
" I'm sorry I know this is what you want nor do I but I really do think we could be happy together one day " Jaime said.
" I'm not meant to be a wife or birth children I'm a freak, an outcast, I'm just different I don't fit in " Lyarra exclaimed.
" I am sure that's not true " Jaime exclaimed stopping in his tracks to look at her.
" If you knew how I really was you would be running between your tail behind your legs " Lyarra signed.
" No, I wouldn't I've seen a lot of things in my life time little ice wolf nothing can scare me " Jaime commented while taking her hand with his.
" Tell me who are you really Lyarra Stark " Jaime mumbled.
" And pray tell me who you really are Jaime Lannister, I know you aren't who people say you are and I know you aren't a man without honor " Lyarra spoke up.
" That's flattering I'm glad you dont think me as a king slayer, oath breaker as everyone else including your father does " Jaime signed.
" Aerys Targaryen was mad I heard the stories of his cruelty and how he burnt my uncle and grandfather alive even order his guards toΒ beat his own pregnant daughter up "
" I don't think you're an honor less man I think you are lost and confused you're forced to become something you're not when really you want to be your true self but you can't because certain people are holding you back from that " Lyarra states.
Jaime looked up at the young Stark girl her words hit him hard, " I'm not some knight from the tales your septa had told you " He whispered.
" I know that, don't listen to them for what does a lion concern himself with the opinions of the sheep "
" Lyarra, I am not who you think I am I've done terrible things " Jaime mumbled.
" Forget about the past and move on towards the future whatever you did in the past move on from it you can't let define you now today, " Lyarra said.
" Be who you want to be today, who do you want to be "
" I don't know " Jaime signed.
" No one knows who they want to be but I'll help you figure it out " Lyarra smiled.
" Finally a genuine smile " Jaime thought happy that she smiled at him.
" I'm sorry for be cold to you I have a hard time letting people in and I shut them out because I'm afraid " Lyarra muttered
" Afarid of what " Jaime questioned wondering what could possibly a strong resilient skilled swords man like her could scare her.
" Of being hurt or betrayed I put these cold walls up inside me so I can be strong " Lyarra explained.
" You don't always have to be strong all the time it's okay to show emotion sometimes "
" I know my father always tells me that " Lyarra chuckled.
" If you give me a chance I would like to know you " Jaime said offering her hand
" I would like that " Lyarra nodded accepting his hand looking up at his memorize beautiful sea green eyes finding herself lost to it.
" Lya " Jaime whispered as he started up at his little ice wolf in lust and want.
" Yes " Lyarra breathed out breaking out of her stance.
" May, I kiss you " Jaime inquired as his eyes stared at her ruby rose lips.
" If you insist " Lyarra whispered.
Jaime grabbed her by the waist and held her by her hips, he tilted his head down his lips starting to meets his before he broke the gap and pressed his lips down upon hers.
" my first kiss " Lyarra thought as she placed her hand on his shoulders holding herself up as the kiss became more passionately than ever.
Unaware to the two couples presence a pair of cold green eyes stared from above, there stood Cersei Lannister The Lioness Queen who stared at the two coldly especially the young Stark girl.
" How dare Jaime kiss that whore he is mine I be damn if I let that Stark whore take him away from me "
" He is mine alone and if I can't have him no one else can "Β
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