The lion and the wolf maid
Chapter 1
Prologue
Casterly Rock, the Westerlands 273AC
Tywin Lannister lord of Casterly Rock, Warden of the west, the shield of Lannisport and hand of the king was pacing back and forth in front of his wife birthing chamber.
He had ridden hard for three days in the height of winter to be there for the birth for their third child.
He had met Joanna when they were children, they had spent a month together before father Ser Jason Lannister recalled her home.
They would not see each other until the coronation of King Jaehaerys II Targaryen, and where she would remain as a lady-in-waiting to Princess Rhaella Targaryen.
He continued pace but stopped when there was a scream from inside, it took all of his self-control not to burst in the room, the one thing he learned from his fool of a father is that a women battlefield was the birth chamber.
They would marry in Kingslanding in the great sept of Baelor, he helped her mourn her father when was killed in the war of the ninepenny kings and she would hold him when his mother died.
And when the time came Joanna was beside him when he ascended as the new Lord of Casterly Rock and Warden of the west and the rebuilding of House Lannister
Of course, they themselves were not without arguments.
He did not approve of her friendship with Princess Maria Martell and she didn't approve of his attempts to betroth Cersei to Prince Rhaegar Targaryen.
As Tywin continue to pace there was a loud scream, unable to bear the screams of Joanna he burst in the chamber, ''what is going on he Yelled''! at Maester Creylen. 'The child as rolled my lord is causing my lady to bleed'. 'Tywin' Joanna called he moved to his wife side 'I'm sorry my love I don't think I will make it'.
Tywin looked at his wife in disbelief.
''Don't talk like that Joanna you will serve this and see our new child grow''. 'We never agreed on a name' she said ''no we didn't'' Tywin responded as Maester Creylen said 'push' even there was a cry
Maester Creylen wrapped the child in a cloth and handed the child to Tywin 'a boy my lord' he said handed him to Tywin took the boy and looked at him the boy was stunted with short arms and a large head, 'hand him to me' Joanna said
Handing the child to Joanna he began to see her fad the long slow draw out breaths he knew that she was dying. The woman he loved was dying and the dwarf was going to live he wanted to rage at the gods old and new for taking her from him.
As his anger being to grow Joanna spoke again 'Tyrion that will be his name' she said.
Tywin watched as Joanna spoke to Tyrion words love and of kindness. 'Tywin' she called him again ''I'm here Joanna'', 'I want you to promise me that you will take care of Tyrion and love him for me please'.
Joanna handed Tyrion Tywin watched as she draws her last breath and the light faded from her eyes Tyrion began to cry. Tywin anger began to raise the women he loved was dead and the thing that killed lived.
He exited the room handing the boy to a wet-nurse take the beast somewhere out of my site she nodded her head as he went to his solar.
Tywin entered his solar he sat at his desk and began to cry. He cried until he cried no more had when he emerged from his solar he was cold as the winter.