So, it's finals and I wrote this instead of writing a paper, which in the long run; not a wise choice. It's short, it's fluffy, it's cute and I was bored so I wrote it. I've just finished a Storm of Swords, there is spoilers for that book but I kept most of it vague.
Ah, this is stupid, I was having a moment with this ship. Excuse me.
Read, review, and enjoy!
"You ready?"
"Yes! No! Where's Visenya?"
"Where you left her, conquering the west window."
"Oh!"
"Ready now?"
"Yes. A new one!"
"A new one? Alright, I believe I can manage that. A new one…Ah, I know. There once was a fair maiden, with sapphires in her eyes and golden hair, who was traveling along the King's road with a rugged old knight who was slowing her down. He was stubborn and dirty, not like a proper knight at all."
"He sounds awful."
"He was. And he slowed her down so much that they were captured, and taken to a haunted castle with a horrible lord. This ugly, fat lord asked the maiden to marry him, and of course she said no and denyed him. Well, this drove him up a tree he was so mad and he asked her again, and again she said no. Well, he threw another fit. And a third time he asked and a third time she said no."
"Did he throw another fit?"
"Oh, he threw the biggest of fits. He threw the old knight out with nothing but his birth name and a horse, because he didn't think much of him, and he threw the maiden in a pit. And do you know what else was in that pit?"
"What?"
"A horrible, huge, bloodthirsty bear!"
"No!"
"And all he gave the fair maiden was a blunt sword. Now the maiden wasn't like other maidens. She was very good with a sword, so good she had beaten the best knight in the land. But skill fairs very little to a huge, ferocious bear. Try as she might there was very little hope for the fair maiden to survive. That was until the rugged old knight returned. He jumped in the pit and stood between the maiden and the bear. And together they bested the beast and escaped the pit to flee the haunted castle."
"He came back!"
"He came back! And they fled and survived, and do you know what?"
"What?"
"He wasn't an old knight at all. He was just dirty, a proper bath showed to that and the maiden saw him for what he really was. A gallant and strong knight who had lost his way, but she helped him back to it. And the knight saw that the maiden, as strong and brave as she was, was also very beautiful and they were wed, and had children, and lived happily ever after, far away from bear ridden forest because neither very much liked the taste of bear after that."
Jaime was laughing with his daughter until both heard the door open. The woman who stood before him was not the same that had years ago. She was still just as tall, and her hair still resembled straw but it now fell to her shoulders. Her arms were lean, but still muscular, and her hips had formed from childbirth; one of which she was currently using to balance a baby boy against her. And much to Jaime's delight her breasts had finally developed from carrying the children as well. If he knew that would be the case he would have suggested children much earlier.
"It's time for bed, Joanna, say goodnight to your father."
"Night, papa," The little girl with golden curls and sapphire eyes smiled and kissed Jaime's cheek.
"Goodnight, my fair maiden." Jaime replied, getting another smile from the young girl. She hoped off her father's lap and hugged the doll to her chest. Cersei would have gagged from the plaything the girl was constantly never without. She was not like normal dolls with fine hair and dresses made from scraps of fabric. It was a doll all the same, but with bits of scrap metal that the smithy had hammered to fit the doll for a proper suit of armor and another to resemble the old queen's "Dark Sister" blade. Jaime had caught his daughter sharpening it one afternoon and had taken to making sure the toy blade was dull when she took her naps.
"Gimme him," Jaime said holding his arms out towards Brienne. She smiled softly and then placed the babe on his lap; luckily for the babe Jaime had plenty of practice balancing a child one handed, his sister had not been as lucky. "Hello there." The baby was old enough to hold his head up and recognize the older man. He grinned when he looked up and cooed reaching forward to grab Jaime's beard. "Goodnight, Galladon." He said leaning forward to press his forehead to the baby's, who giggled once again in response.
The babe was picked up by Brienne once again with another smile, "I'll be back shortly." She told him, taking the little girl's hand, the baby boy looking back over Brienne's arm to smile at Jaime.
"I'll be waiting." Jaime smiled up at her. "Night, Gally," He added with a wave to the babe who giggled and hid his face as his mother walked him away.
"Mama," He heard Joanna says as they walked out of the room.
"Yes, Joi?"
"Have you ever fought a bear?" Joanna asked, holding onto the door handle with one hand, Brienne lifting her other arm up so she could jump to swing the door closed behind them. Jaime chuckled to himself, Brienne wouldn't be happy about that.
Few things; Yes, they named the daughter after Jaime's mother. Galladon is Brienne's older brother who died when she was 4. Brienne calls Joanna Joi because I thought she'd choose that nickname over Anna and I didn't want it spelled like Joey.
And I had motherhood be kind to Brienne because girl deserves a break somewhere.
Also, yes the story is changed a bit but Jaime took creative license to make it more 'Fairy tale' like.