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Chapter 1: A Dragon in Dragonstone
Young Elysabeth Baratheon is a 'special' child. No, she really is a special child. In fact, she excels in her lessons and shockingly enough her lord father; Stannis Baratheon taught her all the things as if he was grooming her to be his heir. She doesn't know why.
It doesn't seem to be a problem to Elysabeth Baratheon since she always full of energy of a girl. When she was very young, she started exploring and wants to learn more than being a lady of a household. No one can calm down her fire and brought a huge worry that if they don't calm down her flames she will be impossible to control as an adult.
So, they made a decision she will be given a different lesson to teach her. She is getting the challenge like she needed in the first place since she was learning advance mathematics, war strategy and tactics, medicine and poison from the Maester Cressen, riding horses and…
"Come one, Elysabeth! Harder! You are stronger than this…" Stannis raise his sword and aimed 'til she blocked it. "That's it, Elysabeth! Keep going, harder!" She rolled on the dirt and strikes his wooden sword out of his hand. Her guard is down and he bended down and slide his right leg to trip her.
WACK!
"Ugh! Ow." She groans as she lands on her butt in the dirt. She is wearing long sleeves with trousers and holding a wooden sword in her right hand. A shadow stands above her. It was her lord father who was teaching her.
"Get up Elysabeth." He commanded her. She did as he had order her to do and she wipes the blood from her chin with her sleeves. She looks up to her father as he stares down on her.
"Never let your guard down! You expected battle to be fair. The battle is never fair." He gave her a hard lesson that he learn from a young age. She nodded at his lesson resumed her position and start attacking him. Ser Davos Seaworth the onion knight and former smuggler are close by as he was observing both Lord Stannis and little lady Elysabeth training. Part of him is worried about Elysabeth getting hurt, but he was also confused about why is he training her like she was going to be his heir. He got his answer when Davos was expressing his concern over the young lady.
"Why you asked? I give my daughter a sword because I know what she will do with it. Others do not."
Ser Davos was still a bit confused about it, but he will know in time. As he continue his duty watching over his lord and Elysabeth.
As Stannis watch as his daughter fallen on the ground again. He looked at his daughter appearance, she has a natural wavy black hair and her eyes change purple when the sun shines above them, but it can change when it's cloudy to grey storm eyes. She still has little tan mixed pale skin and her red lips lighten up to lighten pinkish red on her lips. She is no more than 10 name days old. She is pretty taller than girls her age and almost the same height as boys.
There is one thing that never changes were her birthmark of the three headed dragon on her shoulder.
Stannis still could remember that day when Elysabeth was 5.
~Flashback~
He brought his family to the king's landing, to present his daughter to court where he will be doing his duty as Masters of ships.
He looked towards his wife, Selyse Baratheon who is holding his daughter, being lifted yet, tightly around Elysabeth. She held a great fear for her daughter being in Kings Landing and is worrying over her good-Brother Robert might try to take her daughter away from her.
Stannis consoles his wife that 'nothing is going to happen to her.' She stiffly nodded, but he knows her of more fearful towards the Lions.
The Lannister's.
They both know that Lannister truly ruled the King's Landing and they sink their teeth onto the Stag. Robert Baratheon First of his name has married Queen Cersei Lannister, daughter of Tywin Lannister, the 'old Lion' of Casterly Rock. Half of the Court is full of Lannister's and everyone knows Robert has no love for any of them.
"Remember, my lady. I will not let anything to our daughter." Stannis firmly reminded his wife his promise to her.
She nodded and said, "Then I will show them that I don't give up without a fight."
He gave her a small ghost smile and looked down at his daughter, Elysabeth.
She looks up and gave a wide smile.
The doors opened and the speaker announces their name as the Baratheon family enters the throne room. Stannis is on the right side while Selyse is on the left. They made sure that Elysabeth is in the middle between them.
Elysabeth is following her parents example is curtsy with her best ability.
She has heard stories about Robert Baratheon about his Rebellion against the Mad King, his name Demon of Trident which he has earned when killed Prince Rheagar with his Warhammer. He allowed the 'mountain' be free of charges of killing and raping princess Elia Martell and her children, Rheanrys and Aegon. Plus her father held a siege against the Tyrell family. Which had given the brothers drift apart because Lord Eddard Stark stop the siege and Robert praise Ned which her father was jealous of Ned close friendship with Robert.
Elysabeth is not worry about her uncle going to kill her, but it is the Lions she is terrify of. Robert stands up and greeted his brother and his family.
"Welcome Lord Stannis Baratheon, Lord of Dragonstone and my Master of Ships and Lady Selyse to the King's landing. I also, welcome my niece Lady Elysabeth Baratheon into my court."
Robert looked at his so-called niece. He could admit she is a pretty little thing which it surprises him that compare to Stannis and Selyse appearance. She is all Baratheon with black hair and soft completion of her skin. He noted that her eyes have purple eyes and her birthmark proudly shown for everyone to see.
Which judges his curiosity that rumor has it. Varys, the spider told Robert that she was born a storm at Dragonstone and bears the mark of the Targaryen Sigil.
Meeting with Small Council:
It sets Robert off and was close to demand that this child is no-kin of his. Jon Arryn convinces Robert to accept his niece and Stannis letter was sent to him that he has a daughter name Elysabeth Baratheon.
"HE WENT OFF AND GAVE MY NIECE A TARGAYEN NAME AND HAS A GALL TO CALL HER A BARATHEON TOO!"
Robert didn't take the news well.
"Your grace, I believe that this could help calm down your claim of the Iron Throne." Jon said to Robert in a calmly matter.
"I DON'T GIVE A SHIT WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT THIS! I WILL NOT AND HAVE NOT A DRAGON AMONG US!" Robert shouted at this insanity and insistently believes this is a sign of betrayal from Stannis to Robert.
"ENOUGH!" Jon raises his voice at Robert which for once shut him up.
He will listen for now.
"She is your niece, Robert! You will treat her as such as not only a king, but also an uncle." Jon reprimands him in manner of family and good of the realm.
"I too, believe that this is for the good of the realm as well, your grace." Varys added his opinion and he too, is curious about this girl. Many of the council murmurs and agree since they are also curious about this unknown Baratheon girl with the dragon birthmark.
"UGH! (He banged his head on the table and then lifted up) Fine. FINE! I will accept this for now."
Meeting ended.
Cersei Lannister ahem Baratheon was also looking at her niece and she could admit watching Robert getting upset over his dragon niece was a sight worth watching. She seems looking like a Baratheon and doesn't see any flaws on the girl. She wonders if she could have this little girl to marry Joffrey, her son to ensure his claim on the throne. She would create this little girl into a spitting image of Queen like herself.
Jaime Lannister, kings' guard of King Robert, twin brother of Queen Cersei Lannister and her secret lover. He is also, a King slayer of murdering King Aeyrs the Mad King. He doesn't seem to care about what is all the fuss is about this little girl until he saw her. She seems to be a spitting image of what a female Baratheon woman would look like if Cersei and Robert ever had a daughter together. The way she void all emotion he couldn't help, but be wary of her presence.
Other Council member looked at the Baratheon with different minds and plan for her.
Varys: using her cause to bring the Targaryen back to Westeros and the Iron Throne.
Renly Baratheon: wish to have her married to the Tyrell, heir Willas Tyrell.
Jon Arryn: Hoping to bring Robert to be a good king and his niece together for the Realm.
Grand Maester Pycelle: Sending message to Lord Tywin Lannister about his plans to the Baratheon girl.
Lord Petyr Baelish: His rising into power and using her as leverage against Baratheon family.
Let the games begin.
Father
Father!
"FATHER!"
Stannis snapped out of his memories as he looked at his daughter with a worried confusion written in her face.
"Are you alright, father?" Elysabeth asked him.
"Yes, I am well. Lesson is over Beth. Go wash up and I will see you at supper at noon." He said to her. As he gave a wide smile as she ran to Dragonstone to get ready.
Both Davos and Stannis standing there when he turn to the Onion knight as his wife came into their view with her disapproved expression.
"We have to prepare her…" Stannis looked towards Ser Davos and Selyse face of anxiety and fear. "If there is to be war coming, don't try to deny it. It is coming. You see a leaf fall, and you think you know which way the wind blows. Well, there is a wind coming that will sweep away our pride and joy."
"It is not the life that I want our daughter to bear!" Selyse cried and pleaded her husband for the sake of her daughter.
Stannis shook his head, "No it is not. But it is the life that she will have to be dealt with. You, my lady wife fear that she will die like the Targaryen children." He turns to Davos, "And you, my Onion Knight are worried about my daughter's safety and her place in this world. I too admit to myself, I do not want her life to be this way. Perhaps the gods saw it fit to bring her into this world to break the turning wheel. You saw her in your eyes that the truth of the real world does not corrupt her. But it has inspired her to bring back our untied nation. I think she is born for that purpose."
"Forgive me, my lord. But she is too young to know such things." Ser Davos pleaded him for Elysabeth since she was little girl, she saw the south and how corruption it was.
"The earlier she knows about this. The better she is certain that she will bring to the seven kingdoms." Stannis argued his case to both Selyse and Ser Davos.
"You are sounded so sure about our daughter, yet you spoken to her with such certainty." Selyse made a comment on her husband, Stannis's speech of his high regard towards their daughter.
"I am certain…" Stannis promised her. "I know that somewhere in my heart. That I couldn't help, but believe in her more than the Gods both old and new."
They both smiled fondly about his declaration.
"She is our daughter," Selyse stated. "If she is to be a warrior, she must be trained to be the best. She must be train better than all the other knights. Five-times harder, ten-times harder until she is better then you, Ser Jaime Lannister and King Robert all together. Do you understand me?"
He nodded. All three of them are continuing conversation on what teachings and lesson, they will be giving her.
Now tomorrow will be the day, Elysabeth Baratheon will be a warrior and she will be known as a Goddess of War in her later years.
Phew! That was my longest chapter I given, so hope you enjoy this. Next Chapter will be Winterfell with the Kings' party and don't worry Shireen Baratheon will be there.
