DAENERYS
After breaking the fast, everyone seemed to be interested in doing some boring tasks of their lives. Lady Stark and other Northerner ladies invited her to be in the sewing lessons with their daughters, but that was more than to bear for Dany, so she just apologized and came into the balcony for seeing the white hills of the North.
Her brothers went to attend the northerner council for knowing the current problems of the Kingdom and to give them King's justice. However, Dany was certain that only her one brother, the king, will be interested in this phrase. Her other brother would only make the situation worse for the people who demand justice and the person, who wants to give them that thing. She always wondered about this kind of behavior from Viserys. She has seen kindness and lovely behavior of Rhaegar and also of her nephew, who was actually six or seven moons older than her, but they were the best friends.
On the other hand, Viserys had always seemed to get troubled from every living thing of this world. Many times in her life, she had noticed his hatred for the innocent people, who pleaded for some food or shelter. She has listened to the Royal Septa and other people of the Red Keep about the war and about her father, the so-called mad king. She wondered if Viserys got this trait from him. But she was also not sure about whether the Royal Septa tells the truth or not, because nobody in her family was there to assure her. Only living person in her family, who had spent time with her father, was her brother, Rhaegar Targaryen, but he never talked about it.
Viserys, on the other hand, loved talking about it, surely in the absence of the King, because once he had tried and saw the consequences.
There were many other things, which Viserys did a lot in the absence of their older brother. One very common example was hitting Dany. He had tried this also in front of the King and the consequences were more than to handle for both of them. She was only six years, when it happened, but she still can see the horror in Viserys's eyes.
He had told her that according to the Targaryen dynasty, they are going to be wed. She was only three and ten years old, but Viserys had told her everything about what he will do after their marriage.
"When we will be married little sister, we will have a lot of children. The Dragon children and not some forged wolf spawn in the skin of the Dragon." He had told her many times in privacy because no way he dared to speak about Jon this way in front of other people. And Dany thought may be just listening to him is making her also a culprit of this conversation. Once or Twice, she thought to talk about this to the King, but she never gained enough courage.
Rhaegar was kind to her, just like he was kind to all the other living persons around him. Her oldest brother always seemed to be sad and thinking something important, something that no one will ever know except him. He had given her and Viserys the love of both parents, the love she never knew because her parents were dead. She was the reason of the death of her mother. Viserys had told her that too. She once asked Rhaegar for conformation,
"Our mother died because it was her time, Dany and before going she gave me the loveliest gift of the whole universe, a princess and a friend, who is just like her. Promise me, you'll never think about it again." And she made that promise and despite Viserys massive sulking, she could not blame herself for a single instant after that. She started enjoying her life with her oldest brother and nephew. She had thanked all the gods, which have been introduced to her by Royal Septa, for having Rhaegar and Jon and even Viserys in her life.
They were her only family and she wanted to make them happy. Although this was very difficult in case of Rhaegar, who would just smile on her intentionally stupid jokes and questions. Jon, on the other hand, was the spark of her life. Both of them have played their whole childhood in the walls of Red Keep. Sometimes, even Viserys had joined them in their games. Those were the best days of her life. But then one day Jon thought it's a good idea to visit all the strange places of this earth.
After spending sometimes there, she felt the warmness of someone's eyes on her face. Suddenly she looked toward them and realized that Robb Stark was watching her with all the curiosity of this world.
"My Princess, you're looking exquisite today." He said after getting caught and Dany was impressed beyond the realization about his swift escape from this awkward jiffy.
"Thank You my lord. I saw your sword practice this morning. You're an exceptional sword fighter." She returned the courtesies in the same fashion.
"And also the practice of Lord Brandon Stark with arrows. He is also a very good archer of his age." She said and Robb never replied. After some time they both started laughing.
"He will be good after some practice. He is a Stark. All Starks are good archers." After sharing that sweet laugh, young lord stark was again in his usual mood of the North.
"I am certain that he will. The Starks are good people and generous." She said with a smile. She had heard the stories of a Stark girl, and how she died at love. Her chamber maids had sang the songs of that love with her brother over a countless times and every time after singing, they had vouched for the love, same as like this couple, because they never knew the appalling ending of that story.
"The Starks are the people of cold. Many times the southerners claimed to understand our love, but in veracity, they cannot." The voice of Lord Eddard made both of them trembled. Although a part of this quiver was the cold too, to whom lord Eddard had just acknowledged.
"Lord Stark, I thought you will be at the council." She did not know what to say to overcome her fear. She was certain that his temper is the consequence of having Prince Viserys at the council.
"I was at the council, which has ended just a moment ago. His Grace is looking for you." He said and Dany could not comprehend what was more cold, the wind or the mood of Lord Eddard. "Robb escort Princess Daenerys to Library." He ordered his son and was gone as swiftly as he had come.
"This way princess." Robb was already on his way of obedience.
The library was full of all kinds of old books. Robb left as soon as they entered after bending the knee to the king, who was sitting in an ancient chair and a heavy book was placed in front of him.
"Your Grace is alone here, I see." She sat on the other side of the table.
"Only if you can see my dear sister. A person can never be alone in a library. Thousands of great celebrities whisper in your ears the things you'll never know outside, in that oblivious and unconscious world. You'll, perhaps, become lost sometimes in these whispers and finding a way to home became the voyage more dreadful than the journey of a pirate in a storm. And the only thing that would make that journey interesting…"
"Is your wish to go home." Dany completed her brother's sentence with a smile.
"Yes, you do that. People think all those who spent their life in a library are hoodwinks. Back was a time, when I'd have smashed anyone's head who had dared to bring me out of Royal library. But those were different times." He was lost but at the same time was more present there than her.
"Well, you can smash them even right now. You're the king. I think you can do that." Dany said just to lighten up the mood.
"Well, nobody would dare to bring me out now. So why we need smashing, right?" He shrugged.
"I think Viserys would disagree." She brought the topic. She had to.
A flicker of concern and anger was evident on her brother's face, but that was momentarily. "I don't know what to do about that jab any more, Dany. Why just he can't let the world be?" And with that she knew all of her fears were true.
"The tension between him and Lord Stark was evident in today's council. I would prefer to go back to Kings Landing as fast as I can, but that brat son of mine never shows up. How much you think it will take him to be here." He was asking and Dany's concerns had been shifted to another side.
"I think they will be here on morrow Your Grace. I had talked to Jonaero this morning and he said there was a storm last night, that's why they're late. Or otherwise they would have already been here." Dany said with concern.
"Let them take their time. After his return, it will be my time to handle things." King said and Dany shuddered.
"What will you do with him?" She asked suddenly.
"He is my son, Dany. What you think I'll do with him?" He asked in the same tone but somehow she could not be satisfied.
"He asked you before going." Dany tried one more time.
"He lied to me before going. Now enough of this talk. Look what I've found here for you." He slid the large book toward her. "It's a book written in old Valyria about how the first men trained their dragons after finding and hatching their eggs. Some high Maester of Citedal has translated it into the common tongue." He informed her with a serious face.
"You.. You think I need this?" Somehow she became nervous.
"No. I just think you should read this. Just in case. This library has three copies of this book. Although, I never understand why, the North has never seen dragons. But I think that Lord Stark will let us borrow a copy." He said and she just smiled.
"I will try to read it." She pulled the book toward her a little bit more, "Just in case." She smiled and he joined her in that kind and affectionate smile.
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