She was desperate to try and leave the room before Jaime spoke to her but that was proving to be impossible as they were almost the last two people in the room. As she walked towards the door she felt a hand on her arm. She spun around to find Jaime looking at her. She supressed a sigh and decided that she should probably talk to him. She should also probably apologise for slapping him earlier on in the day but she was still angry and didn't want to give him the satisfaction.

"Brienne. What you did just then. You really didn't have to do that." He said, smiling at her.

She couldn't breathe properly and had no idea why. She couldn't even get the words out. She didn't even know what she wanted to say to him.

"Why are you here Ser Jaime?" Was all that she could manage to say.

"You know why. You heard what I said back there." He responded, now suddenly unable to meet her eyes.

"I know what you said but you came here knowing full well that you were placing yourself in danger." She said in a soft, almost whisper.

"I had made a promise that I wanted to keep. And besides, someone told me I should fuck loyalty so I thought I would. I thought you would be happy and yet the way you are being is full of very mixed signals. First you slap me and then you defend me." Jaime seemed very annoyed with her and she didn't get it. She hadn't done anything wrong except maybe humiliate herself in the dragon pit and slapped Jaime which he definitely deserved.

"You were a bit of an arse back in Kings Landing, Ser." She said, letting out a sigh.

Jaime let out a laugh at that which only annoyed Brienne even more. It was confusing for her to be so annoyed at him and yet she was. He was right. She should be happy that he was here and that they could at last fight side by side.

"I apologise for laughing my Lady. I was just overwhelmed by your honesty. I apologise for how I was but I was truly thrown off guard by what you said to me. It was very unlike you."

"This battle that we are in against the dead has changed everything Ser Jaime."

"Even the way you view loyalty and honour?" He enquired, raising and eyebrow at her.

"Yes."

"Interesting." Was all that Jaime said in response.

"I'm sorry for slapping you." Said Brienne in a very quiet voice.

He smiled at her warmly.

"Oh don't worry. I definitely deserved it and everyone seemed to find it very amusing. Besides, you made up for it with everything you said after that."

For the first time, she smiled at him back, properly meeting his eyes and letting herself become truly lost in them for the first time in what felt like a long time.

They must have been staring at each other without speaking for only a minute but it really felt like days had passed. They were interrupted when Tyrion re-entered the hall.

"My dear brother, come with me. I feel we have much to catch up on." He said, signalling for Jaime to join him.

Jaime obliged looking apologetically at Brienne and as the two brothers left the hall leaving Brienne their by herself she heard Tyrion say one last thing.

"You should tell her how you feel you know."