It took along time for this chapter because I wrote this adult scene for them early on but I was trying to keep the story at a T level so I am so sorry to any of you no longer interested in reading this story but because it killed me how much I did have to edit Elia and Eddards love scenes and I couldn't bare to do it more enough to get it down to a T rating and with a war coming I just felt better moving it to an M rating so sorry for the inconvenience. Anywho I really hope you enjoy the cuteness as well as the plot. Please let me know what you think and thank you guys for all the amazing comments I have gotten so far. I was asked how Elia looks and I will include some of my fancast for her at the bottom! Thank you guys so much for your support and I appreciate all the love. I hope you enjoy and have a merry holiday season!
Eddard did whatever he could to help Jon out he hated to not be useful. Which meant Elia had most days to spend with her children which she loved, Jon would once and awhile ask her opinion on courtly things he would think needed a woman's touch and every night after the children ate and were laid down Elia and Eddard would have dinner with Jon, once and awhile they would have others accompany them but Jon seemed to think everyone else to be dull company. He adored Eddard like a son and he thought Rhaegar never did his boy a better favor then give him Elia who was so very kind and gentle with a great wit and even if she did not notice Jon did notice how drawn to her Eddard was it seemed his eyes were never far from her.
Eddard burst into Jon's solar when he heard the news. "Have you heard?" He asked Jon.
"Ser Arthur Dayne the sword of the morning cut though Tully men like butter, yes I heard." Jon said softly Hoster Tully was an old friend.
"You know why we are here!" Eddard said he was losing his patience and Jon knew it.
"Yes, the same reason you were sent to me as a boy, you and Robert both, I could close the bloody gate and let you fight your war but Rickard had another plan."
"There's a mad man on the throne Jon, how is that OUR war."
"Because outside of our gate the rest of the world could melt away for most vale men and we would not notice, your father is a smart man, he saw an old man with no sons and worked with the stormlands to give him two, and now the world cannot melt for me, because you and Robert are out there. But bringing the princess and her children, I did not think your father would do that, but it has strengthened his cause what kind of man throws away a women like that?" Jon asked he Eddard could hear the repulsion in his voice, Rickard knew after his short time with Elia that any man with a heart would want to raise arms for such a woman being treated thus so and Jon had a very large heart.
"A mad one." Eddard said slowly. "A mad one killing people in the Riverlands!"
"I can tell you are fond of her, is it love?"
"Don't change the subject!" Eddard said, and Jon smiled he loved this boy his justness and the lawful good that drove him.
"If Robert or you ever needed me, I would ride to you with the full strength of the vale, but it's not time yet."
"We could capture the prince we could surround him!"
"Yes, but there are bigger things at work Ned, its to early to explain but if you are asking me if I would fight for you I would, I would die for you and Robert, but I am asking you to be patient." Jon told Eddard who did not understand.
"What are you waiting for Jon?" Eddard asked.
"Opportunity." Jon said simply "Bring your lovely bride and we will dine tonight without the boars of court."
"What does rebellion mean for the children?" Elia whispered as they got ready for dinner together, she was in her slip putting on her jewelry, he had taken off his tunic to wash his face before dinner, she always tied his chin length hair back so he could get clean with out getting it all wet right before dinner.
"I told you, I will protect you and your children." He assured toweling off his face, they had been at the Eyrie for a few months and he was getting used to this but it did not mean it ever got easier not to stare at her.
She smiled at her dutiful boy her hand caressed his face feeling the prickles of whiskers. "Are you trying to grown a beard?" She asked.
"Better then cutting myself trying to shave it my lady." He said making her smile.
"Allow me to help?" She asked he nodded wetting his face from the bowl he was using and sat down, he was surprised when she sat side ways on his lap applying soap to his face.
"Do you trust me?" She asked, and his only response was giving her the knife he had set aside. She took it giving him a close shave, he was impressed how good she was with the knife and he could not help but enjoy her other hand resting on his face, her sitting on his lap, smell of her lovely hair and the oils and perfume she wore made him feel heady, he never though he could enjoy a shave so very much. Then suddenly she got off of his lap smiling at her good work leaving him to wish he had more facial hair so he could have had a longer shave.
He got up putting his tunic back on, he turned when she had her dress on to lace it for her.
"Promise me, promise me they won't hurt my children." Elia said looking over her shoulder into his eyes.
He nodded struggling with the words stuck on her black eyes. "I promise." He said softly. "They will both be safe in the North, we can live with Brandon and Catelyn at Winterfell or have a holdfast." He said as he rebuttoned his shirt, he loved Winterfell but he could see them with a holdfast and watching her children play in the snow and her warming his bed. Aegon and his white hair would be safe and forgotten in the north, he knew if they rid themselves of two Targaryen's nobody would want to see a third on the throne.
Elia reached up undoing his hair. "Something tells me Jon would tease you for that." She laughed.
"Maybe it would keep the two of you from ganging up on me." He told her making her smile.
"We do not gang up on you." She mused trying to smooth out his hair with her hands.
"He always takes you side when we have different opinions."
"Maybe he likes to be on the wining team!" Elia laughed they were just seconds away she wondered if he would kiss her, the idea made her heart race.
"W-we should not keep Jon waiting." Eddard said offering her his arm.
She nodded, no he would not he never seemed to, he still saw her as Rhaegar's wife and Rhaegar forced her to be Eddards wife and it seemed she had to husbands but was nobodies wife at all.
After dinner and the children were in bed Lord Jon, Eddard and Elia were having a merry time the two men tried to teach Elia cards and she found out her husband was far to honest to be any good at cards which made her laugh to no end that no matter who won Eddard lost every time, Jon decided to play his lute for them something he had not done since he was a much younger man and Elia got up and danced and her young husband starred at her at her longingly.
"Come Dance." She told him.
"I am happy watching." He told her simply.
"Ned dance with me." She told him, and he got up making Jon cheer. He played a little melody while they danced. They danced for awhile he tried to dance as he had been taught like northerner did, his people usually clapped to keep rhythm it was not to formal or orderly and Elia danced like a Dornish woman very sensually with such precession and Eddard could feel himself falling truly madly deeply for her as she danced next to him she tried to teach him but he didn't understand it well he just didn't want her to stop, he found himself clumsily moving to the music and his hand went to her waist and pulled her in as he kissed her.
"Apologize my lady to much wine I never meant to offe-"He started but her slender finger tracing his lips stopped him. "I think it's time we retired." She said Ned gave there apologizes, and they made the climb to their bedroom, but Elia started attacking him with kisses on the way there, she had waited long enough she for the handsome northerner and he was practically caring her to the room not wanting to get caught being unchaste with his wife.
Once they were in the room though he found her pulling him to the bed and pushing him onto it she was deceptively strong when she wants to be he thought and she crawled onto him pulling at his shirt while they kissed and he removed it for her and when her fingers slide across his body he felt steam would erupt from the contrast of them. "Elia we should stop." He told her, but she kissed and sucked at his neck making his head fall against the pillow. "Why?" she asked as she moved down kissing his chest.
"Because we've never done this before and you have had far too much to drink." He told her, but he growled in pleasure when she licked his chest his hands moved to her hair without any thought.
"I've only had two cups my lord." She teased more around six he thought, and he and Jon had more, but then her hand moved against the already rising part of his trousers making her Northernman groan out in pleasure. "Two cups, that's nothing." He said when he was able to speak again.
"Nothing at all." She said she sat up fumbling to undo her dress.
"Elia are you sure? We could wait until the morning?" He said wanting to make sure she was clear of mind.
"I want you now Ned, and it is not the wine, it may have made me less shy about it, but I have wanted you for awhile now. "She assured.
"I just-"He started a little flustered.
"Have you ever laid with a woman before Eddard?" Elia asked softly her voice was kind with no judgement.
"No, I have not my lady." He said nervously. "I just want to please you, but I don't know how." He admitted. Brandon had taken him to a few whore houses before but he refused, it wasn't right and he would simply wait outside for Brandon.
She smiled absent mindedly playing with a strand of his hair. That was something that never really crossed her mind, Rhaegar had never truly satisfied her he did not even stay in her bed afterwards besides their wedding night. It was not really something she had considered she had a desire for him it was true, but she really wanted to make him hers not satisfy some itch that had never been satisfied before. "Your very sweet. If you want to wait, we can, or if you do not want that kind of relationship with me…well, that is alright to." She told him softly touching his face.
He grasped her hand keeping it to him he needed her touch. "No, I very much want you, sometimes your all I want." He told her making her smile again, Rhaegar was the poet and Eddard Stark her honest as the grave northern man had said sweeter things to her and it was nice to know, to have no doubt that he meant them every word.
"Then you need to relax, and you will learn." She promised. She moved her hand from his face moving her sleeves down her shoulders and slipping out of them letting her dress fell down to her stomach as she moved to sit and straddle him, she removed the one undergarment guarding her chest and his hands went right to her breasts as they were released, feeling at them and rubbing at them gently she let out a little purring "mmh" Noise and she immediately felt his body's reaction from in-between her legs making her gasp a little and he groaned.
"You like noise." She noted.
"I like when you make those noises for me." He groaned as she moved her hips a little against him and his grasp on her breast firmed, it felt pleasurable but in that moment, she was enjoying his face because it looked as if everything she did made him melt. Rhaegar and her only ever made babies but from Oberyn's many stories she could think of so many things to try to make her young Stark boy beg for her and the idea put a smile on her face but tonight she decided to keep it simple.
She leaned forward to kiss him and he pulled her all the way down to him until there bare chest touched as they kissed and his long wanting kisses surprised and delighted her. Her hands tangled in his hair she loved so much she was feeling the warmth between her legs she had not felt in along time.
His hands were shaky only at first as he moved on top of her, she was haunted by the want in her eyes and in that moment when his thick northern accent whispered in her ear. "Your so beautiful Elia." She could have melted away, that was the last coherent words he made after he began it was more howls and growls like the wolf on his sigil.
After he found his bliss, he moved off of her careful to not collapse on her as his breath was heavy. She rolled onto her side stroking his chest.
"Well what do you think?" She asked him placing a kiss onto his forehead, his had absentmindedly twirled a lock of her hair.
"I want to do it again." He said softly and she smiled.
"I am sure we will, we have the rest of our lives to-"She started he pulled her down to kiss her hard.
"I want you again, now." He specified his hands went to her breasts as he kissed and suck at her neck.
"That is not-" she started but as he shifted she felt him brush against her leg and she was shocked that he had regained so quickly, Rhaegar could hardly keep his eyes open after and would stumble to his own bed, she suppose Eddard was a lot younger then Rhaegar but could not think of it anymore as he pushed for her to go on her back.
He had her two more times that night until he was sated, she could not believe his quick rejuvenation, she even found her own bliss the third time and was exhausted by the time he was finally willing to go to sleep, they had no energy for robes or trousers and held each other bare in their arms.
In the morning Eddard was fully rested and Elia could have slept for days and she grumbled when she felt him on the small of her back. "Your family sigil should be a jack rabbit." She muttered with her eyes still closed making him laugh but he convinced her with kisses to get up.
"Please wake princess I have so much more worshiping to do." He told her she smiled she found her mild mannered husband could be so playful in bed his calloused fingers already moving a crossed her one hand played with her breast and the other went down to her mound and she smiled deciding she could rest later.
They only got closer as the days ran together coming into months, they ate breakfast together with just their small family watching the rain pound down on the ground far below them, Aegon bounced on Ned's knee as Ned as he would scrunch up his nose at Rhaeny's and make her laugh. Elia found the rain soothing but was tired from the night before and rested her head on Ned's shoulder.
Jon came in happily with a big smile. "Patience is a virtue and with it we are succeeding!"
Eddard and Elia looked up at him. "I pray the gods let the rain hold! Your sister must be the best rider in the known world!" Jon said.
"My sister." Eddard repeated.
"Please tell us your news Jon." Elia asked they were already very informal with each other.
"Your sister and Robert Barathon have a brilliant plan! Lyanna will ride to him as we speak he is moving all the strength of the Stormlands towards her and when they meet a septan will marry them on the spot!"
"What about Rhaegar?" Eddard asked worried.
"The prince is being distracted by a small force of Tully and Vale men." Jon informed.
"Good men being sent to their grave for us." Eddard said solemnly.
Elia took his hand. "Rhaegar is a Tourney night he will hate ridding in this weather he is probably already in some great hall or holdfast reading and the men can safely siege it." Elia told him she knew Rhaegar he would not ride in the mud and the muck it was not him.
"What about Lyanna out there, I should go I should ride with her!" Eddard said hating to not do anything.
"A big party attracts attention, we have set scout all along the rode for her when she rides up they will give her a fresh horse and she will continue and they will send ravens out immediately after she has safely passed each mark." Jon said holding up three raven scrolls.
"All will be well Eddard." Eddard nodded he believed him all seemed like it would be well.
Next chapter will be about Lyanna and her journey!
Thanks Anna for the question about Elia, I will at some point hopefully put my fancasts at the end of one of these! that happy day is sadly not today but for Elia Martel is usually Golshifteh Farhani or Sibyella Deen but for this story I see her as Morrena Baccarin
Thanks for reading, I really did try and edit the smut out but it is what it is. I hope you enjoyed!
