In the weeks to come Ned Stark would try and find the truth Jon Ayrrn died for and Cersei would try to stop him from finding out anything he shouldn't. Rhaegar was looking to the future.
"Lady Sansa." Rhaegar called the girl was with her septa in the throne room, he hadn't heard their conversation, but it looked like her septa was testing her on her knowledge of the capital.
The both were shocked he would come up to them and she curtseyed very lowly as she was taught until he immediately motioned for her to get up. She did. "Your grace." She greeted.
"Do you know why your father brought you to court Sansa?" He asked kindly trying not to scare the girl.
"He said the king had asked him to." She said shyly.
"I did, I was anxious to meet you." He said not mentioning he expected to meet Robb as well, he didn't understand why, Eddard said Robb had to stay and be the Lord of Winterfell while he was gone, Rhaegar didn't understand why Catelyn couldn't handle whatever is necessary at Winterfell but Ned very seriously told him there must always be a Stark at Winterfell, so he pressed the issue no farther.
She was utterly shocked he wanted to meet her. He gestured to his son as he entered the hall and he the ever-honorable boy went over to his father.
"Aegon, this is Lady Sansa Stark, Sansa this is my son, Prince Aegon." Rhaegar said Sansa curtseyed.
"It is an honor to meet you, your highness."
"I'm sure the pleasure is all mine Lady Stark." He said with good manners but he was in shock his father wanted him to marry such a young girl. She was a child. His father probably thought nothing of it. After all Rhaegar's own mother gave birth to him when she was only 13 years old, this girl was probably the same age.
"Sansa is new to kings landing, why don't you show her around the gardens." He suggested.
"Yes father, may I escort you around the gardens lady Stark?" He said extending his arm.
"Of course, your highness." She said blushing lightly she thought the prince was beautiful. They talked a little, but he was still very sure she was far too young for him.
"Arya what are you doing!" Sansa yelped when two young messy children were play fighting where they had walked into the gardens.
"OW" Arya cried as the boy hit her with his wooden sword.
"Go away!" Arya called to her sister, the boy behind her Miccah looked much more afraid seeing Sansa and the prince.
Aegon had thought it was very cute but Sansa had not.
"Your sister?" Aegon asked and Sansa nodded still obviously mad at her. "And he's the butchers boy."
"He's my friend!" Arya said immediately.
Joffrey who was watching came over. "A butchers boy who wants to be a knight aye?" He asked the boy was so scared he dropped his sword. "Pick up your sword!" Joffrey demanded.
"she asked me to my lord she asked me to!" He cried.
"I'm your prince, not a lord! And I said pick up your sword!" Joffrey said taking out his real sword.
"Joffrey enough!" Aegon demanded he didn't really know his younger brother very well but this was ridiculous.
"It's only a stick my prince, not a sword." The boy told him.
"And you're not a knight. Only a butchers boy." Joffrey said raising the sword to his face.
"Joffrey I mean it!" Aegon told him.
"He was hurting a lady." Joffrey said back.
"They were playing!" Aegon said annoyed.
"He's my friend!" Arya said.
"Arya stay out of this." Sansa warned.
"I wont hurt him much." Joffrey said and started to slice the boy. Aegon moved to stop it. But Arya was closer and took her wooden sword smacking him in the back.
"Arya!" Sansa cried slightly concerned for Arya now. Micah had ran away.
"You little beast!" Joffrey said and swung the sword at Arya but she was to quick. Sansa was screaming at them both. Arya tripped but before Joffrey could point the sword at her Aegon with his own sword knocked it from his hands.
"I will kill that little cunt!" Joffrey said and the direwolf came and bit his arm. As Arya grabbed his sword.
Aegon enjoyed it for a moment before gesturing at Arya. "Stop it." He told her simply.
And the dog just seemed to know what the girl wanted running over to her. She pointed the sword at Joffrey on the ground.
"Please please don't."
"Arya stop!" Sansa called.
"Aegon do something!" Joffrey whined but the little girl already walked away from him throwing the sword into a pond before running and Nymeria followed her.
"Prince Joffrey I am so sorry." Sansa told him going over to him. "Would you like me to get help?" she asked softly.
"Just go!" He cried.
She looked at Aegon who said nothing, she went away as asked.
Then next thing you know they were all in the throne room bickering.
"I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry!" Arya said to her father as he rushed in to her.
"Are you hurt he asked?" It's not every day a little girl is brought before the king like a prisoner, the queen and her children were right at his side and she looked angry.
"No." Arya promised.
"What is the meaning of this?" Ned asked.
"I was hoping you could tell me." Rhaegar said he himself just arrived at Cersei summoning.
"How dare you speak to your king that way!" Cersei said.
"Cersei please!" Rhaegar said tiredly. "Nobody wants to frighten the child lets just get this business done quickly."
"Your girl and that butcher's boy attacked my son!" Cersei said "That animal of hers nearly tore his arm off.
"That's not true!" Arya yelled. "She just bite him a little. He was hurting Micah."
Cersei turned to Rhaegar. "Joffrey told me what happened, she and that boy beat him with clubs. Then she set her wolf on him."
"That's not what happened!" Arya yelled.
"Yes, it is!" Joffrey yelled back. "They attacked me, and she threw my sword in the pond!"
"Liar!" Arya yelled.
"Enough, did anybody see what happened?" Rhaegar asked.
"Sansa what happened." Ned asked.
"Yes, child please tell us the truth." Rhaegar encouraged.
There was a long silence and Aegon watching from the back of the room realized she wouldn't tell the truth.
"The girl is telling the truth, Joffrey caused everything, Joffrey threatened and hurt the butchers boy and if the girl hadn't acted to help her friend I would have!" Aegon told his father.
"Thank you, discipline your children how you'd like Ned, and I will do the same."
"I want her punished." Cersei said.
"Wife please, children fight." Rhaegar said simply.
"Joffrey will bare these scars for the rest of his life!" She answered dramatically.
"Joffrey let a little girl disarm him." Rhaegar pointed out tiredly, making Cersei angry.
"And what of the dire wolf? What of the beast that savaged your son?" Cersei asked.
"What of it?" Rhaegar asked.
"I want it put down!" Cersei told him.
"How many wolves do you have Ned, how many are in the north?"
"The five my children have been the only ones on this side of the wall."
"Their was a little runt, we had to leave it behind and it's surely died by now." Arya added softly.
Rhaegar looked to the girls. "My family once had dragons, the most glorious creatures, and now we don't, take very good care of your wolves' girls." He told them and walked away leaving Cersei incredibly angry.
Rhaenys looked at Daenerys smiling at the younger girls wide eyes and opened mouth, before grabbing the other girls hands and leading her to the gardens not stopping till they found a quiet spot to erupt in laughter.
"The way Aegon looked at Joffrey I thought he would be the next to bite him!" Rhaeyns giggled.
"Your father gave Visery's the same look the other day in the garden, perphaps it is a brother thing."
"Where does that look Cersei has come from." Rhaenys teased making her cousin shush her.
"I was only teasing Dany."
"I know Rhae but think if the queen found out."
"She can't harm us we are Targaryen princess's. Besides, she's probably celebrating that we are to leave soon. Can you believe we are to be married!"
"I'm quiet scared Rhae, I don't know if I want to leave, I don't want to be far from you, I don't want to be with a strange man I don't know, what if he's horrid."
"Oh Dany my father would never marry us to someone horrid. Aegon told me he's going to marry us off the families who helped in the rebellion. The main ones are the Starks, the Baratheons, the Ayrrns, and the Tully's and the Lannisters. Father already married a Lannister, Robin Arryn is far to young, which leaves Robb Stark, Edmure Tully and Jon Baratheon."
"If Aegon is to marry the Stark girl I doubt one of us will marry a Stark."
"But she will come here and be princess of dragonstone. The future Lady stark is still open and I would rather be the warden of the norths wife the the liege lord of the riverlands."
"You'd want to live in the north? When you could be lady of the reach as lady tyrell?" Daenerys asked.
"I don't think Loras would be interested in someone like me!" She laughed.
"Rhae you are beautiful he would be lucky to have you!" Daenerys's said holding her hand.
Rhaeyns laughed. "Sometimes I forget how innocent you are."
Aegon went after his father.
"Don't make me marry her, she's a child, a very annoying child!" Aegon said as he followed his father out.
"she will mature, she's young, it's a good match, and you will grow to love her in time." He assured as he kept walking.
"Please, father." Aegon started.
"I am your father, you will do as you are bid." Rhaegar said stopping and but he did not turn to face his son.
"Don't ask this of me, do you want me to have a marriage like yours to Cersei? Would you wish it upon me?"
Rhaegar always tried to be kind and fair but his patience was growing thin. "Don't speak about what you don't know!"
"I know that Joffrey is a monster, I see that now, after spending a few minutes with him! You must know it too, but you ignore it, because you have already fought one mad Targaryen and so you are leaving this mad lion for me to attend with because you can't! You must know! You aren't blind or ignorant you know what that boy is!"
Rhaegar turned to face his son. "Go back to Dragonstone until I send for you!" He said quietly with anger on his voice.
"I never meant to offend you father and if I have overstepped-" Aegon started ser Barristan put his hand out for ser Arthur to go no farther, he knew Aegon was like a son to Arthur just as Rhaegar was like a son to Barristan, but this was between Dragons, they had to stay out of it.
"THEN DO AS YOU ARE COMMANDED AND GO BACK TO DRAGONSTONE UNTIL I SEND FOR YOU!" He yelled this time. "THE NEXT TIME YOU STEP IN KINGSLANDING YOU WILL EITHER HAVE ABIDED BY MY WILL, OR I WILL BE DEAD!"
Aegon bowed respectfully and walked away Ser Arthur followed him.