Oh Jolly me, Still updating, some people are getting lucky today :D
a bit short, but better than nothing ;)
Alex
It was not her best idea so far, and her father would surely kill her if he were to find out, but she had dreamt of the prophecy, and as much as it unnerved her she knew it was what she had to do. She was eighteen now, not a small girl anymore, but a deathly warrior, a dragonlady and a soon to be queen.
"Are you sure you want to go alone?" asked Obara, Alexandra turned to look at her sister.
"I must" she answered as she tied her boots.
"I could go with you" Obara offered, Alexandra stood and hugged her sister close.
"I need you here so you can lead our army to king's landing" Alexandra answered; Obara pursued her lips.
"How will I know?" she asked.
"I will send a signal, you must trust me" Alexandra said letting go of her sister.
"What of Ser Gerold?" she asked, Alexandra looked softly at her sister.
"Uncle Gerold will come along with me, Arianne knows of this, besides there's only so many people that Oberyon can carry" Alexandra explained, Obara nodded, Alexandra gave her sister seven letters, each with a name on it, "Open them once I leave, tell mother and father that I love them and that I shall miss them"
"I will miss you too" Obara said, Alexandra smiled at her sister.
"And I you my sand snake, but next time we shall see each other I shall have a crown atop my head"
"Have a safe trip, may the seven bless your departing and the old gods welcome your arrival" Said Obara as Ser Gerold came to look for the princess.
"All ready my lady" he said, Alexandra nodded at him and turned to Obara, she hugged her sister once more, when she felt more people adhering to the hug, she let go of Obara to find Nymeria, Arianne and Tyene, they all hugged again.
"You thought you could leave without saying goodbye to us?" asked Arianne, Alexandra felt tears running down her face as she smiled at her cousin.
"How could I?" she asked, Arianne smiled back at her.
"Have a safe trip, now go" Arianne said, Alexandra and looked back again at her sisters and her cousin before following Ser Gerold outside where Oberyon was waiting for them.
Alexandra jumped on Oberyon, Ser Gerold jumping behind her, her dragon had grown much in the past three years. She patted Oberyon lightly and he opened his wings and took flight, she held tight on to him as they gained altitude, Ser Gerold was also holding tightly. She commanded Oberyon to try and hide within the clouds, because while his dark color helped to conceal him a bit at night she didn't want anyone to see them.
When morning dawned they descended in an empty plain, so they could rest. Ser Gerold was quick to mount a small camp while Oberyon chased a few wild cows that were in the area. Alexandra stood vigil gripping her sword whenever she felt something. And Ser Gerold had scouted around to secure the area
"You're growing nervous my lady" called Ser Gerold once he returned, Alexandra turned to look at him.
"I am Uncle Gerold, what if Robb Stark does not listen to me? Our very plan relays in him hearing us out" she explained, Ser Gerold chuckled.
"My lady, he would be a fool if he doesn't hear you, you have claim to the iron throne and you ride a dragon, you will be offering your hand in marriage to him, a chance no man would turn down" said Ser Gerold, Alexandra nodded grimly.
"We must continue Uncle Gerold, I would like to reach the Stark men by nightfall" she said.
"There is something you should know" he said, she frowned "It seems that Lord Eddard Stark has been imprisioned by the usurper's son Joffrey, his sentence is pending"
"How far are we from king's landing Uncle Gerold?" Alexandra asked; Ser Gerold frowned.
"Too close for my liking my lady, the gold road its near to us and we have a living dragon" he explained, Alexandra seemed to think for a while.
"Could you get him, Uncle Gerold? Could you get Lord Eddard Stark and replace him with someone?" she asked, Ser Gerold frowned.
"I could not leave you alone here my lady" he protested.
"I will be fine, no one is expecting me here, if I were to present Robb Stark with his father then he would agree most easily" she reasoned.
"If I were to do so, we would not reach the Stark men by nightfall my lady" he said; Alexandra waved him off.
"It would be a honorable delay Uncle Gerold, you are the only person I would trust to do this, you are the only person I trusted to come with me, I have asked much of you Uncle, and I must ask again" she said, Ser Gerold smiled at her.
"And I will always serve you my lady, for I have seen you grow into the fine queen that you are today" he said kneeling; she motioned for him to stand.
"Then go and rescue the Stark lord, if I am not able to keep myself alive for a few hours then I do not deserve to be queen" she said, Gerold nodded and took off, after all he had seen a horse he could steal to complete his task.
Alexandra called Oberyon to her, he laid next to her and she got comfortable next to him, now she only had to wait for Ser Gerold to come back, she got comfortable and tried to get some sleep, she knew that Oberyon would protect her if anything came to pass.
When she awoke, the sun was already hiding, she stood and stretched, Oberyon moved to face her and she patted his muzzle and the dragon shook itself, Alexandra laughed at her companion.
"You're a skittish dragon are you not?" she asked him, the dragon nuzzled her causing her to giggle "Or perhaps I have spoiled you too much" Oberyon made a strange noise that Alexandra thought that was a dragon's way to purr, she giggled again but stopped abruptly when she heard someone approach, she turned rapidly and unsheathed her sword. Oberyon growled too and took a threatening stance. Alexandra let out a breath when she noticed Gerold and another man.
"You made it," she said with a smile, Ser Gerold looked to be unscathed; he smirked.
"Doubting me, my lady?" he asked, she ran to him and hugged him.
"Never uncle" she answered, she let go of him to look at the man; he was dressed in drags "Is he Lord Eddard?"
"Yes my lady, I replaced him with a man who looked much like him and was still true to your house, very willing to die for a Targaryen queen" Gerold explained "Although I had to leave the Stark girls behind as they were in the keep"
"I trust that if they believe that they indeed have Lord Eddard the girls will be unharmed" she said.
"Let us hope so my lady" said Ser Gerold, Alexandra then addressed Lord Eddard who was looking at her dragon in wonder.
"Lord Stark" she greeted, he fell to his knees "Rise Lord Stark, I will not ask you to bow for me or to bend your knee" she stated, he looked up at her, she sheathed her sword and offered him her hand, he took it slowly and slowly stood, he was a head taller than her. "I'm Alexandra Targaryen, Lord Stark and first of all, in the name of my father Prince Rhaegar, I would like to apologize for what happened with your sister Lady Lyanna"
"Its impossible" murmured Lord Stark.
"Trust me Lord Stark, my mother Elia birthed me in Dorne before she got called back to King's Landing, I was too young to make the journey and thus was left in Dorne under the care of my uncles, then my uncle Prince Oberyn looked for Lady Ashara for he needed help to raise me and Lady Ashara had been friend's with my mother, Lady Ashara had a stillborn daughter Arleen, who was daughter of your late brother Brandon, she along with my uncle raised me as their daughter and when I was ten, they told me the truth about myself" she explained, Eddard Stark found himself dumbfounded.
"It is truly impossible to believe and yet you are here" he said looking at her, he could see that she had the Targaryen's looks, and their violet eyes, but her mother's hair and skin coloring, perhaps a shade lighter, from what he remembered of Princess Elia. "Why get me?" he asked.
"I am on my way to talk with your eldest son Robb, as he is leading a march against the Lannisters, he's called his bannermen and its on his way to siege King's Landing, I have come to offer him my help and myself in marriage" she told him, Eddard looked surprised by her revelation.
"Why yourself?" he asked, Alexandra looked at Gerold.
"I will not try to right all the wrongs made by my family, but yours lost the most as did mine, this is but a small token of goodwill Lord Stark" she explained, Eddard nodded.
"My lady its time for us to move, we have lingered here enough" said Ser Gerold, Alexandra nodded at him then turned to Lord Stark.
"Have you ever mounted a dragon Lord Stark?" she asked with a smirk on her face.