A/N: Oh look, it's me! Sorry guys, I don't know what happened, but posting just fell apart. I fell into a loop of just looking at the page and nothing coming. This might be shorter than the chapters I usually post, but I thought if I just got it out there, it might help me refresh and recharge! Thanks to everyone who followed/favorited since the last chapter!
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I held Rhaego against my chest with an arm under his bottom, so that he could look out at the forest. We had taken a little family trip out to the pool, where the dragons liked to spend their time. I was carrying Rhaego, speaking to him softly about everything we could see. I don't think he will be speaking any time soon, but it would not hurt to encourage him. I turned slightly, smiling at the cursing from behind me. Drogo stood face to face with Rogo, glaring at the young dragon who appeared indifferent. Drogo had begun training the dragons in hope that by the time we met with the Lannister forces they would be ready to fight. Most recently he had been trying to get them to breath fire. Drogo growled and went back to the small campfire he had built picking up another torch.
I laughed a bit before setting Rhaego onto the small pile of blankets we had brought into the small clearing the dragons had claimed. Daeneria quickly climbed down from the tree where she had perched and curled around the blankets. I smiled as she laid her tail across my son which he prompted grabbed in one fist. I turned away and grabbed one of the other branches from the fire. The flame blowing slightly in the breeze as I moved it throw the air.
"I told you to start with Viserion." Drogo looked over at me rolling his shoulders and ignoring me. "If I can train him first what will you give me?" He laughed and looked over at me shaking his head.
"You cannot beat me. I've already been working with your beast for hours." Rogo breathed heavily through his nose, as if he heard the insult. I smirked at Drogo as he turned his head to look at me.
"I think I can, so what will I get?" Betting had become a new game for us. Drogo enjoyed the challenge and I enjoyed teasing him. Drogo just shook his head and turned his head back to the task and I looked ahead at Viserion who stared at me from his position in the grass. "If you can train Rogo first, I'll let you plant your seed in me."
I watched Drogo stiffen and turn towards me quickly. I smiled softly and stared into the flames at the end of my torch. Lately, I had been adamant that Drogo pulled out before his release. I was barely ready when I had become pregnant with Rhaego and I as much as I loved him I did not want another baby too quickly. I knew that Drogo could not wait to have another child and the more I watched him with our son, my resolve was weakening. I turned my head slightly and smiled at my husband as he stared at me.
"So, what will you give me?" I watched the smirk slowly slide across his face before he brought two fingers up to his face, laying one on each side of his mouth before he stuck out his tongue, wiggling it at me. My mouth dropped slightly and I could feel the blush race up my neck and burn into my cheeks as I turned my head away quickly, trying to ignore his laughter. A few days ago, while we had walked through the woods we stumbled across a rider who had pinned his woman against a tree. Her skirt pulled up and draped across her stomach, his face buried between her thighs. She had a finger between her teeth, while she threw her head back, arching away from the tree. Drogo had quickly pulled me in another direction and when I had asked him about it, he had made that same gesture. Willing away the burning in my cheeks, I focused on the task at hand.
I moved towards Viserion where he lay in the grass, quietly watching me. I prodded him gently in the side with my foot, trying get get him up. He gazed up at me before rolling over lazily, first to his back and then flopping over onto his side. I shook my head, as Drogo chuckled lightly behind me. I took a couple steps forward to reach Viserion again and this time grabbed on of his horns pulling it up. He released a small cry, but stood anyway, turning to glare at me while he did so. I waved the stick in front of his eyes a few times so that the flames caught his eye. I watched as his eyes followed the blaze intently. Once I was sure I had him interested, I swung the fire back towards his face, slowly of course. He pulled his neck back moving away from the flames and I moved the stick away. When he moved forward again, I swung the torch toward him again and he moved away again. I pulled it back once more and he relaxed again.
I let out a breath and adjusted my grip on the torch before swinging the torch again, this time much faster. Viserion pulled away and I swung the torch at him again. He pulled back and snarled, sinking lower to the ground as he watched the torch. I swung it around his face approaching him from different angles as he took a few steps back. I moved around him swinging the torch and paused briefly as he snapped at it, growling. I swung the torch again and this time he lashed out clamping the flaming end in his mouth. Viserion held it tightly, growling as he breathed around the flames. I stared as smoke poured from his nostrils. I bit my lip, keeping my arms as steady as possible and turned my attention to the torch. The flames moved with his breaths, growing and flaring up around his face, but he remained unmoved. I let go of the torch and Viserion took it a few feet away, before lying on the ground and beginning to chew on the wood, ripping chunks off as he did so. I turned to look at Drogo, my hands on my hips, while he gazed at Viserion. His torch hung in his hand limply where Rogo was sniffing it curiously. He rolled his shoulders and turned to face me and I smiled at him.
"He's not breathing fire." I shook my head and smiled wider.
"He's closer than Rogo." I laughed a bit as Drogo looked down where Rogo was gently gnawing on the flameless end on the torch.
"Eh!" Drogo shouted before pulling the stick away and smacking Rogo in the shoulder with it. The dragon made a sharp noise of protest before slinking through the grass over to me. He pressed his face into my stomach and I cradled his head, cooing at him. "Don't encourage him."
I laughed as Drogo threw the torch into the fire before he walked to our son, scooping him off of the ground. Rhaego squealed and flailed his arms before grabbing at Drogo's hair and beard. I felt the smile spread across my face, before I knew it was happening, as I watched my husband gently untangling our son's fingers from his hair. He adjusted his grip and settle Rhaego against his chest, and Rhaego kept himself busy by grabbing at Drogo's hand.
"You won't abandon me for your mother will you?" Drogo looked past him smirking at me. "You're my son and you'll have no need to go cowering around her skirts."
"Just wait until you're shouting at him about how to properly hold an arakh." I smiled and walked over reaching my arms out. Rhaego smiled and reached his arms out for me as well, leaning away from his father. "He'll come for me just like always."
I laughed lightly settling Rhaego against my chest as Drogo rolled his shoulders staring at me. I smiled at the soft look in his eyes and I reached out a hand towards him. He reached out grasping my hand before sliding his hand up my arm and bringing me close to his side.
"Come, athzhilar, let's go back to camp; everything will be packed away by now." I smiled as he spoke and let him lead me away.
I looked out as the horde slowly moved through the woods. Other than the forested background, this was no different than being back in the Dothraki Sea. I could almost feel the warm breeze and smell the grass seed in the air. The only difference was the utter quiet that the khalasar was moving with. A scout had recently returned and announced that the Lannister troops had been spotted close by. My stomach tightened as Kavarro rode back from the front signalling everyone to stop. He slowed his horse and pulled up next to me, leaning close.
"They've spotted the camp." I took a breath and readjusted my grip on the reigns. "They're surrounding the camp to make sure no one escapes." I nodded and bounced one leg against the side of the horse lightly, he shifted a bit, but stayed in place.
"Arita!" I looked over my shoulder as she was helped from one of the wagons holding Rhaego carefully against her chest. I threw my leg over my horse's neck and slid to the ground. I took Rhaego from Arita, smiling at his happy face. I moved him to rest against my chest, where he laid his head in my neck. I gently rubbed my hand against his back, humming gently while I began to pace.
"Khaleesi, get back on your horse; we may need to move quickly." I looked at him raising an eyebrow and he quickly bowed his head to me. "Please."
"I can't stay still, not now. Just leave me be."
Kavarro sighed, but said no more and I continued my pacing. I could not tell how much time was passing, but eventually Rhaego got tired of being held. He whined and pushed away from me, squirming in my arms. When I could no longer keep a safe hold on him I called for his basket. As Arita went back to wagon there was suddenly a crashing in the woods. My breath caught in my throat and Kavarro dropped from his horse and moved in front of me, drawing his arakh. Suddenly a man burst through the trees, covered in sweat and and dirt with blood smeared across his chestplate. He froze seeing us and looked out across the horde and I clutched Rhaego tighter against my chest.
"By the Gods, you're demons!" He tried to get back to the surrounding forest, but stumbled over a boulder.
"Kadat mae!" At Kavarro's shout the man seemed almost more fearful and desperately tried to get himself up and away, but Kavarro moved too quickly. He grabbed the man's foot and dragged him back before chopping down into his back. The man screamed as Kavarro wrenched the blade back out before swinging a second time. I stared as he continued to hack at the man's back until he went silent. Kavarro breathed deeply before there was more crashing in the woods and he tensed looking back towards the trees. Qotho suddenly burst forth and I sighed in relief. He stopped seeing us before looking down at the body. He looked back up at Kavarro smiling before slapping him on the shoulder.
"Well done." Kavaro seemed to brighten a bit at this before Qotho turned to me, holding up a hand. "Come, he should be the last."
I hurried forward taking Qotho's arm as he guided me through the woods. I glanced back and saw Kavarro grabbing the reigns of my horse before I focused on where I put my feet on the rough terrain. It wasn't too long before we came another clearing, this one littered with bodies and partial destroyed tents, as well as the Dothraki fighters milling about. I smiled when I saw Drogo and dropped Qotho's arm moving towards him. One of the Bloodriders nudged his arm and pointed at me and when Drogo saw me he opened his arms and came towards me as well. I pressed myself tightly against his chest, when I reached him, and reveled in the way his arms felt around me.
"Our first victory here, look at the blood wehave spilled." He moved away and looked over the destroyed camp. "The Gods will favor us for this, no Dothraki has ever spilled the blood of Westeros for them before."
Drogo rubbed his hand along my arm and I leaned against his chest while Rhaego reached up at his father grasping against his chest. Jorah walked up to him a slight smile on his face before he looked back at the camp with us.
"A battle won is all well and good, but we still have no way to enter the city."
"We'll think of something." I nodded and tried not to let the reality of the next step diminish my happy mood. "We still have several days before we even reach the King's Landing."
The arm around me suddenly dropped and I looked on curiously, as Drogo walked out among the dead. He bent down and began tugging at a soldier's armor, pulling the pieces off one by one. I glanced at Jorah who seemed just as confused.
"Strip them." The men moved forward following Drogo's command and began peeling armour away from the corpses. I watched even more confused as Drogo began putting on the pieces of armor. Until he walked towards Jorah and I, pulling on the helmet. He dropped the faceplate over his face and I laughed. The armor didn't fit properly, but it was good enough. He looked like a Lannister soldier.
"My sun and my stars, you are brilliant." He lifted the faceplate once more and smiled at me, leaning down to kiss me.
A/N: Huh, not short at all really, longer than other chapters in fact…..I think I was trying to put way too much in this chapter and that became overwhelming. Once I cut it down it flowed pretty easily, so lesson learned!
Kadat mae: Capture him...in my mind I was going for more of a 'don't let him get away' but could not find those words in Dothraki…..