Chapter 2
Artax settled down next to the tree, peeling an apple to eat. Right as he started to cut the apple into smaller pieces to eat a horse snagged it from his hands and snorted in his ear.
"Andromeda! That was mine." The horse snorted and lifted her lips as to laugh at him. She danced around him, chomping on her prize.
"fine, you can have that one. But the next one is mine." Andromeda gave him a skeptical look. Artax bit into the apple this time, looking around the trees and taking in his surroundings. He found himself thinking about Dany. She didn't look afraid or panicked when Cersei's men attacked. Very cool and collected just like he thought she would be. He had embarked on this journey when He had first heard of Daenerys Targaryen. He wanted to see what kind of queen she turned out to be. He hadn't seen much but so far, she hasn't disappointed.
The snapping of a twig, broke Artax out of his reverie. Andromeda nickered and moved closer towards Artax facing the direction the sound came from. Artax smiled a little at Andromeda's protective instincts towards him.
"Come out. Your trampling through the woods have given you away. Be quick and reveal yourself. My horse gets nervous easily and she stomps first and asks questions later." A man slowly came out of the woods weaponless.
"State who you are and what you are doing spying on me."
The man stared at Andromeda and she came over to him and started to nudge him side to side. He looked at Artax with an expression of panic. Artax chuckled. "Do not worry about Andromeda. She is just looking to see if you have any weapons." With those words, Andromeda grabbed the bow that was strapped on the man's back and laid it down at Artax's feet.
The man looked perplexed," What kind of horse is that? I have never seen one search another man for weapons."
"That doesn't matter, boy. State who you are and what you want." Artax asked again
"I am a tracker and messenger for Lord Snow. He asks you to meet at the castle, in front of him and Queen Daenerys. He wanted me to make sure that you understand that he is humbly asking and not telling you to come."
Artax took another bite of his apple, Andromeda closing in and sniffing his hand. "So, the queen really wishes to speak to me then, huh?"
The messenger gave him a surprised glance.
Artax barked out a laugh, "Snow would never ask me to come to him." Answering the question in the messenger's eyes. "Let them know that we will both be joining them at the castle."
The messenger gave him an inquiring look. Artax just looked at Andromeda. The messenger started to stutter, "Wait..but..but she isn't allowed…"
"Either we both go or neither of us go." Artax said in a deadly voice. The messenger looked at him gauging his expression. Nodding, he turned to go.