Jaehearys Targaryen
' He didn't know where he was, all he could see was darkness everywhere, Jaehearys then turns around and sees a river of blood, the water turned red from all the killing and death. Jae could see the bodies on the field, they were rotting, crows feasting on skin and flesh. The smell unbearable, he walks around but doesn't see anyone.
He then sees corpses moving, they were waking up, all of them stand up and looking at him with bright blue eyes.
"Father of Monsters" he heard and everything went dark.
Jae wakes up and he doesn't understand where he was, he quickly lift his head up and looks around and noticed he had falled asleep in the crypts. He looks up and sees his mother's tomb.
Jae then feels something soft with his hand and notices Winter was sleeping beside keeping him warm with her body.
He smiled "Thank You Winter" he said and petting Winter in the back, she opens her eyes and looks at him.
Jae gets up and so does Winter, he looks at his mother "Muna I will return tomorrow and bring you more flowers" he said sadly and touching her hands with his.
"I have heard that King Rhaegar was good at singing, I don't know how I'm with singing but I will sing you a song" Jae said with a smile and cleared his throat.
'Gentle Mother, font of mercy,
Save our sons from war, we pray.
Stay the swords and stay the arrows,
Let them know a better day.
Gentle Mother, the strength of women,
Help our daughters through this fray.
Soothe the wrath and tame the fury,
Teach us all a kinder way.
Gentle Mother, font of mercy,
Save our sons from war, we pray.
Stay the swords and stay the arrows,
Let them know a better day.
Gentle Mother, font of mercy,
Save our sons from war, we pray.
Stay the swords and stay the arrows,
Let them know a better day.
Gentle Mother, the strength of women,
Help our daughters through this fray.
Soothe the wrath and tame the fury,
Teach us all a kinder way.
Gentle Mother, font of mercy,
Save our sons from war, we pray.
Stay the swords and stay the arrows,
Let them know a better day.
Gentle Mother, font of mercy,
Save our sons from war, we pray.
Stay the swords and stay the arrows,
Let them know a better day.
Gentle Mother, the strength of women,
Help our daughters through this fray.
Soothe the wrath and tame the fury,
Teach us all a kinder way.
Gentle Mother, font of mercy,
Save our sons from war, we pray.
Stay the swords and stay the arrows,
Let them know a better day'
He stopped singing, "I will sing another song tomorrow" he said and spreads his arms and hugs her statue crying. He pulls away and removes the tears with his hand and walks away. He gets out and turns to the castle. But remembers Winter can't come inside, he turns to her "I'm sorry but you can't come inside" he said sadly and Winter licks his face and walks away.
Jae laughed at that and returns inside.
Ned Stark
' He was in a dark place, he didn't know where he was, only thing he could notice was the cold ground, touching it, it felt cold and hard, he knew was touching stone but couldn't understand where he was. He noticed handcuffs in both of his hands. He tried to free himself but the chains were attached to the wall.
He then hears a sound, it sounded like a door made of metal opening, he turns to the direction of the sound and another door opens, and a bright light in front of him. He couldn't see who was holding the light only that it was a lantern.
Ned tried to see the face of the man but couldn't see beyond the lantern, he then heard a voice he didn't recognize.
"Why did you do it?" The man asked and before he could ask what has he done, the light goes away and the door closes again, leaving him alone in the darkness. '
He wakes up sweating, he looks around and understands he was in his bed chamber in Winterfell. He sigh in relief.
He puts his hands on his face and he thinks about what Benjen said about Jon and Robb. He didn't know what to think.
Maybe I shouldn't have left Robb become best friend with a Greyjoy Ned thought and decided tomorrow to start giving Robb more work on how to become a lord, that would leave him less time to mess around with Theon.
But then his mind went to Jon, he wasn't sure anymore, it had been 11 years now, close to 12 years. Sometimes Ned would caught himself thinking that would have been better to just give him to Rhaegar but everytime he would look at his face. It reminded him why he was doing all this. Father, Brandon and Robert, all three of them died because of you Lyanna and Rhaegar Ned thought.
Only two more years and I can send him to the wall, I need to make sure he doesn't run away again Ned thought.
Ned looks outside the window and sees it was already close to morning, he decided to just get up and start doing his duty as a lord.
He walks outside and feels the cold wind hitting his naked skin, even in Sunmer, it was still cold here in The North.
Last night Catelyn had talked about what had happened in The Great Hall with Jon.
' "Did you see it Ned?" She asked after he closed the door of their bed chamber. He turns to her "See What?" He asked and Catelyn looks at him like he was the biggest fool.
"The bastard did you see his eyes, they changed color, I know what I saw" she said with a hint of fear in her tone.
Ned sigh and removes his gloves and put them in the table nearby.
"I saw it Cat and I . . . I Don't really know how to explain this, or maybe we were just dreaming with open eyes" he said but Cat shook her head immediately.
"No, we both saw the same thing and even Sansa said that she saw it, there's something wrong with that bastard, he should leave before he hurts our children" she said determined.
He sighed heavily and trying to think of something "I will ask Master Luwin tomorrow, maybe he has answers" he responded but Cat shook her head.
"No, he's a danger, perhaps he's using sorcery or dark magic, to hurt our children" she said even more afraid.
He puts his hands on her shoulder and make her look at him.
"Listen our children are safe, There's no such thing as sorcery and dark magic" he responded trying to reassure her.
She just nodded unconvinced and lay on their bed only in her night clothes. '
Ned then thinks about Benjen and Jon, both were acting very different, Jon didn't looked to care anymore if Catelyn didn't like what he did.
He should have known Cat will know he beat Robb and Theon and still beat them.
Ned didn't know what to make of that, perhaps living for three years in the forest changed him.
But he couldn't understand why Benjen started talking about Lyanna last night, it was always hard for him to talk about her so Why Now?
He just hoped that Jon didn't find out somehow, who he was. That would ruin everything. He just needed two more years and the danger is away.
Ned reached his solar and started doing his boring lord work.
After what felt like hours, Ned noticed it was morning and Maester Luwin should be awake by now.
Ned left the solar and made his way to Maester Luwin's chamber, he knocked and Maester Luwin opened the door, he looked a bit surprised to see him so early in the morning.
Maester Luwin opens the whole door and Ned steps inside.
"What can I do for you my lord?" He asked kindly.
He slowly sit in a chair near the table which was at the center on the chamber. He looks at him "Jon, he . . . Last night he got mad at Theon because he said something and I noticed his eyes turned pure green" he said with a concerned tone.
The maester looks at him confused but walks towards some books "Are you sure about that my lord?" He asked looking at the titles of the books, one by one.
"Yes, even Catelyn and Sansa saw him" he answered and saw the maester picking up a book and opening, he kept going through pages but finding nothing.
"I really don't know how to explain it my lord, how you talked with Jon?" He asked slightly concerned about Jon.
Ned shook his head "No, last night he went to sleep after the trouble with Theon" Ned answered snd saw The maester putting the books back in their place.
"I would say talk to him and ask him, if he feels anything unusual" Maester adviced.
He nodded "Thank You Maester Luwin" he responded and started walking towards the door.
"Tell him to visit me later" he advised.
"Yes Maester Luwin" Ned said in agreement.
He left the room and decided to have that talk with Jon after they eat, he was walking but decided to visit the God's Wood.
He entered the God's Wood and had the same feeling as always, the feeling of this place.
He keeps walking but he starts hearing the sound of metal, he moves forward with his hand on the hilt of the sword.
Ned keeps walking for some time and sees Jon training alone but he wasn't using one sword but two swords.
He kept swinging his swords around but they weren't just swinging around, he was good at using two swords.
Since when he can use two swords?
He asked himself, but Jon suddenly stops and turns to his direction "Come out Lord Stark" he said and felt more like an order.
Ned's eyes widened, he couldn't understand how Jon could have seen him.
Ned comes out and starts walking towards him, he was looking at him with the same cold look.
That look was colder than the ice itself, "What are you doing here?" He asked with authority in his tone.
Jon didn't seem to care about his tone "Sparring and I feel free here" he said looking around the God's Wood, and then turns to him "It helps me Think" he added looking at Ned like he was expecting him to say something.
Ned looks at the sword he was using and noticed one of them was different, he had never seen that sword before and wondered where Jon took it.
"What do you mean feel free?" He asked his eyes going back to Jon.
"From the cold looks of Winterfell, lord Stark, this . . . Castle" he said and looking at Winterfell, "It was never my home, you made sure for that, everyday" he said with venom in every word.
Ned swallowed and felt like he couldn't breath, looking at him straight in the eye, he felt like Lyanna was looking at him, it was the same look, the look of Lyanna, the look she gave him when he told her that she would marry Robert.
I always knew you loved Robert more than me.
He still remembered her words, before she disappeared.
"Jon, I'm sorry" he said but was interrupted "Sorry, you know, years ago I would try to always have your attention but I don't really care anymore and never did you, don't pretend you care" he said coldly.
Ned was about to speak "Lord Howland Reed, he didn't visit Winterfell while I wasn't here, right?" He asked.
"No, he hasn't visit since the last time" Ned answered, Jon looked around for some time and he just nodded his head almost like understanding something.
"I have to go, I want to see if Winter is alright" Jon said and walks away from him.
Howland Reed - Tomorrow
He was looking as Jojen was sparring with Meera, she was always better than him.
He smiled looking at them and trying to enjoy every moment of this. He knew by now, his letter must have arrived in Kings Landing.
He was waiting everyday for the letter to arrive and tell him to come to Kings Landing, or expected The King to raise his army and March towards The North. He knew Ned would call the banners and if that happened he had a plan to tell every lord in Great Hall in Winterfell, why the king was coming.
He knew Ned would lie and perhaps him telling them what Ned and he had done, maybe that would fix something.
Is been 9 months since the last time he saw Jaehearys, last time he was spending most of the time in Wolfswood. He had become a very good warg and that made Howland happy, very happy.
Soon after he send the letter he told his wife the truth.
' She entered in his solar and closed the door behind her, Howland had told her they had something very important to talk about.
"Howland" he heard her voice calling him, he looks at her and makes a sign with his finger to sit close to him.
She sits close and looks at him worriedly.
He swallowed a huge breath "Do you remember when I told you that Lyanna's child died?" He asked almost afraid, she nodded.
He took a deep breath "The child never died, and . . . And was never a girl but a boy, Jon Snow, the bastard son of Lord Stark is actually Jaehearys Targaryen, the son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen" he said and waited for her reaction.
At first she was just looking at him with widened eyes, she starts looking away from him and her lips started trembling "How Could You?" She asked disgust from him.
"No matter what I say will never justify for taking a child from his father but back then I . . . I thought I was doing the right thing, until 5 years ago, when I first saw that he was treated horribly, he was treated like he was some prisoner" he said tears already rolling down his cheek.
"You thought? . . . How would you feel if someone took away Jojen or Meera?" She asked crying.
Howland had no answer to that, he knew he would be devastated.
After minutes of Jonan crying, she looks at him "Have you told the king yet?" She asked and he nodded slowly.
She grabbed his hand "You did the right thing" she said quietly.
After that day, she had kept distance from him for a week, making Jojen and Meera very concerned.
Howland keeps looking at his children when he notices a guard coming to him.
"My lord, a man has come and wants audience with you, he said is very important" he said.
"Where is he?" Howland asked.
"In your solar my lord, his name is Jon Snow" saying that and Howland's eyes widened in shock.
He reached the solar as soon as possible, he opened the door and found Jon Snow standing there at the center of the room, close to him was a guard.
Jon turns to him and smiles at him "Leave us" he ordered and the soldier left the room.
"Jon" he said smiling but Jon doesn't move towards him.
Howland understands what was happening but then he remembers "Wait, how did you come here?" He asked curious because it wasn't easy to find this castle if you didn't know the area very well.
"By myself" he answered like was no big deal.
Howland wasn't convinced but sits on his chair and looks at Jon "What brings you here and Lord Stark didn't send any letters that you were coming?" He asked but Jaehearys was just looking at him with anger.
"You were with Lord Stark, when you went to retrieve my mother" he said and Howland's eyes widened in shock. He felt himself finding hard to breath.
"Lord Stark told you?" He asked but Jaehearys just chuckle.
"The only time he would ever tell me himself would be in my dying bed" Jaehearys said looking at him furious.
"How do you know then?" He asked with a hint of fear in his voice.
"It doesn't matter, how I know, what matters is, Why did you do it?" He asked with authority.
He sighed and looking straight in Jaehearys's eyes.
"When we took you, Ned Stark promised he would raise like you were his Trueborn son, that he would have loved you, I really thought he would stay by his word" Howland said his voice trembling.
Jaehearys looks at him, almost like studying his face.
"And you didn't care about my father, you didn't care that you would be taking a son from him or he didn't care for me?" Jaehearys asked.
"He cared" he answered immediately and looks down in the ground "When Ned told him, the king fall on his knees crying for you and Lyanna, the Queen Elia was heartbroken too" he added not being able to look at Jaehearys.
After a few moments he looks at Jaehearys and sees his eyes filled with tears.
"You understand what you have done?" He asked angry and Howland just nodded and looks at him. He was sure Jaehearys might try to kill him.
"I know what I did, I will accept any punishment, just don't hurt my family" he begged.
Jaehearys looks at him with an understanding look "I would never hurt your children" he said and Howland released a sigh of relief, he didn't he was holding.
"I send a letter to Kings Landing, the king should know the truth by now" He said and Jaehearys looked surprised.
"Thank You, lord Reed" he said and gets up.
"Thank You for all the things you did for me, when I was starving, you saved me, and I will never forget that" Jaehearys said and hugs him and Howland hugs him back. He cried while hugging him.
"Did you know my mother?" He asked innocently and pulling away.
He smiled and nodded "Of course, Jaehearys" he said and Jaehearys returned the smile.
"Can you talk to me about her?" He asked kindly and Howland was more than happy to tell him everything.
Rhaegar Targaryen - 4 Days Later
He was eager for this tourney to start as soon as possible, he could barely stay in one place, he wanted to meet him.
He still remembered the first night and they find out, Elia telling him that he will be with them and she and him just couldn't stop smiling. Rhaegar hardly remember the last time, they had smiled that much. But then the next day, his mother told him and Elia that Jaehearys had left Winterfell and that Lord Stark had send no letters to The South. That made both him and Elia furious. He wanted to send Arthur or Ser Oswell to find him but knew that could be dangerous. Elia told him to send his uncle in the North to find Jaehearys but Rhaegar told her they needed to wait until The Tourney.
For days he couldn't stay in one place and neither could Elia. Rhaegar even prayed to the seven to protect him and return him here.
Still no news about him and he wanted to know if he has been found. Elia had cried during night and he had hold her tight, telling her everything would be alright.
' " He was in the bed with her, she had was sleeping like an angel, he looks down at her belly and knows a girl is growing there. The maester told them last week that Lya was pregnant, They were very happy and so was Elia. He crawls down and kiss her stomach, she giggles and open her eyes to look at him.
"Who would have thought I would have wake up with you worshiping my belly like is a Valyria Steel Sword" she said and giggles again. He loved her sound.
"Well here is a little Visenya, who is growing" he said and softly touching her belly and she laughed again.
"How many times do I have to tell you is a boy" She said still smiling.
He crawls back to her and kiss her lips, "How can you be so sure?" He asked quietly.
She looks at his eyes "Call it a mother's instinct" she said and kiss him again this time more passionately. '
He reached the council meeting with Elia and Ser Barristan. He entered and found Oberyn, Jon, Stannis, Lord Tyrell and Varys already there waiting.
Oberyn was playing with a coin, moving it around his fingers annoying Jon. Mace Tyrell was just looking at him, like he was his mother.
And Varys had a neutral look as always. Stannis was looking angry like the whole world was crashing down on them.
"Your grace" all of them said and bow their heads in respect.
He and Elia sit in their chair and Ser Barristan stand behind him.
His chair was black with Three Red Headed Dragon in the center while Elia's chair was Black and yellow with both symbol of House Targaryen and House Martell.
He decided to deal with Varys first, "Any news Varys?" He asked.
"The Golden Company has made a deal with The Second Sons your grace, and has bought ships from Volantis" Varys said with a neutral voice.
He sigh "Your grace, what should we do about Golden Company and whoever they are supporting?" Oberyn asked respectfully.
"Right now, we can't do anything, we still don't have information who they're supporting and what is their plan" Rhaegar said and saw Oberyn disagree but didn't say anything.
He turns to Varys again "Anything else?" He asked.
"Well the bastard of Winterfell has returned" he said and it took all for Rhaegar to not smile but before he could ask something, "Why should we care about a Bastard?" Mace interrupted like a fool, Oberyn gives him an angry look and it took all for Rhaegar to not yell at him.
"Usually I wouldn't care my lord but he returned to Winterfell riding a full grown Direwolve" he responded and Rhaegar and everyone looked surprised.
"A Direwolve, I thought there were no direwolves south of the wall" Oberyn said intrigued.
"Well, I thought the same but my little birds told me Jon Snow was raiding him like he was some horse" Varys said and Rhaegar and Elia were trying very hard to not smile.
"Interesting, I hope to meet him, would like to see this Direwolve from up close" Oberyn commented a bit excited.
Rhaegar then turns to Varys.
"Anything else?" He asked sharply.
"Rumors again about the white dragon, some people even said that they saw him hunting in the sea" Varys said with the same neutral tone.
Rhaegar noticed Mace rolled his eyes while Jon didn't look to believe it.
"There are no dragons anymore" Mace said in a tone like he knew everything.
"We will see what we do about this dragon" Rhaegar answered wanting to end this discussion.
"Anything else?" He asked and Varys shook his head.
Rhaegar then looks at Mace "How is the gold for the tourney going Lord Tyrell?" He asked.
"Oh, well is going very well, we have a lot of gold and thankfully no debts anywhere, and I would say is costing at least 200000 gold dragons to make this tourney but all we repayed by how much people will spend and other things" the old fool answered.
"Very well, thank you Lord Tyrell" he said and the lord looked very happy with himself.
"My lord, if is not a problem, I would like to talk later about something?" He asked almost afraid to ask.
"About what?" He asked.
"About a betrothal between princess Rhaenys and my son Lord Willas Tyrell" he answered and took all for Rhaegar to not roll his eyes.
Oberyn gives him a look that could kill a person, when it came to Rhaenys, he was always overprotective.
"I have to ask my daughter first" he answered and Lord Tyrell just nodded.
They have already a betrothal between Egg and their Golden Margery, what more do they want? Rhaegar asked himself.
"Well if there's nothing else" he said and looks at everyone, none of them says that there was anything to worry about.
He gets up and so does everyone, they left one by one, he didn't miss the look Jon gave him but he just ignored it. Rhaegar then sees Oberyn was staying.
"Oberyn everything alright?" Elia asked looking at him.
"You better not marry Rhaenys to that flower" he said seriously.
"Don't worry, Rhaenys will only marry who she wants" Rhaegar responded and Oberyn seemed to be convinced.
"And one more thing" Oberyn said looking more seriously.
"I want to know what is happening, Why this big tourney out of nowhere, and even Rhaenys and Aegon keeps asking me what is happening?" He asked looking at Elia then to Rhaegar.
Elia had told Rhaegar to not say anything to Oberyn.
He cleared his throat "Oberyn, I want to have a tourney because I want to test the waters between each kingdom" he answered and Oberyn seemed surprised like he was expecting something else.
"You want The North to come out of their hole" Oberyn said looking at Elia.
"We want to see the lords of every kingdom, especially The Lannisters and The Starks" she answered and Oberyn seemed convinced.
"Well, I will come along with my daughters, Arianna is coming too, she wants to spend time with Viserys" he answered.
Rhaegar knew princess Arianna didn't care to meet Viserys.
Even here, he heard about how many man and even woman she beds.
"Very well Oberyn" Elia said clearly not believing what he said about Princess Arianna.
Oberyn bow his head on respect and left the room.
After he left, Elia looks at him with a smile, Ser Barristan leaves the room and leaves them alone.
"He has returned" she said happily.
"Yes he did, and A Direwolve!" He stated surprised and Elia was surprised too.
"Yes, I couldn't believe that he would have a Direwolve, and riding a Direwolve, I could clearly see Lya riding one" Elia said happily.
He chuckle "Yeh, She would definitely do that" he said. She moves and hugs him and he hugs her back.
Rhaegar turns his face to her and kiss her deeply, but then they hear a knock at the door.
They pull away and looks at the door annoyed "Come in" Rhaegar ordered.
The Maester comes inside "Sorry to disturb your grace, but this letter came from Castle Black" the maester said with a letter in his hand.
Rhaegar was surprised to hear that letter came from the wall of all places, Elia looked surprised too.
But then Rhaegar remembered that his uncle lives there. He grabbed the letter "Thank You maester" he bowed his head and left the room.
He opened the letter and started reading quietly.
" To Rhaegar Targaryen King of The Seven Kingdoms
This is Maester Aemon Targaryen of Castle Black. Yesterday a boy came to talk to me. At first I thought he was there to join The Night's Watch. He told me he wasn't there to join and then he told me word per word, something that I said to Egg.
He told me that Brynden 'Bloodraven' Rivers told him. Then I asked if I could touch his face and noticed the features of Egg. He told me his name was Jon Snow but I believe he's a secret Egg.
He told me he has long dark hair and dark grey eyes, his face is very similar to Egg, Then I told him who I believe he is and he wasn't that well.
Right now he's sleeping and I will keep him safe as long as he stays here.
Aemon Targaryen '
Reading it make Rhaegar feel very bad for his son. Elia had tears in her eyes and her head resting on his shoulder.
He swallowed and kiss Elia's head.
He knows the truth Rhaegar thought and sit on his chair.
"What did he mean, he's not well?" Elia asked concerned and reading the letter herself.
"I think he didn't receive that information that well, I don't know Elia, we will soon meet him, and he will return to us" Rhaegar said kindly.
He just hoped that his son wouldn't blame them for leaving him but a part of Rhaegar blamed himself for not understanding from the very beginning.
He was here and we didn't try to look at him or something but we never asked questions and he payed the price by living as a bastard.
"What did he mean Bloodraven told him?" Elia asked confused and pointing a finger at the part of the letter where was written.
"I don't know, how can that be possible, I never thought Bloodraven was still alive, he disappeared Beyond The Wall to never be seen again, He must be very old, I don't understand how he can live in that cold with his age" Rhaegar answered unsure.
"I hope he will come, I really want to meet him and be with us" she said quietly.
"Me too, Elia, soon he will be here among his brother and sister" he responded and kiss her cheek.
Tywin Lannister
"Is it ready?" He asked his brother who nodded his head.
"Good, remember at The Neck".