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Rhaegar must have noticed his letters were missing because he never came back from his riding lessons the next afternoon. Also missing were Ser Arthur Dayne and Ser Oswell Whent.
Cersei was none too pleased with Jaime when she heard that Rhaegar was missing.
"You should have shown the letters to father! He would have put a stop to it. Now it's too late. We will have to kill her when she arrives. Poison mayhaps."
"Cersei! You know we can't!"
"You've left me no choice. No other option. I will not be humiliated like this!"
"What if we could warn the Starks of Rhaegar's plan?"
"How?"
"A raven."
"A raven might not get there in time. And father likely has spies on us as well."
"Well, we can send the raven or do nothing. You'll likely get found out if we let her arrive and you kill her. Father may not care, but Rhaegar will."
"That matters not. He is only my brother now. And barely that. I care not if he will hate me for it."
"And what if he sends you away?"
"You know father wouldn't let him. Not until I birth some pure blooded Targaryens anyway."
"I still think we should send a raven. Tell the Starks of Rhaegar's plan."
"What good will it do? Everyone wants the throne. If they know he plans to take her as a wife, and not a mistress, they will be thrilled their daughter is to become Queen."
"The Starks are honorable. They won't be happy with their daughter entering into a polygamous marriage."
Cersei nodded, realizing something. "Perhaps. Jaime, we will send the raven after all. I will have my handmaiden catch the raven homed to Winterfell and send our letter off. I'll have to wait until tonight to hand the letter to her though, when she helps me out of my bodice, so as to not arouse suspicion."
"But Cersei, there's already little chance the raven will reach them in time."
"I know. But if father finds out what do you think he will do to us? He already thinks both you and Rhaegar think him mad and seek to dethrone him"
"Alright, but how do you know you can trust your handmaiden?"
"Because she hates our father. She's heard the screams coming from our mothers room many of times. She hates him almost as much as I do."
"As much as we do," he corrected.
She nodded at him.
"Now, would you like me to write the letter, or would you like to?" He asked her.
"I will. My penmanship is far better, no offense dear brother."
"Sure."
Cersei sat down at her desk and began to write. After a few moments, she was finished.
"There. Read it and tell me what you think," she stated proudly.
Once Jaime read it over, he shook his head. "Kidnapping, Cersei? Rhaegar would never!"
"I know. But they don't know that. And Lyanna will surely not risk her father's wrath by telling that she had planned to go willingly with him. Her father will hate that she would willingly become a mistress, even to the king, but he will hate even more that she was taken against her will. The Starks and their honor, as you said. As long as they don't find out the truth Rhaegar will not be returning with his wolf whore."
"This could end very badly for Rhaegar."
"It won't. Our Ravens are the fastest. Besides that, you know what a great swordsman he is. Plus he has Arthur and Oswell with him. Also skilled swordsmen."
"If any of them kill a Stark, you do know we will have a war, right?"
"Jaime, sweet brother, we already had a war the moment Rhaegar decided to take that she-wolf whore as a wife. Besides that, she will surely hate him if he kills one of her brothers. She will never agree to marry him then."
"And if they've already married by the time that happens?"
"Then they will have one very unhappy marriage, at least," Cersei smirked.
