~Tyrion~
Nerves caused my hands to shake as I looked at myself in the mirror, sighing at my stumped reflection, a deep frown marring my face. This was a horrible idea. I told myself as I pealed off the green jacket and donned the brown with gold stitching. I'll only embarrass her. ,When Sansa had given me permission to borrow Elena for the day, my heart had pounded out the tune to a joyful song, but the longer I waited to collect her, the more sure I'd become that she wouldn't want to be seen with the Imp in public. She should be with someone much more than I. I reasoned, before a knock at the door drew my attention away from my self pitying and back onto the task at hand.
"Come in." I called, fully expecting Bronn to enter with tales of his latest conquest, but I was surprised to see Elena, looking beautiful as ever with her hair freshly washed, curls a shiny halo around her face and falling into her ever entrancing icy eyes. She'd tried to lighten the bruising with creams, and khole had been traced around her eyes, the effect quite striking.
"Are you alright?" She asked, the smile fading as she came to sit on my bed, removing her brown hooded cloak to reveal a cream and rose dress with a neckline that plunged to rest just above her belly button, exposing her cleavage tastefully. A gold belt held the dress together securing in the back and the straps clasped around her neck, while the bottom reached just below her knees. Gold bracelets dangled from each wrist while gold and pearl earrings twinkled from her ears.
"Do you not like it? I can change if you'd like." She started as she looked down at herself, fidgeting with her dress. I walked over and took her hands, looking up at her as she gnawed on her lip, wincing at the pain of irritating her cut.
"You look absolutely beautiful my dear." I reassured, feeling much better about this idea once I'd realized she'd done this for me.
"Are you ready to go to the marketplace?" I asked as I held out my arm. She donned her cloak once more, much to my dismay, before grasping my arm and following me out into the hall, her smile returning with her excitement.