A/N: Hey everyone, hope everyone is doing good. On to the Story.
Lyanna smiled softly as she closed her eyes and let the sunlight wash over her face. There was a gentle breeze blowing as the ship made its way across the water. Opening her eyes to the site of the ocean horizon, she realized just how peaceful the sea could be. Turning around from her spot on the bow, she made her way back towards the helm.
With the slavers no longer a presence on the ship, everyone's mood had been giddy and full of glee. While there was still work that needed to be done, the malice that had threatened them had disappeared. This was not a ship run by anyone but freed men. As she walked past them, most acknowledged her and she would smile or nod to them back.
When, on the first day out, one man had tried to kneel with his head bowed, Lyanna had been quick to get rid of that practice as soon as possible. She told them that she did not release them so they could trade one master for another. The man had argued that she could not possibly be a master with such a kind heart. Benam had smiled at the man from his spot on the helm and commented that he did indeed have a point. Sending Benam a pointed look, she pulled the man to his feet and looked him in the eyes.
"You may swear fealty to me if you must, vow to protect my life, or my hold, or anything else related to me. You are a free man and I have no right to deny you your right to choose your own fate. But this too is my vow, for I shall never own another life. You will be compensated for your effort, and be treated fairly. I swear it." She spoke truthfully and was surprised when the man kneeled before her again.
Lyanna felt a tap on the shoulder and turned to see another man kneel before her, and then another and another. Soon enough, most of the crew was kneeling. Most had been slaves since before Lyanna was even born, and then they would pass from owner to owner. Life as freed men would be hard, and if they were honest, they wouldn't know what to do with themselves. Even Benam from his spot at the helm, nodded his head in her direction.
That had been 3 days ago and so far the men didn't look to be changing their mind. Making her way up the steps to stand next to Benam as he steered, no destination in mind, just letting the men rediscover themselves amongst the waves. He turned to smile at her, before moving over and handing the wheel to her, much to her surprise.
Following his instructions as effectively as she had seen him do, gripping the handle as it swayed back and forth in the current. Benam was a good man, only a little older than her father. Apparently his family had left Westeros when he was a child and then when times got rough, his father had to sell him to pay off debts.
Most of his life had been spent in chains, mostly on this ship. Only in the last few years had he been starting to pilot the ship so the captain could cut down on the cost of paid employee's versus his slaves. He was a patient teacher when it concerned the girl who had had the heart to do something about the world's injustice. Pointing off into the distanced, he turned to her.
"Over in that direction are the Basilisk Isles. Only ever been there once, we lost a couple of other men when a large Basilisk attacked us while on land. Pretty sure the captain was about to fill his pants when he saw the beast coming. Only thing that saved him was pulling a man in chains in front of him. You gave a lot of soul's peace when you sent him over the edge."
Lyanna looked at him and nodded, this wasn't the first time she had heard a story like this from him. Or from the crew even. Years upon years of suffering and death for the profit of another. Luckily now, they had all the time to heal all their wounds. Lyanna had gone into the captain's quarters and transferred everything into Benam's name. He could sail from one side of the world to the other, become a merchant, or join a fleet as a privateer.
She realized that he had gone quiet and looked at him, only to see him staring intently to the east. If she squinted her eyes just enough, she could see the faint outline of a ship. It was heading….north if her knowledge was any indication. Looking back at him with a raised eyebrow.
"What has you so focused on that ship, Benam?" She asked him.
"We aren't far enough north for it to have come from New Ghis, and it is traveling too fast for it be a merchant or leisure vessel. The only thing south of here where that ship could come from would be Qarth, which means slaves being taken to Astapor. I think," he paused to look at her, before looking back "I think after you have chosen a destination I will be out sailing and looking for slave ships."
Lyanna smiled at him and nodded, if she were in his shoes she would probably choose the same thing. Alas, she still had a silver-haired Khaleesi to find and a family to get back to. However, she could make sure he would be set and prepared for the things to come. Granted, she only had the one experience as well.
Giving him an almost feral smile, she turned to the rest of the men who were keeping the ship in shape. She gave him back the wheel and whistled to the rest of the crew. Watching as all heads turned in her direction, she called out to them.
"Your captain, Benam, wants to attack a slave ship. So that they may taste the same freedom as you do. I agree with him, every man, woman and child deserves to live a life free of the whip and the chain. What say you?" She pointed out amongst the men. Watching as heads nodded. "Let all those who wish to help us take back our captured brothers and sisters shout 'Aye'."
Hearing the resounding 'Aye!' back from all of the crew brought her smiling and turning back to Benam.
"Well you heard them Captain, let's go get us another ship."
"What's wrong Beskha?" Daenerys asked the older scarred woman. She had seen her staring off to the west for the last several minutes. Asher had joined her and the two had been quietly conversing. She had finally decided to find out herself when Asher was joined by Jorah and the captain.
"There is a ship that's coming directly towards us." Daenerys followed her finger as she pointed out a ship. "That wouldn't be too worrisome, however, they aren't flying any flags and they are a larger ship. This used to a slave ship when we commandeered it from Qarth, and we are flying a Qarth flag and heading north. My guess is that those are pirates coming for the merchandise."
Daenerys looked back at her in concern. She didn't know Beskha all that well, but she did know that the woman would not sugar-coat things for her. Beskha wasn't a woman, or a warrior, who gave into panic, but she could hear the stress in her voice. She looked back at the rest of the deck and everyone who was on it.
They had plenty of warriors, but at the moment, only 5 or 6 really counted. Unfortunately that was including the direwolves. Only Jorah, Beskha and Asher were in any sort of condition to fight, and the wolves would follow Beskha's lead. The dragons were still too small to be of any use in battle and would likely be killed before they did too much damage.
"Pull the dragons inside and lock them and yourself in the cabin." The ship had closed a considerable distance, they had the current but the wind for now belonged to the strange ship coming their way. "If they board us, we will give them one hell of a reception. However we don't have the manpower to repel an entire enemy force." Beskha moved away and ordered every sick Dothraki fighter to move below decks. They would only get in the way of the fight.
Daenerys nodded and called for Drogon and the others and walked into the captain's quarters. Getting her children into their small sleeping boxes, she prayed they would be victorious and could continue on their journey. Moving over to the desk, she sat down and poured herself a cup of Tyroshi pear brandy that the previous captain had kept in the bottom drawer for himself. As she drank, she couldn't help but wish there was one person here with her.
After Beskha and Asher had explained everything that had happened since the trio left the confines of Vaes Dothrak and the voyage that only lasted a couple days at sea. Of course, Daenerys thought, of course she would lose her life by trying to save another. That is how we met after all. She had drilled Asher for any information about Lyanna Stark that he had to offer. She had learned the details of her family, however he seemed reluctant to discuss anything too controversial with her family history.
She learned all the names of her family. Her father, Eddard Stark or Ned as people called him was a born Northman. Her mother, Catelyn Stark formerly Tully who was originally from Riverrun. She had even written a letter to her twin, Robb Stark, so that he may know his sister was loved while still across the sea. Taking another sip of her brandy, Daenerys looked down at her hands and prayed silently I wish you were here Lyanna.
Lyanna felt a small ache in her heart as they quickly made their way towards the slave ship. She figured it would be the impending battle. She didn't like to kill men, hopefully most of the ship would give up without a fight, but already she could make out weapons being drawn. She would do want was needed to be done.
"Okay Captain, Let's go be big damn heroes." Lyanna told Benam, watching as he angled the ship to behind their quarry. Benam yelled to the men to release all the sails. Lyanna stumble on her feet for a moment, unused to such speed. Shouting out more orders, she saw the men lining up along the railing in preparation of boarding.
"Lyanna," Benam shouted to her "when I get close enough to her, I want you to try jumping directly to the helm. If we can stop her now, or even just keep them from turning away, we will have a better chance. We can still do without you, but we don't have the materials to anchor her down to us."
Lyanna nodded and moved to the opposing side of the deck, bracing herself against the railing. She would only get one shot at this and it would have to count. She could see the back of the ship getting closer and closer to them. They were almost completely side by side when Benam yelled for her to go.
Sprinting as fast as she could from one end of the deck to the other and used the railing as a stepping stone to get herself enough air. At the last minute, it seemed their quarries helmsman had seen her and swung him ship hard over away from Benam's ship. Instead of the siding which had plenty of handholds and easy to climb places, she was now airborne towards the rear of the ship, straight towards the glass of the Captain's Quarters.
Even now, she knew she wouldn't clear the windows, even though they were full room windows, spanning from the floor to the ceiling. Covering her face with her arms, her upper body broke through the windows. Feeling herself already fall back out of the hole, Lyanna scrambled to find anything to stop herself from being dragged out.
Wood flooring with shards of glass didn't give anything worth holding onto and she only barely was able to grab the ledge. Looking down, she was only about 10 feet from the water, but the rudder was in the way. If she fell, it would be up to Benam and his men to finish this while she waited in the water. Pulling herself up was the last straw when her weight and grip finally caused the wood to break off and plunge her down.
She was stopped midair when she felt someone grab her hand. Looking up at her savior, she saw the silver hair and the kind eyes. She was even wearing the most amazing smile that Lyanna had ever seen. Lyanna had a hard time keeping the tears from her eyes as Daenerys used all her strength to pull Lyanna up and in the cabin. When both women were in the cabin, they stared at one another before both woman surged forward and kissed the other. After a minute they pulled back with a dazed look.
"Thanks for the saving me this time." Lyanna told her between deep breaths. Daenerys only smiled back with a blush and a smile.
"If it gets me a reward like that every time, I'll be sure to do it more often." Now it was Lyanna's turn to blush.
A/N: Well, what do you think, Officially at the end of this chapter this story is now Dany/OC(Lyanna). I was actually really nervous on how to get them back together. Please remember to tip your cashiers and review so I know how I'm doing.
