Game of Thrones: Life on Canvas
Chapter 6 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.
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Disclaimer: Game of Thrones belongs to George R.R. Martin.
Chapter 6
Myrcella was amazed; the inspiration she got from her trip to the Stark Museum had given her the drive to work on more than one painting. She had put them up for sale on her site and now, was about to meet two interested buyers. She knew things like this could often be dangerous if she wasn't careful. That was why, whenever she met buyers, it was always in public places.
She had gathered her paintings, all of them carefully covered, and was now seated in the café near the local art college. She had never been able to afford to go there; but had visited on occasion. The people who worked and studied there were only too happy to help a fellow artist, as much as they could. One of the things they did was allow her to sell any of her work that people bought, in the café, for the very reasons she did so. She had been surprised by the buyers; she hadn't expected to attract the attention of these two men.
They were both well-known art experts and collectors and were known to pay a great deal for art they liked. She was nervous at the prospect of these men meeting her, for them to even show interesting in a fledgling artist like herself was unthinkable.
She fidgeted slightly in her seat, checked her watch and checked, for possibly the fifth time; that she had all her paintings with her.
'I can't believe this is really happening; it is, isn't it?' She thought to herself. 'But; still, it doesn't make sense, please Gods, don't let this be a prank.'
That was her one fear regarding this. Luckily it was fairly quickly proven false as the door opened and one of the men walked in. She bit her lip, waiting awkwardly as he spotted her; she had explained what she looked like after all. He approached her and smiled as he greeted her.
"Myrcella Baratheon." He remarks; she nodded and he introduced himself. "I am Varys, a pleasure to meet you."
She smiled back as he sat down. "Thank you; it's nice to see you too."
She glanced over at the door but nobody else was coming in.
She cleared her throat. "So, you're interested in my art; my paintings."
He nodded.
"Indeed, I saw some of your latest work; very impressive." He replied.
She blushed; surprised that an expert like Varys was complimenting her. She continued to speak with him, even showing him the art pieces he had taken an interest in. They were soon joined by the other expert that had taken an interest, Petyr Baelish. It didn't take long for them to reach a more than reasonable price for the pieces they were interested in.
Myrcella smiled widely as she returned to her apartment; not even the usual problems bothered her just now.
'This is incredible; they were so generous with their price for my paintings.' She thought to herself. 'With this I can pay the rent for the next three months; maybe even afford a few proper things for a change…Nothing over the top or expensive, just…proper. Decent food for starters.'
She immediately made sure she worked out what she needed with her money, as she always did. Then, to her surprise, she found that, for the first time since she had made her decision to move to the North, she had money left over.
She shook her head. 'Unbelievable; I actually have money to spend. Well, just so long as I'm careful with it.'
She was then distracted by a knock at the door. She turned and went to answer it. She smiled widely when she saw it was her younger brother at the door.
"Hey Tommen." She greeted warmly as they hugged.
Tommen grinned and replied just as warmly. "Hi Cella."
She grinned; she knew Tommen would be coming to visit her, but had no idea that it would be today.
"It's so good to see you; c'mon in." She said quickly.
Tommen however then gestured behind him. "Oh, before I come in; remember I said I was going to introduce you to my boyfriend."
She smiled as she turned to face the boy; she realized she recognized him. But like the Starks, it had been a few years since she had last seen him.
"Hi." Robin Arryn greeted her shyly.
She smiled. "Hi Robin, long time no see. Come on in, both of you."
He nodded giving her a shaky smile.
They all entered and Myrcella closed the door; Tommen looked around in shock at the apartment.
"Cella; you live here?" He gasped.
Myrcella responded quickly. "It's fine Tommen, really. I'm used to it…it's not actually that bad."
She could see both boys looking at her strangely; Tommen's expression was almost accusing.
She continued to explain. "Trust me; I'm okay."
"You deserve better Cella." Tommen replied.
Myrcella sighed. "I just take what I can get; besides, it's not as if I can afford anything better. Don't forget why I moved away in the first place."
Tommen sighed and Robin shifted uncomfortably.
Looking uncomfortable Robin spoke up. "Um, I should probably…"
"Oh, Robin, no, sorry." Tommen said quickly. "It's alright; I didn't mean to cause any problems."
Myrcella nodded. "Yeah, sorry; I must say, I'm glad you're with my brother. You two be nice to each other, alright."
They both blushed at that but smiled. Myrcella was relieved that Tommen's only worry was about her apartment. She bit her lip.
'Just be grateful he doesn't know about my job at the bar.' She told herself.
It was then Tommen seemed to remember something.
"Oh, that's right." He turned to her, his expression imploring. "Please Cella; hear me out before you say anything, alright."
Confused by this she nodded.
Tommen then continued. "I thought you should know, the rest of the family is doing well; but…they miss you. I'm sure you miss them too."
Myrcella shifted awkwardly, but didn't say anything.
Tommen paused briefly and then explained.
"You don't have to completely cut yourself off from us. Please, they want to see you again. Why not come this Saturday; for dinner."
Myrcella opened her mouth to reply, but then pondered carefully. She had to admit, Tommen was right, she did miss her family; and it was just dinner.
"Alright; tell mum and dad I'll be there; thanks." She said at last.
Tommen smiled and agreed, Robin also smiled; happy to see the two siblings agreeing for Myrcella to see her family again.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.