He reached his mothers' door and knocked, she bid him come in, he came in and saw her wearing a beautiful white and grey gown with a Direwolf embroidered in it, she had her black hair in a northern style and looked beautiful,
"You look beautiful, mother," he complimented her,
"You look quite handsome yourself my boy," she winked at him,
"Mother, I have three dragons, a giant Direwolf, I just threatened my uncle and aunt and the King to burn down Harrenhal to the ground and have Ghost rip their throats out, and you still call me boy," He told his mother who was looking at him with wide eyes like he went mad.
"You did what?" she yelled at him,
"Well, my dear aunt called the Starks savages, the king commanded me to tell him how I got my dragons, my uncle yelled at me when I told him that the king is a fool if he thinks that'll ever tell him that, then my dear aunt got arrogant and told me that they are the blood of the dragon and they can tame my dragons if they wanted to," He explained to his mother, which made her eyes widen even more so
"Are you mad? You threatened the king, his heirs and all those in Harrenhal," she told him with fear in her sweet voice.
"Well then, next time they better not call you a savage less I deliver on my promise," he told her as he grabbed her by the shoulders
"How did your talk with Queen Elia go?" he asked her trying to change the subject.
"Surprisingly good, I thought Rhaegar lied to me when he told me that he had his wife's blessings for our marriage and so it was awkward until she reassured me that she knew and it's okay with her, we talked about you and your brother and sister, it went well I think," his mother told him.
"She told me too, she came to me with Aegon and Rhaenys after I left the King's solar, we talked for some time, I suspected them playing at something like the southern lords are used to, but Leaf came out of nowhere and told me that I can trust what they say and their intentions, and to say the reactions made me want to laugh is an understatement, I had to send Leaf away to get their attention back as they stood staring at her for too long," He told his mother which made her laugh probably picturing their reactions to the children of the forest
"Come now Jon, let's go to the great hall so I can watch some young maidens swoon at you," His mother teased him, which made him blush but he decided to answer her in kind
"I think I need to bring Fang and Claw with me lest some men keep staring at your beauty for too long," he teased her, which made his mother uncharacteristically blush with made him gape as he never saw her affected by anything,
"Gods mother are you blushing?" he continued teasing her until she slapped his shoulder
"Stop it you silly boy, come we must go we're already late to the feast," his mother said still looking down.
They entered the hall and they were late, when they entered people looked at them, he saw some girls look at him then turn to their friends whisper something then giggle, he saw some lords staring at them, especially his mother which made his hand reach down to Claw, and of course he brought Fang and Claw, he never went anywhere without them, they were always by his sides, he looked at the main table and saw the king who had a hurt expression in his eyes but masked quickly in his stony expression, Queen Elia who had a smile on her face, the Lannister bitch as Rhaenys referred to her scowled at them, next to her sat down none other than the two golden-haired brats as Aegon referred to them who followed their mother's example, Aegon and Rhaenys had a warm smile upon seeing them, they decided to sit with his uncle and cousins instead of their seats at the high table as some were reserved for them probably for show only,
"See Jon, I told you they would be swooning at you," his mother said with a mischievous smile on her lovely face,
"And I told you why I brought Fang and Claw with me and you can't say that I was wrong to do so," he teased her back.
"And in the sixteen years that went by, why did you fail to mention that you were friends with the Sword of the Morning?"
"Aye, we're friends we used to spar together when I was pregnant with you," his mother said before she could stop herself.
"Ahhh, so you who would rather lock me up from the rest of the world until I have grey hair, was risking my very existence with none other than the Sword of the Morning himself?" he asked his mother feigning hurt but with amusement in his voice
"Oh, I can assure you, you were quite safe, after all, here you are tormenting me," she replied with a smile on her face
"Are you two done teasing each other?" Uncle Ned asked them, they nodded like they were children being caught by their father after doing some mischief
"What competition will you be joining Jon?" his Uncle asked
"The Melee" interrupted Robb nearly shouting with a frown on his face, which made them laugh, since childhood, Robb never bested him with the sword and he was always bitter about it, those in the table laughed at his reaction
"Aye, Robb has the right of it," he answered his uncle's question,
"You must be careful Jon, this is the grandest tournament in years and probably will still be in years to come, there will be a lot very skilled fighters and knights that will fight for the prize money and the favor," his uncle Ned said.
"The favor?" both him and his mother asked
"Aye, the king said that the winner of each category will have one request to make of him if it was in his power to do so, the winner will have it," Arya jumped in before her father could reply.
"So Jon, what will you ask the King for when you win the Melee?" Robb asked
"If I won the Melee, I'll probably ask for a chopping block with the King's neck on it," he replied smiling at the thought of ending his mother's misery of all these years until he received a hit on his shoulder from his mother
"Stop saying such things, it's treason first, and it's kinslaying, and all the gods in the land curse a kinslayer let alone a kingslayer, and he's your father whether we liked it or not," his mother told him angrily which made him look down in shame, he apologized and went back to eat his food
He turned around and looked at the High Table and saw Rhaenys who was staring at him then averted her gaze from him when he looked up and blushed, she was beautiful, to say the least, her beautiful long black hair free on her back, her mesmerizing violet eyes and exotic slightly darker skin, her full red lips and her elegant nose of cheekbones, he was staring at her until he received a light blow to the ribs, he turned around angrily then he saw his mother smiling at him with a knowing look
"Your sister looks beautiful," she told him insisting on 'Sister'
"Aye, she is beautiful, funny and smart she reminds me of you in some way," he told his mother, ignoring her knowing look and her insinuation
"Oh, did you feed on her breasts too?" his mother asked casually, he thought about Rhaenys and her form ignoring that she's his sister, she had full breasts and he desired them, then the last part of the question reached his brain which made him grimace and look at his mother disgusted
"Mother, there's a reason people tend not to remember their infancy," he growled at his mother which made her laugh.
"Come now my boy aren't you going to invite me for a dance, or are you waiting for someone to come and claim your poor mother?" his mother asked him, he got angry on anyone who would think to 'claim' his mother as if she was a prize.
He stood up and asked her properly for a dance, they joined the others who were already dancing on the floor, he danced with his mother for three songs, but his mother refused to sit down and rest, so they kept dancing slowly
"Mother?" he asked her to get her attention
"hmm?" his mother hummed at him, she seemed to sense his nervousness which made her look up at him
"What is it that's bothering you son?"
"Do you regret it? having me I mean, if you didn't or maybe waited and married a good man you'd probably have more children and a loving husband, a real family," he asked her with a low voice, this matter pounded his mind since his mother told him the truth about his father and what happened before he left to go beyond the wall.
"Oh my sweet boy, I do not regret anything in my life, if I knew exactly what'll happen, I will not hesitate for a second, never doubt that I love you, Jon, you're the only one I need in my life," she replied after cupping his right cheek with her right hand, she had tears in her eyes, he brushed them with his hand and kissed her forehead
"And after all, even if I wanted more children, I'm waiting for you to give me grandchildren and I would like for that to happen soon, my son," she said teasingly but she meant what she said, ever since he returned from beyond the wall she kept bringing up marriage often than not, after hearing children he instinctively glanced at Rhaenys, he didn't know why but it was like that feeling in the Three-eyed Raven's cave
"May I have a dance with the beautiful lady?" asked a voice behind him, he wanted to turn and beat down whoever asked, after all, he got abnormally stronger and faster than a man could be after bonding with the dragons, that's why he refused to spar with anyone after he got back and usually trained in private, he turned around and saw Ser Arthur Dayne in his Kingsguard armor, he knew that Ser Arthur was his mother's friend and an honorable man and a Kingsguard if he even got any funny ideas.
"Of course ser Arthur," he told the Knight and left his mother to dance with her friend. He got back to his seat and sat down, he looked back at the high table and saw Rhaenys looking at him as if waiting for him to do something, he understood what she wanted of him, he got up and walked up to the high table
"May you honor me with a dance Princess?" he asked his sister as he handed her his arm
"Of course my prince," she replied
He heard a scoff from the other side of the table, he turned and locked eyes with the Lannister Queen
"Weren't you thought courtesies in front of your betters boy?" the justified Lannister bitch asked with disdain on her face
"Few dared to claim to be my betters, who are you again?" he asked her but didn't wait for a reply, he turned to Rhaenys again and saw her struggling to keep herself from laughing, Aegon already failed at it and started laughing openly, even Queen Elia had to put her hand on her mouth to cover her smile, his sister took his arm and he led her to the dance floor leaving the Lannister bitch and her whelps fuming as they glared at them
"Gods, I wish that you've lived with us in the Red Keep if nothing more than the entertainment of watching you making a mockery of the Lannister bitch," Rhaenys said as she laughed when they started dancing
"Well, I'm glad that I can put a smile on your beautiful face," he told her which made her blush at his compliment
"Will you be participating in the tourney?" she asked him
"Of course dear sister, why do you ask?"
"Be careful alright? I knew we knew each other for just a short time but I care about you, I don't know how it came to be but I don't want to see you get hurt," Rhaenys said worriedly as she looked up at him with pleading eyes.
"I feel the same way Rhaenys, but don't worry I promise I'll be as careful as I can be," he told her with reassuring smile
"Who will you crown if you won? will you crown your mother or another girl maybe ?" she asked him
"I wasn't planning to join the Joust, but I'll join if you give me your favor," he told her, he wasn't sure why he just agreed to Joust, he had no previous intention to do so, but he was a good rider, his mother ensured that as she trained him herself and she was a half horse herself. Rhaenys looked up at him surprised with wide eyes.
"Really my favor? I want to be crowned the Queen of Love and Beauty of course, but how would I know that you'll win?" she teased him with a smile on her face
"Of course I'll win, I'm going to have the favor of the most beautiful princess and girl in the realm, and I'll ensure that the crowds and everyone in Harrenhal will applaud for you when you put the crown on your head," he told her, which made her blush at his compliment
"Alright then little brother, I'll grant you my favor if you grant me a favor in return," she told her
"Deal, and what favor might that be?" he asked his sister
"I know I already asked you this and you agreed and I thank you for that by that way, you didn't have to and you just met us and..." she trailed off hesitating on asking him
"Rhae, just tell me what you need," he told her softly
"Do you promise to show your dragons, I know you already agreed but I love all about them, I read so many books about them I named my cat Balerion and I used to stitch wings for him when I was little," she told him, he laughed at imagining a cat with wings and a little girl telling him to fly
"Did you also used to tell him to fly?" he teased her as he continued laughing until she hit him playfully on the shoulder
"Stop laughing at me, I was a child back then you can't blame me for wanting to have a dragon so desperately,"
"I already told you and Aegon that I'll take you to see the dragons up close," he reassured his sister then he added "And when Aegon leaves, I'll do more than that for you,"
"What do you mean?" she asked him
"What does flying a dragon sounds like to you?" as soon as he finished his rhetorical question, she jumped up and hugged him tightly, he saw some people looking at them but he didn't care he liked being in his sister's embrace, she composed herself from her excitement after she remembered that they were in the middle of the great hall which was filled with countless lords and ladies of the realm, she looked down in embarrassment then looked up at him
"Really? you would do that for me?" she asked still excited from his words and surprised from what he said
"Well, it's only right, isn't it? I already told you that I'll show you Syrax, Snowfyre, and Goldfyre it seems only fair for me to give you a ride on Syrax if I wanted to get your favor," he told his very much excited sister
"Thank you, Jon, thank you very much," she thanked him
After the song finished he kissed his sisters' hand and bid her goodbye, he went to the Stark table sat down, drank two cups of wine and excused himself to go rest, after all, he didn't rest from the long journey as people kept interrupting him, he entered his chamber took of his clothes and sank down in his bed.