Hello guys, this is it, the Epilogue

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Alex

Year 284. AC.

The beginning year 284 was marked with the Wedding of Queen Alessandra Lannister to Brandon Stark, and the birth of Daenerys Targaryen and the subsequent death of Queen Rhaella, which ended in Alessandra having another young charge to raise as her own, along with Rhaenys, Duncan and Jon, and Brandon jesting that King's Landing was slowly becoming a nurse home for babes, Alessandra quickly sent Viserys North, to foster with Ned and Lord Rickard as she knew that the boy could, if given the chance, grow to be as mad as his father.

She and Brandon adjusted swiftly to King's Landing and to the kids that they had to raise. Alessandra Queen's Guard consisted of Lewyn Martell, Barristan Selmy, Arthur Dayne, Gerold Hightower, Oswell Went and the newly appointed Gerion Lannister, while Alessandra knew that she needed to appoint a seventh member she decided to not be troubled by it. She named prince Lewyn Martell as her Lord Commander for he was the one that she trusted the most aside of her uncle.

During those years Alessandra bore Brandon two children, Tyrion Stark and Alysanne Stark, her Targaryen kids received her Starks kids with the same love that she did and Brandon also proved to be a fantastic father for all of her charges, of course it had been extremely amusing to watch Alessandra and Brandon explain to the children how they were all related, Rhaenys and Duncan being Jon's siblings through their father, while Jon was Tyrion and Alysanne's cousin through his mother and their father, but how Tyrion and Alysanne were siblings to Rhaenys and Duncan through their mother. Arthur Dayne had enjoyed that afternoon, not that he would ever tell anyone other than Lewyn Martell.

Despite it all, Alessandra managed to be a good Queen, she had her family to thank for that, her father and her mother had permanently moved to the capital, entrusting Jaime with the Rock, Elia proved to be a wonderful wife who bore Jaime two children, Alec and Joanne Lannister. Cersei apart from Joffrey, had Myrcella and Tommen, three black haired and blue eyed children that could be seen running around Storm's End happily with their cousin Shireen, whose mother was not Delena Florent but rather Lysa Tully.

Ned and Catelyn had a prosperous life in the north with their children Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran and Rickon, while Benjen was married to Darcey Mormmont and had Lyanne, Lyra, Lyarra and Ben (or Benny) Stark, they soon moved to a refurbished Moat Cailin and became the North's greatest defense.

Edmund Tully did marry Rosalin Frey, as some things wee meant to be. And the Greyjoys revolted and Theon was sent to Winterfell, but Alessandra ordered the Deaths of Euron and Balon leaving only Yara as Lady of the Iron Islands, she also sent, as gesture of goodwill Brynden Tully to act as Yara's regent and help her keep the Iron Islands until she reached majority, she also promised that Yara could write to Theon whenever she wished and explained that sending Theon away was only to give him a chance of a healthy family life, she promised Yara that Theon was going to be treated as a guest rather than a hostage and that he would return to the Iron Islands when he turned eighteen.

Alessandra then decided to be a little more literal and ordered the destruction of the pesky spinning wheel that was kept in Hightower, she was present for the burning of the thing and also started mining the dragonglass of Dragonstone as she knew that Winter was coming. She also focused in repairing the Wall, a thing that Rickard and Ned thanked. When winter came, they were going to be protected, because Alessandra had not played her entire family and friends only to loose them to some fucking ice zombies, not on her watch.

Every year she also lit a candle for Rhaegar Targaryen, and took her children to where she had buried his remains.

"It's been fourteen years" she said looking at the stone that marked Rhaegar's resting place inside her garden, many flowers grew around, she smiled sadly as she sat on the ground fixing the skirt of her dress, her children had long since gone inside "and I don't truly hate you anymore, I don't think I ever did, but I had to marry you to save this world from falling into despair and war once more," she said softly, as was expected no one answered. "I have done things that I am not proud of, I've manipulated an entire continent and I'm not sure if who I was once would be proud of what I've become today, and Brandon, the gods bless his soul, he has been so good to me but I don't deserve him, I don't deserve this at all, I played you and it should have been me asking for your forgiveness, not you" she said as tears began to fall from her eyes, a warm breeze ruffled her hair, she wiped away her tears.

"I'm sorry Rhaegar, I'm sorry for leading you to your death, we could have been grandiose friends and I'm sorry that it took me this long to realize this, but I had to save my family, this realm and I tried to be smart about it, but I lost myself in the process, turned into a monster that took and never gave back, all while telling myself that it was the right thing, and the realm is at peace and everyone's happy, but I'm not and you're dead and so is Lyanna and it was my fault" she said in a furious whisper "and I'm doing this for our children, living, for them because I hate this life, the guilt of everything that happened, I tried to be happy, I've ruled the seven kingdoms and it should have been you, I should have stopped you from pursuing Lya, should have left Brandon marry some northern lady, but here we are, aren't we, fourteen years after and Duncan reminds me so much of you, I'm so sorry"

Alessandra wiped her tears once more and stood looking down at the rubies that marked the place. She smiled sadly at the ground and with one last glance at the stone walked inside as another warm breeze ruffled her hair.

Rhaegar Targaryen smiled sadly as he watched Alessandra walk back into the keep "I forgave you a long time ago Alexandra Noir"