AN/: Hey everyone! I'm sorry if I took so long to update. I had just completed my first semester, had to quit my job as a cashier in a gas station to focus on my studies and my writings, and I have been very busy because my family had to move to a new house and I had rehearsals for a play "Fire and Ice" of which I got the role of Daenerys Targaryen. Yey! I could have updated sooner but my ancient laptop died on me so I'm stuck with looking for an internet cafe to continue writing this fic for the time being. (SAD) Many thanks for the continued support for this fanfic. Love the reviews and constructive criticisms. Thanks to everyone stay tuned to this fic. Love you guys! Anyway enjoy the update.
Chapter 8
With the death of King Robert, Stannis is currently the Regent of the Seven Kingdoms because Ned had refused the position when a dying Robert appointed him first. Instead he opt to leave for Storm's End with Renly who is now the current Hand and Lord of Dragonstone, to await their nephew and the current Lord of Storm's End, Jon and his Targaryen bride-to-be Daenerys. Stannis had been very fond of Jon for his frequent visits to his Baratheon family and because he had no sons, he made Jon his heir.
The Dungeon Cells of Storm's End
In a dark cell a chained Jaime Lannister looked up when the door opened and saw his brother Tyrion.
"Good of you to return to Cersei's aid when you were to be appointed to command half the hosts of the Westerlands. One letter from her and you come back running in to the line of fire for our dear sister like a faithful dog though you ended up in Valyrian steel chains. How very courageous of you; courageous and to be blunt, quite stupid."
"Why have you done this brother?" Jaime asked
"Justice and paying back an old debt; In fact, you are about to make payment for the lies you wove. You are my brother and the only one I called my family. Yet I should have known that betrayal after all runs deep in our family but that aside. I know about you and our sweet sister. Cersei must have hit her head really hard in the gutter when she hatched that dim-witted idea of hers to pass off your children as Robert's with the real one not a league away from her line of sight." Tyrion mocked.
"Do not mock her" Jaime threatened
"Or else what? You forget which one of us is in chains. I pity you for letting our sister lead you by your cock. Did you know that she took our idiot cousin Lancel as a lover when you fled after attacking Ned Stark?" Tyrion asked
"Cersei would never do that to me. She is my other half. She belongs to me" Jaime said with a tone of uncertainty
"Your loyalty to our sister is commendable though she is unfaithful but did I hear a tone of hesitation?" Tyrion asked
Jaime tried to respond but that found that he could not. Tyrion had hit his mark.
"Now you know the feeling of being betrayed" Tyrion whispered to his brother then planted a solid punch in Jaime's side.
Again the cell door opened, Daevon Caspian and Jaerys Darklyn came in.
"Lord Tyrion, Lord Stark craves a word with you at the Lord's solar, if you could spare a moment. And I think your brother has had enough." Daevon drawled with a smooth accent.
Tyrion nodded then straightened his tunic and went on his way with Jaerys trailing behind him.
"To what do I owe the pleasure of a visit from you, Lord Caspian?" Jaime sneered
"Just a few questions then I will leave you alone." Daevon replied
"And how do plan to make me answer?" Jaime asked
"I have my ways. One of them is an arrow aimed at your younger brother's head. The other is torture."
"Do not involve my brother" Jaime said insolently
"Then answer my questions to save your brother from certain death and spare yourself from pain. What words did the Mad King utter before you killed him?" Daevon countered.
"What does it matter to you, Lord Caspian?" Jaime asked
Suddenly Jaime felt an excruciating pain in his left thigh and saw a long bleeding slash.
"I am the one asking the questions Lannister! I expect them answered!" Daevon exclaimed
"He said 'Let Robert Baratheon be king of ashes and bones. Burn them all' as I stabbed him through the heart." Jaime let out.
"What of the wife of the Crown Prince?" Daevon uttered emotionlessly
"She died a day after Queen Rhaella gave birth, murdered by Gregor Clegane." Jaime said
"Where did your sister take Lady Catelyn and Lady Arya?" Daevon asked
When Jaime held his tongue he felt a searing pain a few inches from his manhood.
"The Lannister camps in Riverrun." Jaime replied sounding defeated
"For your sake, I trust that you are telling the truth. Jaerys, you know what to do." Daevon said as he left
"Yes, my lord" a voice said
Then a man came in, Jaime was shocked to see that the man who approached him was himself. A cloud of smoke surrounded him then he saw no more.
The Road to Moat Cailin
Three weeks after receiving the letter of his mother and sister's whereabouts from Daevon Caspian and five weeks after the arrival of Myrcella Baratheon in Winterfell, Robb gathered his family's bannermen near Castle Cerwyn. Their motives were to relieve the Riverlands of the raids by Lannister forces and ultimately save Lady Catelyn Stark and Arya Stark. Jon and Dany travelled with the Stark bannermen, bringing along his sister Barra and Viserys, who in had business with Daevon in Storm's End. Leaving Armea and her child in Winterfell with Bran, Myrcella, Rickon, and Lady Lyanna; which secretly relieved Robb from worrying. The Starks made camp at the border, a three days ride to the Moat. Robb and Jon were playing with his infant sister with Greywind and Ghost trailing behind when they entered Jon's tent. There they found Dany grasping her one of her dragon eggs which were surrounded by fire in the brazier. Jon laid Barra on her cradle then rush to Dany's side while Robb sat on the chair across them, amused at his cousin's reaction and amazed at again seeing Dany touching the fire.
"Dany what are you doing putting your hand on that dragon egg?"Jon panicked as he pulled her hand off the egg, getting his riding gloves singed in the process.
"Calm yourself, my love. I am fine. Look." Dany assured him showing him her hand.
When he examined her hand, he found it unharmed. He noted that her palm was pleasantly warm to the touch.
"Incredible!" he whispered as he kissed the back of both her hands.
"Not exactly, you forget that I have the blood of the dragon in my veins." Dany teased
"Ah, what joy! My bride-to-be is a Targaryen. Since when did you know that fire cannot harm you?" Jon asked
"When I was six, I was trying to make cakes for you when your uncle announced your arrival from King's Landing, and then Robb came in to help me. I am surprised he did not tell you this story." Dany said turning her head to look at Robb then rested her head on Jon's lap
"Because he wouldn't believe me if I told him, but wait you are not telling him the whole story. When we finished putting the batter in the oven, she got too excited when the cakes were done then she tried to remove the cakes but her hand got caught in the oven. Surprisingly when Dany removed her hand, it was unharmed and when I asked if it hurts she just said 'No, It felt normal and pleasant'." When Robb finished, he started laughing with Dany at the memory
"Come to think of it, I did remember my lady mother mentioning that Dany as a child enjoyed her baths at a scaldingly warm temperature and she comes out unscathed."Jon recalls.
"Jon" Dany admonished her betrothed and jerked her head towards Robb, whose face had a pinched expression.
"We'll save them, Robb. Have faith. We are Starks. Winter is coming." Jon encouraged as he stood and slapped Robb in the back.
"Thank you, Jon" Robb choked out.
"My boys" Dany said as she embraced the two
Then a page came in requesting Robb's presence at the Lord's tent.
"Well, if you'll excuse me, dear cousins. Duty calls." Robb japed earning a laugh from Jon and Dany.
After a meeting with the northern lords, Robb was resting when he heard a clamour from outside his tent. He went out to find Viserys who was carrying an unconscious sun kissed bronze haired young woman, assisted by Tristram who carried a soaked chest.
"What have we here?" Robb asked
" I found her unconscious along the banks of a nearby river while I was taking a walk. She was barely breathing and was holding on to that chest." Viserys replied pointing at the one Tristram was carrying
"Come inside" Robb said as he fixed the cot in his tent while after setting the chest aside Tristram assisted Viserys as he laid the girl on the cot.
"Is she alive?" Viserys asked
"Barely." Robb uttered sitting on the seat next to the cot.
"Judging from her virginal white dress; she is either a white silk or foreign noblewoman." Tristram said
"White Silk?" Robb asked
"A pleasure slave in training, my lords. Pleasure slaves are quite common but a white silk is exceedingly rare in the land where I came from." Tristram informed
"You are not of Westeros?" Viserys asked
"I am not. In fact, I was born in Aleanarnith, a realm quite far from the Westerosi Continent. I was a son of lord, an assassin and a sailor. When I was of Lord Bran's age, I went sailing alone but a storm brought me to Westeros. I was washed ashore at the Eastwatch-by-the-Sea where his uncle, Benjen Stark found me and took me to Winterfell about nine years ago. I served the Starks since then." Tristram retold
"Very interesting. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going out." Viserys said
When the young woman woke, giving the men in the tent quite a shock. Robb saw that the young woman was roughly Sansa's age and had bloody red eyes.
"Where am I?" the girl said
"The Stark camps. You are among honourable men, you are safe, miss." Tristram comforted the girl
"May I know your name, my lady?" Robb asked politely
"Nieseryne, my lord. I am a former white silk sent by Master Edvard, son of Lord Daevon to serve his aunt the Silver Lady and his father bid me give you and my lady's betroth the contents of that chest. He said your father sent Ice to you." Nieseryne replied in soft voice.
"Tristram, please call for Jon and Dany." Robb instructed
"Yes, my lord." Tristram said as he left
"How do you open the chest?" Robb asked
Nieseryne crossed the floor and stood in front of the chest.
"Through fire and blood, you will feel my wrath" she articulated as she pressed her bleeding hand on the dragon lock which absorbed her blood and as she removed her hand, the dragon lock flew back, opening the chest which contained the greatswords: Blackfyre, Dark Sister, and Ice.
"You called for us, Robb?" Jon said holding Dany's hand as he and Dany entered Robb's tent.
"Dany, your nephew sent you a new handmaiden, her name is Nieseryne. She brought some things with her. Gifts from Lord Caspian" Robb said as he gripped Ice.
"He actually kept his word. I thought these Targaryen swords were lost forever." Dany said reaching for Visenya's blade.
"They were hidden in the Red Keep in a place only the kings and crown princes knew like the secret of fire and blood, my lady." Nieseryne revealed
"Thank you, Nieseryne" Dany thanked her as she dismissed her new handmaiden
"The Dragon's blade!" Jon said awestruck .
"Here I thought he would be Ser Arthur Dayne reborn. Who knew that the eldest son of Robert Baratheon would wield Aegon I Targaryen's blade? The IRONY!" Robb said jokingly, making Dany laugh.
"Do not make me hurt you, lover boy!" Jon said playing along.
"Says the lord who CANNOT keep his hands off his betrothed." Robb japed
"That's it " Jon said as he playfully tackled Robb
"Whoa! Down boy! I've got damsels to rescue!" Robb chuckled
"If Aunt Catelyn can see us now. I wonder what will she say" Jon thought out loud
"Is this the way the Lord of Winterfell and the Lord of Storm's End should behave? What will your bannermen say when they see the both you acting like children? They'll think I raised a pack of wolves! For the love of the Seven! Stand and clean yourselves up!" Dany mimicked Lady Catelyn and looking very serious.
Both men stood up terrified then Dany burst into uncontrollable laughter and then the boys joined in.
"You should have seen your faces!" Dany said
"For a moment there I thought you were my mother." Robb grumbled
"Good one, love" Jon said as he kissed a still laughing Dany who put her arms around his neck
"Jon, are you serious? In my tent?" Robb said as Jon deepened the kiss earning a moan from Dany.
"Seven Hells! Jon! Can't you both wait for the wedding?!" Robb yelled as Dany wrapped her legs around Jon's waist then stopped kissing.
"Theon was right. You're too wound up" Dany said as she got off of Jon
"I will see you both in the morning" Robb said
"Sleep well, Robb" Dany said as she left with Jon