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Daenerys III
The noise in the Great Hall was even greater than it had been the previous night at the feast. There was as much food and drink as the night before and the musicians that had come to Winterfell in King Robert's train had to play loudly to be heard over the din.
Daenerys and Robb were once again seated at the high table though this time they had the place of honor in the center. She and Robb were sharing a chalice of wine. When all had been seated, Robb had raised the glass and had called for a toast in her name. Dany had been pleased to see that Robb looked as happy as she felt, but she had been surprised that the northern lords had toasted her with such enthusiasm. Dany had expected that many of them would not be pleased to see that their future liege lord was marrying the daughter of the old king whom they had all fought against in the rebellion. Still, it was all to the good, she would be the lady of Winterfell one day and did not bear any ill will to those who had followed Lord Stark into battle against her father.
There had been many more toasts to follow as the feast continued. The toasting got stranger as the amount of drinks that were consumed increased. Dany was not even sure what some of the northern lords had toasted as their words had become so slurred. There had also been some surprising announcements made. The king had announced the betrothal of his son Joffrey to Sansa during the feast, and judging by Robb's expression, he was surprised too, and not well pleased. Dany did not blame him, she too thought that Joffrey was quite unpleasant, but Sansa seemed to be beaming so Dany decided to be happy for Sansa and pray to the old gods and the new that Joffrey was truly more noble than he appeared. The king had also announced that Lord Stark had agreed to become the Hand of the King, and would be returning to King's Landing with the royal party along with Sansa, Arya, and Bran. Dany assumed this what had been bothering Lady Catelyn that morning, as she was undoubtedly sad to be separated from her husband and three of her children. Dany resolved to be as kind and helpful to her good mother as possible to help her with the separation.
As the musicians started playing "Two Hearts That Beat As One," Robb leaned over and asked her if she wished to lead the dancing. Her smile must have been answer enough because he led her to the dance floor. They were soon joined by many of the other guests on the floor. Dany had always enjoyed dancing and while she was not as skilled of a dancer as Sansa, she made sure that she smiled enough to make up for it. When the dance brought them together, Robb held her close and asked, "Are you happy, my lady?"
"I truly am, my lord husband," Dany said smiling at the notion that she was now married to Robb Stark. Judging by his smile at the word husband, it was a novel concept to him as well. She would have been happy to have stayed in his arms all night, but the dance spun them apart and paired her with Lord Stark's brother Benjen.
"I am pleased to see you look happy, Daenerys," he said. "Your uncle wished me to send his regrets for not being able to attend your wedding, he is simply too frail to travel. He wishes you every happiness and hopes you will write him soon."
Dany had enough time to thank Benjen for relaying the message before she changed partners again and was paired with Theon, then Lord Stark, and then little Bran, all of whom wished her well and smiled. Dany then suddenly found herself paired with Jaime Lannister.
"Congratulations, my lady," the Kingslayer said.
Dany could feel her heart rate increasing as she stared at one of the men from her childhood nightmares. He was looking at her expectantly, as though he were expecting her to say something or to react in some specific way. Dany could not think of a single thing to say. She realized he was not doing anything to harm her or deliberately frighten her, but she could still feel that her mouth was dry and her dancing was stiff. She took a breathe and called upon her courage. After all, she was Daenerys Stark now, she had nothing to fear from him. He was the outsider in Winterfell, not her. Suddenly she felt unafraid and she looked him directly in the eye and said, "Thank you, ser."
He quirked an eyebrow at her and gave her a grin before they changed partners once more and she was back in Robb's arms. Her new husband was looking down at her worriedly. "Are you alright, Dany?" he asked quietly. "Did the Kingslayer say anything to upset you?"
"I'm fine, Robb," she replied smiling. "Truly, he is nothing for me to fear."
Robb beamed down at her as the last strands of the song ended. They were preparing to walk back to the high table when she heard a shout of "Bed them!" ring out from somewhere in the Great Hall.
Dany could feel herself start to blush as the cry was picked up on and repeated happily by many of the guests. She looked up and noticed that Robb had turned rather red as well. Dany had known this ritual was inevitable but she was not looking forward to being stripped and carried into the bedchamber all the same. Still the cries for the bedding grew louder and soon Dany and Robb were separated as the women surrounded him and the men surrounded her. Even the typically solemn Lord Stark seemed to have a small grin on his face as he granted his approval for the bedding to begin. Dany called upon her courage as she heard the musicians beginning to play "The Queen Took Off Her Sandal, The King Took Off His Crown."
With that musical cue, the bawdy jokes began as the men began to carry her up the stairs. Dany was glad to note that the king appeared to have passed out at the high table and that the Kingslayer was not amongst the crowd surrounding her. A huge man called Greatjon Umber lifted her up and bellowed, "Why she's just a little scrap of a thing! Surely our young wolf will devour her!" The crowd roared its approval at his comment as Dany felt her shoes being peeled off of her feet.
"Careful Greatjon," Theon drawled from the back of the crowd, "you don't want the dragon to burn you." He winked at her as young Clay Cerwyn pulled assisted some of the other young northern lads to yank off her dress.
Dany felt as though her face must have been bright red as the jesting continued and as she proceeded to lose the rest of her clothing. Still, all the teasing was good natured and Lady Catelyn had prepared Dany for this event.
Then she heard an arrogant voice call out, "Let me see what the Mad King's daughter looks like. Move your prince commands it." She turned and saw Prince Joffrey eyeing her with a venomous expression. Her grabbed at her bare breast and Dany heard herself gasp in fear. The men around her began to mutter uneasily as Dany felt herself growing much more fearful. She moved to cover herself and took a step back.
Then suddenly Theon was there, lifting her up into his arms and carrying her the rest of the way into Robb's chambers. She had never been more grateful to her almost brother. He seemed more serious than Dany could remember seeing him before, but he managed to conjure up a smile when he placed her in front of a naked Robb.
Theon called out for them to have fun as he left the room and closed the door.
Dany looked at Robb and saw that he was staring at her, entranced. She felt the blush rising up once again in her cheeks and she felt her stomach flutter with nervous anticipation. He looked up and met her eyes. He looked to be as nervous as she felt.
"You are beautiful, Daenerys," Robb said rather formally as he walked towards her.
"Thank you, Robb," she said smiling.
"May I kiss you?" he asked as he leaned down towards her.
In response, she leaned up and touched his lips to hers. His arms wrapped around her waist and she locked her arms around his neck. Their kiss deepened as she felt Robb gently begin to tug her back towards the bed. As Robb laid her gently down on the bed, Dany looked up at him smiling. She was still nervous, true, but she felt safe with Robb. Safe and happy. She pushed all other thoughts away as she kissed him again and pulled him down towards her.
A/N: I'm ending the chapter there as any attempt I make at something sexy would likely be ridiculously embarrassing. I'll pick up with the next chapter probably on Thursday or Friday depending on how busy I am at work and how fast some of the revisions go. I honestly didn't mean to post the parts of the story this fast, but all the encouragement has really helped me to write faster. (It's actually rather addicting.) I hope everyone is still enjoying it and thank you so much for your reviews and follows and favorites! Please please keep it up! It keeps me motivated!