The next morning Lyanna woke up after lovely dreams about her prince. She knew that she would be leaving for Riverrun soon as her eldest brother Brandon was getting married to the lovely Catelyn Tully. Today she would make the most of her last day at Harrenhal with her prince. She got out of her comfortable featherbed and got dressed into a gown of white and red. It had embroided direwolves on it and was the softest silk. Once dressed she made sure she still had her crown of winter roses that her prince had given to her.
She made her way to the grand hall to break her fast, to her delight Rhaegar was already there, he was playing his harp. Lyanna just stood there listening to the beauty of the music being produced from Rhaegar's harp. The harp itself was as stunning as the person playing it, the harp was of the darkest blacks shaped like a dragon at the top with rubies in the eyes. Once Rhaegar had finished the song he was playing he caught sight of Lyanna. He gracefully walked over to her, his silver hair behind him.
"Good morning my lady, you look as beautiful as ever" Rhaegar greeted her
"And you my prince, you are very skilled at the harp" Lyanna complimented what she just watched
"Thank you my lady I was preferred it to swordplay but I seem to be blessed at both now" Rhaegar confessed
"Indeed you are my prince" Lyanna said back
"Would you like to sit with me to break our fasts?" Rhaegar asked
"Of course" Lyanna said as Rhaegar took her by the hand and led her up to the same table they ate at last night
They were both served some warm food by servants. They both finished their food quickly so that they could spend more time talking to each other opposed to sitting in silence eating. Today Rhaegar was wearing a black tunic with his house sigil of a three headed dragon embroided on the chest in red. He looked so regal. Rhaegar took Lyanna by the hand once again and took her out to the stables.
"Would you like to go for a ride with me my lady?" Rhaegar asked
"I would love to" Lyanna said getting the saddle for Nymeria "I will just go and get my riding cloak" Lyanna told him
"No need my lady, I will ask my squire to go and get it for you" Rhaegar said " Egon go and ask my lady's hand maiden to get her cloak for her, thank you" Rhaegar said nicley
"Thank you my prince" Lyanna said
She got upon Nymeria and waited for her cloak to be brought to her. Rhaegar had a huge, black stallion for his horse. He was magnificent. Rhaegar's squire returned with Lyanna's cloak and the pair set off for a ride through the woods.
"You are safe with me my lady, no man will hurt either of us" Rhaegar said to make Lyanna feel safe
"I know my prince and I have also brought my blade" Lyanna told him
"I have never known a lady to fight in this age" Rhaegar said after being shocked at Lyanna having a sword
"I am not like other ladies my prince" Lyanna said and started trotting ahead of her dragon knight
Rhaegar caught up with her and was soon at her side again. She gave him a little playful smile. She watched him on his horse, his long, silver hair flowing in the wind, the twinkle in his violet, Targaryen eyes. It was enough to make a girl swoon.
"Where are we going my prince?" Lyanna asked
"To the isle of faces" Rhaegar answered
"I've always wanted to journey there but my brothers saw no desire in it" Lyanna replied excited to finally visit the isle of faces
"We will not go directly to the isle as there are no ships or boats available but we can stay around the shore of the lake surrounding it, one day my lady we will venture there" Rhaegar said
"Thank you my prince" Lyanna said trying to hide her disappointment.
Lyanna wanted to have a bit of fun, normally when she went riding it was a lot faster than the pace they were going. She turned to Rhaegar and gave him a mischievous smile.
"Care for a race to the shore of the lake my prince?" Lyanna suggested
"I wouldnt want to embarrass you my lady" Rhaegar said with a equally playful tone in his voice
"Why would I be embarrassed of winning?" Lyanna said and then made Nymeria run quickly
She soon saw Rhaegar catching up and made Nymeria run as fast as she possibly could. Rhaegar was quickly coming up behind her, she pressed on not looking back again. She heard the sound of his horse's hooves behind her, he must be close. Lyanna pressed her head against Nymeria's back and tried to go as fast as she could until she saw the shore. Suddenly Rhaegar was in front of her but Lyanna wasnt going let that happen so she made Nymeria go even faster until she was right next to Rhaegar.
They got to the shore.
They both climbed off their horses and sat on the ground breathless. Rhaegar looked at Lyanna and they both burst out laughing.
"You are a good rider my lady" Rhaegar admitted
"Thank you, so are you" Lyanna returned
"You are a good rider but not as good as me" Rhaegar continued
"We got here at the same time, we are as good as each other" Lyanna explained
"Hey you had a head start" Rhaegar called her out
"I admit it you are a better rider my dragon knight"
"You are also a very good rider but sometimes it is the horse to blame and I see your horse has had better days" Rhaegar said
"Nymeria has been mine for over 5 years now, she is mine until she can no longer walk" Lyanna defended her horse and patted its head.
"She is a fine horse" Rhaegar said nicely
"She is" Lyanna replied with a smile
"Would you like to go for a swim my lady?" Rhaegar asked hinting at the lake
"I've never wanted to swim more in my life" Lyanna said and started to un-do her cloak
Rhaegar turned around so he wouldnt look at Lyanna whilst she was undressing, he took off his tunic and shoes until only his under-shirt and trousers remained. He left them on and jumped into the cold lake.
Lyanna took off her dress so that only her thin shift was left, she un-tied her hair from the tight braids she had in and jumped into the lake to join Rhaegar. His hair was soaking wet as he lifted his head out of the water. Lyanna swam over to him, her hair being ruined from the perfect braids to a soggy mess in the matter of seconds. She didnt care about her appearance at that moment in time because Rhaegar just looked at her in awe.
"My lady even without your hair perfect and an exquisite dress you still manage to look perfect" Rhaegar said as he caressed her face with his big soft hands
"You flatter me my prince" Lyanna said blushing
"It is not flattery if it is true" Rhaegar said and then kissed Lyanna softly on the cheek "Now shall we return to Harrenhal before your brothers come to kill me?" Rhaegar asked and chuckled
"I think we should" Lyanna said and swam gracefully to the shore
Lyanna dried out her hair as best as possible and slipped on her dress, she didnt even bother tying it properly. She put on her boots and got onto Nymeria trying to ignore the wet shift under her dress. She watched Rhaegar get onto his horse, he did it so quickly and seemed un-phased by his wet trousers. They set off for Harrenhal.
Lyanna heard rustling in a bush close to where they both were, she was about to get off her horse and investigate but Rhaegar noticed it before her and got off his stallion. He slowly crept around the bushes until slowly putting his sword through the bush, a cry came from who ever was behind it. Lyanna got off her horse to look.
"My lady go back to your horse, I can handle this" Rhaegar said pointing at Nymeria
Lyanna didnt leave and walked closer to Rhaegar and two men got out of the bush and knocked Rhaegar on the floor and pointed a sword at his throat. The bigger man took Rhaegar's sword and then noticed Lyanna, he started walking over to her, she ran to Nymeria.
"Ride off Lyanna" Rhaegar shouted
Lyanna didnt listen and got to her horse with the man close behind. He grabbed her ankles making her fall to the ground on her back.
"Never 'ad a woman this pretty, im gonna fuck you into the ground pretty girl" The big man said going to move Lyanna's dress.
As he got closer to her she sat up and stabbed him in the heart. The other man looked shocked as he saw his friend be killed by a woman. He turned to her with the sword still at Rhaegar's throat.
"Drop your sword girl or I will kill your man" The man commanded with a shaky voice
Lyanna dropped her sword.
"Good girl, now come here and dont come after me" The man said staring at Rhaegar's horse
"I dont think I will do that, I think I will slice you up before you can even walk a step. You wont hurt him" Lyanna said confidently
"And why wouldn't I do that" The man said loudly
"Because you havent even noticed that he is gone" Lyanna said smiling as the man looked to where Rhaegar was and saw he had rolled out from under the sword
"Im gonna kill you girl" The man said running at Lyanna
He stopped in the middle of the way towards her. He just stared at her until she saw blood dripping from his mouth
"Are you now?" Lyanna said walking over to the man who had fallen to the ground. She kicked him in the stomach.
Rhaegar was behind the man with his sword in his hands. He was cleaning the blood off it with a cloth.
"Thank you my lady, without you I would have been dead" Rhaegar said kissing her on the cheek
"I told you I wasnt like most girls" Lyanna simply said walking over to Nymeria and placing her sword back where it was
"You really are perfect arent you?" Rheagar said staring at her
"Far from it" Lyanna said getting onto Nymeria and setting off
Rhaegar ran to his horse and caught up to her. They rode back to Harrenhal as it was starting to get dark. Lyanna brought Nymeria back to the stables and then Rhaegar walked her back to her chambers as it had been a long day. Lyanna immediately took off her wet clothes and went to sleep in the nude under the furs.