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It was the day that they were going to depart to Riverrun. Lyanna didnt want to leave Harrenhal, she had fun with Rhaegar. She would be going to Riverrun and he would be going back to Kings Landing. She was very happy with her betroved.
So got out of her warm bed, she was still nude after taking off her wet clothes the previous night. She stretched and walked over to her chest of clothes to find her small clothes. There was a knock on the door. Still drowsy from sleep and not remembering she was nude she called for them to come in. It was no other than Rhaegar. As soon as she realised she was naked she grabbed what ever was at the top of her clothes chest and threw it over herself.
"Sorry, I thought you said I could enter, do you want me to leave?" He asked averting his eyes
"I did, I had forgotten I was nude. You dont have to leave" She said and got up with a dirty inside out dress on
"Nice dress" Rhaegar joked
"The finest" Lyanna laughed
"I am leaving Harrenhal today, so I am here to say good bye" Rhaegar said sadly
"I am leaving too" Lyanna said
"I will see you in the capital soon though, after your brother's wedding?" Rhaegar asked
"Hopefully" Lyanna said
Rhaegar walked over to her and kissed her on the cheek. "Good bye my lady, I look forward to when we can be together again"
"As do I" Lyanna said and Rhaegar left the room
Lyanna ran to the window to watch him mount up and leave Harrenhal. As she watched through the window still wearing the inside out, dirty dress, her handmaiden came in.
"Lady Lyanna what are you wearing, you are leaving soon" She said rushing to Lyanna's clothes chest and picking out a grey dress. "Here put this on" She said and handed Lyanna the dress. "And look at your hair, it is all muddy but you dont have time for a bath, we will just have to brush it out as best we can, you change into the dress and then sit at your table and I will brush your hair"
Lyanna did as her handmaiden said. She took off the dirty dress and put on the figure hugging, grey dress and then sat at her table as her handmaiden brushed her long dark hair. She thought of how bored she would be without Rhaegar. Although she did enjoy her brother's company, they wern't Rhaegar. She would get to meet her brother's wife-to-be at Riverrun which she looked forward to as she would love the company of another women who she hoped would be good friends with her.
Once Lyanna's hair was perfect, not a single strand out of place, she left her room and went to the yard to saddle Nymeria. To keep her warm on the road she had her brown cloak which covered her beautiful dress. She wished she didnt have to wear a dress to ride in but her father had insisted she stopped wearing trousers outside Winterfell, he also gave the command to all of her handmaidens.
They set off for Riverrun, it wasnt as far as Winterfell was fortunately for Lyanna as she was bored by the dull company of the guards that had been brought with them. Although she looked like the perfect high born lady, she still had her sword hidden under her cloak. She would never set off anywhere unprepared, after what happened last time. Even though she had many guards and her warrior brothers with her she still didnt feel safe without her horse or sword.
"You look comfortable" Her brother Brandon said watching her struggle to reach anything in her tight dress
"Father has made me wear dresses now" Lyanna said with a loud sigh
"You do know that even under your cloak you can see the outline of your sword. You do not fool me, sister"
"I did not intend to fool you, I only intended to keep myself safe without relying on others"
Brandon rode off. She loved him but he was the least pleasant of all her brothers, he was interested in battle and was loud and confident. The opposite was Eddard Stark, known as the shy wolf. Her brothers were always nice to her as if she was a man also.
The road to Riverrun was mostly on the kingsroad once they headed north from Harrenhal. All around the road were boggy fields as it was raining quite a lot whilst they were at Harrenhal but the deluge had stopped the day before their departure which Lyanna was pleased about as wearing a soggy, heavy dress whilst riding would be most uncomfortable.
After the weeks ride to Riverrun it was finally the day of the wedding. Lyanna had been woken up by her handmaiden, she was tokd she had to bathe. Her bath water had lavender in it so her skin would smell of the beautiful flower. Once she had been scrubbed clean of any filth she dried herself and her haindmaidens brought her a beautiful gown of light blue Myrish silk, it was so light on her small frame yet still covered her up enough so she would not be mistaken for a whore. Her hair was braided so beautifully into one large braid which twisted around the top of her head and spiralled around the back of her head, like a maze if hair.
The sept was decorated with the Stark sigil of a direwolf and the Tully's trout. It looked most beautiful to Lyanna as she was used to the dark halls of Winterfell opposed to the bright, happy room. Brandon didnt worship the New Gods as his soon-to-be wife did but had accepted to have the ceremony in the Sept as that is what Catelyn had wanted. All of her family prayed to the Old Gods, most days when Lyanna was in Winterfell she would go to the Gods Woods and sit beneath the Weirwood tree with its odd, pained face which cryed red sap.
She stood in the front row of the crowd, her brothers Ned and Benjen stood beside her as Brandon stood at the front of the building grasping the cloak which was white with a grey direwolf sown onto it. The grand doors opened and Hoster Tully, Lord of Riverrun, held Catelyn by the arm and walked her up to Brandon, she had a red and blue cloak draped around her with a leaping trout on it. Once she reached Brandon her father took the cloak off her and the Septon told Brandon to cloak the bride and bring her under his protection. Lyanna nearly wept at how beautiful the ceremony was but the last time she wept Benjen laughed at her. After Catelyn had been cloaked the Septon wrapped cloth around their hands and made them recite the seven gods and then they kissed.
Lyanna had to change her clothes for the feast. She put on a soft, grey silk dress with white lace on the bodice. Lyanna sat on the dais with the rest of her family, unfortunately her father couldnt be there as he was too busy ruling Winterfell as there had been a sighting of wildlings heading that way. She sat next to Ned and Benjen. A large plate of smoked fish was placed in front of her with a chalice of wine to wash it down. She was never fond of fish but she was at Riverrun, even their sigil was a fish she couldnt reject the food. The next plate was more to her taste, pigeon pie.
Soon after all the food had been served and the songs had been sung it was time for the bedding ceremony. Men, including her brothers Ned and Benjen, lifted Catelyn up and started ripping clothes off of her. Women started tugging at Brandon's clothes until they took them to their bed chamber. Some people even stayed at the chamber doors just to hear if they consummated their marriage.
Lyanna stayed at the feast until it ended. They all retired to their bed chambers. Lyanna stripped to her nude and fell asleep under the furs dreaming of her gallant prince.
Rhaegar's journey to Kings Landing was long and boring. He would soon be home to his father, brother and his mother who was with child. His father was loosing the people, when Tywin Lannister left most of the people lost faith in the Targaryens. Rhaegar planned to change this when he became king.
My morning he would be in Kings Landing. He couldnt wait to tell his mother about Lyanna and thank his father for Lyanna. He wondered if his mother had given birth yet, his father was hoping for a girl so that he could marry her to his brother Viserys. If he would have had a sister closer to his age he would have married her. He went to his red and black tent to retire for the night. Rhaegar stripped to his nude and fell asleep on his bed and dreamt of his beautiful Lyanna.