Chapter 5 : Winter Roses
The Queen and Lyanna were in the Sept talking very excitedly about the wedding.
"I know that in the North you wed before a Weirwood tree. Rheagar did plant one but it will not grow before the wedding so must must say you will wed here in the Sept." The Queen said with a sad smile. Lyanna looked at the Queen with a smile.
"Do not worry yourself about that your Grace. The Sept in beautiful and i cannot wait to get married here." Lyanna looked around the beautiful building. It all was very different from the North which she was used to. She was very fascinated.
"I must say that you accustomed much more quicker to life here in the South than i have expected." Queen Rhaella said smiling at Lyanna.
"I love it here, the sun the city. I feel like i belong here. Like this is where i am supposed to be" Lyanna said quietly blushing a just a bit.
"I am so relieved that you feel that way Lyanna. I know it must have been a big change for you to come here. My son is truly lucky to have by his side. You are a beauty inside out." Rhaella said squeezing Lyanna's hand. Lyanna looked at the Queen and both smiled.
"Now" The Queen continued " As i said before you will be wed here in the Sept. Its seats seven hundred people comfortably but if needed be can take a hundred more. The most important Lord and Lady's will be at the wedding. Its a first Targaryen wedding where a brother and a sister will not have to marry in centuries. It is a very important wedding." The Queen and said and Lyanna felt something in the pit of her stomach. It was fear that her children will have to marry each other. She did not want that for any of her children. Lyanna closed her eyes to compose herself. This is not the place for this sort of thing. She needs to focus on her wedding now.
Lyanna opened her eyes and she saw the Queen knowing eyes looking at her with a smile.
"My dear do not worry. You children will not have to be wed together. This marriage sets a start for an new era. An ere that does not leave people in fear of the King. An era with peace and prosperity. An era where brothers and sisters do not have to wed each other. A golden era. This is what i have always dreamt for my children, to be wed with someone that is not close family and the Gods have granted this to me which i am very grateful for." silver eyes met blue and two pale hands entwined. Lyanna smiled at the Queen feeling a connection that she has lost forever. She felt like she was standing with her mother who always made her feel so safe. The same connection she felt with the woman in front of her. Lyanna could not stop herself and she hugged the Queen. She was startled a bit but return the hug.
"I believe you will be a wonderful Queen one day and i cant wait to pass on the torch to you." The Queen said while looking at Lyanna
"I will still need your help your Grace. I do not know how to be Queen." Lyanna said with fear in her eyes.
"I will be here guiding you every step of the way if the Gods allow me to." The Queen said
"I will pray to the old Gods and the new that they will give you a long life. You will plan your grandchildren weddings. " Lyanna said and the Queen laughed
"That is all i ask for. To see my family happy. There is nothing else that i could ever wish for." The Queen said and both let go of each other. Just as they were suppose to go back to talking about the wedding two figures came into the sept; one of them tall and muscular with long silver hair. He was holding onto the hand of the cutest boy that walked the earth. When he saw his mother his big clear blue eyes shone and he ran to her arms.
"Mama mama i was at the Council Meeting." The boy said excitedly as she reached her opened arms.
"Really what was it about my little Dragon." The Queen looked at her little boy like there was nothing else in the room. She was just captivated by her son and Lyanna felt a longing for this kind of love as well. Smiling at the beautiful scene Lyanna raised her eyes to look at Rheagar who was looking at her with a smile and and fire in his eyes. She looked down blushing as she also felt this fire inside her that she knew only he could put out. Lyanna looked back at the Queen and her son.
"Mama i cannot tell you. Only people present at the meeting can know about it." Viserys said with the most serious look on his face making Lyanna chuckle.
"Well if the rules state so then you must keep it a secret my little Dragon." The Queen said and kissed the little boys face.
"Mother do you mind if i take my betrothed or a walk." Rheagar said looking at Lyanna who was blushing fiercely. The Queen gave a slight smile looking at the two and feeling a relieve that there is a real feeling between the pair.
"Please do, you two did not spend time at all and do not worry about me i have my little Dragon to keep me company." Said the Queen and the three year old boy took his head from his mothers shoulders, stood straight and puffed his cheats and with the most serious look he said.
"Do not worry i will keep mother and the baby safe." The Queen looked at the boy with so much love and tears stinging his eyes.
"I know you will my brother." Rhaegar said looked at Lyanna and offered her his arm and walked out of the sept together.
"I have to apologize to you my Lady as i feel like i have ignored you. You have been here for almost two weeks and yet i have not spend any time with you." Rheagar said stopping to look down at her. Lyanna was tall for a girl yet he still towered over her and his low voice send shivers down her spine every time he spoke to her.
"You do not have to apologize Your Grace, you are the King and you have been busy. I have nothing to complain. Your mother has kept me company." Lyanna said looking in his indigo eyes for the first time and she felt a tingling in her stomach.
"This does not excuse me of my duties to you Lyanna. We will be wed in soon. We ought to spend time before the wedding. We are to spend the rest of our lives together and rule this country as one. I promise that i will make time for you from now on." Rhaegar said smiling at his wife to be.
"You honour me your Grace." Lyanna said looking down and blushing. Her heart was beating so fast in her chest that she was frightened that it will explode out of her chest soon. She felt his palm on her cheek lifting her face up to look at him. Her stomach doing flip flops at the touch.
"Just Call me Rhaegar Lyanna. You will be my wife soon." Lyanna nodded still looking at him. Rhaegar caressed her rosy cheek with his thumb.
"You are so beautiful Lyanna, the first time i saw you at that Tourney i knew i wanted you to be mine. I saw those dark locks and i wanted to bury my hands in them. I saw that beautiful white skin and i wanted to kiss every inch of it and when i saw your eyes i almost went crazy with want for you Lyanna. You mesmerised me from the first moment. Now your here and you are looking at me here i feel like my heart will explode out of my chest. Am i making you uncomfortable Lyanna?" Rhaegar finished with a whisper and Lyanna closed her eyes and shook her head. Lyanna focused on her breathing because being so close to him made her forget how to breathe. Lyanna opened her eyes and looked at Rhaegar with a smile on her face.
Rhaegar embraced her, putting those strong arms around her and she put her ear to his chest and smiled. She was falling in love with her King and she was not scared. She embraced it and let her feeling take her.
"I am in a strange place with strange people around me but I have never felt so safe in my life like i do in your arms right now." Lyanna said and Rhaegar embrace was tighter and he had kissed to top of her head. Time felt like it stopped when they stood there together both making sure from time to time that they are not dreaming but when they heard voices they let go of each other making both a little giggly. Rhaegar gave Lyanna a crooked smile.
"Come with me, i need to show you something." He took her hand and took her to the through many corridors deeper and deeper under the castle. When they stopped Lyanna saw that they were in a cave of some sorts but what she saw in there took her breath away. The cave was full of blue winter roses.
Lyanna looked at Rhaegar then back at the roses and back at Rhaegar completely speechless.
"I wanted to make you feel like home and a little birdie told me you love winter roses." Rhaegar said and Lyanna did not thing just acted. She put her hands on his cheek and pressed her lips to his. She did not expect that when she kissed him. She was scared her lips will explode and she wanted to break the kiss but Rhaegar put her hand in her lock keeping her in place and returning the kiss with the same vigorousity as she kissed him. It was that kiss that made them truly fall in love with each other.
Well there you go, i finally updated the chapter. I wanted to apologize for my absence but i had exams and i really needed to study for them and there was also a lot of essays and presentations and i was just swamped. I know this chapter probably sucked but after a long absence i need to get back to writting. Well i hope you enjoy and read the next chapter. Thank you again.