Shae had been standing on the deck for a while now, insisting she wanted the fresh air. The captain remained by her side so that Sansa could return to their room to rest. Sandor not wanting to leave her side was thankful that the man was willing to watch over Shae. He was growing exhausted as now it seemed he would be watching over two women instead of one.
Once in their room, Sansa quickly fell asleep as Sandor sat and watched over her. He smiled as he watched her, glad that she could get some rest now that Shae was awake and able to walk around. They would be arriving in Braavos in the next day or two, and he knew it would not be as simple as arriving and starting a new life, he knew there would be trouble waiting for them.
His mind had wandered until he heard his little bird crying, he looked to her and saw she was still sleeping. Standing slowly he moved to sit on the bed next to her, he could see tears trying to escape her closed eyes. For such a young girl she had already faced more horrors then most girls would in their lives. Carefully he lifted her, and cradled her against his chest as she slept, stroking her back softly as he whispered to her. "You're alright little bird, you're alright." The words seeming to calm her almost instantly as her cries silenced and she relaxed in his arms.
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"It seems the Lady has turned into a prize many seek out." Lord Baelish laughed slightly as the hooded man reported to him. "So you say this Shae woman overheard Lord Tywin plotting to marry her himself?"
"Aye, since Lord Tyrion could not find the courage to consummate his marriage to the girl, he was not willing to let go of her and her hold over the north."
Lord Baelish stroked his chin slightly, "if Tywin himself is after the girl that means King Tommen indeed plans on letting the north rule as its own region. This makes it even more important that we get to her before anyone else can." He then turned back to the hooded man. "Rest for now, Braavos is only a couple of days away. I will need you to be prepared to fight, the Hound will not so easily hand over the Lady."
The hooded man nodded and slowly left the room. Lord Baelish again turned to his window with a grin, "a good thing I have our cloaks already prepared my sweetling." He chuckled a bit as he watched the sun slowly set.
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Sansa woke up to find herself in Sandor's arms, she looked up and saw that he was sleeping. He hadn't slept much since Shae had been poisoned, so she did not dare move, not wanting to wake him. Slowly she lowered her head again to rest against his chest, though she did not close her eyes. The position they were laying she was able to see out the window, it had gone dark but the moon was full. She could see it reflecting off the water. She wondered what it would be like in Braavos, wondering if there would be trouble waiting for them, or if they would find easy passage there to continue north.
She sighed slightly, her arm wrapping around Sandor as she closed her eyes once again. As she did so, she felt his arms tighten as he slept, she quickly found herself falling asleep again.
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"M'lady, you should be resting." The captain had been standing with Shae as she looked at the moon in the sky.
"I have done nothing but rest these last few weeks, I do not want rest now. Besides, I can almost guarantee my companions are both asleep now, and I will not disturb them." She continued to watch the moon, as if it spoke to her.
"M'lady, you are probably right. The man has not slept more than a wink watching over the two of ya, and the girl, you can tell she is exhausted." The captain then looked at the moon curiously. "What is it yer' lookin' at?"
Shae looked at the captain a moment before turning her attention back to the moon. "I find myself able to concentrate in the moonlight. On nights of the full moon, I find answers to questions that I have been seeking."
The captain turned his attention to her, "and what questions would those be?"
"The only one that concerns me…" She looked down, "is Sansa safe…"
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"How is it that we were able to make landfall before the others?" Ser Meryn looked at the captain of his ship, "were they delayed by weather?"
The captain shook his head, "no Ser, the Kings Ship is the fastest in all of Westeros. We were blessed with the winds on our side, as well as the men below rowing. It gave us a day's advantage, the lady should be arriving tomorrow."
Meryn turned his attention to the port of Braavos, seeing the very spot that Sasna's ship would dock. "Make sure there are guards ready." He turned to his men, "no harm is to come to Lady Sansa, or her companions, is that understood?"
The men all nodded, "the Lady is our top priority though, the King wishes her back to Kings Landing. Use force as final resort." He then turned again, watching the docks, now it was just time to wait.
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Sansa woke once again, this time by Sandor's hand running through her hair. She looked up at him and smiled, "sleep well?"
He snorted slightly, "You should have woke me little bird."
She frowned, "why? You need your rest as much as I do. You haven't slept as much as you should, if you are to protect me, you cannot be exhausted." She went to sit up but his arm tightened, holding her to him.
"I will never let anyone hurt you, tired or not." His hand continued to trail through her hair, "that's a promise little bird."
Shae had then walked in the room, causing both Sansa and Sandor to turn to look at her. She grinned a bit as she shut the door behind her. "Hate to disturb you two, but Braavos is in sight. The captain says we should get our things prepared so that when we dock we can quickly get the horses and get off the ship."
Sandor reluctantly let Sansa go, he then stood once she had. He moved to his armor which he had not worn the entire journey. "Little bird, do not forget your dagger." He then looked at Shae, "do you have one?"
Shae nodded, lifting her skirt lightly, showing a dagger around each ankle, "who do you think told Sansa where to hide them?" She then winked at Sansa.
Within the hour, the horses were prepared, all their belongings strapped to the horses. They each stood on deck, Sandor and Shae at each side of Sansa as the ship began to dock. None of them paying any attention to the ship already docked, as its sails were no longer displayed. Nor did they notice the ship pulling into the docks behind them, the mocking bird decorating the sails would have been a warning of trouble to them.
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(((Any guesses on who gets to who first?)))
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