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-Gates of the Moon-
Artys sat beside Eddard in the courtyard as they watched Robert spar with Denys. Despite the Baratheon heir being stronger, the young knight held his own. Artys glanced beside him, seeing Eddard silently root for Robert. The two wards had become very close over time, despite their differences.
As Denys dodged a swing from Robert, he saw an opening and knocked the wooden sword out of Robert`s hand.
"I win this time" Denys said.
"Damn" Robert cursed under his breath.
"He is good" Eddard said.
"Very" Artys agreed.
"That was a great spar" Robert said.
"Aye" Denys nodded shaking his hand. "You are very strong, as I would expect of a Baratheon."
"You still knocked me on my arse though" Robert said.
"True" Denys smiled. "If I did not, it would bring shame to House Arryn."
"Aye" Robert said as the two men chuckled. Artys and Eddard walked up to the two of them.
"You did great, Robert" the northern Lord encouraged.
"Aye, better than Artys in fact" Denys nodded in agreement.
"Hey!" Artys exclaimed in annoyance. The boys chuckled at his annoyance.
"Perhaps we should head to bed for" Eddard suggested, looking out the window.
"I agree, I am exhausted" Robert sighed in agreement.
"It is getting late" Artys stated.
"Aye, I should head home" Denys nodded. "It was great to see you all again" he said.
"Same here" Eddard agreed. Artys and Robert simply nodded. After he had shaken hands with all three boys, Denys exited the room.
"Wait, where are our chambers again?" Robert asked.
"The East Tower" Artys replied. The wards looked at him confused. "Here, I will take you there" Artys said and began walking. Eddard and Robert shared a glance before following their blonde friend. After a few minutes of walking, they reached the rightmost tower, what was called the East Tower.
"Is this it?" Robert asked.
"Aye" Artys replied. "You will sleep in the room closest to, while Eddard will take the one above that."
"I didn`t know you were the boss" Robert spoke.
"Unless Father is here, I am" Artys stated, though his tone was slightly joking. After exchanging nods, the two wards began walking up the stairs. Artys left the Eastern Tower.
Walking down the steps of the Falcon Tower, Artys stifled a yawn. He was headed towards the courtyard to get some fresh air. He had felt like he needed fresh air this evening. As he entered the courtyard, the cool evening breeze hit his skin. He took a deep breath to inhale the cool air. As he opened his eyes, he noticed a familiar head of black hair.
"Robert?" he asked aloud. He didn`t get a response however. The heir of the Stormlands continued talking away, with Artys silently following behind. The Baratheon boy was with a pair of knights.
"What did you call me?" Robert asked, clearly angry.
"An arrogant little prick" the knight replied. "You think that just because you are a Baratheon, you beat anyone anytime you please."
"I can and I will!" Robert exclaimed in anger.
"There he goes again" the other knight sighed. "I would bet he got that behaviour from his Daddy."
"Then do it, little man" the knight taunted. As Robert charged angrily at the man, Artys stepped in between them.
"Robert, that is enough" he spoke firmly.
"Get out of my way, Artys!" Robert exclaimed.
"Not untill you have calmed down" Artys retorted.
"Move, now" Robert spoke. His tone was rough and his breathing was heavy.
"I will not" Artys said. With a roar of anger, Robert charged at Artys and tackled him to the ground. Artys hit the ground with a loud thud.
"The damn fool actually did it" the knight exclaimed in shock. As he spoke, the doors leading to the courtyard swung open.
"What is going on now?" the newly arrived Denys asked. His next words were caught in his throat as he witnesed Robert attacking his distant cousin. "Artys!" he exclaimed, rushing towards him.
"Milord, please leave this to us" the second knight said. He and his fellow knight pulled Robert away from Artys, dispite the latters struggling.
"Let go of me!" Robert shouted. Denys helped Artys to his feet.
"Are you all right?" he asked.
"I am" Artys replied, wiping blood from his upper lip. As the evening turned to dusk, Artys and Robert were lead back inside the Gates of the Moon.
A/N: Uh oh, this looks bad. How will Jon react to this incident? Well, we`ll find out next chapter. As always, thank you for all your favorites, follows and reviews.
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