Aldarra talked everything over with Sansa that night. They packed bags, daggers, and food. Aldarra had two sets of men's clothes for them in leather mostly. She stole another cape with cowl hood. She put it all just inside the secret passageway that led under the keep. They were ready for the next night to leave. Sansa got scared. Aldarra said that she didn't have to go if she didn't want to. So now she was on her own to leave, Aldarra had 211 gold dragons in a pouch in her bags. She needed to find a ship leaving for Gull Town or Braavos. She never said details about where she was going to anyone, but was going to head to the Iron Bank where she had lots of money. Aldarra would have to travel and keep moving afterwards to stay out of reach.
That night after going to bed, Aldarra got dressed in her men's clothes and took her bags into the passageway and left ready to go with twice the amount of food and three daggers with two in her boots and one on her waist until she got to Braavos to get a sword. She headed in the right direction being careful to stay traveling in the right direction towards the docks. It took a while and she covered her face in the hood with her braid down her back. She appeared to be a small man. Aldarra looked over the ships and inquired about destinations. She asked one captain where he was sailing, it was Braavos. She booked passage for the three sennight trip. The ship set sail taking Aldarra away from the place she was sick and tired of hating and being afraid for so long.
The next morning Aldarra did not show up to break her fast. Tywin went looking for her in her room but she wasn't there. There was a note on her pillow that said, "Keep everything, even the sword. You would never have given it back to me or let me find it anyway. I do not care any longer. I will not wait around for you to beat on me and use my body like Cersei said you will do and rip away my maiden head cruelly and violently because it is all you know. You were going to use me for ownership of what you already claim and use my body for your needs and for heirs. You could never care or love anyone, least of all me one day. You want to steal everything from me including all I have left, my dignity. I am not waiting for you to hurt me and not give a damn what I want, just what you want. Find someone else to manipulate and bend to your will and desires because I want to be loved or left alone. Goodbye, Tywin."
He just stared at the note. He knew she was right about him not loving her, because that was how he felt and had tried to stay that way. Tywin hadn't loved anyone since Joanna died and that was a controlled kind of love. They were just comfortable with each other. He did care about Aldarra's wellbeing and would never have been rough or violent with her during sex or her physical treatment. He was trying to give into her wants, like the kitten, Sansa and her injuries to gain her trust, but couldn't not show weakness. Tywin's father had taught him when he was young that a woman would ruin him and take advantage of him if he was weak just like his father Tytos. He feared this, but would not admit it to himself. So, he was distant and seemed cold and aloof.
He got the entire set of guards in the entire keep to find her for a reward or information where she could have gone. Tywin marched down to his daughter's room and grabbed her by the throat and he was incensed with rage at his daughter, scaring Aldarra to run from him by saying he would hurt her and use her roughly by beating her. He also realized it was her worst fear and why she stayed isolated for years since witnessing the violence of her family being murdered. She was only holding on by a thread staying there because of that damn sword of her father's, he realized. Now, she gave up on everything and ran like a frightened rabbit because of Cersei's words.
He held Cersei in his grip damn near choking her. Tywin said in the most dark and enraged tone, "What did you tell her? What evil words came out of your vile mouth to make her flee? Tell me or I will destroy you, family or not." Cersei was scared to death of her father. She had never seen him like this. He looked out of control, a nightmare looking through her.
Cersei grabbed his hand trying to get him to give her more room to speak and breath. She was terrified. She said, "I told her the truth."
He violently threw her to the ground and said, "And just what is your version of the truth?"
Cersei was coughing harder and panting. She said, "I told her it was a mistake to get married to you. I said losing her maiden head is like being split in two and you're a tough and rough man from all of the whores you have had before. I said you will never have feelings for her whatsoever. I said you won't care if she screams in pain because you're a soldier on the battlefield and have taken the lives of men, women and children in war and plotted their deaths. I told her you're a hard man that can never be trusted because you're cold, calculating and distant. I said you are more interested in protecting the family's name and power than the people in it. I said I thought she should know."
Tywin said, "You're going to pay for this, if I cannot get her back here. You better pray to the gods, I do, because your life depends on it." Cersei's eyes got huge in fear. She just realized that she had gone too far this time and miscalculated.
At the end of the day, Tywin found out that a ship leaving for Braavos late in the night before had sailed with a last minute dark lone traveler. He told Tyrion to temporarily hold down the position of Hand of the King because he was going after Aldarra. Tyrion was puzzled at why his father was so desperate to bring back Aldarra. He only thought that he wanted her for a permanent solution to Blackthorne Keep ownership, and to get her pregnant for heirs. His father was acting unusual by running after a woman himself, that he barely knew, but wanted for a broodmare.
Tywin took a ship from the crown, got it fully stocked and prepared for the voyage with 30 guards and soldiers. He sailed to Braavos. He had a feeling that she was going to the Iron Bank first. Tywin was two days behind her.
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Three sennights later Aldarra arrived in Braavos, she got off the docks and went in search of a metal worker to find a sword and bow. She found one six streets away and purchased a well made longsword with scabbard and bow and quiver of arrows. The smith got a glimpse under her hood and saw a rare beautiful face with blue green eyes.
She went to the Iron Bank and withdrew 400 gold dragons leaving her with an even balance of 2,500,000 dragons in her account. She went and bought new leather clothing in black and dark brown leather with a new pair of black boots. Aldarra got leather pants, leather matching waistcoats with six white and black tunics with a black light linen cowl hooded cloak. Her old clothes had become a bit worn out like her boots, but she kept her heavy gray cloak. The leather black boots she got at the cobbler were tall black and folded over at the knee. She next found an inn and got a room.
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After two days, Tywin got off the ship at the dock of Braavos and went to the Iron Bank. He had a stellar reputation with them and paying for an inquiry on a customer was not unreasonable. Aldarra had made a 400 gold dragon withdrawal two days ago which meant she was still in town. Surprisingly, she has two and half million dragons in the bank.
He sent out his soldiers to comb the city of inns and taverns that rented rooms. Tywin had them inquire about a woman with blue green eyes or a slight man covering his face in a hooded cloak that paid in gold dragons.
In the meantime, Tywin went to The Faceless Men and paid them with a voucher from the bank for 500,000 gold dragons for the assassination of Danerys Targaryan. He returned to the ship to await all of the soldiers' return.
When all of his soldiers reported back, only one matched. He took two guards with him and sent the rest to the ship to await further instructions. Tywin went to the inn and gave the innkeeper five gold dragons to give him the spare key. He stood at the door in the hallway and said quietly to the guards, "Guard the door and ignore any sounds you hear. Switch off in shifts in case it takes a while."
He used the key quickly and entered the room slamming the door and locking it, thinking she would throw things at him. Tywin found Aldarra sitting in a metal tub in the bath. You couldn't see through the water because it was milky from soap. Her hair was wet and she was bare from the tops of her breasts up. She appeared shocked looking at him with her mouth open and staring at him.
Aldarra finally collected her thoughts and demanded, "What the hell are you doing here, Tywin?!" He was surprised to see her in such an intimate situation trapped by being vulnerable and naked in the bath.
He smirks, loving the advantage he had over her right now. Tywin smiled looking at her, saying, "Hello, my beauty. Quite a chase you have sent me on to find you. My, aren't you fetching in such an intimate predicament? He took off his scabbard, cloak and his belt around his waist laying it on the foot of the bed.
She cried out, "What are you doing?!" She was afraid he was undressing.
He said, still smirking, "Getting comfortable. Now that I have you trapped, I am going to have a conversation with you where you cannot run away from me."
Aldarra angrily said, "There isn't anything left to say that I didn't say in my note. What are you worried about anyway isn't getting every material thing to your liking? I will stay in Essos and you can have everything of the Blackthorne lands, even my father's sword to melt down, uncontested. I don't care. Take it all, just leave me alone. Go find a broodmare to squeeze out some children for your needs."
Tywin sat in a chair by the tub and sighed and said, "There's just one problem with that. I don't want a broodmare for heirs. I want only you."
She said, shaking her head no, "I don't want some insensitive cruel man in my life demanding me to do everything and never asking or caring. I don't want a man I can't trust to not harm me in my mind or body. I don't trust you not to harm me! You can't even treat Tyrion with any kind of modicum of civility when he is the only Lannister to treat me with respect. Your own son!"
He reached out and caressed her shoulder trailing up her neck and said softly, "I cannot even get into talking about Tyrion at this time. It is a different subject for some other day. I need you to know that I would never harm you, Aldarra. You're incredibly beautiful and skittish like a young kitten with claws. Cersei was talking out of turn. She doesn't know me at all in my dealing only with her, not women in general. I am rough, tough, cruel and violent when fighting or defending what's mine. I am used to taking what I want. I have killed many people, but it is war. I will not allow myself to be weak before anyone, not even you. I will not behave that way against you though, if you are my wife and mother of my children, especially. I'll be sworn to protect and keep you safe. I can not put up with disrespect or foolish behavior from anyone towards me or around me. I do have limitations in my tolerance of such things and set in my ways."
She said frowning, "But you feel nothing for me at all, probably never will. You disrespect me and do not listen to me when I tell you no. You will only take my body and leave nothing left. I don't trust you." He leaned over and held her head firmly with both hands and kissed her in a very passionate kiss.
Tywin broke the kiss looking her in the eyes while still holding her face and said, "You are such a difficult woman to get close to. I realize you must have been traumatized in your youth. You frustrate me and test my patience all the time. And through all of that, I want you more than any woman I have ever met in the last thirty years. You're strong, beautiful and intelligent. I am very highly attracted to you and desire you greatly from the moment I saw you defiantly challenging me and standing there injured in my tent with your hands tied behind your back glaring at me unwavering. Most women are simpering little fools that cower before me nervously. You do not and never have. I know I scared you that one night in my bed. I apologize, but my desire for you had been on hold for over a year and I may have gotten carried away. Come back with me to King's Landing. I truly wish to have you as my wife and mother of my children. Do not believe what Cersei said. Let me prove it to you."
Aldarra was looking him straight in the eyes the whole time he was there. He acted sincere and his touches were gentle, but her fear was palpable. His green eyes were looking right through her and she was feeling so vulnerable in the tub of water that was getting cold. She was glad that she was at the end of her bath when he came barging into the room. Now, how the hell was she supposed to get out?
Tywin saw her eyes cut over to the big linen cloths for her to dry herself but he knew she was wondering how to get out of the tub with him there. He stood up and grabbed the sheet holding it out like a curtain to the floor high enough not to see her. Aldarra slowly got out unsure of herself around him and wrapped it around herself under her armpits like a long dress to the floor. He was growing hard in his pants at the beautiful figure she had under the wet sheet of white cloth showing through her hips and breasts. She took the other cloth and was drying her hair. Tywin took the cloth from her and started drying her hair with it. He bent down and kissed her shoulder but continued. Once it was just damp he had her sit down on the chair and he picked up her comb. He intimately started detangling her hair. It seemed that he had done this before.
Tywin said, "Let me take care of you. I love your long dark hair, blue green eyes and soft skin." He kept combing out her hair gently. It felt so good to Aldarra. She hadn't had anyone do this for her but her mother and Shae once or twice. When he was done, it was getting more than he could handle being this close to her. He got down and knelt before her in front of the chair.
He reached up and cupped her face with both hands and said softly, "Please Aldarra, let me touch you. I will not violate you intimately between your thighs until we are married. I just want to touch your beautiful body and feel it against mine. I will even use your bath water to get cleaned up from being on the ship after three sennights. Don't fear me, please. I will be gentle." Tywin started kissing her passionately and intensely. He began taking off his clothes. He was untying his shirt and pants, pulling the vest off and shirt over his head. Aldarra saw the patch of blonde and white hair on his chest below his neck and in the middle. Tywin was pretty big, with wide shoulders and was a tall man. She reached out and touched the patch of hair on his chest. He froze for a moment. Her fingers were trembling and soft but he knew she was just curious. He was well muscled, fit and had battle scars in a few places. Tywin stood up, kicked off his boots, removed his pants and small clothes stepping quickly into her tub of water. She saw a thin scar at an angle along his back above his buttocks. His member was hard and looked big which kind of intimidated her. He started scrubbing up and washed his hair. Aldarra still hasn't moved because she was mesmerized by never being this close to a naked man like this. She kept telling herself over and over that he promised not to violate her between her thighs, so she was trying to stay calm.
When he got out, he used her hair towel to dry off. Tywin combed his hair quickly and approached her. He held out his hand to her standing naked. She took it, he led her by the bed and pulled back the bed covers. He caressed her lips with his crooked index finger and took off the sheet she had on. He was so unbelievably aroused at her perfect and beautiful body. He picked her up and laid her down in the middle of the bed. He laid down next to her on his side running his hand down over her breasts and stomach to her hips and thighs. She closed her eyes and her muscles flexed under his fingers. He leaned over and kissed her as she put her hand running it up his arm to his shoulder and back of his neck. She gasped when he licked and nibbled on her neck and nipples.
Tywin said sultry and groaning, "My gods, you're so soft and responsive. You taste so sweet and your scent is soft." He gathered her up wrapping her arms around her and pulled her body against his. He buried his face in her neck kissing, licking and smelling her clean hair. He was running his hands all over her sides, back, behind and legs. At some point later, they fell asleep with their arms wrapped around each other.