Three days later the black dragon brought a friend a cream colored friend. This time she took Tyrion out to meet her black dragon friend. They both walked up slowly and she introduced him to the black one saying, "Hi, my black handsome friend. This is my friend, Tyrion, who loves dragons too. I told him how wonderful you are and he wanted to meet you. Tyrion, put your hand out so he can smell you then ask him to let you touch him. Be polite while I meet his friend."

Tyrion said, "I'm glad I took a good bath today. Hello, there's a lovely dragon."

Aldarra giggled and said, "I'm sure my friend appreciates that you bathe too. I see you brought a beautiful friend today. It's nice to meet you. I am Aldarra. Aren't you beautiful in the sun with your shiny scales. It makes them look like beautiful pearls." Aldarra put out her hand touching his snout as he snorted, making her giggle and pet him. "You're a fine beast like your brother over here like a flip of a coin, black and white."

Tyrion was telling the black dragon, "Once, when I was a child, my uncles asked me what gift I wanted for my name day, I begged them for a dragon. I said, 'It wouldn't need to be a very big dragon. It could be a little one like me. Everyone laughed like it was the funniest thing they ever heard. When my father told me that the last dragon had died over a century ago, I cried myself to sleep that night. But here you are.' But I do like you and your brother. You are both big beautiful dragons." Aldarra went back to the black dragon and told Tyrion to introduce himself.

Aldarra said to the black dragon, "You should be named something to represent your kind like 'Dragon', but bigger. I think it says it all, don't you?" The dragon rumbled and nodded its head.

She giggled and asked, "That must be close to your name?" He rumbled again and nodded his head again. She ran her fingers over him and said, "Don't worry, I'll try to figure it out. You're the brilliant one, you already know your name." The dragon snorted. Aldarra said, "Thank you for both visiting us. I love your visits." The dragons backed up and flapped until they took off. She looked over at Tyrion grinning from ear to ear.

Shae ran out to them and said, "Hurry come. Bad news." They both hurried in the house and found Sansa on the floor crying. Aldarra got down on the floor and was holding and petting her with Shae on the other side patting her. Tyrion picked up the parchment laying on the ground.

Aldarra said to him, "What is it?" Sansa was despondent, crying hard.

Tyrion said, "First Joffrey is poisoned at his wedding feast and second…" He sighed and said, "Robb Stark, Catelyn Stark, Edmure Tully were all murdered at Edmure Tully and Roslyn Frey's wedding feast by Roose Bolton and Walder Frey's house's men. They betrayed them."

Aldarra said, hurting for Sansa holding and rocking her, "My poor little girl. I got you, Sansa. You cry it out. I'm so terribly sorry, my dear one. We are all your family here too. We'll be here for you."

Tyrion said frowning, "This has my father written all over it. I know he did this to end the war."

Aldarra said firmly, "It's so terribly extreme to go this far to set up murdering everyone at a wedding. It is a cowardly act they committed doing it like that. The fucking cowards! Getting those two cunt houses to turn on them like that is horribly craven. What a shit way of manipulating them to be so corrupt against the Starks. I bet they take Winterfell next if not by now and the Riverlands. If we all would have been at that damn royal wedding of Joffrey's, I know we would all be blamed for poisoning the horrible little bastard spawned by Cersei. At least that bitch can blame someone else this time. I guess Tommen will be king now. He will be easily manipulated by Cersei and Tywin." Tyrion nodded, agreeing. Aldarra kissed and crooned to Sansa trying to soothe her.

Sansa said sadly, "I want to see my brother Jon…*sob*...He's all I have left if Arya is gone."

Aldarra asked, "Where is he, sweetling?"

Sansa said sniffling, "At the Wall. He is with the Night Watch last I heard.

Shae said, "That will be a cold trip to take. We would have to prepare ahead."

—--

Tywin was sitting in his study reading his messages. Cersei comes in and takes a seat across from him.

Cersei asked, "Any news about the traitors whereabouts?"

Tywin said "No, and it's frustrating. It's like they vanished. I suppose because they have a fortune to help them fall into anonymity is a hindrance."

Cersei asked curiously, "What fortune?"

Tywin said, "Aldarra had over two million in the Iron Bank. They made a large withdrawal before my men got there. They searched but there was no trace after they bought a ship and sailed to Pentos. They sailed from there but didn't know where they went after that. They vanished so they are untraceable in Essos now."

Cersei bitterly said, "Your wife and Tyrion should be executed for kidnapping the Stark girl. I don't understand your hesitation to do this."

Tywin said, "She is angry at me and you for the dismissal of her handmaiden, Sansa and Tyrion's betrothal and I melted down her father's sword to make Joffrey and Jamie's valyrian swords. She feels betrayed by me."

Cersei smugly and coldly said, "You melted her father's sword to make two swords for your family? Well after marrying her, it belongs to you anyway like all of the Blackthorne property. She should just get over it."

Cersei asked, "Have we found any more information on who could have poisoned my son?"

Tywin said, "Not at this time. We will find the culprit, it will just take time."

Cersei said nastily, "I want a price put on all three of their heads for information on their whereabouts to bounty hunters. I want it to spread so there is nowhere in west Essos they can't be safe."

Tywin said, "I will not order their deaths, only capture them unharmed and returned. I will not have my wife violated. She might be carrying my heir for all I know."

—--

A month later, Aldarra was in her sitting room with Tyrion, Shae and Sansa. She said, "We need to talk, friends, about a few things. My sources sent me a message from Pentos. We three have a bounty on our heads. 600 dragons for me, 400 for Tyrion and 1000 for Sansa."

Shae said, "Oh no. Why can't they just leave you all alone?"

Sansa said solemnly, "Because I am their opportunity to take control of the North now since they murdered my family I am the rightful heir. I just hope Arya and Jon are still out there."

Tyrion said sympathizing, "I am sure they are and perhaps we can find them one day. I wish we could fly away somewhere with our dragon friends." They finally had met the green dragon one day in the field with the other two.

Shae said, "I wish that too."

Aldarra said, "The next issue is where to go? We can't just sit comfortably in one place now. Our friends we have made here with the settlement and our servants we can trust because we have been fair and good to them helping their economy in the village here. Sansa suggested we go to find Jon at the Wall. I don't feel comfortable with that without maybe bringing our dragon friends with us."

Tyrion said, shrugging, "Maybe they will follow us if we ask nicely."

Aldarra said, "We need to learn how to ride them."

Tyrion said, "I would need a special saddle or something to do it."

Sansa said, "I have talked to the cobbler in town. I could ask him to come here to discuss a special request. I think all the dragons need one."

Aldarra laughed, "When he finds out what we need him for, it will shock him."

Sansa asked, "Is there anything else, Aldarra?"

Aldarra looked at them and sighed. She said, "I'm pregnant about three moons just passed without, you know."

Tyrion said, "Oh my, I'm going to have a baby brother or sister? That's great."

Shae said looking at Aldarra, "I think she sees it as a complication."

Aldarra said, "If Tywin finds out he will raise the bounty on me." Everyone nodded.

—--

Another month passed, Aldarra was on a saddle sitting on her dragon. She was the first to try flying with the black dragon. She and Tyrion had been having flying dreams for the last month and it felt like she was looking through the eyes of her dragon. It felt strange and she wondered how she could do that. Sansa had told her that there was an ancient story about being able to warg into animals. She said it was a form of communication. Aldarra and Tyrion wondered why they could do it because only Targaryens were able to do this with dragons and why were the dragons attracted to both of them. She guessed it was just another puzzle to figure out one day. Until then she was going to practice with Tyrion, but her first.

Aldarra was sitting on her black dragon and was buckled into the saddle. The dragon was not happy about the saddle but it did not inhibit him from doing anything he wanted.

Aldarra said to the dragon, "Ok, I'm ready, my friend." The dragon took a few steps and started flapping his wings and took off into the sky. She was exhilarated at the fast ascent as his wings pumped bring them higher. When he leveled out it was amazing looking over the land from this far up. They sailed over everything: lakes and rivers, trees and people. All so very small.

Aldarra said in her mind, 'You are the most amazing creature ever. Magnificent!' He dove down and let her see her reflection in the water in Lorath Bay. When he was done he landed back in the field of wildflowers where Tyrion was waiting as they came down.

When Aldarra dismounted she stepped down off his wing, she went to his head. She put her head on his head near his eye and said, "Thank you for sharing a flight with me. I love you, my wonderful friend. It was so amazing. I'm honored." The sound he made was like a purring/growly sound.

Tyrion came up excited and said, "What was it like?"

Aldarra said excited from the adrenaline rush, "Freedom and a big feeling of exhilaration. You have to try it. It's like they hear you inside your mind. It's beautiful."

Tyrion said excited, "Help me get on my white dragon?" They both walked over to the white dragon and it bent its wing to allow them to step up on them. Aldarra helped Tyrion get buckled in the saddle that was modified for him. Aldarra said, "Have a good time and be safe the first time out."

Tyrion said smiling, "Yes, mother." She laughed at him and climbed down the wing of the dragon and waved at Tyrion backing away. The white dragon took off into the sky.

—--

Cersei was arguing with Tywin in his study in the tower. Tywin said angrily, "Not another word! We've been over this, the matter's closed.

Cersei assertively said, "I'm opening it again." She had her nose in the air.

Tywin said off handedly, "You are betrothed to Loras Tyrell. Still betrothed to Loras Tyrell and you will marry Loras Tyrell as soon as Tommen marries Margaery."

Cersei stubbornly said, "I will not."

Tywin tried to explain to her and reason with her. He said, "Jaime cannot marry or inherit lands. Tyrion is lost to us in Essos for now. You have, on several occasions, made great claims about your commitment to this family's future. Your role in that future is more vital now than it ever was. My wife is lost to us in Essos, as well, and I need heirs in this family. You are the only option left."

Cersei said haughty, "I don't care. I will stay in King's Landing where I belong with my son, the king."

Tywin said, smirking with authority, "When you were nine years old, I was called to the capital. I decided to take your brother with me and not you. You insisted that you would not be left at Casterly Rock under any circumstances and if you recall…"

Cersei said flippantly, "I'm not interested in hearing another one of your smug stories about the time you won. This isn't going to be one of those times."

Tywin said firmly, "Do you think you'll be the first person dragged into a sept to be married against her will? You should have been nicer to my lady wife because now the burden is on you."

Cersei said glaring at him, "She did nothing but interfere with the authority of the crown. Aldarra is a kidnapping traitor now. I don't care what you say. I am protective of my family. When you marched into the throne room to tell me we'd won the Battle at Blackwater, do you remember?! I was sitting on the iron throne with Tommen. I was about to give him the essence of nightshade, that's how far I was willing to go when I thought someone awful had come to take my son away. Someone awful is coming to take him away now." She felt threatened.

Tywin said placating, "No they are not."

Cersei said sadly with anger, "Joffrey is dead and we don't know who did it. Myrcella's been sold like livestock to Dorne. Now you want to ship me off to Highgarden and steal my boy, my last boy! Margaery will dig her claws in and you will dig your claws in and you will fight over him like beasts until you rip him apart. I will burn our house to the ground before I let that happen!"

Tywin asked, "And just how will you do that?"

Cersei said daring him, "I'll tell everyone the truth."

Tywin smirked at her and asked, "And what truth would that be?"

Cersei confessed smugly to try and hurt her father, "You don't know, do you? You never believed it. How is that possible? What am I saying, of course it's possible. How can someone so consumed by the idea of his family have any conception what his actual family was doing? We were right there in front of you and you didn't see us. One look in the past twenty years, one real look and you would've known."

Tywin asked curiously, "Know what?" He wondered at what she was referring to.

Cersei said hatefully, like jamming a knife in her father's body, "Everything they say is true. About Jaime and me."

Tywin was in shock and said, "No, no, no, no, no." He now realizes that if the rumor is true, the crown should never been passed down to bastards of incest from his children. If she tells, the Lannister legacy is destroyed.

Cersei said nastily, "Your legacy is a lie."

Tywin said in denial, "I don't believe you." He was shaking his head.

Cersei smugly said, "Yes you do." She walks away, leaving Tywin standing there alone.

He was lamenting in his heart and mind what he had done to drive Aldarra away by destroying her father's sword, giving them to his ungrateful children, manipulating her friendship between Tyrion and Sansa and discarding her friend who was a whore turned handmaiden. He did all this to try to further the crown's influence while destroying and alienating his relationship to get his future heir's legacy. It was a true clean line of Lannister blood and he would have recreated his legacy through her. Aldarra was feeling betrayed by him for taking away her father's sword and all her friends, even his second son. He treated her selfishly.

He thought, 'Would Cersei truly go that far? It would cause riots in the streets of King's Landing and all would oppose the usurper bastard of incest and his mother. Now with the reports of this fanatical group of Faith zealots, it would cause even more violence. I don't want to but I can't do this alone. I must get rid of Cersei though, or my family's legacy will be destroyed. She will kill my wife, Tyrion and even Sansa because of her power grab of the throne now. She just sealed her own death with me.' He hung his head to see how he could salvage this mess he, Cersei and Jamie created.