A couple days later, in Tywin's study, he yelled at Cersei, "Have you gone mad!!! You manipulated Tommen to invoke the Faith Militant on the people of the crown?!!! It was abolished for a reason over two hundred years ago. Do you have any idea of the damage you're causing?!"
Cersei smiled smugly at her father because it was getting rid of people that were in her way. Tywin was done. He would set up two assassins to make sure The High Sparrow and Cersei would be dead soon before they did anymore damage. Once Cersei was gone he would have the Faith Militant annihilated, turning the Lannister army on them and abolishing the Faith Militant once again.
Six days later though, Cersei found not only was Loras and Margaery incarcerated by the Faith Militant, but Lancel confessed implicating her in their incestuous relationship. Cersei was arrested and incarcerated to her own shock and surprise, while she was laughing and gloating over Margaery and Loras' predicament. The Tyrell's stopped sending supplies and food to King's Landing after The High Sparrow snubbed Olenna trying to get her grandchildren out of their jail under the sept. The House of Tyrell was ralling to march upon the capital to free Margaery and Loras to bring them both safely home to Highgarden if Tywin didn't do anything. Tywin had poison in Cersei's water delivered to her cell. The following two days after she was confirmed dead, Tywin turned to the Lannister army to surround the Sept and removed all prisoners bringing Margaery and Loras to the Red Keep. Thus officially being informed of his daughter's death at that time. Tywin put all of the Faith Militant to death and followers abolishing the entire movement. He had to do repairs in the city to fix many things. Loras was sent back to Highgarden and Tywin was stuck still being the Hand but to a less uncooperative king and queen.
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Another month passed in Norvos, and a message arrived. Aldarra, four months pregnant, was just starting to show. Her companions gathered in her sitting room again to share the information. Aldarra said, "It seems there is a zealot group in King's Landing gaining power. Your nephew, Lancel, is one of them, Tyrion, he lost to the family."
Tyrion said, "Oh great, a fanatical family member. That just adds to the colorful tapestry of my family."
Aldarra said, "Lady Lysa Arryn is dead by jumping out a moon door and Littlefinger is Lord of the Erie now Lord Protector of the Vale. How convenient for him."
Sansa said, "She was never very stable but she wouldn't kill herself because of her obsession with her son. Littlefinger must have had something to do with it."
Aldarra said, "It also seems that Roose Bolton and his son, a bastard made a Bolton, called Ramsey, has taken over Winterfell."
Sansa said angrily, "They can't! I'm still alive and Winterfell is mine now."
Aldarra said, "It seems your sister is no longer a problem anymore she has been poisoned while incarcerated by the Faith Militant for incest with Lancel which I saw myself."
Tyrion said drily, "Like mother, like son."
A servant girl ran into the room and said, "My lady, there are two men at the door asking for the landowner."
Aldarra's eyes went up in surprise and she replied, "Calina, show them in and have the midday meal prepared for everyone with wine, please." The maid smiled and went to do her bidding.
The two men entered the room. One was handsome but rugged and weathered from the sun and life. The other was even older with white hair and looked seasoned. The younger one said, but with both bowing, "My Lady, we are sorry to disturb you but have found out that our previous friend's dragons have been spotted landing by your home."
Suspiciously Aldarra asked, "You mean Daenerys Targaryen. Just who are you both?"
The younger one said, "I am Jorah Mormont."
The older one said, "I am Barristan Selmy."
Aldarra asked, "Why are you so interested in dragons and where they go?"
Jorah said, "My former queen died and her dragons disappeared. I was tracking them best I could. I would spot them flying overhead and I follow the landing sightings from place to place. Eventually, I was led here. My question is why and how? I saw you riding them with saddles on them."
Sansa spat, "My father sentenced you, Jorah Mormont, for execution because you were selling poachers into slavery, but you escaped justice. This must be where he came to Essos."
Jorah bowed and asked, "Lady Sansa Stark, I presume. That would make all of you renegades from King's Landing too?"
Aldarra said with narrow eyes of suspicion, "My, my aren't we all a bunch of troublemakers. Your servants of the late Dragon Queen?"
Jorah smiled and said, "I hear you all have bounties on your heads to be returned to Tywin Lannister, but my biggest question is why the dragons are coming to trust you?"
Aldarra sighed, "Unless I have both your oaths of service to me, paid of course, better than the bounty on us you could earn steadily. I will not talk anymore and you can leave. Your choice." Jorah was thinking that being paid that high would be beneficial in the long term. There had to be a Targaryen tie to win a dragon's trust like this somehow. This woman was extremely beautiful as a bonus. Barristan elbowed Jorah in the ribs and they both went to kneel.
Jorah said kneeling, "I swear my service and loyalty to you as your personal shield," He looked up and grinned at her. "Lady Aldarra Lannister, formerly Blackthorne."
Barristan said kneeling, "I swear my service and loyalty to you as your personal shield," He looked up at her. "Lady Aldarra Lannister, formerly Blackthorne."
Aldarra said, "And I vow that you both shall both always have a place by my hearth, meat and mead at my table, and I pledge to ask no service of you that might bring you into dishonor. I swear by the old gods and the new." Jorah and Barristan came to their feet.
The maid announced, "The midday meal is ready, my Lady."
Aldarra said, "Thank you, Calina. Come, Ser Jorah and Ser Barristan, and partake of the midday meal with us. We can all explain what is going on to each other. Just so you are aware and you can then tell us about yourselves and the dragons."
Jorah said, "Thank you, my Lady." Barristan nodded his head at her. They all got up to go eat.
Sansa asked in a whisper to Aldarra, "Are you sure this is a good idea?" Aldarra smiled at her and patted her cheek.
Aldarra said, "We will talk later, Sansa."
Four months had passed in Norvos. On the Lorath Bay, a private galleon ship was being prepared for sailing to White Harbor. It would be over a fortnight's journey. All the supplies were bought and brought and the ship was completely stocked. A full seasoned crew and seventy hired sellsword soldiers were on the galleon holding 150 people. There were 50 crew, 70 soldiers, 20 servants and six passengers in total. They had clothes, camping gear, food, water and all survival essentials and needs prepared ahead for the journey.
Jorah had told them the dragon's names and the commands Daenerys had taught them that he knew. Aldarra had armor made and fitted on the body cavities of the three dragons. They were not happy about it. Aldarra told them why they needed to wear it, like the saddles the riders needed for protection to keep them alive in battles from spears. They reluctantly got used to the weight. She also had armor made for all six of them before the journey. She couldn't wear hers yet but everyone else was protected. Jorah and Barristan argued and tried to get Aldarra to wait until after the baby was born. She told them that she could have the baby in White Harbor or the ship and get a wet nurse and septa in the city as easy as anywhere, then they wouldn't have to traverse the Narrow Sea. They reluctantly agreed but asked her to bring a midwife to work with the maester on the ship being she was eight months pregnant now.
Tyrion and Aldarra had asked their dragons, all three, to travel across the sea and meet them there in the north. The dragons left and flew away immediately. They all six set sail and left their houses in Norvos behind for now after paying the staff to maintain it while they were gone.
Everyone got settled in on the ship and comfortable. One night, Jorah heard Aldarra humming as she was sewing with Sansa and passing the time with Shae in her cabin. Sansa asked, "Are you ever going to sing that song or just keep humming it all the time?" Aldarra grinned and blushed but started to sing acapella. Jorah leaned against the wall and listened to her.
"She Moved Through The Fair" modified lyrics by Loreena McKennitt
My love said to me
My mother won't mind
And me father won't slight you
For your lack of kind
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Then she stepped away from me
And this she did say
"It will not be long, love
'Til our wedding day"
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She stepped away from me
And she moved through the fair
And fondly, I watched her
Move here, and move there
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She went her way homeward
With one star awake
As the swans in the evening
Move over the lake
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While I dreamed it last night
That my true love came in
So softly she entered
Her feet made no din
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She came close beside me
And this, she did say
"It will not be long, love
'Til our wedding day"
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Sansa clapped when she finished and said, "You have a beautiful voice, Aldarra."
Aldarra said, "Thank you sweet girl."
Shae said, "I wish I could sing like that." Aldarra patted her arm smiling.
Jorah continued on walking and thought she was an extremely beautiful brave woman with a lovely voice. It just figured that Tywin Lannister refused to let go of her. He had loved Daenerys but after mourning her and finding out how that boy king treated her remains, he was glad that the king was dead or he would find a way of killing him himself. He was growing slowly fond of Aldarra.
Aldarra had brought another game of Cyvasse on the ship and entertained everyone competing for a prize once a week ten gold dragons. The crew and soldiers alike said it was one of the best journeys they traveled.
They finally arrived at White Harbor and everyone was put up in inns and settling in. The soldiers said that they would set up a camp just outside of the city and then the crew stayed aboard the ship. It was snowy there but comfortable. A week passed and Aldarra went into labor.
Tyrion, Jorah and Barristan were sitting in the pub part of the inn at a table by the hearth. It was a big room with tables, chairs, a hearth and wood floors. The back wall had spigots and the barrels with a counter in front of it and stools. The men could hear Aldarra moaning and yelling in pain now and then.
Tyrion said thinking out loud, "I hope it's a boy. I want another brother."
Barristan said drinking an ale, "As long as she is ok and it's healthy. I shouldn't matter."
Tyrion said, shaking his head drinking his wine, "If you grew up as I did with Cersei, you would be praying to the seven that it was a boy too." Jorah chuckled.
Jorah said, "After living in Essos all this time, I forgot how damn cold it is here. Glad we were prepared thanks to her."
Tyrion chuckled and said, "She's an incredible woman. There's not much she can't do. She had to survive by herself for years before my father captured her. You should have seen her, unfearful and defiantly standing up to him and glaring. She was beaten, damn near raped by the Mountian and angry telling my father that his hospitality and training of his soldiers was lacking. It was amazing." He shook his head smiling.
Jorah, smiling, said, "I'd pay to see that. Not many could ever get away with that, especially with Tywin Lannister."
Barristan said, "More like nobody but her. You sure the maester is in there with the midwife?" A painful scream came from down the hallway from Aldarra.
Tyrion said, "Yes. This has been going on since dawn. It's past midday now."
Shae ran out of the room and said smiling, "It's a boy with dark hair."
Tyrion smiled and asked, "How's Aldarra?"
Shae said, "She's amazing. Very tired but going to be fine."
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Aldarra was lying in the bed exhausted holding her nursing baby after being cleaned up. She looked at her perfect dark haired little boy suckling. She smiled down at him. Shae said, "You need to drink and eat some stew for strength, Aldarra."
Aldarra said, "I will, I promise." After the baby was fed and burped, the three men down the hallway came to visit. Tyrion held him and said, "My he's going to be a lady's man. So handsome." They all took a good look at the baby smiling.
Aldarra said, "His name is Tyren. This baby means so much to me and to Tywin. I can't fly with a baby right now. I hope I can trust you all to look out for him and if anything happens to me, you get him to his father." They all promised.