Chapter 7
A few days later, late at night
Levette Pov
Over the past few days Rob and lady stark have been too busy with preparations to deal with me, so that gave me time to look over what my plan is. First, I will go through the tunnel that king meagor built, or at least try to. I heard rumors of some of them being filled in, but I highly doubt it. As I was going over things I heard footsteps coming to my tent in a hurry, I hid everything, knowing if rob and lady stark found out I would be locked away. I pick up a book and start to read, making myself look busy. Rob handed me a letter. I look confused saying "what's going on?". Rob said sitting down "Stannis is claiming that joffree is a bastard born from Jamie and Cersei also they are going to strike king landing soon. After the war with his brother." I nodded and kept reading, looking up at him I said "I see then so what are you going to do. Or did you ask me to see if I am going to do something…"
Rob said "Jaime Lannister is in our custody not. We can trade him for our sister and then we make peace with Stanis when he takes the throne." I said, looking up at him saying "he won't do it. If Stannis takes King's Landing, then why would he give Sansa and Arya back? It is a line to the north, which is needed to help keep the peace, also on the fact of Jamie it may work however you'll have to go to Cersei and Cersei alone, Joffree won't get his uncle back, not at any cost. So, playing on her emotion, however, if her father gets wind of it, he will tear it down to always keep North in his hands. Now all of this is a big if I gather which will not work since I heard that Tyrion is made hand of the king in his father's absence. Their imp is smart and will find a way to save the place which in return, we will be fuck…now is there any other idea you have in mind." Rob did not say anything and got up and looked at me like I was heartless. I said "don't give me that look, all that I said was true. Right now, just focus on protecting the north no matter what, because now Winterfell will be a target if it is not already." I am going back to reading as Rob leaves. I sign, rubbing my head knowing the plan will be faster than I expect it to be.
As the day turned to night, I heard the noise die down as people went to sleep and such. I got my stuff and put it in a bag along with a paper outline of King's Landing, when the coast was clear I made my way to Jamie. I look at the guard handing them a sack of gold each "leave and don't come back." They did not say anything and left, greedy bastards. I open the door and get down on Jamie's level grabbing my handkerchief. I wipe the blood and dirt off him.
Jamie Pov
What did I get myself into? I thought I was trapped in a crate like a dog. Why did I let them get me? I should have stayed with Lavette she would not have died like that… in my thought, I felt something touch my cheek, like whipping it off as I smell the scent of Lavette, her scent was something you can't forget. I beg the Gods to hold on to this moment not wanting to wake up, to see nothing and no one there. I heard her voice saying, "Jamie stop sleeping I know you can hear me." I turned over to see Lavette wiping my face clean, I said in a voice of regret "the gods are so cruel to bring this to me, I know I'm a bad person, but seeing your ghost is too cruel." She sighed, kissing me. I felt her lips against mine, in shock I wondered how she survived. She said, "I'm not a ghost trust me…listen to my sisters who are in danger, and I know that joffree or Cersei will not let them ours. I can take you back to Cersei, you can be happy, I just need my sisters. Please," I thought about my options, if I go back now for what to be a secret for Cersei never allow myself to live to only to be a servant. I grab her check, crashing our lips into each other, she melts into our kiss, sitting on my lap and straddling me. If I died, I would have been a happy man, I look at her saying "be my wife we can do to castle rock and you will be my lady Lannister." She stopped me from rubbing her hand against my cheek saying, "no I won't be tied to my name to help kill my father and capture my sister and hold them for treason…I will be your wife but not a Lannister."
Levette Pov
In saying this I knew he would not go, however, if I chose his name then I would betray them. I want him more than ever; it took me almost dying to realize I care about him. I said "In the north when people marry some take the wife's name. Many of my family members kept the name Stark from their wives. So, what about taking my name and starting over." I waited for his response which seemed like an entirety until I felt his lips against me. Our lips battle to keep us together afraid once we let go it will be over. I break free first saying "I guess we should leave before it's too late." I got him out of his chair and walked toward the horse, staying in the darkness to keep from being found out. When I got to the horse I got him up to it first before I did, holding him tight I said "Now I'm going to go fast and it will be very hard so just hold on" I kicked the horse to go fast, holding on to the range, making it go faster and faster until where out of that camp. We made our journey to the king's landing in hopes of getting my sisters out and free.
A few hours later
Jamie Pov
I never thought escaping like that would be so thrilling, after a while we stopped at an inn where she put her hood over me to keep me from being noticed. I felt like a lady, and she was a man, this is humiliating, to say the least. After a minute of being out, she was able to get us a room where we stay. I said sitting down, "We could have kept going, you know we would have been at King's Landing for a day at best with how fast that horse was going." She turned around looking through her hand and getting out a handful of coins saying, "Stay here I'll be back." She walked out of the room; I laid my head back on the bed and relaxed since it was the first time I had been in a bed scene I left to save my brother. I started to process what I signed up for and thought, "What did I get myself into….I'll be betraying my family, everything I know about her. If I leave her, I will not be able to get her back in my arms. I close my eyes trying to ration my reason.
Levette Pov
I walk back in to see him asleep; I sit down getting medicine prepared to bandage him if need be. I started to take his clothes off to check on him, he jerked up grabbing my shirt I said "relax I'm just checking your injuries if you had any…there food on the table if you can sit up and eat, then do it while I check your wound" he did it knowing he couldn't say no, it was probably the hunger of not being fed in a long time. He ate as I checked his wound, he was not that bad, only a few cuts and scrapes. I stop working looking up at him saying "there's a bath ready….I told the innkeeper to have it hot." He sat the bowl down grabbing me tightly, pulling me into bed. I stayed quiet looking at him, I never saw him like this…he was so quiet I am used to him having a quiet humor about him, it was depressing. I got him up and helped him to the bath. I said "now I'm going to help you in the bath and wash if you don't want me to just say no." He did not say anything, I signed and helped him out and into the bath. I got a rag and started to wash him, touching his hand first, cleaning them softly and lightly. He said, staring at the water, "Aerys would have bathed in wildfire if he'd dared. The Targaryen's were all mad for fire. He said "Burn them all — burn them in their homes, burn them in their beds" I look at him not saying much until I spoke with only clarity enough to know more. I said "So that when you became the so call oath breaker….what did you hope for me to tell me your pity…you did what was right those the wrong way to do but the right decision in the long run…if you didn't he would have destroyed everyone in order to win no matter the cost…why are you worried about it now he dead…" he look at me in awe trying to figure out if I was pulling the wool over his eye. I said "I wasn't there when you killed the mad king. I only know of history and what I was told of by everyone including my father…the mad kill people for fun and plan to destroy us all. You did the right thing in my eyes…." He grabbed me tightly pulling me in, I kiss him back wrapping my arm tightly around him, blushing a little as I broke the kiss saying "not that I don't mind this at all…let not do it until we are married, I may be a bastard but I am a woman and for us our virtue is everything." He chuckled softly, moving my hair back saying, "oh really huh so why are you in the bath with me practically begging to be used?" I slid my hand across his chest as I got out of him and out grabbing a towel to wrap myself up, saying "because I feel sorry for you, and I want to make sure you don't kill yourself before I get my sisters back." I left him to get redressed into something more southern to stay blended in as well as Jamie. I could not say it to him because I was afraid that I was becoming weak around him, for so long I held back my desire to be with him or even come close to him in any way. Now there was nothing holding me back but the thought from my family in my head, his son killed my dad and almost killed me his sister watched and did not do anything. Their father is trying to kill my brother at whatever cost it may be, and my twin is beyond the wall and safe, but for how long, with wilding and nature, I fear for his safety. I do not know much about what is about to happen, all I know is winter is coming and it will be harsh, I only hope that the Starks survive.
