CHAPTER 32. TARA

The wars were at an end both personal and otherwise for Tara. She travels with Jon back to Winterfell. Daenarys comes as well with Gendry. During their time together Tara and Jon fall in love and they marry. She travels with Daenarys to the Capital where Dany awards Tara and Jon wardenship of the Stormlands. Jon becomes Jon Tagren a cadet branch of House Targaryen. Tara and Jon come up with a new sigil, a flaming sword on a black background. Lady Sylese and her daughter are made to swear fealty to House Tagren.

A year later Tara gives birth to a son they name Robb Tagren. Like his uncle and mother Robb is freakishly large. When he is born Robb weighs sixteen pounds seven onces. Two years after Robb they have a daughter she names Kora. At birth Kora weighs fifteen and half pounds. Then there is Jordan after Tara's father, Leia, Michael, and Torrhen.

The words of House Tagren become Burning Bright after the sword Lightbringer. They rename Storm's End Light Stone Castle. When war breaks out in the east Tara and Jon are first in fight. Both Robb and Kora join their parents in war. They win many battles and the war lasts five bloody long years. Once again Tara returns to home and hosts a tourney. Her son Robb wins the tournament placing first in the Joust and sword. He would have won the long bow competition, but lost to his sister Kora.

Both Tara and Jon live to see their great grandchildren, upon his retirement Jon leaves Lightbringer to his eldest son who is able to wield the sword. Jon dies sitting in a chair holding his great grandchild. Tara wanted to die with sword in hand so she travels to Dorne after setting Rhaegal free. Tara walks through the streets and spots a rowdy group of young Dornishmen outside a tavern. "Hay!" She yells out.

They stop drinking, laughing, and talking to look at her."What you want old woman?"

Tara walks up to them and punches the young man who called her old in the face. "I may be old, but I'm still woman enough to bloody your fucking nose…Lttle bastard…"

"BITCH!" The next young man draws a dagger and tries to stab Tara, but she grabs his wrist and forces him to stab himself in the neck. Tara draws her sword and beheads the next man. She spins around to block but is too slow as she is stabbed in the side. With one hand the grey haired 107 year old warrior grabs the young man by the throat and breaks his neck.

She is stabbed in the back and with the dagger still in her back she snaps the neck of the man behind her. "This bitch is crazy!" One of the nine young men tries to run. Tara pulls the dagger from her upper back and throws it into the back of the young man's head. Another man hits her her with a chair. She kicks him in between the legs as she is struck by an arrow. Tara jabs her fingers into the young man's eye sockets and looks at a soldier with a bow. She spits blood and starts walking toward him. He fires three more arrows before Tara reaches him. She falls to her knees, but yanks one of the arrow out and stabs the soldier in the chest killing him. She slowly stands up and finds ten more soldiers behind her weapons drawn.

"We know who you are Tara Clegane…Surrender!" The Captain orders.

She spits blood, "Your going to have to kill me…For I will die unless it is by sword…" As Tara picks up her sword they aim their crossbows. When she takes a step they fire and down she goes. When the captain walks up to her, Tara's eyes pop open, and she swings her sword cutting off his legs. The rest of the soldiers draw their swords and start stabbing the old warrior. Two more men die before her closes her eyes and breaths her last. Dylan Martell not wanting to start a war with House Tagren returns her body to the family for burial.

When her body is returned the stab wounds had been closed up and the body washed. Her Grandson Lord Jon II built a magnificent tomb on her behalf. King Rhaegar II son of Daenarys and Gendry has a statue erected to her honor with the inscription:

MAY THIS STATUE FOREVER STAND IN RESPECT OF THE AMAZON TARA CLEGANE THE GREATEST WARRIOR TO EVER LIVE