A/N: Thank you for everyone who read and reviewed the story so far. I listen to all the reviews and some of them have made me look at things different concerning the Cersei and Robert Relationship which has been a big issue.
Now my stand is this for the ones that believe with Jamie there, Cersei will not be faithful with Robert. Tywin attempted to betroth Cersei to Rhaegar and she was madly in love with him even pushing Jamie to the side. So do you think Cersei would cheat on Rhaegar for Jamie. I think no. When Ned talked to her about her children being bastards she told him she loved Robert at one point as every girl dreamt of. But it was Robert who cried and yelled out Lyanna's name during their consummation.
So do you think if Robert actually loved her and she had a happy life with a good husband and not a drunk King that loved another girl then she would be happy and not run to her Brother?
Also she and Jaime were able to sneak around because Robert was a drunk who left her mostly alone and other than Ser Barristan the rest of the Kingsguard were in the Queen's pocket. But with Robert loving her and having Kingsguard that were more loyal to Robert and not her and would tell the king on a moment's notice would make her possibly not take that chance. And with Jaime being back with his former brothers and mentor he is not the best like in canon so he wouldn't be as arrogant and stupid.
And yes Robert is a bit OOC (Out Of Character). He is smarter and and a non drunk. He will listen to his council more and care about the realm.
As of right now I will make Joffery, Myrcella, and Tommen Roberts trueborn children. Yes Joffrey will still be a skinny no fighing prissy dick. I'm Thinking of Making Tommen the more lookalike to Robert, since he wants to fight. I've also thought of making this a Jon(Aemom)/Margaery so a Tommen/Margaery won't happen.
Aemon the Dragonwolf
Chapter 4: Of Lionesses and She-Wolves
White Sword Tower 283 AC
Jaime Lannister stood outside of White Sword Tower very nervous. Inside the door stood his three brothers that went south with Rhaegar. Ser Barristan was guarding King Robert at the moment. Ser Barristan would be the most understanding so he wasn't concerned with him. It was the other three that he was concerned with. Ser Arthur just returned to the Tower when he was able to sneak up to it and knock on the door.
After a couple of seconds the door opened revealing the Lord Commander, and the main person he would have to convince, Ser Gerold Hightower.
"Lord Commander." Jaime said respectfully and nodded his head to Ser Gerrold.
"Ser Jaime, I was told you wanted to speak to me and my brothers."
"Yes, Lord Commander." he said before Ser Gerold opened the door fully and stepped to the side to allow Ser Jaime to enter their living quarters. Ser Oswell came out of his room to pause and stare Jaime down.
"Well well well, if it isn't the Kingslayer." Ser Oswell said with venom.
"Hello Oz." Jamie replied before putting his eyes to the floor not wanting to see the disappointing glare from his former brother.
"I heard you want to rejoin us. It'll take a lot to let a Kingslayer back into the Kingsguard." Oz said continuing to glare down Jaime.
"I know, Oz. I know what I did and why I did it. I can only explain myself and hope that you see it as a good reason."
Ser Oswell huffed and went to go stand next to Ser Gerold. The next five minutes were painfully awkward for Jaime but it was Arthur that cut through the tension, or even added to it, when his door opened and he entered the room. When Arthur saw who was there he stood more rigid and narrowed his eyes at Jaime. He didn't say anything, he just walked over to his brothers. He knew why Jaime was here. All he wanted to know was why. No small talk, just answers.
"Well, Ser Jaime you may begin. Why did you kill Aerys?" Asked Ser Gerold
"Arthur, Oz who was the Hand when you left with Prince Rhaegar?" Jaime asked the two knights.
"Jon Connington was hand." Arthur replied.
"And Ser Gerold, who was Hand to Aerys when he ordered you to find Rhaegar and order him to return." Jaime asked the Lord Commander.
"Lord Qarlton Chelsted, Ser Jaime." The White Bull answered. Arthur and OZ heard that Jon was removed as hand from Ser Gerold when they spent time in the Tower of Joy.
"Yes, Aerys removed Jon Connington as Hand and exiled him after he lost the Battle of the Bells."
"What does that have to do with you killing Aerys." Arthur asked just wanting Jaime to get to the point.
"It has everything to do with why I killed Aerys!" Jaime yelled out at them, making them look confused. "It wasn't just Aerys I killed in the Throne Room that day. It was also the Hand."
The three Kingsguard looked shocked and confused when Jaime said he had killed the Hand as well. They didn't know that. And for him to say it makes them think there is more to the story that they don't know. Why would he willingly admit to killing the Hand along with the King.
When they didn't say anything he continued. " Right after the Battle of the Trident Aerys came up with a plan to burn down King's Landing. He ordered Lord Qarlton to carry out his plan and Lord Qarlton refused and resigned as Hand." Jaime paused and took a deep breath before he asked. "Do you know what Aerys did to him?"
They all shook their heads. "He did the same thing to him as he did to Rickard Stark. He burned him alive. Then he made the pyromancer of the Alchemists' Guild Rossart his Hand." They all stood there with surprise written all over their faces. They knew Aerys' obsession with wildfire, but to burn his own Hand and make an Alchemist his replacement. Just to burn down a city?
They stayed silent letting Jaime continue. "Pycelle convinced Aerys to open the gates for my father and his army. Telling him they were there to help. Then my father's army started sacking the city so Aerys ordered me to bring me his head though I never moved." Jaime took a second to regain his thoughts while the others stayed silent. At first they believed that the order to kill his father would make Jaime kill Aerys and that made them angry, but when he said he didn't move the knew that wasn't what made him do it. Besides why would Jaime be talking about Rossart.
"When Rossart took office Aerys ordered him to set wildfire cashes throughout the city. At first I thought it was in defensive positions but then I found out it was throughout the whole. Shortly after Aerys ordered me to kill my father and realized I wouldn't he ordered Rossart to light the wildfire cashes."
"He was really going to burn the whole city?" Ser Gerold yelled. Jaime nodded in reply.
"Burn them all he said. Burn them in their homes, burn them in their beds." Jaime went to go sit down on the sofa shaking with a couple of tears running down his face. "When Rossart started to pace out of the Throne Room that was when I pulled out my sword, chased him down, and stabbed him. When I turned around Aerys got up from the throne and yelled that he would light them himself. So I ran up to him as he tried to run away and stabbed him in the back."
"Burn them all he kept repeating. Burn them all." Jaime took another breath and continued. "We may have sworn a vow to protect the King but we also swore a vow when we were knighted. A vow to defend the innocent and the weak. Half a million people live in this city. If I have to wear a stain on honor by killing a mad king in order to keep my oath of protecting half a million lives then so be it." Jaime stared down at the floor for what felt like hours. Not wanting to look at his former brothers.
It felt so good to get that off of his chest, but now waiting for them to reply was the most nervous he had ever felt.
"Let him rejoin." Jamie looked up instantly when he heard Arthur's voice.
"What?" he replied. Not believing that it would be Arthur that said it first. He figured Arthur would be the hardest to convince.
"You are right. We swore a vow to defend the innocent. We stood by while he constantly raped Queen Rhaella, and Jaime was the only one who said anything. But if Aerys was going to commide genocide of half a million people then he needed to be stopped. We know Rhaegar was planning to overthrow his father anyway."
Gerold nodded his head. "I agree. We all know that Aerys' madness was getting worse." he turned to Oswell, wanting all four of them to agree. He already knew that Barristan would agree. "What say you, Oz?"
"If you, Arthur, and Barristan agree then I might as well." he said looking at his Lord Commander. But then he went over to where Jaime was sitting and pointed a finger against his chest. "But this is your last chance. If you do anything to harm or dishonor our new king then I personally kill you myself. Do you understand?" Jaime nodded at him.
"I swear, brother."
Oswell turned to Gerold. "Then I guess all that's needed is to ask Barristan and tell the King."
"I'll go talk to them."
Winterfell 283 AC
After the introductions were over everyone headed inside the castle. Lady Caitlyn had a servant escort Wylla and the bastard to the furthest, and worst, room in the Family Wing of the castle. She tried to put him into the Servants Quarters but Ned refused. His answer when she tried to fight it was that 'he may not have the name of a Stark but he is a Stark'.
Ned noticed his brother wanted to talk to him so he gave Robb back to his wife and she stormed off to her room. He followed Benjen to father's….his solar now. It will take a lot of time to get used to the fact that he was now the Lord of Winterfell. That everything that was his father's was now his.
When they entered Benjen closed the door after he let his brother and stared him down.
"Now spill it. Who is the babe." Benjen demanded causing Ned to look at him for a split second with scared eyes.
"He is my bastard son, Ben." Bengen started laughing
"No, he isn't. You would never have a bastard even if it would save us from the Long Night." Oh, the irony Ned thought. "You know you can trust me, Ned." That was true. He knew that if it was anyone he could trust with this secret it was Benjen..
"Then tell me who you think he would be if he wasn't my bastard." Ned asked challenging him.
"I would say he is Brandon's bastard. But you wouldn't have to stain your honor by hiding him. I think he is Lyanna's." What? How would he guess that? Ned thought.
"And why would you think that, Ben?" Benjen rolled his eyes at Ned.
"Because I helped Lyanna sneak off with Rhaegar." Wait, what! Ned yelled in his head.
"Why didn't you say anything? Father and Brandon are dead because of it. If they would have at least known about it….." Ned said stopped as he sat down in Fath….His chair.
"Lyanna and Rhaegar said they would send out letters. But the letters never arrived and Brandon was already on his way to Riverrun to marry Lady Caitlyn. When father was sent a letter from the King demanding him to go to King's Landing because of what Brandon did I told him everything." Ben said close to tears. Ned could tell he blamed himself.
"It's not your fault what happened, Ben. If Brandon wasn't so wild and impulsive then he would have gone to King's Landing."
"I know, so are you going to tell me the truth?" The younger Stark asked. Ned knew he had no way out of this so he figured he might as well tell him.
"Aye, he is Lyanna's boy by Rhaegar." he said with a sigh.
"Trueborn?"
"Aye. They married at the Isle of Faces. He took her as his second wife. Apparently Elia approved and also asked her brothers to help. Oberyn was there with me and Robert when we found her. She was dying of childbirth." Benjen looked down when Ned said the last part.
"What's his name?"
"Aemon Targaryen Fourth of his name. 'The Dragonwolf' Lyanna called him."
Benjen laughed. "Being Lyanna's son I know that boy has wolfs blood running through his veins."
"I think the dragon's blood will make it worse." Ned said as he chuckled making Ben laugh harder.
"I always feared Lyanna's child." Ben said Laughing before he became serious. "But I want to know more. It was more than just love that Lyanna went with him. Or the fact that Robert spared the boy since you said he went with you."
Ned signed and told him everything. About the Harrenhal and Lyanna being the Knight of the Laughing Tree. About Rhaegar finding her and about the prophecy she told him about. He told him about what Rhaegar said to Robert at the Trident and about what Oberyn told him that Elia said in the letter she sent them. Ned told him about Robert wanting Jon to come to King's Landing to train under the Kingsguard before he went to learn under Oberyn in Dorne.
"So what's going to become of him?" Bengen asked. Still not understanding what everyone's intentions are with his nephew.
"I believe Robert wants to make him Lord of Dragonstone, give him his birthright as Robert said. Him being the only Targaryen it's his right. But not until he is strong enough to defend himself. It would also keep the Targaryen Loyalists from rebelling if there was a Targaryen loyal to the crown."
"So Robert is being smart. Never thought I'd say that about him."
"He's not using him." Ned said in his friends defence.
"I never said he was, Ned. but in a sense even if he gives the boy everything. He still knows he's getting something in return." Benjen told his brother. Ned could be hopeless when it came to Robert.
"Aye, he does, but his own Lord Commander even told him that they were more loyal to the boy so should he ever try to use him then they will leave him. And he knows I will not go for it since he is my nephew." Ned told his brother.
"So you said that Rhaegar and Lyanna believe he is the child of some prophecy to save Westeros from the Long Night supposedly." Benjen asked Ned, wanting to gauge his brother. He knew Ned wasn't the most believing of types.
"That is what she told us."
"And do you believe her?"Benjen asked his brother.
"I don't know what to believe." The silent wolf said honestly shaking his head. "But if we prepare him and it's not true then so be it. But if we don't and it is…..then we all die."
"So we need to prepare him then."
"Aye we do." Ned eyed his brother down.
"It sounds like his training is already accounted for. But perhaps I can help in some other way."
"And how is that, Ben." Ned asked curious but also worried.
"By joining the Night's Watch and finding out what we are up against and what to do. I'll become a Ranger." when Ned tried to protest Benjen just held up his hand to stop him. This was what he wanted. A Stark must always man the wall, their father always told them. He was the youngest and even though Brandon was dead he Ned was now the Lord of the North. It was his responsibility to be the Stark that manned the wall. "I've been thinking of this since Harrenhal, Ned. I'm the youngest. And father always told us that a Stark must always man the wall. I only waited to make sure you came home from the war. You can't change my mind. And now I will need to do it more than ever."
"Ben…." Ned said shakely. "Are you sure?"
"Aye, I am."
Ned took a big sigh before he got up and walked to his brother. He put a hand on his shoulder and stared him in the eyes. "I will not stop you, brother. But you are the only sibling I have left. I would be devastated if something happened to you."
"I promise I will be fine, brother."
"Fine, I'll agree. Not that it would change anything if I didn't." Ned chuckled making Benjen laugh.
"Good, you're learning." Ned actually laughed completely at that.
"I have a feeling I'm going to have at least one or two children that will constantly give me a headache."
Ned and Benjen continued to talk about memories of their childhood and their family and the war before Ned left to go to his new room.
When Ned entered the room his wife was already in bed. He could tell she wasn't fully asleep so he changed out of his clothes and climbed into bed. When he pressed himself against her and wrapped his arm around her. She recoiled at first before she held his arm closer to her. He knew she was mad at him and he wouldn't blame her. He knew that he's shamed her, or well everyone except the few that knew the truth would believe he did. He's thought of telling her but he can't just yet.
"Cat." he said softly to her. "I've missed you."
"Apparently not enough for you to shame me, my lord." she mumbled. Ned hugged her tighter and kissed the back of her head.
"I'm sorry, Cat. It was never my intention to shame you."
She turned to face him and got up on one elbow. "Then why bring him her. I understand things happen when men are off at war. When I was betrothed to Brandon I knew he was most likely going to sire a bastard or two given how he was. I never expected you to sire one though." he pulled her down so her head was resting on his chest and hugged her tight. He knew that this would hurt her. He hoped that one day she would love him like a son since he was a motherless child but he feared that she wouldn't.
"He may not have the last name of a Stark but he has the blood. He will not be in Winterfell forever, Cat. but he should spend his childhood here in the home of the Starks"
"So, I'm supposed to have a constant reminder of the shame you brought me?" She asked, not happy that the bastard was going to have to stay here.
"He is a motherless child, Cat. What do you expect me to do let him die?" That surprised her. She didn't know the boy was motherless. It made her understand why her husband brought the boy here instead of leaving him. That still didn't make her like it. Knowing the boy is motherless she will tolerate his presence but that's it.
"Fine I will tolerate him being here but that's it." Ned knew that was the best he was going to get out of his wife so he didn't press any further. Instead he rolled them over so he was on top of her.
"Ned!" she said surprised. He started chuckling before he kissed her passionately. After a couple of seconds she moaned which made him stop.
"What?" he said innocently "I've really missed my wife." Cat signed before she pulled him back into another kiss. That night husband and wife spent many hours attempting to give their heir a brother or sister.
King's Landing 283 AC
Ser Gerold was heading to a council meeting the day after Jaime had talked to them. He had talked to Barristan about everything that Jaime had said to which Barristan agreed on letting him rejoin. He planned on telling the King at the council meeting.
He was the last to arrive. Oz was on duty during the meeting. He gave his brother a nod before he entered to see the King at the head of the table. To his right was his Hand Lord Jon Arryn and to his left was an empty chair that was his, which he sat down in. To Gerold's left at the end sat Grand Maester Pycelle who Gerold did not like. Next to Lord Arryn at the end sat a short boy of around five and ten who must be the new Master of Coin. This must be that Petyr Baelish, who was Lord Arryn's wife's friend she grew up with. Just looking at the man the Lord Commander distrusted him. Opposite of himself sat a man in a gold cloak named Janos Slynt who was named as Commander of the City Watch. Next to him sat the King's brother Stannis Baratheon, the now Lord of Storm's End and Master of Law's.
Next to Stannis sat a man that arrived in King's Landing with him, Ser Davos Seaworth. The smuggler that saved Storm's end during the siege could not read or write and was missing the ends of his four fingers on his right hand, courtesy of Stannis. When he told the King he used to be a boy from Flea Bottom and never learned to read Robert made Pycelle teach him. Which he could tell Pycelle wasn't happy about. The final member of the small council was Varys. The mysterious and unreadable eunuch sat next to Ser Davos.
When Gerold sat down Lord Arryn started off the council meeting with introducing the new Master of Coin. Everyone else was introduced the week before.
"It's an honor to be here, Your Grace." Lord Baelish said with that slimy voice.
"Aye. you are going to have a tough job, boy. With us having to rebuild the realm after the war coin will be a big issue. Don't let me down." the King said with an underlying threat to his voice, which made Lord Baelish gulp.
"I don't plan on it, Your Grace." The man they call Littlefinger said.
"Slynt," Robert said. "How goes the City Watch?"
"Crime has been slowing down now that order among the crown and also the Watch has been restored, Your Grace. We had two stabbings and 5 thefts last week. One of the murderers had been caught while the other has yet to be found. And four out of the five thieves have been caught." Slynt said.
"Aye, you're not going to have a city as large as King's Landing without some crime, the Murderer has taken the black and is to be sent to the wall. The thieves have all been dealt with according to the crime, some lost a finger or two and one lost a hand." the Lord of Storm's End replied.
"Good" Lord Arryn exclaimed before looking over to the Ser Gerold.
"Lord Commander, how goes the search for the three remaining Kingsguard?"
Ser Gerold looked to the King and spoke, "Ser Jaime talked to the four of us and we all have agreed to let him rejoin, now making our order to five."
"Hmm….I'm honestly surprised you let the Kingslayer back in, Ser Gerold. If I remember correctly you were unhappy when my betrothed asked if he could rejoin." Robert said with a raised eyebrow.
"Ser Jaime gave his reasons for killing Aerys. He was right, we are knights who swore to protect the innocent. Aerys ordered his new hand to burn down King's Landing and kill half a million innocent people. I find that a justifiable reason to kill was Ser Arthur who was the first to let him rejoin."
"Aerys was going to burn down the City?" Jon yelled.
"As what Ser Jaime told us he said to his hand was, Burn them all….Burn them in their homes, Burn them in their beds. He said his new Hand Rossart of the Alchemist's guild set wildfire cashes throughout the city." Ser Gerold told the council.
"Then I believe that Ser Jaime did the right thing, Your Grace," Lord Arryn said.
"Aye, I agree as well." Ser Davos said.
"Then I accept Ser Jaime to be a part of my Kingsguard. Have you thought of the other two spots Ser Gerold?"
"I have, Your Grace. The candidates I have selected are Ser Arys Oakheart of Old Oak who I believe is the best of the candidates. Ser Meryn Trant of Gallowsgrey who would be second but i'm not particularly fond of him. Next would be Ser Mandon Moore of the Vale. Next is Ser Boros Blout of house Blout. A knight at Harrenhal who was defeated by the Knight of the Laughing Tree and ordered to discipline his squire."
The King laughed loudly when Ser Gerold told him that. A knight that was defeated by Lyanna in a joust to be his Kingsguard. Absolutely not.
"No, not him Ser Gerold." The King told his Lord Commander. The knight nodded before he gave the last candidate.
"I agree, Your grace. The last of the candidates is named Ser Preston Greenfield of the Crownlands."
"I'll let you and the rest of the Kingsguard decide on who will be the remaining two, Ser Gerold." The Lord Commander nodded to the King.
"Your Grace, Lord Tywin won't be happy that his heir will return to the Kingsguard." Pycelle spoke out with a shake of his head.
"He'll get over it, Pycelle. His daughter is becoming Queen. Not much else he can do." The King said to the Grand Maester annoyed. He and everyone else knew he was in favor of the Old Lion. Pycelle nodded but stayed silent.
"Lord Varys any news on Queen Rhaella or Viserys?" Robert asked the eunuch.
"My little birds have told me that Queen Rhaella and her son fled Dragonstone with Ser Willem Darry and she died of childbirth to a girl, Your Grace. I know not where they have gone but I have my little birds searching"
"Let me know where they are. I want them found and brought back here alive." Robert demanded.
"I will, Your Grace."
The following day Ser Jaime Lannister was sworn into King Robert's Kingsguard much to Lady Cersei's delight and Lord Tywin's displeasure. It took another week before the five current Kingsguard to pick the final two spots. They decided on Ser Arys Oakheart and Ser Meryn Trant after talking and interrogating the candidates for the week.
It was a fortnight after when Lady Cersei was walking into the Sept of Balor in the most elegant and expensive of white dresses. Her father was walking her down the Aisle with hundreds of Lord's and Ladys looking at her, but it wasn't them she was focused on. It was the tall, well muscled, black haired, and blue eyed man with the crown who stood at the end next to the High Septon.
All seven of the Kingsguard were standing present in different areas of the room. The two newest of the Kingsguard, Ser Arys and Ser Meryn stood at the inside of the door. Ser Gerold stood behind the High Septon while Ser Arthur stood behind the King. Her Brother Ser Jamie stood in the same place as Ser Arthur but on her family's side. She and her father were followed by Ser Ozwell on her left and Ser Barristan on her right. It made her pride soar to have all seven of the Kingsguard, five of which were famous, to be surrounding her wedding.
She reached the end of the hall where Robert met her and escorted her up the steps when they stood facing each other in front of the Septon. The Septon looks to the King and tells him.
"You may now cloak the bride and bring her under your protection." Robert smiled and turned to his brother who was holding a silk cloak of black and yellow with a stag on the back. The King took the black and yellow cloak with a stag on it from Stannis and walked to her while her father took off her Lannister red and gold lion cloak.
Robert clasped the cloak around Cersei, smiled at her before he took his place back in front of her and took her hands
The Septon then yelled out. "My Lord, My Ladies, we stand here in the sight of the gods and men to witness the union of man and wife. One flesh, one heart, one soul, now and forever." The Septon proceeded to tie a ribbon around the interlocking hands of Robert and Cersei to symbolize their union. "Let it be known that Robert of the House Baratheon and Cersei of the house Lannister are now one heart, one flesh, one soul. Cursed be the one who seek to tear them asunder."
The High Septon unties the ribbon and commands them.
"Now look upon each other and say the words." The King and his betrothed looked at each other and spoke. " Father, Smith, Warrior, Mother, Crone, Stranger.." They both say. "I am hers and she is mine. I am hers until the end of days." Robert said at the same time that Cersei said "I am his and he is mine. I am his until the end of days"
After the ceremony the couple and their guests went from the Sept of Balor back through the city, and cheers of the commoners, to the Red Keep's Great Hall for the wedding feast.
The King and his new Queen sat at the head of the high table surrounded by Stannis and Renly on Roberts side and Tywin and ,unfortunately for both Tywin and Cersei, Tyrion on Cersei's side. Her dwarf brothers presence dampen her spirits though.
As the Dinner was taking place Robert looked over to the Dwarf and asked him how smart he was. The ten name day old dwarf stood up to the the King and spoke much to the horror of Cersei and Tywin.
"I'm young and small, Your Grace. But I'm very smart. Smarter than you." the young dwarf answered the King. Cersei tried to apologize to her husband but stopped when he started booming in laughter.
"I'm sure you are. I like you little boy. It takes guts to stand up and talk back to a king." Robert told Tyrion making Ser Jaime smile. The young dwarf sat back down and started eating again while his father glared at him.
Robert leaned to his wife's ear and asked her if she was having a good time.
"I am, my husband, I've dreamt of being Queen since I was a young girl now. Today my dreams have finally come true." she replied with a huge smile that, to Robert, made her look more beautiful. "Are you having a good time, husband?"
"I am, Cersei. Although I'm really looking forward to what comes later." Robert gave her a smirk causing her to smirk back and lean in and kiss him.
"Oh as am I, My King. As am I." behind them Ser Jaime frowned before he looked down and sighed. He knew he could never have his twin. He loved her, but seeing her smile made the hurt he felt be worth it. She was now a Queen alongside who he believed was a good King. Plus he was with his brothers again and they forgave him for what he did. He got to be back in the Kingsguard like he always wanted to be, it was a bonus that he would be guarding her and his eventual nieces and nephews.
Looking at it now he realized how similar his life is to Aemon the Dragonknight. The two youngest Kingsguard to ever live who both loved their sisters, who happened to be the Queen. He swore that, like Prince Aemon, he will do his duty with honor. He will look and dream but never act upon his love.
Another hour went by before some men stood up and yelled. "Time to bed them!" and "Bedding!" Since Robert had no father is foster father and Hand, Lord Jon Arryn, stood up and quieted everyone down.
"Aye, Your Grace, My Queen. It is time to complete the marriage and for you both to become one."
The King laughed, stood up, and offered the queen his hand. She took it and held on to his arm while leaning into his side. While Robert did drink what most would consider a good amount of wine it was nothing compared to what he used to drink so it barely fazed him.
When Robert saw a couple of men stand up and start to walk forward he held up his hand causing the men to stop. "Any man to touch my Queen will leave here with a broken arm." Cersei looked up to her husband and smiled before yelping when he picked her up bridal style and carried her to their room much to the cheers of everyone present. Ser Gerold and Ser Meryn followed them as they were on duty tonight.
Robert nearly burst down the door before he tossed his wife on the bed with a grin. Ser Gerold closed the door from the outside knowing it was going to be a long night before he and Ser Meryn got some peace.
Winterfell 283 AC
The morning after the return of Lord Stark started late as he decided to sleep in a bit. One, being he was finally home after a long war, and two, his and his wife's long night. Ned left his room just before noon to go break his fast. When he entered the hall he was glad that it was empty save for some servants who brought him some food.
When he finished he went to his son's room to check up on him. He entered Robb's just as his wetnurse had finished feeding him. She gave his son to him as she covered herself before leaving the room to give him some alone time with Robb.
Ned sat down in the chair and just held his heir. Ned looked Robb over and knew instantly that he would be a great Warden of the North one day. He may have the Tully looks through and through, but he was a Stark heir. Robb will learn everything to be a Northern Liege Lord.
He hoped he and his cousin would form a close bond. He only feared his wife would do anything she could to keep them away from each other. His wife came into the room and smiled. Happy to see her husband spending time with their son.
"Are you happy with him, Ned?" she asked him
"He's going to be a great stark one day, Cat. I can feel it just by looking at him." Ned said looking up at his wife.
"He has a great father to teach him to become a great man." she knelt down and leant her arm on Ned's knee as she kissed her son's forehead. Husband and wife stayed like that for a couple of minutes before he gave Robb to his mother. He left the room to go prepare to take his sisters' remains to the crypts. Her statue won't be finished for another week but will put her remains in the spot next to their brother and father. Their remains arrived moons ago after they found them when they sacked King's Landing and sent them back to Winterfell before they went to search for Lyanna.
He made it so only him, Benjen, Wylla holding Jon, Ser Rodrick, Martyn Cassel and a small group of his most loyal guards came to lay her remains in the crypts. He had Cat busy somewhere else so she wouldn't interrupt this especially with Jon presant.
Ned took Jon from Wylla and held him close to him. Everyone except Martyn and Benjen were slightly confused that the Lord brought his bastard but not his heir to lay his sister to rest. When they finished the eulogy and laid his sister to rest Jon, or Aemon, started crying. It was like he knew it was his mother's remains that were in the casket. Since he had been given the babe by his sister until now, many moons later he never cried, not once. But him doing so at this exact moment made him feel something unnatural going on.
They left the crypts and Ned went back to the room to find Robb, still holding Jon. he wanted to introduce the two boys. He knew Cat would object but he didn't care if she didn't. He was the Lord and he would introduce them.
As he entered the room his wife was singing to their son while rocking them back and forth. When she finished she looked up to Ned with a smile before it was instantly turned into a frown.
"Why have you brought him here, Ned." she demanded with a cold fury in her voice. Her gaze as sharp as Valerian steel as she tried to bore a hole into the babe with her eyes, no doubt hoping that would kill the boy.
"I have brought him here to introduce them to each other." Ned said with an edge to his voice. Trying to let his wife know to not challenge him on this.
"He is a bastard. He should not be so close around an heir." Caitlyn said a little too loudly as it made Robb start to cry. "See what you have done, Ned. Even Robb does not want him here."
Ned just shook his head before he came forward to his son and cradled his head cause the boy to look and him. When Robb looked to Jon he stopped crying and looked at him curiously. Jon was as silent as he always was and just stared back at Robb. His heir broke out into a smile then reached his tiny hands out to Jon. the dragon babe held his hand back out to Robb making Robb grab his hand and laugh.
"See, Cat. They like each other." Ned said with a wide grin on his face.
Cat just huffed before asking Ned to take the boy away causing him to sigh. One day she will ask him for forgiveness and he prayed that he forgives her.
A/N: Done with this chapter. Hope you liked it and I look forward to the next one. Thank you to everyone that read and reviewed. This was a shorter chapter since what i wanted to do was better for the next chapter then trying to cram in to this one.
Up next is Jon growing up in Winterfell and possibly the start of the Greyjoy Rebellion thought that might be the chapter after.