A Wolf of War (Completed)

Lillyana II

[Part two of two, this is Lillyana's POV after Tywin's]

(King's Landing, 299 AC)

(CW: some sexual scenes are bound)

If there was anything Lillyana hated, it was the capital and the streets of King's Landing. Most of the people they encountered, the men were cruel and vile, and she hated that. She just hated how everyone interacted within the city; although, she was always caught up within the Red Keep, the only times she was on the streets she hated it. However, it had been fifty plus years since she was last in the Capital; more than fifty years since Hunter was the Hand of the King. Which she had loved, because they were back in the North and they were back home where they belonged. She knew that Hunter loved that idea, but he hated not being in charge of more than one kingdom.

Another thing she hated, was how hot to was in King's Landing. Now it wasn't as hot as Dorne, but she still hated it and her body had grown too used to the cold. Now they were in Capital for business; Hunter had business to deal with Lord Tywin Lannister, and Lilly had gone with him. As had Valar, Ren, and Shadow. The five of them were to stay at an inn, Tanglebeard Inn in Eel Alley, and Lilly really had to be on her guard. The civilians around that area were dangerous, even towards travelers, but the one thing that they couldn't do was touch Hunter. As they neared the Tanglebeard Inn, the common folk became more needy and touchy, something Lilly wasn't used to. They had no horses, which made them an easier target, but Hunter was protected and Shadow wasn't in his direwolf form.

As they finally made it to the inn, the building was almost deserted but there were little travelers and the innkeeper looked to Hunter for the name. "Valyrrn, I do believe that we have a reservation for three rooms." Hunter said, Lillyana's eyes scanned the common room before landing back on the innkeeper's face. "Ahh yes, three rooms for Valyrrn, but your hound will have to stay outside." The keeper said, but Lilly saw Hunter smile. "The hound stays, and I will pay extra. Two silvers a night will be raised to four silvers a night and nothing more, or shall I find another inn who will allow the hound?" Hunter asked, the keeper nodded quickly and his voice shook as he spoke. "Fine, the hound stays. Let me show you to your rooms." The keeper started to lead the way and Hunter quickly followed after, Lillyana and Shadow after him. As they made it up their rooms, Hunter thanked the innkeeper before he turned to his company. "I'll take the middle room; Valar and Ren will take the room to the left; and Lilly will take the room to the right. We'll meet up at sunset for supper, hmm?" Hunter said, they all nodded and left their separate way.

Before Lilly could leave, Hunter grabbed her arm and his blue eyes looked into her sea-green eyes. "You and I are going somewhere in the morning, did you pack that dress I asked for?" He asked, and Lilly looked at him and nodded. She felt his grip fall from her arm, while her eyes watched him turn and head into his room. She stood there alone in the hallway before she headed into her room, sighing softly as she shut the door behind her. When she was taking off her armor and unpacking her bag, she heard voices out in the hallway. The voices came from Valar and what she thought could be Myra, she leaned towards her door to listen to what they had to say.

"Valar, handsome, what are you doing here in the Capital? It's dangerous for any northerner to be here." Her voice was quiet, but even still Lilly knew it was Myra. "Hunter had some business he had to take care of; don't worry, love, we will gone soon. We won't be killed." Valar whispered back, Lillyana could almost see them embracing one another in the hallway. It was quiet and she knew that they had moved into Valar and Ren's shared room; poor archer, had to listen to the two of them go at it.

The night was quiet for the most part, at some point there was a scratching at her door and the knight went to see who it was. When she opened the wooden door, her sea-green eyes found the blue eyes of the blackened direwolf. The wolf smiled at her and she returned the smile, stepping aside as the direwolf entered her room. "No Hunter?" She asked the large wolf, pouring some of her water from the pitcher in her room into a bowl, placing it down for the wolf to drink from. Shadow barked and she nodded; over the last thousands of years, Lillyana had learned to understand a direwolf's mind and how they communicated. "So he's in his chambers asleep? Sounds so much unlike him though." She commented on, but she could see the direwolf shrug then start to drink the water that she gave him. The dragon smiled softly as she watched the wolf, sitting down on her bed as she watched him. Shadow stayed in her room for another two hours until Hunter came to each room on what they were going to do about dinner.