Honey and Blood

The Pact of Honey and Blood

Connor took some great pains to find the blue haired squire that day. The second that the Queen left and the realization of how prequerious his position was, he immediately ran out of the festivities and around Dragonstone looking for a blue haired squire from Essos. His father had hired the squire from the fisher town at the foot of the Dragonmont but nobody there seemed to know who the blue haired squire was. It wasn't until he reached a rundown blacksmith forge that one of the apprentices of the blacksmith told him that his friend probably had blue hair.

He told him that he could find him in the hots springs of the Dragonmont, cleaning himself. He, however, didn't explain to him how to get there until Connor paid him two whole golden dragons. After being extrorted by some man called Gibben, Connor decided to find the blue haired squire by foot. The climb up the side of the Dragonmont was rather terrifying, Connor had never realized how many dragons actually lived in the island. There were untamed dragons on Dragonstone and some of them flew around the Island. Connor even felt as if he would have to crawl to go unnoticed by the flying creatures if it wasn't for the deep fog that probably came from the active volcano.

So he was rather thankful when he finally reached the hot springs of the Dragonmont. It was on the side of a cliff, overlooking the tulmoustous waters of the Blackwater Bay. The host springs were filled with thick fog.Just as the blacksmith's son had told him, there was someone swimming in the fuming waters. He was oddly enough a little bit nervous. Connor had to admit that he was a little bit intimidated by him. He didn't know what made him nervous, it might have been his face or his body, or even his good ability at jousting. It too a lot of courage for Connor to approached him. He recognized the figure swimming but his hair wasn't as blue before but rather seemed oddly silver-ish. Connor walked closer and he must have walked rather loudly because the young man swimming in the hot springs noticed him.

He turned around and Connor recognized him. It was the squire that had helped him.

The squired seemed paniked to see him but he was too chivalrous to say anything mean or rude. He stood up and kneeled outside of the spring, he didn't know that he didn't have to kneel to second born sons but only bow, but Connor didn't say anything either.

When the squire came out of the water, Connor had to hold a gasp. The squire was completely naked.

"-My lord, I'm sorry, I did not see you there. - The Squire said with a little flustered voice. "

Connor didn't know what to answer. Water was dripping off the Squire's body and Connor was taken a back for a few seconds. He had seen many knight unclothed before but this was something else. He had a well built body with fresh bruises from the jousting and not a single once of hair anywhere. His hair wasn't blue at all but rather a shiny silver that gave off reflections just like the moon did. Connor now realized that he had the deepest purple eyes he had ever seen. A royal puruple that could only be traced back to the blood of Old Valerya. Connor felt his stomach turn and he could feel his cheeks blush a little bit. He avoided to look at him directly.

"-I am sorry to interrupt your bath. - Connor said, trying his best to look at the sky instead of the squire. - But I am in a little bit of trouble and I need your help... I apologize I seem to have forgotten your name.

-Daerion, my lord. - He answered.

-Daerion. - Connor repeated still avoiding to look at him directly. - I need your help.

- Can I dress myself first, my lord? - The squire asked. Connor nodded in agreement, he kept looking at the sky while the squire put on his clothes. Daerion seemed rather uncomfortable too, he was shyly putting on his clothes, checking if Connor was trying to look at him while he did so. - Did I cause trouble for you by winning that tourney, my Lord?