Fire and Gold

Chapter 2.4

Sansa was with her septa inside the palace as Arya was exploring the place. But Eddard did get Arya an teacher to master the sword, her needle that her brother Jon had gotten her before she left to go to king's landing as he went to the wall. Joining the black of the night's watch.

Sansa wanted this to work out for herself, she wanted to be free of the north. The north will always be her home but she wants more. And where she might become an Princess if she marries Prince Aemond Targaryen, if she can be successful in that.

So Sansa kept to her practice on being an lady and what not as Arya trained everyday with her teacher. She was getting good, for Eddard it pleased him that Arya was happy. Eddard was getting into his role as master of laws but it was hard to start with at the beginning. But he sat at the great council giving the king advice on the matters of important matter. That one of the importance was an lord in the stormlands, Robert Baratheon causing trouble for the crown where the King offered Eddard to fix his oldest friend before the king himself would act.

That would mean that Eddard Stark would have to leave king's landing for a time not knowing when he would be back. Because Eddard knows how drunk has become over the years since the death of Lyanna Stark. There is only a few people that can get through Robert. Eddard was worried on leaving his daughters alone in the capital but he has no choice, he was giving a king order.

But other than his daughters, He was worried about what Alessa and Dyanna would get into. Fixing his horse he pulled Dyanna and Alessa aside to speak with them.

" Listen to me you two, I will be gone for some time to help an friend. I need you both to understand that king's landing his an dangerous place and that you need to be careful. You two need to mind yourself, because I know how you two can be when left alone for some time. Watch out for Sansa and Arya, they are not your blood but we are a family."

Both of the girls nodded their head at Eddard keeping their promise to him. That they will have to wait to make their plan on heading back to the north and over the wall. The girls watched Eddard with a few men rode off leaving king's landing heading to the Baratheon house. Soon enough they went back inside their chambers just waiting for something but to them they hate waiting when they know what lies behind the wall.

As they were in their thoughts the doors opened up showing a few soldiers coming into the room.

" Alessa and Dyanna, both of you are required to be in the throne room now. But dressed like a lady".

Both of the girls glared at the soldier that spoke. He gulped by the glare the girls gave him, he backed away out of the room before they could say anything.

Dyanna rolled her eyes, both girls went to get into one of their dresses. Which Dyanna pulled out an dark blue beautiful with patterns of the leaf's of an weirwood tree on her dress. As Alessa wore an dark purple but had the same patterns on the dress as Dyanna. Looking at each other before heading out the door. Walking into the throne room they saw Sansa and Arya with their septa. Where they though that the Stark girls are talken care with septa, they could just leave.

As they looked around the throne room their was many people standing around talking to each other. Dyanna and Alessa were a fishes out of water in king's landing. Alessa peeked over Dyanna's shoulder which she saw Alicent and Alicent saw her. Alicent started to make her way towards the girls.

" Shit. Alicent saw me. She is coming over to us." Alessa said

" Girls, you two look lovely. Such wonderful dresses. Now come to the front. There is much to discuss about." Alicent finishes.

" what to talk about?" Dyanna said

Once in the front of the group of lords and ladies the Queen, Helaena stepped forward.

" Welcome lords and ladies, today is an special event in the capital. Ladies from the north to almost close to Dorne are here to be introduced in court life. Now the first young lady step forward."

The Queen read the first name,
" Lady Sansa Stark." Then the second name Lady Arya Stark."

The queen went naming ladies from great houses. Then she called out Alessa and Dyanna names. Both of them were slightly push to stand with the other ladies. They were utterly confused, this not what they signed up for. When the naming stop the Queen left then Alicent came back to the girls.

" May we ask what this is about?" Dyanna asked Alicent.

" Oh, well. This is about introducing you both to court life where with much luck is to find an husband before the month is out."

Dyanna and Alessa stopped in there tracks on Alicent's words. Alicent came closer to them seeing the look on their faces trying to ease their discontent.

" I know that this is not what you both want but this is the best choice for us all. Where you two will be safe, and that your parents can watch over you."

Alicent looked at the girls seeing that they were still frozen in their minds.

" At least give it an chance" Alicent said before she walked away.

Just a few minutes passed and two men came walking up to the girls. Before they could say anything Dyanna and Alessa walked away leaving the throne room. As they left, they were watched Alicent, Harwin, Criston and Rhaenyra.

" Well that went well" Harwin spoke