Picture to Burn // Sandor Clegane (2)

7. With your Hands

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A crossbow was pointed at Sansa, but Joffrey put down the crossbow a smug look on his face.

'My mother insists you stay alive so we'll have to find another way to punish... your brother,' Joffrey said sitting back down. 'Leave her face I like a pretty' Joffrey said as his guard, Meryn Trant started to beat sansa. Sansa whimpered out.

"Avalon!" Joffrey declared "I want a portrait of me and my new crossbow." he instructed but Avalon couldn't pull her gaze away from Sansa. 'My ladies overdressed, unburden her.' Joffrey told him meryn ripped at her dress, sansa on her knees cried out. Avalon's mouth moved wordlessly. The door slammed open and all heads turned.

'if we want robb stark to hear us we are going to have to speak louder!' Joffrey decreed.

'What the bloody hell is the meaning of all of this?' Tyrion said storming forward Bronn behind him, Avalon felt a sigh of relief. She couldn't stand up against Joffrey he was the king. She certainly didn't want to be on his bad side.

'I was following orders' Meryn told him confidently.

'Who orders someone to beat a helpless girl?' Tyrion questioned incredulously.

'One that follows the king you best learned that imp!' Meryn, always the loyal servant. Til the end. 'I do not bow before anyone unworthy of-'

'Your grace,' Tyrion stepped forward, ignoring meryn, 'She is to be your queen, have you no honor for her dignity?' he questioned. Sandor moved down the aisle and wrapped his cloak around sansa, she was shaking as she pulled it tighter around her. Avalon watched her, Sandor's gaze shifted to Avalon though as he passed off his cloak. Avalon offered him the smallest of smiles. She knew Sandor was a good man, but all anyone saw was his scars.

'She committed crimes' Joffrey said

'She is not her brother you halfwit.' Tyrion told him.

'You can't talk to me like that!' Joffrey declared. 'The king can do as he likes!' Joffrey told them.

'The mad king did is he liked, has your uncle Jaime ever told you what happened to him?' Tyrion reminded him.

'No one threatens his grace in the presence of the kings guard!' Meryn said threateningly.

'I'm not threatening the king, ser I am educating my nephew. Bronn next time Ser Meryn speaks kill him. That was a threat, see the difference?' Tyrion walked back down to Sansa cautiously he offered her hand she wrapped the cloak tighter around her before accepting his hand and standing up and following him out. If mother could see him now, Tyrion thought as Joffrey looked ready to take Tyrion's head.

'I apologize for my nephews behavior... tell me the truth do you want an end to this engagement?'

'I am loyal to King Joffrey my one true love.' Sansa said obediently.

'Lady stark you may survive us yet.' Tyrion said but cleared his throat as Avalon came up to her. Avalon offered her a hand as they walked off.

"It's alright, you are alright..." Avalon coed running a hand along her back.

'The little king is backed up clogged from balls to brains.' Bronn told him.

'Do you think dipping his wick will cure his ales?' Tyrion questioned.

'There's no cure for being a cunt but the boy is at that age and he's got nothing to do all day except pick wings off flies. It couldn't hurt to get some of the poison out.' Bronn suggested.

But giving Joffrey whores was a bad idea.

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Sandor couldnt help but chuckle that night when Avalon kissed him.

''What?'' Avalon questioned leaning back, arms still wrapped around him.

''You are an artist. It makes sense you kiss with your hands.'' Sandor told her and avalon stared back at him.

''What?'' She asked with a chuckle and he took her delicate hands in his large calloused ones.

''When he kiss me your hands are in my hair on my neck pulling me to you.'' Sandor told her. ''Your lips on mine but you kiss with your hands too.''

''I only kiss you like that.'' Avalon corrected. ''Correction I only kiss you period.'' Avalon told him as she wrapped her arms around him pulling him to her. As soon as his lips met hers a hand slid down his neck and chest and avalon chuckled pulling back just slightly

''Oh my goodness I do kiss with my hands.'' Avalon declared and sandor chuckled picking her up her legs wrapped around him