Jump then Fall // Jaime Lannister

5. Bravery

So It Goes // Corlys Velaryon // Rhaenys Targaryen out now!

Owen noticed the king slowing down. He expected this was the most exercise the king had gotten since his fighting days and that was almost 20 years ago.

"Maybe we head back." Owen suggested. Maisie sighed leaning into Lena.

"But we are so close!" Maisie declared.

"I can take anyone back that wants to head in early." Alan offered.

"Get me a drink while you are at it." Robert agreed following Alan back. Sansa was quick to run back to safety, Cersei and Joffrey as well. That left Jaime, Arya, Ned, Sandor and Tyrion.

"We got the brave group left!" Lena declared rubbing her hands together.

"What are we almost at?" Arya asked and Maisie pointed up.

"Anyone up for some rock climbing?" Lena questioned with a sweet smile on her face as she threw her hair up into a messy bun.

"I don't really rock climb." Tyrion corrected. "I see the group I think I will have the drink." tyrion remarked shouting for Alan as he moved after them.

"Shall we?" Lena offered.

''This place is so cool! Can we stay forever?" Arya begged and Ned choked out a laugh.

''No.' Ned answered immediately. "Just a trip.'' Ned reminded her. "Hopefully one we return home from."

"Our motto is-" Owen pinched Lena's waist and she laughed out as she moved closer to the mountain. "You do any rock climbing handsome?" Lena asked as she secured her bag of dino repellent fun on her back.

"Can't say I have." Jaime remarked.

"Oh you thought I was talking to you?" Lena teased with a flirty wink.

"You are sexy and you know it." Jaime remarked. Again that smile she shot back at him, Jaime had forgotten what it was like to flirt, to fall, to fall for a pretty girl he knew basically nothing about. A woman that not only he expected would keep him on his toes for the rest of his life but a woman that his father would be proud of. He wouldnt have to hide, perhaps hide from dinosaurs with but he wouldnt mind that.

"She knows." Maisie agreed. "Come on, race you!" Maisie declared as she started climbing.

"What do you say Arya, want to join us? Race to the top?" Lena questioned as she got her footing. "It's not entirely climbing the cliff side." Lena added seeing Sandor and Ned's worried faces. "Just a bit and then a trail way, then another climb and so on and so forth."

"Just follow Lena." Owen agreed. "Her and Maisie are up and down this place every day it seems. Watch their footing."

Lena climbed up a few paces before smiling back down at Jaime.

"He said watch my footing not my ass." Lena teased before heading back up and Jaime couldnt hide his blush. He was quick to follow her next. He didnt want the Hound or the oh so honorable Ned stark climbing after Lena. Maisie and her were talking on the landing, Maisie was leaned back into Lena pointing out a possible new lookout location.

Jaime stared at them a moment before he felt Arya slap his leg telling him to hurry up. Ned scolded her but when Jaime looked back up at Lena she was extending a hand to help him up.

"Don't pull me over." Lena whispered as she helped him up.

Maisie wasnt too thrilled with any of the visitors. They all looked at Lena and wanted one thing. Maisie remembered her parents a little bit but Lena had become her family. Her mother, her sister, her best friend. Maisie saw the men come their eyes raking over Lena with one thing on their minds.

She knew that Lena was tough that she wasnt about to fall for any of the lords or princes that came to the island. Wasnt about to let her heart get broken. But it was the same thing every time.

Maisie knew that none of the men would stay, they would go back home to their castles and wives. Some of them got lucky with Lena , there were not many pickings on the island. But, Lena occupied her time with inventions, creations, dinosaurs and Maisie.

Maisie didnt like the way Jaime was looking at Lena. She didnt really like the way Lena was looking at Jaime either. She certainly didnt like the way the queen glared at Lena.

"Maisie, can you take Arya up to the next landing?" Lena questioned as she waited for Ned to get up. "Sandor you can follow them too. I will be right up."

"Yeah." Maisie agreed but she couldnt stop herself from turning back around to Lena as Jaime took a step closer.

"Just the hound? Not me?" Jaime mused.

"I think I need to keep you closer." Lena corrected. Jaime felt her breath on his face before she pulled away and offered Ned a hand up. "Good job, level one complete!"

"How many levels are there?" Ned countered and Lena chuckled as Owen got up.