Untouched Gold / Tywin Lannister / Avalon Targaryen (1)

3. In The Kitchen

Tywin found himself having a hard time focusing now that Avalon was in the castle. He heard her singing down the halls. He heard her footsteps skipping along with her nephew.

"You have such a lovely voice Rhaegar." Avalon remarked running a hand over his hair.

"I get it from you. Mum cant sing." Rhaegar remarked.

Tywin stared across the council meeting table as one master or another blabbered on. He found himself tuning them out as his ears tuned in to Avalon in the courtyard. It was clear she loved her nephew, perhaps if he invite Jaime and Cersei to visit, bond with the young prince and it would be a great excuse to spend more time with Avalon without drawing attention.

Tywin was married after all he didnt want that reputation but he found himself gravitating towards Avalon constantly.

The kids would be a good excuse. It was a great excuse and it needed to happen now. So he sent a raven with immediate urgency.

"Tywin, are these your children?" Avalon coed as she approached.

"Jaime and Cersei, this is the princess Avalon." Tywin introduced. Cersei didnt like that Tywin said Jaime's name first, she was elder just by a bit but she was.

"Princess," Jaime stepped forward kissing her hand and giving her a perfect bow. "Nice to meet you, my father speaks highly of you."

"You speak of me Tywin?" Avalon questioned smiling back at him. Tywin's jaw moved wordlessly.

"I'm Lady Cersei Lannister." Cersei introduced stepping forward and giving her very best curtsey.

"Pleasure my lady." Avalon agreed following suit. "This is my nephew, Rhaegar. Rhaegar meet Tywin's children Cersei and Jaime." Cersei beamed back at her taking a step closer to Avalon. That's right, she was to be first. Cersei was elder, her life wasnt less important her values and goals were not less then Jaime because she was a woman... a child, but still. Cersei beamed back at Avalon. "Cersei you are so beautiful." Avalon remarked running a hand through her golden locks.

"Thank you, princess." Cersei said blushing immediately.

"Pleasure." Rhaegar answered looking them over. Rhaegar was a handful of years older than the twins but Avalon hoped they could be friends. 

"Would you like to rest or eat or stretch your legs after your journey from the rock?" Avalon questioned.

"Starving." Jaime answered.

"Full sentences please Jaime." Tywin requested.

"I'm starving, food sounds good. Thank you." Jaime corrected and Avalon smiled touching his cheek.

"Then lets get you some food." Avalon agreed.

"I love her already." Cersei declared to her father as she followed Avalon.

"Me too." Tywin whispered.

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"There is nothing a warm loaf of breath can't fix and it just so happens this one is almost done." Avalon breathed it in. SHe loved bread. 

"Ah, don't mind me princess." Barristan said softly as he peered into the hot stone oven. "I had hoped to sneak in before you knew it was me." Barristan teased. "Princess Avalon makes the best bread." 

'you cook?" Cersei questioned.

"Of course I do, I love cooking, I'm quite good at it." Avalon agreed. 

 "Why would you cook? You are a princess." Cersei countered confused. "A princess in the kitchen?" Cersei was flabbergasted. "People- servants should be cooking for you, you shouldnt have to lift a finger." 

"Oh, I would be very lazy if I let everyone do everything for me." Avalon corrected. "And I enjoy cooking, not cleaning. Trust me if you ask the cooks they have more than enough work cleaning up after me when I'm done in the kitchen."

"The princess is modest, she cleans up after herself, she just must be blind because there are always trails of flour around the counters after shes done." Barristan cut in and Cersei thought it rude that a knight was speaking such ways but Avalon smiled back at him. 

Cersei had hoped the capital would be magical but Avalon the princess seemed rather normal but Cersei supposed a nice princess was better than a princess that thought herself better than everyone. 

Avalon held out a loaf of bread to Cersei and she took it. Cersei decided she liked Avalon's big eyes and easy smile. Her beauty seemed natural. Cersei noticed Tywin moving to Avalon whispering in her ear, saw Avalon's smile grow.