Soon You'll Get Better // Sandor Clegane

7. Don't Go Falling in Love

'The prince and princess of dorne are coming!" Cersei declared. Estella looked up from Tyrion as the twins passed Tyrion's room. Estella had been assigned to Tyrion and although she enjoyed the little lord she didnt like being this close with the lannisters so frequently. 

'Don't go falling in love with the prince.' Jaime told her.

"I am to be the queen one day. Father says I will married to a real prince. Why would I waste my time with Dornish princes?" Cersei sneered. 'Why would I lie to you?" Jaime took a step forward clearly not seeing Estella and Tyrion and pressed a kiss to Cersei's lips. 

"What about me?" Jaime countered. 

"WHat about you? I can't marry you." Cersei hissed but she pulled him closer and Estella's eyes went wide. She thought best to just keep quiet until they left. 

'Children!" Tywin called and Jaime wrapped his arms around Cersei lovingly. 'Come on, the Martells will be here soon.' Tywin told them. 'Clean up.'

'Yes, father.' They echoed, Jaime led Cersei, hand in hand as they walked. Jaime left her at her door kissing her cheek before getting changed himself. 

"Your siblings little lord." Estella tsked. "Stay perfect would you?" Tyrion smiled a gummy smile back up at her. 

Cersei spun around in her pretty red dress when Jaime came out, grabbing her hand and spinning her around as they waited for the Dornish to come. But when their father came in Cersei pulled back. Cersei's arms crossed over her chest a pout on her lips as she stared at the door.

'Prince Martell.' Tywin said as his children waited patiently behind him. 'Welcome to Casterly rock.' Tywin took a step to the side. 'My children. Jaime and Cersei.' Tywin said proudly, Tyrion was still in his crib almost a year old now and Tywin and Cersei hated him still.

'My son, Oberyn and my daughter Elia.' He introduced and they bowed and curtsied as did the Lannister's the proper little children, perfect models of what grace and elegance should look like.

Estella would rather be with sandor, he had become her only real friend and she wanted to be there for him but the lannisters were sucking up all her time recently. She waved down to him from the balcony before Tyrion started fussing and she moved away from the window, he saw her appear and disappear just as fast. 

'What do you think of the rock so far?" Jaime asked.

"I don't like it.' Oberyn said honestly.

'Really?' Cersei questioned. 'well you haven't been to Lannister port.' She said proudly.

"What's so special about Lannister port?" Elia questioned.

'It is said to have mermaids!' Jaime declared and Elia's smiled widened looking back to her brother.

'What don't you like about Casterly rock?" Cersei questioned aggressively. 'the rock is by far the best place in the world!' she informed him.

'Cersei be nice,' Jaime told her. 'Maybe the prince can't swim.' Jaime mused.

'I can swim.' Oberyn told them. 'we have the most beautiful of water gardens.' Oberyn told them. Estella smirked listening in on their conversation. They were not much younger than herself and yet they seemed a world away. Their privileges and their customs, everything they took for granted. 

'Could we see the mermaids Oberyn?" Elia questioned.

'Have you seen any lady Cersei?' Oberyn questioned.

"Well... no.' she admitted.

 ''but the fisherman swear it!'' Estella added in before she could stop herself. 

'The fishermen are drunk.' Jaime whispered to Oberyn making him chuckle.

"Who are you?" Oberyn questioned and she gave her very best curtsy which was shitty but still she tried. She opened her mouth to answer but Cersei waved a dismissive hand. 

"Don't worry about her, she is no one." Cersei assured. Elia smiled back at Estella a moment longer before her brother nudged her. 

"What don't you like about the rock?" Cersei questioned again.

'I don't like your accents.' Oberyn began.

'Accents?" Cersei questioned.

'I don't like the weather.' Oberyn told her.

"You just got here.' Jaime reminded him.

'It's too cold.' Oberyn went on.

"You are used to desert, of course its too cold for you.' Jaime agreed just as cersei spat.

'A bunch of whiney babies you are.' Cersei said stomping off. Estella clamped her lips closed. 

'Don't mind her.' Jaime said. 'she is...'

'Bitchy.' Oberyn finished for him.

"Yeah,' Jaime agreed and Oberyn laughed out loud.

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"I think she is extra moody since the prince and princess of dorne are here." Estella remarked as they stared up at the stars. "Like because they were born into that higher society of royal and she is just a lady that so desperately wants to be a princess, to be the queen. I almost felt bad for her," Estella added and Sandor scoffed. 

"Bad for those pricks?" Sandor countered. 

"No, not bad I suppose but... I dont know." Estella admitted. "Have you ever wanted something so desperately and knew you could never have it?"

"Aye." Sandor agreed softly. 

"What?" Estella pondered. 

"What?" He rasped meeting her gaze. 

"What do you want more than anything?" Estella clarified. 

You. It was the word that raced his mind but his tongue went numb. She pressed a kiss to his cheek as Cyril came running up licking at her own face. 

"Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have this wish I wish tonight..." Estella whispered tipping her head into Sandor. 

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"Sorry Estella." Jaime murmured, as she cleaned and wrapped his hand. 

"Not a problem." Estella assured. 

"Thats her job." Cersei reminded Jaime. "Dont apologize."  Jaime shrugged, estella didnt see the apologetic look on his face as she kept her focus on his hand and then Oberyn. She had to hold back a laugh at the face he made at the food. 

Oberyn made a face as he took a bite of breakfast.

'Let me guess,' Estella said sweetly, 'you don't like the food either?" He pushed his plate away. 

'I know something that wont disappoint.' Cersei told him and intrigued Oberyn glanced over at her. 'There is a monster living in the castle.' He leaned forward excited while Elia looked to Estella nervously.

"No there isn't." Jaime corrected as Estella finished wrapping his hand. 

'Yes there is.' Cersei hissed.

'Cersei he is not!" Jaime insisted. Monster what monster? Estella thought then she realized. 

"The monster, born your father.' Oberyn recalled, it was all they could talk about on the way to casterly rock. They had been waiting for it, but when Tywin didn't introduce the monster to them, they supposed it was a lie but Cersei was giving them validation.

'A head twice the size of his body, a tail between his legs, claws, one red eye,' Cersei declared and Estella shook her head, a sigh on her lips as she headed out. 

'That's not all though,' cersei went on, she clasped her hands in front of her on the table as Oberyn leaned in, 'the privates of both a girl and a boy."

'Can we meet the monster?" Oberyn questioned excitedly.

'Not yet.' Cersei said getting up.

'Tyrion is not a monster."