Soon You'll Get Better // Sandor Clegane

11. Kiss You

"We urge you your grace,' varys told King Aerys 'to pardon Brandon Stark.'

' He threatened the Prince Rhaegar!' Aerys reminded his council.

'Rhaegar has stolen the boy's sister, and the boy he is the eldest son of our Warden of the North." Varys tried. But Aerys saw knives in every shadow. When Varys told him to treat the Starks with caution, he made him afraid. And what Aerys feared, he killed. House Stark and House Baratheon were the first to protest Rhaegar's actions. Brandon Stark demanded justice from Aerys in person. Aerys had him arrested for treason and then offered to ransom him to his father Rickard

Brandon and all his companions charged with treason. Aerys demanded all their fathers, including Lord Rickard Stark, come to King's Landing and promised they would receive a fair trial.

Aerys summoned Rickard to court and, when he arrived, publicly and very brutally executed both father and son. the king had them all burned alive, except for Brandon, who was strangled trying to save his father. The brutal murder of Brandon and Rickard engendered much sympathy for the rebels and many Houses joined their cause. 

Jon Arryn was the Defender of the Vale, the Warden of the East and a respected nobleman. Both Rickard's second son Eddard Stark and Robert were fostered with him as children and became close friends. When Aerys demanded that Eddard and Robert be turned over to the King's Justice, Lord Jon refused and raised his banners in revolt.

'I don't have a choice sweetheart.' Sandor told her, holding her to him.

'you don't have to serve your two years in service until you are 15.' Estella reminded him. 'that's 2 years from now! You shouldnt have to go fight in this war. You-''

''everyone is going to do this, all the men, all the boys. I don't have a choice. Don't worry, Estella.' Sandor wanted to kiss her but he wanted to be fighting to get back to something magical.Not a kiss goodbye, he didnt want to die and never get the chance to kiss her either. He wasnt going to die, he decided that now. 'I'm a big guy, I'm tough and I'm strong, hard fucker to kill, Estella.'

''Thats because I keep bringing you back to life." Estella mused. She brought a hand to his cheek and he offered her a small smile. 

"I'm a good fighter." Sandor reminded her. 

"I know you are but these people are trained soldiers and they are probably like Gregor!' Estella exclaimed he held her closer and he had never felt so much love, she was truly worried about him and his safety, wanted him here with her. ''Probably monsters, sandor please.''

'I don't have a choice. But I will promise you this.' He tipped her chin up to him. 'I will always come back to you.'

There was so much she wanted to do with Sandor, explore with him, she couldn't lose him. Estella wasnt brave. Sandor was. Estella would have never survived what he had. He willing to go into this war and fight. Sure it was required but he was brave like that, running into the metaphorical flames, he didnt like real fires. 

 But she heard, everyone heard that Robert Baratheon was fighting the king for love. The prince had stolen away his bride to be, the woman of his dreams. He was starting a rebellion for the woman he loved, to get her back. It was like sandor could read her mind.

'I would start a war to get you back too.'

"Come back in one piece Sandor Clegane." Estella requested. "I would hate to have to piece you back together again, but know that I would." she assured. She hugged him again before he got on his horse. Her feet refused to move as she watched him among the men getting ready to head out. 

"Estella." Sandor called back to her. "When I get back I want to kiss you." Sandor declared. 

"I look forward to it." Estella agreed as she watched him ride off.