Untouched Gold / Tywin Lannister / Avalon Targaryen (1)

45. Everything Comes With a Price

Boys like you / Tyrion lannister out now!

Avalon looked to Ned as he led her outside.

"Are you going to tell him?" Avalon whimpered trying to be strong but she was a bundle of nerves, tears pulling at her eyes threatening to fall.

"Tell who?" Ned countered. "Robert?"

"Who else wants every... Targaryen dead." Avalon hissed.

"He doesnt know. I have no intention of telling him." Ned assured. Avalon blinked back at him wiping at a stray tear.

"Why?" Avalon countered cautiously. "What do you want for your silence?"

"I dont want anything." ned assured. "You were sweet to me when we met, you were so beautiful, still are. I- I wont tell him, your secret is safe with me."

"Thank you Ned."

"Princess-"

"It's Ava now. Ava Lannister."

"Avalon... Ava." Ned agreed. "What happened to you?"

"It's a long story but... I live a good life on the rock with Tywin and my children, I... I know there is bad blood between lannisters and starks and I'm sorry for it." Avalon assured. "But I am a Lannister now and my children are as well. I love... I love them so much and... I know Jaime can be a shithead and Cersei pompous, and Tyrion will insult you in the most educated of ways because thats who he is." Avalon remarked and Ned chuckled. "And Joffrey is a monster but Mycella and Tommen are sweet and my babies... they are perfect and I just want whats best for them in this fucked up world." Avalon begged.

"I want the same for my children." Ned agreed.

"I... you really dont want anything? Everything comes with a price." Avalon remarked.

"Not this." Ned corrected. "I will keep your secret... come on, we best get back in there or others will think we are having an affair."

"Gods Tyon would duel against you." Avalon remarked. "I dont want to see the day that happens." Ned offered her his arm and she took it. Jon watched from afar thinking his theory of Avalon being his mother might be true.

The mysterious woman never to be talked about in his life, the way Ned knew her but Catelyn didnt. The way he thought maybe just maybe he saw some resemblance in her, in himself.

"Thank you Ned." Avalon whispered again kissing his cheek. "You were always a sweet boy."

"Mama," draco drawled out the words a yawn on his lips. "This party is boring and im tired."

"Okay let me get Nora and we can go to bed early." Avalon agreed but Nora was spinning around high on life. That was when draco saw arya flip food onto Sansas face. Sansa screamed out while Draco laughed out. Arya met his laughter with a cheeky smile.

"What?" Arya grumbled as Robb threw her over his shoulder. "Come on!" Ned reached out ruffling her hair as she passed.

"I will help you get that cleaned up." Kelsea assured as she helped sansa stand. Sansa was blubbering out that everything was ruined.

"Littles asleep." Sandor remarked when avalon sat beside him.

"Dav and Ty are up." She nodded to them. "But there is only so much robert and joffrey I can take." Sandor chuckled kissing her temple she smiled back at him softly.

"I can stay up with Dav and Tyon." Sandor assured but she saw Tyon yawn.

"Ahh Im not so old sandor. I can still outlast my childrens bed time." Avalon remarked proudly.

"Mum Im going to be honest with you." Tyon remarked coming up to them. "Tyrion gave me wine."

"I said you could have a glass." Avalon assured as he flopped beside her.

"I had many glasses." Tyon countered. "And now im spinnning."

"Oh my honey," avalon coed. "You head is going to hate you in the morning. You sit here and I will fetch your sister it is late after all."

"Sandor do you get drunk?" Tyon questioned shifting his head on the table to look at Sandor.

"No." Sandor corrected.

"How come?"

"Practice. Plus im bigger than you kid." Sandor reminded him.

"So when Im bigger like jaime I will be able to drink more?" Tyon reasoned.

"Jaime is a twig compared to me." Sandor corrected.

"Goodnight Cersei," Avalon coed. "Mycella, TOmmen, you look tired, you want grandma to take you to bed?" Avalon offered and Tommen yawned out reaching out for her. 

"Thank you mum." Cersei agreed. 

"Goodnight sweetie." Avalon whispered as she moved to Jaime and Tyrion. "You boys be good, stay out of trouble." she instructed as she kissed Jaime's cheek. Ned watched her move about the great hall. Tyrion smiled up at her. 

"Is everything alright mum, I saw you with Stark." Jaime offered. 

"Yes, be nice to him he remembers me." Avalon agreed softly. Jaime's face pinched. "Its okay," Avalon assured as Tommen leaned into her closing his eyes. "This little man is heavy though, I need to get them to bed." Jaime reached out grabbing Tommen from her. "Tyrion tomorrow I want to talk to you about the wall." Tyrion beamed back at her. 

"I look forward to it, I think I found us a guide as well." Tyrion offered. 

"Oh?" 

"lord Starks brother, Benjen."