Mirrorball // Sansa Stark

22. Fools

"Jae, what I'm going to do is... stupid." Ned admitted and Jae nodded along.

"I have a suggestion then. Don't do it." Jae countered. 

"I want the girls safe, with you. I dont want you in on this." 

"What have you gotten into old sport?" Jae countered. 

"I know the truth." Ned remarked. 

"What truth?" Jae begged. 

'I know the truth.' Ned told Cersei later that day in the gardens, Jae needed to be ignorant in case things went wrong. In case Ned couldnt appeal to Cersei's humanity. ''the truth Lord Arryn died for.''

''Do you Lord stark? Is that why you called me here... to pose for riddles?' cersei questioned with a laugh.

'Has he done this before?' Ned asked pointing to his cheek a bruise forming on Cersei's own cheek.

'Jaime would've killed him if he had. My brother is worth 1000 of your friend.' Cersei snapped.

'Your brother? Or your lover?' Ned offered

'Targaryen's wed brothers and sisters for thousands of years to keep the bloodline pure.' Cersei reminded him 'Jaime and I am more than brother and sister we share the womb came into this world together we belong together.'

''My son saw you with him....'

'Do you love your children?'

'With all my heart.' Ned answered. 

"Jory do you know what Ned is up to?" Jae questioned. 

"No my lord." Jory corrected. 

"Hello Jae." Sansa said as she came up to them. 

"Hello Sansa dear." Jae answered his gaze fixated on her necklace, it was new and chucky, like the queens. "Thats new." 

"Joffrey gave it to me." Sansa whispered, it felt heavy on her chest.

"Its very nice." Jae assured. Sansa felt like she was cheating on Jae even though, he just gave her the gift out of kindness no ulterior motive. Joffrey gave it to her because he was treating her wickedly since the incident with the wolves, it was bribery. 

"And they are all Jaime's." Ned remarked loudly. 

" Thank the Gods." Cersei agreed and Ned was surprised at her admittance. "In the rare event that Robert leaves his whores for long enough to stumble drunk into my bed, I finish him off in other ways. In the morning, he doesn't remember."

"You've always hated him." Ned offered.

"Hated him?" she scoffed. " I worshiped him. Every girl in the Seven Kingdoms dreamed of him, but he was mine by oath. And when I finally saw him on our wedding day in the Sept of Baelor, lean and fierce and black-bearded, it was the happiest moment of my life. Then that night he crawled on top of me, stinking of wine and did what he did, what little he could do, and whispered in my ear, "Lyanna". Cersei seethed. "Your sister was a corpse and I was a living girl and he loved her more than me."

"When the King returns from his hunt, I'll tell him the truth." Ned declared. "You must be gone by then. You and your children. I will not have their blood on my hands. Go as far away as you can, with as many men as you can. Because wherever you go, Robert's wrath will follow you." Cersei shook her head, this man was unbelievable.

"Are you all packed up?" Jae questioned. 

"Yes." Sansa agreed. "Well almost, when are we leaving?" 

"Soon." Jae remarked. 

"So my engagement to Joffrey..."

"I'm sorry but I think your father wants that ended after everything with Joffrey's uncle." Jae remarked. Sansa nodded trying not to show how happy she truly was.