Burn The Ships / Viserys Targaryen / Larys Strong

18. Name Day

Loving yous a little bit hard sometimes / Bruce Banner out now!

Lucias name day was filled with cake and smiles. They were sitting by the fire when Viserys came out, he offered Lucia a smile as they rose up.

"Your grace." They echoed.

"Happy name day, Lucia." Viserys remarked.

"Thank you, Viserys." Lucia answered and Lyonel rose a curious brow. Viserys? Not, your grace?

"I hope you had the most wonderful day." Viserys remarked.

"Oh I did," lucia assured. Larys wanted to take partial credit for that. Her eyes drifted to the Kings hand, where he held what she assumed was a gift for her.

"I had this made for you." Viserys remarked. He held out the cane. Lucia took an unsteady step forward as she smiled down at it, taking it in her hands.

"Viserys, this is beautiful, so beautiful!" she declared "you didn't have to do this."

"Oh but I wanted to," viserys assured. He took a step closer smiling down at her. "I wanted to be the reason for your smile." He whispered. Lucia smiled wider at that, unable to hide her blush. 

Larys cleared his throat and Viserys took a step back. He looked around realizing that the Strongs were all staring at them. 

"I also was informed of your love of Carrot cake." Viserys added gesturing to the door. Lucia giggled as a giant carrot cake was wheeled in. 

"Oh my goodness!" Lucia declared. "Father can you hold this?" She passed off her old cane and used the new one to walk to the cake. Larys grit his teeth, that cane had been from him but it was old, it was worn down but it will worked. Larys had crafted it himself, Viserys had gotten someone to make her new one. But Larys had to admit it was a nice cane. 

"Thank you, Viserys, this is grand." 

"Have a taste." Viserys suggested getting her a fork. 

"There are no plates." Lucia remarked. 

"I was told you could eat a full cake in a day. This is all yours." Viserys corrected. Lucia gaped back at Larys. 

"You told him I'm a pig!" Lucia shouted. 

"I did not!" Larys corrected. 

"Come we will have a bite together." Viserys reached out with his nonexistent arm as Lucia put her cane down against the table. 

"You can keep grasping at nothing, Viserys its okay I will be a third of the way through the cake by the time you use your right hand." Lucia mused. 

Lyonel tensed but Viserys laughed out he gave her arm a squeeze and Lyonel settled, the king truly did like Lucia, but of course he did. Lucia was wonderful. 

"This is really good." Lucia remarked licking her lips. "Larys," Lucia summoned, Larys liked that she called to him. "Try this." She brought her fork to his lips and Larys hummed his agreement. Harwin saw how larys treated Lucia, how he tended to her, he worried what lengths Larys would go to protect her, to... claim her. 

Larys kept an arm around Lucia as they ate, she smiled into him. Viserys saw sibling love, a relationship he wished he had a fraction of with his own brother. 

Lucia's leg was throbbing by the end of the night, Viserys saw her forced smile and the pain in her eyes, he couldnt imagine what it was like walking on something that wasnt there. The brace agitated her skin, the straps werent staying up as good anymore now that she was getting taller. Larys could tell she was shifting her weight to her opposite leg, putting more pressure on her cane as the night dragged on. Lucia didnt want to be the one to end the night, she was having so much fun but her leg started to shake. 

She just wanted to be normal and celebrate her name day with the people she loved, and the king had gone through the trouble for her. She didnt want to go to bed but she needed to take her leg off and let her nub breathe. 

"I'm quite tired." Larys remarked and Lucia nodded thankful for the escape. Lucia knew larys was lying, he was a night owl, not as much a people person but he could stay up all night telling her stories. 

"Well the fun can't last forever." Lucia agreed. "Thank you so much, Viserys, for thinking of me, you are so kind and thank you for the cane and the cake. It's beautiful." 

"I'm so glad you like it." Viserys agreed. 

"I think its best if I retire for the night too." Lucia added reaching out for larys. "Thank you Harwin, thank you father." 

"Goodnight my sweet girl." Lyonel answered kissing her temple. 

"Night peanut, you want me to walk you back?" harwin questioned. 

"Larys has me. Right Larys?" Lucia questioned. 

"Always." Larys answered instantly. 

"Night."

She plopped down on the bed a big smile on her face, Larys had been taking off her leg for as long as she could remember, she could do it but usually by the end of the day she didnt want to look at it. Larys didnt seem to mind however. She felt the straps loosen and the pin release along with her leg. Larys ran his hand gently over her thigh cleaning off the blood from where the leg had been secured in, agitating the skin. 

"Thanks for today larys and I do still love my cane." Lucia assured. 

"It's just a bit to small for you now." Larys realized. 

"I will keep it forever." Lucia assured. "Thanks for today Larys. You always know how to make me feel special."