Running Cassana is running because she is late. Late for what? Well, her Father, in his infinite wisdom, declared that a dinner would be held for Cassana, and only her immediate family was in attendance. Of course, she did not know this until a guard informed her while she discussed her plan with Brienne of Tarth, so begrudgingly, she excused herself from the discussion with a promise of continuing it at the feast before the tourney in the morning. Now she is running to a dinner she did not ask for in a dress she hates wearing but knows will make both her parents happy. She approaches the hall for which all her family is located and sees Ser Barristan posted outside of its door. Cassana gets close enough that the king's guard notices her and smirks.
"How late am I?" Cassana stops before him, pats down her dress, and corrects her hair before looking at him. "The maids have yet to bring your siblings, so you still have time." Cassana sighed in relief before resting her arms on her legs while she recovered from her sprint. "Thank the Seven." Both turn when they hear laughter coming from down the hall. Before they know it, Cassana's three little siblings run toward them with the maids meant to take them steps behind them, trying to catch up. Cassana smiles at the sight before sitting up to prepare for the impact of her sibling's presence, with Myrcella being the first to notice her sister and shouting even louder than before. Cassana walks to the middle of the hall to meet her siblings and places a stern look on her face, making Myrcella slow down with both of their brothers following her before the three stop before her. "What do you three think you are doing?"
Myrcella and Joffrey look down at their feet in shame, while Tommen is oblivious to the look on his sister's face and his two other siblings. "We were running, Cass! Surely you could tell, silly." Ser Barristan barely holds in his laugh while Joffrey and Myrcella look at their brother wide-eyed. Cassana looks down at Tommen before looking behind her siblings to the maids, who have finally caught up to the three runaway royals. "You may go. I shall take care of my siblings from here." Tommen has now caught on to his sibling's nerves as he looked down in shame along with them. Cassana looks back at them and gets down to their level. "What have I told you three?" Joffrey starts to say something before taking a breath and looking down at his hands.
"If you are going to be mischievous, you shouldn't get caught." Cassana smiles at her siblings, who all quickly look up at her words before the four siblings break into laughter at those words. Cassana stands up and pulls her siblings to her, fixing her brother's hair and tunics before patting down her sister's dress and running her fingers through her hair. "Now we must go and behave ourselves at dinner, understood?" Myrcella smiles and latches on to one of Cassana's hands while Tommen does so to the other one. Joffrey looks up at his sister with a smile and a firm nod. "Good. Now, Joffrey and Tommen, you both look very handsome, and Myrcella, you look beautiful." She kisses her siblings before nodding to Ser Barristan to open the door for them. Upon their entrance, everyone at the table turns to look and see, with Robert being the first to say anything as he rises from his seat at the head of the table and motions for his children.
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The Stag Queen (on hiatus)
FanfictionCassana Joanna Baratheon The only true-born child of Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister. Though her father and mother detest each other, one thing they have in common is the complete admiration and love they share for their eldest I only hold cr...