I Can See You / Gendry Waters

33. Off With His Head

"Ooh jaimes about to get his head chopped off! Oh the dragons! I hope she burns him to into nothingness!' Rina said to Gendry. She stood at the high table, next to bran, leaning on his wheel chair.

'Rina-' Bran said with a laugh.

'What the fucker hurt you. He did this to you. You told me yourself. I want his head!' Rina demanded. Gendry pulled her back.

'Hush woman.' He said grinning. Rina's eyes fluttered closed as he kissed her neck behind her ear. WHen he pulled back her eyes popped open, her brain no longer in a fuzzy haze. 

''What? If Daenerys doesn't execute him on sight I'm taking his head off with the new axe you made for Sandor!'' Rina threatened. Jaime was brought into the room, Daenerys and Jon sat strong together in the middle of the table. Daenerys was a picture of poise and power.

'When I was a child my brother would tell me a bedtime story about the man that murdered my father' Daenerys told Jaime as he stood before her. The man who stabbed him in the back and cut his throat, who sat down on the iron throne and watched as his blood poured onto the floor... he told me other stories as well about all the things we would do to that man once we took back the seven kingdoms and had him in our grasp.' Dany looked over Jaime Lannister. Standing before her, he didn't look too much like a king slayer right now. 'Your sister pledged to send her army north..."

'She did' Jaime answered

'I do not see an army I see a man with one hand. It appears your sister lied to me.' Dany told him.

'She lied to me as well' Jaime informed her. 'She Never had any intention of sending her fleet north, she now has greyjoys army and the golden company from essos. Even if we defeat the dead she will have more than enough to destroy the survivors. I swore to fight for the living and I intend to keep that promise.' Jaime told her silently pleading for his life.

'Your Grace I know my brother-' tyrion began.

'Like you knew your sister?' Rina countered and tyrion looked down the row of starks to her, her stare was challenging.

''He came here alone why would he do that if he were not telling the truth?'

'Perhaps he trust his little brother to defend him right up until the moment he slit my throat!' Dany threatened.

'Off with his head!' Rina declared and there was a roar of approval from the group.

'We cannot trust him he attacked me my father in the streets and he-' sansa began.

'If you want me to apologize, I won't.' Jaime told them.

'You must really hate your head, Lannister.' Rina told him.

'we were at war, everything I did, I did for my house and my family and I would do it all again.' He informed them.

They had moved on, Beric and Thoros had sold Rina and Gendry off and they forgave and moved on and caught a damn walker together. Sometimes it was easier to forgive when it was yourself that had been wronged as opposed to when someone you love was wronged. Jaime wronged Bran and Rina was furious. 

'The things we do for love' Bran said and Jaime looked to him. The boy knew what he had done and by the looks and threats his sister, Rina was giving him, she knew too.

'So why have you abandoned your house and family now?' Dany questioned

'Because this goes beyond loyalty, this is about survival.' Jaime told her. Brienne of tarth suddenly stood up, catching everyones attention.

'you do not know me well your Grace,' she approached 'but I know ser Jaime he is a man of honor I was his captor once but when we were both taken prisoner and the men tried to force themselves upon me ser Jaime defended me and he lost his hand because of it. without him my lady you would not be alive,' she turned to sansa. 'he armed me, an armored me and sent me to find you and bring you home because he had sworn an oath to your mother.' she told Sansa.

'You vouch for him?' sansa questioned

'I do' Brienne told her

'You would fight beside him?' Rina questioned curiously. 

'I would.' Brienne said with all the certainty in the world

'I trust you with my life,' sansa told her, 'if you trust him with her yours then he should stay.' Sansa told them. Daenerys was not happy about this though she was the queen she should be making these decisions

'What does the warden of the North think about this?' she asked Jon slightly bitter.

'We need every man we can get' Jon told her simply

'Very well' she agreed. Grey worm handed Jaime back his sword shoving it to his chest

'Thank you your grace' Jaime said bowing his head to her. Everyone filed out of the room heading in the separate directions except for Bran he sat staring at Jaime.

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Bran sat in his chair in the snow facing a beautiful red leaf tree.

'you really cant feel anything?' rina questioned from his lap.

'Nope,' he told her.

'so I'm not squishing?' she questioned.

'you are but I cant feel it,' he teased. Rina had always been close with her little brothers, she hated that Rickon was gone she still saw his death some nights. She wondered if she could have stopped it but she didnt have control over her abilities back then. 

''In coming.' Rina said looking over brans shoulder. 'you want me to kill him?' rina whispered. 'I would be happy to.' she informed him.

'No... not yet at least.' Bran informed her. rina stood up, hand on the hilt of her sword as Jaime got closer.

'I'm sorry for what I did to you...'' Jaime said after moments hesitation.

''You weren't sorry then, you were protecting your family.' Bran reminded him

''I am not that person anymore' Jaime told him

''You would still be that person if you hadn't pushed me out the window and I would still be Brandon Stark.'' Bran told him

'You're not?' Jaime questioned

'No, I am something else Now.' Bran told him.

'You're not angry with me?'

'I'm angry with you.' Rina told him.

'I'm not angry at anyone anymore' bran said

'Why didn't you tell them?' Jaime question

'I still might.' Rina warned. 'but I haven't decided if I want to kill you before or after I tell them.'

'You won't be able to help us in this fight if I let the murder you first.' Bran assured him

'What about afterwards?'

'How do you know there is an afterwards?' Bran told him.

'How very bleak Brandon,' rina teased.

'says the woman that sees death.' Bran replied as she pushed him back to the castle.

"I see much more than that, now."