Devotion / Tywin Lannister / Sandor Clegane /GoT

8. Hightower

"What are you doing here Tyon?" Tywin questioned hugging him. "Hello Adelaide, lovely as always." Tywin added. SHe smiled softly back at him.

"Well its a family reunion and of course you forgot to invite me." Tyon mused.

"It was luck!" Celina corrected. "Hi Flora, you remember me, cutie pie?" Flora hid behind Adelaide. "It's been a while." Celina agreed.

"Excuse me," Birdie repeated.

"Birdie sweetie," Celina hugged her, Bae gave her a quick hug too. She ran her fingers through his fiery hair. "Oh kathleen and the boys are no doubt sitting on the throne, testing it out." Celina added.

"Thank you," Birdie agreed running off. Bae chased after her.

"Hey!" Noland and Lucca declared, Kathleen turned around seeing Birdie charging at her.

"Hey Birdie Boo!" Kathleen declared hugging her, spinning her around.

"I'm so glad you are here!" birdie declared. "I thought it was just the grown ups and that would be super boring."

"SUper boring." Lucca echoed with a laugh.

"Hey," The boys shared a head nod as Flora came chasing after them.

"I was calling for you!" Flora shouted. "I said to wait for me!"

"Sorry Flora," Baelfire answered.

"I got little legs." Flora huffed out.

"How is life down south?" Celina questioned as Tywin requested wine be pour for them as the kids took their freedom and ran the castle. "I miss the south."

"We live south." Con corrected.

"I meant donish south, souther, more south." Celina countered.

"Souther?" Tyon chuckled.

"Its a word, shut up." Celina countered. "Adelaide, any more babies coming?" Adelaide choked on her wine.

"Yeah, ease into it." Tyon agreed.

"I'm not good with gentle conversation, you may have forgotten but I'm blunt." Celina corrected.

"Yeah, no. I have not forgotten." Tyon assured. Tywin laughed out. He loved his younger siblings. Kevan and him didnt have the same bond as him and his youngest siblings did. Tywin supposed it was because of second son syndrome and the fact that Celina was the only girl and constantly doted over as a child. Or the fact that Tyon was so much like Tywin in certain aspects of learning but Kevan was a dutiful soldier but Tywin suspected that Kevan resented Tywin because he got to be the heir of casterly rock, he got to be lord Lannister. The eldest where as Celina and Tyon didnt hold that over him.

"This is going to be the best!" Celina decided. "When is cersei getting back?"

"Whenever the oath deems ruling necessary." Tywin remarked.

"So never." Con agreed. Tywin chuckled.

"I never liked robert. He always pat my back with those beefy grimy hands of his." Tywin remarked. "But I like Conlaed." Con smiled back at Celina.

"Your brother finally admits he likes me. Only took how many years?" He teased.

"I don't remember the last time we visited the capital." Adeliade remarked fondly as she looked around. Tyon grabbed her hand.

"Lets go outside while there is still sunshine." Tyon suggested. Adelaide nodded as they all headed outside. The kids ran into the waters splashing each other. It had been like no time passes at all. Adelaide loved how close the lannisters were. How close the siblings were and how easily Celinas children got on with her own.

Adelaide smiled as the kids ran around the shores. She stepped into the waters and smiled back at Tyon.

"My beautiful Adelaide." He whispered leaning in to kiss her. Adelaide leaned into him as Celina splashed Con and gave tywin a push into the water. Tywin grumbled grabbing his little sister sending them both spinning into the shallow waters. Lucca laughed out.

It was the perfect end to the day. They curled up next to the fire that night before the kids ran off to have a slumber party. Kathleen, Birdie and Flora ran off while the boys were eager to showing off their training. They heard the clink and clang of swords from the parlor.

"To family." Adelaide remarked lifting her glass.

"To family." They echoed.