The Stag Queen (on hiatus)

Winter is Coming: Part V

After her late-night confrontation with her Father, she found it hard to sleep, so when she woke up squished in between her youngest siblings while the cold air nipped at her exposed skin, the only thing she wished for was to fall back asleep and curl into the warmth both her siblings are providing her. Just as she closed her eyes, hoping to fall back asleep, she heard her door open and felt a dip in her bed. She opens one eye to see Joffrey staring at her with an amused look. She sighs, gives up on sleep, and carefully sits up to avoid waking up her sleeping brother and sister. "What are you doing here?" Joffrey looks at his eldest sister carefully; he notices the redness of her eyes and how tired she looks before answering her. "You disappeared at the feast, and so I thought I'd come and see you now before you were surrounded by everyone else, though I didn't know your shadows were here." Cassana laughs at what he calls their brother and sister and looks down at them before looking back at him. "You were the same, if I recall. Always following me around even before you could walk. Jamie used to say where one was, the other was soon to follow." Joffrey rolls his eyes while wearing a small smile before his face turns slightly heavy.

"How bad is it?" Cassana looks at him, confused, while he looks at her with concern. "How bad is what?" Joffrey sighed and looked around the room before looking at their younger brother as he turned over in the bed. "Your anger at Mother and Father. You didn't look at them at all last night after the announcement." Cassana sighed and looked down at her hands as she thought of what to say. "Do you want the truth?" Joffrey nods, and Cassana sighs. "I love our parents, but I don't know when I'll be able to forgive them." Cassana looks at her brother and runs her hand through her hair. "A couple of years ago, they promised I could choose when and who I married, and up until last night, I thought they would keep that promise." Joffrey watches his sister and realizes the gravity of her situation. He would have stayed with her and their siblings if he had known all this last night. "I'm sorry, Cass. I wish I could help. I...." Cassana grabs his hand and smiles at him. "I'm fine, Joff. I can handle it. I love that you want to help, but I promise I'm okay." Joffrey sighs as she shakes his head. "You don't cry, Cass. But I can tell you did last night. I don't think you're okay. I think you're in pain." Cassana laughs a little before looking down at a sleeping Tommen, then back to Joffrey. "He said something of the same effect last night." Joffrey smiles a little and puffs out his chest playfully. "Well, he and I are brilliant; what can I say." Cassana pushed him lightly and smiled. "Careful, or your head will get bigger." They both laugh, which wakes up their younger brother and sister, with Tommen being the one to speak first while Myrcella is busy leaning on her sister as she wakes up slowly. "Why are we laughing?" They both look at him and see the drool on his face and the mess in his hair while smiling at his look of confusion. "Just how smart you and Joff are, that's all. How did you two sleep?" Cassana moves the hair from Myrcella's face while Tommen yawns and stretches, and Joffrey leans back on the bed. "Good, you are very comfortable to lay on." Cassana smiles and kisses her little sibling's cheeks before standing up from the bed. "I'm glad. I'll be you two's pillow whenever you'd like." Cassana starts to get her clothes together and goes behind the dressing screen while her siblings stay on her bed. Myrcella watches her sister's shadow as she dresses and decides to speak up. "When will you get married to Robb, Cass?" Cassana pauses before walking out from behind the screen and nods for Joffrey to tie the back of her dress as he has done for her multiple times before. She thinks about what to say for a moment before looking at Mrycella. "I'm not sure; I imagine sometime after we return home. Why?" Myrcella shrugs before looking back at her.