The Bloodied Wolf (Lion's Wolf Book 5)

Chapter 1

~ The Wars to Come ~

I smothered a groan of pain as Ser Rylen clipped the amour of my dress across my belly, the twinge of pain was just one of the reminders of what I'd lost, "M'lady I know he was your good father but no one would fault you if you didn't attend today" he mumbled as he straightened and met my eyes in the looking glass.

"I refuse to been seen as weak" I said as I brushed my hand over my belly, the swell was no longer firm or high, I swiped my hand away and winced when another shot of pain hit my abdomen "I'll be there for Jaime, and then after I shall watch my daughter be laid to rest" I turned from the looking glass and began the track, now being forced to use a carriage, to the Sept of Baelor, Ser Rylen, Ser Ashter and Storm accompanied me, the sight of a full grown Direwolf kept many at the distance as I stepped from the cramped inside but the whispering reach me nonetheless.

It seemed all of Kings Landing hand come to see the body of Tywin Lannister who was shot and killed on his privy by his youngest son, Cersei was as angry as I had ever seen her when she came to my rooms when Tywin was found, Varys had done what I'd planned with the help of Jaime they'd gotten him out of Kings Landing on onto a ship that was heading across the sea to the Free Cities with Varys as his companion, the plan didn't include killing Tywin Lannister and the whore Shae who was found dead in Tywin's bed, strangled by a golden necklace, it was a small bonus though "lady Anaris" Margaery Tyrell said from the steps, much like she'd done with Joffery she waited her turn to pay her respects, her eyes almost bugged out of her head as she watched me walk slowly up the steps to the doors of Baelor.

"Lady Margaery" I said back with a small nod, surprisingly she'd been a comfort as I lay in bed on a forced rest, she'd come and sit with me while she sewed, helped her own hand maidens brush out my hair so it would not be a tangled mess and kept me company while Jaime was away doing his duty by standing guard over his father, she'd even come to my aid when they wanted to put my daughter into the Sept and held them off until I came up with a better plan.

"I'm so pleased that you're out walking," she came closer to kiss my cheek "are you sure you're going to be able to do this?" She pulled back and looked at me with pleading eyes and I nodded minutely.

"I have rested enough" I said as I slowly made my way up the Septs stone steps and went inside the large building, catching the last of Cersei's conversation with Jaime as they stood over their fathers body.

"Tyrion may be a monster but at least he killed our father on purpose. You and Anaris killed him by mistake, With stupidity" Cersei said spitting the words out "You're a man of action, aren't you? When it occurs to you to do something you do it, nevermind the consequences" she shook her head in disgust as Storm and I came down the stairs, I waved away my guards silently and they took a few steps back to give us a moment, Cersei gestured to Tywin's body, stones with eyes painted on them stared up at the Septs ceiling "Take a look, Look at the consequences, here they are, he loved you more than anyone in this world" she went to leave she saw me standing there, my hands on my sore belly, "Ris" she gasped, surprise flittered across her face as she took in my companion "you should be resting"

"I've rested enough" I stated as I walked closer and touched the hand that was closest to me, it was cold, unmoving, a part of me almost didn't believe that the old man was actually dead, but here he was stiff as the stones on his eyes looking like he was resting comfortably, a thing he didn't deserve "it was my idea to save Tyrion but we didn't know what he would do after, we planned on him just leaving" I met my friends eyes and sighed when hers narrowed "no one could've predicted that the whore he loved was going to be in his own father's bedchamber, not only did she swear against him in that farce of a trial but she was fucking his father as well" I shook my head in disgust "she deserved the death she received"