Things I Wish You Said / Gregor Clegane / Vaera Targaryen

5. Ride

Sit Still Look Pretty / Tywin Lannister out now!
"It's nice to see her with the horses again, they always made her smile. But..." Tywin hesitated. "I heard she wanted to go riding again... is that correct?"

"Yes." Gregor agreed.

"Is that... wise do you think?"

"I will ride with her." Gregor assured. "I won't steer her wrong."

"Good." Tywin agreed as Vaera stroked the mares head. She had become more brave around them in the past moons. SHe even requested to go for a ride. Gregor marched over to Vaera, she heard him coming.

"Are you ready?"

"We can't ride Custard." Gregor answered instead.

"Why not?"

"Your father wants me to ride with you." Gregor half lied, Tywin did like the idea. "I will break your ponys back."

"Custard is a beautiful horse, she's not a little pony." Vaera corrected turning around to face him even though she couldnt see him.

"I wont break your horse, now its ride with me or no go." Gregor corrected.

"Well alright then but I have never ridden with anyone before." Vaera countered.

"You ride in front and I will hold onto you." Gregor answered.

"Okay." Vaera agreed. SHe paused reaching out for Gregor's arm, he moved to her and led her to his own horse, his was much larger and he knew Vaera would need help getting up, even if she could see his horse was massive, like himself.

"Let me give you a leg up." Gregor offered picking her up. She felt like he kept lifting her higher and higher.

"Your horse is the largest in the group." Vaera recalled.

"He is." Gregor agreed. She pet his mane and felt gregor pull himself up behind her, he shifted her up into his lap more as he got situated. "Good thing you are little." Gregor remarked. Vaera leaned back into him.

His arm wrapped around her as he grabbed the reigns leading them out, he rested his hand on her upper thigh as they rode, she didnt make a peep, just closed her eyes and listened to nature all around them. She smiled softly imagining what the day looked like.

"Are the tree still green?"

"What?" Gregor countered.

"And are there clouds in the sky?" Gregor glanced up.

"Aye, lots of clouds." Gregor agreed.

"Thin and stringy or fluffy like cloud pillows for giants?" Vaera questioned.

"What?" Gregor countered.

"Explain them to me." Gregor grumbled what Vaera assumed was a nicer version of fuck no. "Are there any flowers?"

"Lots of flowers." Gregor agreed.

"What do they look like?"

"You want me to explain ever stone and weed?" Gregor griped.

"Yes, in detail too." Vaera agreed, she was still leaning back against him, still tracing her fingers over his hand wrapped around her. Gregor breathed her in as they rode.

"The flowers are blues and yellows." Gregor answered. "The clouds are fluffy... the grass is... grassy."

"Thank you Gregor." Vaera whispered. "Can you-"

"Tree bark is still brown, horses are still stubborn shits." Gregor offered.  Vaera giggled.

"I dont care about tree bark." Vaera countered but she missed seeing the trees, the bark included she supposed. "I was going to say can you see any birds? I hear them." Gregor peered around.

"Sure. They are chirping." Gregor shrugged. 

"What do they look like?"

'Birds." Gregor answered. 

"What colors?"

"There is a red one." Gregor answered after a long moment. 

"Dark red? Lighter? More vibrant or-"

"Vaera." gregor growled. She bit her lip as his grip tightened around her. 

"Thank you for bringing me out here." Vaera added relaxing back against him. 

"Anytime, you have to ride with me." He reminded her. 

"Always." Vaera agreed. His thumb mindlessly stroked the fabric of her riding pants up her stomach and along her thigh, he watched her cautiously but she didnt seen to mind his touch. Her eyes were closed and her breathing steadied against him. As if she was so relaxes, and trusted him so much that she could fall asleep in his arms. 

 Her eyes popped open however when a raindrop hit her nose. She swatted at her now thinking it was a bug at first until another one hit her. 

"It's raining." Vaera rasped. 

"Aye." Gregor agreed. "I'm turning us around. "

"I used to love the rain" Vaera corrected. 

"Why?" Gregor countered. 

"Because it wiped the earth clean."

"No it doesnt." Gregor corrected. 

"It seems like it though, water rushing over everyone and everything." Vaera added. "Like an earth bath." Gregor snorted out a laugh, vaera turned her head to him, his smile fell but he realized he didnt have to hide his happiness and keep up his tough guy, I'm going to kill you mentality all the time around vaera, she couldnt see him smile anyways. 

"You are something else, Vaera."

"A good something?"

A great something.