Johanna smiles as she lays on her bed a hand on her stomach that is slowly becoming larger with her growing child. Johanna was in protest not going down to dine and instead as in her chambers with Aemond and Rhaena along with Tommen.
They had been in her chambers all day bring brought food and water so they would not starve as she protested Mycella being left in Winterfell.
Robert had come to her and had told her to stop making a fuss but he did not understand. No one understood the terror that had taken over Johanna at the thought of being without her child who was going to be left so far North that she could not protect her.
Johanna would be unable to reach Mycella in time if she never ravened for help. At Dragonstone her children where with their father and were protected by the gate they could open and close while Mycella would be at the mercy at the people who had broken her family.
"Mother?" Johanna is brought out of her thoughts by Rhaena who sits across from Aemond and Tommen as they played chess against each other.
"Yes, my darling dragon?" Johanna questions as she sits up with a worried frown on her face.
"When can we go outside?" Rhaena looks at her mother as she backs her brothers into a corner on the playing board. "I am bored of the same four walls. It reminds me of Kingslanding."
Johanna bows her head as she walks over to her daughter and pulls her onto her lap as her sons frown at the board confused on how they can get out of the corner Rhaena had backed them into.
"It is for our safety little dragon" Johanna whispers "Have I told you the story of the stag and the dragon?"
Interested her sons look up as Rhaena frowns with a shake of her head leaning against her mother's shoulder as she listens as Johanna starts to speak.
"Once Dragons ruled the Realm and everyone loved them, feared them and eventually hated them because one dragon the King had become cruel, and loved being violent. And one day the dragon's son the Dragon Prince stole away a wolf, the only daughter of the big Lord Wolf in the North." Johanna pauses as she takes a sip of water before continuing her story.
"So the Stag rose up against the Dragons because the Stag was to marry the Lady Wolf. The Realm was tossed into war and as the Dragon Princes, there were two, fought to stop the war the eldest Dragon had started the war by taking the Wolf-"
"Why did the Dragon take the Wolf mother?" Aemond asks but is given an angry "Sh" from Tommen who turns to his mother who smiles at them.
"The two Dragon Princes were separated and the eldest Dragon died and soon after his father the cruel Dragon died as well forcing the last remaining Dragon Prince return home where he took his mother and brother to their family's strong seat, but he was forced to leave his own Lioness wife behind along with their children because she was pregnant and was unable to travel. He had tried to take her but his brother's widow a snake and their children were trapped in the castle where the Stags, Wolves and Lions were coming for them."
Johanna cuts herself off as tears come to her eyes and she has to push them away before she continues with the story.
"So the last Dragon Prince left with his mother and brother while his wife had their new children and was forced to see the horrors the Stag and Wolf had done with her family. Since then she has been terrified that they would do something like that again, so when ever she feels threatened the Lioness takes her dragons and cubs and hides away with them."
"Why did the Lion go against the Lioness?" Rhaena asks as she looks at her mother who looks down at her in surprise. "You said the Dragon's wife was a Lioness, why did Lion march against the Lioness?"
"Power." Johanna replies simply "The old Lion wanted more power, no matter who was hurt. The old Lion wanted to make the new Stag happy as it was obvious he was to win the war so he came to the Dragon's Den and killed every Dragon he could find so he could have a standing."
"I don't like the Old Lion," Rhaena states to her mother's amusement which vanishes when Rhaena continues "I do not ever want to met Grandfather."
Johanna does not know why she is shocked, Rhaena was always the most clever of her children no question she could pick up on the smallest hint given.
"And I hope you never have to met him, my darling dragon" Johanna whispers to her daughter who smiles up at her mother.
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Lady Lannister || Game of Thrones
FanfictionLady Johanna Lannister was born to Lord Tywin Lannister and Princess Daella Targaryen his first wife. Lady Johanna held no Lannister looks thus, Aerys II the Mad King demanded she marry his second born son the Prince Daemon Targaryen. 10 moons afte...