Use Me / Cersei Lannister x OC Male

27. Elephants

" Twenty-thousand men, is it?"

"Yes, Your Grace. A few died in transit." Harry strickland agreed.

"They cheated at dice. Or maybe I cheated. Someone cheated. They weren't good fighters. You won't miss them." Euron added.

" Horses?" Cersei questioned.

"Two thousand." Harry added.

" And elephants?" Cersei pondered.

"Elephants?" Tate questioned.

" why is this bloke here? I don't trust him." Euron remarked.

"Fuck off." Tate countered. " you are the one that's a traitor."

"Fuck you!"

"Boys." Cersei begged. " act like men." She instructed "what about my elephants?"

"Uh, no elephants, Your Grace."

" That's disappointing. I was told the Golden Company had elephants." Cersei countered.

" They are excellent beasts, Your Grace, but not well-suited to long sea voyages."

" can you imagine elephant on a boat?" Tate laughed out. Tj laughed in his arms. " it would sink the whole damn thing."

"In any event, you are most welcome here in King's Landing, Captain Strickland." Cersei assured reaching for tj. Tate begrudgingly handed him over.

"We look forward to fighting on your behalf, Your Grace." Harry agreed.

" Am I most welcome here?" Euron questioned as harry left.

" no you're not please leave." Tate answered.

" You are a true friend of the crown and an honored guest." Cersei assured stiffly. Tate rolled his eyes.

" Good. As a true friend and an honored guest..." he moved closer but gregor blocked his path. 

" let's give Gregor a raise." Tate decided. "Good man. Break Euron." Greogr didnt flinch. " can you tell him to listen to me?"

"I was hoping we could talk in private." Euron remarked glaring at tate.

" why would I want to speak in private with you? I barely like talking to you as it is."
Tate corrected.

" not you, you idiot." Euron spat back.

" we don't need privacy whatever you need to say to me you can say with Tatum present." Cersei assured.

"Well?"

" After the war. That was our agreement." Cersei corrected.

"Wars sometimes last years."

" You want a whore, buy one. You want a queen, earn her." Cersei corrected

" I don't think I want to hear this. I think I want to kill him." Tate decided.

" I've given her justice, an army, and the Iron Fleet, yet she gives me no sign of affection. My heart is nearly broken." Euron informed her.

"Good." Tate agreed. "drop dead and die."
A smile curved cerseis lips.

"Euron You're insolent. I've executed men for less." Cersei corrected

" They were lesser men." He countered pompously

"Hes awful."  Tate agreed as euron left. " yeah I'm talking about you. Go away" cersei shifted tj higher in her arms. "Why do you put up with him?"

"His fleet.... i want elephants tate." Cersei realizing staring down at tj.

He stared back at her mouth gaping open.

"What?"

"You called me tate."

"I did."

"You never call me tate." Tate countered. "Are you mad?"

"Im not mad." Cersei corrected her tone sincere.

"You always call me tatum." He corrected

"Slip of the tongue."

"You hate me Is that it?"

"I could never hate you. You and mini you are the only things i love. I would love some damn elephants though."

"What if we forgot the capital for a while and got you some elephants." Tate suggested. "You are worried. Im worried. Lets find an elephant go on an elephant ride. Live to see an damn elephant."

" I'm the queen I can't run. I can't be afraid."

" you're a woman. You are a mother. do you really want this war to steal away whatever we have left with little TJ?"

"No." She answered.

"Then lets go get us some peace with the elephants."