The Lion Knight and Dragon Princess

23- The Legacy of Rhaegar

Slipping on a black cloak over my shoulders I stared at myself in the full length mirror.  I was wearing a red tunic and trouser with brown muddy boots.  My hair was tied up in a bun turning slightly to the doorway seeing my personal knight standing watch over me. "You should accompany us tonight on the streets of the city, Ser Jaime."

"I'm not sure it is wise for me to go.  I am needed here, princess."

Crossing my arms over my chest I challenged him. "You were sworn to protect me were you not.  You were sworn to protect my brother Rhaegar as well who is going out tonight."

"Yes, princess."

He hadn't been a sworn knight for very long.  So he was still very true to the vows that he had sworn before my father and his father.  "Then it is your duty to come with me.  Because I'm quite sure if we get ambushed Ser Barriston cannot possibly take on say ten men all by himself."

"Then I shall uphold my vows, my princess." He bowed his head and a few hours later when the sun had finally vanished the four of us snuck out of the castle and into the busy and somewhat dangerous streets of Kings Landing. 

We had settled ourselves around a table and Rhaegar had paid for our rounds of drinks with the money he got from singing in the streets.  Rhaegar chuckled, nearly dropping his cup after I told a horrible joke before an idea popped into his head. "You know what we should do, play truth or dare." My brother took a sip from his wine cup.

"I am not sure that is wise, my Prince." Ser Barriston responded by keeping a hand on his sword. "It's getting rather late."

Blowing a raspberry at the knight I hit my hands on the table waving my index finger at my brother. "Pfft Ser Knight. We're not children anymore playing thumb wars, even though I win every time.  Plus we can make this game more adult friendly."

"I'll start." My brother spoke yet got cut short by Jaime who hadn't really uttered a word for most of the evening.

"Actually I believe it's lady's first." We turned our heads and I swore I saw all the color disappear from his face when he nervously cleared his throat. "Uh, forgive my prince."

My brother glared at him before he chuckled before I slid the empty seat out for him to take. "Join us, Ser Jaime."

"Oh I'm perfectly happy standing, princess."

I challenge him with a deep stare. "Are you refusing an order from your princess?"

"Gods no."

Patting the seat with my freehand I smiled. "Then sit down. So brother, I dare you to hop on one foot like a pegleg sailor."

"Ugh fine." He got up from his chair doing as I said where he almost crashed into the empty table next to us causing me, Jaime and even Barriston to chuckle.

Once he sat down Jaime glanced over to me after I had uttered the word dare. "I dare you to drink half that pitcher of wine."

"Ser Jaime." Ser Barriston warned him.

Picking up the pitcher I downed almost the whole thing licking my lips and grinning ear to ear noticing that Jaime's mouth was hung open. "What, you didn't think a royal can drink?"

"Very impressive." He sent me a small smile. "I'll keep in mind that we both never go back on a dare."

Hearing those words slip from the golden knight's mouth my brother smirked, getting an interesting idea for a dare. "Ser Jaime, I dare you to kiss my sister and you better make it good for how much wine she just consumed."