Sparks Fly // Thoros of Myr / Sandor Clegane // (3)

3. All You Had to do was Stay

'They are men of the brotherhood, they were attacking a nearby sept and murdered the villagers.' Beric informed him.

'Why do you want them?' Thoros questioned but his eyes shifted over a fiery taeylor. She stayed beside sandor not trusting these men

'Same reason.' Sandor told them 'I was helping them build it they killed a friend of mine.' Sandor told them, still gripping his axe tightly in his hand.

'You got friends?' Thoros teased

'Not anymore.' Sandor admitted 'they are mine.' sandor marched forward.

'They are of the brotherhood the brotherhood's name they dragged through the dirt-' beric reminded him.

'Fuck your name. I killed you once I'd be happy to do it again.' sandor warned and Andrew drew back his bow. 'drop that arrow, tougher girls and you've tried to kill me.' sandor threated him, axe in hand moving threateningly close.

Taeylor stalked off having lived through enough death even of bad men. She was quick to pack up her music her fiddle and her flute. She was humming to herself when she heard sandor chasing after her. 

"Tae!" He called out. She glanced back at him. "Come on. Lets mooch some food off these fuckers and i will take you wherever you want to go."

"I dont think i want to stay in westeros." Taeylor admitted. "Its just filled with death and madness."

"Fine. I will take you across the narrow sea."

"Why would you do that?" Taeylor questioned.

Because i have been in love with you since we were children came to mind but sandor wouldnt say that out loud.

"You hungry little lady?" Thoros called out.  Taeylor looked to sandor before glancing to thoros.

"I could eat." She agreed.

They sat around the fire eating and drinking and talking Sandor didnt talk, he shoveled food into his mouth, Taeylor poked at hers. 

"It's not poison." Thoros told her, she looked up taking a bite. 

"I know." She confirmed. 

"Just checking..." Thoros moved to her side, Sandor groaned glancing between them as Thoros made himself at home beside Taeylor on the log. "I'm Thoros. Of Myr." 

"You said that." Taeylor assured. 

"And you are too pretty to be out here all alone." 

"I'm not alone i'm surrounded by idiots." Taeylor corrected with her sweetest of smiles. Sandor gave a hearty laugh.

"She means you too." THoros decided. 

"No she doesnt." Sandor countered. 

"No I dont." Taeylor confirmed. 

"Come on, we helped you." Thoros remarked bumping his knee against hers. 

"I had it handled, remember the axe in the mans leg? That was me not you." Taeylor countered. "I'm no damsel." 

"Course no, you are a dangerous woman, dont need anyone or anything." Thoros agreed but he didnt move. It would have been a great time for him to leave her side and prove that she didnt need anyone or anything but he stayed put. She glanced to him, sad eyes started back at him. "Just because you dont need help doesnt mean you dont have to accept it." He added. 

She gave a tight nod, her eyes returning to the fire before them. Thoros peered past Taeylor to Sandor. 

'You enjoying yourself, hound?' Thoros asked him

'I prefer a chicken.' Sandor told him as Thoros handed him a jug.

"So listen I was thinking..." THoros looked between them, taeylors mind was drifting, Sandor was swallowing his food like his life depended on it.  'do you two want to join us?' thoros questioned, he watched sandor's face scrunch up in distaste.

'You ought to join us we could use you.' Beric agreed. 

"I'm of no help." Taeylor countered. 

"I would beg to differ miss axe wielding Lannister." Beric countered. 

"You just want to try to sell me off." Taeylor countered. 

"No, we done dealing with Lannister soldiers." 

"As am I." She agreed. 

"We are going north." Taeylor stared back at him confused, north? Why north

'I tried joining it didn't work out for me.' Sandor informed them. "I will get you somewhere safe Tae, dont listen to these fuckers." he added. 

'Clegane, we are all here for a reason,' Beric told him 

''The Lord of light has kept Beric alive for a reason he gave a failed drunk priest the power to bring him back... we all have something worth living for, perhaps that's why you found us again?' Thoros suggested.

"Bring him back to life?" Taeylor questioned. 

"I'm the drunk priest." Thoros added. 

"Clearly." Taeylor agreed. 

"You want some?" He held out his jug, not expecting her to take it but she did and she swallowed thickly, holding back her cough as it burned down her throat. 

'please.' Sandor scuffed 'Lots of terrible shit happens in this world there's no way we are here for something larger than ourselves.' Sandor got up moving to the stream to piss. 

'Cold winds are rising in the south.' beric told him

'And you are going to go and stop them?' Sandor asked

'We need good men to help us. Good women too.'' he added nodding to Taeylor. 

'Last time you saw me you wanted to execute me.' Sandor reminded him

"What?" taeylor demanded. 

''True enough but the Lord of light gave you the power to defeat me. Why?' beric questioned.

'I beat you because I am better than you Beric,' Sandor told him sitting back down. 'I was better than you before you started yammering about the Lord and I am better than you now.''

'You are probably right, you are a fighter you were born a fighter, you walked away from a fight how did that go? Good and bad young and old the things we are fighting will destroy them all alike you can still help a lot more than you have harmed it is not too late for you.' Beric told him.

"Where you going lannister?" Sandor asked as he came back from the stream. Taeylor hesitated. Thoros had a cheeky smile that said everything was going to be okay but Sandor was set on leaving, she had known him for ages. She trusted him but she felt safe with these odd ball men. 

"I dont know." Taelor admitted. "But I want you to stay."

"All you have to do is stay." Thoros chimed in.