Wolf Queen

chapter five

When I got back to my room, there were tons of people standing beside it. They said very awful things to me. They called me a traitor.

The names suddenly stopped and I looked up to see Queen Cersei.

"What is the meaning of this?" Her voice boomed through the hall.

Everyone was silent and I held my arms closely to me. Cersei put an arm around me and began to walk.

"Sansa said she hadn't seen you since yesterday," Cersei says, "I almost sent out men to find you, but you found your way back just fine."

"Not to be rude, your grace, but why would you care where I am?" I ask as kindly as possible.

Cersei ignores my question. "Where were you, if you don't mind my asking."

"The woods and this man found me. He brought me back here." I say truthfully.

She looks down at me as we walk. "Did he say what his name was?"

What would happen if I told her? Would she send men to find him? No, she didn't care that much. She was trying to get something out of me to benefit her.

"He didn't say," I lie, "we spoke briefly about my father dying and we went our separate ways."

"Hm," she looks back up and opens the door to her office, "you see, I know what it's like to have something you love taken from you. My son had a fever that killed him."

I frown. "I-I'm so sorry, your grace."

"Something recently has been taken from me. It is very important that I get it back," she sits down and crosses her arms, "I think you could get it back for me. You're quick and small boned. Would you be willing to do that for me, Lyanna?"

I nod instantly. It wasn't like I could refuse her. "Yes, your grace. Absolutely."

Cersei smiles. "Good. Now, this man has brown hair and green eyes. He's not very skinny, so you could easily outrun him. If he tries anything, kill him."

"Kill him?" I ask.

"Kill him. You will not be in trouble if you do because I ordered you to."

"What is it exactly that I am looking for?"

"A dagger," she says, "the oaf thinks nobody saw him steal it."

"What if he doesn't have it?" I ask.

"Make sure he tells you before you kill him."

I nod and she smiles, pleased with her work. "You will be a useful little bird to me."

I leave and go to find the man.

All day I had been out here. I finally pinpointed him in the forest. Ash crouches and growls lowly.

"Shh, quiet Ash." I whisper and he quits growling.

The man takes out the dagger, examining it. He smiles. "And nobody even caught me."

"Are you sure about that?" I ask as I walk out from behind a tree.

Ash walks out, growling and ready to attack if the man tries anything.

"Shit," the man grumbles and looks at me, a smile forming on his lips, "wait, you're just a girl."

He obviously did not notice Ash standing beside me.

"A girl who was sent to kill you."

Ash growls louder, showing his teeth as the man walks toward me.

"Who would send you? What can you do?"

"I can have my wolf rip you to pieces," I tell him, "or you can hand over the dagger. Your choice."

He smirks, as he is thinking. He pulls the dagger out and I pull our Silencer. The man goes to stab me but I dodge it and Ash attacks, his strong jaws locked on the arm that was holding the dagger.

I forcefully stab the man in the stomach, making him drop the dagger.

Ash lets him go and comes to me, licking my hand to make sure I was okay. I pick up the dagger and examine it.

"Yep, definitely Cersei's." I say to myself.

I stick it in my pouch and I head back to return the dagger to Cersei.

•

A guard escorted me into the queen's chambers. Cersei turned around once she heard the door open.

"I trust you have the dagger."

I pull it out of my pouch and hand it to her. She takes it from me, smiling at it.

"Good, good," she sits it on her desk and picks up a pouch, "here, for whatever trouble you had with him."

Cersei places the pouch in my hand and I look at her. Her eyes meet mine.

"I'll be in touch." She says.

"Thank you, your grace." I bow my head before leaving.

As I walk down the hall and to my chambers, Sansa stops me.

"Rumor has it you're working with Cersei." Sansa crosses her arms.

I shrug. "Have you seen Arya?"

"No," she ignores me, "what is Cersei doing for you?"

"Nothing!" I roll my eyes at her.

Arya

I missed my long hair. I also missed Lyanna. Sansa did not agree with me on anything whereas Lyanna did. I hope wherever she is, she was okay.

Gendry was being questioned to where he was. He said there was a girl in the woods about to be killed and he saved her.

I approach Gendry. Could it be Lyanna?

Gendry turns around. "Oh, hey. What are you doing?"

"I couldn't help but overhear that you helped a girl. Did she say what her name was?"

"She didn't," Gendry frowns, "why?"

"What did she look like?" I urge.

"She had long, dark brown hair and the prettiest blue eyes I had ever seen." Gendry stares off, as if trying to remember.

It was Lyanna. It had to be.