Wolf Queen

chapter ten

I woke up naked next to Tommen. He was gentle just as he was sweet. I had to get up early because Jon was going back to Castle Black today.

I got out of bed and put on a dress. I walk over to the mirror next and make my hair presentable.

"You don't have to do that, love." Tommen says and I turn and look at him.

"Do what?" I ask.

"Fix your hair. It's beautiful the way it is."

I smile. "I must go and say goodbye to my brother. You should too," I look at Ash who was laying at the foot of the bed, "come, Ash."

He gets up off of the floor and follows me.

Many people who saw Ash feared him. Cersei did not like him and Ash could sense it. But she did not do anything to get rid of him.

I see Jon in the distance. He has Ghost with him. I smile and stop once I am to them.

"Wow, Ash is big," Jon pets Ash behind the ears, "and he is a lot prettier than I expected him to be."

My eyes move from Jon to Ghost. Ghost was sitting calmly beside the horse.

"I never realized Ghost had red eyes." I say.

He was a lot bigger than Ash, but Ash was a lot bigger than all of the dogs around here.

"It was nice seeing you, Lyanna," Jon says after taking his hand away from Ash, "I wish you and Tommen the best."

"I'll miss you." I tell him.

He hugs me. "Come visit me at Castle Black. I would love for you to meet my best friend, Sam."

I nod and pull away. "I will."

Tommen walks up beside me. He looks at Jon.

"I would say take care of my baby sister, but I already know that you will."

Tommen smiles. "You don't have to worry."

Jon mounts his horse and Ghost stands up. I could not get over how big Ghost was. Jon rides away and Ghost runs after him.

I watch Jon until I am unable to see him anymore. I turn and face Tommen. He hugs me. I pull away and look at him.

"Tyrion has asked for me," I say, "I must go and see what he wants."

"Be careful." Tommen says and I nod.

"I will." I assure him and begin walking to the cells.

I find my way to the cells. I did not like them, and I felt sorry for anyone who was in here.

"Be careful," the guard warns, "he's a clever little imp."

I sigh and he opens the door. I walk in slowly, keeping my eyes focused on Tyrion. He sits up from his bed and I cringe. I felt horrible that he had to stay in here, guilty or not.

"Ah, Queen Lyanna, how nice of you to stop by. You must be incredibly busy." He looks at me.

"I'm not." I say truthfully.

"Oh," Tyrion says awkwardly, "well."

"Why have you asked me here, Lord Tyrion?" I ask.

"You are the one of the few surviving Stark children.." He begins.

"I am." I confirm.

"You must know where Sansa–"

"I have no idea where Sansa might be. If I knew I would tell you. She is your wife after all." I say.

Tyron sighs in frustration.

"I would look for her but Cersei wants her dead. She thinks she had something to do with killing Joffrey, but little does she know that Sansa would never do such a thing."

"I know, I know." Tyrion sighs.

"I'm sorry I cannot be of any use to you." I frown and stand up.

"Actually," Tyrion says suddenly, "you can. Plead me not guilty. Convince them. It would look good coming from the queen."

I sigh. "For you. However it would not look good on my part. I'm sorry, I can't. Maybe try Tommen?"

"I have. Please, your grace I need your help." Tyrion begs.

I sigh. What would Father do? What would Robb do? They would do what felt right, no matter what the consequences were. I know it. That's why Robb died. Cause he married who he loved, and she felt right.

"Okay." I tell him.

Tyrion smiles and exhales. "Thank you. I knew I could count on you."

I exit the cell without looking back and I go to find Tommen to find out his input on what I had just done.

•

Reila is my most trusted friend. I think of her more as a sister than a handmaiden.

"Reila, may I ask you something?"

Reila smiles. "Of course, your grace."

I turn towards her. "I agreed to speak for Tyrion at his trial."

Reila looks away. "Oh."

"Am I wrong?" I ask, "and please be honest. I trust your opinion over anyone else's."

"I think it is very dangerous. In case you do not remember, it is what got your brother and father killed." Reila explains.

"Yes, I remember clearly."

"I did not mean to offend you, your grace. I just want to ensure that you live a long and happy life. It is your decision, I can only help you make them."

"Father and Robb are what made me say yes. They did what they thought was right, as any honorable man would, and what did they get? They got murdered for it. I will now do what I think is right and speak for Tyrion."

"Then I agree that you should do what is right. If you think this is right, who cares what anyone thinks."

"Thank you, Reila." I tell her.

Tommen walks in and we look at each other. "Oh, am I interrupting something?"

"Not at all, your grace." Reila says with a smile.

Tommen shuts the door and comes to me and kisses my head gently.

Reila looks at us both. "I'll leave you two alone." She exits the room.

I turn and face Tommen. "We need to talk about something."

Tommen frowns. "What is it? Are you okay?"

I smile and hold his hand in mine. "Yes, I'm fine. I just want your opinion on something."

"Okay then, ask away."

I take a deep breath. "When I visited Tyrion, he asked me to speak for him at his trial, to help him. Reila thinks that it is a bad idea but agreed with me anyway. What do you think?"

"What do I think?" Tommen asks, "I think if you want to help my uncle, then you should. I don't believe he is guilty, but I don't think I could stand up to my mother."

"That's why I'm leery of it." I say truthfully.