Wolf Queen

chapter twelve

"Who killed her?" Tommen looks at his wife with tears in his eyes.

"Shae."

"The whore?" Tommen turns to me.

I nod. "Yes, the whore."

Tommen picks her hand up and kisses it. "She can't be gone. She can't be."

"Your grace, I've heard rumors of a red priestess who has brought people back from the dead," I tell him, "I have no idea if it is true or not though."

"What is her name?" Tommen asks.

"I know they call her the Red Woman. I don't know her real name," I explain, "I can ride to find her if I know the place."

"I'll have people look," Tommen says, "just, stay here for now."

And I do exactly that. Nobody was to see Lyanna dead. If we were going to try and bring her back, nobody could see her or know she was dead.

Tommen eventually came back. I stood up and waited for an answer.

"Her name is Melisandre," he says as he shuts the door, "she is at Castle Black."

"That's a long trip." I tell him.

"It is," he agrees, "but if you do this, I will not forget it, and neither will she."

I nod. "I would do it either way."

•

I ride up to Castle Black. It's so much better in real life, so much bigger.

"Open the gates!" I hear a man shout.

I was much closer to it now. The gates opened and I rode in. The men stared at me and it made me feel uncomfortable.

"State your business." A man said as he stopped my horse.

"Jon Snow, I need to see him." I say and get off of the horse.

"What for?"

"Something that I am not allowed to say." I say bluntly.

"Then you aren't–"

"What's going on here?" A man with black hair and who was dressed in all black said.

This had to be him. I had met him once but I honestly could not remember what he looked like. Was this him?

"Jon Snow?" I ask, hoping he would say yes.

"You are?" He asks.

"Reila," I say and curtsy, "Reila Martell."

"Hey, you're my sister's handmaiden. How is she?"

I look down. Dead, I think to myself. I look back up.

"Is there somewhere else we can talk? More private?" I ask.

He nods and the two of us walk up the stairs and into his chambers. He sits down and I sit in front of him.

This would not be easy. How would he react?

"Is Melisandre here?" I ask.

"Yes, why?" Jon asks and stares at me, "why are you here?"

"Jon, this will not pass by you easily," I say, "I came here to bring Melisandre to Lyanna."

Jon looks confused. "Why?"

"Lyanna's dead." I say, unable to make it sound okay.

"Dead? She can't be.." Jon stares blankly.

"She went on and on about how your father, your brother, and you always do the right thing, even if people hate you for it. She wanted to do that. So she did. She pleaded Tyrion not guilty at his trial and his fucking whore killed her for it."

Jon was shaking. I could tell he was angry and upset.

"Why?" He said harshly, "Lyanna had nothing to do with her."

"She did call her a liar, because she was one. Also because she is Sansa's sister and Sansa is married to Tyrion, or was," I shake my head, "look, I have heard Melisandre can bring people back from the dead. Tommen and I have talked and we need to do this."

Jon nods instantly and gets up. He exits the room and I stand up, unsure of what to do. I decide to follow him.

The Red Woman is standing above everyone, watching. Jon is speaking to her. He walks down the steps and Melisandre follows.

"I cannot promise that it will work," she tells the both of us, "but I will try."

•

The three of us make it back to King's Landing. I lead Jon and Melisandre to Lyanna and Tommen's chambers.

Tommen is sitting beside her when we walk in.

"My queen," he says to himself, "my sweet and beautiful queen. Gone before her time."

Melisandre walks in and we follow. Tommen looks up and stands.

"Are you Melisandre?" Tommen asks.

"Yes," she says as she looks at Lyanna. She circles her, inspecting her wound, "this is the victim, I'm assuming."

Tommen nods. "Yes."

"I will need some space." Melisandre says.

We nod and the three of us leave.