Hear Me Roar

Chapter 17: The Night is Dark and full of Terrors

I wish for you to kill my brother's whore of a wife, do whatever you like to her. They have a son, kill him too.

The man nodded and said, Yes, my queen. I will make sure that the lady and the boy dies. I will kill them myself.
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Elya has been busy these past days preparing for little Willem's first nameday. Everybody is busy in Casterly Rock because not only it is nearing the little lord's first nameday but Lord Tywin, Queen Cersei and the two of her children are going to travel to the Rock, King Joffrey could not make it because he is busy with his wedding preparations--much to everyone's relief.

Jaime is also busy attending the daily duties of a lord. People loves him and are loyal to him because when winter came, Jaime visited them. House to house, giving them food and supplies. While he is busy in the day, he manages to have dinner with his family and bond with them. One day, he goes to Lannisport to survey the goods that comes and goes to Lannisport. Elya is in little Willem's nursery watching him sleep when a man grabbed her by the neck and pressed her to the wall saying, My, you are a pretty one. I am lucky today...mhmm.. is that your son? I thought it will be hard to kill the both of you. Elya managed to speak though choking saying, Please no...do not hurt my....s..son. But the man just laughed and said, Both of you will do no good to me alive. The man started to tear Elya's dress and when she thought that she is going to die, someone came in the room and stabbed the man in the leg. The man grunted in pain and tried to fight back but it was no good, he lost to the attacker and just then did Elya realized who rescued her--Arya. Elya fainted and Arya asked for help, a couple of minutes later, Jaime came barging through the door and he carried Elya all the way to the maester. Jaime assigned Ser Adam, his cousins Ser Daven and Joy, and Ser Rafael, Sansa, and Arya to guard his little son, Willem. Jaime asked his guards to bring the intruder to the dungeons, the darkest and deepest of all. After the Maester Marwin is done treating Elya's wounds, Jaime swore that he will go to the intruder's cell and will make him speak.

When Jaime reached the assassin's cell, he did not waste time to get information. Who sent you? No answer, he asked again. Who sent you? Still, the man does not answer. I will ask you one more time, if not, I will cut a piece of your flesh until you answer me. Who. Sent. You. That seems to scare the man so he answered. The Queen Regent m'lord. She says that if I kill them it will benefit the realm. It took Jaime's everything to keep his temper in check and to not kill the man, and then he asked. What is your name? Where are you from? The man looke away before he answered, I am just a commoner, the queen said that if I managed to do the task, I will be rewarded with a castle and a wife. I was hesitant at first but she told me that it will bemefit the realm, and so I agreed. Jaime felt his blood boil, he is so angry at Cersei for being selfish and foolish and insane.
Jaime went to the training yards to release his anger through a dummy. Jaime has yet to thank Arya for saving both hus wife and child. He saw Arya already at the training yards practicing with Ser Adam. Marbrand! I wish to speak with Lady Arya. Alone. Ser Adam nodded and bowed then he left. I told you Ser Jaime, I do not want to be called a lady. How many times do I have to tell you? Jaime chuckled at the sight of Arya looking like a tomato for being angry, then he replied, Nonsense Arya, either ways you are still a lady. I came here to thank you. Thank you for saving Elya when I can't. Arya grinned and said, The trainings we did were not wasted. Can we spar right now? Jaime smirked at her and said, Of course! I am not the best sword of Westeros for nothing. He laughed when he heard Arya mutter under her breath, Arrogant bastard.
So they spar the whole afternoon, to Jaime's surprise, Arya has gotten better. But not better enough to beat him.

Elya is craddling little Willem, Jaime and her both decided that from how the events turned, little Willem will now be sleeping in their bedchamber.
Willem is now at the age where he babbles so much, he can also say a few words now like "mum" and "da".
Jaime went in their chambers to find Willem sleeping on his side of the rather large bed, he asked mockingly, Elya, my love, remind me again why he is sleeping in our bedchamber. Elya glared at him and replied, Because t- But Jaime cut her off. The night is dark and full of terrors. Where did you hear that from? Elya looked from Jaime to Willem saying, I saw it in my dreams. A woman in red saying that to me. Jaime, being Jaime, asked tenaciously, I get that he sleeps in the bedchamber part. But not the part where he sleeps on my side of the bed. Put him in a cot and then maybe we can have sex. Elya stood up and smacked his arm earning a wince and a cry of forgiveness from Jaime. Jaime, you are a soon-to-be lord an Warden of the West, you should learn how to act like one. You act like a stupid lad deprived of sweets. Willem will sleep with us, and that is final. Jaime looked so scared that is why he just nodeed. "The night is dark and full of terrors indeed." Jaime smiled at his thought.

The lord of the light will destroy the false gods, but until he comes, the night is dark and full of terrors. The red woman stepped away from the fire. Her eyes red and contented.