The Lion and the Warrior

Trust

Jaime and Brienne, and Jon and Dany spent as much time in the room with their children as possible. Tyrion and Eliana came for a visit.

Tyrion looked at the princess and closed his eyes. He patted her hand, "Hello beautiful. Its time to wake up...we could have one of our little chats...and talk about James and all his antics. I see he is still wearing the pendant you gave him for his name day." Tyrion looked around the room and then whispered, "You will always have his love." He kissed her hand and held it for a moment, "And you will always have mine." He kissed her forehead and walked over to his nephew.

Tyrion choked back tears and looked at his brother. Jaime walked over to sit with Tyrion, placing his hand on his shoulder. Tyrion put his hand on Jamie's and stared at his nephew. "I hear our boy fought like the lion he is," Tyrion said.

"Our golden knight...yes. He did. The claws truly came out."

Tyrion's eyes overflowed, "He's going to be fine, big brother, just fine."

"He will heal," Jaime said, stroking his sons cheek.

"I'm going to go, and I believe for the very first time in my life...I will be speaking with the seven tonight."

"Thank you, Tyrion." Jaime said.

Tyrion bent down and kissed his nephew's cheek, slowly stroked his golden waves, and whispered, "I love you, golden lion cub. You're the little cub I never had. And my everything," he dried his eyes and hugged his brother, and then cried all over again. Jaime cried too, but knew he needed to gain his composure. His little girl, although, not the baby anymore, was waiting outside the door.

As Tyrion exited the room, Jaime took Eliana by the hand. She caught sight of the princess first and stopped immediately. Jaime reached down and picked up his little girl, "Oh my...you're getting big," he said, lifting her in the air. She buried her head on his shoulder.

"Come on now," he swayed slowly from side to side, and stroked her back, "no tears. No tears from my brave little warrior. You know...Rhaella knows you're here." Jaime whispered, "she can feel us. Do you want to hold her hand? For a moment?" Eliana shook her head. Jaime let her stand next to Rhaella's bed, and the little girl took the young princess's hand.

"Rhae, I know you're going to be fine. And you're going to wake up. Just wake up soon, so James can be your prince."

Jaime smiled. "Do you want see your brother now?" he asked, bending to one knee to be on her level.

Eliana nodded, "yes, daddy." Jaime took her hand and walked her over to her big brother. She took one look at his bandages and burst into tears. She put her hands over her face and sobbed quietly. Her body shook, and she took deep breaths. She put her head down on the bed next to James. Jaime looked at Brienne, who stood with tears in her eyes. She couldn't stand to see her baby girl so upset over her brother, and she couldn't stand to see her baby boy in such condition either. Jaime couldn't stand any of it – Brienne crying, his daughter crying, his son not waking upbroken and unresponsive.

Jon and Dany left the Lannisters alone for a little while.

Eliana stopped crying, "Daddy, wake him up."

"El, he's going to wake up when he's ready. But right now, Maester Sam thinks its better that they both sleep a little longer. He's had milk of the poppy and its keeping him asleep. If he wakes up, he's going to be in a lot of pain. You don't want that do you?" Jaime asked.

"No. But I...I just..need him to talk to me. I just need to...hear his voice and for him to say he is okay."

Brienne walked over and knelt next to her daughter, "you are the sweetest sister, anyone could ask for," she wiped the tears from her little girls eyes. "El, your brother is just fine. Knights are brave, and fierce, and they fight hard battles. And your brother was the bravest and most fierce of all the knights in all the kingdoms today. He fought a hard battle. And he won. He knows you are here, and that you love him with all your heart. There is nothing in this world, that makes him more happy...than knowing how much you care for him, and love him, and how much it means to you that he wakes up soon."