How To Kill a Flower

Chapter 8

Dear Jon,

How are you? Are they treating you well there? Well, better than you were treated in Winterfell?

I don't mean to be petty, but i just hope you got what you wanted by joining the Night's Watch. And if it isn't then i guess i'll have to come up there and teach them how to treat a gem like you.

Kings Landing is all you'd think a city like this would be like. Congested and smells like shit. I don't think i was mean to live in a place like this. I miss the snow and cold. I miss the trees and Shadow. I miss Winterfell, I miss home.

Sansa loves it here of course. Even Arya is warming up to the capitol. Shes taking lessons on how to wield the sword you made for her. Nice one by the way. Also, why did't i get a parting gift? I see who your favorite is now.

All jokes aside, i hope you're doing well there, and i hope i'll be able to see you again.

Also I hope your balls freeze off,

Cirilla Stark.

I signed my letter before heading out to send it. After i attached it to a raven i began my way down to flea's bottom. I've been spending most of my time there. The people weren't as snobby there and i found i could actually laugh with the common folk. Of course there was Gendry in Flea Bottom to make the poop part of the capitol even more enticing. I almost never left his side when i visited him. He would take time away from his work to show me his favorite places and all different hidden gems in this forsaken city. Over the span of a few weeks we had grown very close. Though i'm still finding myself blushing every time he catches me staring at him. He'd just grin at me and joke that he knew i couldn't keep my eyes off him. If only she knew he was staring too.

Today was a little different. My mind couldn't stop running. Father had told me that mother had come to the capitol weeks ago when the tournament was taking place to warn father. Saying that the Lannisters were responsible for Bran falling from the tower and that someone had tried assassinating him. Then a letter had been sent saying that she had captured Tyrion Lannister on her way back to Winterfell.

I was angry with father, he should have told me when she had come to Kings Landing. That way i would have known what was going on a long time ago. He claimed that i was just beginning to enjoy my time here and he didn't want to be the cause of destroying that little happiness i had gotten, but now that mother had taken drastic measures he fears something bad might happen. The Lannisters don't take threats lightly, and as their words say ''A Lannister always pays his debts."

I was also angry at mother. Her decisions seem to be very in the moment. She doesn't seem to be thinking of her family in Kings Landing who are the ones surrounded by the lions. Did she even think about what could happen to us when Cersei and Tywin Lannister found out about their family being taken captive? It didn't seem that way. It seemed like she saw an opportunity for vengeance and she took it.

"There she is, i was beginning to think you weren't going to show up." I look up from the ground, seeing Gendry wiping his hands off from working all day.

"I had to send out a letter." Distracted, i gave him a shorter answer and one without any sarcasm.

Concerned, "are you okay? You don't seem like yourself."

I paused, should i tell him? Would he be in danger by knowing too?

"Hey, stop thinking so hard. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to," He is always so perceptive.

"No, i want to, its just i don't know if its safe." Nervously wringing my hands in front of me.

Now even more concerned at my choice of words, he grabs my arm and gently pulls me to the back of the shop. "You can tell me you know, i want to help."