A Wolf of War (Completed)

Hunter III (Part 2)

((Continuation of pt. 1! Go check it out!))

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Hunter came out of the castle and into the courtyard, where the sun was held high into the sky, radiant and hot. The blackened beast walked behind him, blue eyes matched with its master, as their movements became similar as they walked down the cobbled path. Their eyes looked ahead of them to the little shelter where Hunter had left Rhaella, Lillyana, and Ser Harrold. Laughing, a strange high-pitched laughter, something that Hunter hadn't heard in a while. He saw Lillyana sitting with Rhaella, laughing and talking. He stopped in front of the little shelter, watching the two women go on, whereas he cleared his throat.

The direwolf peered from behind Hunter's leg, looking at the two women as they turned their heads to the man of their lives. "Hunter! Dear Hunter! Come join us!" Rhaella spoke to her lover, happily speaking, she stood up  from seeing her lover. Hunter smiled a faint smile then walked towards the two, the direwolf followed closely behind him. Lillyana went to stand up, but her cousin placed his hand out to stop her. He sat down and looked at Rhaella, smiling at her faintly before he turned his attention to Lillyana. "Sit, cousin, you enjoy sitting here with her, don't let me intrude your conversations." He said as he leaned back in his chair, watching the two women interact.

    Finally his lover spoke to him, but he was too deep into thought to hear her. "Hunter? Hunter, I have some words to say to you." Rhaella said, nudging her lord's hand that sat on the table. When he came around back to the present, he looked at her then smiled. "Hmm? What is it love?" He asked, sitting up straighter to speak to her. "What did my father call you in for? I hope it wasn't about anything that we did today?" Rhaella asked then too a sip of her water.

"Your father summoned me, to speak about where we went and why we went. Your uncle, Daemon, was also there to address the fact that we were at the Street of Steel for the City Watch." "And, what did you say to him exactly, Lord Hunter?" She asked in return, looking up at the blue-eyed man. "Well, I threatened him in the presence of the king and he quieted after that. Then your father let us both go and I came back to you." He spoke, reaching over to get a grape from the little bowl that held them.

    Rhaella looked amused and responded to her lover, "You threatened the king's brother in front of him? That's pretty bold of you, Lord Valyrrn." She giggled as she gave her lover a smile, Hunter went on to return one. "What happened to your handmaiden? I hope Lillyana didn't scare the poor girl away." His cousin shot him a look as he said that, the old lord just smiled at her and took a sip of his water. "No no, Lillyana did no such thing; no, my father is hosting a dinner tonight for gods know what. So I had her go find me a dress and have it tailored for me. Left her to do something while I sat out here with you two." Rhaella looked over at the direwolf who sat near Ser Harrold.

"And Ser Harold and Shadow. I quite enjoy this company, much better than my own family. You lot know how to keep a secret." She smiled at Lillyana, then both of the heads of the females turned to the cobbled path. Hunter turned his head to look at a young man of brown locks and brown eyes heading their way. Lord Kevin Grafton. "He has some nerve to come here sober, the nerve to even show up in the courtyard." Rhaella muttered under her breath, a look of hatred in her eyes as she stared him down.

"Princess-" Grafton called out but stopped short notice when Ser Harrold stepped in front of the lord. "Get out of my way Ser, I am here to see my wife!" He hissed as he looked into the eyes of the knight, but Ser Harrold did not move. "The princess does not wish to see you, I would have to ask you to turn around and head back the way you came." Hunter watched the interaction between the guard and the disgraced lord.

    Ser Harrold Westerling, a knight from the  northwestern Westerlands, was a man of honor who loved Princess Rhaella like the daughter he would never have. He saw how she hated her husband and loved Lord Valyrrn, he did everything in his right to protect her from the evil man and he approved her love with Lord Valyrrn. Lord Kevin Grafton was on a one way ticket to death by Ser Harrold's hands; with Rhaella and Hunter being completely fine with that.