𝗱𝗮𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘀• Return Of The Silver Queen

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" Elisa baby I'm coming , the soup is boiling , please wait I'm coming my baby " Nimhi searched for spices and cloves for the soup she was preparing for her daughter . She had gathered all the dry wood she could find around her , winter was here and everyone lusted for the warmth of the fire and so did she . She stirred the soup in the pot which was hanging above the fire with a long bone which she had pulled out of a dead decaying deer she found the other day . She took the meat too , the intestines and brain and eyes and balls , everything she could snatch out of the dead deer .

"Why is it so cold mama? " asked Elisa , who had wrapped herself in rags , she was too young , a girl of 5 . Her body was shivering her teeth made those sounds . She was shaking .
The summer child wasn't prepared for this .

" It's snow dear , winter has come but we will survive this don't you worry my baby . Come close to the fire you will feel better " Nimhi pulled Elisa next to her near the fire and settled her head on her lap as she stirred the soup . It was dark around . Strong winds with snow had almost destroyed their little tent . Only a little part of it remained , enough for them to sleep in it . Nimhi tore a part of her gown which she wore inside of her fur coat to hold the pot and take it down . She poured some for her and some for Elisa .

" What about tomorrow mama ? We have nothing to eat and it's not possible to even look beyond our tent ! There's ice in my nose , in my eyes . How long ? " Elisa took her bowl and drank the soup . She gulped it all , and chew the meat she could hold in her mouth . Nimhi didn't know what to say , she wanted to cry , she wanted to go home and wear dry clothes , she wanted her baby to wear dry clothes . She wanted Elisa to grow and work in bakery like her father once did . She wanted to live ..

" I don't know my child , i don't know " she answered , her voice cracked as her eyes got teary . Don't cry or else the tears will turn into ice and take your life and you won't be able to protect your baby , she thought .
She drank everything from her bowl and wiped her mouth as well as Elisa's with the same cloth which was once a part of her gown . The tree under which they put up their tent looked like a frozen devil , looked like a giant night Walker who was going to rip them into pieces .

" Is it true mama ? The dead are gone ? " Elisa asked her mother who was staring into the fire as her warm hand massaged Elisa's hair .

" Yes darling , the dead are gone , forever . It's a mercy from above that they don't exist now , we don't have to be afraid of these dark shadows now , they won't kill us . All ahead and everywhere lie dead animals , humans , children who died because of the cold . So will we . This cold will put an end to this world full of filth and the gods will smile again . "

" And what about her ? The Queen who who killed the walkers ? "

" Dead . Dead before her time and dead like her dragons . The Silver queen lives no more ."

" I saw her fly on a huge dragon when we were at winterfell during the great war . It was the black one . She looked beautiful that day . I loved her , she was kind and strong just like the woman i will become when I grow old " Elisa declared .

Nimhi managed a pretty smile and answered , " sure you will . There have been thousands of kings and Queens and there will be more , but there was and will be the only one true Queen , our Queen . who is gone now , just like our hopes . "

" I will become a queen , won't I ? " Elisa asked her mother lost in her dreams .

" Sure my baby you will ! But the world doesn't deserve a sweet Queen like you " she chuckled and looked down at her daughter who was asleep now. She looked beautiful in the light of fire , warm and peaceful . Her hand strocked her thin delicate black hair as she removed the snow flakes that were trapped in between her hair .

She took her into her arms and went inside her tent . It was cold but strong enough to last a night or two . Lost in her thoughts and worries for tomorrow , she buried herself in fur blankets and pulled Elisa closer to her .

It will be a long night she thought .