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[nocteye]

She   waits   for   him   at   his   room   in   Harrenhal.   Or   at   least,   the   room   they   had   chosen   at   hers   in   the   abandoned   side   of   the   tower   where   no   one   will   look   for   them.   She   had   excused   herself   early   from   the   feast   and   Elia   and   after   spending   time   entertaining   Prince   Viserys   and   settling   the   boy   to   bed,   she   goes   to   their   meeting   place.   She   wears   her   house   crest   in   a   long   necklace,   it   falls   on   the   deep   cut   of   her   dress   by   her   breast   as   she   leans   on   the   bed   and   waits   for   him,   one   of   her   legs   half   exposed   as   she   finally   turns   to   see   him,   laughing   at   his   reaction.

@dcviline asked: ❝ Gods above, you could drive a man to madness like this. ❞ (ned)

"Hopefully   not   madness.   I   was   hoping   for   something   else   entirely   tonight,   Ned."   He   had   been   getting   bolder   with   their   encounters,   once   that   dam   was   open,   it   felt   like   he   was   just   allowing   a   natural   instinct   to   take   hold.   It's   something   primal,   something   she   is   told   those   with   the   blood   of   the   first   men   have,   that   it   makes   them   easy   to   get   their   blood   hot   and   running.   Her   hand   is   on   her   thigh,   hicking   it   a   bit   further.   "Perhaps   you   could   find   a   use   for   my   necklace   tonight?   I   like   the   feeling   of   your   hands   on   my   neck."   Everything   really   and   she   moves   to   where   he   stands,   her   hands   pulling   him   closer   to   the   bed   by   the   hem   of   his   pants,   looking   down   at   him   with   midnight   purple   eyes,   wanting,   hands   already   undoing   his   belt   before   he   gets   second   thoughts.   Sometimes   he   does   get   those,   but   Ashara   found   a   easy   way   to   get   him   back   on   track.

  "Ser   Barristan   kept   asking   for   my   hand   to   dance.   My   brother   believes   the   man   wants   my   hand.   Oberyn   too   danced   with   me,   and   he   can   be   charming   when   he   wishes   to."   She   teases,   whispering   into   his   ear   before   kissing   his   cheek.   Jealousy   is   a   good   look   on   men   when   it's   done   properly.   "Should   I   go   to   them   instead   or   will   you   make   me   yours   tonight   again?"

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Jon   Snow   looks   so   much   like   Ned   Stark   she   feels   she   is   looking   at   a   Ghost   of   her   past.   His   eyes,   even   as   a   babe   when   she   saw   him   first,   had   Rhaegar's   indigo   shade,   hiding   under   so   much   grey,   it   was   almost   black.   Back   then,   she   had   given   permission   to   tell   everyone   she   was   the   mother,   if   anyone   noticed   anything   about   his   eyes.   She   was   drawn   by   grief   then,   having   lost   a   child   of   her   own,   brother   and   best   friend,   Ashara   had   not   expect   her   fall   into   the   river   to   had   made   her   a   survivor   and   send   to   Essos.  

For   years   she   lived   hidden   there,   in   half   shame,   half   regaining   her   sanity.   It   was   only   the   announcent   of   the   death   of   House   Stark's   patriarch   that   caused   her   to   move.   Jon   Snow   was   King   in   the   North   now,   and   he   looked   more   Kingly   than   Rhaegar   would   ever   do,   for   he   had   the   poise   of   Ned   Stark,   the   only   father   that   mattered.

❝ Is it true? What they said about you and my father? Are you . . . are you . . . ❞ (@hvitrulv)

"Your   father   and   I   did   fell   in   love   in   Harrenhal,   that   much   is   true.   And   I   did   fell   pregnant   out   of   our.   .   .indiscretion."   Though   she   felt   no   shame   of   it.   Back   then,   no   one   would've   predicted   a   war.   Ashara   understands   what   he   is   trying   to   say,   and   she   smiles   sadly,   shaking   her   head   in   turn.

  "I   told   Ned   he   could   tell   people   I   was   your   mother   if   they   asked,   but   I   am   not.   I   had   lost   my   own   child   then   and   it   made   sense,   perhaps,   that   people   thought   you   were   ours."   The   affair   was   known,   no   one   would   think   otherwise.   His   mother's   reveal,   however,   it's   not   his   to   reveal.   Not   on   her   own.   "I   believe   Howland   Reed   can   tell   you   more   about   your   mother,   Jon."

[nocteye]

She   always   watches   her   brother   like   a   hawk.   Something   had   changed   a   while   a   go,   he   thinks.   His   closeness   with   the   Queen   was   nothing   knew   but   when   she   was   told   the   queen   would   go   to   Dorne   on   her   own   with   Ser   Arthur   as   her   main   sword,   Ashara   knew.   The   king   would   never   step   foot   in   Dorne   for   he   does   not   like   the   looks   of   anyone   beside   House   Dayne   who   share   ancestors   of   the   First   Men   and   the   old   Empire   of   the   Dawn.   The   Queen   seem   happier   in   turn   and   she   wonders   if   all   it   took   for   her   brother   to   break   his   bow   was   the   plea   of   a   woman   in   need   of   care   and   loving.

@dcviline asked: ❝ How long have you known? ❞ (rhaella)

"I   had   my   suspicions   before,   Your   Grace.   But   going   to   Dorne   settle   it.   Specially   when   I   was   told   you   spend   quite   the   days   in   Starfall."   No   one   in   Starfall   would   reveal   the   secret.   Ashara   herself   had   been   telling   her   brother   he   was   Dornish   firstand   a   kingsguard   later,   he   should   not   bound   himself   to   a   man   like   Aerys   but   he   know   understand,   he   is   more   a   queensguard   than   that.   Ashara   smiles   softly,   to   ease   the   fears   of   the   queen.

  "I   will   not   reveal   the   secret.   My   brother   is   happy,   and   so   am   I.   It   had   been   a   while   since   there   was   a   light   in   your   eyes,   my   Queen.   I   just   ask   you   to   be   careful."   The   passages   of   the   Red   Keep   provide   comfort   and   easy   ways   for   them   to   meet   but   it   was   best   to   make   no   one   suspicious   of   them.   

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