Ari Lannister (game of thrones)

Chapter 20: Waking Up

“You’re back.”

Ari looked around. She was in a meadow surrounded once more, by animals. “back? How long have I been gone?”
“too long, women.” Spat Stannis the Stag.
“Stannis watch your tongue.” Renly the Stag shot at him.
“She’s a stupid girl.” Stannis told his brother fiercely.
“She’s not stupid” Tryion the lion chuckled. “Not at all.”
“But she is a girl.” Said the mad dragon king.
“A women is more dangerous than a man could ever be.” Cersei roared.
“Do women use swords?” Robert asked sarcastically.
“What use would a women have to a sword?” Cersei was now walking slowly around the crowd. Her shoulders rising high as she walked. “We have more than one weapon.”
“Enough!” Ari shouted. “I have to listen to you moaning at each other every day, im sick of you trying to outsmart the other.” She turned her back on her silly sister and looked at Robb the wolf. “What do you all want of me?” Everyone laughed. A bitter disappointed laugh.
“Well, my lady of Lannister you tell us.”

 

 

She was awake and she was alive. But she couldn’t open her eyes. Why couldn’t she open her eyes? The pain was bitter, she could feel it throughout her body. She could feel a light breeze pass into the room, she could smell flea bottom. She could also smell perfume. Varys? She did it her eyes where open and staring at the ceiling. Why was it so bright? “My lady?” Cellas voice came to her confused but hopeful. “My lady are you awake?”
“I think so” she had a distant memory of wolfs and stags but she thought she ought to put that to the back of her mind. “Cella, it hurts.”
“Do you want me to fetch the grand maester?”
“Pycell? Seven hells, not that man.” The girl was at her side. “Help me up cella.”
“Yes my lady.” Ari rested weakly on her bedpost.
“Where is my brother?”
“The kingslayer or the imp.”
“My brother’s names are Jamie and Tyrion do try and remember for me,”
“Yes, I’m sorry my lady.”
“Both.”
“Ser Jamie hasn’t been seen since that day, but its believed he is joining lord Tywin, Lord Tyrion is in the vale.”
“How long have I been like this?”
“A few days.”
Ari shifted “Lord stark?”
“hasn’t woke up yet.”
“Help me up.”
“But I was told not to let you out yet,”
“by whom?” Ari
“The Queen.”
Ari sighed “I’ll ask you again. Please help me up. I would like to stretch my legs.” This time cella did what she was told.  She helped Ari into a gown of crimson. Ari looked at her reflection. Cersei was beautiful, whereas Ari was stunning.

“You’re awake then my lady?” varys said not unkindly
“Seems like I am,” Ari looked down at her feet and back at varys mockingly.
“Walk with me will you?” Varys offered an arm to her, which she was grateful for. On her own she too weak to walk steadily. “Now my lady, some of my little birds saw the little fight you were involved in.”
“How very surprising.”
Varys chuckled softly. “They told me all about your poor horse.” Theo, I saw him die… they killed theo. “They told me how you tried to stop your noble brother, how you crawled over to lord stark and they even told me a certain friend of ours saved your life.” The hound.
“If they have told you all what do you need of me, ser?”
“What indeed?” he smiled slyly. “The Hound has saved your life twice now without command.”
“How do you know I didn’t command him to follow me?”
“Because were you have two eyes and two ears, my darling I have thousands.”
Ari laughed awkwardly. “You still are yet to tell me what you want?”
“My lady, what do you want?”
“News, where are my brothers?”
“They are alive. I can’t tell you where.”
“You can but you don’t want to tell me.”
Varys suddenly stopped “My lady, I beg you to be careful. People are trying to kill you.”
“I know.”
“Everyone’s a lair.”
She laughed. “I’m not lord stark I know how to play this game. I’ve been playing it ever since I was born.”
“That’s exactly what I’m afraid of.” Varys smiled pityingly and walked away. Ari decided (since as varys said people are trying to kill her why should she make it easier for them?) that she needed to go back to bed. When she entered her room however the hound was standing behind cella. “Sandor?” ari said surprised.
“You woke up.” Really I didn’t notice.
“Great obversion.”
“You should be in bed.”
“I know.” Ari looked at Cella. “Out.”
After she had gone the hound moved closer to her laughing. “I thought she was yours.”
“So did I.” Ari laughed. “One more thing I should thank my sister for.”
“Are you okay?”
“I’m alive. That’s good enough for me.”
“You should be resting” he said.
“What do you want?”
“You to stop being so stupid.”
Ari raised her eye brows. “Go on Clegane.”
“You are going to get yourself killed.”
“Why do you care?” the hound pashed past her and slammed the door. She swore he muttered ‘stupid breve bitch’ before he left.