Feasts and decisions

The music played and men cheered whilst knight played games and sitting there on my throne thinking of what to do heard, “Sire!” I snapped out of it to see Arya who standing there asked, “Would you do me a favour?” I looked at her before asking, “What?” she pointed over to Brienne before asking, “Dance with Brienne no one else will!” she was sat in the corner drinking before nodding I spoke, “Why did no one tell me it sooner, can’t have her being left out!” and pushing past the drunken guards spoke, “Move!” and walking up to the table asked, “Brienne, would you like to dance!” she coughed out some of her beer out coughed once more, “Me? dance? No man does unless he has to!” and leaning forward I mockingly said, “I am not a man but a god. We see things differently!” she studied my hand before saying, “Please don’t mock me, everyone else does! Whoever has put you up to this is cruel!” and shaking my head to the crowds shock I spoke, “I do this on my free choice. I may suck at dancing but if we can both have a laugh at how bad I am, then we are all happy. Will you honour me?” she took my hand and kissing it lightly I spoke, “Thank you!” and as the music started to play it wasn’t long until we were both laughing at how bad I was, “No! No! No! It’s forward, forward then side, side not forward side side!” she laughed before sitting down grabbed her tankard to drink some more of her ale still laughing, “Ok laugh it up!” I nudged before retrieving an tankard of Alaric who was talking to Yara.

“I didn’t realise you were that bad!” I smiled before saying, “I’m **** why would I need to dance? Well maybe to dance on Hera’s grave!” and feeling a buzz pulled out my parchment to read, “I heard that- Hera” “What is this?” “A instant letter, us gods can communicate using it, no matter where we are!” causing me to say, “I am surprised you are so elegant on your feet!” “Insinuating what? I am big and heavy footed?” I shook my head before saying, “You are such a skilled fighter I thought you would have had no time to do anything else!” “Oh yes, I had it all. Being the only heir I had it all to try and charm all the men but of course no one wants me! Even if they get paid to!” I shook my head before saying, “We have the same problem in my world. They play match makings but not on wealth but on what two qualities go well, I had the choice of Artemis because **** and hunting worked, Athena because of **** and Wisdom and Oizys because of **** and depression!” “What happened?” “They hated me because I chose to love a human instead!” she nodded before saying, “Let’s play a game what qualities would go with you!” I nodded causing her to say, “You and Arya!” I thought about it before saying, “Mini ****!” she laughed causing me to say, “Me and Yara!” she thought about it before saying, “**** Kraken! No, hmmm formidable ****!” “Sounds like a team name!” “You and Cersei!” “Easy, Vicious ****! Me and Sansa!” she thought about it before saying, “Grumpy ****” I laughed seeing Sansa’s grumpy face as she turned another man down as Brienne looked around the room and said, “Me and you then! What would it be with us!” “**** and knight. So **** Knight? Or the god of knights ****! Meaning a god in charge of taking the fallen to the afterlife... god that would make my job easier!” she nodded before saying, “So many women out there, you must have a greater choice to pick from!” before glumly looking down into her tankard, I nodded before saying, “Maybe so but how many of these posh girls can handle a sword like you? None, there is only three human women I know that I would have next to me in battle, they are: Cersei because she would scare everyone, Meera because she is a great assassin and you because you can slay as many as any man here!” she nervously nodded causing me to say, “You have one weakness!” “Oh what’s that?” “You use a two handed sword or large weapon, which leaves you exposed to attacks! Someone with an knife or short-handed spear would be able to plunge it into you before you got any chance to attack! This is why I prepare a Bident because you can quickly switch stances or a sword with a shield!” I drew my sword before handing it to her spoke, “Hold this!” she picked it up and swinging the sword remarked at its lightness, “Keep it, I have an spare!” “Won’t it burn through the leather?” “The sword only works when it is wielded by me or the person I give it to!” she nodded before sheathing it spoke, “I don’t know what to say!” “Just keep your head up and ignoring the haters, if they say anything let me know and I will take care of it! Haytham, can we have some wolf?” he handed me a platter and cutting her some chest meat off heard, “What happens now?” I shrugged before saying, “We wait for Cersei to come back and then decide who gets what. What would you like?” “Some land and Jamie, my lover!” my eyes widened as I heard, “Jamie Lannister?” she nodded causing me to say, “Never mind that, let’s enjoy the feast for tonight!” she nodded and watching them enjoy the party felt my arm slip around her and smiling she asked, “Why don’t you keep it? When Cersei’s child is old enough let them take over?” I shrugged before saying, “If I meet the right person then maybe, I was hopping Sansa and me could patch things up after leaving her to fight for Cersei but I doubt that will happen!” she nodded before saying, “Some faith!” I smirked before saying, “That’s for humans but what do gods believe in?” she laughed before saying, “Just keep your head up and ignore the haters!” I laughed nudging her and drinking more topped hers up and when the night died down and most fell past out on the floor or on the table and looking at Brienne scooped her up to take her back to my room and putting her under the covers returned for the next one.