#cerynitiis

the birds in the gardens sing. butterflies flutter from flower to flower, spots of pink and white and reds, dashes of yellow mixed within the warmth of greens as far as the eye could see. far more than any that robb stark has seen in his lifetime, even in summer years the most he may see is the god wood change and wild flowers in the woods begin to attempt to bloom and grow strong. but here ... here were the sun is hotter, where summer feels warm and the air feels thick, where his wool coat is far too heavy and he is gifted, for the first time in his life, something to keep him cool. thin fabric that holds the dire wolf upon his breast. to match his armor, said the craftswoman.

he does his best not to acknowledge her there, gracefully at his side as he watched two blue birds sweep through the hedges. mindful of the thorns and chasing each other through the grounds as they take to the air again, flying far from his sight. i shouldn't be this close. he frowns.

“   if you have something to say,      spit it out.   ”         she says to him finally and he releases a sharp breath in a sigh.      he has plenty to say,      that much is all too certain,      but not all of it pertains to her and to this particular situation he’s going to bring to her attention.

he reaches out to her,      grabs her arm at the elbow and moves her with him to be out of line of the camera in the corner.      a natural blind spot between a door and a corridor.      not another soul walks this floor at this early an hour but still he knows to go forward in caution.      better safe than sorry,      after all.      he’s not too gentle though in his movements and it may be because of the severity of his warning to come,      the want to be over with this and be sure that this sinks in deep.      she has to know it in the marrow of her bones.      she’s not safe.

fingertips begin to follow the slope of her shoulder down to her own,     brushing calloused pads over silk before they find her hips,      guiding her forward,      eliminating any remaining distance between them.      a warmth begins to churn within,      swelling in his belly as kiss reaches her lips,      hum unconsciously falling forward before he parts only to speak,          ❝      are you sure this is what you want  ?      ❞

he wanted sob the moment he saw him,      break down into nothing but tears as he had the night he lost everything he knew to love.      bradly is alive,      that must mean john is too,      and allison,      his firefly.      sean opens his mouth to finally say something to his son,      who looks both horrified and relieved,      something along the lines of assurance might dance between his teeth until a door is opened behind him,      the patter of light feet entering the room then stopping all at once.

sean turns,      half begging it to be allison,      though finds a small brunette in place of his hopes.      a lover   ?      a friend   ?      she’s pretty,     whoever she may be.         ❝      i      .      .      .      i’m sorry,     if i knew i’d be interrupting something i would have come more announced.      ❞

after a while,      henry stops once they reach a clearing,      taking the time to rest,      to breathe,      to rehydrate as he offers his son a water bottle after he has set the boy on his own two feet.          ❝      we should be coming up on a little town by now,      ❞          he says to him,      ruffling his curled cues,          ❝      we’ll find some supplies and keep going ‘til we find a place to stay for the night.      sound good   ?     ❞          levi looks up at him,      nods once,      and sips from the bottle. 

it isn’t until a little after he chuckles at the boy that he begins to notice movement.     instinctively,      shoulders tense and body forces itself in front of levi,      an arm used as a barrier.      a part of him prays for an animal,      though he knows it was too tall to be so;      another prays it’s just the sun beginning to toy with him.         ❝      hello   ?     who's out there   ?     ❞