Dragon Mothers // Jorah Mormont

64. Lover

'Why isnt daario coming with us?' Neely asked as they prepared to leave for Westeros, Dragon stone.

'He is staying back with the seven sons because there is finally peace.. he will keep the peace while the people choose their own leaders.' Dani said stiffly.

'You mean you're going to marry someone once we leave, some lord or prince and you don't want him coming with looking all handsome and flirting with you?' Neely countered. 'Fucking your body and mind making you feel happy?' neely added and danny stared back at her.

'I can't bring a lover to Westeros' Danny said seriously. 'He says he wants me though,' she added softly.

'Of course he does you my dear are wonderful' Neely reminded her.

'He says he loves me' she said with no love in her voice.

'Love is a bitch.' Neely remarked leaning into Danny. 'Love sucks, don't fall in love, it makes the heart hurt for... forever.' Neely said softly her fingers going to her dragon pendant on her neck.

'He wants to fight for me, fight by my side but I can't bring him. You understand right Neely, you understand why I'm leaving him behind?'

'Your choice, as you like to tell me constantly you are the queen,' Neely reminded her, 'but I want you to be happy.'

'Thank you, once I get the seven kingdoms I will be happy. With you by my side.' Danny told her.

'we can die old maids but richer than the richest man alive!' Neely laughed out but a sob stuck in her throat.

'have faith in Mormont.' Danny reminded her. Neely pursed her lips before clearing her throat.

'I was thinking, we can't really call it slavers bay anymore what if we call it the dragons bay? That sounds better, more Targaryen. Staking your claim just that much more...'

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'I'm terrible at counseling, Tyrion said as danny and Neely approached, she had just told Darrio he wasn't coming with them and she needed her friends.

'Yes you really are' danny said sitting down next to them on the steps.

'OK how about this...' Tyrion offered 'you have your armies, you have your ships, you have your dragons, everything you've ever wanted since you were old enough to want anything, all yours for the taking... are you afraid?' danny couldn't look at him, she was afraid. 'Good. you're in the great game now and the great game is terrifying. the only people who weren't afraid were mad men like your father.'

'Do you know what frightens me?' danny asked them 'I said farewell to a man that loves me that I thought I cared for and I felt nothing just impatient to get on with it.' She spat.

'He wasn't the first man to love you and he won't be the last' Tyrion told her, his gaze shifted to Neely but she was focused on her feet, shifting from foot to foot in front of them.

'Well you both have completely failed to console me.' danny said a ghost of a smile on her lips.

'Everyone is always asking me to believe in something, family, gods, kings, myself... it was often tempting until I saw what belief got people. so I said no thank you to belief and yet here I am...' he looked at Neely 'here we are, we believe in you. I would swear you my sword but I don't actually have a sword' Tyrion said rising to face danny.

'We had something made for you Tyrion,' Neely said softly handing it over to Danny.

'I had some thing made for you,' dani pulled a hand pin out of her dress and anointed Tyrion, officially hand of the queen. He bowed before her, kneeling.

'Hand of the queen!' Neely said looking at the pin. 'it suits you.'