Chapter Twenty Eight

"Are you leaving?" Sansa asked the girl, she notices it the moment Aera introduce her to Irri.

Aera turned to Irri, signaling her to leave them alone for a while. Aera darted to Sansa. "I have to, I need to go back to Westeros." Aera response. "I promise you Daenerys would be there for you, she will not let anything happen to you," Aera promised.

Sansa grabs Aera's hand. "Why? Can't you just stay here?"

"Daenerys wanted to take back the Seven kingdoms from the people who took it from us, but our real enemy right now is the Lannister. Mostly, Cersei Lannister. " Aera clarified, Sansa suddenly remember the cruelty of Joffrey and Cersei Lannister to her.

" I've been there, Sansa. You saw the people starve, the children dying of hunger... The people asking for help. I have to help them until the return of Daenerys. " Aera summed up.

" When will she return? " Sansa asked, a part of her wanted to see the Lannister dead and go back to her home.

Aera thinks for a second before speaking." When we got everyone's support when she manage to fulfill her duty here. I swear to you she will be a great Queen." Aera promised.

" Well, better than Cersei. " Sansa retorts making both of the laughs." Promise me, Aera... That you will be back. You will come back for me." Sansa said and Aera nodded while looking straightly at the girl.

" I promise. "
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Aera arrives at Castle Black where Maester Aemon lay on the bed, dying. Gilly and Samwell are with him, trying to cheer up the old man.

Aera steps forward making the two turn to her. Aera hurriedly goes to the man and holds his hand. "Maester Aemon," Aera whispered. She kneeled beside the bed.

Gilly and Samwell looked at each other surprised at how terrified the girl was seeing the old man dying. "Aera... My beautiful little Aera." Maester Aemon said making the girl sobbing in tears.

"You cannot leave yet, Maester. You just can't. You promise me that you will be there for me and my sister. She can't wait to meet you." Aera sobs holding the man's hand. She just can't let the man go yet, she just can't.

"Ahh... Yes, I've always wanted to meet her. She's a remarkable woman both of you are." Maester Aemon said and Aera nods.

" You promise... Didn't you, you will be there for us. Just let me help you, Great-Uncle. I can't lose you too." Aera cried while holding the man's hand.

Samwell was surprised while Gilly is confused, Samwell didn't understand what Aera meant by Great-Uncle but he didn't ask.

Maester Aemon turned to her and smiles making the girl sob more." Don't leave us, don't leave me... Not yet" Aera whispered to the man. " I still wanted you to see my children... They would love to see you. " Aera said talking about her dragons while Sam and Gilly think otherwise.

" Ah... Them... Yes. I will, I will be there my dear." The Man weakly said and Aera was willing to sacrifice everything for the man to see Daenerys and the dragons.

Aera stand up and kissed the man's forehead before placing her right palm on it. Aera took a deep breath before giving a part of her lifespan to the man. Giving him her years means removing years from her lifespan but she's willing to do it, she doesn't care.

She's giving him years to be alive, to see the world once more. To be with his family for the last time.

She just can't lose the man. While giving part of her lifespan the Old Man fall asleep scaring Gilly and Samwell, but Aera check his pulse seeing that the man is stable now.

Aera sobs on his side, she's relieved. Aera wipes out her tears the looked at the couple beside her, she smiles at them. "Take care of Maester Aemon, he needs a lot of rest," Aera said standing up.

She was about to walk away when Sam called out for her. "Umm... You called him, Great-Uncle. Maester Aemon is a Targaryen. Do you know that?" Sam asked.

Aera chuckles while looking at Sam, he made him feel like a stupid little girl. "I gave your friend Jon some challenge. To figure out who I am, but I'll tell you who I am but you cannot tell him... He needs to figure it out by himself. Can you do that? " Aera asked testing the man.

Gilly and Samwell looked at her confused. Sam is a bit hesitant but he nodded." Alright... I won't tell him... Well, It's not lying... I'm just not telling him, right? " He asked trying to convince himself.

Aera smiles." I am his Great-niece, Aerasanne Targaryen and it's pleasure to meet you, Samwell Tarly." Aera introduces shocking both of them, she places her finger on the top of her mouth... Signaling them to not say anything.

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Aera finds out that Ramsay took another girl to pretend as Sansa, no one knows the girl's appearance aside from having red hair and beauty.

Ramsay, did this get a hold of Winterfell. Angering the girl, but Aera let the man do what he likes he will die anyway.

_

Aera who leaves Castle Black for a few hours goes back seeing that Gilly was being held by two Men of the Night Watch while Sam tried to fight them.

"I never really understood men," Aera said making everyone turn to her. Brand and Derryk looked horrified seeing the Princess, they recognize her from the battle and the death of Mance.

"You! Who the hell are you!?" Derryk yelled, quite terrified.

"Men love to fuck women who don't like to fuck them, why? Why do you keep forcing yourself? To assert dominance? To prove that you are better than anyone else?" Aera stated while looking at them, she's holding a stick. She has a small wooden stick that she's twirling around her fingers.

"Or... You force yourself. After all, you know no one will ever lay with you because you are a worthless piece of shit!" Aera retorts enraging the two men and making them attack her.

Aera knows how to strike the ego of a man, they're all the same. Aera then throws the stick she's holding on Brand's shoulder, it impales him deep that it goes through. The man tumbles groaning in pain while Ghost appears.

Ghost growls at the men making them ran even though Brand is bleeding. Aera watched them leave, scowling. "Rapist" she whispered.

"What do you think is the better punishment for a rapist? Maybe I should feed them to my children?" Aera asked Samwell who was bleeding while being supported by Gilly.

"Children?" Gilly asked.

"Yes! My children, they're big now. Luna is the biggest, any moment now she could burn down an entire village" Aera exclaims.

Sam understand already what she meant by hearing those words. "So it's true, dragons are back," Sam said and Aera nodded.

Aera walks towards the bleeding Sam. His nose is bleeding so does his mouth, Aera taps his nose, and it gradually heals and the pain goes away making them look at her, surprise.

Aera strolls towards Ghost and starts petting him. "Hello there big guy, Aren't you a handsome one." Aera kneeled so she could fondle the direwolf, in a more comfortable way.

Ghost licks her hands. Aera is always been good with any kind of animal, whether it's dangerous or not. "Tell your Jon to stop brooding around, it makes him look old," Aera said and Ghost look up to her a bit confused.

Gilly and Sam smile while looking at them. The two then leave for Gilly to wash out the blood from Sam's face. Aera's eyes turned to them, she knows what will happen next.

Luckily, this time... Maester Aemon is alive but is still weak. Aera then turns to Ghost smiling at him. "Winter is coming, Ghost. I need to start moving." Aera whispered.
_

Daenerys entered Sansa's room while Brienne and Podrick trained. While the others do their own duty.

" Umm... " Daenerys revealed her presence to the girl who's seating on the bed reading a book that Irri gave her. Sansa looks up to meet Daenerys eyes.

Sansa stands up to greet the girl. "Your Grace..." Sansa trails off not knowing what to say. Daenerys smiles at the girl.

"If you don't have anything to do, I wanted to show you around, Lady Sansa... If you like?" Daenerys implies. Sansa looked at her and nodded.

There will be fighting in the fighting fit later on but Daenerys wanted to take her mind off things, so she invited the girl to show around Meereen. She doesn't even want to think about Marrying Hizdahr.

Daenerys showed Sansa around the Meereen, showing her that Kingslanding is different from Meereen because the kids are running and playing around while the adults gave Daenerys respect.

"Everyone here loves you, but Aera told me you wanted to return to Westeros, why?" Sansa curiously asked.

She's strolling side by side with Daenerys while they're escorted by Irri, Missandei and Ser Barristan.

"It's my home, it's my family's legacy. I wanted to be there to bring back the honor of my family." Daenerys declared.

"My home was taken from us, by the Lannister." Sansa paused then turned to Ser Barristan. "You were there, Ser. You saw the cruelty of the Lannister." Sansa said and the man nodded.

" Indeed, My Lady. I heard about the death of your father, I'm sorry for your loss." The man said and Sansa nods.

Daenerys eyed them. "Your father was Ned Stark, he was killed by Joffrey Baratheon, right?" Daenerys asked and Sansa nodded.

"He is, he promise me mercy but he killed my father and made me look at him. The head of my father on the on wall and with my septa." Sansa said her voice is full of remorse and rage. Daenerys grabs her hand to calm her down.

"I promise you, once I take back the Seven Kingdoms... We will take back the North for you." Daenerys sworn. Sansa gaped at her.

"Would you do that?" Sansa asked and Daenerys nodded. "Why?"

"My sister, Aerasanne. She means the world to me, and I know she wants you to be happy and it will make her delighted to see you happy." Daenerys explained and Sansa smiles.

"You two are closed, I never had that bond with my younger sister... She's just different, aggressive, and unladylike." Sansa said remembering Arya.

"So does, Aerasanne. That girl always does reckless things, but she's gentle." Daenerys said. She looks up to Viserion and Rhaegal is flying around. Daenerys turned to Sansa who was staring at her. "Come, I wanted you to meet my children." Daenerys grabs Sansa's hand while they both run toward where the dragons are heading.

Sansa just run with Daenerys while the others ran with them. They both arrive at a wide field, on the grass, two dragons are eating some sheep.

Sansa notices right away that she steps back but Daenerys holds her hand. "Don't be scared, they're my children," Daenerys spoke out. "That is Viserion and the other one is Rhaegal... The eldest one is Drogon, but he flies away." Daenerys sadly said looking at her dragons.

Sansa stared at her. Daenerys slowly walks towards them while holding Sansa's hand. The girl is terrified but the Khaleesi reassures her that the dragons will not harm her in any way.

Daenerys reach out to Viserion, who snuggles in her embrace. "Viserion... Rhaegal, this is my lovely friend, Sansa." Daenerys introduce her.

Daenerys place Sansa's hands-on Viserion's head, letting the girl pet the dragon. Sansa who's terrified but slowly comes to ease seeing that Daenerys dragons are calm.

Daenerys and Sansa spend the days playing and having fun, strolling around the city, and showing the girl everything about Meereen. Daenerys manage to take Sansa's mind off things until Hizdahr came.

"My Queen, it's time for the fighting pits," The man said removing the smile on Daenerys face.

Sansa notices this right away." Fighting pits?" Sansa asked. Daenerys took a deep breath before she explained to the girl what will about to happen.

" I tried to stop it, but Meereen has its own traditions that I cannot stop," Daenerys told her and Sansa nodded, she understands.

" But you the Queen now, your words are law," Sansa said. Daenerys darted to her after listening to this.

" You're right, but there's a lot of things to sacrifice for this. Sansa, I don't want you to watch this." Daenerys worriedly said but Sansa shakes her head and holds Daenerys' hands.

"I'm coming with you," Sansa said.
_

They arrive at Fighting Pits. Hizdahr is besides Daenerys and Sansa, the two are inseparable after spending too much time together.

"Sitting through the great games will be bad enough," Daenerys muttered her hand in intertwined with Sansa's.

" For generations, in the days leading up to the great games, it has been customary for our ruler to make the rounds to the lower pits to pay the fighters there the honor of her presence," Hizdahr informed them, he notice their hands but he didn't say anything.

The fight then begins, In every fight, Daenerys flinches and Sansa notices this. Sansa who's been with Joffrey is primarily already used to seeing everyone fights but she also looked away.

The crowd cheers while they're fighting but Daenerys is uneasy on her sits.

One bald gladiator dominates the pit. He slits one fighter’s throat and slices another fighter’s leg as he runs away.

Daenerys turned to Sansa. "I think we've seen enough" Daenerys stand while Sansa stands up with her.

"Your Grace, it’s a tradition for the queen to stay until the victor has emerged," Hizdahr notified.

" I’ve sacrificed more than enough for your traditions" Daenerys snarls at the man.

Jorah rushes to the pit. His owner tries to stop him but he knocks him out with the butt of his sword. Jorah takes out the bald man as he was smashing a man’s head in with a rock. Daenerys takes notice of the fighter but can’t see his face.

Daenerys is watching intently now. Jorah is the last man standing. He walks up to Daenerys and Hizdahr and removes his helmet. She stares at him for a moment.

"Ser Jorah," Daenerys spoke out, she remembers what Aera said. Jorah turned to Sansa noticing her.

Daenerys wanted to hug the man after seeing him for a very long time.

" Khaleesi, please, I just need a moment of your time. I brought you a gift." Ser Jorah said while Tyrion arrives out of nowhere entering the pit.

Sansa notice him right away, surprised to see the man. "Who are you?" Daenerys asked.

"That's Lord Tyrion, Tyrion Lannister," Sansa said making Daenerys look at him in shock.

Tyrion turned to Sansa who's also surprised to see the Lady. "Sansa, My Lady wife." The man said making Daenerys looked to Sansa.

Sansa shakes her head.

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