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I hope you all love this story. This idea has been in my mind for a while in but over the last couple of days. She has taken over my mind. And her love interest has changed but otherwise, the story would be the same. Please forgive the slightly out of character Tywin in this chapter. This story is dedicated to Arianna Le Fay.


Aegon practice duel wielding swords with Aero Hotah. He smiled as was able to get the large spear out of Aero's hands. He laughed handing the spear back to him. Aero tousled Aegon light blonde hair. He laughed walking over to his Uncle Doran. Prince Oberyn his other uncle stood near Prince Doran. They were watching him lovingly. They exchanged looks. Every since a maid of their late sister brought the babe to Dorne they were raising the boy to be Sun Dragon King he was born to be. They claimed his name was Aeron Dayne with quickly explained his Targaryen features like his silvery blonde hair and his amethyst eyes. He lived in Sunspear for as long as he could remember. He knew who was really but for safety reason, while Robert Baratheon was still alive he claimed his name to Aeron Dayne. Maester Caleotte approached the brothers. He had an invitation from all knights of Westeros to a tourney to be held in Lannisport in honor of Princess Joanna Baratheon's eight and ten name day. Doran read the letter looking over to Aegon who fought with the sun snakes. Prince Oberyn followed his brother gaze. Doran handed him the letter. He read it, there was more to the invitation they both knew it. Princess Joanna was an incredible beauty or so the story claim. She was the only of King Robert and Queen Cersei to have black hair. Stories claim she could rival her mother in beauty, some even claimed she looked a great deal like her namesake the late Joanna Lannister. Prince Oberyn and Doran exchange a look again.

"He is ready," Prince Oberyn said.

"It is wise my princes," Maester Caleotte asked to know what they were thinking.

"No, but he will do it all the same, Aegon come here my boy," Prince Doran replied.

Aegon walked away from his cousins. He bowed to his uncles presenting them his sword. There were times it was shocking how much like Rhaegar he was. But then again he would smile and they would see their sister in his smile.

"Lord Tywin has asked for a knight from all the lands of Westeros to compete in tourney honoring Princess Joanna. I want you to go and win," Prince Doran told him.

"I will uncle," Aegon replied

Something in Aegon gut told him they would the last time in long while that he would be allowed to be called my real name.


Joanna woke up in her chamber in Casterly Rock. Her long black curved around her sensual body. Her body was lusted after as she hear so many guard or soldier whisper when they thought she could not hear or when her mother, father or grandfather could not hear. She pulled the red silk robe on, tying it as she walked out on to her balcony overlooking Sunset Sea and part of Lannisport. She looked at the activity that was happening in Lannisport. There was a tournament in honor of her name day. It was being held today in Lannisport. A piece of her long black hair blew across her face in the morning sea breeze.

She was the only legitimate daughter from the union of Cersei and Robert. She figured that truth out by her sixteenth name day. Regardless she still loved them. Well as much as one could love Joffery. He hated her for some ungodly reason. She had never been anything a kind and nice to the terror. And he hated her enough to kill her and she had a scar to prove it. She ran her hand down her right side where a two-inch raise scar was as she thought of Joffery. She keeps that secret inside because what it could mean for her mother and for Joffery, Tommen, and Myrcella. She did not know who their father was but she knew they were not Robert's children. She was lost in her thought of her family that she had not seen years.

"Beautiful isn't," Tyrion said from behind her.

"Hello Tyrion," Joanna greeted turning to look at him

Tyrion walked closer. Her blue-green eyes meet his emerald eyes. She allowed the wind to carry her loose waves of hair in the sea breeze. With the sunlight illuminating behind her she looked even more beautiful than many thought possible with a union between Robert and Cersei. She was a beautiful combination of the two.

"Father told me that he many surprises in store for you today. Knowing father it will all be over the top. Only the best for his dark hair lioness," Tyrion laughed.

"Grandfather only wants what's best for me," Joanna replied.

"That he does, he loves you. The Gods in his eyes gifted him with his wife again with you. He will do anything for you," Tyrion told her.

"I'm sure he loves all of his grandchildren the same," Joanna argued.

"No, you are special," Tyrion said. He placed wrapped gift on her table in her room. She smiled walking back into the room. She sat across from him. She poured him and her, a glass of water wine. He took a sip of it pushing the gift toward her. She took a sip of her wine. She quickly removed the wrapping from the gift. It was a book. Her fingers ran down the spine of the book. It was beautiful. It was Rise and Fall of Targaryen Kings It was leather bond and gorgeously illuminated. "Never let your mind, go dull my sweet Joanna," Tyrion told her.

"Thank Uncle Tyrion I will treasure it," Joanna told him cradling the book to her chest.

"I know you will, I'll leave you to dress. I'm sure Marleina will be in shortly. Making you look even more like the glittering gem of the Kingdom you are," Tyrion said getting up from the chair.

Tyrion walked over kiss her cheek before he left the room. She gave him a huge smile watching him leave the room. She hugged the book to her chest. She looked down at the book. The Targaryen family fascinated her. She wondered what it would like to be on the back of a dragon. But they were long gone from the world. She thought with a sad smile placing the book back down on the table.


Marleina came into the room. She wore a bubbly smile laugher was clear in her amber brown eyes. Her dark blonde, light brown hair was pin back. She was a beauty from her family even though she claimed she was not. But if you asked Joanna, Roslyn Frey could not hold a candle to her half-sister Marleina.
"Morning Your Grace," Marleina teased knowing how much Joanna hated being called her grace.

"Marleina must you call me Your Grace," Joanna groaned.

"Sorry Anna comes on let get you dressed for your name day celebration," Marleina said sounding more like her than the robot like your grace thing she heard at the capital.

Marleina pulled out a beautiful sunset color gown. It had a boat neckline. It was made from finest silk in a multitude of colors starting with dark red silk that made up most underskirt. Then came a layer of slightly lighter color until it came to coral pink that made up most of the bodice of the gown. It had a golden belt around her waist. The sleeves and underlayer of the same coral pink that had gold bands that had lions and stags on the band that rest right above her elbows. The outer layer of silk was a golden color that washed over the other color like rays of the sun. After Joanna was dressed in gownMarleina started to work on her hair. She pulled the front back in braids that were braided into a rose at the back of her head. The rest of her long hair was left flowing down around her. Joanna reached out picking up the pendant of a golden lion in an oval with emerald eyes. It was a gift from her mother sent for a sixteenth name day. In her letter, it said that it was one of the triplets. One belonged to her, the other two belong to her mother and her sister Myrcella respectfully. Marleina pulled her hair aside placing the necklace around her neck.


"Beautiful," Tywin said from the doorway.

Tywin glared at Marleina she bowed quickly exited the room taking the eaten meal out of the room. Tywin eyed her as she left. He moved into Joanna he came over rest his hand on Joanna's shoulders.

"Morning Grandfather," Joanna greeted.

"Morning my little lioness," Tywin greeted. They met eyes in the mirror for a moment. "But you are missing something," Tywin said.

"What," Joanna asked not to know what she could be possibly missing.

"This," Tywin said placing a golden and ruby diadem on Joanna. She looked at herself in the mirror. Now she truly looked a queen and a princess that she was. "It was your darling grandmother's gods rest her soul. She would want you to have it," Tywin told her.

Joanna could see the emotion he was trying to hide from the world in his eyes. She reached up squeezing his hand.
"I will cherish it," Joanna said.

Joanna stood up hugging him. He hugged her back. Tywin relished in the hug for a moment. Before, he pulled away kissing the top of her.
"I figured you would I have one more gift for you my lioness, come, my dear," Tywin said.

Tywin ushered her out of the room into the stables where a soldier was holding a lion cub in his arm. She smiled ran over to the soldier taking the cub from the soldier's arms. She noted the gem-encrusted collar and blood red lead.
"I take it you love her," Tywin joked.

"I love her and you, she is perfect," Joanna said.

Tywin walked over to her looking down at her with the cub in Joanna's arms.

"She is reminding of you of what you are even when you are not with us here. You are a lioness. Your father and mother have requested your return to King's Landing," Tywin told her.

Joanna took a deep breath look down. The last time she was there Joffery nearly killed her. She could still feel the training sword piercing her right side. All she was trying to do was help him. He did not like being corrected. So he took the sword and plunged into her side. If was not for the quick action of Ser Barristan and guards in tiltyard she would have lost her life. It was why she was sent here in the first place after she was well enough to travel under heavy guard and Maester care.

"You will not be going alone my lioness. I will not allow any harm come to you be by another man or family. This tourney is to find the best swordsman in all the seven kingdoms. Once he is found I will pay him to be your personal guard, not a kingsgaurd that way he will never answer to Robert or Joffery," Tywin explained.


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