40"The real power of the Buddha was that he had so much love. He saw people trapped in their notions of a small separate self, feeling guilty or proud of that self, and he offered revolutionary teachings that resounded like a lion's roar, like a great rising tide, helping people to wake up and break free from the prison of ignorance." -Thich Nhat Hanh
I don't Game of Thrones.
Chapter 1
Maroon eyes are scanning the wilderness. 'It amazing,' he thought. If just for one moment, he would run away from civilization and not look back at the world of politics. He could be free and freedom is powerful.
He has come with the King and his party.
Jon Arryn the hand of King Robert is dead.
So, the reason he had come here is so he can bring Lord Eddard Stark as the new Hand to the King. In his opinion, bounding yourself too much honor can get you to kill one day.
He rode up his horse to continue scanning the area for any odd suspicions and surprise attack. He signals the guards that all is clear and they will keep moving forward.
He thought back in his history of Winterfell. It is said that Bran the builder was the first man who made all things possible and the founder of House of Starks. The wall was created by him along with the help of giants and children of the forest to keep out White walkers from entering the realms.
When he was a boy, he would just imagine that he was Bran the Builder and he will build greater things than the wall.
You probably are wondering who he is?
Jason Lannister, the legitimized son of Jaime Lannister and Tywin Lannister's heir. His birth was a blessing and a curse. The blessing was Tywin finally has an heir that he had always wanted, but he was a bastard son of Jaime Lannister and some foreign woman from a middle class. He doesn't remember his mother, but many people said that she was beautiful while others said that she was cunning.
His father brought him to Casterly Rock to be foster there and his grandfather was most pleased with the fact that he can make him his heir that he can be proud of.
Jason proved himself to be smart and cunning enough to please him. He inherited his father's sword skills, but his favorite choice in weapons is twin axes. Tywin often told him that he must develop many skills such as his lessons are military, politics, writing, foreign language studies, horse-riding, falconry, and mathematics.
There is just one problem he lacks in understanding human emotion. Jason always has that problem that he simply doesn't find interesting in people. His grandfather is trying to find him a bride for his grandson, but some lords still view him as a bastard son. So, his grandfather sent him to join the King's party to the north in hopes that he can find someone who could marry him. Jason doubts it. After all, does any lord father give their precious daughter to him? The only person who could understand him is Tyrion Lannister his uncle.
Tyrion can always read him like a book.
Jason just does not find other people interesting enough to keep his attention. Tywin is frustrated with that problem because Jason knew that he can easily analyze people and fix problems, but people skills are not his field.
He doesn't look all Lannister coloring. He has such dark hair, maroon eyes and his face is like his father in his youth. He doesn't smile or inherited his father's laid back attitude. He is no more than nine and ten already a grown man.
Many people often whisper he is handsome and attractive, but he is often non-approachable. That he is cold or simply uncaring. It started from that incident years ago, He came to the Capital with his grandfather to visit the king and the family. He was also, that only time he had ever smile innocently if it wasn't those Ironborns who had sneak inside the castle to steal wildfire and attempted to kidnap princess Myrcella to make her a salt wife. Jason stopped them, but the wildfire had spread and exploded at the keep. He received some burn on his back and his left hand.
They are like painted red on his skin. Tywin was full of fury especially at the Iornborns had come here to steal the wildfire and Myrcella which resulted in a surprise attack on Lannisport and Jason.
It results in the Rebellion of Greyjoy's, but most still believed it was called Jason's War. Jason was healing but refused to give up his training which strains his relationship between his father and Jason. That was the last time he and his father ever spoken to each other like father and son again. His emotion became numb like he was lifeless or ever seemed happy. Many couldn't blame him for what happened to him.
The second incident was he sneaked into the flea bottom with his uncle Tyrion to learn the common people. He told him this, "To be a good Lord of his Paramount he first must see how the common people live." So, how he could try to help the people by providing their chance of living a better life and reduce starving people on the streets. However, he wasn't expecting a serial criminal on his path. He saw him on a wanted poster and witness claims his appearances, blonde hair, shaggy beard, and five ft. tall. The mass rapist and murder were corning a mother and daughter at the back alley.
Jason saw red.
After his uncle, Tyrion called him and slap his cheek to wake up. He has woken up and he was kneeling on to the ground and breathing heavily. He never saw his uncle so worried about him. It was like he was scared that he was going to lose him. Tyrion hugged him and whispers many things. Jason saw the serial rapist skull is crushed and his hands are cover in blood. Jason didn't cry or felt anything. To be honest, he felt nothing, but the urges to protect the innocent fill his rage. The mother and daughter thank him for saving their lives. Tyrion assured him that he will find them work once they go back home. The guards couldn't stomach the sight of this; the Queen gasped and looked at him as if he was a Targaryen. His father didn't even say a word to him. It doesn't help the fact that nobles and commoners view him as a monster.
That was when people are closely paying attention to him. Many are weary and frightened, but people of Flea bottom looked at him as their savior. He never understood them. He didn't felt like he was human. Everything about them is so confusing and unnatural of companionships.
His uncle gave his advice on learning other skills from uncommon places. So he follows his advice and went to find these uncommon places to learn.
He devoted himself to learn many skills such as blacksmithing which he befriended Gendry Waters. They are close enough as brothers can be. He learns from the famous blacksmith name Tobho Mott. He learns a great deal of him.
The next teacher he learns from this famous Dornish archer name Anguy. He was so amazed that he tracks him down to the brothel and asked him an innocent question, "Are you a magician?" It made Anguy laugh along with a whore brunette giggles and called him adorable. Anguy decided to amuse himself to teach him archery. He learns skills from his teacher and often struggles with his skills, but he never quit or gave up. He finally got his skills and lesson from his master and thanked him.
They parted in good terms and hope they can challenge each other soon.
The third incident was when a rare beast called the Nemean lion. Jason was taking off to enjoy his alone time away from Casterly Rock. He encountered the Nemean lion. A great large beast that came upon him as it jumps high unto him. Jason horse whines and stands up against the lion. He used his sword to try and cut the beast, but as he repeats his same attack. He figures it out that its fur is protecting him and cannot be cut by any weapon. Jason clenches his hands and ran to the lion with his roar. He wrestles the great beast! He avoided his claws and teeth as beast as he can. His face was scraps of dirt and blood on his cheeks are dripping.
He used his armed around his neck and hold to his other hand to choke the great. He was so focused on the beast that he didn't notice that King Robert, Joffrey, Tywin, Ser Barristan, and Jaime witness this unforgettable event. He twisted to snap its neck and killed the Nemean Lion. Jason breathes heavily and looked down at this great beast. Jason had killed the Nemean lion. Robert praised him, "Ha! Look at that! Jason, boy here killed that beast with his bare hands!" Jason didn't care, but when he was fighting it. He heard a gentle voice in the wind, Jason. Jason believed it was the Old Gods and not the seven that day.
Ever since that day, he hears many sing songs in his honor and praised by the common people for killing the beast that has been stealing their animals and killing their people.
Nemean lion fur was tricking because the men didn't know how to cut out his fur until Jason discovers that using the lions own claw to skin it out.
Now at the present, Jason is riding down in the parade. He is wearing his Nemean lion as himation and the Lannister clothing and sigil of his family's house.
Jason is amazed at the Castle of Winterfell. He did remember that they were Kings before becoming warden after Aegon made them kneel before him.
He saw a girl wearing a helmet. Her eyes seemed to be brightening at the excitement when she saw him. Jason is confused by this. How can she be happy to see him?
Maybe she confused him with someone else.
He saw the girl disappear which he wonders who was that girl.
He saw the members of the Starks. He even saw that little girl who was wearing the helmet. They all kneel before King Robert before he prompted them to stand up again.
"You're Grace." Lord stark greeted him.
"You got fat." Robert's strong voice is heard from the air. It has gotten everyone nervous about how Ned would respond to it. Ned knew this game and he prompt 'looks who's talking'. It got both Ned and Robert laughed about it. They hugged each other as he saw his wife. Jason wonders how they can accept him like that.
"Cat!" Robert hugged Cat like she is his long-lost sister.
"Your grace." Says, Lady Stark and accepted his hug. He recognized her red hair and blue from the house of Tully.
"Nine years. Why I haven't seen you? Where the hell have you been?" Ned smile at Robert as said, "Guarding the North for you, your grace. Winterfell is yours." Lord Stark answered him.
Queen Cersei steps out of the carriage after her children with a distasteful look on her face. Jason never got along with her or perhaps that she just never like anyone besides her children and his father.
Arya asked, "Where's the Imp?" Jason looked at her again and he was sure that it was child curiosity about his uncle.
"Will you shut up?"
Robert went to Robb, "And who have we here? You must be Robb." Robert shakes his hand. Robert moved to his daughter, Sansa, "My, you're a pretty one." Robert paused longer on the second daughter.
"And your name is?..."
Arya spoked proudly, "Arya." 'Oh, Arya Stark. I shall remember that.' Jason thought.
Robert went To Bran, "Ohhh, show us your muscles. You'll be a soldier!"
Robert chuckles and moves back towards Ned. Behind him, Jaime Lannister removes his helmet.
"That's Jaime Lannister, the Queen's twin brother."
"Would you please shut up!"
Cersei walks up to Ned and offers her hand; after a moment, Eddard kisses it. "My Queen."
Catelyn had quickly curtsying, "My Queen."
"Take me to your crypt; I want to pay my respects."
Cersei the queen called out to Robert, "We've been riding for a month, my love. Surely, the dead can wait."
"Ned."
He gave the queen apology gaze as he followed Robert. Well, that made his day. Cersei doesn't like taking no for an answer.
"Look it's him!" Arya whispered Sansa excitedly at Jason. Sansa does not like it, "Shut up!" She hissed at Arya, but that never stopped her from looking at him in amazement and wonder. Jason never received that look before.
In the beginning, he received looks of fear, wary, indifference or disgust, but never looked at him admired.
Jason wonders, 'Who is this Arya Stark?'
So, what you think? This is Arya/OC story. I hope you bring reviews and comments on this story.
Ben Barnes from "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" or photo looks like 6904eaf5cede53f108f93d91b8caf40d plays as Jason Lannister
