Part 8 - 273 AC (I)

273 AC

(Escanor POV)

This year hadn't started very well for House Lannister. For our family in general and my mother specifically. Something happened to her that I can only describe as terrible and wonderful at the same time.

She got pregnant again...

Why could I say this is terrible and wonderful? Well, I knew that she was pregnant with Tyrion. Or at least she should be if I didn't f*uck up the story too much already with my existence.

However, up to this point, the events were similar to the story. As far as I knew at least.

I thought that Tywin was an idiot for impregnating Joanna again. My birth had taken so much from her and her health hangs by a thread. I don't think she'll survive this time around either and the only saving grace was my power.

I found out after leaving King's Landing, that my solar energy seemingly nourished my mother and her complexion looked better than it had before. Why had I not realised this before? Because I didn't do it as often as it might seem. I only send out some of my energy when we're alone and also only during the day.

During the night I just keep myself warm by circulating the energy through my body. And while Mother does sleep with me when Tywin is not in Casterly Rock, she only found out about this special property of mine recently.

So after the willful Princess of Dorne found out about my warmth and she requested me to be present whenever they were together, I started to send more energy outwards and warm the room.

While we rode back to Casterly Rock, Mother kept me close and I used my energy to warm her.

By the time we reached Casterly Rock, I was able to see the difference in her complexion. I was very happy ... for a while.

It didn't take Tywin long to find a reason to come back to Casterly Rock. Only two months had passed since they had left King's Landing for Casterly Rock. During my father's time at home, I didn't sleep in the same room as Mother and therefore had to stop her 'treatment'.

Father didn't waste any time and after a week, Mother was knocked up again. I tried to cockblock as much as I could but as a baby that hasn't even seen his first name day my options were almost nonexistent.

Don't get me wrong I don't hate Tyrion. On the contrary. Apart from my mother, whom I didn't know from the show, Tyrion was my favourite Lannister. And maybe even the only Lannister you could like, if you weren't a Lannister yourself.

I just didn't want my mother to die. I have grown to love her truly. I didn't know this would be possible but she was very gentle and a loveable woman. She treated those around her with respect and cared for those that were close to her. My new and underdeveloped body probably also had a part in it.

So I didn't manage to stop my father from dooming Mother with another pregnancy. I would do everything to keep up her 'treatment' and make her stronger than she was right now.

Tywin left after spending another week in Casterly Rock. He left reluctantly when he found out that Joanna was pregnant again. He knew how much work it was to raise three children whilst pregnant. So he had advised the maids, handmaiden and midwives to take care of Joanna's every need.

Maester Creylen was tasked with teaching Cersei and Jaime and keeping them in check. He also talked with those two to keep them from worrying about their mother and giving her stress.

After he finished all those preparations, Tywin Lannister had to return to King's Landing to continue his work as Hand of the King. Personally, I'd never do that shit ... too much work and too little reward. And why would I sit and brood over paperwork all day long with no end in sight for a King that was a prick and a looney? F*ck the King and f*ck the paperwork.

I know that sooner or later, I will have to step up and begin learning under Maester Creylen as well. And should the events of the story truly come to pass, then I will become the heir of Csterly Rock in the future while my incestuous siblings cause chaos in King's Landing.

Those two are truly adamant about ruining the Lannister name. They have already started with their ... 'experiments' ... if you will.

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It all happened a few months into Mother's pregnancy. I was together with Mother. We sat in the small garden of Casterly Rock. Mother had asked Father to prepare a small garden for her because she enjoyed basking in the sun with me.

Tywin had accepted and after months of working on it, a small garden had been completed with two chairs and a small table for refreshments. I was in a crib next to Mother. One hand was slowly rocking my crib back and forth and with the other, she was reading something.

I was enjoying the time we spent together and slowly saturated the air with my energy. The atmosphere was very peaceful and Joanna had a small satisfied smile on her face.

This atmosphere was ruined when one of the servants approached them. It was one of her personal servants. He came huffing and puffing as if she had just run a marathon and addressed Mother silently.

"M'lady. I have some very disturbing news for you, m'lady."

"Oh? What news Leyla?"

The servant breathed heavily for a moment and then told her what happened.

"I was just going to the young lady's room to take her laundry. Normally I don't do this at this time of the day and try to take the laundry when the young miss is together with my lady breaking her fast. Today though I had something urgent to do and wasn't able to get it at that time. I deeply apologise for that m'lady.

So when I entered her room I saw them doing something ... naughty with the young lord m'lady. I ... I don't know what to do ... so I came here right away."

'Ah shit, here we go.', I thought when I heard her story. Seems like my siblings are doing a little razzle-dazzle with each other and the servant girl caught them in the act.

'Oh god ... that's disgusting.'

"What do you mean by 'naughty', Leyla?"

"The young lord ... he ... he ... kissed the young l-lady."

"A kiss is not necessarily naughty though is it?"

"Y-yes m'lady ... b-but he kissed her ... d-down t-there ..."

Mother cocked her head and had a thoughtful expression on her face.

'Give it a moment' I thought then.

With the speed of a bullet, Mother's eyes widened and she stood up.

'Ah, there it is. She got it.', I thought.

Without saying anything anymore, Mother started walking into the Castle.

"Leyla, take Escanor to his room and then come to me to Cersei's room. Don't tell anyone about this, is that understood? And be quick about it. Go!"

'Uuuu ... seems like someone will get an ear full. You don't anger the mother hen like that. It don't end well.'