CHAPTER 12 - Lion's Den part 4

Daemon POV

267 AC

After the soldiers and the servants dispersed Tywin made me follow him with only Barry following us. We walked for what seemed like an eternity and I did not dare to complain. We went a few levels deeper towards the bottom of the rock.

Then I saw a large door with various gems and rubies encrusted in between them. The doors were made of gold, including the door handle. It truly was magnificent. There were two guards of blonde hair standing in front of it. Seeing Tywin walk towards them they immediately knelt.

"Open it ", he said in an authoritative tone. As they slowly opened the gigantic doors, I was shocked to see the sight in front of me. "Ser Barristan stays here", Tywin said. When I looked back I could see Barry was looking unsure, man he is an awesome bodyguard. I said in a firm tone, "Ser Barristan do not worry no thieves are hiding in the Hall Of Heroes, only the dead"

Barristan looked shocked hearing me say his full title since I never used it, seeing me he slowly nodded and when I looked towards tywin he was looking at me with something akin to respect.

Without waiting for Tywin I entered the hall, marveling at the various tombs as well as statues of past Lannister kings and Lords. I could feel tywin's eyes at my back but I ignored it.

"Wow, the tomb Of King Loren Lannister the last king of the Rock", I said. "What could you tell me about him Prince Daemon ?" asked tywin in a tone that sounded inquisitive.

"He fought Aegon and his sisters along with the gardener king which resulted in the gardener line getting extinct and in him losing his crown. He truly was a stupid man, it would have been better if he had holed up in the Rock at least he could have resisted for a bit longer."

Only after I finished my thoughts on King Loren did I realize that I Insulted Tywin's ancestor and knowing what he did to the Reyne's and Tarbecks I was dreading what he would do to me.

"I am sorry.....", before I could apologize Tywin just said, " What you said was true my prince He truly was a fool, fighting dragons on an open field."

He started walking ahead without another word and I quietly followed him. After a few moments, he stopped in front of another tomb that had the engraving of A Lannister on a ship with a sword in his hand.

Immediately seeing the engraving I said, "Tommen II Lannister known as the Lion king, sailed into the ruins of Valyria in search of treasure but never returned. He lost the Valyrian Greatsword Of House Lannister "Brightroar".

Looking back I saw Tywin just nod at me and went ahead. There was an engraving of a Lion fighting near a river. "Who do you think he is my prince?", said tywin. It took me some time to think back to which Lannister It could be but then It suddenly clicked. "Lord Jason Lannister who fought for the Greens during the Dance, he died while fighting the host from Riverlands near the Redfork.

It only took me a moment to understand that I was correct after I saw the look on Tywin's face. He truly was impressed. "Grandmaester was not lying when he told me how exceptionally bright you are".

I felt extremely happy when he praised me. Then he started walking towards the door and I quietly followed him. Abruptly he stopped and started looking towards a particular tomb. "Tytos Lannister, my father, the toothless lion they called him. He is the reason our house was disrespected by many. The Lannister name was reduced to tatters. He truly was a useless man." Seeing him in his cold fury terrified me.

I slowly reached for his hand and held it, seeing me he calmed down. " No matter what Lord hand you should not talk poorly about your father. Even though he was a bad ruler he must have loved you more than you know after all what kind of a father can hate his child?. I believe seeing you regain the power and honor of house Lannister would have truly made him happy."

After saying my piece I was worried about what would his reaction be so I quickly looked towards the ground cursing my tongue.

For a few moments, there was a deathly silence until he slightly lifted my chin and said," Sometimes I forget how old you truly are. I was going to wait for a few years before making you my cupbearer but It seems there is no point in wasting time as soon as we return to Kingslanding.

But what happened next truly shocked me, Tywin Lannister slightly pulled me closer to him and hugged me.

I could not understand what was happening but when I saw his emerald green eyes looking at me with love and affection It suddenly hit me, why he was always smiling at me and behaving in a kind manner. The reason for me having a few golden strands along with an emerald green eye. The reason he took me as an outsider to the tombs of his ancestors.

In the end, my father was none other than Tywin Fucking Lannister.

I was brought out from my thoughts when I heard him say," You can call me Tywin my prince whenever it is just the two of us". "You could call me daemon too, Tywin", I said in a freaked-out manner still not processing what I had just realized. Hearing me he smiled again, god it was difficult to see tywin smiling at me. He just patted my head and started walking towards the entrance while I just followed him.

This small nugget will create a whole set of new problems in the future and just thinking about it was giving me a headache. Oh god, my life is fucked up.