XIII
Hellen sat beside Tywin at the feast. After his crowning in the announcement of their engagement there was a small Feast to be held for the Lords & Ladies that resided in the castle.
However what Hellen had not expected was to find her sister there as well. Apparently Jamie had indeed set out a search party about a fortnight ago prior to the crowning of Tywin and they had managed to find Brienne and brought her back here just in time for the ceremony.
And she couldn't help but glanced at her older sister who looked at her from across the room at one of the smaller tables. She noticed her sister's eyes have been on her the entire night even though she had Jamie's company.
She knew that her sister was not pleased with the decision of her engagement to Tywin as she could tell from the expression upon her sister's face. It was stoic yet had her brows fro together and she looked at her little sister in a displeased manner.
At least that's what Hellen had believed.
"Your sister is worried."
Tywin stated quietly as he leaned over to the right toward his future wife whispering in her ear. Hellen turned and looked toward Tywin with an arched brow.
"I believe that she's more disappointed than anything else."
"Disappointment?"
Tywin hummed as he leaned back over and picked up his goblet drinking some of the wine from it. He swallowed it while clenching his jaw a bit looking at Brienne from his own seating. When the woman noticed that she was being watched she looked away quickly looking to Jamie who sent to her left.
Tywin noticed that his son didn't look pleased either with this whole Arrangement. But he knew that he wasn't from the fact that he had voiced his opinion so strongly on the matter a fortnight ago.
"She will learn to live with it like we do most things."
Tywin stated. He turned and looked back at Hellen noticing that she was looking back at her sister again.
"Besides, who is to not say that it isn't jealousy?"
"Jealousy?"
She questioned turning and looking at Tywin confused. She noticed the thin line across his face and the rather amused expression that twinkle in his eyes.
"Just think the oldest sister comes back from her adventure only to find out that her younger sister is going to marry the king of Westeros making her a Queen."
"Brienne doesn't care about -- "
"Everyone cares at least a little bit about power. Even if they say they don't. Power is what gives us control and control is what gives us power. But when you have both it's a force that everyone fears and wants. They fear it because it's not theirs. They want it so that they can have the fear that they feel from others. It's what makes us who we are in the end. And what we do with it can change everything for years and years to come."
Tywin said slipping his hand over hers. She looked down at his hand that covered her own before looking back into his own mischievous eyes. She knew that this was a lesson that he was teaching her for the future references that he knew she would injure in the future.
Knowing that everything that she did between now until her death would reflect upon House Lannister once they were married.
Which meant she knew he wanted no mistakes from her.
True to his wishes Hellen had stayed by Tywin side the entire night. Even after the ceremony was over and everyone went their separate ways she's still stayed by his side.
She had yet to get a chance to speak to her sister as during the feast she had not been approached. And it made her curious in the back of her mine if what Tywin had said during the dinner was correct.
Was her sister jealous?
She didn't want to believe that even for a second. She knew the her elder sister loved her dearly and she loved her in return. But she couldn't help but think with Tywin's word swimming around in the back of her mind what was going on in her own sister's head.
"You seem distracted."
Tywin noted as they now stood alone together in his Chambers. She was facing the mirror watching herself as she stood there in the deep red colored dress that matched Tywin own accor.
She noted as Tywin had placed his hands upon her shoulders looking at her reflection in the mirror seeing the position in which they stood.
She didn't comment on it but that was the third time tonight that he had touched her in some form or manner. She wasn't used to the type of contact from him seeing as how he was rather drawn back and cold when it came to interactions. It made her slightly curious as to what had possibly changed tonight to have him so touchy with her.
"My sister didn't greet me tonight. After nearly two months away from me and she doesn't even approach me to congratulate my engagement to you."
She said hearing Tywin hum behind her. She watched in the reflection as his hand slid from her shoulders and down her forearms. They move slowly as he made sure to touch each piece of her body that he moved across.
"Don't let it bother you."
He said rather softly as he leaned in and planted a small kiss upon her neck on the left side under her earlobe. Her eyes fluttered for a moment as she watched as her body reacted in the reflection.
"But -- "
"Hush."
Tywin said as he started to unlace the back of her dress. His hands moving quickly and with many years of experience and expertise.
"Let's turn your mind to something else. A distraction from this obvious annoyance."
He said as the top half of her dress fell to the floor his determination for this distraction increasing by the moment.
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