Brienne x Bäahal : I promised him

//rewriting of this little bit for us <3

"What is this, Knight Brienne?" The princess' voice was ghostly, barely audible as she glanced at the large book the blonde knight pushed towards her. She knew that the princess had not been seen since Daenerys' victory and the departure of Lord Jaime. As soon as Cersei was declared dead and her army gave up fighting, those who opposed the new queen were given the choice of their fate. many surrendered completely and accepted her, others would rather die than surrender to a Targaryen and there were some who would ask to be moved away from King's Landing so they wouldn't have to live through their defeat and trauma every day. Lord Jaime was exiled from King's landing, spared only because he helped during the Long Night but he was nothing but a shell of what he used to be. It was too much for the princess to handle and she had not shown up ever since. Brienne's eyes were soft on the Targaryen as she tapped the wooden table that put some distance between the two of them.

"What is this?" she repeated again, concerned by the heavy book but Brienne nodded, her face warmed up and she cleared her throat.

"I thought you might want to read your grace." The silver-haired princess nodded and pulled the book towards her. As she read the first lines, she ended up crying in silence. Brienne had written the page about Jaime feats as a knight, retelling the forgotten story of one of the bravest men she'd ever met. Bäahal choked and bit her bottom lip harder to prevent a cry to escape from her plump lips.

She promised Jaime he wouldn't be forgotten and people would remember his true deeds. He didn't die, but the princess wasn't sure he would survive this long without Cersei. It was only a beginning, but at least now people would know the truth behind his "regicide" and those irrational acts he performed. Bäahal covered her lips with her warm palm, suffocating the sob she had a hard time containing. Brienne eyes were wet too, as she watched the delicate and complex princess react to what she deemed important to both. they gave Jaime some sort of release, cleared his name and eventually, would keep telling his story to whoever would want to hear.

"I promised him..." Bäahal said, her words interspersed with sobs. "....Thank you, Knight Brienne."

"It had to be done, your grace. he deserves to be remembered as he was."

"I promised him..." She closed the book and pushed it back to Brienne as she uncontrollably sobbed.

"I know, your grace." The knight whispered, giving her a faint smile before she took the book with her. "Please, do not cry. I merely did what had to be done."

"..." Bäahal nodded and tried to wipe her tears away but couldn't so Brienne, who was feeling uncomfortable extended her hand and held the princess with her bare warm skin. no more words were exchanged between the two of them but a solid understanding and gratitude towards one another were exchanged.