A song of Ice and Fire - The Legend of the Stag Prince

Plot: Raziel Baratheon was the first and only son of Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister. After a plan by Jon Arryn to strength the relationship between the crown and the kingdoms, no one could have predicted the legend that the prince would create for himself in the process. [Complete AU]

Pairing: OC, Arianne M., Sansa S., Margaery T.

Robert Baratheon:

The siege of pyke was a success, and with that the Greyjoy rebellion has ended.

The rebellion was an attempt at secession by Balon Greyjoy against the Iron Throne. Balon tried to break away from the Seven Kingdoms to secure independence for the Iron Islands and restore the Old Way, lost almost three hundred years before, during Aegon's Conquest.

Balon Greyjoy, brought before Robert in chains, bent the knee and was forced to swear fealty once more to the Iron Throne. For the fate of his surviving children, Theon was given into the care of Lord Stark in the North and his daughter Asha was given to the King´s younger brother Stannis as hostages to ensure Balon's good behavior.

King Robert Baratheon was currently celebrating with his allies. But his Hand, Jon Arryn had a pensive look on his face.

"Cheer up Jon, We won!" Robert said as he was sitting beside him.

"Yes, but the fact that this rebellion happened to begin with makes me worry."

Balon believed that King Robert's rule was still insecure, that he lacked support amongst the nobility and would not be able to muster a host against him. Though the idea wasn't far fetched since a lot of the Lords still called Robert an usurper.

"Balon was right to some degree, he believed that you, as a usurper, might not have the strong support of the other lords the way that a Targaryen King would have. He also thought he could defeat you at sea."

"AHH, fuck the other Lords. You convinced me to keep the dragonspaw alive to keep those fucking Targaryen royalists at bay and now you're telling me this shit?" Robert said as he gulped wine.

After the end of the Rebellion, Robert tasked his brother Stannis with building a new Royal fleet and capturing Dragonstone. It was the last Targaryen-loyalist stronghold where the pregnant Dowager Queen Rhaella Targaryen and her son Viserys remained. Stannis led the assault on Dragonstone some nine months after the Trident, but Viserys had been smuggled from the island shortly before by Ser Willem Darry. But Rhaella Targaryen wasn't with them. She went into labor during the assault and died giving birth to a girl that she named Daenerys. Stannis took Daenerys back to King's landing after the assault. Robert blamed Stannis for letting the Targaryen heir escape, although the child had been spirited to safety by Targaryen loyalists shortly before Stannis had set sail. He wanted to kill Daenerys but Jon Arryn convinced him otherwise, saying that keeping her a hostage would help keep the Targaryen loyalists at bay.

"Robert this is not the sort of problem you can just close your eyes and pretend you don't see." Jon Arryn loved him as a son but there were times where he couldn't stand his stubbornness.

"Fine. What do you suggest then?" Robert asked while gulping even more wine.

"I have an idea, but I'll rather discuss it back at King's landing." Jon Arryn was a wise man which was the reason why Robert listened to him. "Now excuse me, it's been a long day". Jon said as he stood up and went back to his chambers.

Robert drank another cup of wine and grabbed a serving girl making her sit on his lap.

Cersei Lannister:

Cersei Lannister was having difficulty sleeping. She was thankful that her drunken buffoon of a husband wasn't there, but the nights alone made her miss her brother Jaime.

Jaime Lannister was released from the King's guard after committing the crime of regicide. Eddard Stark wanted Jaime to join Night's Watch, but the hand of the King suggested against it, not wanting to start a conflict with Tywin Lannister. After his release he returned to Casterly Rock and Tywin arranged a marriage between Jaime and Lynesse Hightower. The two wed shortly after Cersei's marriage with Robert and had two children, Tommen and Myrcella Lannister. But Jaime and Cersei kept their relationship, which resulted in Cersei getting pregnant with Jaime's child. Joffrey was his name, unfortunately for Cersei, he was a stillborn.

Lying awake in bed, Cersei decided to find some company. She left her room and made her way to the room of her favorite person on the Red Keep. But on the way, she hears something. A Song, a very familiar song.

Cersei wandered the halls of the castle following the beautiful song, searching where it was coming from. The familiar silver string high harp notes echoed through the castle. The same high harp that belonged to a man she once wanted to marry - Rhaegar Targaryen. The memory of the silver prince was a painful one, since it reminded the queen of the beautiful man that she could have married. Cersei found the room where the song came from. She cracked the door open, peaking in. To her surprise, the one playing the harp was none other than her son Raziel.

Raziel Baratheon was born a year into their marriage. Raziel was very beautiful boy, having a perfect mixture of his parents features. He had Robert's jaw and chin, Cersei's nose and cheeks, the shape of his eyes and mouth were the same as Jaime. He had the Baratheon look with black hair and sapphire blue eyes.

Cersei could only stand there and watch as her son played the harp of the Silver prince. She kept thinking about Rhaegar, the first time she had watched him play that same harp. Had any man ever been so beautiful? She had asked herself that question several times. She finally found the answer.

She slowly approached her son, quietly enough so she wouldn't break his concentration. She sat on chair close to the table and stared at her precious son as he played that beautiful melody. When the song came to an end, he opened his eyes.

It didn't take him long to notice her.

"How long have you been watching?" Raziel asked her with a smile.

"Not long." Cersei was staring at his smile which she thanked all the existing Gods that he had Jaime's smile instead of Robert's. "Where did you learn how to play a harp?" She asked with a lot of curiosity.

"Remember my last name day?" She nodded. "Well I saw one of the musicians playing and asked if he could teach me, he showed me how to play some notes and the rest I learned myself." Raziel was a very bright boy, he loved to learn new things and was always curious about everything

"And where did you find that harp?" There was no doubt that it was Rhaegar's harp.

"There's a secret passage in the library, it leads to a room that is filled with books and in the middle was this harp, the book were all about prophecies." Raziel said with disinterested tone.

"I see." Cersei knew about the secret passages in the Red Keep, though she was impressed that her son was able to find one. "It's late my angel, it's time for bed."

The reason Cersei left her bed was to sleep in her son's bed with him. She had been doing it in every chance she had. This habit started after the stillbirth of her second son Joffrey. Since then, Cersei has become very protective towards her first son. She slept in his bed with him, she bathed him herself and she embraced him every chance she had and also sniffs his hair at times.

Raziel stood up and walked to his bed with Cersei following behind him. Both laid on the bed and Cersei wrapped her arm around her son. The two fell asleep soon after.

Raziel Baratheon:

The morning came quick. But the prince hadn't started the day yet. He was still in the embrace of his mother. Something that annoyed him at times. He usually waited until his mother woke up, but he was hungry. He removed his mother's arms,wrapped around him and snuck out of the bed.

He dressed himself with an outfit bearing the Lannister colors and left the room.

Raziel made his way to the kitchens and grabbed a piece of bread. He could have asked the cook to prepare something but he was too hungry. He also ate some biscuits he found. Raziel was fond of sweets, his favorites were strawberry pie and biscuits.

The prince then made his way to training yard for his sword lessons with the master-of-arms Aron Santagar, though the prince hated his lessons and preferred to train with Ser Barristan Selmy. But he was with his father fighting in the Greyjoy rebellion. The prince preferred to train with Lord Commander of the Kingsguard because he actually challenges him and doesn't hold back, even with Prince's young age.

Raziel was a born warrior. He received his first sword at the age of three, and took to swordplay at once. He liked to train with all types of weapons but excelled with a sword and a bow. Ser Barristan once compared the Prince with his uncle Jaime, and made a remark that one day he would be able to surpass even himself.

Today's lessons were pretty dull, Aron made him do basic drills with a Longsword. Raziel barely broke a sweat that day.

Next was his lessons with Pyrcelle. It was a history lesson about the Blackfyre rebellion. As opposed to his father, Raziel had an admiration towards the Targaryens. The prince was easy to teach since he always paid attention to his lessons.

After his lessons ended he went to his spy training.

During one of the Prince''s explorations on the Red Keep he ended up bumping into one of Varys' little birds. A brown haired boy with blue eyes, but he couldn't speak because he had his tongue cut off. He and the boy became friends even with the difficulty to communicate, Raziel called him Brown because of his brown hair. Brown taught the Prince how sneak, pick pockets, climb walls and slip down chimneys. Raziel actually assisted Brown in some of his work. Today Brown and the Prince had to steal the love letter of a noble lady who was promised to a Lord from her lover, a hedge Knight in the same Lord'"s took them less than an hour to get in the Lord''s household and find the letter.

After all of his lessons of the day were done, he decided to visit her.

Raziel made his way to the Maidenvault to visit his best she was in her room/porch/usual place they hang out, reading the book that Raziel had brought her yesterday. He walked very slowly in order to surprise her.

"Enjoying the book?" She jumped and quickly looked at the Prince. She wrapped her arm around his neck for a hug. "Good evening, Dany."

"Hi Razi." Dany said in return.

After Daenerys Targaryen was brought from Dragonstone by Stannis Baratheon, Robert let her live but made sure that she lived a miserable life at the Red Keep. She was confined to the Maidenvault, forbidden of ever leaving. Every caretaker or wet nurse that she had was prohibited of interacting with her and she was denied formal education. The King wanted her to be illiterate and remain unmarried for the rest of her life. Daenerys lived a miserable life in there.

But one day when she was four years old, Raziel was exploring the Red Keep and accidentally found her room. The two played together and Raziel promised that he would visit her again. Raziel was always somewhat lonely at the red keep and he was glad that he had found a friend. He started to visit her every day after his lessons, bringing her toys, books and gifts for her name day. The two started calling each other Razi and Dany, he even taught her how to read. Raziel once promised Daenerys that when he became King, she wouldn't be locked in the keep anymore and that she could marry whoever she wanted and that she would be free. Though Raziel blushed when she said that she wanted to marry him.

"You didn't answer my question?" Raziel asks.

"I didn't liked, the Princess marries the Knight although it was the stable boy that saved her." She told him while still hugging him.

"Yeah, I didn't liked either." Raziel wasn't a fan of those stories.

His uncle Stannis once told him about the siege of storm's end, and how he and everyone in the castle were starved for almost a year. It frustrated him how everyone tells stories about his father's amazing battles in the war but forgot how his uncle almost starved to death just to hold the castle.

"How was your day?" Dany asked.

"Boring. The sword lesson was too easy and I already knew about the lesson that Pycelle taught me today, but me and Brown did something fun today!" Raziel then proceed to tell Dany how he and Brown sneaked into the Lord's household and pick the love letter. Dany was watching him paying complete attention on the story.

"I wish I could go with you sometimes." Daenerys was always stuck on the keep. Raziel sneaked her out sometimes but that only made her more miserable when she had to come back.

"One day you will, I promise." Raziel hated how his father treated her, he doesn't even see her but enjoys making sure that she's miserable. "You know what? Come with me." Raziel extended his hand for Daenerys to hold it, she did without hesitation.

Dany didn't argue or asked any questions, she just followed. The prince then went through one of the secret passages that actually led outside. Daenerys kept following him wondering where he was taking her. They walked until the two arrived at the The Great Sept of Baelor.

"Why are we here?" Dany asked.

"You'll see." That's all Raziel said.

The two entered the building. Raziel was extremely careful to stay hidden with Daenerys. If someone saw her she'll be in deep trouble. The two just kept walking in the shadows, until they arrived at the tombs.

"Raziel why are we here?" Dany asked again.

"This is where you're father, brother, niece and nephew were buried." Dany gasped the moment Raziel told her. "I thought it was time for you to pay your respects."

King Robert wanted their bodies to be thrown somewhere to rot but Jon Arryn just made arrangements for the bodies to be cremated and buried like tradition dictates.

"Where is my mother's?" Daenerys asked with a saddened look on her face.

"My Uncle Stannis buried her in Dragonstone before he returned to King's landing with you." Raziel asked his uncle about what happened to her. He told him about how she died after naming Dany and how he cremated her body and buried.

"I wonder what they looked like. My niece and nephew." Daenerys knew about their deaths at the hand of Gregor Clegane and Amory Lorch. Though Raziel never found out how she discovered.

"Well, Rhaenys looked like a Martell and Aegon looked like a Targaryen." Raziel knew it from Ser Barristan.

Daenerys started to cry.

"Dany." Raziel wrapped her into a hug consoling her. He could feel her tears wetting his shirt.

"Sorry it's just... Thank you so much for bringing me here." Daenerys said between sobs.

"Hey Dany, I'm gonna make you one more promise today." Raziel had made two promises to Daenerys. One was that when he became King she would be free. Second was that she could marry whoever she wanted. "I'm gonna punish Gregor Clegane and Amory Lorch for what they did with your niece and nephew."

"You already do so much for me, you do-" Before she could finish Raziel put his hand on her cheeks and stared at her violet eyes.

"No, I don't." Raziel told her "The reason I have to do so much for you is because my father blames you for something that your father and brother did and that's unfair." When Daenerys wasn't being ignored, she was being reminded and blamed by the wrongs of her family. "Your niece and nephew were examples of it and the one who harmed them deserves to pay."

More tears came out of Dany's eyes, but this time she was smiling.

"Can we seal the promise?" Daenerys asked.

"Seal the promise?" The prince asked confused.

"That book that you gave me, the one I disliked," Daenerys stopped for a second with her cheeks a bit red. "There is a part where the stable boy and the princess seal a promise with a..." She stopped one more time before finally saying. "Kiss."

"Oh, uhm." Raziel's face turned red instantly, it takes him sometime before giving his answer. "O...Okay."

After the answer, Daenerys closed her eyes and waited it for it.

Raziel hesitated for a second but then he pressed his lips onto hers. It was short but they separated, Daenerys opened her eyes with her face now completely was also red but not as much as her.

"We should go back now." Daenerys said.

"Okay." Raziel replied.

The two grabbed each others hand and walked back to the Red Keep together.

Jon Arryn:

The Journey back to King's Landing was longer than it should have been., Robert made several stops on the way to throw a bunch of celebrations. But Jon knew it was only an excuse to drink more.

Jon was glad that the Rebellion was over, though he probably couldn't say the same for Robert, who already missed the fighting.

The moment they arrived back at the Red Keep, he instantly summoned the small council and forced Robert to be there. He also called for the Queen and the Prince, which Robert was starting to have a bad feeling they waited for them, they discussed the losses and damage that the Rebellion just stood there and drank, bored as usual with this affairs. But he instantly cheered up when the Prince entered the room.

"Father!" Raziel called excited.

Robert instantly stood up.

"Ha! Look at you! Taller than when I left." Robert lifted his son and grabbed him into a hug.

"How were the battles?" Raziel asked with his usual curiosity.

"Glorious! just wait until you're old enough and had your first battle." Robert said with his usual jovial attitude.

Robert put Raziel down and the Prince went to hug his uncle Stannis.

"Good to see you too, Uncle." Stannis returned the hug.

"You too, your grace." Stannis said with his usual serious voice.

At last he hugged Jon Arryn, who the prince saw as a returned the hug since he also missed the boy.

"Hello my your grace, I hope you behave while we were gone." Jon asked.

"You know I always do." the Prince whined..

"Why have you summoned us?" The Queen asked breaking the welcoming.

"You see my Queen, I have something to discuss with you and Robert. I summoned Raziel here because we wanted to greet him and because it involves him." Jon arryn said with Robert giving him a confused look.

"What have I done?" The prince asked nervously.

"Oh nothing my boy. If you could wait outside for a bit while we discuss with your mother and father for a second." Jon arryn warned. "I'll call you back in once we finish."

Raziel still a bit nervous, left the small council room.

"Okay Jon what is going on!?" Robert said in confusion. "You said you had a plan to deal with the lack of support or whatever the fuck it was, but what hell does that have to do with Raziel?" Robert asked irritated.

"Well you see Robert, the idea I had to strengthen the relationship between the Crown and the rest of the Kingdoms involves the Prince." Jon said.

"What exactly is you idea?" Cersei asked bitterly, apparently not liking where this was going.

"Robert do you know why you and Ned were sent to the Eyrie by your parents?" Jon asked him.

"To establish friendships and alliances. I know what fostering is about Jon, that's your plan? You wanna sent Raziel to foster somewhere?" Robert asked.

Robert was already planning on sent Raziel to the North to foster with his friend Ned. He was just waiting until Raziel was at least 8 or 10.

"Yes, but it's a little more complicated." Jon added.

Cersei did not like where this conversation was going. She would rather burn the entire Red Keep than to be away from her only son.

"Just spit it out Jon!" Robert said already losing his patience.

"My Idea is this, in order to strengthen the relationship with the Crown and the rest of the Kingdoms is to have Raziel be fostered by each of the great houses of the seven Kingdoms."

Everyone in the small table gave a puzzled look to Jon.

"How the fuck would that work!?" Robert asked in deep confusion.

"Simple, he would spend a year on each of the great houses homelands." Jon explained.

The small council didn't know what to think of it. Some were impressed by Jon's idea. It could help the Prince get to know the Kingdoms and also help with the relations of the Crown.

"NO!" Cersei roared. "You are not sending my only boy away from me! I don't give a damn about the Crown relations my son isn't going anywhere."

The next second, a full blown argument broke between Cersei, Robert and Jon. The argument lasted for sometime until someone finally spoke out.

"I'll do it."

They all moved their head to see that the Prince was watching them.

"Sweetheart, how long have been listening?" Cersei asked.

"Since you'll called father a drunk buffoon." Raziel said.

"Sweetie you don't..." Cersei tried to talk but was interrupted.

"I know, but I'm Prince and it's my duty." The prince stated.

Stannis always made sure to teach the boy the importance of always doing your duty and he was pleased that the boy listened.

"My Queen, perhaps we can compromise a bit." Jon .

"What do you suggest?" Cersei asked

"The prince could do his first fostering at Casterly Rock with your family." Jon Arryn said.

Cersei was reluctant at first but she finally gave in, on one condition. "Fine but I'll go with him and spend a year in the Rock." Though some people wanted to speak against it, Robert and Jon agreed with the terms.

"Fine." That's all Robert said before leaving the room.

Cersei then grabbed her son's hand and also left the room. With the rest of the small council following stayed behind to reflect a bit.

"I hope I made the right decision." He muttered.