[For Hannibal] Alliance of Fire

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Renly Baratheon was dead, leaving his claim to the throne empty and his wife Margaery Tyrell a widow. Roose Bolton, of course, could spy an opportunity a mile away. He sent a raven to Highgarden, to Lord Mace Tyrell. Roose proposed that his youngest son and only legitimate heir be married to Margaery. Mace agreed, rather quickly as well - likely out of fear for the Bolton name.

But of course, Olenna Tyrell wasn't about to let that agreement happen. At least not on any terms but her own. So the agreement was made, but a time for delivering her to Winterfell had not been determined, and Olenna was not about to agree to one.

Ramsay Snow, wanting to be useful to his father and acknowledged as a true Bolton, decided to take action on his own. He took a small band of Bolton men and rode to Highgarden - he knew Margaery was there, after her day-long marriage to the late King Joffrey had ended. He kidnapped the Tyrell heiress and rode back to Winterfell. When he arrived, he dragged Margaery in with no amount of mercy or delicacy. He found his half-brother and father in a sitting room going over charts and battle strategies. Margaery, clad in a light dress with a keyhole opening at the front showing her cleavage and wrapping around her lower back, showing off the curves of her back and the lean muscle beneath her skin. Her skin was cold and covered in goosebumps, her lips slightly dark and a light shade of blue. But all the fire and anger was in Margaery's eyes. She wrenched herself free of Ramsay's grip and pulled her lips back to bare her teeth.

"Unhand me, mongrel!" she hissed.

"Dear father, brother - see what I've brought? We'll not have the Tyrells welching on their agreement any longer," Ramsay grinned. "The flower is a little frosty, but only because she did not appreciate my generosity of allowing her to ride in the carriage."

"What I did not appreciate was a bastard snatching me from my ancestral home and dragging me with no proper clothes into the North," Margaery snapped.

She so badly wanted to shift towards the fire, but she was bound and determined to stand tall and tough. Ramsay obviously thought her weak, she would prove him wrong.

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Hannibal listened as he took his son. He kissed the boy on the forehead tenderly. "Already protecting your sister." He said proudly.

He wrapped his arm around her shoulders so that they could cuddle in as a family. He brought their son closer so that Margaery could see him as he looked down at his sweet daughter. "Not to worry my little angel. Your brother and I will keep you safe." He said before he kissed his wife tenderly.

He chuckled as he held his small family. "Look at us, we've ruined another mattress." He said with a wink

The midwives were working quickly to clean up the bed and Margaery as much as possible.

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Margaery rocked her little girl in her arms and kissed Hannibal when he leaned in. "So we have. But it was indeed well worth it."

The little girl gave a sharp little cry. Margaery looked down and nuzzled the baby girl. "Oh, hush now darling. There's no need to cry, your Mama and Papa and brother are here now."

There came a great knocking at the door, but Olenna hardly waited for an invitation. She burst into the room and rushed to the bed. "All this yelling and carrying on!"

Then she saw the two newborns being held by the young couple. Olenna was caught off guard but grinned all the same. "Well, that explains why you were so fat!"

She came up to get a better look and smiled at her great-grandchildren. "Ohhh...what are they?"

"A boy and a girl," Margaery replied.

"Awww, the sweet little things!" Olenna cooed. "What will you name them?"

Margaery looked to Hannibal with curiosity in her eyes. "We hadn't talked of that just yet."

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Hannibal smiled as he held his family. He heard people approaching and chuckled when Olenna burst through the door with Willas following behind. He gave the elder lady a warning glance at the fat comment.

He kissed Margaery's temple before looking down at his son and then his daughter. "They are Rhys and Reina." He said, recalling a brief conversation of names with Margaery one late evening.

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Margaery smiled and nodded when Hannibal answered with the names. She kissed her daughter's head. "My Reina."

She looked up to Rhys and smiled to him. One hand reached out to brush over his little cheek. "My Rhys."

Olenna smiled and patted over the baby's heads. "Good, strong names. They likely need feeding." She waved Willas off. "Go on then, off with you."

Willas rolled his eyes but smiled as he left to let his sister feed her babies. Margaery freed one breast and held Reina up to it for her to feed. The little girl ate eagerly.

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Hannibal smiled as he held his son. He saw Reina feeding from Margaery and chuckled at her eagerness. "You would not be so hungry if you had come out sooner Reina." He said.

He looked down at Rhys. "My brave son. Boldly going first to be certain the way was safe for your sister. You show your mothers bravery." He said before kissing his son on his forehead. Reina showed the Bolton caution by waiting to see what would happen by allowing her brother to go first.

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After a long while Margaery pulled Reina from her breast and held her to Hannibal. "Can we switch? My son is probably very hungry as well," Margaery reached for Rhys.

She switched the children and gave Reina to Hannibal. For a moment she cradled Rhys in her arms and nuzzled against his face. "Hello my love. I am indeed proud of you for being strong and patient with your sister."

Margaery bared her other breast and fed Rhys from that one. Reina squirmed and whined a little in Hannibal's arms. Olenna observed for a few minutes, but left soon enough to give them privacy when she knew all was well.

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Hannibal happily took Reina in his arms and rocked her to keep her calm. He chuckled when she seemed to be upset by her brother getting his turn to eat. After Olenna left he smirked. "It seems our daughter has inherited my temperament concerning your lovely breasts." He said before gently resting his daughters forehead against his own as he looked deep into her eyes. "I agree they are quite delicious, but you must share them with your brother." He said with a hint of a firm tone.

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"And your father, apparently," Margaery added. She smiled and shook her head at Hannibal playfully. Once Rhys had his fill, Margaery lifted him up and burped him.

She cradled her son to look down at him and fully appreciate him. So much he looked like his father. "The gods have blessed us indeed - many couples are unable to produce even one child, but here we've managed twins on our first try."

Though it was hardly surprising, given how often they took to making love. Hannibal was a virile man indeed. "I am so glad we were able to conceive these beautiful children." Margaery laughed and kissed over Rhys' little head.

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Hannibal chuckled at her tease. He continued to rock Reina in his arms before watching as his wife finished feeding their son. He smiled to her before kissing her deeply. "Indeed we are blessed. Perhaps I should be more careful next time lest I plant two in you again." He teased.

He may have her drink moon tea every morning for a year or so.

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Margaery smiled and continued rocking their son as the boy fell asleep. "Is that your way of saying you want to slow down in the bedroom, my love? Don't tell me your stamina is dwindling now that you've become a father."

Margaery kissed the top of Rhys' head. Reina squirmed in her father's arms and reached out, her hands patting over his nose and chin. She gave a soft little sound, almost a curious coo, wondering who the man holding her was.

But surely both children recognized the scent of the woman and the sound of her voice and heart as their mother. The man's voice was also familiar; the voice that had told them so many times while they grew within their mother to grow strong, or to stop moving around so much when they made their mother ill.

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Hannibal chuckled at his wife's words as he smiled down to Reina. Her eyes were filled with curiosity. They matched Margaery's eyes perfectly.

He offered a finger for her to explore. "You are filled with curiosity my little princess." He said playfully.

He then turned to Margaery. "Fear not, I will continue to bed you at our prior pace my love. I did not think you would desire another child so soon." He teased her back. He leaned over to kiss her deeply before returning his attention to Reina and rocking her to sleep.

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Margaery's eyes widened as she lifted her brows and shook her head. "Not that I don't love both of you, my sweet darlings. But I think I shall take a break from the birthing chamber for a time."

She looked up to Hannibal and kissed him back. A thought occurred to her though and she looked concerned. "We should alert the carver - we were expecting only one baby so we have only one crib for two babies." she pointed out.

Reina tugged her father's finger and the smallest smile flashed across her face.

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Hannibal chuckled and when she seemed to panic, he kissed jer temple gently as he felt Reina give his finger a squeeze. "The children can share our bed until a second crib is made." He said.

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Margaery smiled and kissed his cheek. "So long as you can promise me that you won't roll over onto me in lust during the night and accidentally squish one of our children."

When Hannibal paid such close attention to her mother, Reina fidgeted and gave another sharp cry. One which awakened her brother, who also began to fidget. Margaery laughed and teased her fingers against Reina's little belly. "Jealous, are we, my little love?"

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Hannibal smirked to his wife before chuckling softly. "I have satisfied you at least once today my love. I won't endanger our children tonight." He said.

At Reina's cry he chuckled. "I see much of you in her." He teased.

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Rhys began sticking his tongue out and smacking his lips as he settled again. Margaery smiled and brought him back up to her breast. "As I see much of you in our son."

She watched her son feed for a long moment, then looked up to Hannibal again. "How does this affect our plans for the South and the Seven Kingdoms? I don't want to endanger our children."

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Hannibal smiled to her and chuckled at his son. "He has a hearty appetite. Perhaps he is a bit more like me." He teased.

At her question he smiled tenderly. "I have heard that a small house has made a strong bid for their eldest daughter to marry the young King. I know that their house is secretly very loyal to the Martell's in Dorne and that Cersi's uncle is forcing her to allow her daughter to marry a Martell to try and patch things over. I think we should wait and see how that will play out." He said with a dark smirk. "I suspect she will do something very rash to try and regain control. That might take a few years and absolutely destroy much of her military force." He said.

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Margaery listened very carefully as Hannibal explained. She nodded and looked down at their son as she pulled him from her breast to burp him again.

"Fair enough, that'll give us time to raise our children and let them grow so they are not so vulnerable," she kissed over Rhys' forehead before looking up to Hannibal. "I won't let that lion bitch hurt them."

There was ferocity in the golden rose yet. The North had hardened her slightly. She was not about to let Cersei hurt the babies. The Lions could try to march North, Margaery would bring down the fury.

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Hannibal saw that fierceness and gently cupped her chin to look into her eyes. "For the moment we are allies with them. They have no reason or suspicion to come North. I have no intention of giving them any concern to worry about coming here.

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That soothed her mind, but then another thought occurred to Margaery. "News will spread about the babies...they will want to visit and give their blessing..."

Margaery's eyes nearly glowed in anger. She didn't want Cersei or any Lannister near her children. But to refuse a visit would be folly and arouse suspicion.

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Hannibal kissed her temple gently. "She will send an envoy or possibly summon is to King's Landing. I can easily avoid is having to go. However, she will never leave King's Landing if she doesn't feel like she has absolute control. Any envoy she sends will be easy to appease." The worst case scenario envoy would include Jaime Lannister."

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Margaery nodded slowly as she thought about what might transpire from Cersei's scheming. "She will likely send Jaime. She sent him before and we have yet to answer the summons."

She was damn tempted to arrange for his poisoning. "I don't want either of those lions in the den made for my babies. Throw them to the wolves we've tended so carefully."

Rhys reached out his arms to his father, giving soft sounds. Margaery held up the boy to trade back for her daughter.

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Hannibal chuckled as he switched children to hold his son. "I am not afraid of a toothless and clawless lion. Besides, our secret allies will assist us in staging an issue that will keep me here in the North. Having just had two small children, it is quite impossible for you to travel alone with them for any length of time over the forseable future." He said.

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Margaery nodded as she kissed over Reina's forehead. She looked up again to Hannibal.

"I know it will be all to easy to stay here, but they will likely send Jaime to visit and assess how things are going up here. We cannot refuse him, obviously. But if he annoys or insults me..." Her eyes darkened as she looked up to Hannibal. "I want his lion skin on my wall. Surely we can do as Boltons do."

The only good lion was a flayed lion.

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Hannibal chuckled at that as he kissed her forehead. "I promise you a whole array of lion pelts if that is what you desire my dear. However, you must promise me patience for the right time to strike." He said.