Prologue
Catelyn
Catelyn opened her eyes and saw darkness; something was wrapped around her eyes. She could hear a clopping and the sounds of wood hitting the ground, she was in a carriage. She tried to lift her arms but something was holding it down. "Remember, what you were doing before." She thought as she closed her eyes and tried to recall her last moments before being taken.
13 hours earlier
"You will go into the forest and collect some herbs for the doctors." Robb stated strongly to Catelyn, "What has happened to your men, the squires, the ones who would be able to go into the forest without being easily recognised by enemy soldiers." Catelyn asked, "The squires are running other errands at the moment. The reason I am sending you mother, is because you know what to look for. I shall not forget when you looked after me when I was ill." Robb held her in his arms. "Okay, I will leave straight away." Catelyn turned and started to leave, "Be swift mother." Robb yelled as she left.
Catelyn searched the ground for the right herbs, she was no doctor but she knew what she was looking for. "If I remember correctly, it had a slight orange tinge but was mostly green." She thought as she continued searching. "Ah, this is it." She smiled as she saw the flower, "Beesroot…I'm surprised there was any here, it doesn't usually grow here." She reached for the flower and grabbed hold of it. CRUNCH. She spun around and a sharp blow struck her face, she fell to the ground. Opening her eyes, the vision was blurry but she could just make out who hit her…It was a soldier from Kings Landing!
Chapter 1
"I'm being taken to Kings Landing!" Catelyn began to panic, she knew she couldn't talk her way out of this, she had to do something or else it would be over. She began pulling her arms upwards, trying to break the object that was bounding her. "One firm yank." Catelyn ripped her arms upwards as the binding broke, as did her left wrist. She let out a small scream at the pain, covering her mouth with her right hand. The carriage came to a stop; Catelyn dropped her arm back down trying to make it look like she was still bound. "Don't make a noise, Cat." She thought as she heard not a single sound from outside. Sweat started to drip from her forehead as the minutes seemed like hours.
Bang! She heard something hit the ground outside, someone was walking towards the door of the carriage. She remained silent, pretending to be asleep. Creek…The door opened and Catelyn tried to control her breathing and perspiration. It became silent again, Catelyn started to regulate her breathing as she started to hear her captor's breathing. "THE B*TCH BROKE THE ROPE!" The guard yelled. Catelyn lurched forward and drove her head into the man's chest, and ripped the blindfold off her face, the man was unconscious. The man was holding a sword; she quickly grabbed it and jumped out of the carriage.
The light from outside blinded her; Catelyn stumbled to the floor as her legs and eyes quickly adjusted. She climbed onto her feet and started to run, she didn't know where to go but she ran. She glanced back and saw that nobody was chasing her so she stopped to catch her breath. "How did they know where I'd be? It seemed too planned. They even had a carriage." Catelyn thought to herself as she regained her breath. She took a few steps forward, and her feet buckled. "Still not used to the ground yet." She dug the sword into the ground to support herself while she pushed herself up. Catelyn sighed as she wobbled, trying to regain her balance. "My hair!" Catelyn let out a scream as a hand grabbed her hair. She tried to pull away but it was no use, she quickly scanned the area, remembering where she planted the sword. She leaned forward attempting to reach the handle, and with one thrust she pulled herself free, pulled the sword out of the ground, and swung it at the attacker, embedding the blade in his skull.