I´m back! Sorry for being out for so long, I had a little burn-out after season 7. But now I´m back with this new fic which I wish to be replacement to Black wolves (and I hope better). I´m sorry for any grammar mistakes, but I hope there isn´t any, I have been working on this whole spring and summer of the last year, so I have few chapters written by now (actually, I´m still working of them, procrastination level GRRM). Enough talking, let´s go with the story. Hope you enjoy it.
Winterfell-263 AC
"Push, my lady" said maester Walys to lady Lyarra Stark, who was just giving birth to second child of her husband, lord Rickard Stark
"What do you think I´m doing?!" she shouted and screamed
"Little bit more, my lady. I already see the head" child was born "Now the second one"
"What?! Second?!" shouted lady Stark
"Yes, second one, a boy"
After few hours they let lord Rickard come inside to show him not one, but two healthy sons. He looked at them and then said.
"The older one is Eddard and the younger one is Rodrik" then after an hour, he left
During next years Eddard and Rodrik Stark were showing their differences. While Eddard was always the quiet one, Rodrik was like wolf that is waiting for his moment for strike, hiding his anger until the very last moment and then acting worse than Brandon. This was their life until their eight year when their father sent them as wards.
Greywater Watch-276 AC
He was there for six years now, being a ward of lord Reed. He was just training his swordmanship with Howland Reed when a party of riders under Stark banner arrived.
"Lord Rodrik you go with us!"
"What have I done? Do my father want to see me?"
"Yes" said rider "Now go. Your father is in Riverrun right now with your brother"
"With Ned?!"
"No, with Brandon"
"Fuck. Okay, I´m going"
Riverrun-276 AC
"You wanted to see me father?"
"You grew, Rodrik. And yes, I wanted because I want you to get married in three years. You are already bethrothed."
"To whom? Some southener ugly girl?"
"Her name is Lysa Darry. She is same age as you are. That´s why I´m sending you to Darry Keep to teach manners and meet with your fiancee"
"Okay father, I am going and I hope she is at least smart"
Winterfell-282 AC
He finnaly returned from The Riverlands after six years as ser Rodrik Stark, although he still had faith in the Old Gods. That title was meant as honor, but he would most likely pain in the ass. His wife Lysa was pretty, she had blue eyes, and light brown hair.
"Rodie!" shouted his brother Benjen, who was like fourteen now "You retuned!"
"Yes, Ben" he showed him two years old child with brown hair and blue eyes "That´s Torrhen, my son. Where´s Lyanna?"
"You don´t know?!"
"What?"
"That Targaryen prince, Rhaegar has abducted her. Brandon went for her, but got imprisoned. Father went for him" Lysa went to maester
Then, a raven came. His message was like reading the words from nightmare
Maester of Winterfell, ser Rodrik Cassel,
Your liege lord Rickard Stark has commited a horrible act of betrayal, as his son. I´m afraid whole house Stark is rotten by treachery. I command you to send every Stark at Winterfell to King´s Landing and show me that, they aren´t as treacherous as their kin.
King Aerys, of House Targaryen, second of his name, King upon the Iron Throne, Lord of Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm
"What is your answer, Rodie. Do we go?"
"Yes, we do. But with an army. Fuck that old madman. CALL THE BANNERS!"
Half of banners were in Winterfell when Ned arrived. It was good to see his brother after a long time. Ned looked tired.
"Hey, Ned! How is the new lord of Witerfell?" he asked with smile
"Not funny, Rodrik" said Ned "You called the banners?"
"Yes. We´re waiting for Umbers, Glovers, Karstarks, Mormonts and Boltons"
"Is that fine?" said Ned sternly
"Yes, it is, because before king does anything, then will return Greystarks and Brandon the Shipwright riding a fucking unicorn"
"I don´t understand, and rather don´t want" said Ned, then, maester came and told him everything that happened in the North
Then, they left.
Robert´s Rebellion
He rode with Manderly, Bolton and Karstark men, mostly cavalry in the middle. Behind cavalry were archers and Mormont levies under lead of their lord Jorah. They were heading to Riverrun to join army of lord Jon Arryn, from there to Stoney Sept.
"What do you think, Rodrik?" asked lord Karstark
"About what, lord Karstark?" replied Rodrik
"Well, who to join? Robert Baratheon, man who had won three battles in a day, but then suffered crushing defeat by lord Tyrell at Ashford. Your brother is with Robert, but-" Rodrik stopped him
"First things first, lord Karstark, lord Tarly defeated Baratheon, and it wasn´t crushing defeat if he still has his army. That battle was just… a small tussle"
"True, young lord" whispered lord Bolton "You really learned something in the South with Darrys"
"By the way, why are they fighting with Mad King, you´ve got wife from that house and a son with her?"
"Lysa is something like… distant cousin, just a daughter they needed to get rid of, and my father just had too many sons"
"Huh, good math. Distant cousin for third son, did you learned to fight?" asked lord Manderly
"I´m tired of the ride, how long´till Riverrun?!"
"What? Your lady-wife hadn´t ridded with you in the Riverlands?"
"We were, sometimes she forced me to go hunting. Then in the night she ridded me instead of horse, or reversed, if you know what I mean milord´s" only one to laugh was lord Karstarks son and heir Harrion, fifteen years old boy, taken to war by his father.
"No one get it? I don´t mind" he said
In Riverrun, the Arryn host already waited. The banners of the Valemen were were flying above the camp on the east side of castle. He met lord Hoster Tully and his children, Catelyn, Lysa and youngest Edmure. They all had auburn hair and blue eyes. There was other one with them, ser Brynden the Blackfish. The man Rodrik held respect for.
"Lord Stark" said lord Tully
"Lord Tully" replied Ned
"Ser Brynden" said Rodrik
"Ser Rodrik" replied Brynden "I hope you learned something from Arbor, I still owe you for that scar you made me"
"Not my fault"
"Did you learned how to use spear?!"
"No, lord Reed taught me with bow, sword and how to make a poison from mud, in the North, we don´t have turneys"
"You rode against me without even learning how to hold a spear?! And defeated me!?"
"Yep"
"Cocky prick"
"Ahh, ser Brynden, that was just a sarcasm. I learned how to use that stick" smiled Rodrik and every man laughed, especially after he accidentaly spilled wine on his face
After that a double-marriage of Ned with Catelyn and lord Jon Arryn with Lysa happened. He participated Neds bedding and then was shouting jokes like crannogmen shoots arrows.
Next day, the army of North, Vale and Riverrun went to Stoney Sept. He led the van of Hornwood and Ryswell cavalry under him and Arryns under ser Denys Arryn.
"We´re slow" said Rodrik "Tell Ned that I´m going to get a dinner at Stoney Sept before he arrives"
"Don´t" said Arryn "Van has only five thousand men, Connington has like twenty thousand"
They arrived when the crown royalist were searching for Robert.
"They still hadn´t found him?!" shouted Rodrik "What are we waiting for, kill them all!"
"For the first time in this war, I agree with you" said Ned "ATACK!"
That day, he killed few knight and one lord and saved a life of ser Denys. After that, while the bells rang whole battle and in the end, the Baratheon army atacked from the sept, led by blacked haired man with black bristle and warhammer.
After the Battle of Trident, he took two thousand riders and rode to Kings Landing as fast as he could. He arrived to the gates.
"OPEN THE GATES!" he shouted "I AM HERE TO BEND MY KNEE TO THE ONE TRUE KING AERYS!" he continued
"WHY SHALL WE?!" shouted the Gold Cloak on the wall
"I KILLED JON ARRYN! AND EDDARD STARK! AND HOSTER TULLY!"
They brought him to the king along with two hundred men, mostly the lords who came with him. Half of that number were archers. King was a ruin. He had long silver hair and long fingernails. He was laughing hysterically.
"Where is heads of those traitors ser Rodrik Stark?" he asked
"True ser Rodrik" said young, golden-headed kingsguard "Where are their heads?" then, archers shooted the Gold Cloaks around them. In the chaos, he knocked-out kingsguard and killed king Aerys. Then he rushed to chamber of prince Rhaegars wife Elia while sending lord Mormont for princess Rhaenys.
He arrived and Elia tried to hide her son Aegon, who was crying.
"Don´t hurt him!" she shouted
"Why would I hurt the Lord of Dragonstone?"
"You mean Prince of Dragonstone"
"I just killed his grandfather so my answer is fuck you, Robert Baratheon is king now" then, Rhaenys arrived, with lord Mormont and Umber
"The walls are ours" said Greatjon "And the Lannisters are at the gates, they demand to get them inside"
"Just lord Tywin, no one else. Understood?"
Lion of the Rock came alone to see his eldest son in chains and Rodrik sitting on the Iron Throne with fair-haired baby in his arms.
"What is the meaning of this?!" demanded Tywin Lannister
"The Mad King is dead. I killed him right in front of your sons eyes. All hail king Robert of House Baratheon, first of his name, lord of Andal and Rhoynar and The First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the Realm"
"Why are you sitting on the Iron Throne with that child then?" asked Tywin
"Taking the city is hard work, I plan going to Dragonstone now, siege the castle and make this little boy its lord"
"Why won´t you kill them?"
"Killing mad man is one thing, killing innocent children second" then, one soldier rushed into throne room
"My lord, the army appeared, Stark men!"
"Wait for them to meet with Lannisters and then let everyone inside the city!"
Ned met his brother sitting on the throne, in same possition as Lannister before him. Jaime Lannister in chains and princess Elia with Rhaenys on the other side.
"Ned!" shouted Rodrik "Nice to see you! I would offer you to sit, unfortunately there aren´t any chairs"
"Have you gotten mad!?" shouted Ned "What is meaning of this?!"
"I´m just saving innocent and taking my revenge"
"So that´s it" said Jaime
"Shut up!" he kicked young Lannister in face
"Lord Stark, we were just planing our next steps" said lord Tywin
"Really?"
"Yes, I go to Dragonstone with prince Rhaegars family and get it for little Aegon, while lord Tywin marches to Storms End to lift the siege. Meanwhile you go to Red Mountains of Dorne, Lyanna shall be there"
He arrived to Dragonstone which was defended by Targaryen fleet. He had just one ship he found in docks and only thirty men could go. When they got to castle they met queen Rhaella.
"Your Grace" he said
"What happened?"
"King Aerys is dead"
"I know, Viserys is new king"
"Fuck Viserys, he´s just second son"
"Who is the king then?"
"Robert Baratheon, by the right of conquest"
"Then Aegon is, by birthright"
"He is a baby. He would have long time of regency if Aegon was a king"
"What will happen to us? We´re your captives now"
"Winterfell is safest place. You all will bend your knee to King Robert and surrender all your claims on The Seven Kingdoms, little Aegon will be able to keep Dragonstone and all living Targaryens will become my wards. This is what I am going to tell Robert Baratheon"
"I hope you´re right"
"Me too"
After few weeks, they summoned him and every single Targaryen to King´s Landing, to pledge his fealthy to new king Robert Baratheon. Jon Arryn read the names.
"Ser Ronald Connington and his eldest son Ronnet Connington. Lord Raymun Darry. Jason Goodbrook and his son Lymond Goodbrook. Lord Mace Tyrrel and his son Willas Tyrrel. Lord Randyl Tarly, lord Willem Ryger, lord Mathis Rowan, lord Paxter Redwyne, lord William Mooton, prince Doran Martell and his brother Oberyn Martell. Come now and bend your knee to your new king Robert, of house Baratheon, first of his name, king of Seven Kingdoms and protector of the Realm" every lord named came and bent his knee. Then, Jon Arryn took second parchment.
"Aegon Targaryen, Viserys Targaryen, Rhaella Targaryen, Daenerys Targaryen and Elia Martell. Come now and hear the will of new king Robert" they came. One didn´t have to be smart to know king was angry now, when he heard the names.
"Just kill them for fuck sake" he said then, Rodrik came in
"My king" he said "It is unwise to judge children by their parents crimes. Give them chance to show you their fealthy and honor"
"Dragon blood has no honor. Rhaegar showed me enough of that and your sister too"
"I know. Lyanna was my sister and I loved her as a sister. But you shouldn´t kill one year old boy for some stupid thing his father did."
"Pretty stupid thing when it cost him his life and throne of his family" said Jaime Lannister
"Give that house another chance, and I can ensure you that they won´t betray you"
"Why so certain ser Rodrik? Tell us what you plan" said lord Jon
"Let me take all Targaryen children as my wards. I will ensure to raise them to become honorable people and good lord from Aegon"
"Fine, but if they try to betray me. Kill them all"
"Of course, my king" said Rodrik and left with Targaryens
Winterfell-284 AC
"I need a castle, brother" said Rodrik to Ned
"What castle? There isn´t so many free castles in the North"
"One is." he said and pointed on the Neck "Moat Cailin. That´s what I want"
"You can have it. But make sure you rebuild it"
"Don´t worry, I´ve got the plans of new castle built in castle"
"What do you mean?"
"A castle, built in the northern part of Moat Cailin, I´ve got even a name for it!"
"What name?"
"Winterkeep"
"Pretty name, and what of the rest?"
"Just small inovations, like repair few towers, but I like it how it is now" then, he left
During the next fifteen years, he built new castle in north part of Moat Cailin, making it unpregnable fort without any weakness. His wife died giving birth to his second son Willam. That time, out of grief, he found himself in bed with some woman, and fathered bastard named Edderion.
After Greyjoy Rebbelion he married again, to Alis Umber who gave birth to his twin daughters named Lyanna and Jeyne, also he obtained valyrian steel sword Red Rain from some Ironborn lord. By the time, little Aegon grew as his ward, a dragon, raised by a wolf.
A/N: That´s it, I hope you like it and if not, criticize me to death :). By the way, here is the family tree of Rodrik´s line of House Stark:
House Stark of Moat Cailin and Winterkeep:
Lord Rodrik Stark- 35 years old, Lord of Winterkeep and Master of Moat Cailin. Twice married.
Lysa Darry- his first wife, died giving birth to their second child.
Torrhen Stark- 18 years old, Heir to Winterkeep, currently ward of lord Wyman Manderly
Willam Stark- 14 years old, second son of Rodrik, heir of Moat Cailin
Alis Umber- his second wife, 25 years old
Lyanna Stark- his daughter, 7 years old
Jeyne Stark- his second daughter and twin of Lyanna, 7 years old
Edderion Snow- 13 years old, bastard of lord Rodrik and unknown woman