Cersei

She stood there watching the silent sisters performing the final rites of The hand of king wondering if he had known anything about her dark secret. He certainly was on track to find out about it tracking the bastards and reading that accursed book,Cersei wondered if that stupid old man had told anyone about it he could have told stannis or his lady wife both of who have conveniently fled the capital and out of her reach. She was disturbed out of her thoughts by her twin brother ser Jaime Lannister of kingsguard. "Sweet sister what are you worrying about now" he asked wearing his usual smirk. "What if he told anyone about us?" she asked, worry clearly visible in her face. "He had told no one sister otherwise our heads would have been on the spikes by now it is about the hand apparent Eddard Stark, the avenging wolf they call him we should worry about him if he cau-" Cersei grew tired of her brothers rambling and interrupted angrily saying " Are you scared of a bloody savage now brother by all means I should have been with the cock and you with the cunt we are the Lannisters of casterly rock and lions are not afraid we are strong and we don't need any savages to keep our strength like a wolf" she announced proudly. "Now now sweet sister I think you mean a dire wolf you should know the difference you know as soon we will meet them they say that the Starks each have a dire wolf and I don't think wargs and skin changers are dark arts you must be listening to the high septon too much" he finished much to the chagrin of his sister. Cersei just stared at him coldly as her brother turned away and went away laughing at his own jape leaving her alone in the sept of baelor . Cersei cursed her brother it always fell to her the Lannister legacy and the game, her brother was always happy just playing with his swords and that little monster seemed to have an ambition of fucking every whore in the seven kingdoms from Dorne to the wall. But that's not her problem right now she has to make sure that Ned Stark doesn't come south that man may be honorable but he is no fool and the Starks are growing strong since the past century thanks to Cregan Stark and his astuteness he took advantage of an boy king and allowed the wildlings under Serwyn Ryder who bent the knee which powered them to the powerhouse they are now though more often than not they had to keep a civil war from blowing wide open. Cersei contemplated the ways in which she could prevent the king from appointing Stark as the hand of king. As she rose up to get away from the stink emanating from the body she saw her cousin and the king's squire coming towards her "My Queen his grace orders you to come to him immediately " he said Cersei just nods and goes with him

"WOMAN I will not listen anymore on this matter my Ned will be the hand not your damn father I am surrounded by enough golden haired fools it is time someone who isn't after the power enters the court" Robert bellowed when Cersei tentatively asked about making her father his hand. But cersei wasn't the one to step back always playing the proud lion she raised her voice an roared "my Father under the mad king ushered a time of prosperity and left the coffers full of gold what has your precious Jon done he undid all the work done by my father and your pre-" she was interrupted by her husband who slapped her so hard it could be heard echoing through the halls. "Don't you talk about Jon Arryn that way woman he was a better hand and man than your father my say is final in this matter my brother Ned Stark will be the hand not your bloody father now go and get the kids ready for the journey we will travel in three days. Cersei knew better than to talk again and silently went out of the chambers leaving her husband to his precious wine.

Jaime

The anticipation of impending visit to winterfell is proving too much for ser Jaime Lannister the warrior in him was excited and wary to meet the man who slew one of his sworn brothers Prince Lewyn Martell and was involved in the death of his three other kingsguard brothers at the tower of joy. For Jaime Ned Stark was a bit of enigma he never saw him until the day he slew Aerys Targaryen the second and the mad and what a meetin it turned out to be

Ten and Seven years ago

He was feeling nauseated and sick by the act he had just done he killed the man who he swore to protect and he could see and hear all the disapproving things that would be said about him it was all too much for him and he needed to rest and then looked at the only seat in that damn throne room the iron throne he hesitated at first as it would not be good for him to sit on the chair after killing the man who was supposed to sit there and if somebody were to see him there it would land him in even deeper trouble "fuck it there could be nothing worse than this " he thought and climbed the steps and sat on the iron throne and by gods did it hurt it felt as if all the cocks in the westeros have decided to fuck his ass for killing the king .Just as he was trying to get comfortable the doors sprang wide open and he saw some two dozen men carrying the sigil of house Stark led by a tall man wearing an black and grey armor with a direwolf by his side enter who he assumed to be the second son of Rickard Stark .He winced as soon as Stark saw the mad king laying dead but put on his usual smug face and spoke " Welcome Lord Stark – " he was cut off immediately by him who spoke "What the fuck are you doing there you may have killed him and broke the oath your duty doesn't end there protect the princess and the queen where are they". He was shocked and just blurted Maegor hold fast with that stark and his friends ran off to save the princess and he too ran after them remembering his duty.

The memory bought a smile on Jaime's face though they failed to save Prince Aegon but Princess Elia and her daughter were saved it helped him reclaim some of his honor as he saw to it that she reached home safe . Though he had to admit that Stark was smart not to trust him and sent his own escort and friend Mance Ryder to see the princess to dorne discreetly. Though he never saw him fight either Clegane or Lorch he was sure he must have been a good sword and from that day onwards Ser Jaime wanted nothing more than to cross his swords with Ned Stark especially after he learnt that Ned Stark's group of misfits defeated three of the greatest knights of kingsguard Jaime felt sad and angry about that as Ser Arthur Dayne,the sword of the morning was and is the best knight in his view and a great out of his thoughts he went to the White sword tower remembering that now Stark will not be a friend but his enemy and that made Ser Jaime smile "well Stark let's see what happens when gods flip your coin now." He mused and slept with a smile on his face.

Ruth

She watched with wonder as the king's caravan was passing and looking at all the knights wearing those shiny armors of theirs and the colorful flags this was the first time Ruth saw a caravan as big as this in all her ten namedays. Ruth asked the man standing beside her where the king was going he replied "the king is going north girl to get a new hand as the old hand died ". He said Ruth frowned and was sad as the old hand was kind to her he once came to her and spoke what she liked to do and about her mother and she was glad when he gave her work with a maester in the big fort no the red keep she corrected herself that much maester Krisin had taught her. She went to maester krisin afterwards so she could help him though he insisted he didn't need any Ruth went as she liked books. As soon as Ruth saw maester Krisin she ran to him and was asked "sweet Ruth where were you" he asked kindly Ruth smiled and said "I was watching the king's caravan go north". At this maester krisin opened his chambers and went in and was irritated to see that all the vials were disturbed many maids did it stupid girls Ruth thought . Ruth asked "is it true the things they say about the Starks". to which maester Krisin said "My dear girl they say lot about the Starks these days what are you asking". Ruth sighs and says "the small folk say every time a Stark Leaves the North the gods flip the coin either they will start a big war or they will be killed".maester Krisin smiles and says "that is something of a stupidity dear child said by the septons to instill fear in the masses about north don't put stock in those tales and stop this nonsense and help me rearrange my stores the maids have disturbed everything I put in order". Though Ruth begged to differ she kept quiet and began to help master krisin.