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Prologue

Come away oh human child.

To the waters of the wild.

With a fairy hand in hand.

For the world is full of weeping than you can ever understand.

Lord Rickard Stark was sitting in his wall and enjoying the food that is placed upon the table. There is Benjen, Brandon are eating. Rickard looked around noticing that two of his children are missing.

"Where's Ned?"

All two of children looked up and none of them answered.

Rickard was about to opened his mouth.

"I'm here father. We're here."

Rickard turned and smiled at the precious thing that Ned is holding in his arms.

His first born granddaughter who is happily cooed at her father and looked around the room seeing the whole family faces. It's been a long time since there was sound of an innocent child's laughter.

"My apology father. It's seemed that Gunel wanted to me to wake up and get ready."

Rickard waved it off.

"Ha, reminds how eager Brandon was when he wanted to explore. Come here, pup. Let me see my granddaughter."

Ned hesitantly, but happily gave his daughter to her grandfather. Gunel squealed happily and cooed her grandfather.

"She is going to be a beauty. I just know it."

Rickard mused at his grandchild.

He looked to his son and worried it's been few moons since Gunel's birth.

"How you holding up, Ned?"

Ned looked at his father and simply nodded. "It's been hard, but Gunel is the only anchor to keep me alive, so I can't say that I don't regret that she is born."

Rickard grunted in agreement. Yes, it's been hard on Ned and everyone in Winterfell. He son was married to Tywin's second daughter, Jewel Lannister.

Jewel was to say, smart, witty and strong-willed lioness that he gladly welcomed into his household. All gold hair that feels like the sun itself and warm as she is, but that's what Ned loved that of her. Tywin had his daughter foster here in Winterfell and Ned had his heart stopped when he saw her. Rickard secretly laugh when Ned became awkward of her when she kissed him in a cheek. She wasn't like any of her family who are butch of smug bastards that he heard from. She may have Tywin intelligent and pride, but she has her mother's heart and kindness. Tywin was a hard man to pleased, but surprise enough that he aloud Ned to marry his favorite daughter.

He never saw he son so in love with her and she in returned to him. People whispered how much in love these two people are as many said that it reminded him of his marriage to his wife. When his good-daughter announces that she is pregnant there was celebration except that Ned had fainted on the spot that cause whole people to laugh out hard.

Ned was overjoyed and pleased for this precious gift. Until tragedy had strike their household like a bolt of lightning that change everyone. A couple of wildings got out of the wall and invaded their towns and enter their house.

One of them came into his son and goddaughter room where Ned went out to help his father and brothers defend their home, but Jewel was left alone when they came.

It was shocked to them, but she was dying when she killed one of the wilding that was about to take her. Her water broken and the stress and cut from their dagger that caused infectious that made her ill and weak.

Long painful hours, Ned refused to be moved away from his spot beside his wife. She gave birth to their daughter that was screaming into the world. Gunel looks all Lannister from her mother except her eyes that green eyes looks lighter like ice green that reflects the light from the ice.

His wife named their daughter Gunel means mother of Kings because of the dream she had. Ned wasn't sure if it was blood loss or sick with fever. She held onto Ned and she passed away a month later.

Ned felt grief and cries, but saw his daughter looked at him with such calmness as if telling him that she was here for him.

Jewel Stark is placed in the Starks Crypts that Ned would take his daughter to see her mother.

"Where's Lyanna?" Ned asked which Brandon told him.

"She is still sulking in her room knowing that today is the day that she going to see Robert and marry him."

Rickard grunted and looked down at Gunel, "At least hopefully you are more obedient little one." Gunel looked at her grandfather in an owling blinking her eyes at him in a calm manner and hummed to herself.

Rickard nodded to himself making it believable that she told him that she is obedient.

Gunel whined and fussed as she is reaching for Ned. Rickard gave his granddaughter to her father.

Ned rocked his daughter and instantly she had calm down.

"Do you think Lyanna would be happy with Robert?" Benjen asked Rickard which he responded.

"I do believe that she will learn to love him and accept him. After all, we are giving away our winter rose to him."

Rickard turned to Brandon, "Also, Brandon you are to go to Riverlands and wed Lady Catelyn Tully." Brandon grumpily replied, "Yes."

Brandon doesn't look like he like Catelyn very much. Ever since that scandal of Lady Barbrey Ryswell he had defiled, but he refused the request to marry her.

Later that day

"Lord Stark! Lord Stark!" one of the guards came with news in his hand.

Gunel was crawling on the floor playing with her uncle Benjen and grandfather was enjoying observing the children.

Rickard turned and saw the guard, "What is it?"

"Lord Brandon is taken prisoner in Kingslanding!"

Rickard yelled, "WHAT?!"

Gunel cried at the noise she heard and her dear uncle Benjen went quickly and held to calm her down.

"How?" He gave a chilly voice that can send men shivers in their spines.

"Prince Rhaegar Targaryen has taken Lady Lyanna and Lord Brandon went to Kingslanding and demand that the crown prince to fight him, but King Aerys arrested him. And he is demanding that you come down to Kingslanding."

Rickard felt anguish. His son is foolish! And worst, his Lyanna is kidnapped by the Silver Prince Bah!

"I will go to Kingslanding. I will sort this out."

Benjen looked up to his father and Gunel whined but held by her uncle.

"Benjen stay here and watch Gunel for me. There must always be a Stark."

He held the children and left. Not realizing that this will be the last time that Gunel will remember him. Mad King had burned Rickard Stark while Brandon was strangled by the rope trying to reach his sword to rescue his father but died.

Robert Baratheon declared a rebellion against the Targaryen's and rescue Lyanna Stark his betrothed. Jon Arryn and Eddard Stark made an alliance with Hoster Tully. Ned was disgusted that Hoster gave him his brother betrothed, Catelyn Stark. Lysa Tully will marry Jon Arryn which made people in shocked and snickers about.

Ned knew that he had to do this. After all, his only love of his life is dead and the mother of his child is waiting for him to come home.

Benjen Stark is lord of Winterfell until Ned comes home. So, until then he is in charge of Gunel Stark.

Robert Baratheon had killed Rhaegar at Tridents River.

Jaime Lannister killed the Mad King.

Ned went to Dorne and found Lyanna died at Tower of Joy.

Ned had come home with Lyanna's body and Jon Snow his bastard son. Catelyn Stark given birth to a son, Robb Stark.

Gunel was a year old when Ned come back to Winterfell and held his daughter. Benjen Stark has left few months later to join the Watch and taken the Black.

Many Northern men didn't like Lannister because of what happened to princess Elia Martell and her children.

Gunel was a baby and didn't understand, but she may have Lannister coloring, but she is their Northern Sun of the north.

It will be years now for her Dragon king to take her into his arms and ruled by his side forever.

What do you think? Eddard Stark was married before and her name was Jewel Lannister. You'll see in the next chapter that few years later, she is at Casterly Rock over that incident. Find out next Chapter. Send in Reviews and pm me.

Gunel Norse name that has a meaning: Mother of kings

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