Hey. This is an entry for the Review Lounge's Big Bang. This story will take you to some pretty strange places. And in the end you may actually get see Ramsay Snow have feelings. So without further ado the prologue to Love The Way You Lie. I hope you all enjoy.
Darkness surrounded her as she raced after the Ironborn Princess Asha Greyjoy. She could feel her heart pounding in her ears with every step she took. That along with the pounding in her head from the barking of the dogs, that and the yelling of the bastard behind the dogs too, was beginning to give her headache.
Not for the first time that night, Adora Tully cousin of Robb Stark, began to wonder why was she even helping the older woman in her foolish mission. Theon Greyjoy was responsible for the deaths of her cousins. Although rumour had it Roose Bolton drove the dagger home on Robb.
Pushing her Tully red hair out of blue eyes Adora searched frantically for the boats. She had heard the oars around here somewhere but where. She looked along the shore trying to find someone from the group. Not even being aware that she had lost them.
"Damn it," she hissed at herself.
This always seemed to happen to her the worse possible time. Her heart beat quickened rapidly as the barking of the dogs came closer. Her only relief came from the fact that the voice of Ramsay Snow didn't accompany them this time.
She allowed herself to slow a little. Panting for breath she tried to be as quite as possible. Half of her shouting at her how stupid she was being. The Bolton Bastard trained his dogs well. If they didn't catch her by sound, they'd catch her by scent.
A sound off to her right made her jump a bit and then she caught sight of a shape. As the shape drifted closer it became more and more human. Adora prayed to all seven faces of god that it was one of the Ironborn. But then she kicked herself for thinking that.
"I would run if I were you," said the voice of the man as he drew closer.
Cursing herself and the thought that she was safe Adora looked between where the dogs were and where The Bastard's Boys were closing in on her. She found herself caught between a rock and hard place. If those men caught her they would surely rape and kill her. If she ran and the dogs caught her she'd be torn to shreds.
Turning around she saw the woods off to the side of the waterfront. That would be her saving grace. She made for the woods as fast as she could. She'd rather have those dogs tear her limb from limb then end up in the Bastard's Boys hands. Or even worse their leader's hands.
She felt branches scratching her face as she darted in the dense thicket of trees. All the time the sounds of her heart, the dogs, and the men rising ever higher in her ears. She hazarded a glance back in the other direction and could see the men just entering the forest. Ramsay now at their lead.
"Run," called Ramsay, "it's good exercise for the dogs."
She turned around again and found herself mentally cursing up a storm again. She had run smack dab into a tree. She could hear the men laughing at her as she hurriedly got to her feet again and ran off.
"Come now," the bastard called again in a laughing manner, "you're not even trying all that hard. Are you?" He must have turned to his boys because it wasn't Adora he was talking to next. "Wouldn't you agree boys?" he asked a smirk on his face. "It's almost as though this one wants to be caught."
The rest of the group laughed at this. Ramsay soon joining in with them as they slowly closed in on their prey. Adora spared one look forward and sighed as she saw there was no where left to run.
"Down girls," Ramsay called to his dogs. "We don't want to harm this one. She will be very special." He gave her a nasty smile as he circled Adora. Looking her up and down.
She had to admit she knew that the mission would end in trouble as soon as Asha Greyjoy had approached her. She should have said no right then and there. But she would never have imagined the bastard himself walking in on their rescue mission. Or being chased and captured by him.
Adora fixed Ramsay with a withering look trying to feel as brave she looked. "You won't get away with this, Ser," she told him. "House Tully will..."
"House Tully is no more," Ramsay snorted at her. "You are the last of a dying house. No one counts your Aunt Lysa. Your Uncle Edmure is a Frey hostage and nothing better. Your own mother is dead along with her husband, his sister Catelyn, and your cousin Robb." He laughed straight in her face. "Now who were you about to say was coming to rescue you."
Adora hung her head knowing that Ramsay had the right of things. No one was coming to get her. There would be no one to save her from them.
"Bring her along," Ramsay said to two of his men. "Come dogs," he called to his dogs and walked off back towards the keep of the Dreadfort.
Adora felt nothing as she was being drug after the monster's retreating form.
There you have it. The prologue of story. I hope everyone enjoyed it. Please let me know what you think.