"What do you want?"
"I thought you knew what I wanted."
It was a statement. A fact. And she knew what he wanted. She had always known. She had known since that day in the Eyrie; the day he kissed her.
"And what will I get if I give it to you?"
She knew now, how to play the game. She knew what she would have to do. What she would have to give up.
Bran was still out there. And Arya. And she would do anything, everything, to get them back.
"If I give you what you want, what will you do for me?"
She didn't break eye contact. She didn't look away.
"Sansa..." He took a step towards her, but stopped.
"I need you to say it." She took a step back, widening the distance between them.
"I will never let anyone hurt you again, Lady Stark."
"That's not what I'm talking about. I know the only people I can trust, the only people who will ever truly protect me, are my blood. My family. You failed me, so many times, Lord Baelish. That promise means nothing." Her voice never rose above a whisper, but she knew he heard every word she said.
"I know you want my hand in marriage. I know you want Winterfell. And I'm prepared to give it to you. I'm prepared to give you everything you want, Lord Baelish."
Her voice never faltered. She looked him straight in the eyes, smirking at the shock that flashed across his face.
"I don't..." And for the first time, Petyr Baelish was at a loss for words.
"I will give you my hand, Lord Baelish. I will give you what you want." She took a step closer, closing the gap between them.
The cold winds of winter blew around them, stirring the snow on the ground, rustling the branches of the weirwood above her.
"I will do anything for you, Lady Stark," Petyr started, reaching out to her. His hand hesitantly touched her waist, pulling her lightly towards her.
"I know you will, Lord Baelish. For you have no choice. You will do what I want, and what I ask, or I will tell the kingdom what happened at the Eyrie. I will tell them about Jon Arryn. I will tell them everything." Her smile didn't reach her eyes, but she knew by the look on his face that she had him exactly where she wanted him.