"One must know oneself. If this does not serve to discover truth, it at least serves as a rule of life, and there is nothing better."-Blaise Pascal

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Chapter 2 Family, Duty, Honor

Catelyn Stark

Catelyn is holding her daughter her first born. Runa wept and held her mother.

'This is my entire fault,' She said to herself. If only she didn't tell Ned to go Kingslanding to Robert's hand, if only she didn't let her daughters go with him and now her husband is dead. Her daughter is imprisoned and one is missing. Both of her sons are dead. Winterfell is destroyed and now the Gods seemed to punish her more by taking her daughter away from her.

"I'm sorry. I tried to change Robb's mind." Catelyn told her.

Runa is always a musician in the family her talents are in the music and poems. Runa love horses and oddly enough she is taught in the tactics and war from a foreign merchant that came to Winterfell.

"Must I go? I don't want to go!" Runa cried and whimpers more that made her hold her child tighter.

"I know child. I know." They separate a bit as cat comb her red hair. True that she has Tully hair and appearance, but her eyes have her father's dark brown eyes. It hurts that she would stare into her eyes and reminded of Ned again.

Runa has been a good child. She has the air of Eddard Stark, but she softly spoke of words that can spear many with kindness or venom in them.

Yes, a reborn Quiet wolf many would call her as she grew up.

Perhaps that was her fault. She made her like this because she wanted her daughters to be proper ladies. Yes, Runa is an exceptional lady that any mother would be proud to have, but she can never truly express her feelings it was like she is made of ice. Catelyn felt her tears fallen.

She felt like this was also, her fault because Runa never felt free and be child or rebel her parents. Nothing, maybe if Runa broke free from Robb's grasp and… hers as well.

Would she felt alive and loved by her husband?

"Family. Duty. Honor." She told her daughter as Runa looked at her mother startled.

"I know that you must bear it. You are going to be free from all of this. You may forget our faces, but never forget that you are a Stark."

Runa nodded firmly and Cat's heart clenched.

Catelyn left for her daughter alone as she is getting her ready to leave Riverlands.

Cat is never going to forgive her son for this.

She will remind him every day that he had stolen her child away. She doesn't trust the Westerling either.

'Mother, I don't trust them especially Lady Sybell Spicer. Women like her remind me too much of Cersei Lannister. Be watchful because the Old Lion still install fear and gold to fill ambition person turn blind.'

That was what Runa told her and it made Catelyn believe her and trust her wisdom.

Catelyn will watch out for them.

And she will take the pleasure to slit their throats for even speaking of treason against her family.

Runa Stark

She silently cries. Foolish Robb! Why oh why did he done this to us? Runa had lost one person by Jaime Lannister, Torrhen Karstark. She was courted by him and he swore that he will make enough to small holdfast for their children. Runa is fond of him and Torrhen loved her passionately. He honors her greatly and took care for her. Runa knew that she could have grown to love him if they had a child.

She realized that she must have loved him too. Her heart breaks for him and wished that he had lived and married him. Runa told him that she wants him and didn't want to marry a Frey and Torrhen hugged her whisper that he will take her away when the war is over.

Now he is dead.

Her sweet wolf whines for her and cuddles on her lap. Runa smile at her companion and gently stork her fur.

Lyra that is her direwolf name the one whom she cared for since the boys and her father came back from executing the man of the Watch.

Her father gave her this pup and he smiled at her. Perhaps you could say that Runa is close to her father because he understands her better than anybody when it comes to her quiet nature.

Now her father is gone. Her brothers are dead. Her sister is in the capital and one is missing.

Robb Stark, Called Young Wolf, Lord of Winterfell, king of the North and Riverlands. Runa tried to dissuade him not to take title as king because it will make their sisters more valuable and would have Sansa married quickly.

Yet her words for advisements went tone deaf.

Runa hated Robb that he done this. He broke his agreement and he is sacrificing her to fix his mistakes.

She warned him if he does this then there is no going back for this.

Runa sighed and looked at the window of the chambers.

Warning this made slight changes, but those of you wonder what song did this came from it's from Songwriters: Daniel Luke Ingram / Amy Keating-Rogers

The Pony I Want to be lyrics

If I'm a diamond then why do I feel so rough?

I'm as strong as a stone even that's not enough

There's something jagged in me

And I've made such mistakes

I thought that diamonds were hard though I feel I could break

She watches a father watching with his child. A young daughter laughing and her father talking. It is the memory of her father and herself as a child.

Would you believe

That I've always wished I could be somebody else?

Yet I can't see

What I need to do to be the person I want to be

9 years old, Runa Stark learning from the Septa Mordane lessons. Learning manners from her mother as she sneakily looked outside in envious of wanting to play with her brothers.

I've been told my whole life what to do, what to say

Nobody showed me that there might be some better way

And now I feel like I'm lost, I don't know what to do

The ground is sinking away I'm about to fall through

Would you believe

That I've always wished I could be somebody else?

Yet I can't see

What I need to do to be the person I want to be

To be the person I want to be

Runa sighs as she looked outside.

'I am Runa Stark of the north. I am the wind that can easily sweep away their pride in an instant.'

Runa put on her necklace given by Hoster Tully saying before he passed away that every woman in our family must have proper things to show their grace.

She will fight. It's time to show them that this Quiet wolf is something to be fear.

After all, she is unpredictable as the wild would be.

Phew that is great. Now Runa is known as the Quiet Wolf named by her father. But don't let her appearance fool you because she is whimsical as the wind. Robb wants an army well Runa will give him an army.

Let's see how far they go. Reviews are welcome. See you soon!

Runa stark necklace looks like emerald-jewellery-500x500.

Lyra her direwolf looks like /british-columbian-wolves/ the one laying at the snow.