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The sun was setting down behind him and with it darkness was gathering and also the patience of Jon Stark who was at the east gate waiting for his father. Sensing his anxiety his direwolf Ghost tried to comfort him. "Seven hells what is taking father so long he should have reached hours before, he and uncle Benjen have left Cregan's port and were on the wolf's road (connects winterfell and Cregan's port) three days ago".

"Jory send out riders to seek out my father on the wolf's road they should have been here now" Jon commanded him. "I answer to lord Stark or your brother bastard not to you" he snapped back.

Jon usually wouldn't have minded it he was still called bastard in winterfell even after he was legitimised two years ago, whenever he was alone but Jon got used to ignore it he was loved by his family that much was enough for him but not today and sure as in seven hells not now.

" Let me make something clear for you Jory when my father and brother are absent I am the Lord of winterfell and that means when I asked you to send those riders I ordered you to do you better wipe that smug face and start doing what I ordered you to do " Jon spitted those words with such venom that Jory just ran off scared to follow his command.

"You did good jon I wish you had done it sooner so that none dare call you with that filthy word again" came a voice from behind jumped in surprise and turn around to see Lady Catelyn Stark behind him.

Jon was taken aback by her appearance her eyes were all puffy and red and her dress was all ruffled and crumpled over all Catelyn Stark looked like she has just aged ten years overnight. She was crying all night and day for her lost daughter. My sister jon thought bitterly."it's fine mother he must have been still drunk from last night 's celebrations" Jon mumbled and instantly regretted it.

Though The Greyjoy war was a huge victory militarily for the north and demanded the celebrations to honor the dead. It reminded the Starks of an embrassing secret and also it bought back the pain of the death of Lyanna Stark daughter of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Stark the brave wolf and saviour of winterfell.

Thank the gods all their vassal lords have politely accepted their request to be free of attending it the pain was still fresh for the Starks.

"I am afraid Jon I have four sons and three daughters one was taken from me too long before her time and the other to marriage and now the king is coming here to make your father his hand. I think I am cursed Jon. why else would it happen to me ? " his mother finished crying with her head on his shoulders making all the guards present feel uncomfortable and embarrassed for their celebrations. Jon didn't have the faintest idea about the last part and ignored it thinking his mother was not in right mind.

" Stop talking that way mother you are not cursed. You raised me as a Stark and as your son though I am not your blood, if it is anyone who deserves to be cursed it's Euron fucking Greyjoy for killing our Lyanna and I don't think Sansa will forget or leave you just because she married Ed." Jon finished and comforted his mother who steadily calmed.

After making sure his mother ate something and was asleep Jon left her in her chambers and was again making his way to the east gate.

As he was making his way he saw his younger brother Bran running towards him and bursting with excitement.

"Jon I saw banners father is coming"he finished and tried to catch his breath was relieved as he had no further patience to wait for his father anymore he was tired and wanted a good night's sleep.

"That's good Bran did you see Robb and lady Selene" I haven't seen them since they left the castle grounds this morning. " Jon questioned." oh they came just after you and mother left the gate." Bran replied.

"How did you know where we were?" Jon questioned scrunching his eyebrows "you were climbing again weren't you" to this Bran sheepishly smiled ."you know me too well Jon."

"you promised mother and father Bran you wouldn't do that again". Jon reminded him.

Bran scowled at this and was about to retort back. But when the gates sprang opened and their father and uncle along with their direwolves Artos and Daeron rode in.

"Come with me father needs to know about this" with that Jon dragged his little brother who just followed him albeit with an very angry and determined face.

As soon as Jon reached his father who had just dismounted and gave off his tired horse to the stable boy. He approached him and began "father-" .He was cut short by his father " not now Jon whatever it is it can wait .Go and fetch maester Luwin he will have some ravens to send".jon's father ordered him.

Jon frowned not knowing what was so urgent that his father had to send ravens that couldn't wait till morning. He then turned his uncle Ben knowing that he had a soft spot for him though he never knew why? " uncle Ben please will you tell everything that happened please?"

"The hand Jon Arryn is dead and the king wants to make him his hand and my brother is preparing for his next assignment " replied uncle Ben

"So mother was indeed right about the king" Jon thought previously he thought his mother was just rambling. " That's not it uncle you are not saying something to me I know something happened on the road what is it " he asked

"Your father had a green dream and wouldn't wake up for many hours" His uncle Ben replied gravely ."What did he dream of uncle" Bran asked.

"He never told me but he kept drooling some words like "hills" "fields" " poor thing" and other words I couldn't make out now go and get some sleep Jon and you too Bran it's getting late. " with that his uncle just left him.

Soon after both Jon and Bran went to their chambers .

Jon was in deep thinking mode,contemplating whether or not his father would take him south. Jon desperately wanted to get out of winterfell partly because of his brother and friend Ed.

"Robb and Ed will be both lords of winterfell and the eyrie and father is about to become the second most powerful man in the seven kingdoms,what am I doing in my life " Jon wondered.

Thinking of Ed he wondered how he took his father's death .Ed has last seen his father when he came to attend his marriage. Jon remembered him vaguely he was fun loving and has gone bald and lost some teeth albeit that he was in a good health and Jon was shocked to find him dead in such a short time.

He and Sansa both could have reached the eyrie by now they left winterfell a moon and half through their marriage. Hoping and praying for the best, Jon slept deciding not to give a fuck about all those pressing matters."Like my sweet sister Arya says not today" with that Jon slept like a rock.

Just as Jon slept someone woke up on the other side of the world.

Elia

(In water gardens)

"You killed her she is only dead because of your daughter I should have let the Lannister's kill you all.

you and your daughter bought nothing but pain to me my daughter 's death is your fault" screamed Lord Stark.

Elia knew he was true deep down she knew a day would come when she has to bear the guilt over his daughter's death.

Elia sobbed badly and wailed she felt terrible knowing she was the one to cause such pain to her saviour and begged "I am sorry Lord Stark I should have let you kill Lorch when you captured him and bought him to me"

"You took my daughter from me it's only right I do the same to you" Lord Stark stated and with that he threw the spear just like he did seven and ten years ago except now Elia saw her daughter dying instead of the mountain

with that nightmare Elia woke up from her silently sobbed she has been having such nightmares since she learned of Lord Stark's daughter died.

Of course deep down Elia knew this day would come that much the man had warned her. Elia silently sobbed hoping that her guilt would leave her body with her tears.

" still the same dream mother" her daughter asked her coming into her room Elia turned her head to look at her daughter.

Looking at her daughter in the moonlight she smiled slightly she turned out to be a true dornish beauty " Yes dear the same one" Elia feebly replied. Rhaenys sighed "mother you know Lord Stark doesn't blame us for what happened we weren't even there when it happened and if he did well look at the poor Greyjoys he would have turned his ships and set sail to Dorne after burning the iron born's land. But he didn't because he knows we didn't kill the girl" she explained. " How do you know he wouldn't blame us for what happened he doesn't know the full truth." Elia demanded. "That's enough mother if you want some closure tell this to Lord Stark if he was half the man you say he is then you know he would not blame you." Rhaenys chastised her mother. " uncle Oberyn is going to king's landing and most probably Lord Stark will be there as the king's hand you can ask him then" "You want me to go there where your brother died and most likely we would have been too if not for him". Elia questioned her daughter half mad.

" I know mother but it's time to face the ghosts of our past and pay for our mistake". Elia looked at her daughter as if she had gone truly mad now. "The king won't harm us he knows it will start a damn war if and Robert Baratheon, the usurper is many things but he is not a warmonger"Rhaenys finished. Elia meekly nodded " I will ask Doran for permission to go there tomorrow.

"Absolutely not, I will not allow you to go with Oberyn to king's landing sister if you want to correspond with the hand apparent Eddard Stark you can send as many ravens as you want but you will not leave dorne" said her brother.

" Please brother I need you to understand I will never have peace if I don't speak to him" begged Elia. But her brother was not one to budge he just sat in his usual seat and faintly smiled looking at the children playing. "

Look at the children playing sisters it will give you a great deal of joy one of my biggest regret was that I never got to play with you or Oberyn I was too old for that and you always asked and begged me to play with you but I couldn't and the way you are asking me now reminds me of that I didn't budge then I won't budge now so stop wasting both of our time". Doran replied coldly.

Elia was shocked not by his rejection but his tone it was not at all like him. Something must be happening or else Doran would not be like this" Elia reasoned. I need to speak with Oberyn he will tell me what's going on.

"Sister it's good to see you have you come to send me off to king's landing " Oberyn asked his sister sweetly

"In a manner of speaking yes brother, but first you need to tell me what you and Doran are conspiring together"

"I wish I could tell you sweet sister but our brother has not told me anything yet he said he will send me instructions after I reach king's landing thanks to you. Our brother knows that you will come to me for answers he is clever that way"

"Brother I need you to promise me something; don't cross the Starks they have already lost too much because of me and we owe them something for saving me and my daughter"

"we don't owe them anything they helped the usurper kill your husband and his family and forced his brother and sister to live in exile and now Stark will take the place in king's landing meant for dorne."

" you spiteful moron don't you understand why the Starks did what they did? The mad king killed their Lord and his heir wrongly and my husband eloped with their Lady Lyanna did you seriously expect them to sit quietly? As much as it pains me to say this the dragons brought upon their own doom.

"Also what do you mean by our seat did you seriously expect the mad king will grant us what we want? Admit it brother we betted on the wrong man in the game and we are paying it's price now. It's about time we put such petty grudges behind us and make new allies"

" But the Starks -" Oberyn started again. "Saved me, Rhaenys and avenged my Aegon we owe them and we may not be Lannisters but we too will pay our debts promise me that you won't make an enemy out of them" Elia reminded him.

"I am going to capital to represent dorne sister not you I will do what was asked of me by Doran" Oberyn tightly replied and walked away from her.

After Oberyn left Elia ran to her chambers cursing her brothers for their stubbornness and generally at her life. Her daughter Rhaenys is the only thing that kept her going. She had her beauty and her father's strength in her. As she saw her approaching, Elia cleared her eyes and put on a brave smile.

"Mother good news I have found a perfectly good excuse for us to go to capital city" Rhaenys said " what is it dear?"

"Well you know the king is one for celebrations and as the new century starts in four moons the king plans to host an great tournament all the houses will be present to pledge and we could convince uncle to allow us to go there saying the king might take offence for us not being there."

"That's brilliant Rhaenys what could I ever do without you? Elia exclaimed and kissed her brow "I don't know mother fail miserably sounds perfect to me" with that Rhaenys ran off from her mother not risking to face her ire. she was wrong to do that all Elia did was thank the gods and lord Stark for saving her on that dreadful day ten and Seven years ago.

The sack of king's Landing was going in a full scale. Looking down at it from the nursery in Maegor's holdfast scared Elia. Her husband was dead and the Lannisters have betrayed the king. "Damn that man to seven hells for taking my daughter from me and locking me here." Elia wondered if they will be shown some mercy but Elia doesn't want to wait and find out she and Aegon have to leave now before it's too late.

just then the biggest man she has ever seen came into the nursery killing all the guards that tried to stop him and made his way to her. "No not my baby please I beg you kill me if you want but please leave him he is just a babe" Elia wailed loudly.

" I will bitch after I finish killing him" said the man with that he ripped Aegon from Elia and smashed his skull on the nursery walls and seeing her babe's brain bashed Elia screamed and collapsed. The man then made his way to her with an evil smile on his face but before he could reach her a voice calmly commanded " step away from the prince and princess." Elia saw the mountain man turn his head and spoke " the bitch's baby is dead and soon the bitch too after I finish with her". Elia couldn't see the man's face but she could see his eyes follow her teary eyes to her babe. The man seemed to repulsed by it and said "you truly are a monster and you don't deserve mercy like your friend" he finished. With that the man wearing the sigil of a man with wings on his armor charged against him but before he could meet him a spear flew past him and skewered the mountain man's throat and he died as his lungs filled with his blood. Elia couldn't follow what happened rest and her eyes closed.

When she woke up again she was in a ship's cabin and rose to see her surroundings. She found herself face to face with a black cat which she suddenly realised as Balerion her daughter's cat she suddenly realised someone was beside her and was relieved to see who it was " thank the seven you are alive Rhaenys" she cried.

"Actually you and me just need to thank Lord Stark he saved her from the bastard Lorch outside and you and me from the mountain". Said a man who has just entered the cabin. She recognised him as the same man who has stopped the mountain. "Pardon me Princess I am bit slow in the manners the free folk blood of mine is a bit difficult to tame" he said and chuckled good looked very young to Elia and didn't know what to call him

" Thanks for saving us ser ? Lord?" " it's lord now princess thanks to your good father" he replied tightly.

Elia realised he must be one of the son of Lord Stark's banner men and wanted to change the subject "so am I your prisoner now my lord". " No my lady Lord Stark tasked me along with ser Jaime to see you and your daughter safely to dorne and he told me to say sorry for failing to save the prince" he finished.

Thinking of Aegon bought fresh tears to her and started crying again." Rest princess you just went through a horrible thing that no mother needs to go through". He gave her a drink which she drank and fell asleep again in a few minutes.

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