Chapter 6
Robb paced around his tent trying to calm himself but failing he screamed as he threw a map across the tent scattering map markers everywhere, as he was pacing Talisa walked in to the tent, "your grace" she said stopping his pacing
"why are you here?" he asked sitting down finally starting to feel calm
"how are you?" she asked
"how am I?, I've had to arrest my mother, the Lannister have my sister, my brothers are dead and I've just had kill a man I considered family, I am fighting a war and although I'm winning I still feel like I'm losing" Robb said getting up and rubbing his temples
"I'm sorry it was a stupid question"
"no forgive me I have no right…"
"you have every right" she interrupted, "you're a king"
"that's not the kind of king I want to be" he said looking at her
"well what type do you want to be?" she asked
"I don't know the good kind hopefully" he said, "I was not raised to be king I was raised to be Lord of Winterfell"
"I was raised to be a proper little lady" she said walking to stand next to him, "to play the harp and dance and recite poetry"
"I'd like to hear you play the harp"
"no you wouldn't" she said jokingly
"how did you go from reciting poetry to awing off feet?" Robb asked pouring them both some wine
She started her story about when her parents were away she had gone with her brother down to the river, he brother drowned and she thought he was dead but a slave risked his life to save him and that inspired her to help others and oppose slavery, she got up to leave and Robb without thinking told her he didn't want to marry the Frey girl
"I don't want you to marry her" she said not thinking either, "but you needed that bridge"
The two ran in to each other's arms and started kiss and before they knew it they were taking off each other's clothes and on the floor together. Morning came around and Eshan walked to the kings tent to see if he was ok, when he walked in he found Robb getting out of bed with a woman the Volantene immediately and waited outside for the king who came out a few seconds later, "what are you doing your grace?" Eshan asked
"it is nothing you will tell no one" Robb ordered
"fine but you are betrothed you can't be fucking other women" Eshan said, "who is she anyway?"
"she's a battlefield nurse from Volantis her name is Talisa"
"you are to be married and isn't it unkingly for you to be with a lowborn girl"
"she is a noble, she said her family name was Maegyr" when Robb said that Eshans face dropped
"you said Maegyr right you have Talisa Maegyr in your bed right now?" Eshan asked not believing it
"do you know her?" Robb asked
"her family is one of the ruling families in Volantis and her father is good friends with mine" Eshan said, "she wouldn't be here and defiantly not a battlefield nurse last time I saw her she was the picture of a noble lady, I think that woman is lying"
"well come and see" Robb said inviting Eshan in to his tent
The two walked in to find Talisa putting on her clothes with her back to them, "I'm sorry your grace but I have to go" she turned and when she saw Eshan her eyes widened, "ESHAN"
"TALISA" they both looked at each other for a few moments before Eshan broke it, "what are you doing here?"
"helping the wounded, what are you doing here?"
"making the wounded" he joked
"I thought you would still be in Volantis with your nose in a book or annoying your brothers" she said
"no I'm giving myself the ultimate test, trying to win a war for a king who is always making the wrong choice"
"it is good to see you, how is my family is grandfather still alive?" she asked
"that bastard will never die, Valyria will rise and fall again before he dies" Eshan said making Talisa laugh a bit
"it is good to see you but I must leave" she said bowing to both of them before leaving the tent
"why did you come to see me?" Robb asked sitting down
"you know about the Tyrells?"
"yes they have allied themselves with Joffrey"
"this means you will have to invade the reach"
"I had hoped to avoid this but it is now inevitable"
"yes but you are in the best position in this war, Tywin is taking his army back to Kings landing to defend it against Stannis and for right now the Tyrells have no formal alliance with the crown so their forces have moved to Highgarden this means you are free to move for now"
"what should I do if Stannis takes Kings landing?" Robb asked pouring them both wine
"we should negotiate our independence"
"Stannis will not like it and might try to fight us"
"we could get the Tyrells on our side with the promise of leniency if you're on the throne and we could get the Martells to back us due to our superior numbers"
"so you think I might have to sit on the iron throne"
"if it comes to it that might be the only way"
The two sat in uncomfortable silence until Robb stood up and broke it, "we can discuss this with my other generals who we should be with now"
The two walked in to the tent together and sat in their respective chairs, "I think we need to leave the Westerlands" Eshan said
"I agree with him" Lord Bolton said as many of the northern lords looked at him, "Tywin Lannister has gone to Kings landing there is no reason for us to stay here waiting for our enemy to come we should move back in to the River lands and meet up with Edmure and force the Lannisters in to the Crownlands"
"Stannis might still take Kings landing we should hold off until his attack has finished" Lord Karstark said
"I agree but we should still move in to the Riverlands it would be unfavourable if Tywin trapped us here" Eshan said
"you're right" Robb said, "if we get trapped here we could be destroyed, we will move back in to the Riverlands destroy any remaining Lannister forces and move in to the Reach"
End of chapter 6
To reply to a review left by a guest Theon didn't tell Robb that Bran and Rickon were alive because he wanted one last act of spite against the Starks and if they're never found he will be remembered as the man who killed the Stark heirs