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So, here is chapter 7 and it's a very very very very... short chapter. I'm sorry, but I hope you'll like it.
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The Howling Wolf
Chapter 7
When Sandor awoken, he didn't open his eyes immediately, for his eyelids were too heavy. He moved a bit and realized that there was a weight on him. He forced his eyes to open and discovered a little bird asleep and snuggled against his side, her head lying on his chest. Sandor tried to move again without waking her, but a groan escaped his throat as he felt a sharp pain in his wounded leg.
He discovered he was lying on a pallet in a tent. A voice rose beside him.
"Don't move, Hound. You'll reopen your wound. I'm sorry, by the way."
It was Rick. He was avoiding Sandor's look while speaking.
Sandor threw him a tired and confused glance. "What happened?"
"You remember the fight? He asked, finally meeting Sandor's gaze.
Sandor nodded.
"I hit your leg with my axe, and I reopen an old wound. Our maester came back from his honeymoon just in time. When you faint, we brought you here and he took care of you. He said that you hadn't took well care of that wound. You didn't let it heal properly."
"The Thenn, eh?"
"Aye. How did you get that wound?"
"A long story, don't want to talk about it. What is she doing here?" Sandor asked, pointing a finger toward Sansa's sleeping form against him.
"She was worried about you, the poor girl. She didn't knew what had happened. She had looked away during the fight, and the only thing she saw was you fainting. She thought you were dead. To reassure her, my wife suggested that she could come here and feel you heartbeat so she would know you were still alive. I see that she's reassured enough, now."
Sandor chuckled and absently ran a hand in Sansa's long hair, stroking it tenderly. Rick cleared his throat and seemed suddenly uncomfortable.
"Hound… There's something I need to tell you. You know that our new maester never saw Sansa before. We talk to him about her sudden deafness. I told him about her ache in the ears, and all. He said he knew that kind of ache and that he could heal her and give her hearing back."
"He can really do that?!" asked Sandor in shock. Rick nodded, but he didn't seemed happy and that made Sandor frown. "What is wrong, then? He wants something in return? Gold? I have plenty."
"No it's not that. Hound… Sandor, listen. When Eygar saw Sansa, he backed away and said that he couldn't help her. Well, what he really said was that he didn't wanted to help her. Said she was a redhead, and redhead were cursed. Said that if she was deaf, she deserved it."
"What?!"
"I know, he's totally crazy. Even his wife failed to make him change his mind. He is actually scared of Sansa."
Sandor tried to sit up, but Sansa moved in his arms, groaning her displeasure at being awaken. Sandor and Rick froze, waiting for her to fall back in a peaceful sleep. Soon, she was snoring softly.
"What the fuck is that bullshit you're talking about?" Sandor hissed. "He believes in some legends that told him redheads were cursed, and that's the only reason why he doesn't want to heal her?"
"It seems so. I tried to threaten him, but he didn't care."
Sandor clenched and unclenched his fists. "What can we do about it, then?"
"Nothing, I guess."
"Nothing? Are you kidding? He can heal her! He can give her hearing back! I won't let that bastard go before he had tried. I want to see him. Now."
"Hound, I don't think…"
"Now!" Sandor barked.
Rick stood up with a sigh. Before getting out of the tent, he turned to Sandor.
"Don't spill too much blood, please. It's the tent I use when I go hunting. And, besides, Eygar is the only one who can heal Sansa. Remember that."
How can I forget that?
Sandor had to talk to that maester and make him heal Sansa. He didn't really knew how to force the maester to heal the little bird, but he would find a way.
If he could give her hearing back, she would be happy again. And that was what Sandor wanted the most: To make her happy. Having her hearing back would mean having her voice back. And hearing her sing again would be the best reward for his efforts.
I know that in GOT, Thenns are not scared of redheads. I just take a few liberties for my story.
Even if it was a short chapter, you can still tell me if you liked it or not by leaving a review :D