AN: All rights are reserved to their rightful owners. This is my first Game of Thrones story, I'm basing it slightly more of the TV Series as I have watched them and have not finished reading the books yet. I appreciate all reviews, and constructive criticism is welcome but if you are going to be horrible I would rather you do not. I hope you enjoy it and I am going to try hard to update regularly. Chapter Title is Safe and Sound -Taylor Swift. Thank you for all the reviews and follows :D. I am going back at uni, but do not fear I am still updating, it may just take longer. xx

No Bravery in Your Eyes

Chapter 10 – The war outside our door keeps raging on…

Robb walked through his camp, his aim mainly to find his betrothed. She had been avoiding him since their argument on the battlefield. She as always ate her meals with him, but she dragged either Elsa or Greatjon with them. He sadly now knew how she felt when she first came to camp. He wandered through the tents and bodies of his army greeting Lords and friends. He spotted her all alone bent over a crate writing on some parchment, tapping her nose with her pen as she though about her letter. His grin widened at the cute unguarded moment. One of his men clapped him on the back and sent him over to her. He walked over there watching her chew on the end of her pen. Her hair fell over her face, falling out of the loose braid in her hair. He smiled fondly; his mind wandering imagined her sitting at his desk in Winterfell, a child or two running around her feet as she wrote letters to whom ever she wrote letters too.

"Lady Aliana" he smiled

She looked up from the paper, jumping in her seat at the sound of his voice. He chuckled, as she turned her body to him. He knew she expected him to be in war council for a few more hours.

"Your Grace" she nodded. "I don't think I have been acting much like a Lady as of late,"

"It's hard to keep all the rules straight. But if I remember my lessons, a woman of noble birth is always called a Lady unless she's a Queen or a Princess. I could find someone who knows…"

Aliana chuckled at his attempt at humor. All of the anger she had been holding on to slowly falling away as they were finally alone to have a conversation, despite the army of me around them.

"How do you know?"

"Because it is obvious"

"Really so My Grace"

"Your Grace"

"Yes, I do believe I have some claim over you"

"I believe you do" Robb smiled rubbing the back of his fingers over her cheek. She smiled lent into his fingers. She blushed pulling away and pretending to fix her skirts. Robb smiled at her rosy cheeks and changed the subject.

"Who you writing too?"

"The Lannisters" she joked

"Really what do you say?" Robb said playing along.

"The Yong Wolf is on the Move. Please plan my wedding to King Joffery at once"

"He should be so lucky" Robb grumbled with a faint smile. Aliana chuckled and stood up from her spot folding the letter and pouring wax on the join pressing her seal into it.

"Am I forgiven?" Robb asked a hint of desperation in his tone as Aliana stepped towards him.

"In the most part yes"

"Most part" Robb said slightly offended the laugh evident in his voice. Aliana smiled and tied the letter to the leg of her hawk and let it fly off. Robb wrapped his arm around her waist and Aliana sunk into his side as they watched the bird fly into the sunset.

"Your Grace" Greatjon called with a gruff curtness, breaking the silence over the couple. Robb sighed pulling away from Aliana and left to go back to his Lords.

Aliana sat by the fire her embroidery in hand, Elsa wrapped in the furs on the bed fast asleep. Aliana pulled the Stark grey material tight to examine it, the piece was large enough the make a swaddling blanket and that is what it seems to be turning in to. She had begun to embroider a large grey direwolf in the center of the blanket a few weeks ago but was undecided in what to place around the edges. She was nearly finished with the wolf and allowed the silver stitching to continue with the muzzle of her wolf. She heard a rumbling growl from the entrance of the tent. She set the blanket on her lap and looked up into the soft blue eyes of her betrothed, his direwolf at his heels.

"That is impressive My Lady. What are you making?"

"Swaddling blanket" she mumbled quietly embarrassed at the implications of the item she was creating.

"Let me have a look"

"It's not finished" she said holding on to it tight, not wanting him to see it.

"Please love" his voice soft and pleading, and Aliana could not say no.

Aliana made a noise of protest but handed it over to him. Robb pulled off his gloves and set them on the table. He took the material gently and ran his fingers over the embroidery, watching Aliana scratched Greywind behind the ear making him growl appreciatively.

"It's beautiful" he smiled. Aliana blushed and hid her face behind her hair. Robb walked up to her and crouched in front of her. "You're beautiful"

Aliana giggled as Robb pulled her up and sat down on her chair before settling her into his arms. He handed her back the blanket letting her continue to embroider a swirling pattern of silver ivy along the edge. Robb rested his chin on her shoulder watching her fingers move over the fabric.

"Robb"

"Yes love"

"I let Theon see father's note"

"Oh I see"

"I know Theon won't do anything and I don't expect him to, but I thought he had the right to know, and I didn't want to keep it from you"

"Oh Aliana"

"Please don't be mad at me"

"I'm not," he said pulling her close. "He had a right to know and it was his decision not to accept his responsibilities and Elsa is probably better of without him" Robb said nuzzling her neck.

Aliana pushed Robb away as his stubble scratched her neck. Robb chuckled and leant back in the seat, allowing Aliana to go back to her blanket, he watched Greywind paw the ground by the fire watching his master and his betrothed.

The couple sat contentedly, Aliana steadily working on the blanket while Robb let his head loll back in the headrest and rub patterns on Aliana's lower back. Elsa was out for the count and did nothing but shift every now and then in her sleep. Aliana allowed Robb's hands to relax her, causing her attention on the needle to falter. She stabbed the needle through the material and into her thumb making her squeal in pain. She threw the blanket in the basket beside the chair to avoid getting blood over it. Robb sat up straight in his chair and grabbed Aliana's hand holding a scrap piece of cotton over her thumb. Tears collected in the corners of her eyes, Robb pulled her body to his, and wiped her eyes with his free thumb holding her injured hand in his hand.

"You okay" Robb asked.

Aliana nodded burying her face in his neck allowing Robb to check over her thumb. The bleeding had stopped and had smudged over the pad of her thumb. He wiped away as much as he could without moving and set the cloth aside, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist. He pressed his lips to hers lightly before tucking her head under his chin. His eyes darted to the other occupant of the room who had turned her back to them.

There was shuffling at the entrance of the tent, Aliana looked up from Robb's grip on her hand and pulled herself off his lap and lifted the flap. Torrehn Karstark stood there shuffling his feet nervously. He cleared his throat and stood straight.

"My Lady, is His Grace with you"

"Yes"

"Could you get him"

Aliana nodded before returning to the tent. Robb was already on his feet, and leaving the tent before she opened her mouth. She followed Robb out of the tent.

"Your Grace, there are some people here to see you. They are in your tent."

"At this time of night"

"Yes My Lord, I feel you should see this for yourself"

"Very well"

"I can stay with Lady Aliana"

"No she will come with me" Robb said wrapping his arm around Aliana's waist and leading her from the tent.

Aliana wrapped her arm around his and squeezed his bicep for comfort. He looked down at her and pulled her closer, as they made their way to his tent. He entered first and stopped in his tracks. Aliana hit his back, and peered around his body. There were four people sitting around the fire. There was an excessively tall man, a woman and two boys, with large direwolves at their feet.

"Robb" the eldest of the boys said looking up

"Bran" Robb said rushing forward and scooping the youngest into his arms followed by the other.

The three of them laughed hugging onto each other tightly. Greywind had padded over to the other wolves and they began nuzzling and nipping at each other. Aliana stood at the entrance awkwardly as the woman stared at her. The large man was staring into space, and his size made Aliana shrink back slightly.

"Robb who's that" the youngest boy pointed at Aliana.

"This is Aliana Frey, My betrothed. Aliana these are my brothers Bran and Rickon. This is Osha and Hodor"

"She's pretty" the little boy said. Robb chuckled and Aliana smiled at him, stepping forward.

Robb put the eldest boy down in his chair and the youngest on the floor, who proceeded to run to Aliana and threw his arms around her legs. Aliana smiled lightly and placed a hand on his head brushing the curls he shared with Robb from his face.

"Bran, what are you doing here?"

"The Greyjoys attacked Winterfell and we escaped."

"Was Theon with them" Robb asked, his eyes flashing to Aliana who gulped nervous for the answer.

"No, it was an older man, I think Balon Greyjoy"

Aliana lent down and picked up the boy at her legs and wrapped him in his arms and bought him over to the others. Rickon buried his face in her neck sleepily and she sat in the chair he previously occupied as the boy began to drift into a sleep. Robb looked over at Aliana, his face forlorn, tired and confused.

"Why don't we all get some rest and talk in the morning. You must all be exhausted from your journey" Aliana said diplomatically. Robb nodded.

"Bran and Rickon can stay with me, Hodor with the men and Osha with Aliana"

"Hodor"

Aliana smiled and stood taking the boy in her arms and settling him into the furs of Robb's bed. He groaned turning over. Robb picked up Bran and placed him on the other side of the bed.

"Get some sleep Bran, We'll sort everything out in the morning"

"Okay Robb" he agreed sleepily before settling into the bed.

He ushered the other three out of the tent, Osha left in the direction of Aliana's tent and Hodor with Torrehn Karstark. Aliana turned to Robb, who looked like he was about to fall apart. Aliana took his face in her hands and stroked his face slowly.

"What am I doing?"

"The right thing Robb, don't over analyze actions they will only lead to more uncertainty."

Robb pulled away from her hands and lent against a pole holding up his tent.

"What sort of King am I. If I cant even hold my own castle"

Aliana didn't answer, as she didn't know the answer, she stood before him and took his hand in hers. She pressed a kiss to his lips before turning after Osha, she paused and turned back to Robb and smiled.

"I believe in you Robb, Once day we will be safe and sound, this war won't last forever"