This is a long chapter and a bit of a tear jerker since Naomi tells Robb about her mother's death. I hope you all enjoy it because it was really hard for me to write this and make it sound good. :) Just a warning I did cry a bit when writing this and I wrote it while listening to the track 'A Good Mother' from The Others soundtrack.

THE wood was smoothed and carefully carved to fit on the hinges. Naomi had never noticed how smooth the door was until she stood in front of it, staring at it intensely as if she possessed the power to look through it. She knew how stupid she looked standing outside the bedroom door and she knew that she would eventually have to enter and face her husband. What if Robb wasn't even if there? She shook her head. He was in there. He was probably awaiting her return there so that they could talk.

Taking a deep breath Naomi opened the bedroom door quickly and turned to shut it just as fast. When she turned back around she found Robb sitting in front of the fireplace, on the floor. "Are the chairs not comfortable?"

Robb shrugged. "I always end up sitting on the floor in front of the fireplace. I'm use to it because Jon and I always end up on the floor leaning against the wall in his room."

"Oh." Naomi nodded and began to play with her fingers. "Robb I'm sorry."

"Sorry?" Robb asked.

She nodded and sat down upon her knees beside him in front of the fireplace. "I didn't mean to raise my voice to you. I was being foolish and stubborn. You were just trying to help and I'm sorry."

"Naomi," Robb laughed softly. "Fighting is natural. We're suppose to fight with one another. You had every right to yell at me because I was invading your privacy in a way." His blue eyes met her dark brown eyes. "And I'm sorry for pushing you. I didn't mean to."

Naomi shook her head. "It's alright Robb." She looked into the flames. "I didn't want to talk about it because then I would have to relive it all over again. I would have to face the truth." Naomi looked back to her husband, her voice barely above of a whisper. "My mother was brutally killed and she's never coming back."

Robb turned his head to face his wife who looked so fragile at the moment in the light of the fire. Her eyes glistened with tears and he couldn't help but to lean forward and place his lips softly on her forehead.

When he pulled away Naomi took a deep breath. "I'm... I'm r-ready, to talk about that night."

"Are you sure?" Robb asked looking directly at her.

"Yes. You deserve to know and I deserve to feel better." Naomi answered.

Robb sat up straight more on the floor turning his entire focus onto his wife sitting in front of him. His arms laid across the top of his knees in front of him with his right hand clasping his left one with him only wearing a thin gray night shirt and brown trousers.

Taking a deep calming breath Naomi began her story. "My father and Talon were visiting here at Winterfell when it happened but you already knew that. It still amazes me that only 11 months have passed since that horrific night when everything changed for it seems so much longer than that.

"The day had been an easy going one. Ryder spent most of it climbing in the trees and running around pretending to be a great warrior. My mother and I had spent the day down by the stream." Naomi smiled small and looked at Robb. "I had been nervous about marrying you and to calm my nerves and to make me smile she started a splash fight with me." Robb laughed at this. Naomi continued. "Nothing had been different except that my father and Talon weren't in Morpeth. There were no warning signs. I couldn't even feel a danger coming. If only I knew.

"My mother had awoken me before daybreak. She was so calm and yet in her eyes there was so much worry. She told me to move quickly and to not make a sound. I was so confused as to what was going on but I listened to her as we rushed to Ryder's room. Looking out his bedroom window it was then I noticed the village houses were torched and burning. My mother pulled us through the large manor and out the back door.

"It was complete chaos outside. Women were screaming, children were crying and men were being killed trying to protect everyone from the raiders. Ryder was scared and had begun to cry, hiding his face into my mother as she held onto him. I just remember looking around in all different directions with my head spinning. My mother pulled out a small dagger and placed it into my hand. 'Naomi take your brother and go. Whatever you do remain hidden, move with the shadows.'

'Why aren't you coming with us?' I asked her my voice shaking and tears rolling down my cheek.

'I have to grab something from your father's study. Something important, I'll join up with you again.' And then she placed her hand on my cheek giving me a weak smile telling me with her eyes that she loved me and that everything was going to be okay. She leaned down and gave Ryder a kiss and pushed him into me before pushing me telling me to go.

"I pulled Ryder along dodging people as I ran looking for raiders while also keeping a tight hold of Ryder's hand. Tears had filled my eyes and my heart was racing, the only thought on my mind was getting Ryder to safety. We got to the edge of the forest when I knelt down to Ryder who was scared and handed him the dagger telling him to go hide at the rocks across the stream until I came back for him. I couldn't just leave my mother alone. I had to go back for her.

"I had never run so fast in my life before. I made it back to my father's study where I found my mother looking through my father's desk drawers. She was shocked when she found me standing there and angry. She scolded me for returning but I told her I couldn't leave without her. I then asked her what was so important that the raiders couldn't find but before I got an answer my mother pushed me into my father's hidden room. It was then that 3 raider men entered the study."

Naomi's voice dropped low and she didn't bother to brush the tears that had begun to roll down her cheeks nor did she look at Robb. "She fought. My mother fought so hard against the men. And I didn't help her. I was paralyzed as I watched two of the men hold my mother down as the other one beat my mother to death. They took turns slashing her with their knives as they ran their hands all over her body. I don't even remember coming out of the room. I don't even know how much time had passed until I did. All I remember is how silent everything was. It was just so quiet. My mind was blank and my body was numb. I couldn't even recognize my mother's face because of what they did to her and she was literally covered in blood." She looked at Robb who's own blue eyes glistened with tears. "And you know what I did?"

Robb shook his head. "I knelt beside her without saying anything and just stared at her. I took her cold bloody hand and held it in mine as I took my other hand and began to brush her hair with my hand as if she were sleeping and I was comforting her somehow. I didn't even cry." Naomi looked away. "A guard had found me and called to my father and brother who had returned. Ironic how they missed the raid by just over a few hours. My father never forgave himself for that fact. It was Talon though who pulled me away from my mother, carrying me in his arms to my room and placing me in bed. Ella had washed me but all I did was just stay in my bed unresponsive and speaking to no one. My father hadn't come to see me at all and Ella told me it was because he was busy but I knew better. He hasn't looked at me in the same way again and I didn't blame him. Talon and Ella had tried with everything they had to get me to sleep and eat and talk to them but nothing. Even Ryder put in some effort but I just sat up in my bed thinking about her, about what I saw, disappearing and pulling away into the dark corners of my mind."

Robb and Naomi were now sitting side by side one another with their backs against the chest that sat at the foot of their bed. Robb's arms were limp in his lap while Naomi's laid at her sides and both of them had their legs stretched out before them. The fire had nearly gone out now but they both stared into it. Robb had remained silent throughout the entire thing which Naomi was grateful for. Their was one moment that Naomi just broke down crying and Robb pulled her into his arms and allowed her to just cry before she continued on. The story had broken his heart and just seeing his wife in this much pain caused him agony. He hadn't even imagined that that was what Naomi had gone through.

Naomi had nearly lost it completely when she saw the tears slip from Robb's eyes but she said nothing to him. It touched her so that he had been moved by what happened to her. Ned Stark was right when he said your other half went through everything you did. She leaned her head on Robb's shoulder as he leaned his head on top of hers both of them looking into the dying fire.

"We'll take it one step at a time." Robb softly said. "Together."

Naomi nodded and neither one of them said nothing. Moving his hand over his leg he reached down and slipped his hand into Naomi's, intertwining their fingers together. And that was enough for the both of them.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter. :) Please review! Thank you.