ARYA

Maester Luwin told the whole household the wondrous news. Robb had won the war! He and Mother and Sansa were coming home to Winterfell with Mother's Uncle Brynden, and Robb would rule the North and the Riverlands as king. Tywin Lannister was dead, and his brother Kevan, now King of the Rock, had signed a peace treaty with Robb.

"His grace King Robb has also entered into a defense pact with King Kevan and King Mace." What? Lannisters were supposed to be enemies.

"Why'd Robb do that?" Arya blurted out.

"To defend against potential ironborn attacks," Maester Luwin answered.

"But that's why we have Theon as a hostage," Arya said.

Maester Luwin sighed. "Theon has three living uncles, and his father, King Balon, is an old man. Moreover, Theon has been gone from the Iron Islands for nearly a dozen years. When King Balon dies one of Theon's uncles could usurp the Seastone Chair and raid the mainland the way the ironborn have been doing since time immemorial."

Maester Luwin continued, "His grace King Robb, Lady Catelyn, Princess Sansa, Lord Edmure and Ser Brynden are headed to the Twins where his grace will marry Roslin Frey. Lord Edmure will then head to Highgarden for his marriage to Princess Margaery, and the rest will all return to Winterfell along with Elmar Frey and Prince Willem and Prince Martyn."

"They're bringing Lannisters here?" This kept getting worse.

"Willem and Martyn Lannister are only boys, the same age as Sansa." Maester Luwin said. Arya was not reassured. Joffrey had been a boy the same age as Sansa as well. "They will be wards of his grace," Maester Luwin continued, "and the elder, Prince Willem, heir to the Rock, will marry Princess Sansa when they are both of age."

Arya's jaw dropped. "What?" she asked, outraged, "Robb's marrying Sansa to a Lannister? After everything they've done?" This was an even greater betrayal than Arya's own betrothal to Elmar Frey. And now Sansa wouldn't be able to marry Elmar in Arya's place.

"Neither Prince Willem nor Prince Martyn committed any wrongs against House Stark," Maester Luwin said. "His grace the king and Lady Catelyn will expect everyone in this household to treat them with courtesy, and to do the same for Princess Arya's betrothed Elmar Frey."

I won't, Arya promised, I won't show any courtesy to any of them, Robb and Mother can't make me.