Chapter 11
Tyrion woke up early, his stomach growled angrily for sustenance and clearly had no intention of stopping until he ate something.
Tyrion climbed stiffly out of bed and searched for a fresh pair of pants and a clean tunic.
Picking up the clothes from the night before he couldn't help but smile, they smelled like Sansa.
"I can't believe what we did last night" he thought with a laugh.
"I guess I lied to Lord Snow, I did take her maiden head" he snickered.
"I should go look for him as soon as I find something to eat, I want to make arrangements as soon as I can" he thought as he slid on his boots and got ready to leave the room.
Tyrion was on his way to the kitchens to look for something to eat when he spotted Jon walking outside and decided to go talk to him first.
"Lord Snow" he called out as he reached the door.
"Good morning Lord Tyrion" he replied.
"Sansa and I spoke last night.. I proposed and she said yes!" he told him excitedly.
"That's wonderful" he smiled.
"You said last night that you could help us?" he hinted.
"Of course, I'll make the arrangements to get you two out of Winterfell unnoticed during the festivities the last two days of your stay" he told him.
"The end of our stay.. That's not for over a month" he frowned, disappointed.
"I know and I'm sorry for that but it's the best time to sneak away, between now and then everything is going to be calm, recovering from the feast last night" he explained.
"And anytime there's a large celebration here the young girls are taken to the boarding house, to keep them safe from drunk guards and towns folk" he told him.
"Really?" Tyrion asked confused.
"Yes, far too many girls were turning up with child after celebrations caused by men so drunk they can't tell the difference between a twelve year old and a working girl" he scowled.
"So Sansa will be one of the girls taken to the boarding house?" he asked.
"Yes, her and the other girls will be picked up the morning before the celebration begins so no one will expect to see her at all for two straight days" he told him with a laugh.
"You are brilliant Jon Snow" Tyrion laughed at the simplicity.
"If you say so" he smiled.
"So I can just go and pick her up after she reaches the boarding house and we'll have a two day head start!" he said happily.
"Exactly and I can get you on a ship that can take you wherever you want to go, you'll arrive before they even know you're gone" he assured him.
"Thank you for your help Lord Snow, I'll tell Sansa as soon as I can" he smiled.
"Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to try to convince the cooks to make me something to eat" he informed him before heading back inside.
"Soon my love, soon we'll be far away from here and we can get married and start our lives together" he thought, smiling to himself as he pushed open the heavy door to the kitchen.
