Jon

Jon could be sure that something more strange had never happened to him in all his life, everything had been normal at beginning, he had gone out with father, Robb, Theon, Jory and some other guards to hunt, Jon knew well that part of the forest, they used to go often so nobody worried when he left the group to try to hunt a rabbit, had tried to be as silenced as possible but had accidentally stepped on a handful of dried leaves that frightened the animal, the frustration made him kick the leaves and dry branches but just then someone who seemed to be quite close began to cry, curiosity made him go to where the noise was, he had only had to take a few steps to get where she was, if he hadn't been so focused on the rabbit he would have seen her from the beginning, he had thought that maybe it was just a lost girl after all many girls were lost in the woods, but this wasn't just a lost girl, she had been turning her back on him the first time he spoke to her to offer help, then she turned around suddenly and that was when the situation it became disturbing to say the least, the moment he saw her he would have sworn that she was Sansa, she had the same blue eyes, the ones that Sansa shared with her three brothers, the same high cheekbones, the same little nose but she then try ran and stumbled on her own dress was then when the hood fell from his head and the hair that came out wasn't auburn, her hair was brown almost black and she wasn't a ten years old girl, was the crying that made her look like a little girl, probably she had the same age as he and Robb and was even a little taller than both, he noticed this when she ran to Robb as if he were a family she met after the war, she even called him brother before crying even stronger on his shoulder, that had also scared him she passed from a crying of hysteria and fear of one of so much agony and sadness that had bristled his body, Robb had remained still as a statue while she hugged him, the same had happened after she released Robb and threw himself into his arms with her face totally wet with tears, for a moment he had wished to return the hug but then he saw his father arrive who was looking at them with a frown probably as confused as they, the girl began to fade and held her to keep her from falling, Robb tried to get out of his shock to help him hold her even though she was actually quite light, even so father came towards them in a couple of strides and lifted the unconscious girl easily "We must take her with Maester Luwin" he said worried and started to run towards the castle, carrying her in his arms, Jon wondered if at that moment he thought she was Sansa, now they was in the maester's tower outside the room where they were taking care of the girl, Robb and Theon had also admitted confusing her with his sister, they had been arguing for a while about whatever had happened in the wolfswood.

"A mad girl, what else would it be?" Theon said disinterestedly, which earned him a frown from Robb.

"She was just scared" Jon said brusquely "maybe she was looking for her brother, that's why she confused you" he said looking at Robb.

"Well she looks a lot like Sansa, do you think she was looking for a dark haired Robb?" Theon said smiling and rolling his eyes, it was all a jape for him, although had to admit that he used the same logic when made Robb the suggestion and now he felt stupid, at least Theon was jape not considering it as a real option "Maybe she even has a bastard half-brother with auburn hair" he said with a smile even bigger than the previous one.

"It's enough Theon" said Robb "It must be a noble girl who got lost in a trip, her clothes were too good for an common girl, that's why she's so scared" her clothes were not only good thought Jon, she should be roasting with clothes so heavy unless ...

"She's from the south, no one in the north would be in such heavy clothes, the weather is almost warm these days" Robb nodded in agreement, but then Lord Eddard and Maester Luwin left the room where they and Septa Mordane were taking care of the girl, Alayne, she had told her that that's her name at least a dozen times.

"The girl is fine father?" Robb asked, he seemed genuinely concerned about his well-being.

"Alayne, she told me her name was Alayne" Jon found it cruel to keep calling her the girl when she had made it more than clear what his name was, his father nodded before answering.

"Alayne is fine, she has a little fever but she is not hurt, she was very upset before fainting, so Maester Luwin says that we should only let her rest, he will be attentive in case a raven comes asking about a lost girl, now what happened guys ?, How did you meet her?" father asked looking at the three carefully.

"I tried to catch a rabbit, then I heard her crying and asked if I needed help but I confused her with Sansa and I started calling her that, she got angry and told me her name was Alayne, she seemed very scared as if ... if she feared someone would will find her because she try to run and stumbled. "

The father seemed a bit surprised by the latter, Jon had considered hiding his suspicions but decided it was better to be honest so he continued with his part of the story, then Robb intervened.

"She called me brother, she was very sad, maybe she was with her brother and she got lost, although she also hugged Jon" he said looking at Lord Eddard in the eyes, now his father seemed sadder for her than curious.

"She could be from the south, that's why she's so warm maybe she's not used to this climate," Theon added, repeating what Jon and Robb had discussed some time ago, the father nodded in agreement with his observation.

"Perhaps you should go to eat something, it's possible that she do not wake up soon, maybe it is the best, once rested and calmer she can tell us how to end in the wolfwoods" the three nodded and withdrew.

It was difficult to dine considering Arya and Bran's questions about the mysterious girl even Sansa was curious, before to congratulate them for acting as knights and rescued a lost maiden, for Jon it had been hard stop looking at her while looking for all the similarities that could finding between her and Alayne, Robb and Theon were also watching her closely, she was so distracted talking to Jeyne she didn't seem to notice at all the three pairs of eyes that looked at her with attention.

As soon as he finished his dinner, he went with Robb to his room, trying to escape as quickly as possible from his little brothers.

"That was very unusual" Robb said with a frown "It was as if I knew her, you know, when she hugged me I mean, as if her sadness was mine too, something similar had never happened to me"

Jon had felt the same for a moment, but he thought it was because he had never seen a girl cry so much, not even Sansa when Arya cut her hair had cried so much

"You felt sorry for her, that's normal, besides, she looks like Sansa, maybe she made you think about what would happen if she were the one who got lost" she hoped the gods would never allow something like this to happen with his sisters.

"It's not that, Jon, I mean if she reminded me of Sansa I thought it was her at first but ... forget it is nonsense" he shook his head and lay down on the bed.

Jon approached shortly after, they had never shared a room even when they were children, Lady Stark wouldn't allow it, even so they always used to go to each other's room, now they were three and ten years old so they kept slipping less but each time that they decided to share a room, they would do anything but sleep, they would play or escape to the kitchens or they would simply tell scary stories, but this time they just lay down and slept, it had been a strangely tired day after all.

Eddard

When Eddard Stark entered his rooms his Lady Wife waited for him, sitting on the edge of the bed reading a book, had promised to explain what had happened in the night when the children went to sleep that way they could talk without interruption, Catelyn had seen the girl and just as he was overwhelmed by the similarity that girl had with Sansa and in this case with herself.

"Cat" greeted his wife with a kiss and sat on the bed next to her.

"What happened Ned?, who was that girl?" she ask without wasting time.

"I don't know, the boys met her in the wolfswoods, offered her help but she was too terrified to pay attention to them, Jon says her name is Alayne and Robb says she called him brother, when I approached them she was crying and she fainted, so I decided to bring her in for the maester to review" his wife looked between compassionate and worried.

"Does that girl call him brother ?, Where could she have appeared, the girls not only appear in the woods, if it had been lost there would be people looking for her, besides Alayne is not a name from the north ..."

"That's right, because of her clothes, the guys think she's from the south, maybe she belongs to a family of merchants, she's certainly not dressed like a common girl, she wears a fox fur cape and even a silver bracelet"

Catelyn frowned deeply, now she looked distrustful "why does that girl look like my Sansa?, that's what I don't understand, for a moment I swear it was my daughter to bring in your arms, why she crossed with our son of all people?, there is something wrong with her, I can feel it, maybe someone ordered her to approach Robb and Theon intentionally maybe ... "

"I don't think so" he said shaking his head "she was genuinely scared and Maester Luwin said she had a fever that isn't something that could be faked, Jon said she was terrified and Robb say she started crying inconsolably" Ned tried to keep calm even when his wife got up and started walking around the room.

"So she has at least one brother, according to what Robb says, maybe you're right and she's just a lost girl, the gods want that to be Ned and that we find her family soon, we should inform all the houses, they could give it to her dead, girls don't survive in the forests alone"

Ned nodded, Cat was right especially if her relatives were merchants as he suspected, her parents could leave and never hear from her again, although he couldn't imagine a father simply giving up without knowing what happened to his girl.

"I don't think she had more than a day lost, her clothes were fine and she didn't look hungry or anything, tomorrow we can ask her anyway" whatever Alayne has to say Ned was quite interested in listening to her and knew that Cat and the children felt the same, he felt calmer thinking about her as Alayne instead of the girl who looks like Sansa, Ned never thought that he could ever confuse any of his children with another person until today and that scared him.