Chapter 2: The melancholic prince

While they were traveling, Lyanna and Ned were talking about everything they wanted to see in Harrenhal, like the castle Balerion the Black Dread destroyed almost three hundred years ago.

Beside, they heard that during the tournament the city will be full of merchants that will be selling exotic food from all Westeros and souvenirs.

Then Ned decided to talk about a less pleasant topic for the she-wolf "how are you preparing for your wedding with Robert?"

She sighed with frustration and then look at him with a mix of emotions "good but you know I don't want to marry him, Ned. You know the rumors that say he just can't keep his hands and other things away from another women. And others said he had a child in the Arryn Valley"

"But love can change him and you don't know if he will behave after you became his fiance"

She snorted "I don't think you. An unfaithful man will be like that forever" then she added "but I can't do anything. Our father made me his betrothed"

Ned was worried about his sister because he knew she was like a wild horse and stubborn when she did not want to do something.

Somedays later the Stark family arrived to Harrenhal and set a camp "the heat in the south is awful" said Lyanna and her brothers nodded at that.

The Lord of Winterfell rolled his eyes but with a smirk looking at his children "Ok Bran and Ned, you both go to sign in our guys in the tournament. Lyanna you can go to check everything out and Ben you will stay here with me to finished things up. We will meet later for the Welcome banquet they prepared for the Lords and their families" the four of them nodded and each did as they were told.

Meanwhile she was walking around she heard voices and laughter nearby the river, she did not pay attention at first but them she could hear struggles and someone screaming so she approached there hiding behind a tree. She could see three squires making fun of a young man.

She felt her blood broiling because of the injustice she was watching; so she took the first sword she could hold, she noted that it was a practice sword from the tournament. When she held it she counted down to three and them jumped towards the three men. She fought against then protecting against them.

They all ran away and she looked at the man she saved. He had some wounds and bruises. Her heart skipped a heartbeat when she saw him like that so she managed to take him to her camp and healed him "what's your name?"

"H… Howland R… Reed" he said stuttering while she rubbed gently a wet cloth on his wounds "I'm Lord of Greywater Watch, and you my lady?" He asked politely and blushing he was a lord at his young age.

"Lyanna Stark" she said, she did not like the titles or mentioned she was the daughter of the Lord of Winterfell or the future Lady of Storm's End.

"Oh... by all the gods!" Said a shock man when he realized who she was "my family are vassals of yours. I appreciate your help my lady"

She blushed softly "you are welcome Lord Reed, I was just helping someone in need"

Then they talked about other things while she wrapped a bandage around his wounds. When she was done her brothers arrived and she introduced Howland to them.

When it was time for dinner, all of them got ready for the banquet. Howland did not want to go, there will be the biggest families and lords of Westeros and he was not sure to fix in.

"Oh... come on Howland! You are a Lord and you have all the right to be there" said Lyanna.

Howland continued to say no until Lyanna convinced him. She was very persuasive. Benjen helped him to change and then the Stark family and Howland Reed went to the dinner.

At the beginning a young boy said the activities, their times and the location they will take place during the ten days of the tournament. They will the melee tournament and the joust, the tourney includes an archery contest, an axe-throwing contest, a horse race, and a tourney of singers. There was also a mummer show.

Every one clapped at that and they toast for it, which was the official opening of the tournament. Then all the lords from Westeros ate and drink. They talked about everything they expected to happen there, told jokes or talking about their adventures.

When all the presents finished their dinner the same young boy from the beginning of the night, returned to introduce the Crowned Prince Rhaegar Targaryens to play a song for them.

Everybody is the room were quiet as he started to play. His blonde platinum hair shines under the light of the candles and his light purple eyes closed to get into the melody he was playing.

Lyanna's eyes were on the handsome prince all the time. She was mesmerized by his moves and abilities. He was so smooth, he could make cats been jealous of him. The music was melodic and made her feel relaxed but there was something sad behind it. She could tell he had so many problems in his mind.

Lyanna thought "he is so handsome and all people said he was so talented but he looks melancholic and it doesn't fix with a man in love and with two beautiful children, he seem sad" and she was so concentrated that she did not notice some tears running down her cheeks.

When he finished all the lords, men of war and with several swords wrapped around their waist, were in tears. The applause got her out of the trance he put her into just to realized that Benjen was making fun of her. So she just held her cup and poured all her wine on his head.

Then she could recognize the three men who were bothering Howland. They were squires of some knights from the House Frey, the House of Haigh and the house of Blount. The she-wolf pointed to her brothers the three men.

However just Benjen commented "if you want I can find an armor for Lord Reed, in case he wants revenge" he looked at the lord talking to their two older brothers.

"That's could be a great idea Ben, we are north people and we have to help us" a malicious smirked appear on her lips, the rebellious side was making its appearance. Ben recognized it and smirked

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That's it for now. As you can see Lyanna met the princes and she liked him. Hope we could keep reading this.

Next chapter: The Knight of the Laughing Tree.