Takes dab: like listen to me man, anthro direwolfs?
Meh chapter compared to the last one, but next one will be fun since we heading somewhere we haven't been. If you have any questions about characters and shit just pm or ask or just want something spoiled.
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Ichigo watched as another raven fell from the sky, wondering if they knew that they were being sent to their death. "What's the count?" He asked Theon who was wagering who could shoot the most out of the sky.
"A dozen so far," Theon said, handing over some silver to another archer. "You're grace."
Ichigo turned around as soon as Theon said that, waving to Robb as he approached with Cat by his side. "Robb any word yet on your uncle or these piss pots in the tower?"
"Lord Frey hasn't responded yet," Cat said as she hugged Ichigo taking in his aroma as she answered for Robb. "And my brother was taken captive by the Lannisters."
"Damn." He said holding back the urge of taking Cat right then and there. "What's the plan?" He asked Robb who stared at the Twins in anger.
"Mother and you will treat with Lord Frey," He said, causing Ichigo to raise an eyebrow that he was going to be involved in the negotiations for crossing.
"When do we leave?" Ichigo asked, staring at Robb, wondering when he started to grow stubble on his chin.
"When they ask what we're doing out here," Robb said, his eyes not leaving the towers. "They'll likely ask me to treat in person, but that would be to riskey so I'll send both of you." As soon as Robb finished speaking a plank bridge slid across the moat with a dozen knights riding across it. The leaders bearing the sign of their house.
"How did you know?" Ichigo asked curious how Robb planned this.
"They told me," Robb responded to his brother putting his faith in the witches, causing Ichigo to sigh. "And they haven't failed me."
"My lord father has sent me to greet all of you and inquire about who leads this mighty host," The man in front said, eyeing everyone standing there in the open field.
"I do," Robb said, his eyes finally moving to a different subject. "I assume he wants me to share meat and bread with him and explain my purpose here?" He asked, causing the Frey to raise an eyebrow that a northern thought that far ahead.
"Why yes that is the reason," The man said, eyeing Robb's direwolf as it stared at the man. His gelding twitching uneasily.
"Good, my mother and brother will go in my place," Robb said as Ichigo jumped on the back of Catelyn's horse, seeing as he had none with him.
The Frey smiled as he accepted what was said, knowing that his father wouldn't be happy but he couldn't change their minds. "I'm certain my father will be overjoyed that the daughter of his liege lord would treat with him and to vouch for the safe conduct of both parties my brother Ser perwyn will remain here until they are returned to you."
"Ser Perwyn shall be treated like an honored guest," Robb said as the man dismounted and handed the reins of his horse to Lord Glover. "I will require that both my brother and lady mother be returned by evenfall, Ser Stevron. We are fighting a war that can't allow us to stay here longer than needed."
Ichigo watched as Cat spurred the horse they were on, both of them finally enjoying the smallest amount of time they had. Being able to have their bodies touching was enough for now, but both of them would want more soon.
Walking into the main hall of the Twins Ichigo couldn't help but whistle at how many children and grandchildren the man had. Counting over fifty of them in the hall alone. "It is a great pleasure to see you again after so many years, my lord," Cat said to the Lord of the Crossing who squinted at her suspiciously.
"Spare me your sweet words. Lady Catelyn, I am far too old to be hearing them. Why are you and your boy here? Does his pride stop him from coming to me himself? He sends a bastard and his mother to treat with me. What am I supposed to do with both of you?" Ichigo ignored that he was pointed out and the courtesies they exchanged. Looking up at the rafters seeing two people up there watching them. One of them waved at him as he raised an eyebrow. "Bastard why are you here?" Ichigo heard the man ask him seeing that he was involved now.
"Got to cross your bridge," Ichigo said, staring at the old man who was sucking on his teeth.
"Heh," He replied before another followed. "And what happens if I don't allow you to cross?"
Ichigo sighed at hearing that wondering if this was turning into a pissing match with the Lord of the Crossing. "You die for treason," Ichigo said, cutting straight to what would happen. "It might be hard to cut my path to you through all your children but it's possible. The hardest part would be finding the spikes to find for all of your heads." Ichigo said a captain's authority slipping out into his voice as he said that.
"Heh, that's a good one," Lord Walder said before turning his attention to Lady Catelyn. "Keep this one close or he'll cause more trouble then you can handle."
"That is true, but if you two are done measuring cocks can we get back to the disscious at hand?" She said, earning a laugh for Lord Walder as she wondered if Ichigo had a death wish. "Can we talk Lord Walder?"
"Is that not what we are doing right now?" He said before commanding everyone to get out. Leaving only him, Ichigo, Catelyn, and the two strangers in the hall. "You know they're all waiting for me to die and when I do it'll be chaos. Now what do you want to say?"
"As my husband's son said we need to cross," Lady Catelyn said before he laughed at her. "Why should I let you cross is the question."
"If you could climb your-"
"There will be corpses out there by the time Lord Tywin gets here," Lord Walder said laughing as she stared at him. "I am asking for your help, my lord."
"You are but what's in it for me?" Lord Walder said pushing himself up in the chair and crossing his arms waiting.
Ichigo flipped the knife as he roamed the halls of the tower. Wondering how Cat was handling the old fool. A whizzing sound alerting him of an object flying at him. Catching it in his free hand he looked at the knife wondering who wanted to bother him now.
"What?" He asked before his eyes widened, quickly dodging the cane that would have broken his nose. The attack not giving him any ground before another joined with a short sword from the looks of it forcing him into a corner as he continued to dodge both of their attacks. Grabbing the cane as it came at him, ripping it out of the person's hand before smashing it against their head in retaliation.
"Evie!" The person with the short sword yelled trying to catch the person he knocked out, not seeing Ichigo slamming the cane into his head knocking him out also. "Fuckers," Ichigo said as he leaned against the wall to catch his breath. Grabbing the both of his attackers by the arms he dragged them to the nearest room he could find hopping to know what they wanted.
Ichigo watched as the woman slowly came to first, slowly taking in her surroundings before shaking in the rope that tied her to the chair she was in. "What do you want?" She asked him looking up at Ichigo who was confused by what she said.
"What do I want? You guys attacked me," Ichigo replied to her, amazed he was getting blamed for what was happening. "You attacked me with a cane, while your friend right there attacked me with his sword."
"Yes, we were merely testing you," She said looking away before the man woke up. "By the seven what happened?" He said looking around.
"Evie, that you?" He said as he tried getting untied from the chair he was in. "Jacob calm down he's not going to hurt us."
"Oh great," Jacob said before staring at Ichigo. "Pleasure to meet you Snow. Halt told us a lot about you." Jacob continued, reaching out his hand for Ichigo to shake. The rope falling as he did that.
"You guys know Halt?" Ichigo said, staring at the hand before looking at the cut rope. "Wait what?!"
"Trade secret," Evie said, reaching out to shake his hand also. Ichigo reluctantly shook both of their hands before they grabbed the weapons he took from them. "So father is letting you guys cross?"
"It looks like it," Ichigo said, staring out the window, watching the Frey forces merge with his brothers. His brother being tailed by two females, some of the witches he must have been talking about.
"So what do you guys want?" Ichigo asked knowing something was up with the two of them.
"Well seeing as we heard so much about you from Halt we wanted to confirm it ourselves," Jacob said, leaning against the stone wall, flipping a knife in his hands. "We want to leave this place and what better chance then to join you?"
"So Ichigo Snow will you allow us to join your little band of renegades and misfits?"
