Chapter Fifteen
Robb and Margery had been in the Throne Room since early the next day receiving the Lords and Ladies who came to swear loyalty to them. Robb was just about to adjourn for lunch when Garlan handed him a scroll that had just been brought to him, Robb read the letter and his eyes grew wide as he read what was on it. "I have just received a letter from the acting commander of the Nights Watch he says that there is an army of one hundred thousand wildlings marching on the wall and that the prisoners we sent to the Wall after the war are not enough men" "wildlings are savages they will never get over the wall" one of the Southern lords said louder than he intended "I may now be the King of the Seven Kingdoms but I am a Stark and we have always aided the Nights Watch I will not break that now prepare the Royal Fleet to sail in three days it is time my Northmen went home" Robb said with a grim smile Robb stood and walked down the steps he stopped next to Theon Greyjoy "walk with me Theon" "of course Your Grace" the two men bgan to walk out of the Throne Room and once they were in a private room Robb spoke "you have honoured your father's agreement with me as I knew you would Sansa spoke to me yesterday and if you still wish to marry her she accepts" Theon was quiet for a minute "it would be an honour Robb" "god we will make the announcement once we return from the Wall I would also like to make you my Master of Ships seeing as your people are the most seafaring of my subjects it only seems appropriate" "I accept Robb" "good now take this" Robb handed him his badge of office "it would appear that I have a Royal Fleet to prepare" Theon said before bowing and leaving the room.
That night Robb was in his chambers with Margery and Garlan "what are we going to do about Dorne and the Vale?" Margery asked "honestly I have no clue what to do with Dorne but I thought my Aunt Lysa would have come on behalf of my cousin but she seems to be too obsessed with looking inwards I will ask my mother and Uncle Edmure to travel to the Vale on my behalf and speak to her while I am in the North maybe they can convince her to come back into the fold" "I have a suggestion Robb" Garlan spoke for the first time "I am all ears" "send Willas to negotiate on our behalf maybe he can at least find out what it would take for them to swear for you" "good idea there is one more thing" Robb handed both Garlan and Margery a scroll "that is a list of the people I was considering of positions at court and around the Kingdoms I want both of you to look over the list and evaluate them while I am away and if you feel they are worthy you have my full authority to appoint them" they both nodded before Garlan left the rom.
It had been a fortnight since the Royal Fleet left the Capital carrying the combined Northern and Ironborn force that was making its way to the Wall. Robb was riding at the head of his army as he always did he looked up with amazement at the Wall. The gates of Castle Black were open as the army began to filter through Greywind suddenly moved away from Robb and he smiled when he saw his Direwolf and Ghost reunite, Alliser Thorne the acting commander of the Nights Watch approached him and knelt "Your Grace thank you for coming" "I am a Stark it is my duty rise Ser Alliser" there was another man next to him "what is your name?" Robb asked the man "Janos Slynt Your Grace" Robb glared at the man who had helped betray his father suddenly Janos fell to the ground after being punched by Greatjon "what do you want us to do with this shit Your Grace?" "for all I wish I could take his head for what he has done he took the black" Greatjon nodded he knew how hard that was for Robb.
"Your Grace" came from the voice of a man Robb knew well he turned to see his brother Jon Snow kneeling "get up and give me a hug" Robb said as he approached his brother who did as he was asked. After breaking away from his brother Robb turned to Greatjon "Greatjon you and Ser Alliser get the en settled while I speak with my brother" "of course Your Grace" with that Robb, Jon and their Direwolves walked off with Ser Barristan close behind. Jon led Robb to the hall where they took a seat by the fire, "you have been busy Your Grace" "It is Robb to you and yes I suppose I have been" "you avenged father" "yes and our sisters are safe Arya was found at Harrenhall after she escaped with a man from the Watch after father's execution and Sansa was brought to me by Sandor Clegane after we took the capital" "how did you get the Ironborn to join you?" "I told Balon before he died that he could continue to raid across the Narrow Sea but the Seven Kingdoms were off limits and I told him that Theon would be considered for a marriage to Sansa which will be happening soon hopefully you can get leave to come down for it" "I will try but it may not happen anyway I think you have more to tell me" "I assume you want to know how I got the Stormlands and Reach to join me?" "you are a smart King" Jon joked "very funny I went to Renly to seek and alliance but Stannis used magic to kill him, I helped them capture Stannis then I killed him myself the Lords all swore fealty to me although I had to actually wait for Mace or should I say Olena Tyrell to give the permission fo the Reach officially" "yeah I heard that you married his daughter Margery" "yes I did she is all I could ask for in a wife I hope you can meet her soon" "me too" "anyway enough about me what has this all been like?" Jon began to recount everything that had happened to him since they last spoke.