White Serpent: Mia definitely thinks she's stronger then she actually is, but that'll change….actually probably not.

Jean: d'arc thanks for the feedback! It can be hard to capture the personalities from some of the characters and I'm going to make mistakes but I promise you I'll do the best I can. As for Mia she has never known life outside of Winterfell she does not know how dangerous the world really is, she's been trained by Ser Rodrick and is a pretty decent fighter, this has made her overconfident and besides….she's a Stark, quick tempers, slow minds.

The Lion and the Wolf

Mia Snow

Tower Of The Hand….

"What in seven hells were you thinking? Ned demands, Mia sat in her father's office like a child who had stolen from the pantry, he paced the room furiously, with murder in his eyes.

"I was trying to help," Mia says sheepishly, she had never seen her father this angry before.

"By attacking a man three-times your size?" he asks "You could have gotten yourself killed"

"If I didn't Ser Loras would have died!" she defends

"Than he dies!" Ned booms "This isn't like the king's road, he's not your sibling, you don't know him why would you risk your life for him"

"Because it's was the honorable thing to do" she whispers.

Ned's face softens, he takes a seat across from her and sighs "You are your father's daughter" he says "You may not have the Stark name but you have the wolf's blood, brave and foolish, with a temper to burn steel"

He leans in front of her and places his hands on her shoulders "You need to learn to control yourself, I can't afford to be worried for you right now, remember I need you to do what I say, no questions asked"

Mia nods "I know father," she says "I'll try to do better"

Ned nods "Good," he says, he then walks around to his desk, opens a drawer and pulls out a sealed letter, "Take this to the King's chambers, tell the usher to deliver it to him"

Mia takes the letter "What's in it?" she asks. Ned glares at her, causing her nod "Right no questions asked" she then leaves her father alone.

Eddard Stark

Ned gives a weary sigh as his daughter leaves, moments later someone else knocks at the door, it opens to reveal Varys the spider "Lord Stark" he greets with a polite smile "May I come in"

Ned nods "You may Lord Varys"

The launch enters and closes the door behind him "Was that your natural daughter I just saw?" he asks.

Ned nods cautiously "It was"

"She is a beautiful young lady" Varys comments "It is a horrible shame what happened on the King's road, I myself suffered mutilation myself"

"You did not come here to speak of my daughter," Ned says.

"No, I did not," Varys says gesturing to the chair "May I"

Ned nods and the eunech makes himself comfortable on the chair "If the wrong ears heard what I'm about to tell you, off comes my head" he says "And who would mourn poor Varys then? North or South, they sing no songs for spiders. But there are things you must know. You are the King's Hand and the King is a fool... your friend, I know, but a fool... and doomed unless you save him"

Ned cocks to head to the side "I've been in the capital for a month" he says "You've waited this long to tell me this"

The spider shrugs "I didn't trust you"

Ned scoffs "So why do you trust me now?"

"The Queen is not the only one who has been watching you closely"

Ned sighs "What sort of doom does the King face?"

"The same sort as Jon Arryn" Varys replies "The tears of Lys, they call it, a rare and costly thing, as clear and tasteless as water It leaves no trace"

"Who gave it to him?" Ned asks "The squire, Ser Hugh?"

Varys frowns "Pity what happened to him, just when his life seemed to be going so nicely"

"If Ser Hugh poisoned him, who paid Ser Hugh?"

"I imagine Someone who could afford it," Varys says

Ned shakes his head "Jon was a man of peace" he says "He was Hand for 17 good years, why kill him?"

Varys stares at him "He started asking questions"

The eunech stands and walks towards the door "One last bit of advice my lord" He says "Your daughter….don't get her involved, it will only put her in further danger"

Ned glares at the man "Thank you for counsel Lord Varys" he says "Now please leave me.

The spider nods and leaves the Hand alone.

Mia Snow

Mia makes her way to the King's chambers when she gets there, there was no usher but instead Ser Jamie Lannister the Kingslayer in golden armor and a white cloak, his hair a mass of golden-blonde.

Mia walked up to him and cleared her throat "This is for the king, from Lord Stark" she says "Can I leave it-"

He cuts her off with a "Shhh, listen"

Mia does so, she hears the sound of women laughing, along with the king's booming laughter "How many do you think are in there with them?" The kingslayer asks.

"It's none of my business" Mia answers.

"No, it's none of your business" Jamie agrees "And yet I'm asking you anyway"

Mia shrugs "Three," she says

"He likes to do this while I'm on duty," Ser Jamie says "Makes me listen as he insults my sister"

The door opens slightly and a girl, no older then seventeen comes out, her cheeks red and a large smile on her face, she quickly runs down the hall away from them, Mia sighs "My Lord I must-"

Ser Jamie interrupts her again "You're Ned Starks Bastard aren't you?" he asks "Or one of them at least.

Mia clenches her teeth "Aye" she says.

"He recognized you and that boy who joined the night's watch," Ser Jamie says "But do you think he made you any more brothers and sisters during his travells?"

It takes all Mia's strength for her to keep calm "No" she says "My father is an honorable man"

"And yet he still fathered two bastards," Ser Jamie says "It must have been hard for you, growing up with so many trueborn siblings and that Greyjoy boy, what was his name?"

"Theon" Mia answers "He's a pompous little shit"

The kingslayer actually lets out a small laugh at his joke "Well" he says "You may be the least dreadfully dull northerner I've met"

"That's because I'm not a northerner," Mia says "I was born in Dorne"

"Ah," Ser Jamie says "I saw you at the tourney, going up against the mountain like that was brave, stupid but brave"

Before Mia can answer Two more girls slip out of the king's chambers and run down the hall, she turns back to Ser Jamie "Can I leave this with you?" she asks "The message from my father"

"I don't serve your father!" the Kingslayer snaps.

Mia nods and turns away but as she's about to leave, the door opens and a final girl runs out, "Kingslayer!" The king's voice booms "Who's out there?"

"It's our new hand's bastard!" Ser Jamie calls backs "She has a message from her father"

"Well send her in, you damned fool!"

Jamie turns back to Mia and nods before stepping to the side, Mia steps into the room, the king was thankfully dressed, wearing a shirt and baggy breaches "He turns to face her with a curious look on his face "So you've brought a message from your father have you?" he asks.

Mia nods uncertainly "Yes your grace," she says.

"What's it say?" King Robert asks.

Mia frowns "I-I didn't read it your grace" she stutters.

The king grumbles "Fine" he growls, before gesturing to his desk "Put it over there, I'll read it later"

Mia obeys and places the message on the table, she turns to the king and gives him one final "Your grace" before attempting to leave.

Before she can Robert calls out "Wait a moment!" Mia turns to see the king pouring two cups of wine "Have a drink before you go"

Mia's eyes widen "Oh your grace I don't drink"

"You do now" Robert declares offering her a cup, "Your king says so, will you disobey your king?"

Mia shakes her head and takes the cup, she sips down some of the red liquid, it was sweet, but so strong it burned her throat, making he cough out "Thank you your grace" she managed to croak.

Robert seems to find he seemed to find her struggle amusing "I was half your age when I had my first drink" he says "It was in the Eyrie, I broke into the cellars and drank this really strong black beer, Jon Arryn gave me a mouth full to remember"

Mia just sits there, awkwardly sipping her wine as the king continues to tell her stories from his childhood, eventually he looks her dead in the eye and his smile disappears "What happened on the king's road" he says solemnly "That was an ugly business, ugly and unfair, my son was lying, I'd stake my soul on it"

He stands to pour himself more wine, thankfully he does not refill her cup "You were right to protect your half-sister like that" he says with a sigh "If only you had been born my daughter, even as a bastard you would be a child I could be proud of"

Mia awkwardly answers "Thank you, your grace"

Robert looks up at her, Mia could see the drunkenness in his eyes, she doubted he even knew what he was saying and would probably not remember this tomorrow "Yes well, you best run along to your father" he says "Tell him I'll read his damned message another time"

Mia nods "Yes your grace," she says timidly before standing and leaving the king alone.

A week later….

Mia smirked and leaned against the wall as she watched as Arya trained with her new dancing master. The braavosi known as Syrio Forel had a unique style of fighting called water dancing, Mia thought it was strange but she could admit that it was a good style for her young and small sister.

"This way!" The Braavosi shouted as he clashed wooden swords with Arya "Left! Right!"

The Braavosi suddenly attacks from the left, smacking Arya in the side and knocking the practice sword from her hand, "You said right!" Arya protested "But you went left"

"And now you are a dead girl" Syrio answers.

Mia snorts trying to contain her laughter, Arya turns and stares daggers at her "Shut up!" she sneers.

Syrio looks at Mia with interest "You are her sister?" he aks.

Mia nods "Half-sister aye"

Syrio nods "Arya child perhaps you should give your sister a turn"

Arya gives her a mischievous grin and throws her the practice blade, Mia catches it walks towards the braavosi, taking a combat stance, She made the first move aiming a slice at his neck, the water dancer easily ducked, but did not press his advantage, instead letting her attack again and again, He's trying to tire me out, Mia realized, she took a step back and assumed a more defensive stance, Syrio gave her an impressed smirk he then began to strike at lightning speed, she tried to keep up but eventually he knocked the wooden sword from her hand and pointed his at her throat.

"You are also a dead girl" Syrio comments, Arya laughs in the background.

"Mia!" a voice calls, she turns to see Talisa standing in the doorway, she turns to Syrio and gives him a nod before making her way over to her old friend.

"What is it?" she asks, noticing that Talisa was a lot paler than usual.

'I just spoke to Jory" The woman states "You father got into an argument with the king, he's resigned as hand of the king"

"What?" Mia says "Where is he? I need to speak with him"

"I don't know, his office probably"

Mia pushes past her and marches towards the office of the hand.

Mia barges into the office without knocking, there she finds her father packing, when he turned to face her she saw that he was no longer wearing the hand's badge "Father what's going on?"

Ned sighs "I got into a fight with Robert," he says "He wants to kill the Targaryen girl Essos"

Mia scoffs "Is that worth resigning as hand?" she asks "What about Jon Arryn"

"I will not be hand to a man that would kill a child!" Ned thundered, he then took a deep breath and sighed "We are not leaving yet, Lord Baelish has said that he has more information about Jon Arryn's death"

"You trust him?" Mia asks.

"Enough to believe he will help us" Ned answers "We're to meet him at his brothel

In Flea Bottom….

Ned, Jory, Mia, and two household guards, Heward and Wyl, walk through the streets of king's landing, Flea Bottom was nothing like the red keep, the smell of shit was constant here boys and girls ran barefoot on the street and people begged for food How can people eat in the red keep Mia thought Knowing how many men, women, and children suffered down here they eventually make their way to what was easily the nicest building in Flea Bottom, Littlefinger's brothel.

Jory Ned and Mia step inside and are immediately greeted by the smirking face of Littlefinger "My Lord Stark!" Baelish greets "I'm very happy you came"

"You have something to show me Lord Baelish," Ned says clearly uncomfortable in this place.

Baelish nods and turns to one of the girls "Bring Mhaegen" he orders "and her child"

The girl nods and runs off, while they wait Mia notices a blonde haired woman staring at her, the whore gave her a sultry look before shrugging off her dress straps giving Mia a view of her large breasts.

Mia simply scoffs and looks away, thankfully Littlefinge's girl comes back this time, with another girl no older than fifteen with a babe in her arms, the girl curtsies as well as she can "My Lord" she says,

"I think you'll be very interested in her child Lord Stark," Baelish says.

"She's the king's child milord," Mhaegen says "I named her Barra, She looks like him, doesn't she, my Lord? She has his nose, his black hair.

Ned nods awkwardly "Aye," he says

"tell him when you see him, my Lord. If it pleases you... Tell him how beautiful she is"

Ned gives Mia a quick glance "I will" he says

Mhaegen practically bounces with excitement "And tell him I've been with no one else" she says "I swear it, my Lord, by the old gods and new. I don't want no jewels or nothing, just him. The King was always good to me"

Mia's heart ached for the girl, she was a foolish child who did not know the world.

"When Jon Arryn came to visit you, what did he want?" Ned asks

Mhaegen smiles "He wasn't that sort of man, my Lord," she says "He just wanted to know if the child was happy, healthy.

Ned gives a sad smile "She looks healthy to me" he says.

As the girl leaves Ned turns to Littlefinger"Lord Baelish, what do you know of Robert's bastards?"

"Well, he has more than you, for a start."

Mia angrily places her hand on her sheathed sword, Littlefinger raises his hands in mock apology

"How many?" Ne demands.

Littlefinger "Does it matter?" he asks "If you bed enough women, some will give you presents, and His Grace has never been shy on that count"

Ned grimaced."Why would Jon Arryn take a sudden interest in the king's baseborn children?"

The short man gave another shrug. "He was the King's Hand, Doubtless Robert asked him to see that they were provided for."

Ned shook his head "It had to be more than that, or why kill him?"

Before they can say anymore Mia notices something outside, Lannister soldiers surrounding the brothel, Jamie Lannister at their head "Father!" mia exclaims.

Ned turns and sees the Lannisters, they all make their way outside, Ser Jamie smirks when he sees them and dismounts, "Such a small pack of wolves" he mocks.

"Stay back Ser" Jory warns 'This is the hand of the king"

"He was the hand of the king" the kingslayer corrects "Now I'm not sure what he is"

"What's the meaning of this Lannister?" Baelish demands.

"Get back inside, Where it's safe" Ser Jamie orders.

"I'm looking for my brother" Ser Jamie announces "You remember my brother, don't you lord Stark? Blonde hair, sharp tongue….a short man"

Ned nods "I remember him"

"He seems to have had a little trouble on the road," Jamie says "You wouldn't happen to know what happened"

"He was taken at my command" Ned answers "To answer for his crimes.

Jamie draws his sword, Mia and Jory do the same "I'll bring the city watch" Littelfinger says before cowering away.

"Come Stark," Jamie says "I'd rather see you die sword in hand"

Mia steps forward "Threaten my father again" she dares.

Jamie scoffs "Threaten?" he asks "As in I'm going to open your father from balls to brain and see what Starks are made of"

"You kill me and you'll never get your brother back"

Jamie smirks "You're right" he admits "Take him alive, kill his men...and his bastard"

"No!" Ned screams as the Lannisters step forward, two them thrusts spears into Heward and Wyl's chests.

Mia deflects one of the guards spears, she knocks him in the helmet with hilt of her blade, another thrusts his spear, she dodges and kicks his legs from under him, she looks up just in time to see Jamie Lannister do drive a dagger through Jory's eye and skull "Jory!" she screams as the captain of the household collapses.

Another Lannister thrust his spear but she catches and begins furiously beating him with the flat part of her sword when he's down of the ground she raises it but before she can bring the blade down the man shouts "Wait!"

She freezes and stares him in the eye, it was the same look she had seen in Ser Hugh before he died, she hesitates long enough for a Lannister to grab her from behind and force the sword from her hands, the one on the ground bounces up and begins punching her in the stomach, neck, and face, they only let her go when she is a bloody mess.

One of them picks up her sword and goes to kill with it but before he can her father shouts "STOP!"

The fighting freezes "If you kill here I swear by the old gods and the new you will never see Tyrion again"

Jamie scoffs "You place you bastard daughter in such high value?"

Ned simply stares the man down, Jamie nods "Fine, leave her be" he orders.

The men step away from Mia, leaving her spitting up blood on the ground.

Ned and Jamie clash swords, their fight seems to go on forever, before a Lannister sneaks behind him and spears her father through the leg, Ned screams and falls to his knees, Jamie looks at the man in disgust before knocking him unconscious.

The kingslayer then mounts his horse with the rest of his men "My brother Lord Stark, I want him back"

As they leave Mia crawls over to Ned "Father" she gasps.

Ned's eyes widen as he sees how hurt she is "Mia are you okay?"

"I'll be fine" she croaks.

Ned nods "Good" he gives her a weak smile before she passes out.