White serpent: Robb rarely listens to anyone, that's why he met the fate he did
Jean d'arc: my original script actually had Robb listening to Mia and marrying Roslin but I changed this because of….reasons ;)
Guest: even if he did I very much doubt it would have mattered, once Robb sets his mind to something it's hard to convince him otherwise
NightyRowenTree: I'm so glad you are enjoying it, yeah Robb marrying Talisa was stupid Idea and I think he even knew that on some level P.S I love that you compared it to frozen I totally see that now.
Guest: oh don't worry my friend I am painfully aware that Mia is serving as no more then a spectator to the cannon plot but I am happily to announce that, that is coming to an end very, very soon ;) oh and trust me the Arya arc is not going to be Irrelevant, everything I do I do for a reason
Unlikely visitors
Mia Snow
Harrenhal….
Mia grunts as she lifts another body into the cart, Robb had marched his army to Harrenhal a few days ago, Tywin Lannister had been using the old fortress for his forward base in the Riverlands, he thought he could take the castle and crush a large portion of the Lannister army in the process.
But when they made it to the fortress the Lannister were gone, they had marched back south to aid in the defense of King's Landing
against Stannis Baratheon, but before they left they made sure to slaughter the two hundred Stark and Tully prisoners of war for Robb and his army to find.
Taking Harrenhal was supposed to be a great victory, the army, including, Mia had been suffering from low moral since the Freys had deserted them, Olyvar had gone with them, he didn't want too but his brothers forced him to return with them. Now with the massacure at Harrenhal things had only become worse.
Mia takes a break from hauling the dead bodies and sits herself on a step, Dusk comes up and lies down next to her and begins snoring softly, Mia smiles and scratches his head it had been two years since they had found the pups in the woods, now the direwolf was fully grown, almost large enough to ride.
Dusk suddenly wakes up with wine, it takes Mia a moment to realize he was staring at Roose Bolton, the Lord of The Dreadfort was talking with a boy no older then fifteen, he appeared to be questioning him.
She sighs and reluctantly stands despite the aching protest of her legs and walks over to the cold man "Lord Bolton" she greets "Who is this?"
Bolton stares at her for a moment as if processing what to say to her, she knew these highborn lords resented speaking to her as an equal, the only reason they put up with it was that she was King Robb's sister.
"A messenger my lady" he says "He brings word, from Riverrun and Winterfell"
"Winterfell?" she asks, eyeing the open letters in his hands anxiously, had Lord Bolton's bastard taken the castle? Was he bringing Theon to them? Had he saved Bran and Rickon?
"Let me see," Mia says, reaching for one of the letters, Lord Bolton snatches away his hand before she can grab it.
"It is not good news my lady" Bolton explains "Perhaps you should wait for the king to read it first"
Mia's face becomes hard, both with anger and fear at the Lord of the Dreadfort's words "I am not a delicate little maiden Lord Bolton" she says making another grab for the letter, this time she manages to snatch it from the Lord's hands, though she suspected that he let her.
As Mia begins to read the letter her hands start to shake please no she begs in her head please, please, please. But it only gets worse as she reads the letter's contents by the end of it her heart cracks in a similar way as when she saw her father die.
Later Mia walks with Lord Bolton towards the great hall of Harrenhal numbly, the Lord of the Dreadfort was saying something to her but she wasn't listening, she kept reading the words over and over in her head hoping that it wasn't true.
They make it to the Great Hall and find Robb and his new wife, they were engaged in a passionate kiss, Lord Bolton clears his throat causing them to break apart "Pardon me your grace" he says before regarding Talisa "My Queen"
The young Queen gives Roose a courteous smile "Lord Bolton" she greets, her smile strains when she turns to Mia "Lady Snow"
Mia doesn't even bother to respond to her instead she waits for Robb, he steps forward eyeing the letters in her hands "Let me guess which one is the good news" he jokes, his smirk falls as he sees the devastated look on his sister's face "What is it?"
Mia open's her mouth "I…." that's all she can choke out before she loses her voice.
Lord Bolton takes over "Word from Riverrun," he says "And Winterfell"
"Tell me" Robb orders.
"Your grandfather Lord Hoster Tully has passed," Lord Bolton says "His son Edmure is now Lord paramount of the Trident"
Robb nods sadly "I'll inform my mother," he says "We'll travel to Riverrun as soon as we can, what news from Winterfell?"
Lord Roose swallows before speaking "By the time my bastard-son arrived at Winterfell the Ironborn were gone" he says "They Masscured everyone within the walls"
"What of Bran and Rickon?" Robb asks anxiously, when Bolton hesitates he gets angry "ANSWER ME!" he booms.
"Dead!" Mia says bluntly finally meeting her brother's eyes "Bran and Rickon are dead"
"What?" Robb says "Is this true?" he asks.
"They found two bodies" Bolton explains "Strung up over the great hall and burnt beyond any recognition, we believe that they belong to your brothers"
Robb takes a shaky breath and leans against the table, Talisa comes and places a hand on his shoulder "I swear Theon will pay for this" he says furiously "I will make him beg a thousand times over before I take his head"
Theon will pay" Mia says "But what about you?"
Robb looks at her in confusion "What are you talking about?" he demands.
"You were the one to send Theon back to his father," she says angrily "If you hadn't if you kept him as a hostage Balon Greyjoy never would have invaded the North and Bran and Rickon would still be alive!"
She the marches towards her brother and shoves him back a few times, he does nothing to stop her "OUR BROTHERS ARE DEAD!" she screams "BECAUSE OF YOU"RE MISTAKE!" she swings her fist at him and smashes it into his nose.
Talisa gasps, Roose Bolton steps forward and Robb crashes into the ground with a bloodied nose, even Mia realizes that she's taken it to far "GUARDS!" Roose Bolton calls, five Northmen march into the Hall, two of them grab Mia's arms and the other three point their spears at her, she does little to stop them.
"Take Lady Snow to the cells!" he orders "Discreetly and keep her away from the other prisoners!"
Robb Stark
After Mia is led out by the guards Talisa runs to his side and examines him "She broke your nose" she says "I'll have to reset it"
"I'm fine" Robb says jumping to his feet, his pride was hurt more than anything else.
"This can not go unanswered your grace" Roose Bolton says "She must be punished"
"She's my sister!" Robb sneers "We grew up together, you're a fool if you think this is the first time she's struck me"
"That was before you were a lord, let alone a king" Bolton counters "Striking a king is an act of treason"
"Are you suggesting I execute her Lord Bolton?" Robb asks sardonically.
"Of course not" Bolton says "Whatever else she is you're blood and kinslaying is a great crime, send her back to Winterfell my boy will keep her safe until your return"
Robb shakes his head "I appreciate the offer my lord" he says "But if I send one of my closest advisors away word will spread on what happened, my men will think me weak, I can't have now…keep her in the cells a few days, I'll realse her when we travel to Riverrun"
Lord Bolton nods before leaving, Talisa comes up to him and places a comforting hand on his shoulder "Your'e sister is certinally a fierce woman"
Robb smiles softly "She never had much respect for authority" he says "I suppose I was a fool to think she'd respect mine"
"She watched her father be beaheded by the same people who took her fingers" his wife says "She was helpless to stop that and now she was also helpless to save her brothers"
"So was I" Robb says "And she's right it's my fault"
"The fault lies with Greyjoy" Talisa says "Not Stark, your're sister knows it and soon she will realise it"
Robb turns to his new wife and smiles "Are you so wise that you can read minds?"
She smiles back "I've seen enough to know when someone has a wounded heart" she says "Lady Snow tries to hide it but it's still there"
Robb nods and sighs "I'll release and forgive her tomorrow," he says
The next day after Robb is finished preparing he goes down to the cells with Mia's direwolf Dusk, the beast had been restless since his mistress was thrown into the cell, they had tried to force it into a kennel but it almost ripped the hands off the men who tried, now the direwolf eagerly trotted down the stairs to where he new his mistress would be.
Robb came to a secluded cell away from the other prisoners, he found his sister, pacing back and forth, her eyes fixed upon him when she gets close, "Has the King in the North come to pass my sentence?" she sardonically asks
"If you were anyone else I might have had you hanged for treason" Robb replies.
Mia scoffs before inspecting her right hand, Robb had heard all about what had happened on the kingsroad when their father left for the capital, how Mia lost two of her fingers "I struck Joffrey once" she says "If it weren't for father they would have had me executed"
"You honestly think I'm like Joffrey?" Robb asks
Mia smiles "I think you are the complete opposite of Joffrey" she says "But you made a mistake in sending Theon away and you made another mistake by breaking your promise to the Freys"
"Marrying Talisa might of been reckless" Robb admits "But I don't regret it and I would do it again"
The siblings stare at each other in silence before Robb breaks it "If I let you out can I trust you not to attack me again"
"No" Mia answers bluntly.
Robb sighs "Guard!" he calls, the jailor quickly rushes down the steps and bows to Robb "Open the cell" he orders
The jailor does so, Dusk immediately rushes to his mistress and jumps up on her licking her face, Mia laughs and rubs the direwolf's head. "I promised you that we would get revenge for father" Robb says "And now I make this promise, we will march back north, we will crush the Ironborn and if he is still alive we will kill Theon Greyjoy together"
"What about the Lannisters?" Mia asks.
"King's Landing can wait" Robb replies "I can't call myself a king if I can't hold my kingdom"
Mia smiles, Robb sees the look in his sister's eyes, her faith in him had been restored "Then let's go home" she says.
Mia Snow
A week later….
Mia looked in horror and disgust at the two bodies laid in front of Robb, Catelyn, Talisa and herself, two boys no older than fifteen years, they had been stabbed multiple times and their throats had been cut.
The new Lord Edmure looked disgusted, Robb shook with rage, Queen Talisa looked lost for words and Lady Stark looked guilt-ridden "Smalljon" Robb says to the large bearded northerner "Tell your father to bring them in"
The Smalljon silently obeys, he comes back moments later wit The Greatjon, The Blackfish almost a dozen guards and five captives, three of which were injured and one of which was Lord Rickard Karstark,
"Is that all of them?" Robb asks.
"All that survived" grumbled Greatjon "We killed three others"
"It took eight of you to murder two unarmed squires?" Robb asks Lord Karstark with venom.
"Not murder your grace" Karstark defends "Vengence"
"Vengence" Robb echos "Those boys didn't kill your sons, I saw Harrion die on the battlefield, and Torrhen-"
"Was strangled by the Kingslayer" Karstark says "They were his kin"
"THEY WERE BOYS!" Robb thunders. "Look at them!"
"Tell you're mother to look at them" Lord Karstark spits "She killed them as much as I"
"My mother's hands are clean in this" Robb says "this was your crime, your murder, your treason"
"It's treason to kill your enemies" Lord Karstark counters "In war you kill your enemies did your father not teach you that boy"
"Boy?" the Greatjon booms, he steps forward and deals the old lord with a bash from his mailed fist "Leave him!" Robb commands and the Greatjon immediately steps away.
Lord Karstark spits out blood and gives Lord Umber a red smile "Aye leave me to the King" he mocks "He wants to give me a scolding before he sets me free, that's how he deals with treason, our King in the North….or should I call him the King who lost the North?"
Robb eyes the man angrily "Escort Lord Karstark to the dungeons" Robb orders "Hang the rest"
"Even the dead ones?" Blackfish asks.
"Aye" Robb replies "Let everyone see what becomes of murders and traitors"
One of the captives calls out as he's been led away "Mercy sire, I didn't kill anyone I only watched for the guards!"
Mia steps forward "Did you know what Lord Rickard was planning?" she asks "Did you hear the knives being drawn? Did you hear the boys screaming for mercy? Did you hear them die?"
"Aye," the man says nervously "But I was only the watcher, I took no part, I swear it, I only watched"
Mia turns away from the man in disgust "This one seems to be a good watcher brother" she says.
"Aye he does" Robb says cooly "Hang him last so he can watch the others die"
As the guards clear the room of the captives Lord Edmure steps forward "Word of this can't leave Riverrun" he says "They were Tywin Lannister's nephews the Lannisters pay their debts"
"Would you make me a liar as well as a murder? Robb asks.
"It wouldn't be lying" Edmure counters "We will bury them and remain silence until the war is won"
"I'm not fighting for justice if I don't serve justice to murderers in my ranks no matter how highborn" Robb says with a sigh "He has to die"
"The Karstarks are Northmen" Lady Catelyn protests "They won't forget the killing of their lord"
"Your mother's right" Queen Talisa says "If you do this the Karstarks will abandon you"
"You tended to their wounds" Robb argues "You brought them supper, now they're dead"
"And more boys will keep dying until this war is over!" Talisa counters "You need Karstark men to end it"
"Spare his life" Catelyn urges "keep him as a hostage"
"Yes a hostage" Edmure agrees "Tell the Karstarks that along as they remain loyal he will not be harmed"
Robb considers this and then turns to Mia "What do you think?" he asks.
Mia stares at the two bodies on the floor, Martyn and Willem vaguely reminded her of Bran and Rickon, is this what Theon did, did he order them killed and layed before him before burning and hanging their corpses, did he do the deed himself?
"I think you should do what father would have done, "I think you should take his head and I think you should be the one to do it"
Robb says nothing, he just nods.
When the cold day broke, Mia Lady Catelyn, Queen Talisa, the river lords, and the northern lords all gathered in the godswood, Lord Edmure had commanded the executioner's block to be set up, the Greatjon's men led Lord Rickard Karstark through the crowd, his men hung from the walls above him.
Robb stepped forward wearing his armor and crown, Smalljon Umber handed him a greatsword "The blood of the first men runs through my veins as much as your boy" Lord Karstark says "I fought mad king Aerys for your father, I fought Joffrey for you, I was named for your grandfather, we are kin, Stark and Karstark"
"That didn't stop you from betraying me," Robb says "And it won't save you now"
"I don't want it to save me" Lord Karstark scoffs "I want it to haunt you for the rest of your days, for no man is an acursed as a kinslayer"
"Kneel my lord" Robb commands, the old lord does so and places his head on the block "Rickard Karstark, Lord of Karhold, here in sight of gods and men I sentence you to die would you speak a final word?"
"Kill me and be cursed!" Karstark sneers "You are no king of mine!"
Robb's sword crashes down on Lord Karstark's neck, cleaving his head off in one blow. Robb throws his sword to the ground and marches off with his fists clenched furiously.
Less than a week later Mia finds Robb angrily hunched over his war table "My mother was right" he says furiously "The Karstarks are gone!" he sweeps his hand across the table knocking the sunburst figures off the table"
Mia sighs "We knew this would happen," she says.
"Damn them!" Robb cursed "Damn Rickard Karstark, damn Theon Greyjoy, damn Walder Frey, damn Tywin Lannister, DAMN THEM ALL!"
Mia places a comforting hand on her brother's, "Send the Riverlords to defend their homes" she advises "Let us take the Northmen home and drive the Ironborn out, Joffrey can wait and Sansa….Sansa must wait"
Before Robb can say any more The Blackfish bursts into the room "You grace three men have approached the gates"
"Smallfolk?" Robb asks.
"No"
"What banner do they bear?" Robb asks
The Blackfish looks at him oddly "A Banner of solid gold with no designs" he says "In Essos it is the standard of the golden company"
"The golden company?" Robb asks before placing his crown on his head "Tell Smalljon to bring them to me, and find my mother"
The Blackfish nods and leaves, Lady Stark soon returns with him "Robb what is going on?" she asks.
Robb shakes his head "I'm not entirely sure mother" he says.
Moments later Smalljon Umber marches in with several guards and three men that Mia did not recognise, in the middle stood a man who appeared forty years old, his hair was dyed blue and his beard was red with strands of grey in it.
The man to his left was around the same age with dark hair running down to his neck, a strong black beard, olive skin, and a muscular build, the look on his face showed he did not like being held at spearpoint.
The third man was at least five years younger than his companions, he stood a foot taller them, his brown hair was cut short and his face was also bearded, he was also muscular and Mia thought he was quite handsome.
"Who are you, men?" Robb demands "Why did you approach the gates?"
"Because we wanted to enter" The olive-skinned man bluntly states.
"Aegor!" Blue hair chastises "Apologies your grace, my man speaks bluntly yet truthfully"
"Why?" Robb asks "My great-uncle tells me you carry the standard of the golden company"
"Your great-uncle tells the truth" blue hair response "This is Ser Aegor Drace" he says gesturing to the olive-skinned man "The other is Ser Rolly Duckfield, I am simply known as Griff"
"Griff?" Blackfish says with a laugh "A false name and poor one as well"
"You know this man?" Robb asks his great-uncle.
"I met him a long time ago at the tourney of Harrenhal" Blackfish says "He is Jon Connington, Rhaegar Targaryen's greatest ally"
I know I said back in chapter two that I thought that Mia would be the only character I would fancast….apparently I was wrong
Griff/Jon Connington: Toby Stephens
Aegor Drace: Manu Bennett
Rolly Duckfield: Liam Mcintyre