Supremus85: I could have yes but the only reason I would do that is to keep Robb's child alive and I really don't see the need to do that, plus then I would have to come up with a reason as to why Walder Frey spared Talisa and I don't really want to waste my time with that, if it's going to become an irrelevant plot point
Jean d'arc: I'm sorry but no Robb, Catelyn, and Talisa are dead, dead, dead I never had any intention of keeping them alive, but their deaths will serve a purpose for the rest of Mia's story, my whole purpose of the last chapter was meant to be a cruel slap in the face, Mia gets everything she could have dreamed for, Robb legitimizes her and makes her a Stark, years of hatred between her and Catelyn finally come to an end, and they start to build a stable relationship and maybe even possible friendship….only for all that to be completely ripped away from her at the red wedding….yeah she's not going to take this well I can promise you that
Guest: Love, honor and stupidity, the three main reasons people die in the game of thrones
White serpent: the red wedding was a tragedy...but trust me there are many more to come
NightyRowenTree: yes it did, I wish I could say things are going to get happier
Black Robin
Mia Stark
Winterfell, five years ago….
Mia sighs as she looks up at the roof above her bed, the cold winds raged outside but inside the castle was warm but that didn't help how cold she felt on the inside, the day was going well, she had trained with Rodrick Cassel during the morning and went hunting with Jon and Jory midday all was well until she passed the godswood, her father and Lady Catelyn were having a heated conversation.
"I won't do it Cat!" Ned says.
"Why not?" Lady Stark demands "Lord Reed is offering to take him from your hands he is a good man perhaps he can give the boy a purpose"
"Lord Reed has made this offer before," Ned says "And like before I will refuse him, I don't expect you to understand but Jon is my responsibility I will not give him up! Not yet"
Lady Stark sighs "What about the girl?"
Ned shakes his head "Gods be good you can't even say their names can you?"
Lady Stark ignores the question "You could try and make a match for her" she suggests "Perhaps Lord Hornwood or one of Lord Forrester's sons"
"I will not do it!" Ned says "Gods Cat, She's a child!"
"Septa Mordane says she flowered," Lady Stark says coldly "She's a woman now"
"SHE'S MY DAUGHTER!" Ned boomed making his wife and Mia flinch from behind her his hiding spot "Never speak of this to me again"
Mia sighs I didn't even know her she thought, she had only heard stories of the beautiful Ashara Dayne the woman who had thrown herself from a tower once her brother died.
Why mother? Mia thought to herself Was I not reason enough for you to live? Why did you abandon me to the mercy of Lady Catelyn Stark?
Mia's door suddenly swings open and her brother Robb steps inside 'Robb what are you doing?" she demands angrily, pulling the furs to her chin to cover her nakedness.
Robb smiles apologetically "Sorry little sister," he says "But I had to be quick" he then goes over to her wardrobe and pulls out some clothes for her "Get dressed and meet me outside"
Mia does so with a shake of her head she meets her brother outside her room and punches his shoulder "You damned fool" she sneers "What would your mother say if she caught you sneaking into my room in the middle of the night?"
Robb shakes his head "My mother is long asleep "And Hewl is on guard duty, you know he's prone to falling asleep on duty"
He takes her hand and drags her along the corridors, they make their way to the cellers and from there the hot springs that warm Winterfell "Robb what are we doing here?" Mia asks,
Robb smirks and takes off his shirt "It's pretty obvious isn't it little sister?" he then jumps into the hot water "You going to come in?"
Mia eyes her brother suspiciously "Why didn't you bring Jon down here?" she asks "Or Theon?"
Robb smiles "Sullen Jon Snow or arrogant Theon Greyjoy?" he asks "I rather spend time with my beautiful sweet sister" he then grabs her arm.
"Robb. No!" Mia squeals as her brother pulls her into the water, she splashes water angrily in his face as she resurfaces "You could have waited for me to get undressed!"
Robb smirks "Where would the fun be in that?' he asks sardonically. Everyone in Winterfell talked about how much Robb was like their father, Just and honorable, shrewd and dutiful, the perfect heir to the North.
But around Mia he was just Robb, her brother and her best friend, not once had he ever thought himself above her, not once had he ever treated her like a bastard and she loved him for it.
Robb's brow suddenly furrows and he touches her wet cheek "You've been crying" he says.
Mia's eyes widen "What? No, I haven't" she defends unconvincingly.
Robb shakes his head "Don't lie to me Mia" he says "I know when you're upset, what happened?"
Mia smiles in an attempt to reassure him "It's nothing I can't handle she says.
"My mother?" Robb asks when she doesn't answer he sighs "One day I will be Lord of Winterfell and on that day you and Jon will stop living as bastards I promise you that"
Mia smiles and hugs her brother tightly "I love you Robb Stark"
Robb returns her embrace "And I love you, Mia Snow"
Present day….
Mia thought she knew what pain was when the Lannisters forced her father to cut off her fingers, she thought she understood it when she watched him beheaded or when she heard the news of Bran and Rickon. But she never truly understood not until Edmure Tully's wedding.
The first thing the Frey's did after murdering Mia's brother and his family in front of her made her watch as they cut off his head, Lucus Blackwood managed to free Grey Wind and Dusk before he was cut down, from what she heard the Direwolves killed half a dozen Frey men before they were brought down with crossbows, they cut off Grey Wind's head and sewed it onto Robb's body.
The next morning they stripped her of her dress and paraded her naked through the twins, they then threw her in a carriage with her brother's head and began the journey to king's landing. Mia hadn't said a word since Roose Bolton stabbed Robb through the heart, she clenched her brother's head tightly to her bare chest I'm never letting him go again she thought I'll never let anyone hurt him ever again.
Damn my bad luck!" Merret Frey whined "Father gets to be Lord of the Riverlands, my brother Emmon gets to be Lord of Riverrun and I'm stuck watching over Robb Stark's bastard sister.
"We all are Muttonhead!" Ryman Frey sneers "But you don't see us complaining"
"Unlike me, you may get to be Lord of the crossing" Merret counters "And what will happen to me then?"
"If you stop whining I may let you continue to live at the twins" Ser Ryman answers, he then sticks his head out the carriage "Edwyn! Petyr! Where are we?
"Near Oldstones father!" Petyr answers.
"Not even out of the Riverlands" Merret groans.
Ser Ryman leers at Mia hungrily "I can think of ways to pass the time" he says.
I don't care Mia thought to herself They can humiliate me, they can beat me, they can rape me, I don't care just as long as they kill me afterward.
"This one's for the King father" Edwyn Frey reminds.
Ser Ryman only snorts "She doesn't need to be a maid for King Joffrey to fuck her up the arse," he says.
"I doubt she is anyway" Merret adds "Look at her, some stinking northerner must have tried to get inside of the pretty bastard of Winterfell"
More than one Mia thought I was even tempted a few times but in those days the last thing I needed was to face father with my belly swollen with another bastard of Winterfell.
"We were commanded to deliver the bastard to the King, not use her ourselves," Edwyn says
"She blinded my uncle Hosteen," Ryman says with a sinister smirk "I feel obligated to avenge him"
Suddenly cries distress were heard from outside, followed by clashes of swords "What in seven hells is going on?" Merret demands fearfully.
"Bandits!" Edwyn screeched "It's the Brotherhoo-"
Ser Ryman opens the carriage door just in time to see his son fall, struck down by an arrow in his neck, armed men emerged from the forest all, cutting down all the Frey guards as they surrounded the carriage.
Ser Ryman rushed out of the carriage and attempted to escape only to be brought down by an arrow to the knee. The archer, a young man with a freckled face and red hair approached the carriage "Please" Merret begs "There's been a mistake I am Merret Frey my father is Lord Walder Frey he will pay-"
"Shut it you Frey shit" the archer spits, he grabs Merret by the collar and throws him into the mud, it is then he finally notices Mia, his eyes widen in shock and then anger "Fucking savages" he sneers.
"Anguy!" a voice calls "What is it, gold?"
"It ain't no gold" the archer mutters "Lem give me your cloak!"
"Bugger yourself!" a voice calls back.
"Then a blanket or something!" Anguy yells angrily.
Another man steps into the carriage a middle-aged balding man, dressed in red robes, he averts his eyes respectfully "Lem your cloak now!" Red robes orders.
"Fine" Lem groans, he then passes his yellow cloak to Anguy who wraps it around Mia's naked body, he also attempts to take Robb's decaying head from her arms but she clenches it tighter to her breast.
"It's over my lady" Red Robes says soothingly "You are safe now"
"Safe" Mia mutters before laughing Hysterically.
Anguy and Red Robes frown "Mad" Lem scoffs "She's gone mad"
Anguy and Red Robes guide her out of the carriage "Is that all that is in there?" Lem asks.
Red Robes ignores his question "How many men did we lose?" he asks.
"A dozen" Lem answers "And it was all for some stupid Frey whore"
"That's no whore you lackwit," another man says, he was stocky with a beard and shoulder-length brown hair "That's a princess of the North"
Mia finally recognizes the man from his days at Winterfell, the son of Hullen the former master of horse "Harwin" she mutters weakly.
"Oh thank the gods!" Harwin exclaims
"Who the hell is she?" Lem demands.
Harwin opens his mouth to answer but another man steps forward "That is Mia Snow" he says he had dark hair a breastplate displaying a forked purple lightning bolt and a patch over his right eye, a thick scar also presented itself on his neck, "She's the bastard daughter of Lord Eddard Stark"
"She's no bastard anymore if our reports are correct," Harwin says.
"What do you want to do with her Beric?" Red Robes asks.
The one-eyed man considers the situation for a moment "We'll take her back with us" he decides "Whatever else she fought against the Lannisters that makes her no enemy to us"
Hollow Hill….
The next week was a blur to Mia, she hardly remembered the ride with the outlaws, she didn't remember being brought to a large hidden cave and she didn't remember the outlaws finally prying Robb's head from her arms. What she did remember was waking up on a makeshift bed with Harwin and a woman standing over her.
"Will she be okay Melly?" Harwin asks.
The woman apparently called as Melly nods "She hadn't eaten or slept for days before you found her" she says "She has a few cuts and bruises but she should be back to normal in no time"
Mia groans and Harwin rushes over to her "M'lady" he says.
"Harwin where am I? Mia asks.
"A safe place m'lady" he answers "No one can hurt you here"
Mia sits up, Harwin attempts to gently push her back down "You're still ill m' lady, you shouldn't-"
"I'm no child Harwin" she sneers, she throws the covers, she was dressed in a simple shirt and britches. "Where am I"
"A cave called Hollow hill milady" Harwin answers "You've been asleep for three days and three nights"
"What happened to you, Harwin?" Mia asks "Last I heard my father sent you to the Riverlands with Beric Dondarrion to hunt down the Mountian"
"Aye I followed him" Harwin agrees "Right into an ambush at the Mummer's Ford and soon after we heard that good king Robert was dead, and his Lannister son was on the throne, we were the king's justice and now were fleeing the king's justice"
"You are outlaws" Mia concludes "And Lord Beric is your leader"
Harwin nods "We are called the brotherhood without banners, m'lady," he says "We fight to protect the smallfolk from the torments of House Lannister"
"And now House Frey as well it seems" another voice calls, from the shadows, stepped the eye-patched man with lightning bolts on his chest "My apologies my lady," Beric Dondarrion says "These are hardly living quarters worthy of a princess but I'm afraid we don't have the luxury of comfort"
"My brother?" Mia asks "Where is he?"
"He's dead princess," Harwin says "You know that"
"You don't have to remind me!" she snaps "His head, I was carrying his head"
"It's been wrapped and buried my lady," Lord Beric says "He's at peace now, I'm so sorry for your loss"
"Why did this happen?" Mia sobs "Walder Frey gave us guest right, he promised us protection and then he slaughtered us like cattle"
"He will burn in hell for this" Beric assures.
"You should of just let them take me," Mia says.
"They wouldn't have just killed you m'lady," Harwin says "they would have given you to Joffrey and defiled your body"
Mia shakes her head "my body is nothing to me anymore" she says "Neither is my life"
"What about your sister's life m'lady?" Harwin asks. "The Freys will march of Riverrun next, don't doubt that they'll do the same to Arya as the did to you"
That snaps Mia out of her miserable trance, the thought of those fucking traitors dragging Arya from Riverrun, striping her naked and parading her around King's Landing was too much to bear.
"I need to get back to Riverrun," she says looking for an exit.
"We will take you there" my lady" Beric assures "But there is something we must do first"
He leads her through the cave and outside to a surrounding forest, this is certainly a good hideout for a group of outlaws, Beric takes her to the other outlaws, among them was Anguy the Archer, the brawny man called Lem, another man with a eyepatch, a scrawny man with a woodharp and and the red robed man. Standing on wooden barrels with nooses around their neck was Merret Frey, Petyr pimple and Ser Ryman
Red robes give her a bow "My lady, it's good to see you alive and well"
"I'm...alive" Mia answers "You are-"
"Thoros of Myr" my lady "Your father was a good man and your brother, you have my condolences"
"Thank you," Mia says "But you didn't know them"
Thoros nods sadly "No I never had that pleasure" he turns to the Freys "But I understand these men new your brother quite well"
Mia's blood turns to fire at the sight of these disgusting men, her hand reflexively goes for her sword only for her to realize it's wasn't there.
"In the brotherhood, we still believe in justice" Beric explains "We know the House Frey is responsible for the red wedding, but we don't know which Freys are guilty of it"
"That's why you are here" Thoros explains "We want to know if they are guilty and what crimes they committed"
Mia eyes the captives "Merret and Petyr Frey were tasked with getting Lord Jon Umber drunk so that he couldn't fight back" she explains "The so-called Ser Ryman murdered Dacey Mormont and the Greatjon himself"
"We only did as our Lord and father commanded!" Merret cries
"A son has a duty to his father!" Ser Ryman adds.
"Aye but you swore an oath to Robb Stark as well" Thoros counters "You want mercy, beg the princess for it"
Ser Ryman looks at Mia "My Lady please!" he begs "On my honor as a knight I-"
"Your honor!" Mia exclaims "Is it in a knights vows to slaughter your king at a wedding? Or cut the throat of a mother of five? Or butcher a woman pregnant with a babe? Do not speak to me of honor when you have none Ser!"
"Right, we hanging them or not?" asks the one-eyed man.
"Bugger yourself, Jack!" Lem spits "Let the bastards squirm a little while longer"
"No," Beric says "If the princess says they are guilty then they die. Now"
Jack smirks "Play something nice for them, Tom"
The man with the woodharp begins playing the day they hanged Black Robin "The day the hanged Black Robin, the air was clean and still" he sings "The day they hanged Black Robin, the autumn ground was chill"
As they prepare to kill the Freys, four more outlaws march into a room, holding another prisoner with a hood over his head, at their head was a tall man with a bright green beard with strands of grey running through it.
"Lord Beric steps forward "Pello I see you were successful"
"Aye Lord Beric," Greenbeard says "He was on the road returning to the twins like they said he would be, his companions didn't put up much of a fight"
Greenbeard takes off the prisoners hood, Mia almost gasps when she sees that It's Robb's former squire, Olyvar Frey.
Olyvar recognizes her as well and saying something desperately to her but the gag in his mouth and the singing of Jack drowns him out.
"The Smallfolk gathered in the square, the gallows there were set. The Smallfolk gathered in the square, the women never wept"
"You know this boy?" Beric asks.
"Aye" Mia answers "He was Robb's squire before he married Talisa Maegyr"
"Was he involved in the wedding?" Beric asks.
Mia doesn't answer right away, she looks at Merret, Ryman and Petyr Robb was worth a thousand Freys and yet She only had three to hang she looks back at Olyvar He's a good lad, he doesn't deserve to die...but he is Walder Frey's son
"The gods above all knew his crimes, the lord read off his lists. The gods above all knew his crimes, the men's hands balled to fists"
"My lady was he involved in the wedding?" Beric asks again.
"Yes he was" Mia lies this is for my brother, for his mother, for his wife and his unborn child, my nephew or niece "He was Robb's squire, he knew who Robb's battle guard was, he told his father so they could be picked off at the wedding and then he ran away before the battle like a coward"
Olyvar's eyes go wide with panic and he begins to scream something through his gag in utter terror "Very well" Beric says "He goes up with the rest"
Greenbeard, Jack and Lem set up another barrel and force Olyvar to stand on it before tying a noose around his neck.
"His legs they kicked they jerked and slowed, the crowd not once did cheer. His legs they slowed then finally stopped, the crowd not once did jeer"
Lem begins the executions, he kicks Petyr Pimple's barrel the man's neck breaks immediately, Ser Ryman was next, his legs flailed wildly as he was slowly choked to death, Merret Frey's neck did not break as well and he suffered an equally painful death.
Then came Olyvar's turn, Mia prayed his neck would break, it did not, his bulging eyes stared at Mia as he was strangled, there was no hatred in them, no anger just fear It's for Robb Mia told herself Walder Frey destroyed my family, the least I can do is take away his son
The whole time Thoros looks at her as if expecting her to do something but she doesn't
This is not an honorable act a voice said in her head Your father would be disgusted in you.
My father was an honorable man she thought and it was that same honor that got him killed. I won't make the same mistake.
Finally, Olyvar stops struggling, his bulging eyes stared at her as the light left them and the eighteenth son of Lord Walder Frey breathed his last.
"I'll never mourn Black Robin, he killed my girl of four. The day the hanged Black Robin, my son came home no more..."
Yeah...if you don't like dark storylines then you should probably stop reading now, although if you don't like dark storylines you probably shouldn't have anything to do with the books or show at all. also just to clarify in case anyone is confused, this was not a rescue, the brotherhood came across Mia by accident, they thought the Frey's were transporting gold, weapons or food.