Lillian was in the stables brushing her father horse, he was getting older by the years but he was still beautiful, still kind and still had some kick in his step. Lillian hummed a tune her mother once sang.
"Why don't you sing Lillian" Looking up Nadine had a massive smile upon her rosy cheeks "Sing please" Nadine pleaded.
"There will be no sun, when all the wars are done" Lillian sang aloud "There will be no place to run. Only in my day, will life be in your face, the children will not sing anymore…the songs of your war"
"Mum use to sing that didn't she" Nadine asked
"Yeah to bother Father when he went on some conquest of war or family argument" Lillian smiled "You look like her you know that"
"I do?"
"Yeah yellow hair. Bright, bright blue eyes. You have her smile it's contagious" Lillian smiled at that comment because she too had her mother smile
Nadine hand began patting waters "Lillian can you take me to see mother and Father" Lillian stared at her little sister in shock. It has been years since Nadine had asked to visit them. Why now? "Please"
"Um sure everything okay?" Lillian asked
"Yeah I just want to say hello" Nadine shrugged
"Okay well saddle your horse" Lillian smirked
Nadine and Lillian went out of the stables, they rode talking about all types of things like when they were going to see the Forresters again, if Ethan can come over it wasn't hard to tell that Nadine had a crush on young Ethan Forrester.
It wasn't long until they had arrived, Lillian watched her sister look at her once castle, her hands touching every stone "Can we rebuild?" Nadine asked,
"Take a lot of work Nadine" Lillian signed, "Cost money we don't have"
Nadine head dropped "Just, Just a shame is all"
"Yeah you would have loved here" Nadine smiled "Come I want to show you something amazing" Lillian grabbed Nadine hand running through the field until she saw the waterfall
"Its hot" Nadine asked in shock
"It never freezes" Lillian smiled "Father said even in the coldest winter this waterfall was hot like a bath" Lillian laughed
"Can we" Nadine questioned
"Go in?" Lillian asked
"Yeah?" Nadine smirked
"Okay" Lillian smiled "Let's do this"
Nadine and Lillian began removing articles of clothing, jumping into the warm hot lake with nothing but they're undercoats on. They both swum and laughed bathing in the hot water.
"I love it here" Nadine smiled "Wish I remembered what it looked like" she signed
Lillian looked at her sister "One day will return here and live forever"
Lillian POV
I couldn't help but remember that day, I didn't want to believe it to be so true, I didn't want to think that this was it, that my baby sister days was over but here she was lying in my hands in ashes.
It wasn't how the Falls were laid to rest but it was how the Forresters were, a big part of her was lying in Ethan Tomb something Rodrik and I agreed they would have wanted it and a part of Ethan Ashes lay with Nadine in this Urne.
This is what my little sister was concealed to an Urne. I wanted to scream in anger she had a future to look forward too, a husband to wed, children to have and many, many wrinkles that should have occurred.
But the gods had written her fate and how wrong it was, I understood once but now I wonder how many harsh lashes I could take from them, how many more kicks to the back of the leg I could take.
The gods were playing harsh cards towards me, like they were accepting me to end it all. But it was that, that made me want to push harder. I wanted revenge, I wanted those who have wronged me to have their heads on a spike, I wanted everyone to know those who have wronged me had fallen.
Nothing felt better than riding the northern land, the air was so pure, so fresh but with every gallop of the horse it was becoming real, I was riding to bury my younger sister it shouldn't be it, should have been me who died next and if I could I would defiantly switch the roles for her to live happily.
Why would Ramsay do this to me of all people? He was my fucking best friend, we grew up together I seen him before I left, he hugged me and now, now my sister dead.
Riding hard up the mountain I could see the ruin of Icefalls. It was hard to leave the boys; it took literally everything within me to leave. I didn't get to leave without fair warning from Brent and a firm word.
It didn't take long until the sun had rose and I had arrived home, holding the Urne of Ashes I jumped off the horse and roped him to a pole that still stood. An old shiver went through me one of remembrance.
Smiling sadly I walked towards the crypts. Walking along my ancestors tombs It didn't take long to start a fire and light the torches I stood in front of my parents, my grandparents, Aunt and Uncles.
Taking a shaky breath I placed Nadine and Ethan Ashes in between my parents "Hello Mother, Father, Ancestor's" I signed "I-I-I'm returning Nadine to you all, but she's not alone…In her Urne lays the boy she loved, the boy she was going to Wed and live out her year with"
Wiping my eyes harshly with the back of my hand I took a deep breath "She has died and you have bared witness to the harsh reality of a so called friend. I have not spoken to him but I refuse to let his choices go unpunished"
"Nadine I want you to know I am sorry, I'm sorry I wasn't there, that I couldn't protect you like I had always sworn I would" I had finally snapped tears were controlling me, my loss bearing on my shoulders bringing me to my knees.
"I want you to know that I loved you with all my heart, to me you weren't just my sister, you were innocent, you were pure, you were everything I wished I could have been growing up, I wish I was happy like you"
"Mother, Father Take her, collect her, protect her and let her knows I'm sorry," I signed "Don't let her fear death, don't let her walk alone. Gather Ethan and let them remain still together'" Taking a steady step back I grabbed the club and took out the torches one by one as I walked out.
When I resurfaced I looked out at the wall that held my love, my child father and my brother. I wondered if they were okay, if Grant was alive, what his children were like. I had questions on questions but for now I lay them to them to rest.
Walking over to the horse I jumped upon his back "Ya" I yelled hitting his belly with my foot. I wasn't holding anything back he began to gallop through the snow to castle black.
Riding up to the guarded gate "What purpose do you have?" the young boy yielding a sword questioned from behind the gate.
"My name is Lillian Falls and I'm here to speak to Jon Snow"
"Jon Snow?" he questioned
"Yes Jon Snow" he nodded and the gate began to open
"Commander will want to know why you're here" he nodded as I jumped off my horse his hand grabbing the lead "You can wait in the courtyard" I saw a bunch of eyes on me but my eyes was trained on one figure.
"Hi I'm Sam"
Jon POV
Standing in the courtyard, readying my horse "You all ready?" I asked staring at the man coming with me to Craster's Keep. I let my mind think of the letter from Robb a part of me couldn't believe Lily my lily dead, things didn't add up.
"Jon you okay?" Grenn asked staring at me
"Yeah I'm fine" I wasn't fine the love of my life is dead, taking a deep breath I jumped upon my horse "Lets go" kicking the horse we began to move towards the back gate.
I don't know why but something within me made me turn on my saddle. But it was a joke standing the courtyard with Lillian. My Lillian brown wavy hair, blue bright eyes and that smile. The old gods were playing a tormenting game with my heart.
Shaking my head I turned around angry at the strings to my heart the olds gods plucked at. She was dead. Robb wrote so him self, kicking my horse we entered north of the wall.
"JON" even her voice was real holding back tears we moved towards Craster's Keep.
