Chapter 15

I had been back with Robb for a few days now and things had finally started to go back to normal again. A few days ago Robb had gotten word of a large force of Lannister men heading towards the camp. Robb had come up with a brilliant plan: Send a small host of men to intercept Tywin's men and then send the rest of the army to take on Jaime's men. The only problem with the plan was that it would mean sacrificing 1000 men, this was something that Robb wasn't very happy about. After a lot of arguing and plenty of puppy dog eyes from me, Robb had finally allowed me to join in with the fighting. By this point my dragons were the size of very large horse and they could fly and breath fire very well, so Robb had realised that he needed us. I was getting ready for the battle when there was a knock on the door to my tent. I managed to say 'Enter' while trying to wrestle my way into my armour. I heard a chuckle behind me and saw Robb stood there, ready for battle. He looked really good. "Stop laughing at me and give me a hand." I scowled at him slightly which only made him laugh more but he walked forward and helped me do up my armour. After a few minutes he stepped back and surveyed his work. "Well I can safely say that I've done a better job than you did." I smiled at him, "So are you ready?" He looked at me and said "I'll never be properly ready for these battles, Kay but I've got a lot of good people around me." I smiled at that and pulled him into a hug, which was rather hard considering all of the armour we were both wearing. He pulled back suddenly and put his hand on my face "You have to promise me that you'll be careful Kayla. That you'll stick with someone throughout the battle, and make sure that you don't get separated from any of us." I nodded at him and smiled "Don't worry Robb, I'll be fine." He let out a long breath and he pulled me in for another hug mumbling in my hair "I can't lose anyone else Kay." I rubbed his back and leant my head against his shoulder. We stood like this for a few minutes when there was another knock at the door, we broke apart and Robb strode over to the door to see who it was. He moved aside to show Theon and Jory, both ready for battle. "So are you ready Princess?" I looked at Theon and smiled "As ready as I'll ever be." Theon and Jory chuckled but Robb looked scared. I walked over to him and put a reassuring hand on his shoulder "Don't worry I'll be fine, I'll be with Theon and Jory the whole time." He seemed to relax slightly at that and he nodded to himself before walking out of the tent. I frowned as he left and looked at Jory "So where are my swords?" He chuckled and pulled a bundle from behind his back, he walked over to me and placed them on the table. I was like a child at Christmas and I eagerly opened them. Inside lay two swords, slightly shorter than a normal blade but still as effective. The hilts had been engraved to look like dragons and the blades were sharp. I swung them round a few times to get a feel for the balance, they were perfect. I ran over to Jory and gave him a hug, "Their perfect!" He smiled at me and helped me to strap them onto my back. I quickly pulled my hair into a simple ponytail so that it wouldn't get in my eyes. I looked up to see Theon grinning at me "What?" He just smiled some more. I frowned at him and looked back at Jory who simply shrugged his shoulders. We made our way through the camp to where our horses waited for us. Shadow had already been tacked up so I didn't have to do much. I walked up to him and stroked his neck. I could feel that he was nervous so I started to sing a lullaby to him while I placed defensive wards over him, like I had done the previous night with my dragons. When I had finished I walked over to where the generals were congregated, they were going over the plan one more time. I walked over and stood next to Theon who put a hand on my waist. I squeezed his hand back thankful of the contact. I had arrived just in time to hear what my dragons would be doing, they all turned to me, which made me feel very small. "I thought that I could send Emrys up front with the King and his group and then Draco would stay with me and that part of the army. Then the others would fly above the battlefield and use their fire and combat skills to help deplete the Lannister numbers." They all seemed happy with this and they carried on talking, I made my excuses and left to make sure all of my dragons were ready. When I arrived I could see that they had been given their own armour to protect them from archers. They sensed my presence and they all walked over. They too seemed a little scared but through my bond I sent them reassuring thoughts which seemed to make them feel better. They could not yet talk but I knew that they were slightly uneasy. I told them of the plan and they all seemed relatively happy, especially Draco as he wanted to make sure that I was safe. I started to make my way back to Shadow and saw Thorn, Shiala and Saphira take off and start to circle the area. I kept a constant link with them in case I desperately needed their help with something. I was just about to mount up when I felt a warm pair of hands grab my waist, I turned around and saw Theon there, I hugged him before he could say anything to me. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer. "There's no need to be scared Kayla, we won't let anything happen to you." I smiled at him and kissed his cheek which made him blush. This made me laugh which caught the attention of the people around us. "We'll have Draco with us throughout the fight so we won't be completely unprotected." This made Theon relax a little, Draco walked over and looked at us both. "You're one ferocious dragon, Draco I don't think we need to worry." This made Draco very happy and he walked over to Theon and started to lick his face. This made Theon laugh, it was nice to see him laugh because lately he had seemed so serious and sad. Just then the call to mount up came. I quickly mounted Shadow and gave him a pat. Jory and Theon stood their horses beside me and the men parted to let Draco set off. He flew close to us, constantly keeping in touch through our bond. We made our way onto the main battlefield and for the first time we found ourselves facing the Lannister troops. My red cape fluttered behind me and that was all the noise I heard.

The battle raged on for hours and I was starting to become tired. I had fought endlessly with Theon and Jory and it felt like we would never get to the end of the Lannister troops. My dragons had been a great help because they not only scared the Lannister men but they killed a lot of them too. I had stopped counting how many times I had swung my swords and killed men. I had gained several minor injuries including a cut to my face which I wasn't very happy about. My arms were starting to ache and my movements were starting to get slower. Luckily it was at that point that we broke through the Lannister men, and to my surprise we came face to face with Jaime Lannister. I made quick work of them men around him and we were soon battling each other. He obviously didn't realise who I was because he fought back just as ferociously. After what seemed like hours of sparring him I managed to trip him up and I quickly put my sword to his throat stopping any further attempt of escape. Theon and Jory ran up behind me looking very surprised, "Bloody hell Kayla, you just beat Jaime Lannister in a fight!" I laughed at their shocked faces and Jaime looked at me realising who I was. "Kayla? Is that you?" To answer his question I called my dragons they all landed around, looking very menacing as they were covered in blood. I kicked Jaime in the face to knock him out. It took all of my will power not to bash his pretty face in, but I restrained myself. I turned around and let out a long breath. "We did it Kay, the battles over." I sat down on the floor and looked up at Theon and Jory, they were both panting and covered in their own and others blood. I smiled and Theon helped me up onto my feet. My dragons followed us as we walked through the battlefield to where Robb was waiting. Jaime had been taken away by some men and put in a makeshift cell. As we got closer to Robb his attention seemed to focus on us. A look of huge relief spread over his face. He quickly made his way over to us, the men parting to make way for him. He pulled me into a bone crushing hug "Gods I'm so glad your okay." I smiled at him and said "I told you I'd be okay." He pulled back and looked me over. Then Theon and Jory stepped forward and clapped him on the shoulders. "Thank you for looking after her for me." They both laughed at that "Oh, Robb she didn't need us to look after her, if anything she was looking after us. She was like an unstoppable whirlwind. She was so fast." By this point I was blushing shamelessly and Robb looked over to me "It seems that I underestimated you, and you beat Jaime Lannister. Now that is no mean feat!" I simply smiled at him. "Don't be so modest Kayla, you probably killed half of the army!" With that a cheer went up through the ranks of men that surrounded us. Now I was really embarrassed. I smiled at them all and sent a murderous look at Robb. He only laughed at me more. I moved and hid behind Theon in an attempt to stop him from embarrassing me. He got the hint and started to talk to his men. Theon put his arm around me and pulled me to his side. Jory spoke up "Come on lets go get cleaned up, I don't know about you but I feel disgusting." We both laughed and Theon lead me to my tent where I had a very long bath.