Thank you for all the reviews in the last chapter! What a cliffhanger! These men are quite dangerous and I hope Stannis can save Sansa...
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"Sansa!"
Stannis pushed his way through the crowd that only seemed to get larger, searching in panic for his ward and Lady. He stopped his search for only a moment to see Davos and Shireen coming towards him, "Stupid girl ran off-" Davos paused and shouted, "What happened, your grace?" Stannis shook his head, "Sansa is gone. I believe she may have been taken and we are no longer safe here. Get the princess back on the ship and wait for us there." Davos stopped him, "You need my help-"
"I need you to protect my daughter!"
With that, Stannis ran off towards the crowd once more, shouting, "Move aside! Move aside for your King!" Davos saw several of the Dragonstone guards walking their way and directed them, "Follow the King and search for Lady Sansa. Protect them no matter what!"
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Sansa tried to catch her breath as she was carried into the woods by strange men. She began to kick once more and screamed, "Let me go!" Suddenly, she was dropped on the ground and she landed on her back, her head hitting dirt. She looked up at the three men before her and closed her eyes in disgust as they licked their lips. She heard one comment, "Let's sample the goods, aye?" His voice was raspy and he sounded as dirty as he looked, but another argued, "You know we can't, fool! All girls must be put on the ship untouched-"
"I'm tired of that! We should be able to sample 'em before we sell 'em!"
She tried to crawl backwards, but her movement caught their attention, "Who are you, girl?" Sansa shook her head, "No one. I-I don't-" The biggest of men leaned down and grabbed her ankles, "You were with Stannis Baratheon, so you must be important!" He dragged her towards him, the back of her gown rising up as she got closer to him. She began to kick once more in panic and managed to kick him in the jaw, causing a resounding crack.. With a jaw broken, the man on top of her howled in pain as the two others grabbed her hands and pulled her back down, pushing her hands into the earth causing sharp rocks to make them bleed. Sansa screamed out in pain and through tears called for her savior,
"Stannis!"
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He was running through the trees with his sword drawn as he shouted, "Sansa! Where are you?!" He finally paused his running when he heard something in the distance. Stannis listened closely, waiting to hear the noise he had heard only seconds before. Then, he heard her, "Stannis!" He was sweating with panic when he heard the distress in her voice, he could hear the hoarseness, he could hear her pain.
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"Please, leave me alone!"
Her pleas fell upon deaf ears as her skirts were pushed up to her waist, "I thought you said we cannot touch her?" The man whose jaw she broke looked at the others, "I've changed my mind. The girl has fire in her and she's made my cock hard." His words were slurred as he tried to speak with his broken jaw, but Sansa heard those words and flashbacks of the mob in Kings Landing washed over her. Panic began to set in as she realized she was about to be raped by three men and Stannis was nowhere in sight. As her skirts were pushed up, the other two took turns groping her chest through her corset. Her screaming was slowly getting quieter as her voice failed her, but before any harm was done to her maidenhead, Stannis entered the clearing with his sword drawn and a scowl upon his face.
He raised his sword, "Unhand her and I may show you mercy." Sansa raised her head and cried out, "Stannis!" The men let her go and slowly stood, which Sansa found as an opportunity to cover herself and crawl backwards to a tree. The withdrew their own short swords and daggers, "What does the King want with this girl?" Stannis gripped his sword tighter, "You have harmed my Lady." He watched as they slowly began to circle him until suddenly they charged all at once, but Stannis was too fast for them. Sansa watched in horror as swords flew left and right, slicing through the air, and clashing with each other.
The small battle lasted only minutes, Stannis slicing through one mans stomach, his sword cutting the others arm off, causing him to fall to the ground screaming in pain. One man remained and Sansa screamed out, "Stannis, watch out!" The King spun around, removing a small dagger from his armor and buried it into the enemies neck, causing blood to splatter onto his armor and Sansa's face.
It was over.
Stannis caught his breath and walked to Sansa, "Are you alright? Did they hurt you?" He knelt down and took her hands in his own, looking at the cuts upon the back of them, "You're bleeding." Sansa shook her head, "You came for me." Stannis looked into her blue eyes, "Did you ever doubt me?" She watched as he ripped a large piece of fabric from the bottom of her gown and began to wipe her hands and face, "I will never doubt you." Her voice was shaky and it broke his heart to see this young woman before him, her bosom nearly falling out of her corset, and her gown ripped in several places. They heard a groan from a few feet away and looked in its direction to see the man with the missing arm trying to crawl away. Stannis quickly grabbed his sword and stood, "Where are you going?"
The assaulter rolled over and looked up at him, "Please, your grace, mercy." The King walked over to him and used his booted foot to hold him down, "Who do you work for?" He pushed his foot down into his gut, causing him to scream in pain, "No one! We work for no one!" Stannis did not believe him and again questioned, "I can have your men dead in the matter of days. Where were you going to bring her?" Finally, the assaulter shouted, "The harbor! We have a ship to bring women and children to Slavers Bay! They are sold at auction and become sex slaves for the masters across the sea!" Stannis nodded and took his foot from the mans stomach before looking back at Sansa, "Close your eyes, Sansa." She did as she was told and heard Stannis speak,
"Get up."
He helped him up and pushed him forward, "Run." Sansa opened her eyes and watched as her assaulter began to run away in panic, one arm missing, and just as she was about to argue, she watched Stannis take his dagger from the others neck and throw it towards the man running away. It hit him in the back of the head and he went down without a sound, but what she saw frightened Sansa.
"Stannis?"
Stannis looked back at her and saw her standing now, her hand holding her dress to her chest, "I want to go home." He sheathed his sword and rushed to her, lifting her into his arms and whispering, "I'll kill them all, Sansa. You have my word." She shivered at his words, at the anger in his voice, "They will all suffer."
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Davos sighed in relief as he watched Stannis carry Sansa onto the ship and he rushed to them, "Let me help you." He took his cloak off and covered Sansa, "What happened?" Stannis sat Sansa on a barrel, "She was attacked. Ser Davos, there is a ship in port that is bringing women and children to Braavos for slave auctions. Find it and burn it."
"But, your grace, if we do that-"
Stannis growled, "Do not argue with your King!" Davos straightened his back and nodded, "As you wish, your grace." He took two guards and left the ship, watching as it left port at full speed to get Sansa to safety. Sansa looked at Stannis and whispered, "This is all my fault. I was stupid-so very stupid." Stannis looked down at her, "Stupid? No. But we are never coming back to that village again, do you hear me? I will not allow my family to be put in danger again." She felt like he was blaming her, but when he walked away, Sansa realized when he said family, he meant her as well.
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I hope you guys enjoyed this long chapter!