I followed the guards to the stables and saw Lady Stark standing next to a brown mare, I curtsied out of habit and moved towards my dark brown mare and saw that my bags had been attached.
"Now child, you have no need to be scared, we won't harm you." Lady Stark told me as we were riding to the camp. I nodded.
"What is your name? And why do you not look at me?" I looked at my hands.
"I am Melina milady and I was taught to not look at my better without their permission, lest my septa hit my hands." I looked at my palms looking where the pale lines on my palms where, on a rare occasion the strap had cut my skin.
"Stop a moment." She asked me, I pulled my horse to a stop and looked at my horse.
"Look at me." She commanded and I did. She smiled at me.
"There that is better, now show me your hands." She asked me. I pulled my horse closer to her and took off my riding gloves showing the pale scarring, she tutted.
"Well I can only hope that those values will not carry on when you can sons children." I looked at her as we began to ride again.
"You did not say sons heirs milady, surely you want me to bear sons for him." I asked confused.
"oh believe me I want my son to have heirs, but I know my son would love a daughter" I looked at her confused, normally women wanted their grown sons to have sons also.
"Do not worry, nobody will hurt you" I looked at her.
"It is not them I am worried about milady, it is the fight that is to come and the role it will play in our lives" I explained.
"Hmm you have a strong mind, it will prove useful" she said as we began to ride up the hill.
We walked through the camp and she stopped me outside a large tent.
"Wait here." She told me and walked inside.
"Well?" I heard a man's voice ask. "What did he say?"
"Lord Walder has granted your crossing." I heard Lady Stark say. "His men are yours as well, less the 400 he will keep here to hold the crossing against any who would pursue you."
"And what does he want in return?" The man's voice asked.
"You will be taking on his son Olyver as your personal squire, he expects a knighthood in good time." Lady Stark said.
"Fine, fine and?" the man's voice said.
"And Arya will marry his son Waldron, when they both come of age." Lady Stark said with a sigh.
"She won't be happy about that. And?" the man's voice spoke again.
"And when the fighting is done, you will marry one of his daughters, he showed me a number he thought was suitable" she said.
"Yes? And?" the man spoke.
"I have picked a suitable one for you, she is here, and I brought her back with me." Lady Stark said.
"I see." The voice spoke quietly.
"Do you consent?" Lady Stark asked.
"Can I refuse?" He asked.
"Not if you want to cross." Lady stark said.
"Then I consent." He said. Lady stark moved about in the tent.
"May I bring her in?" she asked. The man must have nodded as she came outside and clasped my hand and tried to smile, but even I knew that in these troubling times a smile is rare. She gently pulled me into the tent where I saw many men in armour and their height intimidated me a little.
"Leave us." Lady Stark commanded. They all walked out and I shrank into lady stark as they passed me.
"Robb, this is Melina Frey" she gently pushed me forward; I looked at him and saw his face for the first time. I saw dark curly hair a strong jaw line and blue eyes; I quickly looked away and looked down at my feet. He looked at me and walked swiftly out of the tent.
"Did I do something wrong milady?" I asked Lady Stark.
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