Chapter 12: Take back what is mine
"Did you see this mother, King in the North proposed a marriage alliance with our Margery and the bastard." Mace Tyrell said and he walked into his mother Solar. Olenna Tyrell looked at her son with bored eyes.
"Let me read this letter." Olenna read the letter and looked at her son.
"Robb Stark is proposing a marriage between Margery and his heir Prince Jon Stark not a bastard you oaf." Olenna said putting the letter down.
"That is insulting to us. Why did he not sent us a marriage request for him himself." Mace looked at his mother and boasted his chest.
"He is already married. This marriage can be beneficial to us. Better than a marriage between Renly and Margery. Robb Stark actually wins battles and were not playing one." Olenna said.
"I have a marriage proposal from the Lannisters as well mother. Is that not more beneficial?" Mace asked his mother who looked at him like she was feeling sorry for him.
"That is not a better proposition you oaf. They are losing this war. They need our help the Capital is in horrendous position. They want our money and provisions we can provide. They will use us and get rid of us. We shall not be joining with the Lannisters. Over my dead body." Olenna said.
"Mother as the Lord of Highgarden i believe i should have the last decision." Mace said and looked at the floor immediately as Olenna shot him a dark look.
"You will not give your only daughter to that bastard on the Iron throne. He is a sadistic little prick my granddaughter will not marry him. Now you write back to the Starks and say we accept their alliance. When this war end we want to be on the right side of it and trust me the Young Wolf has yet to say his final words." Olenna said
"Yes mother." Mace said and walked out of the solar passing his daughter in the doorway.
"Ah just the person i wanted to see." Olenna said looking at Margery.
"Grandmother how are you?" Margery asked Olenna who sat down on the balcony looking upon the gardens.
"My back and feet are hurting but other than that i am charming." Olenna said and Margery shook her head with a smile on her face.
"We were talking with you father and there were two marriage proposals for you my sweet." Olenna said and Margery looked at her with wide eyes.
"Really who were they?" Margery asked exited.
"The Lannister wanted to marry you off to Jeoffrey and the Starks wanted to marry you off as well to Jon Snow who became the Kings heir and a Stark." Margery looked at her grandmother with a expectant look.
"So who did you chose Grandmother." Margery asked
"You father wanted you to be wed to the Lannister. He wanted to give you over to the degenerate that is sitting on the iron throne but i said no. The Lannister are losing the war. They need help after Stannis attacked the city and they want it from us. The Starks are a better way. If Robb dies you will become a Queen in the North if not you will become a Princess. No way to lose this and they have a chance at winning the war. The Gods are favouring them." Olenna said and Margery did not know what to say. She was married once but they all knew that it was Loras who was more married to Renly than Margery. This time she had two offers. She did not want to marry the Lannister. She heard about his antics. The Stark on the other hand are very honourable and she knew that a life with them would be a much better solution.
"You have picked a great choice grandmother. The Starks are better than Lannisters. I am glad." Margery said and Olenna smiled.
"I am glad child at least with the Stark boy i will not have to worry about you and what he might do to you." Olenna said grabbing Margery's hand.
"I shall go grandmother. I need to pack." Margery said and Olenna smiled at her and nodded. Margery flew out the door. She had a lot of stuff to pack.
Riverrun
"What do you think mother will say when she sees me?" Arya asked looking at Robb and Jon who she rode between. Both looked at her and smiled. She was very nervous seeing her mother. She still could not believe that she was back with her family. After many night and days longing to be back and never getting there she doubted that she would ever see them again and now she was going to see her mother.
"Arya you need to stop stressing so much. Your mother will be glad to see you. I bet she missed you." Jon said and Robb scoffed.
"You bet. She was willing to commit treason to get you and Sansa back with her." Robb said remembering how she wanted to release the Kingslayer who was still at Riverrun held captive.
"Really our mother?" Arya asked looking at Robb.
"Family Duty Honour that is what house Tully say Arya and nothing matters to our mother more than family." Robb said and Arya smiled. She wanted to see her mother as soon as she could. She wanted to feel her mothers safe embrace and feel like she felt before all this had happened.
"She will have at least you back Arya she will be glad. I do not think she will leave you out of site after this." Robb said and Arya looked at Robb.
"After what i have been through i do not mind. I just want my mother back." Robb looked at Arya and remembered that she was still only an 11 year old girl who was still very much a child in her heart no matter how grown up her experiences have made her.
They were just approaching the gates to Riverrun. Robb and Jon could see that Arya was nervous meeting her mother again. Why? They do not know because no matter what Arya would do Catelyn would never stop loving her daughter.
The gates of Riverrun opened and there stood Catelyn with looking for her daughter. She was playing with her fingers showing that she is also nervous. When her eyes laid on Arya her face broke into the biggest smile they had ever seen.
"Mother!" Arya shouted and leapt off the horse and ran into Catelyn outstretched arms. Both mother and daughter clung to each other crying and thanking the Gods that they have been brought back together. Robb looked at them as tears prickle at his eyes. His mother had not smiled like that since they have left Winterfell. It was a beautiful site. Jon looked at the scene in front of him and smiled softly. He may not like Lady Stark very much but he respected her a lot and her ability to love her own children.
Robb got off from his horse and walked over the carriage and helped Naida get out of it. She was getting bigger and bigger by the day it seemed. Naida looked at the scene and she smiled at least one of her daughters were close to her. Naida looked at Robb and smiled at him and he kissed her lips softly.
Catelyn took Arya's face in her hand and looked at her daughter. She could see that her daughter was becoming a woman. A very beautiful woman in fact and it saddened her how much she had missed. She missed her daughter growing up.
"You look beautiful Arya my sweetling. You have become a woman." Catelyn said kissing her daughters forehead.
"Mother i look like a boy and i am not beautiful." Arya said and Catelyn shook her head. Her daughter have not changed.
"You my daughter look just like you Aunt Lyanna and she was very beautiful." Arya blushed and Catelyn hugged her once more. Now that she had her close she will never let her go out of her site. She will keep her close at all times.
They all were in the Great Hall in Riverrun Arya was sitting close to her mother holding her hand.
"Mother I have made Jon a Stark and my heir as of now he is called Jon Stark." Robb said and Jon looked down on the floor not wanting to look at Catelyn's face.
"Well nothing I said or did would stop you. You are the King my son and that is your right." Catelyn said in a calm voice.
"I am glad mother that you finally saw the good in this plan. Now all we have to do is wait for a reply from the Tyrells." Robb said and Catelyn sighed.
"I had no choice on this matter but i know that Ned wanted to make you a Stark since the day that he brought you to the Castle but he did not do so on my accord. I have condemn you into a life of a bastard. Now my son did what my husband could not. I have a gift for you Jon." Catelyn said and Jon looked up at Catelyn with a surprised look on his face. Catelyn walked over to him and showed him a ring with the house Sigil. The same Robb was wearing and the same that all Stark men had.
"Every Stark men have this ring. It is a symbol of their house. Ned had this made for you but never gave it to you and now it is only fitting that you have it. You are a Stark now." Catelyn said gave the ring to Jon who looked at it with a shocked look. He looked at Catelyn with a grateful smile.
"Thank you Lady Stark. This really mean the world to me." Jon said and Catelyn gave him a small smile.
"I know how much this means to you. I hope now you can be happy." Catelyn said as she smiled at Robb and Naida and went out of the room. She might have agreed to the idea of Jon being a Stark but it was still hard to look at him. All she saw in his was her husbands infidelity.
Robb looked at Jon and clapped him on the back.
"At least my mother is coming around." Robb said with a smile. Jon just shook his head and put in his ring in and admired it. He was finally a Stark.
The doors to the Great Hall opens and one of Robb's bannermen run into the room. The man was out of breath but he looked at Robb with fear in his eyes.
"Your Grace Balon Greyjoy declared himself the King of the Iron Islands. He had ordered his men to attack the North. They have already taken Deepwood Motte and Torrhen Square. Just recently they have taken Moat Cailin. There are news that they will march on Winterfell as well." The man said and Robb hit the table with his fist in anger.
"That bloody fool. He thinks that he can take my home away from me. He will regret this. Get me Ser Mormont and Ser Glover over. I need them right away." Robb growled out and Naida walked over to him.
"Robb will you go and march on them? Are you sure that is the best plan? You will be trapped between the Ironborn and anyone who want to attack you from the Westerlands." Naida said and Robb looked at her with soft eyes.
"I have no choice Naida, i will not let them take my home away from us. They already took too much. What do you think Jon?" Robb looked at Jon who had a concentrated look on his face. He averted his eyes from the wall to Robb.
"That is the best action to take right now. If we lose our lands this would show our enemy that we cannot keep what is ours. We need to fight back take what is ours." Jon said and Naida looked worried she was worried about her husbands life. Between the Ironborn stopping them from getting back North and anyone else who want to attack them they will be in a dangerous position. They will be vulnerable. Robb looked at his wife and put his thumb on her chin and made her look at him.
"I need to go and talk to my Lord, i will meet you at our bedchamber later this evening. I lobe you Naida." Robb said and Naida nodded. He kissed her lips gently and she responded with much vigour. Robb was lost in this kiss. That woman made him forget the whole world. Robb broke the kiss and looked at his wife's beautiful face.
" I will see you later." Robb said before leaving the Great Hall. Theon met him outside with a worried look on his face.
"Robb please let me go and talk to my father. I bet he will see that he had made a mistake and will bend the knee to you." Theon said and Robb stopped and looked at his face.
"This is past talking now Theon. They had taken what was mine and they had not right. They will die for it and you must pick a side on which you fight." Robb said and Theon looked.
"I am your brother Robb now and always. I have made a vow to you that my sword was your in battle and defeat and i will not go back on my words. I will fight for you." Theon said and Robb put an arm on Theon's shoulder.
"Thank you brother." Robb said and they walked to the tent. The Lord were already there.
"Your Grace we will cut those bastard heart for what they have done." Greatjon shouted and the whole tent shook from his voice.
"They have invaded our homes and taken our women. I will personally kill every Ironborn that will get in my way." Lord Tallhard say. There were more protest and threats when Robb raised his hand to silence them all.
"Yes we will retake our homes. They will know what it means to take what belong to the North. Winter will come for them as well. They will regret what they have done." Robb said and the men shouted loudly in agreement.
"Ser Mormon and Ser Glover you will take the long ship with men and find Howland Reed in Greywater Watch and with his help you will attack the Ironmen from the North. I will give you both letters with false orders in case you are captured. We will attack from the South. We need to retake Moat Cailin before anything else. Then we will kill every Ironborn that thought that they could take the North." The men shouted. They talked of different tactics on how to attack the Ironborn well into the night before Robb told them all to get a good night sleep as they will go first light the next day.
Robb walked into his bedchamber to find his wife sitting by her vanity brushing her long midnight hair. He stood there watching her and admiring her beauty. Naida looked at him with her big grey eyes and his heart swelled with love. He walked over to her and picked he up. She gasped surprised but smiled as he put her on the bed and hovered above he as his lips found hers in a passionate kiss. She responded with much vigour.
"I want to remember this night Naida. I want to have the memory of your body and your taste fresh in my mind as i ride tomorrow. I want to remember your moans my love. I need you to scream my name." Robb said as he devoured her neck and collarbone making Naida shudder and moan softly.
"Robb i love you my wolf." She said as robe took her nigh dress off and looked at her body. He kissed her rounding belly and whispered his love to his child. He took time with her body. Pleasuring her with his mouth. His hand moved all over her body to remember every inch of her. His mouth doing the same. Robb had his wife trashing in the bed moaning and begging him to take her. To make her cum. Robb did not have to be told twice and he entered his wife. Both moaned at the contact.
Both knew that this might be their last night together so they made love like they never made it before. They never took their eyes from each other. It was not rushed, it was slow and passionate. They were making love. It was very surreal for both of them and when they both climax at the same time they felt like one. They had become two half of a whole and neither can live without the other.
They had made love once more in the morning just trying to keep as close to each other as possible.
They were both standing in their bedchamber Naida was helping him dress. She was trying to hold back the tears. Robb turned around and put a finger under his chin and made her look at him.
"We will be fine my love. I have 8, 000 men ready to fight. I will come back to you and our child." Robb said wiping the tear that fell from Naida's eye.
"Do you promise that you will be back. I cannot leave without you Robb." Naida said and Robb kissed her feeling the tried to hold back the tears but she knew that this battle was more dangerous than any other he fought.
"Before i when i was in the field i did not care if i died not. I would fight not caring about anything but now since i have you and and our child and i have a thousand reasons to fight but to stay alive. You are my soul reason for staying alive." Robb said and Naida kissed him passionately. When she looked at him her eyes were full of emotion and that made Robb choke.
"You better come back to me Robb Stark or will chase the Gods themselves to get you back, i will go to the deepest of the sevens hells to get you by my side." Naida said and Robb chuckled.
"I think the Gods will be to scared of you to let me die." Robb said and Naida smiled through her tears. Robb kissed her once more before there was a knock on the door.
"We ride in five minuted your Grace." A man said. Robb crouched down and kissed Naida's belly.
"Take care of your mother for me. I love you." Robb said and Naida closed her eyes and tried not to cry again. It was hard for Robb to leave her and she did not want to cause their separation to be any harder.
Robb looked at her and held her face.
"Pray for me my love and wait for my arrival. I will be back to see you." Robb said and kissed Naida and left the bedchamber. Naida looked at the closing door and fell to her knees. She cried and prayed for her husbands safe arrival.
Well what do you think? Was this a good chapter? I really hope so. Next chapter Robb will try to take back his lands that were taken by the Ironborn. What will Theon do when he sees his family on the field. Will he betray Robb like he did in the show or will he be by Robbs side. Read and find out and please review. I love reading your opinions and reviews make me update faster hehe.