Chapter 17: Freebird
Jon woke up with his wife curled up against him and he smiled. Since the wedding a moon has passed and he was blissfully happy with his wife and helplessly in love with her. He never thought that his life would turn out like this. He never though that he would amount to anything. He never thought that he would fall in love. Looking at his life now he was married to the most exquisite woman he had ever met and he was named a the rightful King of the South and was fighting for his throne. If someone would tell him his life would turn out like this he would laugh in their faces.
He turned to look at his wife and smiled as she scrunched her button nose in her sleep and she was breathing with her mouth. He kissed her nose and caressed her cheek, he had the most wonderful dream last night. His wife's belly swelled with their child and he was holding a beautiful dark haired girl in his arm calling him papa. He wished for it to be real and he will work hard to get it.
"Why is there a smile present of your face?" he heard his wife say in a sleep heavy voice and he looked at her. Although her eyes were closed she was smiling.
"Oh i was only thinking how much i want your belly to swell with our child. How much i want us to be family." Margery looked at him and raised herself on her elbows and looked at him with a lazy smile
"I know what you mean husband. I want to give you and heir and many more children after that. I want out castle to be filled with our children." Margery said with a dreamy look. Jon put one of her curls behind her ear.
"Yes i want that to my Queen. We will have many Princess and Princesses." Jon said and Margery straddled his hips and kissed him.
"I suggest we will begin to work on the my King." Margery said and Jon kissed her.
"As you command my Queen." Jon guided her hips and entered her.
Robb woke up to a child wailing again. He heard his wife groan and she hit him in the face waking him up completely. He looked at his wife with shock and she just smirked.
"It is your turn to get up to him. I barely had any sleep in the last two days." She said and turned away from him. Robb shook his head and stood up and looked at his wailing son in the cot. He was all red faced and had a tear stained face.
"What is it my little pup? Why are you crying?" Robb said taking him in his arms. The babe stopped his cries immediately and rubbed his eyes. Robb kissed his sons forehead and rocked him in his arms. He sat in the rocking chair and looked at his son who was looking up at him with those big grey eyes and Robb felt a rush of emotions run through him. He loved this little person so much it physically hurt him and he swore to protect him no matter the cost. He would break a million vows and kill a million people if it meant that he was safe and happy. His honour will be damned. Nothing was more important that he is.
"What is going through your head right now my love." Robb looked up to see his wife sitting in their bed with her hair all over the place looking like a mess. He chuckled at the state of his wife but he never loved to look at her more than in the morning when she looks like this.
"That i would do anything to keep him away from harm and i mean everything. Naida there is nothing i would not do if it means her will be safe and happy." Robb said kissing his sons forehead.
"My love i know you will do everything to protect you son. I have never doubted you and i never will." Naida said and she stood up from the best and she walked over to Robb who shifted his son so his wife could sit with them. Naida kissed Robb's head.
"Robb you are my husband and my King and i know that you will protect us and your people as long as there is a breath in your lungs. That is one of the reason i love you and admire you and i am glad that i can be your wife and your Queen." Naida said holding onto Robb who kidded her shoulder.
"I would be truly lost without you Naida. You are the reason i am alive." Robb said and kissed her lips. Both looked at their son who was fast asleep in his fathers arms.
"It looks like your son just wanted some attention." Naida said and Robb chuckled
"Just like his mother." He said and looked at his wife who was giving him the death glare and Robb gave her an innocent look.
"What does that supposed to mean my dear husband." Naida said and watched as Robb put their son in his cot.
"All i mean is that you get very grumpy when you do not get any attention for a longer period of time." Robb said and Naida swatted him over the head. Robb grabbed he by the writs and brought him toward her and bit in her bottom lip to which she growled.
"It is treason to strike you King woman." Robb said and Naida moaned as he bit her neck.
"Then i must be punished Your Grace." Naida said and Robb looked her with a dangerous glint on his eyes.
"Yes you do. You were a very bad girl and you need punishment from your King." Robb said and untied her dress at the back and let it fall to the ground. he touched her breast and squeezed it.
"What do you want me to do Your Grace, i will do anything for you." She moaned out and Robb looked at her with a smirk.
"Get on the bed and get on all fours. I will fuck you hard and give you a spanking cause your a real bad girl." Robb said and Naida was practically shaking with desire for her husband she did as she was told and got on all fours and looked at her husband from behind her shoulder.
"Come my King punish me." She said wiggling her arse at him and he groaned at the site. That woman will be the death of him.
Riverlands
Sansa was sitting on a window seal looking at the River in the distance, she was in the Riverlands a day away from her family. She could not believe that she had finally made it back here. Out the city she hated and was closer to her family than she had in months. Sansa smiled at that thought. The Gods have finally showed mercy to her and let her escape, they were not caught. She was free, she was a free bird now out of its cage.
"You have a beautiful smile you know that Sansa. You should smile more often." Tyrion came into the chamber and put the wine on the table. Sansa looked at him and gave him a small smile. They had warmed up to each other. Sansa considered Tyrion a friend now. He was not just a Lannister that she hated and had to marry. He was Tyrion and he was her friend.
"Thank you Tyrion. I am sorry i was not the best company or the best wife." Sansa said sitting down at the table and began eating her supper.
"It is not your fault dear Sansa. You were to marry a Lannister. Someone from a family that killed your father. I understand that. As for not being the best wife, well it is quite all right. I do not blame you." Tyrion said and ate the food.
"Well i am your wife. There is hardly ever marriage that is not for political reasons. I deprived you of your heirs." Sansa said blushing a little and Tyrion looked at her.
"You did not deprive me of heirs Sansa, my father did." Tyrion said and Sansa looked at him confused.
"I was married once before when i was ten and three. Her name was Tysha. She was a year older than i was. Dark haired, slender and with a face that could break your heart. It certainly broke mine. I met her when my brother and I were on a ride. She was attacked by some men, by brother chased them away and i helped her. We were in a tavern together and we drank for two days straight. She was breathtaking beautiful and she had this ridicules laugh that made you laugh as well. After those two days i did not need to know anything more. I wanted her for the rest of my life. I i paid a Septon to marry us i bought a cottage and we leaved in blissful happiness for a fortnight. Never before i was so happy and never again. That was until my father destroyed the happiness i have found. She was the only woman to ever love me and he denied me even that." Tyrion said. He did not tell Sansa about every detail. How his father made his men raped her giving he a piece of silver each and how his father forced him to be her last and give her a golden coin. He looked at Sansa who covered her mouth with a hand and tears in her eyes. Tyrion offered her a small smile.
"I am so sorry to hear that Tyrion." Sansa said and squeezed his hand. He smiled back at her. They have gone a long way Sansa thought. Back in Kings Landing she never thought that there will be a day where she would on her own accord touch his hands but there it was. She could not deny the fact that he was very likeable and very witty.
"Let us not talk of the bad stuff now. You must be thrilled that you will see your family again." Tyrion asked and Sansa's face broke in a breathtaking smile.
"Yes very much so. I cannot wait until i see them again and hug my mother and my brothers. I only wished i knew where my sister was. If she is alive or is she dead. Do you think there is a small chance of her being alive?" Sansa asked and Tyrion shook his head.
"I am sorry Sansa but i do not thinks so. She has not been seen since before your fathers capture. She is probably dead." Sansa smiled a sad smile
"I thought so too but there is always a flicker of hope she is fine and well you know." Sansa said and Tyrion nodded.
"That is one of the thinks i like the most about you dear Sansa. You think there is hope. Never lose that." Tyrion said. They ate and talked some more and went to sleep.
Sansa now matter how hard she tried could not fall asleep. She was to exited. She will see her family soon. She will be in their presence. She will be safe. It is a feeling she did not feel in Kings Landing. She wanted to feel safe again like she did before in Winterfell. Before the King came and ruined their perfect life. She finally fell asleep dreaming of Old Nan and her stories.
In the morning after they ate they were back on their horses and making the way to the Riverrun. Tyrion was humming a song and Sansa shook her head. He was humming the Dornishman's Wife. It was his favourite song to hum when they were travelling.
"Why do you like this song so much?" Sansa asked and Tyrion looked at her and chuckled.
"Well Bronn used to sing it all the time and now i cannot get it out of my head." Tyrion said with a small smile.
"You miss him?" Sans asked and Tyrion nodded.
"I do he was my best companion but he is a knight now not a sell sword and he can marry a lady and be happy." Tyrion said.
"What of your happiness Tyrion? You think about him and about me and even poor Pod you who you left behind and yet you do not think about yourself." Sansa said and Tyrion moved his eyes away from her.
"I will be happy if your brothers let me live but i am not holding my breath." Tyrion said. Sansa rode in front of him and made him stop his horse.
"They will not touch you Tyrion. You are my friend and i will vouch for you. You will be alive when i get to my family." Sansa said with determined blue eyes.
"Thank you Sansa but i will not come between you and your family. I will try and stay alive trust me." Tyrion said and rode off leaving Sansa. She shook her head but left the subject for now. She found that Tyrion could be bullheaded when he wants to be. They rode in silence before Tyrion started to hum the Dornishman's wife yet again. Sansa tried to hide her smirk.
They rode before a gate that was next to a river. The site was breathtaking but Sansa's heart was beating so fast in her heart. She was so close to meeting her family. So close to seeing all of them. She could barely believe that she was finally here.
"Who is there and what do you want." A guard said and Sansa's voice was stuck in her throat.
"Speak Sansa, you need to tell them who you are." Tyrion whispered to her and Sansa nodded.
"I am Sansa Stark of Winterfell and i wish to see my family." She said her voice trembling.
"How i am supposed to know that is is really you." The guard said and Sansa's heart dropped. She will not be let to see her family.
"How about you let the King in the North decide. He will be angry if you did not let Princess Stark through the gates." Tyrion said and the gates opened. Sansa looked at rode in front of her and tried to keep her heart from exploding from her chest.
"I am home." Sansa said before going through the gates.
Everyone was in the Great Hall, Robb and Naida, Jon and Margery, Edmure and Roslin who was sporting a baby bump and Catelyn who was holding her grandson in her arms and cooing at him. Jon stood at the back with Margery. He did not want to upset Lady Catelyn, she was still not very fond of him ans he had to respect that.
"We are trying for another babe." Robb said and Naida looked at him with big eyes. He was not supposed to say such things in public. Margery hid her laugh.
"Well that is great news. Another Prince or maybe a Princess this time." Edmure said smiling at the couple. He caressed his wife's belly and she blushed.
"Yes we all need more happiness in this world and who can provide them better than children" Roslin said and smiled at Edmure. There was fondness between the pair and they were completely smitten with each other.
"Yes maybe our babes will be playing together. We hope that the Gods bless us with a child soon as well." Margery said with a smile.
"I hope you all the very best." Catelyn said with a small smile.
One of the guards came to the Hall
"There is a girl here claiming that she is Sansa Stark of Winterfell and she wants to see you." He said and Catelyn stood up. Naida went over to her and took her son away from Catelyn who was shaking.
"Bring her here then why are you waiting for." She said and the guard nodded and ran out of the room. Robb stood beside his mother and held her close.
"Mother please do not keep your hopes up. This might not be her." He said but Catelyn did not mind him all she cared was that she may get her girl back.
The guard brought her to the Hall and all Catelyn saw was the flaming red hair and the blue eyes of her daughter.
"Sansa!" she screamed and charged at her daughter. Sansa's eyes shone and she took off running toward her mother.
"Mother!" she ran into the open arms of her mother and when she felt safe. She felt home. Both women cried and held each other close.
Catelyn took her daughter face in her hands and looked at her. She could not believe that her daughter. Her sweet little flower was a woman now. She was so beautiful that her eyes hurt when looking at her. Her eyes were wide beyond her years.
"I though i will never see you again. I thought i would die in that city and never see you again." Sansa cried to her mother. She was shaking like a leaf. All of the emotions that she held hidden in the Capital just flew out of her. She could not stop it.
"I have got you now my little flower. You are safe with me and i will never let you go. Mamma has you now." Catelyn said as she held her poor daughter close to her and cried wishing she could take away all of her sorrows and pain.
"I am so sorry mother. I tried to keep him alive. I begged them not to kill father and he promised me mercy. I tried to keep him alive. I tried. Please forgive me." Sansa cried her voice breaking. Catelyn closed her eyes and held her daughter even closer to her.
"It was not your fault my sweet. None of it was. I promise they will pay for it." Catelyn told her daughter and held her close until she calmed down enough to let her go. Sansa wiped her face and looked around the room and saw her brother and two women that she did not know. Robb came over to her and hugged her close.
"I am sorry i did not come sooner for you sister. I am so sorry." Robb said and Sansa shook her head.
"You would have not made it and you would have died." Sansa said Jon came over to her and hugged her as well.
"It is good to see you safe Sansa." His hug was shorted. They were not overly close at Winterfell as Sansa favoured her mother and tried not to engaged with him. Sansa looked at Jon and hugged him tighter and closer.
"It is good be here brother. I should i say cousin." Sansa said and Jon chuckled. At least one redhead was more accepting.
"Sansa i want you to meet my wife Naida." Robb said and Sansa's eyes grew wide.
"You have gotten married? When? What else did i miss?" Sansa said and Robb chuckled.
"I have gotten married at the stark of the war sister." Robb said and Naida came over to her. Sansa noted that Naida was very beautiful and she and Robb looked nice together.
"It is good to finally have you home Sansa you have been greatly missed." Naida said hugging Sansa who hugged her back.
"It is great be home sister." Sansa said and they both chuckled.
"This is my wife Margery." Jon said and there in front of her stood another woman just as beautiful as the first one.
"Did i miss another wedding." Sansa said and Margery chuckled.
"I promise you that you will be at another one. Maybe this time it will be you." Margery said and kissed Sansa's cheek. Sansa did not say anything about that.
The guard came to the Hall holding Tyrion in chain.
"We have another Lannister. This one came on its own." The man said. He was not fighting with the guard.
"Will you just listen to me you oaf." Tyrion said and Robb narrowed his eyes at him.
"Put him to the cellar and get him out of my sight." Robb said but Tyrion struggled.
"Listen to me your Grace i could be of service to you." Tyrion said.
"What service can a Lannister dwarf provide me with." Robb said and Tyrion stopped struggling.
"I helped your sister escape and I brought her here. That counts for something." Tyrion said but Robb just sneered.
"That counts for nothing. I will chop your and your brother heads off and sent it to your father." Robb said and Sansa had to step up here.
"Now Robb listen to me. No harm will come to Tyrion. If not for him i would not be here. He helped me escape and protected me in the Capitol." Sansa said and was to stand in front of Tryion but Catelyn held her hand.
"Sansa he is a Lannister. His family killed our father." Rob said
"He was not there when that happened. Jeoffrey killed our father not Tyrion." Sansa said.
"He is the enemy an he had to die." Robb said and Sansa's eyes were cold now.
"Robb he will stay alive. He is my husband." Sansa said and there was a roar from behind her. It came from Catelyn. She threw herself at Tyrion until they fell on the floor and she began to hit him over and over again.
"You little monster. You defiled my daughter, my innocent daughter. I will chop your cock off." Everyone just stood there frozen. Jon was the first of to act and he took the raving woman from the little man. Tyrion wiped the blood of his face and spit some out.
"Mother please calm down, he did not do such a thing. He did not bed me but he needs to stay alive. He is my friend." Sansa crouch down to her mother who began to cry.
"Oh my dear daughter. They had brain washed you. Please see sense. He is our enemy." Catelyn said with tears rolling from her eyes.
"Mother they did not brainwash me. His family wants him dead just as much as we want them dead. He can help us. He knows the city like anybody else. He can be an asset to us." Sansa said. Tyrion stood up wiping the blood from his mouth.
"Sansa is right. I can be an asset to you. I know the city, i know my fathers plan. I can help you." Tyrion said looking at Robb and Jon.
" There is nothing that you can help us with. We know everything we need to know." Robb said. Tyrion just raised his eyebrow.
"Oh really, you are not good at hiding information you do not want your enemy to know like your battle plan on that table. I see you want to attack Casterly Rock and that would be a bad idea on so many levels. First of all the Rock is a fortress which you will not be able to take. I would know cause i tried to come up with a plan on how to do it. Sencondly it would a waste of time. My father is at the Capitol and he is weak which means it is time to strike now." Tyrion said and Robb stood there looking at him with opened mouth.
"Robb he can be valuable to us. We may need him." Jon said and pinched the bridge of his nose and growled. He looked at Jon
"You are a King also Jon, you can do what you want with him." Robb said an went over to his mother.
"Release him. Take him to a bedchamber and feed him. Make sure there are guards at his door. You try anything and i will promise you that i will kill you myself." Jon said and Tyrion nodded.
"You will not regret it your Grace," Tyrion said and he was taken out of the hall.
"Are you sure he did not touch you" Catelyn asked caressing her daughters face.
"Yes i am sure mother. He did not touch me. He wants this marriage annulled as much i do. We were both forced into it." Sansa said and Catelyn took a breath of relief.
The door to the hall was opened once again.
"What is all the commotion here." She said not knowing what has happened. She was training with her sword and that was all she could think of. Sansa heard her sister voice and she could not belief that her sister was alive and she was well.
Sansa stood up and Arya saw her sister and her eyes bulged up. Her sister was here with them.
Both girl ran to each other and embraced in a long hug both crying uncontrollably.
"I am so sorry for not standing by you and not taking your side and calling you a boy." Sansa cried out.
"I am sorry that Lady died because of me and that i called you stupid all the time." Arya cried out. Catelyn looked at her daughters and for the first time if a long time there was not a burden on her shoulders. All of her children were safe.
Soo how did you like it? Was it good? I have a dilemma here. Soo what do you think about Tyrion and Sansa as friends did you like them? Do you want them to be more? I have always shipped them together. Would you like to see them together in this story. I have someone else also planned for Sansa , two actually. One from the North and one from the South. I will not tell you who but please tell me who would you like to be with Sansa. Pleas review and leave your thoughts.