Jon and I were trotting along side the King and my father as the crowd moved along the Kings Road.
"Its not far until we reach the next town." Said Uncle Rob, as he asked me to call him.
I grinned and looked at Jon, whom I knew was thinking the same thing as me, he grinned to.
"Father, do you mind if Jon and I ride ahead. You know, to let the Inn know the kings is coming." I smirked and my father rolled his eyes.
"Sure, just don't stray from the path. Your mother would kill me." He smiled.
I drove my horse into a Gallop and raced down the road I could hear Jon gaining on me.
"You'll never win, Jon." I laughed. I heard Storm bark from the side of my horse.
"I'm gaining on you fast, sister." He said, I looked back to see him smiled, Ghost was at his side.
We came to a halt just outside of the town, the conclusion we came to was a draw.
"I would have won if I was on, Adria." I said rolling my eyes. Adria was my horse back in winter fell. She had just had a foal, so she wasn't ready move. Winter fell was her home anyway, nobody liked being dragged from there home. Especially to marry a crazy Prince.
"Ahh stop lying to yourself, Anna." He laughed coming up next to me on his horse
I glared at him and pushed his shoulder and he wobbled almost losing his balance.
"We'll see about that Snow!" I grinned. "Come on, Jon. We might aswell go and sight see whilst we wait for them idiots." I readjusted my Quiver full of arrows and my bow before turning trotting of into the town.
-x-
"Why the hell am I here?" I asked walking into the main roon .
"What is the meaning of this? Why was my daughter not brought to me at once?" My father asked ignoring me. I looked to Arya and she had tear track right down her face.
"How dare you speak to your King in that manner?" The Queen said to my father and I laughed at her failed attempts to repremand him.
"Quiet, woman."the king Snapped at Cersei. "Sorry, Ned. I never meant to frighten the girl. But we need to get this business done quickly."
"Your girl and that butcher's boy attacked my son.
That animal of hers nearly tore his arm off." I rolled my eyes.
"That's not true! She just Bit him a little. He was hurting Mycah" Arya protested.
"Nymeria is a Direwolf, not a savage bear. If she attacked it was to protect Arya." I said.
"Joff told us what happened." Cersei said. "You and that boy beat him with clubs - while you set your wolf on him." She scowled.
"That's not what happened!" Arya was almost in tears again.
"Yes it is! They all attacked me and she threw my sword in the river." Joffrey squealed like the Drama Prince he is.
"Liar!"
"Shut up!"
"Enough! He tells me one thing, she tells me another.
Seven hells! What am I to make of this? Where's your other daughter, Ned?" Uncle Rob asked slapping his hand to his forehead in frustration.
"In bed asleep, just as Arya and Anna should be."
"She's not." The Queen said smiling at my father falsely. "Sansa, come here, darling."
"Now, child Tell me what happened. Tell it all and tell it true. It's a great crime to lie to a King."he said and rolled my eyes. Sansa wouldn't tell on Joffrey, she was in love with the prick.
"I don't know. I don't remember. Everything happened so fast. I didn't see." She said pathetically.
Arya started screaming liar whilst trying to rip Sansa's hair from her head.
"Arya!" My Father tried to pull her off . "Hey, stop it! That's enough of that."
"Liar liar liar!" She continued.
"Arya!" I said loudly and fiercely, she wasn't helping herself. She stopped and looked at me wide eyed I never shout at Arya.
"She's as wild as that animal of hers." I sent a glare to Cersei.
"What do you make of this, Lyanna?" Rob asked hoping I'd give him some way out of the decission making.
"I stand by what I said before, Direwolves are protective animals. Nymeria was probably protecting Arya from Joffrey. Maybe it was asking to much to trust a beast from beyond the wall in the hands of a child but I believe that Nymeria was trained well by Aria. The wolf wouldn't have attacked if she hadn't believed it necessary. Children will fight, its just how it is."
"I want her punished." Cersei said cruelly.
"What would you have me do, whip her through the streets? Damn it, children fight. It's over." King said and I smiled, he had listen to what I said.
"Joffrey will bear these scars for the rest of his life." Cersei spoke but she was not heard.
"You let that little girl disarm you?" King Rob asked turning to his blushing son. "Ned, see to it that your daughter is disciplined. I'll do the same with my son."
I smiled, I'm glad its over. I'm still not really sure why I'm here.
"Gladly, your Grace." My father bowed and turned to leave.
"And what of the direwolf? What of the beast that savaged your son?." She asked, why can she not just leave it be.
"I'd forgot the damned wolf."
"We found no trace of the direwolf, your Grace." Said one of the Kings guard.
"No? So be it." He held up his hands.
"We have other wolves. Three others."
"As you will." He said about to give the order for my wolf to be slaughtered.
"No!" I said catching the Kings attention.
"Hold your tongue!" Cersei shouted.
"No I will not, Ghost and Storm were with me the whole time. They are perfectly well trained and if my wolf or Jons becomes savage I will end them myself. No one will touch them." I said sternly.
"Very well, I trust Lyannas judgement!" The king said and Cersei's eyes blazed with anger. "What of the other? Was it there?"
"Well yes but-" Sansa said but the King held up his hand a nodded to the King's guard.
"You can't mean it." Father asked the King.
"A direwolf's no pet. Get her a dog. She'll be happier for it." He said.
"He doesn't mean Lady, does he? No no, not lady! Lady didn't bite anyone! - She's good! - You leave her alone! - Stop them." Sansa started to cry.
"Don't let them do it."
"Please please, it wasn't Lady!" Sansa cried. I just glared at Cersei and Joffrey.
"Is this your command- your Grace?" My father asked Rob, his voice full of venom, before he stormed out.
"Where is the beast?" The Queen spoke.
"Chained up outside, your Grace." Someone from amougst the crowd answered her.
"Ser Ilyn, do me the honor." She smiled. I muttered bitch before turning to my father.
"No." He stopped the executioner "Jory Take the girls to their rooms. If it must be done, then I'll do it myself."
"Is this some trick?" The Queen questioned.
"You obviously know nothing of the North, your grace." I said to her smiling just a fake as she was before.
"The wolf is of the north. She deserves better than a butcher."he snarled before leaving himself.
Sansa left in the arms of Jory. Arya trailing behing.
I just stared up at the Queen.
"Im begining to think you enjoy seeing children cry, Cersei." She looked shocked that I adressed her by her first name. "Well you and I both know you have no problem hurting children for your own benefits"
By the look on her face she got my double meaning.
Bran.
I turned and left.
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