She looked at Robb , riding in front of her , Theon at his side . She had hoped that it'll be just Robb and her but Theon insisted to come . She rolled her eyes as they laughed loudly to a dirty joke Theon made . The same one as twenty minutes ago . She wanted Robb for herself and at the same time felt selfish and stupid . But after the glimpses she caught of him last night she wanted to know more . And Theon was a huge obstacle . Snow was falling and the air was getting colder . She wished she could go to Asgard and see the sun , feel the heat . She wished she could see her friends and sister . Hold them in her arms . She needed human touch she realised . She wanted to hug someone and do stupid things or just stare at the stars outside . The Wolfwoods had his charm , and so did the Godswoods and the heart tree . But alone she couldn't enjoy it as she wanted to .

"Okay Thess , time to have him back .." she whispered to herself as she jumped off her horse and let out a scream . Robb stopped and jumped off his horse too and rushed to her .

"What did happen ?!"

"I don't know I felt and I think I hurt my ankle ..."

Robb took her foot and looked at her ankle . It was , indeed , swollen .

"How did you fell from your horse ?!"

"If I knew I wouldn't have fell don't you think ? It hurts Robb ..."

She pouted slightly and Robb looked worried . She felt bad for him but had to get rid of Theon .

"I'm going to take you back to Winterfell .."

He slide a arm under her knees and one under her back and carried her as she wrapped her arms around his neck .

"But Theon wanted to hunt .. I don't want to ruin your afternoon .."

"I'll hunt by myself , Robb can come back after taking you to Winterfell .."

"Thanks Theon , I'm coming right back .."

He carried her to his horse and sat her then sat behind her . Theon left in the opposite direction .

"Robb stop I don't feel well .."

Robb stopped and carried her down . Her head was burried in his chest and he saw that her shoulders were moving .

"Are you okay ?"

"Oh Gods I'm so sorry I didn't think it would be that easy .." she said , laughing .

"What ?"

"I thought he would never leave ! I had to find something to get rid of him !"

"So you're not hurt ?"

She showed her ankle which looked perfectly normal .

"Just a trick .. "

"I can't believe you .."

He let her go and stood , pacing between the trees . She stood and chewed her lip , waiting .

"Are you mad at me ?"

"Yes ! "

She looked at her feet , trying not to laugh .

"You should at least look sorry !"

"Why should I ? I am not . I wanted to spend time with you and Theon was in the way .."

"You should have told me that !"

"I didn't want to sound needy .. "

"Oh Thess ..."

"Don't pity me please . You know what ? It was a stupid idea . I know the way back so just go with Theon and I'll go back to my research . Have a nice day ." and she left .

"That's the other way to Winterfell .."

"I know !"

Robb laughed and catch her before she could get lost . He wrapped his arms around her waist and looked at her .

"What if I take you to my favourite place ? Nobody ever saw it ..."

"I'm sure you say that to every girl you brought there .."

"I never was with a girl before .. You're the first woman I ever been close to .."

"Robb ..."

She cupped her cheek and smiled at him .

"Can I kiss you ?" asked Robb .

"Definitely not ."

"Then let's go before I do something else than kiss you .."

"Like what ?"

"I don't think this kind of language can be used in front of a woman ..."

"You have a dirty mind Stark . This is disgusting ."

"I hope you like to walk .."

"Why ?"

"Because we only have one horse . So I should ride it and you follow ."

"Wow . Never somebody tried to seduce me that way . You , Robb , are truly a gentleman ."

"What can I say ? I am a romantic man .."

They both laughed , walking back to the horse . She sat behind him as he was the one who knew the way . Robb's thoughts were racing . He wanted to talk to her but he was only thinking about her arms wrapped firmly around his chest , her delicate scent , the way her upper body was crushed against his back .

"Why did Theon came anyway ? And don't you think he'll be worried when you will not come back ?"

"Theon came for hunt and because I think he worries for my safety .."

"Oh so you're the damsel in distress .."

"What if I was ?"

"Lucky for you I am a great fighter so I guess I could protect you .."

"Oh could you ?"

"I could even kick your ass .."

"Oh really ? I want to see that .."

"You want me to beat you up ? One day . The day I'll ever strike you Robb Stark , it will mean that you fucked the shit up . Really fucked it up . "

"I'll remember it then .. Never make any mistakes or you'll strike me ."

"And never lie to me . Trust me . Your life will be way easier .."

"If it means you are willing to spend your life with me , I accept the conditions ."

She said nothing but burried her head in his back . Robb smiled as they rode through the trees . They arrived at the secret place several minutes after . Thessana jumped off the horse and gasped at the view .

"I knew you would like it .."

"Robb it's ..."

"I read things about Asgard , like people enjoyed swimming in lakes and take sunbathes . We don't have sun but the water is hot . So I guess you can swim in it . When I need to think about something or just be alone I come here … I never saw somebody else ."

"This is wonderful .. Thanks Robb ..."

She walked towards the little lake and touched the water . As Robb said , it was hot enough to swim in it . The place was surrounded by tall trees , completely hidden by them . It wasn't sunny , snow was falling but she did not feel homesick . It almost felt like Asgard . She started to take off her cloak , shoes and gloves and turned to Robb .

"Close your eyes Stark ."

Robb turned his back as she completely stripped off her clothes and jumped in the water .

"Done !"

He turned back and sat at the edge of the lake , looking at her as she swam . She was laughing , disappearing under the water . Robb could see her figure under the water , how she moved in the water , comfortable as a fish .

"Are you going to stare or join me ?"

"What if we got attacked ?"

"By what ? Crows ? Come on Stark ! "

"Okay promise me you will not laugh !"

"On my honor as an Asgardian , I will not ."

"I don't know how to swim ."

"Well it's not such a surprise .. I mean , man you're from the north , nobody knows of this place , so how do you want to learn how to swim ?"

"So you don't find this funny ?"

"No ! What kind of person do you think I am ? Come Stark , take off your clothes and I'll teach you ."

"What ?"

"What what ?"

"You want me to join you . In the water . With no clothes on ."

"You want to learn to swim with a sword and tons of leather on your back ? Gods .. Stark ! I'm only going to teach you how to swim ! And friendly reminder , I grew up with Thor and Loki . And trust me Thor isn't a big fan of sleeping with clothes on . "

"Don't look then .."

"Okay I don't look but make it quick . With all the layers of clothes you have , we may as well wait until tomorrow morning before starting the lesson . Seriously I understand it's cold and all but do you need so much leather ? I like it don't take it the wrong way , it's really .. Masculine . But too much leather it's like .."

"You always speak that much ?" he cut her .

She jumped a little and turned . Robb was immersed in the water until his waist , holding the edge . She opened her mouth at the sight of his chest and arms . He wasn't as muscular as Thor or lean as Loki but he didn't had to envy them . He was muscular but not that much and she found him perfect . Robb blushed a little under her stare but said nothing .

"Uhm so uhm … Yes swimming ! Come !"

"What if I drown ?"

"You will not ! Oh come on !"

She swam to him and took his hands .

"Move your legs or yes you're going to drown . Don't worry I hold you ."

He let the edge go and immersed himself completely in the water , following her lead . None of them knew how many time they spend in the water but at the end , Robb finally learnt how to swim and their awkwardness left .

"Don't want to brag , but I am a perfect teacher .."

"No that bad I admit .."

"Want to do a race ?"

"Go !"

She swam faster than him but as she turned to celebrate her victory , she noticed that Robb had disappeared . She shouted his name several times but only silence greeted her . She started to fear the worst when somebody blinded her , laughing .

"I'm going to kill you !"

She faced him and smiled at the sight of his wide smile . She touched the soft wrinkles it made on his hairless cheeks and at the corner of his eyes . Snowflakes were falling and melting in his brown curls . His smile faded slowly as he wrapped his arms around her . Her breasts were brushing against his chest and Thessana couldn't calm down her erratic breath . She loved the way Robb held her with his strong arms and hands . And Robb loved how close she was to him and he closed his eyes as she ran her hands in his curly hair , her body even closer to his .

"Robb ..."

His eyes jolted open as he heard his name , pronounced as a caress , moaned softly . His nose brushed against hers . He leaned over as she slightly parted her lips . Thessana closed her eyes , waiting for his lips to meet hers . But nothing happened .

"Stark , I want you to kiss me if it wasn't obvious .."

"Ssshh don't talk ..."

She cocked an eyebrow as she opened her eyes and saw that he wasn't looking at her anymore . She turned and saw a small group of persons , dressed cheaply and not that warm for the weather . They didn't see them yet and it was better like this .

"Wildlings .." he whispered . "Don't move and be quiet ."

He swam quietly to the edge and quickly put back his clothes and took his sword . The group was composed of two men and two women . The first men noticed Robb and took his axe , ready to kill him . Robb was fast and was fighting well but the two men and a woman was on him . Robb killed a man and a woman but the other one grabbed a sword and ran on him the other man holding him . Robb closed his eyes , praying that they'll not hurt Thessana once he'll be dead but nothing happened . He felt the grip on his shoulders weaken then disappear completely . He opened his eyes and saw Thessana , dressed up , a dagger in her hands . Robb let his sword go and looked at the dead bodies around him .

"I killed them .."

"Robb .. Look at me ! It was them or us . You did the right choice ." she said , cupping his cheeks , once her dagger disappeared . "Go clean yourself , I'll start a fire , we're going to eat something then we'll leave for home . Okay ?"

He nodded as he walked towards the lake . Once he was cleaned he saw that a fire was burning and she was parting the food in two . He sat next to her and warmed himself near the fire while eating . After a while he felt her warm hand inside his as she cuddled at his side . He rested his head on hers and held her hand .

"It's okay Robb .. Stop thinking about it .. Please .."

"I never killed someone before … I saw my father beheading men . But that .."

"It's okay love ..."

"How have you done this ? I don't recall seeing you with a dagger .."

"Magic trick .. I always have a dagger on me , but hidden . I can make it appear or disappear .."

"You saved my life .."

"You would have done the same thing Stark ..."

"We should go back to the castle and tell my father about it .."

They stood and the ride back was done in silence .

As soon as they returned , Thessana went to lock herself in the library . Robb had a long talk with his father about the wildlings and the matter of life and death . This night he couldn't sleep , each time he closed his eyes he was seeing the faces of the ones he killed . During the middle of the night , he couldn't bear the silence anymore and left to join Thessana in the library . She was making crosses on a map , moving pieces each representing the sigil of a noble house .

"What are you doing ?"

"Do you know the Freys ? Are they one of your father's bannerman? Because I need to cross their bridge if I want to go south by this way .." she showed him on the map .

"Wait ! Why do you need to cross that bridge ?"

"Close the door .."

"Okay so now are you going to tell me what's going on ?" he asked after closing the door .

"Nobody is aware of this so you better watch your tongue and don't say a word about it . I did many researches and I think I know how to find back my memories .."

"Really ? That's great ! How ?"

"Do you know something about the Tesseract ?"

"No .."

"It's an Infinity Stone . It was Odin's in the past but it eventually got lost . This is pure energy which can destroy a whole world . But if one can use it , with the ability of magic , it has an incredible potential . It can shows the futur . If it can do this why it couldn't give me back my past ? I think it's somewhere in Westeros , in Dorne ..."

"My father told me about the Infinity Stones … He says that if one of those fell in the wrong hands .."

"Yes Robb , the wrong hands !" she cut him . "It's not like I was about to claim Midgard with it . I just want my memories back .."

"Is it really a bad thing to stay like that ? Without those memories ? You and I can fill your mind with greater memories .."

"Robb I .. I need these memories . I can't just live my life knowing that a part of it was erased . "

"It's dangerous !"

"So what ? I rather do something dangerous than stay in a castle , spoiled as a little brat and weep everytime I kill someone ."

Robb's jaw clenched as his fist .

"Robb I didn't mean that .. I .."

"No you exactly meant that . Do whatever you want , I don't care ."

And he left . Thessana threw the pieces representing the Stark's direwolf against the wall and cursed herself for being that stupid . But after hours of thinking , she knew what she had to do . And nobody would change her mind , not even Robb or Jon .

"You are Lord of Winterfell during our absence . I'm sure you'll handle this perfectly well my son .." said Ned , riding his horse .

"I'll try to be as good as you father . Enjoy the wedding ."

His mother gave him her last advices and they left , with a little group of persons behind them .

"So it's Lord Robb Stark of Winterfell now ?"

"Shut up Theon . "

"Fine my lord .."

"Really ?"

"Okay before I shut it , I thought you wanted to know that you're little girl is leaving soon . Jon tried to keep her here but she told him that she would kill him and leave if he didn't let her do whatever she wants ."

"Let her leave . I don't care what she does ."

"Are we suppose to believe this lie ?"

Robb didn't answer and left inside the castle to talk with Maester Luwin . He never thought he had so much to do . He came back to his room , late at night , ready to crash in his bed . But he saw her , looking at the stars through the windows .

"What are you doing here ?"

"I just wanted to say goodbye and apologies for what I said … Robb look .."

"It's Lord Stark ."

"Yeah right , my lord .." she mocking him but he couldn't care less . He went in his drawer and threw a paper at her .

"Something I forgot to give you ."

"What is it ?"

"Read it ."

He could see the emotions leaving her face , as the colours .

"Where did you got this ?"

"Does it matter ?"

"Yes ! Because if it's true , it changes everything . "

"Not your will to go , obviously ."

"You're a piece of shit . A little fucking cunt . You had this paper since I don't know how many time and you hide it from me ! I told you to not lie to me ! You wanted me to be your wife but you're just a little liar , not so different from the others . "

"What are you talking about by the Gods ?! I forgot to give you this end of the story !"

"You wrote it yourself ! It says that my parents were killed by Laufey's son ! Laufey , King of Jotunheim doesn't have a son . Before writing shit like this , check your facts ."

"This paper comes from the register written by the dwarves . In it , every single person of each realm is written down as his whole family ."

"If it's true , I guess it settles one thing in my trip .."

"What ?"

"I don't need to ask the Freys for crossing their bridge , since it's kind of mine ."

She threw him back the paper . Shock overwhelm him as he read it .

Tommen Eriksson and Johanna Eriksson (born Frey) , parents of two daughters , Sif and Thessana , were killed in Asgard , where they lived , by the hand of Laufey's son , Prince of Jotunheim . The children survived and since then , any evidence of the Prince has been found .

"You're a Frey ..."

"Fuck .."

"Fuck .."

He sat on his bed as she stood , ready to leave .

"This is farewell Stark . Thanks for everything . Tell your parents I'm sorry for leaving like that ."

"Wait ..."

She turned to face him but only felt his lips crashing on hers , eager and full of despair and his fingers taking off the laces of her dress .

"Once , Old Nan told me that the sky is blue because we live inside the eye of a blue-eyed giant named Macumber .."

"Once , Sif told me that you Westerosi were stinky bearded barbarians , ready to rape us in our beds .."

"What do you think now ?"

"That you are a stinky barbarian .."

Robb laughed kissing her hair . Everything felt perfect . The sun felt warm against their bared skin . Robb closed his eyes as she kissed his chest then his neck while he was running a finger down her spine . Never he felt that happy or complete . He knew at this moment , that he wanted to wake up every single morning of the rest of his life , this way .

"Thess ..."

"Hmm ?"

"Do you want to marry me ?"