As they walked through the gates of the Twins , Greywind started to howl and run around Robb . Thessana could feel something weird like magic but it was faint .

"You feel something ?" asked Robb , worried .

"No ." lied Thessana and turned her gaze to the castle . They rode in , only the Starks and Robb's closest men . Like when she came before , all his children and grandchildren were there , starring at them , Lord Frey in the middle , sat on his throne , looking at them with narrow eyes , his young wife by his side . Like the last time he kept touching her lower back like she was some pet . Everybody was tensed waiting for Lord Frey to speak . Two maids came in silence , giving Robb a plate full of bread and salt . Thessana felt Catelyn relax a bit next to her . The bread and salt was the symbol of the guest's rights . Lord Fray gave them protection and couldn't harm them anymore .

"My honoured guest .." started Lord Frey . "Be welcome within my walls and at my table . In the light of the Seven , I give you my hospitality and protection . "

"We thank you for your hospitality , my lord ." said Robb , politely taking a step forward . "I've come to make my apologies for the behaviour of my son my lord and I beg for your forgiveness ."

"You're not the one who need to beg for my forgiveness . It's your son , your grace . And he should beg my girls ."

Robb took a step back , taking his place back next to his wife and looked at Tommen who took a step forward . All the girls stood and faced Tommen . Thessana looked at all the girls , the oldest ones , poorly dressed and looking depressed .

"One of them was supposed to be the future queen . Now , none of them will be ."

And he started to call them all by their names . Edmure was moving behind , uncomfortable and trying to look at the girls , his future bride being one of them . They all looked at Tommen with sad eyes then quickly glanced at Talisa . By introducing them and making mean comments it was obvious Lord Frey couldn't care less about them .

"And the last one Shireen . But she hasn't bled yet and obviously Prince Tommen you don't have the patience to wait ..."

Thessana looked at Tommen waiting to see if he will answer the insult but he said nothing and looked at the girls .

"My ladies ..." started Tommen . "All men should keep their words . Princes most of all .. I was pledged to marry one of you but I broke that vow . The fault is not with you . Many men would be lucky to have you as wives . " Brynden turned to Edmure with a smirk and even Thessana almost smiled. "I did what I did not to offense you .." continued Tommen . "I did it because I loved another . "

Thessana rolled her eyes at the stupidity of her son as Robb let out a silent curse . Catelyn rolled her eyes too .

"I know these words cannot set right the wrong I did to you or to your house but I beg your forgiveness . And pledge to do all I can to make amends so the Freys of the Crossing and the Starks of Winterfell may once again be friends . " Tommen finished his speech looking at Lord Frey .

"Very good boy .." replied the old man . "There she is ..Come closer , let me have a look at you . "

Talisa took a step forward and stood by Tommen's side . Robb tensed again waiting for the worst .

"Still can't see you . Old eyes ."

Talisa looked at Tommen who looked at Robb . He nodded and Tommen took a step back as Talisa walked closer to Lord Frey .

"Love ?" asked the lord of the Twins . "I forgot that's what the Starks of Winterfell ar calling it . Your grace had said the same thing about the queen before … You are very honorable … I call it a pretty face . Very pretty … No as much as your mother though , my prince . But prettier than my girls for sure . Well shaped as well . You tried to hide her under this dress .. If you wanted to hide her , you shouldn't brought her here in the first place . I bet when you take that dress off , everything stays right where it is . "

Tommen took a deep breath and Thessana looked at him , anger in her eyes . He looked at his feet and kept his mouth shut .

"The prince said he betrayed me for love . I say he betrayed me for firm tits and a tight fit . "

Tommen took a step forward but Thessana stopped him .

"Do something and I swear I will kill you ..." she whispered as he took his place back .

"And I respect that !" added Lord Frey . "When I was your age I would have broke fifty oaths to get into that without a second thought . "

Robb closed his eyes , shaking his head and looking around . Tommen was on the edge of exploding but Catelyn knew it wasn't the end .

"Don't worry my dear queen .. You are still the most delicious creature I've ever seen .. I heard they were some troubles between the king and you . Your grace , with all due respect , you're a fool to waste such a wonderful body . I would fuck you all the time if you were my wife ."

"Thanks the Gods I'm obviously too old for your tastes my lord . I think your past wives , even the current one , and I had , at least , a millenium of age gap ..."

Lord Frey looked at her , waiting for apologies but Thessana kept her mouth shut and felt Robb's taking hold of her hand , showing his support . Lord Frey had seen it too and decided to move on the incident .

"Well , I have enough rooms for all of you . We'll set up tents for your men outside , with food and ale . "

"Thank you my lord ." said Robb .

"Let's get ready . The wine will flow red and the music will play loud and we'll put this mess behind us . "

Robb bowed and left the room followed by the others . The wine shall not be the only thing that will flow red tonight … thought Lord Frey with a roguish smile .

Thessana looked at the new gown and cloak made by a young maid in Riverrun . She knew that Catelyn , Edmure and Robb had new clothes too . For once , she took her time during her bath , letting the warmth of the water sooth her sore muscles and tried to relax . But being around Lord Frey wasn't a relaxing thing . Once the water started to get cold , she came out of the bath and rolled herself in a towel , looking at the clothes on her bed . Robb was with Edmure , probably cheering him up before the ceremony . She put on the dark grey gown which was fitting her perfectly and then put the cloak . A silver pin in the form of two direwolves tied the two parts of the black cloak . She decided to let her long blond hair flow behind her in soft waves rather than braid them . As she was ready to leave the room , Robb came in and smiled .

"You look wonderful .. As always ."

Thessana said nothing and looked at him as he came toward her to put on her head the crown . Himself was wearing his with black clothes and the same cloak .

"Look Robb … I love you never doubt that .."

"But ?"

"But too many things changed .. I'm not the same person you married anymore ."

"And I'm not the man you married aged ago Thess . But that's the point of life and marriage I guess , no ? Going through hardships , change , becoming a new person , being a little lost but knowing that you can always count on your significant other . Rely on him or her . I know you feel a little lost but I'm here . And I love you . No matter what ."

Thessana smiled softly but nothing he could say would change what she was saying . Robb was part of a certain period of her life . He was the winter of her life but nothing more . He kissed her forehead and offered his arm . Both went in the Sept for the wedding .

Loki woke up later than usual . He knew for sure that the Starks were at the Twins so the death of Robb Stark would happen soon . After cleaning himself and putting on some simple clothes , he left for the dining room to take his breakfast . The AllFather , Frigga , Thor and Sif were already there , talking about the war in Westeros and if they needed to go there to help Robb .

"I don't think that would be necessary .. " said Loki with a smile .

"Why ? What do you know ?" asked Frigga , suspicious .

"Robb is called the Young Wolf and Thessana the Wolf Queen . Everybody says they can't be killed . They'll win this war soon , I'm sure ."

"Nothing is sure during a war , Loki ." replied Odin . "Moreover everyone can be killed .. We are not immortals ."

"Kind of .."

"AllFather , a gift from Lord Walder Frey of the Twins ."

Two guards came in after the one who made the announcement carrying a big wooden box .

"Is there a letter ?" asked Frigga , standing then kneeling to open the box .

"Yes , your grace ." said the guard , giving it to the AllFather . Odin opened it and looked at Frigga , his only eye wide open .

"No !" he shouted , but it was too late .

Loki stood from his chair as Thor and Sif and all froze as Frigga screamed and covered her mouth , stumbling away from the box . For the first time in his long life , Loki saw Thor and Odin being speechless and shocked . Sif was weeping on the ground next to Frigga . Loki took a step to look in the box and froze . Robb Stark's head was in it , pale , bloodless , his eyes closed with his crown on his head . But it wasn't the only thing . Next to it was Tommen's head in the same conditions as Robb's one . And next to the two was a simple item . A simple object that meant the worst for Loki . A simple silver crown . Thessana's crown .

Thor looked at the boat on fire . The news travelled in all the realms in the day . Robb Stark , King in the North had fallen , him and his family . And Odin stated that they will be no vengeance . Roose Bolton was the new warden in the North and nobody was saying a thing about it . Thor looked at his mother who was crying silently , looking at the fire consuming the remains of the Starks . After the ending of the ceremony and the fading of the boat , Thor went to seek Sif . He found her in Thessana's old room . She was laying on the bed , holding a pillow against her and crying . He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her , not knowing what to do . So he stayed there in silence .

"I was always jealous of her … She was the most beautiful , the most intelligent … I tried to stop her wedding with Robb because she was happy and I wasn't … And now she's gone and I never apologised ..."

"Sif .." whispered Thor .

"No it's all my fault . If I was less proud I would have gone with her to fight this war and die by her side … Or protect her ."

"Thessana had her magic Sif . If she didn't succeed in protecting herself , nobody could ..."

"How ? You remember when we were younger ? How she always dodge the thunder Mjolnir made after her accident ? She was still a child and yet she could protect herself from something as powerful as this . I can't believe a rat as Frey killed her .."

"What is done is done Sif , no need to torture yourself … "

"I want to kill them all ..."

"I want too . Thessana was like my little sister .. No she was my sister . And now it feels like I have a hole in my heart … I miss her … She didn't deserve an end like that . Any of them deserved that .."

"How can you kill people at a wedding ? And the Westerosi have this guest's rights thing .."

Thor froze and remembered his conversation with Loki , days ago and the books he found .

"I'm going to check on mother and Loki .."

Loki looked at his window at the river where the boat disappeared . Thessana wasn't supposed to die . She was supposed to come back in Asgard and stay by his side . The Freys , the Boltons and the Karstarks had betrayed him and they had to pay for this . But not today . All the palace was mourning the loss and Loki himself cried a little during the afternoon . But anger overwhelmed him after the shock .

"Please brother tell me you have nothing to do with what happened ..."

Loki turned and saw Thor , leaned against the door , pinching the bridge of his nose .

"Why would I kill the woman I loved ?"

"It can be a side effect . Maybe you just wanted to kill Robb and the others where at the bad place at the wrong time .. "

"Do you think I'm capable of killing people ?"

"I don't know anymore … Everything is so confused .."

"It's not like you were closed to them ." said Loki in a cold voice .

"Are you joking ? Thessana was my sister so Robb was my brother . I loved them both and always cared . And now I lost them … I can't believe father doesn't want us to avenge them .."

"It's wise I think ..."

"What ?"

"Thor , think a little . Thessana had magic . She was powerful , even from here I could feel it . And she didn't survive . The Freys must have something we're not aware of .."

"Like what ?"

"I don't know Thor ! " shouted Loki , running a hand in his hair .

"Why weren't you at the ceremony ?"

"Because I didn't feel to go .."

"What's wrong with you Loki ? Seriously , you are weird … I can't believe you .. "

And he left , slamming the door .

All Westeros knew about the Stark's fate at the morning . Tyrion couldn't face Sansa after that and felt ashamed everytime someone was talking about the Starks . He couldn't believe his father as fallen so low . Killing a man at a wedding was the less honorable thing to do at war . But Tyrion knew it was because his father was scared to lose the war on a battlefield . Joffrey was parading in all the castle , telling to everyone that he was the one behind the attack and that he's the one who finally ended this terrible war . And the worst was that some people were believing that lie . As soon as Joffrey got the letter from the Twins , he had stated that he wanted a statue representing him over a dead direwolf , a crossbow in his hands . Tyrion almost slapped him but stopped himself , knowing that Cersei would have him executed for that . And he couldn't die . Sansa's safety was in his own little hands now . The news reached Dorne late in the morning . Oberyn was the first to learnt it and felt anger and pain over the news . He didn't know Robb that well , they weren't friends but Robb was always polite and nice to him . But Thessana was his friend . She trusted him with the life of her son . Her son … He was the one who would tell Rickon what happened . Ellaria came from behind and hugged him tenderly .

"I'm sorry my love .." she whispered , burrying her head in his neck .

"People dies all the time . It's sad because she was my friend but I'm more concerned about the boy .."

"He'll be fine . He's strong ..."

"But wild . You saw him with that wolf of his . I don't know how he will react .. "

"What do you mean ?"

"What if he goes after the Freys or the Boltons ? He's a Stark after all . Honor means everything for them ..."

"Then keep an eye on him all the time . "

"Easy to say ..."

"You should tell him now before he learns it from someone else .."

"You're right . I'm going to find him ."

Oberyn wandered in the whole castle not finding the boy . But after a while , and searches in the woods , he found him , playing with his wolf . Oberyn sat next to him and scratched the wolf's head .

"Shaggydog likes you . Usually nobody can touch him except me and mother ."

"And I like him . I must admit I wasn't okay with him around but finally he seems like a loyal friend .."

"He's my only friend .. The others frown upon me as I was nothing … As I was filth .. "

"I'm sorry ..."

"It's okay .. It's just .. Different from home but at least I'm alive and safe and not forced to hide .."

"Listen .."

"What did happen ?"

Immediately Rickon looked at Oberyn , tears in his big blue eyes and his lower lip trembling . He held harder the stick which was in his tiny hand and Shaggydog rested next to him , feeling the distress of his master .

"I'm sorry … But I think you're going to stay here for a longer period that what we first thought .. Your parents and your brothers are in the Seven Heavens now . You're going to join them one day but for the moment you are just … Seperated for a while ."

"No need to embelish everything . Who killed them ?"

"The Freys … "

"All ?"

"Yes .."

Rickon looked at the trees , tears rolling on his cheeks but any sound coming out of him .

"You can cry Rickon … Nobody is around ..."

And he started to cry , loudly , his whole little body shaking . Oberyn held him againt his chest , stroking his hair and waiting patiently for the boy to cry his dead parents .

Loki didn't know when he fell asleep but he knew that something was wrong when he wake up . It was the middle of the night and soft noises could be heard in the corridors . After putting a robe he went out and looked around . A body was laying on the ground . A guard . Dead . Loki took his dagger and walked silently following the dead bodies . They were leading to the library . He came in , ready to fight when he heard a noise . Pages being torn off . His footsteps led him to the source of the noises and saw a figure . Tall , thin , wearing a black cloak and the head covered by the hood .

"Who are you ? Move and I'll cut your throat !"

But Loki froze when the figure slightly turn towards him then disappeared . He was now alone , surrounded by the darkness of the night . And yet , he could still see two piercing blue eyes and the brightness of a direwolf silver pin .