Thessana stood with Brynden , Catelyn , Tommen and Talisa , Robb by her side , all looking at Edmure . The Septon was starring at Robb , frowning and whispering things .

"What is he saying ?" whispered Catelyn .

"Not a single clue … " replied Thessana .

She looked at Robb who didn't notice anything . The door opened and everybody turned to look at Lord Frey , one of his daughter holding his arm , her head covered by a lace veil . Edmure tip-toed a little to look over everybody's head but sighed , disappointed . Catelyn smiled at him sadly as Walder Frey stopped in front of the Septon and unveiled his daughter . Thessana choked a little at the sight of the young girl . She wasn't like the Freys . She was way more beautiful with her dark blond hair and pale complexion than any of the girls they saw earlier . Edmure looked relieved and smiled at his family , sharing his joy .

"Where did he hide that one ?" whispered Thessana , leaning over Catelyn softly .

"I bet he has a hundred like that hidden somewhere ..."

The Septon started the ceremony after Edmure covered Roslin's shoulders with his cloak . The young woman kept looking at Robb and Tommen , something weird in her eyes . Thessana was feeling more and more uncomfortable , understanding that she was missing something here . She focused back on the ceremony , memories of her own wedding coming back . She felt Robb's gaze on her but didn't dare to look up at him and instead looked at her feet . She remembered how crazy she was about him , how she was physically dependent on him , missing as soon as he was gone even for minutes . The first centuries of their marriage were almost perfect . She wondered where and when love faded and how the man she was ready to die for , became a stranger . There was love left between them , Thessana was sure of that . She'll always love him no matter what but it was the end . The simple end . She felt Robb's hand in hers and she looked at him .

"It's over Thess … Are you okay ?"

"Yes I'm fine .. I was just thinking about something .."

"If you want , we can leave the banquet early .."

"I don't think Lord Frey will let us leave .."

"Indeed … He's going to keep us until the very end ."

He laughed and she smiled politely .


The food was simply disgusting . Even on the battlefield the food was better . Thessana looked at the wooden table and realized how tasty it looked compared to what was in her plate . The wine was too strong , not good , only served to get people drunk . And it worked , half of the Stark men were half asleep , laughing loudly . The atmosphere was getting even weirder . All the Freys were acting strangely and even some of Robb's men . She looked at Roose Bolton , who hadn't had a drink in the whole evening and was looking rigid . Talisa looked sad , trying to smile at Tommen but it didn't look sincere . But the worst was Roslin Frey . Edmure was beaming , not giving a damn to his bride , only happy to have a beautiful wife instead of another one . And Roslin was crying . Tears were rolling on her cheeks as she looked at her lap and everytime she was looking at their table , she let out a sob .

"Robb … I think something is going to happen … Like .. Some serious shit ."

"Thess , you need to relax .. I know it's been hard since a few times but look . Frey gave us bread and salt , we are protected by the Gods . He's married to my uncle and I'm his king . I know he's not the best host but everything is going to be fine ."

"Do you think I'm paranoid ?"

"Yes . A bit ."

"Yeah right .. Never trust a Frey ."

"You are a Frey .."

"I'm an Asgardian ." snapped Thessana . "Don't compare me to that shitty family ."

Robb took a sip of his wine and said nothing , paying attention to the lame jokes of Lord Frey .

"He complained about this marriage the entire ride from Riverrun .. And now look at him . Beaming , only caring for her looks .." said Catelyn , looking at her younger brother .

"The Gods love to reward the fool .." smiled Brynden .

"Oh uncle ..."

"What ? He's my nephew , I love him . And he's a damn fool .."

Catelyn smiled and looked at her son , who was laughing for the first time in months .

"What ?" asked Thessana .

"I was just thinking about my life would have been if I married one of your cousin instead of you ." answered Robb , with a smile .

"Really ? That's what you're thinking about ?"

"Yup .."

"And what's the result ?"

"I think I made a terrible mistake .."

"At least you finally realized that .. "

"I'm joking .. Seriously do you see me with one of those girls ? Gods .."

"Hey ! They are human beings .."

"Not sure about that .."

"Prick .." said Thessana , punching him in the arm .

"Striking your king is act of treason .." laughed Robb .

"Didn't stop me before .."

"Your grace !" cut Lord Frey . "The Septon has said his prayers , some words were said and Lord Edmure has wrapped my daughter in a cloak . But , they are not , yet , men and wife . A sword needs a a sheath ..." everybody laughed loudly at the joke as some women were rolling their eyes . "And a wedding needs a bedding !"

"If you think the time is right , my lord . Let's bed them ." said Robb , standing and smiling .

Several men stood and grabbed Roslin who started to sob loudly , as a child . The men carried her away as her sisters grabbed Edmure , leading him to their room . Everybody was singing , shouting , cheering loudly . Wine was flowing everywhere as men threw their drinks around .

"Not used of this your grace ?"

Thessana turned and looked at Roose Bolton , trying to contain a chill .

"We don't have the same traditions in Asgard .."

"But you married a northener .."

"Robb and I got married secretly . So a few people were actually there . No need for all of this … thing .."

"The bedding ceremony is important . It's the proof that the marriage is consumated . "

Thessana stopped paying attention to his words , looking at his clothes . They were too tight against his body it was obvious . He was wearing something underneath . Her blood felt like ice in her veins when the music stopped and the musicians started to play a slow beat , a famous song in Westeros . Thessana only heard it once but could recognized it immediately . The only time she heard it was when Jamie Lannister was still their prisoner . During the first days , he kept singing the same song over and over and when Thessana had asked him what he was singing , he had a large grin and told her it was The Rains of Castamere , song in honor of the Lannisters and how they pay their debts .

"If I may be excused your grace .."

Bolton went to sit next to Catelyn as she stood there , not moving . She could see that several of her men recognized the song as well and started to ask questions , obviouly confused .

"Your grace .."

Thessana turned and looked at Lord Frey , asking for Robb's attention , who faced him smiling . She started to have troubles to breath and she opened her hands , palm hidden in her dress , ready to attack if something went wrong .

"I feel I've been .. forgetting about my duties . I've been giving you wine , food and music but I haven't shown you the hospitality you deserve . "

Thessana looked at Catelyn who was starring at Roose Bolton's hand in horror . As soon as Lord Frey said those words , she knew it was a trap , he was about to kill Robb . She raised her hands but at the same time she spat something . She touched her chin and saw blood . Then she felt the pain . She looked down and saw a blade through her , right next to her heart . Any words were coming out of her mouth , she couldn't move . The pain was spreading quickly as blood started to flow on her chest when her killer took the blade out of her body .

"The prince is married and I own the princess a wedding gift !"

As Thessana felt on her knees , she saw Talisa standing and with the knife she eaten with , minutes ago , she cut Tommen's throat as Catelyn screamed Robb's name . Everything turned blurry as her head knocked on the ground . She closed her eyes and when she opened them she saw Robb , laying next to her , his body pierced with arrows . She started to convulse with pain , spitting more and more blood as the horror made its way to her mind . They were betrayed and because of her stupidity , because she didn't see before what was coming , her son was dead as her husband . Talisa betrayed them too . She rolled on her back , trying not to choke with the blood in her throat . She had to kill her before dying . She could feel her magic leaving her slowly . As her life . But with the last strength she could manage to gather , she focused on Talisa , raised her hand a little and closed her fist . Talisa felt on the ground , blood all around her , her chest open with her heart crushed . Lord Frey raised a hand and everyone stopped . His eyes were wide open , looking at the dead body of Talisa then at Thessana , who was still struggling with her breath getting shorter and shorter . She felt hot tears on her temples as darkness started to surround her slowly . But Lord Frey became even more surprised when he saw Robb , starting to move and actually standing to crawl to his dead wife , who seconds ago killed a woman with her only mind . But he had more men and the Starks were weak . They may be witches and wolves but the Freys would kill them tonight .

"The King in the North arises .. " said the old man with a smirk .

Robb kneeled next to Thessana who was still alive but he knew it was the end . He cradled her head in his arms softly and leaned over her to kiss her lips and clean her face . He started to whisper apologies and words as mistake , love or my fault , again and again , slowly losing his mind . He didn't even noticed that his mother was still alive and was threatening Lord Frey's wife . He kept stroking Thessana's soft blond hair , crying and begging her to stay with him . He looked once more in her emerald eyes and saw the usual glow fading . Then nothing . She wasn't moving anymore nor breathing . Robb laid her head softly on the floor , brushing her hair out of her face and closed her eyes . He could hear his mother pleading Lord Frey for his life and pleading him to leave . But he didn't want to . All he cared about was gone or about to go . Robb stood , in his pride and faced Lord Frey . He quickly glanced at the dead body of his son , killed by his own wife , who was laying dead too . He would face his death as a king because it was the only thing left . He wasn't a husband or a father anymore . He was nothing . He was tired . Tired of the war , tired of everything and now it was finally the time for him to rest alongside his family .

"Mother .."

Catelyn turned to look at her son and she understood that he wanted to die . She saw him turn his hand softly to show her the dead bodies of his wife and son and she understood his pain and will to end everything . Lord Bolton came and faced Robb .

"The Lannisters send their regards ..."

And he stabbed him right in the heart . Catelyn looked at her son in his last seconds . His face hasn't change . The look in his eyes neither . He was already dead , even before the dagger went through his heart . And he felt on his back , next to Thessana . They were finally both reunited in their deaths . But it was too much to handle for Catelyn . She killed Lord Frey's wife more as a desperate gesture than for vengeance and felt on her knees . Her throat was hurting and she understood that she was screaming . Then she started to laugh hysterically , scratching her skin to the blood , trying to feel something else than the pain caused by the sight of the dead bodies of her family , the only ones left .

"Kill her ." stated Bolton . "She's useless now ."

Black Walder took her knife and held her head . I hope they will not cut my hair . Ned likes it long was her last thought .


"Loki will not be pleased with that . You were supposed to let the Asgardian live ."

"She was about to attack us , I saw her ready to use her powers , the witch .." replied Black Walder .

"No matter why you done that . He'll be angry . Anyway . Call the Mountain . We have one last job for him . "

Black Walder left the room , cursing in a low voice . He came back two minutes later , Gregor Cleagane , known as the Mountain , on his heels , Greywind' beheaded body in his left hand . The giant looked at Walder Frey , waiting for orders .

"I want you to behead , with your bare hands , this shit of Robb Stark . Same for his son . Then you'll go to King's Landing , with Robb Stark's body , his direwolf sewed on his body . Understood ?" said the old man , coming closer from the dead bodies . The mountain nodded and grabbed Robb . Roose Bolton looked away but only the noise made him sick . Once . Twice . Then he looked at some men coming with the direwolf's head , ready to sew it . Another man came with a large wooden box .

"Let's send a gift to the Asgardians ..." smiled Walder Frey . "After all , they were family .."

He took Robb and Tommen's head and put them in the box then Thessana's crown and closed the box .

"What now , my lord ?" asked Bolton .

"The girl is still family . Throw the mother and the wench in the river . But put Thessana in the woods . She was the wolf queen after all . She deserves to be eaten raw than rot in the water ."


Nobody , in the north , dared to say something or stand against the Freys or the Boltons . The word of their death spread in the north during the night and it became the red wedding . Lord Frey couldn't admit he willingly slaughtered them all while they were under his protection so he said to his sons to tell everybody that Robb Stark had turned into a wolf during the banquet and killed his own men so the Freys had no other possibility than kill him . Same for Tommen . Same forThessana except it was because she was a witch . Catelyn was killed for killing his wife .


It was beating . Regurlarly . Powerful . Glowing . The Tesseract was reacting , moving . She could feel it in her bones , in her veins . Her whole body was beating at the same rhythm . She felt cold and wet and dirty . She could feel the snow under her but couldn't move . She was still in pain . But she could feel the blue glowing of the Tesseract giving her strength , healing her . She could feel her magic getting stronger . She didn't know when she finally succeeded but at some point she moved . Nobody was around , only the smell of the blood on her was surrounding her . Her eyes were still shut as she sat on the frozen ground and ran a hand under her dress right over her heart . Nothing . Only the soft beating . No wounds . She laid back and started to think about what happened . She had to kill them all . It was the only option. They will all pay for that . Each one of them . Then Oberyn's words came back to her mind . She remembered how suspecious she was when he told her that but it was her only choice . If the Tesseract could really bring people back to life , she had to focus on that first . She had to bring back Tommen , Robb and probably Catelyn . The Tesseract was calling her , almost giving her the order to find it . So she opened her eyes . Instead of the dark shiny emerald , two icy blue pupils looked straight at the grey sky .