Chapter 2. The Liberation of Sansa Stark
As the Sea Wolf now named the Harpy Queen pulled into Black Water bay the remnants of destroyed ships could be seen. Unbeknownst to Justin Sansa is watching the bay from the King's peer. "What in the hell did they unleash that did that to all those ships?" A man asked.
"Wild Fire!" Justin whispered. He looks at Jyre, "Does every man know there job?"
"Yes sir!"
When the ship weighed anchor Justin disembarked to speak with the Dock Master. As the men unloaded the ship Justin takes ten men and rents several rooms. They have three days before the Harpy Queen must leave. They spend the first day gathering information. The next making preparations and the last day is the day to strike.
Sansa tries to avoid court at all costs. Peter Baelish had promised her earlier that he would help her sneak out of the capital. The war had been going in Robb's favor, but Tywin Lannister was now in King's Landing and she was being forced to marry Tyrion Lannister. Sansa had been spending a lot of time with Margaery Tyrell and her grandmother Olenna Tyrell. It was Margaery who had hinted at a matching between Sansa and Loras Tyrell, but the more she thought about it the more Sansa considered the fact that it may have been a power play by the Tyrells.
Night had fallen on King's Landing and Sansa was preparing for bed, "Is there anything else you need milady?"
"No I am fine Shae…good night!"
"Goodnight!"
"Is everyone in position?" Justin asked.
"Yes sir…"
The guard was changing and as they did Justin and ten of his men were in a tower off the side away from Sansa's room. An arrow was fired across the way into the archway of her balcony. Justin zipped across the rope and landed on the balcony pausing to see if anyone heard the noise. He then tip toed into Sansa's room and over to her bed. She stirred and he paused, to see if she would wake. He crept to her side and placed his hand over her mouth.
"Don't scream!" She shook her head, "Its me your cousin Justin…" Sansa narrows her eyes studying his features then she stretches her eyes recognizing her long lost cousin. Justin places his left finger over his lips to shush her. Then he removes his hand from her mouth, they hug. "Come I am taking you out of here…"
"My clothes!"
He smiles, "I have some for you…Come!" Before leaving Justin places pillars in the bed to make it look as if Sansa is still there.
They go to the balcony, "I can't!" She says in fear.
"Sansa you must…trust me you won't fall…" Justin has Sansa climb onto his back. Then he wraps a belt around both of them to make her more comfortable. "If you scream we will be caught…Close your eyes…" Sansas shuts her eyes and pulls in her lips as they zip back to the tower. Then they take another rope down the side of the tower into an alley on the street below.
"You can't expect me to get in there…" Sansa says looking at the crate.
"Yes now get in…Its just until we reach the ship…"
They place Sansa in a crate and place clothes and fabric over it. Then they place the crate in a cart and off they go. After a tense stopping by a city watch guard they continue on to the dock. They load the crate onto the ship with other supplies, but the crate with Sansa is taken to Justin's cabin. When Jusitn opens it they hug.
"By the seven where have you been?"
"It's a long story stay here until we are far out to sea…" He points to the table where some clothes are, "Those should fit you if not cut them up and make something that will. I will be back soon…"
When Justin leaves the cabin Sansa drops on the bed and cries until she falls asleep. "Everything will be alright now…"
King's Landing the Next Morning
When Shae enters Sansa's room she smiles, because usually Sansa is up when she comes to her room, "Still sleeping?" She walks up to the bed and taps but feels something soft. Shae pulls back the covers and finds pillows.
"Is her lady ship up?" The guard at the door asks when Shae exits the room.
"No she is still sleeping…" Shae walks calmly until she is out of the guard's sight then she runs until she is at Tyrion's room. When she enters Bronn is there talking with Tyrion. "She is gone!" Shae blurts.
"Who?" Tyrion asks as Bronn sits up.
"Lady Sansa…Her bed was empty this morning…"
"Maybe she got up early and went to the garden…"
"No because her guards were still at the door and one asked me if she was up…"
"Bronn search the palace do it discretely…Shae come with me…" After an hour of looking Tyrion decides that it is time to tell his father.
"What?" He shouts when Tyrion tells his father that Sansa Stark is missing.
"I want the castle and the entire city searched…" Tywin says to the Lord Commander of the city watch. The men guarding the door were sent to the Night's Watch for their incompetence.
"Father what is going on?" Cersei says entering the Tower of the Hand.
"Sansa Stark has escaped somehow..."
"We have to get her back!"
"I know what must be done…"
Despite all their efforts Sansa was nowhere to be found, so three ships were sent out. One towards Essos, the second up the west coast and the third up the east coast.