Sorry for not uploading in a while, I've had a lot of exams.
JOANNA
Her eyes twitched as she awoke, her consciousness slowly returning. Joanna could hear voices but through her muddled state sounded distant and muffled. Movement returned to her limbs gradually but at the same time an aching pain accompanied it. Her stomach ached with a consistency that forced her to groan.
Joanna's eyes flew open as she sat up abruptly and found herself face to face with Robb Stark, his mother and another man. Anxiously her eyes darted around, trying to assess the situation as quickly as possible. Light flooded into the tent, meaning several hours must have passed since she collapsed. Her travelling clothes had been replaced by a simple white nightgown that was too large and must belong to Lady Stark. A large table was placed by the side of her bed, covered with various medical instruments and most worryingly a blood soaked rag.
A wave of pain shot through her abdomen, causing her hands to fly instinctively. Once the pain had passed her gaze flew accusingly to the young Lord Stark.
"What have you done to me?" Joanna rasped angrily and she tried to climb out of the bed, only to stumble and fall unceremoniously to the floor.
Much to her annoyance she was helped back on to the bed.
"If it wasn't for us you would be in a much worse state. " Robb countered matter-of-factly. "Or would you have rather we left you to bleed."
Her brows furrowed in confusion, "But I wasn't injured…"
Out of the corner of her eye Lady Stark was giving her an unfamiliar sympathetic look. Alarm bells rang in Joanna's head, more confused than she had ever been in her life. She normally prided herself in her knowledge but now that the tables were turned she felt physically ill.
"You may not have been injured, my dear. But you were not in normal condition either." Lady Stark began, walking over to Joanna where she placed a hand on her shoulder. This motherly action was both welcomed and dismissed. As much as she wanted to push away the affection there was something unfamiliar about this genuine care.
Joanna had had enough with these half-truths. "Just tell me!"
With a nervous glance the final person in the room turned to her. "You were with child."
At that moment Joanna regretted ever asking. Her world shattered as her brain struggled to comprehend the news. Whilst pregnancy explained how ill she had been feeling recently there was something unreal to her. Her encounter with Joffrey had been something that she had tried to push to the back of her mind and in this denial she had forgotten to take something to prevent a babe.
She placed a tender hand on her stomach as she thought of a child that was half her and half Joffrey but all she felt was emptiness.
"Were?" She whispered hesitantly, a grim realisation setting in. The idea of a golden child had been ripped cruelly away from her before she had even known it existed.
"We believe your journey had taken a great toll on your body and it was too much for your child." Robb explained, keeping a safe distance from the blonde girl and made sure there were no possible weapons near her.
A single tear made its way down her cheek and fell on to her lap. Her body began to shake as she began to sob silently. Years of composure collapsed instantaneously as she couldn't stop the raw emotions from overwhelming her. Joanna cried and cried, her heart aching with an overwhelming grief.
Joanna felt arms wrap around her and cradle her. A tender hand stroked her golden curls as Joanna buried her face into Lady Stark.
At that moment there was neither Stark nor Lannister, friend nor foe, ally nor enemy. There were only two mothers shared by grief.
Sorry it's only a short chapter but I felt it ended nicely there. In case you're wondering why Catelyn is being so affectionate to Joanna it's because she knows what it is like to lose a child and knows what Joanna is going through. Hopefully a new chapter will be up soon.