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AN: I don't know and cannot find the House words for House Umber. So I came up with my own.

Raenera paused place away her mother jewelry. She kept the small box with her broach out. She opened the box taking it out. Her hands traveled over it. Her eyes still filled with tears and fear as traced every detail of the dragon three heads. She threw down on the desk, like it burned her hand, as what her father had done entered her mind. She looked up at the top of her tent wondering if that madness was also in her blood. Fire and blood; was madness in Raenera's eyes. She had lost all of her outward shells revealing the truly scared young woman. She was reliving that night all over again. She was lost in her own mind. She did not hear Starlight greeting someone or the footsteps. Until, she felt a weight of large hand on her shoulder.

"Raena are you alright my dear?" Greatjon asked.

Raenera turned looked at him with fear very presence in her eyes. This was first for him; to see her like his little scare sister. Her eye color may be a Targaryen feature color but her eyes shape and the way they sat on her face was all his sister. He brought his hands to her face knelt down so he was eye level with her.

"What is child?"

"What if I'm like them?"Raenera cried.

"Them who?" Greatjon asked.

"The Targaryens; I know what is said about them. I can be hot-headed. They are prone to madness. What if I am mad like my father?"Raenera confessed.

Greatjon pulled her to his chest let her cry into it. He pulled her face away from his chest after a long moment. Their eyes met.

"You are nothing like him child. When I look at you I see your mother. You mother was strong and tough as nails but could be the sweet flower in harsh winter. You proved to me and the young wolf you are strong." Greatjon started. He eyes landed on the necklace sitting by the broach. He reached over taking it in his hands. It was sliver with pendant of the Umber sigil. Greatjon looked over to his niece. Raenera looked the piece held in her uncle hand. "Do you know our words Raenera?" Greatjon asked.

"The Targaryens words are fire and blood. I don't know the Umber words"

"Never chained;" Greatjon stated.

Greatjon let the words penetrate her mind. He placed the necklace around her neck. It was familiar weight around her. The pendant rested over her heart. Her fingers traveled to it. She lifted it off her chest to almost look at it. Her eyes met Greatjon's eyes. He reached over picking up the broach. He examined it for a time. Raenera let the pendant fall back into place as she watched her uncle. Before, he took it bring it over to her hand placing it in her opened palm. He leaned in close to her ear as he closed her hand around the broach.

"Don't let who your family was or what they done chain you. You are more than just a Targaryen. You are also a Umber." Greatjon stated.

Raenera thought about his words. She looked at him with a smile on her face. Some of her strength came back to her. She hugged her uncle tightly. It the first time since Jon Arryn died that she felt comfort of father's love and advice.

"Thank you" Raenera said.

"You are welcome child. Now for the real reason I'm here."Greatjon started. He pulled away from her. They sat across from each other. Her eyes regarded him for a time. Her eyebrows raised slightly in question. "King Robb has requested that you walk around camp with him with Smalljon with you of course. Truth is I trust the boys honor, but he would not hear of it. It like he wants to court you even if he betrothed that Frey girl." Greatjon finished.

Raenera laugh a tiny bit shaking her head. Greatjon looked at her oddly. She placed the rest of the jewelry back into the box. She took a drink of her wine.

"That because he does."

"He wants to court you"

"Before, I go any farther. You must promise me you will not force me."

"Raenera, I could never force your mother to do anything. You are your mother daughter."

Raenera smiled at him. She took a deep breath looking at Starlight. Starlight trotted over to her rubbing her leg.

"Before, I left with the girls. I met Lord Eddard Stark, after he was locked in the cells. I bared my soul to him. Tell him everything. I wanted him to see me for who I was really. Not the many mask I had to wear to protect myself. He asked me to get the girls to their family. And I did. But before I left the cells he called me back. He handed me a letter and told me to only to give it to his wife Catelyn. I gave the letter to Lady Stark. I had no clue what that letter said. If I did I never would have given it to her." Raenera stated.

"Why, what did that letter say?"

Raenera bit her bottom lip looking very nervous. She wondered what his reaction would be. Would it be like Robb's reaction bound and determine to marry her? Or, would be like Catelyn who came here to talk her out of marry Robb? She had no doubt her uncle would want her to stay in Westeros. She had yet to tell him that she planned to leave.

"The thing is, after Lord Arryn died, King Robert proposed a match for me. That match was Robb Stark. Lord Eddard Stark never to my knowledge at the time agreed to the match. At first he wanted to meet me before he decided. Then I'm pretty sure he wanted to find out what I was hiding before he agreed. And as he sat in the black cells; he never agreed. So, I went on with my plan to get the girls out and once they were safe. I would cross the narrow sea to find my half-sister Daenerys. Robb came to my tent last night. After I came back from Lady Stark's tent after I gave her the letter. He told me the letter stated, Lord Eddard Stark agreed. So I guess I was betrothed to him before the deal with the Frey's." Raenera stated.

Greatjon eyes went wide as he looked at her. This changed everything in his mind. Here sitting before him, was his niece but not only that the future queen in North. A rule it seemed she was born into. He took her hand that did not hold the broach giving it a small squeeze. She looked away from him running the tip of her tongue across her bottom lip.

"You're his betrothed"

"No, I told him no. I told him that it was crazy. That he had to think of his people and marrying me was not good for his people."

"And marrying a Frey girl is?"

"A Frey girl will not bring the rest of High Lords of Westeros into a war. Renly, Stannis will join forces with the Lannister's to get rid of the Targaryen threat. Any who side with me you, Robb's army, and Robb's family will suffer because of me."

"You think of other before yourself. You think like a true queen."

"I'm not a queen; I have no desire to sit on a throne."

"But you have the blood of kings."

Greatjon and Raenera just looked at each other a long moment. She tilted her head think of his words for a long moment. Then she looked down weighing his words. She looked at him with hooded eyes.

"If I know him he will not take no for answer." Greatjon stated.

"He not, he made me a deal of shorts, that why he wants to court me; to sway me into staying." Raenera said.

"You do belong here child. You will be welcome in the Last Hearth. I long for you to see it. I wished you had the chance to grow up there. But then again, I'm glad Lord Arryn found you and kept you safe."

"I would love to see it. I sure Starlight would love it there."

"I'm sure she would."