Someone hoisted her roughly into the horse saddle but Lyanna continued to struggle and scream for Steve.

"HELP! SOMEONE HELP! STEVE!" She shouted while she continued to hit and scratch the hand who held her. "STEVE! FATHER! HELP ME!"

"By the Old Gods will someone shut her up?!" one of her abductors commanded harshly, "We can't have all the guards come and hear her screaming for help!"

Lyanna watched when a man moved towards her with a sadistic look on his face.

"Come now, girly and we –"

There was a blur in Lyanna's periphery right before she heard a loud crash to her left. She blinked for a moment and discovered that the man, who was about to shut her up, had disappeared all of a sudden.

Then, chaos descended in Winter Town. The calm silence in the morning was instantly broken by the shouts and cries of fighting men. Lyanna could only gape in surprise to see a familiar blonde-haired man fighting her abductors.

She watched as the man she knew as Steve Rogers delivered a swift kick to a man sneaking up on him from behind and then threw a punch at another man who came running with an ax drawn on Steve's left. Both of the miscreants flew out from Steve's reach and crashed into unsupervised stalls like they were hit by an wild horse.

Steve's speed was so swift that she could hardly follow all of his movements. And when an archer from one of her abductors drew a bow and aimed an arrow at Steve, Lyanna could only scream when the arrow was released and the projectile zipped straight for the blonde man.

"NO!" She yelled as the arrow drew close to Steve's head.

However, to her complete and utter shock, Steve Rogers caught the arrow mid-air with a fierce look in his azure eyes.

Lyanna gasped out loud at the breathtaking display of speed.

"I can do this all day," Steve said to the archer who was already nocking another arrow into his bow.

"Shit!" The unknown man who held her said after watching the fight. "We are leaving!" Her abductor said to the archer, looking spooked.

Thereafter, she watched in mounting trepidation when her abductor prompted the horse to move beneath them. The horse began to gallop away fast and Lyanna turned to look behind her and saw that Steve was occupied once more by the other two men who fought him earlier.

"STEVE!" She shouted and Steve's blue eyes met hers across the distance. She saw his eyes widened at the sight of her being taken away by the abductors in horse back.

"LYANNA!" He called back.

Lyanna watched as Steve hastily dispatched the two men who delayed him and delivered a well-aimed punch to the face and a kick in the groin. The two men went down and did not stand up again as both were groaning in pain on the ground.

Then, Lyanna was shock to see Steve began to run towards her at breakneck speed.

Steve was so fast that it only took for a few moments to see him gaining on her abductor's horse. Soon enough, Lyanna was staring directly into a pair of blue eyes as Steve Rogers ran beside the horse.

"My lady," Steve said somberly right before he pulled her abductor off the horse. There was a shout as her abductor was forcefully dragged away from her. Thankfully, she was able to snatch the reins and held unto the horse until the stallion slowed down.

Still, she was not far from danger as she saw the archer aimed an arrow at Steve again. Without hesitating, Lyanna nudged her horse towards the archer's direction and promptly pulled the reins. Suddenly, her horse stood on its hind legs and shortly hit the enemy archer with its forelegs.

The archer flew from his horse, but Lyanna's action was without consequence.

She fell from her horse as well and hit the ground with a painful thud. It knocked the breath out of her while a lance of pain went straight through her left side. In the distance, she heard the sound of fighting but she wasn't sure who was winning. She hoped that it was Steve who won the fight.

Lyanna Stark must have lain there on the ground for a few moments when she finally heard footsteps nearing her.

"My Lady, are you alright?" She heard Steve's voice and Lyanna slowly opened her eyes to see the blonde man bending over her.

At the sight of him, Lyanna could only feel joy and relief to see him unharmed.

"I am not sure." She said softly, gazing up at him.

"Here, let me help you up my lady," The man said to her as he gently wrapped an arm around her shoulders and gently pulled her up to his side.

"I don't think I can stand up," She said, wincing in agony. "I think I might have broken something when I fell."

"Then, let me carry you." Steve said, his worried face was closer than Lyanna would have expect, which sent her heart racing.

However, before she could reply, Lyanna heard the sound of horses galloping closer.

She looked up to see her Father, her brother and the Stark house guards mounted on horses closing in their location. As they neared, she straightened her spine and put a nonchalant face on.

"Lyanna!" Her brother Brandon cried out as he dismounted from his horse and ran towards her. "Are you alright?! Did they hurt you?!" Brandon demanded as he looked her over. He glanced at Steve who still had his arm wrapped around Lyanna.

"I'm fine, Brandon." Lyanna assured him, "If not for Steve Rogers here, my abductors would have accomplished what they came here for."

"I'm glad you are alright, Lyanna… and damn these rotten bastards for trying to take you away from home," Brandon growled beneath his breath while his gaze landed on the two abductors who lay unconscious on the ground. "Wait until our Lord Father interrogates them. Then, we will find out who sent them."

Afterward, Brandon's gaze shifted back to Steve who was still supporting Lyanna with his arm around her.

"I thank you Steve Rogers for rescuing my little sister." Brandon said gratefully. "If not for your swiftness –"

"Lyanna," A voice interrupted.

Brandon turned and Lyanna glanced up to see her father moving towards her. A worried look on his face.

"Are you alright child?" Her father asked as he halted in front of her.

"I am father," Lyanna replied, trying to give her father a comforting smile, but failed. Her smile turned into a grimace instead as the pain flared up again on her left side. Lyanna stifled a groan.

"Pardon My Lord," Steve Rogers spoke up as he tightened his arm around Lyanna's shoulder to keep her upright. "I believe she might need to see the Maester immediately. The lady said she might have broken something when she fell from the horse."

Lyanna heard him say.

However, she didn't know what was said and done afterward as Lyanna blacked out without warning. The only thing she remembered was being carried by strong arms with a scent of fresh pine needles.

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The next time Lyanna woke up, she was in her bedroom with a certain blonde-haired man personally guarding her. Apparently, her Lord Father had turned the blonde stranger she had brought back from the Wolfswood into her sworn shield. And to her consternation, Steve Rogers was also apparently coming with them to the Tourney at Harrenhall, which was half a moon's away.

Lyanna Stark was happy of course upon hearing this latest development. It could only mean that Steve Rogers would be staying with House Stark - her - for an indefinite time.