dix

:: Kaylin ::

The next morning I woke to the sound of a howling wolf. There was a knock on the door and Greer and Selyse entered to prepare me for the day. I dressed and as Greer was brushing my hair, there was a knock on the door. I stood quickly and Selyse opened the door to Robb Stark.

"My lady, I have come to escort you to breakfast." He said calmly. He looked very handsome in his soft grey robes, which matched the Stark banners. I nodded and followed him out of the room. Once we were out of earshot from my handmaidens, he said "You look rather lovely this morning my lady." I smiled slightly and replied "As do you my Lord." We exchanged small talk for the entirety of the walk to the grand dining hall and then he politely pulled out a chair for me before walking over to his own seat.

Arya looked at me excitedly and said rather quickly "Kaylin can you teach me to hunt? Heaps of the villagers said that you can swing a sword and shoot an arrow and I so desperately want to learn." Catelyn tutted and turned to Arya before giving her a look of disapproval. "I would be happy too Little One." I said. Though I had barely met her, Arya reminded me of myself when I was young.

I constantly wanted to keep up with Loras and Willas, attempting to learn to fight. Eventually father realised that I wasn't going to be a perfect lady and employed one of the family guards to teach me swordplay and hunting.

After breakfast, Robb invited me for a walk through the gods woods and small gardens, his Direwolf pup trailing slowly behind us. "My Lady, did you enjoy your stay in the capitol?" Robb asked, trying to break the awkward silence. I replied with "I did, I was glad to leave though, I felt like a fresh start, to get away from some poisonous people." He nodded.

Soon after he turned around to face me and said, "There is something I have been meaning to ask My lady." He kneeled on one leg and grasped both my small hands in his large ones and said; "I know that we are already to be married, but I do not wish for this to be something that you feel that you have been forced into, I wish for you to enjoy our time together, to love and trust each other."

I smiled at his kind gesture and nodded for him to rise. "I wish for the same thing my lord." I then kissed his cheek gently, feeling his fresh stubble rub roughly against my cheek, before turning away, running a hand through Greywinds soft fur and exiting the gardens.

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A week later I was woken the same way, by the howl of a direwolf, and Robb escorted be to breakfast, but today was different to the last few days. He was more sullen and brooding. He rarely spoke, and when he did it was quiet and harsh. I wondered what was wrong with him, when my eyes saw a raven scroll on the table, carrying Joffrey's seal.

I picked up the parchment and my eyes scanned the ink. Lord Eddard was to be beheaded for treason, for attempting to ruin Joffrey's claim to the throne. I gasped and realised how hard Robb must be taking it. I stood quickly and looked at him sadly, he was looking at his plate, simply picking at his food. "Lord Robb, would you like to walk with me?" He nodded slowly and rose. I knew what I had to do to make him feel better. Once he reached me, I slid my hand down his arm and entwined our fingers. He looked at me and smiled slightly.

Once we reached the gardens, he turned to me and said, "I'm sorry, Lady Kaylin, we have to travel to the Capitol to save my father, there is no other way, Joffrey will not accept negotiation, so we have to fight for my father's freedom." He said, I nodded before saying;

"I will do anything it takes for my future husband to be happy." He smiled and his eyes flicked to my lips, he leaned in and slowly tilted his head to the side. His lips met mine slowly and for a moment, I forgot where I was and who I was with, the only thing in my mind was that bench by the ocean and Tommen, his beautiful gold locks and soft skin. Then, the illusion broke and I felt the stubble and dark hair of Robb Stark and pulled away.

That was when i realised that this past week, Tommen was all I thought about, he consumed every inch of my mind and there was no way of stopping the way I felt about him. I was in love with the boy that my sister was going to marry and there was nothing I could do about it. 

[Short chapter but it was all I had time for.]

[Elle xx]