Evermore // Bran Stark

38. Jaime

'This cannot be true.' Robb said reading over the note

'We had news from white Harbor it is true.'

'why? Why would Theon do this?' Robb said in outrage.

'Because the grayjoys are treasonous whores!'

'My brothers?' Robb questioned. Theon took winterfell, Bran and Rickon were at his mercy.

'We have heard nothing of them... But Rodrick is dead.'

'I told you never trust a grayjoy!' Cat yelled at him

'I must move north at once.' Robb said standing up the letter falling to his desk

'There is still a war to win your grace.'

'How can I call myself King if I can't even hold my own castle? How can I expect my men to follow me?" Robb shouted getting in his face.

'You are a king and that means you don't have to do everything yourself.' His commander told him

'Let me go and talk to Theon.' Catelyn begged. "Get my children back!"

'there will be no talking he will die for this.' Robb told them

'Theon holds the castle but not the crows, let me send word to my bastard at the fort you can raise a few hundred men and retake Winterfell before the new moon.' His commander told Robb. 'We have the Lannister's on the run if you march all the way back north you lose what you gained. My boy would be honored to get Winterfell back for you.'

'Tell your son that Brandon and Rickon's safety is top priority. And Theon... I want him brought to me alive.' Robb demanded 'I want to look him in the eye and ask him why and then I will take his head myself.' Robb declared.

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'From this time till the end of time we are not part of your realm we are free and independent kingdom of the north.' Cersei ripped up the letter, the peace treaty. 'He has more spirit than his father I will give him that.' she remarked

'You have become quite effective at tearing up papers.' Tyrion remarked 'we can give him his fathers bones back at least a gesture of good faith.'

'Will you give the Starks our reply cousin?' Cersei asked

'I will your Grace.' Alton said

'Did you see my brother? When you were the Starks guest?' cersei added

'I did.' Alton admitted 'they have not broken his spirit your grace.'

'If you speak with him... Tell him he has not been forgotten.' Cersei told her cousin. "Amelia... she wasn't there was she?"

"No your grace." Cersei nodded slowly.

"Tell him if you see him..." Cerseis began again.

'I will your grace.'

'Safe travels cousin.' Tyrion added 'do you have a death plan with diplomacy?'

'If that's everything?' cersei said

'A raven flew in this morning from Castle Black.' the maester said

'Trouble with the wildlings.' varys said

'That's why they're called wildlings.' Petyr remarked

'Some of the wildlings it seems have stopped killing each other and started following this king beyond the wall.' varys added

'Another King.' Cersei remarked 'how many is that now? Five I've lost count.'

'Lord Commander asked that we send more men.' Tyrion read off the note 'to man the wall.'