"No! You knew I wouldn't allow it and you did it anyway. Arya has been brought back thanks to Joanna and once again you prove to me that you can not be trusted. You have weakened our position." he argued.
"Bran and Rickon were captives in Winterfell, Sansa captive in Kings Landing and for the longest time we had no idea where Arya was." she reasoned with him
"I have five children and only two are free."
"My lady, Lord Karstark lost his sons. They deserved justice with Jaime." Joanna stated. Catelyn looked to her in surprise - but Joanna knew well enough there was no longer point in hiding the nature of her parents
"Killing Jaime Lannister would not buy life for his children." she argued
"Returning him to Kings Landing was my only getting Sansa back."
"My father has played you for a fool my lady. He would never intend on bringing her back." Joanna's tone dropped. Robb couldn't look at his mother
"You have weakened our position. You've brought discord into our camp. And you did all of this behind my back - I vowed I'd get my sisters back and you didn't trust me enough to see my plan through." The mother and son stared at each other as Robb spoke
"You will be guarded day and night-"
"Robb..."
a final arrow shot through Joanna's bows. Arya smirked confidantally to Shae and Joanna. The two women taking pride in training the young girl.
"You're definitely getting better little one."
"Does this mean we'll get to fight with swords yet?" Arya eagerly asked
"Not yet, not today at least." Joanna answered as she bit on her nail. Not out of fear but rather giddy. Shae and Arya turned to each other knowing well enough why she had such a reaction
"So is it a boy or girl?" Shae asked as they walked through the forrest
"What?" Joanna questioned in a flustered tone
"Oh please, you may be a genius but you're horrible at self control." Isabella teased.
"So what happens now?" She asked. Joanna was hesitant to answer. She knew the answer but it was how she'd answer that would be the problem.
"Robb asked for my hand in marriage... and I said yes." She answered confidantally. Arya and Isabella looked pleased but Shae stared at her with a blank expression.
"He what? Joanna... no..."
"Shae-"
"You realise we need that bridge. We need the Freys as allies. What about his betrothal to Walder Freys daughter?" she asked in annoyance
"Shae, whether you like it or not I'm marrying him. We tried to fight against our feelings but we just can't. I love him and he loves me. Why can't you just be happy for me?"
"Because you're playing with fire and you will get burned. Listen to me- "
"No." Joanna replied in a stern tone
"I spent my entire life having people tell me what to do - what not to do. I refuse to let anyone tell me what I can do now. I'm going to marry Robb and that's my final decision. You can either support us or say nothing at all but do not lecture me on how to live my life." She stated and for a moment Shae did not see Joanna anymore but rather Cersei Lannisters.
Catelyn sat down her glass of wine in her hand. She needed as she could feel a vein in her head about to burst from the sudden news.
"Walder Frey is a dangerous man to cross." she wanred Robb
"l know that."
"And you mean to do it anyway?"
"l love her." he calmy stated unapologetically
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Bleeding Ivory l Robb Stark
FanfictionShe was taught to play the Game of Thrones. Since birth she'd been groomed to take a seat on the Iron Throne. It wasn't until her travels to the North that the craft she studied and perfected suddenly dwelled away from her mind. Cersei Lannister tol...
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