Howl to the Moon

Broken

Elena awoke to screaming and panicking and she hurriedly dressed herself. She ran out and saw everyone heading towards Bran Starks room. She looked over the crowd and saw Clegane standing back watching the scene unfold. She slowly wanders over to him and stands next to him.
"What's going on?" She asks and he shrugs.
"He fell from a tower?" He answers and she nods and finishes buttoning up her shirt and tying her boots. The hound looked down at her and nodded towards the balcony. The two didn't particularly care for each other but they preferred each other's company to the others at Kingslanding.
"Wine?" Elena asks and passes him the flask. He smiles and drinks it slowly.
"You know little lion cub, you are getting quite annoying always popping up out of nowhere?" He states and she laughs and nods. The pair stayed on the balcony avoiding the crowds in the hallway. Elena spots Jamie and Cersie leaving a tall tower and feels her gut turn in disgust. Everyone knew the rumours, but knowing they were true was the worst feeling. Elena left the hound with her flask and headed downstairs. She looked up and saw King Robert and Ned Stark.
"My King, My Lord," She answers with a small bow and the two look at her.
"You don't carry a sword?" Ned asks and she shakes her head.
"No My Lord, my sister is still my guardian in Kingslanding and she refuses me the honour," She answers and Robert laughs.
"Drop the formalities kid," He answers and she smiles. The pair had always gotten along and she quite liked the kings boisterous ways.
"Thank you! Anyway Cersie won't let me have one," She states and Ned nods and heads towards his bastard son. Elena watches as he brings Jon over.
"Take her to get a sword made, do not tell anyone," He states and Jon nods and leads the little lady over to the blacksmith.

Catlyn Stark arrived to see her husband off and everyone stared with a sad expression. Her normal beautiful eyes were red and puffy and her skin looked pale and lacklustre. Elena stopped in front of her and took her hand gently.
"My lady, I am ever so sorry for what happened to Bran, please let me know if there is anything I can do?" She asks and Catlyn nodded and let Elena step aside.

They were leaving again. Travelling again. Elena watched as Jon headed a different way. She rode quickly up to him and stopped him.
"Where are you going?" She asks him and he shrugs slightly.
"I'm taking the black," He answers and she smiles at him and nods. There weren't any threats from beyond the wall but it would suit his strong and stoic character.
"I'll visit you at the wall, I'll see you soon Jon Snow," She promises before riding off. He smiled at the idea of her showing up just for him.

Jamie watched as Elena trotted along next to him. She looked up and smiled and he sighed.
"You're getting older now Elena, you should really settle down and marry perhaps?" He suggests and she rolls her eyes and nods.
"Sure, or I could travel the world, see Essos!" She counters and he smiles at her big dreams. She was only a little lady and he was going to be the one to break her heart and tell her that her father had a match for her to marry.

Elena tied up her horse and made sure it was fed and watered. She smiled as the two Stark girls ran off to play with each other. Cersie sent Joffrey to join them and Elena sat in the trees and watched them playing. Arya was playing swords with her friend and she fell to the floor. Elena watched as Joffrey stepped in and rolled her eyes standing up. In the blink of an eye Aryas Wolf had bitten Joffrey and Sansa was screaming.
"Calm down!" Elena snaps at everyone as she enters the scene. Joffrey cries and she rips his cloak to make a little bandage.
"I'm a prince you can't rip my clothes! I'm going to be King!" He snaps and Elena applies pressure on the cut roughly.
"If you want to make it to that goddamn throne then I suggest you shut up and let me help!" Elena snaps and Arya smiles at the young girl who was brave enough to cuss a man.
"Arya send your wolf away!" Elena instructs her and Arya nods.
"I'll have you killed for this girl! You won't make it to Kingslanding!" Joffrey snaps and Elena watched fear pass over Arya. She watches as Arya runs away and looks at Sansa.
"Go to your father and tell him what happened okay?" She murmurs softly to the young girl and she nods and walks ahead as Elena pulls her nephew up and walks him to Cersie. She watched the chaos ensue with Joffreys lies. What surprised her most was Sansa going on along with him.

"Ned?" Elena whispers and he raises an eyebrow. They were about to let the search party begin and she wanted to help.
"Can I help?" She asks and he nods once wondering why she was so caring when it was clear her family had caused this. Elena jumped on her horse and grabbed a torch before heading into the woods before anyone else. She heard branches snapping and followed the noise.
"Arya?" She whispers and silence answers her. She climbed off her horse and found bushes with a gap just big enough for a little girl.
"Arya it's me, Elena?" She whispers and the little girl appears. Relief floods through her and she gently embraces the young girl.
"Am I in trouble?" She asks and Elena shakes her head. She wouldn't know that Lady had been killed for what Nymeria did.
"No darling, come on I'll take you to your father," She promises and Arya nods and let's Elena lift her onto her horse. Elena smiled Arya and realised she really felt like she could relate to the young wolf.

Relief flooded Neds face as an uninjured and alive Arya walked towards him. Elena smiled and nodded once to the young girl before leaving them to a happy reunion. Arya and her father shared a tight embrace. Jamie approaches his little sister and silently handed her the letter their father had sent to him.

Jamie,
Elena is to return to Kingslanding with you and she will marry Ser Loris Tyrell of Highgarden. Inform her of this and tell her she will give me the heirs I need to rule Westeros.
Tywin

Elena stared at the piece of paper and laughed out loud. Jamie stared at her and felt his face crease.
"Go fuck Cersie and don't worry about me Jamie, I know what you did to that little boy!" She whispers and his face falls. He realised she was the biggest threat to his already tarnished reputation. He couldn't force her to marry.

Elena sat and took a swig of wine contemplating how she could help Arya. Ned Stark approached her and smiled.
"Hello?" She asks and he sits with her in the dimly lit doorway.
"You're very close to Arya," He states and she shrugs slightly.
"I like her, she has fire," Elena states and Ned nods. She could be what Arya turned into. A respected lady, different from the rest, but admired by many.
"I want you to teach her how to use the little sword her brother has given to her," He states and she raises an eyebrow. He nods once.
"You beat Jamie Lannister, I want her to beat him too?" Ned states and she laughs and nods.
"Her brother?" She asks wondering who would give such a little girl such a deadly weapon. He nods and smiles.
"The one you like, Jon," He answers and Elena nods with a small smile.
"Well My Lord I would love to have the honour of teaching one of your daughters how to wield a blade, but I may need help," She smiles and the door opening shocks them both. An over tired looking girl with brown hair stood their and Elena smiled at her.
"Arya, what's the matter?" Ned asks and She sighs.
"They killed Lady because of what me and Nymeria did," Arya states and Ned nods once to Elena and goes to comfort his daughter. Elena sits silently thinking about the little wolf.

Jon day around the campfire wondering what the rest of his family was up to. He didn't fit in back in Winterfell, not until the Lannister Lady showed up. He smiled at the thought of her and how free he had felt riding around with her. How much she admired the North, admired the Starks. Tyrion smiled as he read his book.
"My sister intrigued you didn't she?" He asks and Jon looks up.
"I'm sorry?" He asks and Tyrion smirks.
"Elena, she intrigues us all, after all she is a little strange, a little beautiful, extremely smart," He continues and Jon nods.
"She is intriguing but I must forget about that when I take the black," Jon states and Tyrion smiles.
"You know she's going to come up here and drive you insane, you're going to crave her like most men do, your the only one she's every been interested in though," Tyrion states and Jon shakes his head. Elena couldn't be interested him, he was just Ned Starks bastard son.