I have been running for weeks now, and I don't think anybody was after me. It's been days, since I last saw a living soul, and I was praying to the Seven Gods that I was on the right path to Riverrun, since I knew my grandfather Lord Tully would help me. I wasn't sure where Robb was at this point, but hopefully not far.
I was walking down the forest. I had to keep away from the King's Road, as I didn't want to get caught. I probably had people looking for me. I doubt Cercei wants another Stark to escape. If Robb caught wind of it, he would certainly not be happy about it.
I was walking on the beach, as I was trying to find a boat to cross the sea to Riverrun. Soon I saw two figures climbing from a boat on the shore. I hid behind a rock as I didn't want to be seen. I didn't know if they were hostile.
I watched them carefully. It was a woman.... in armour, and a man in grimy, old clothes. He looked like a prisoner as he had shackles on his wrists, and was being pushed forward by the woman knight.
"Walk", I heard her order. The woman had light blonde hair, and pale skin. The man had dirty long hair, and bruises on his face. For a second, I thought I recognized the man. The way he looked around and held himself.
It was as if I knew that person but I couldn't put my finger on it.
"Were you a foot taller than all the boys?", I heard the man ask. My heart stopped as I recognized the voice. The cockiness, how deep it was. It all clicked.
Jaime.
Jaime held himself like that, he talked like that, only he would be a cocky prisoner.
But what was he doing here? Last I heard, he was Robb's prisoner.
"Some boys like a challenge", I heard him say in the most sassiest tone I have ever heard.
Gods I have missed it so much.
But I had dreaded hearing it as well.
I moved closer as they entered the forest, and I swiftly followed them.
"I'm strong enough", I heard Jaime say.
"Not interested", replied the knight and I chuckled quietly.
"Of course you are", argued Jaime cockily.
Still a cocky bastard, even when he is in chains. Glad one thing hasn't changed.
Then they stopped walking and I almost ran into them but I stopped myself in time.
I looked where they were looking and saw three women hanging from trees. It was awful. One of them had a board with something written on it hanging from her neck.
"Lay with the lions", read Jaime. I felt shame run over me.
The Stark army did that.
"Tavern girls, I'd say", continued Jaime. "Probably served my fathers soldiers".
I was on the verge of throwing up. I have seen my father's head decapitated, I saw the blood. Yet you never really get used to death.
"Glorious work of the Northern Freedom fighters", said Jaime as they got closer. "Must make you proud to serve the Starks".
She served my brother?
"I don't serve the Starks, I serve Lady Catelyn", bit back the lady knight. So she was a friend. An ally. Perhaps she can take me home.
"Tell that to yourself tonight when they swing in your dreams", replied Jaime. The lady knight pushed him forward. She pushed him to a tree, and tied him to it.
"What are you doing?", asked Jaime confused.
"Burying them", replied the lady knight.
"We shouldn't stay here, we should get back to the River", urged Jaime. I snuck from behind a tree to another, and climbed up. If I wanted to remain secret, it would be easier to be on the tree. Besides, it is going to take her a while to bury them.
"I think these women will understand-", tried to argue Jaime but the lady knight interrupted him.
"I don't care, what you think", replied the lady knight and I smirked. I got comfortable on my spot on the tree which happened to be the tree Jaime was tied to.
I heard male voices coming from down below somewhere, and Jaime heard them too. He looked frantically at his jailor.
"Untie me, now", begged Jaime. I reached for my dagger in my boot, the one Bronn gave.
I haven't used it yet on a person, only when hunting but if I had to, I will. This lady knight may be the only one who could get me back to my brother and mother. I needed her alive. And it wouldn't hurt to save Jaime.
"Woah", yelled one of the three men. "What's your business here?".
"Travelling a prisoner", replied the lady knight. The man began laughing hysterically.
"You? You're a woman!", yelled one of the men.
"Fuck me!", yelled the other.
I gripped the dagger tighter. I pulled my other dagger I always had with me that Jon gave me out as well. I knew I was capable of killing someone. Of carrying that guilt and the blood on my hands. I didn't care anymore.
I will kill whoever stands in my way.
"If you are quite done-", began the lady knight, but the men just continued laughing. "Alright, we'll be going now".
The men got closer, and I raised my hands a bit more, ready to strike. Robb and Jon taught me enough knife throwing that I can hit the target from pretty far away. I held it in my hand, twirling it around, waiting for the moment.
"Whoa, whoa", said one of the men. "Who do you fight for?".
"The Starks", replied the lady knight.
"What did he do?", asked the other man, nodding at Jaime. I peered down, if they found out he was a Lannister, son of Tywin, they would kill him.
"Apparently eating is now a crime, who knew", replied Jaime, saving his neck and the lady knights.
"No, stealing is a crime", argued the men.
"But it's not a crime to starve, that's justice for you".
"Where are you taking him?", asked the man.
"Riverrun", replied the lady knight.
"Why Riverrun?", asked the men confused.
"Steal from the Tullys, it's their dungeons you rot in", replied the lady knight. She was good.
"Why not kill him?".
"For stealing a pig?", asked Jaime bewildered.
"I don't give the orders".
"He must be important to someone.".
"Sending him with you? How important could he be? All right, have it your way, m'lady.", replied one of the men and they continued walking. I sighed in relief, and put one of the daggers away but one of the men stopped.
"Hey. Do I know you?", asked the man as he looked at Jaime closely.
"Have you been to Ashemark?", asked Jaime.
"No".
"Then you don't know me."
"Do you ever go to the river market at Salt Rock?"
"Is it near Ashemark?"
"No. I've never been there.".
"What do you think of these beauties?", asked one of the men pointing at the hanging women.
"I hope you gave them quick deaths", replied the lady knight.
"Two of 'em we did yeah", replied the other man. Lady knight pushed Jaime forward to continue walking but one of the men stopped them.
"Wait", yelled the man. "I know you! That's Jaime Lannister".
Seven Hells.
I pulled out my dagger again, and prepared to strike.
"I wish someone would've told me. Wouldn't have to steal that pig", replied Jaime sarcastically.
"If this is the Kingslayer, I think I'd know about it", tried the lady knight. I held my breath, awaiting what the three men would do.
"How do you know what Kingslayer looks like? I was at Whispering Woods, I saw him", yelled the man, pointing at Jaime. "They dragged him out of the woods and threw him down in front of the King".
"He is not the Kingslayer, sorry to disappoint. If he was, he would be travelling without his head", replied the lady knight and continued walking.
"I have a question for you both. And I want you to answer at the same time", ordered one of the men. "I count to three, you both answer. What's his name?".
There is no way they will get that right. I guess the Stark army will be short three men.
"One", began the man.
"Two".
"Three".
The Lady Knight pushed Jaime out of the way, unleashing her sword. She cut the throat of one of them, while the other two got their swords out. I raised my hand and when the lady knight killed another man, threw my dagger at the back of the head of the last one. He had his hand raised to attack the lady knight and would have most likely gotten her hurt.
The Lady Knight stopped, breathing heavily as the man fell. Jaime and her both looked up at where the dagger could have come from, and I jumped from the tree, down, landing on both of my feet.
"So we meet again, Jaime Lannister".