Life as a bride-to-be in Winterfell is far from picturesque, as young Xaenesa Starys soon comes to learn. Betrothed to the heir of House Stark, her family is counting on her to be the link from the deepest reaches of the South to the furthest habitable point in the North. As she blossoms from child, to noble, to soldier, she'll have to learn the strange, savage ways of the Westerosi people and navigate a world sustained by chaos and wrought with pain. If love governs one's entire life, what happens when it is lost? ➢ robb stark / original character ➢ jon snow / original character ➢ lovesoba © 2023