Song of Ice and Fire

Chapter Twenty-Four

"Don't cry over something so silly." Mother Joana whispers at me and hugs me tightly. Even though she told me this, I can detect tears in her eyes.

"He is crazy!" I whisper yell at her. "He nearly died! I can't... I can't understand it! How can he act so carelessly?" I whisper in lower voice, shiver running down my spine.

"But you are acting the same way." She sighs and shakes her head. "Sometimes I wondered how you two stayed together. You are so alike."

"Bianca." Theon calls my in a low voice, but I don't even look at him. My eyes are glued on Robb, who is talking to his newly married wife. He broke his promise to Freys and I am sure it will cost some blood.

"Bianca!" He calls again and starts coming my way, but even before he is able to come near, I slip through large wooden door.

***

"I am sleepy." I whisper as I yawn and look out of the window. The sky is dark with few stars shining dimly.

"You aren't sleepy, you just can't sleep without him." Deep voice whispers behind me and forces me to turn around. He is here, standing in front of me, his fur white as snow and his eyes red as blood.

"I don't think that it's the reason." I say in annoyed voice and roll my eyes. "I just have... uneasy feeling inside of me." I murmur and close my eyes.

"You'd sleep perfectly fine with Kraken next to you." He smirks and looks at me with care in his bloody eyes. "And... keep an eye on Freys. They are important enemies."

I nod and sigh. My fingers feel numb and I am barely able to move them.

"I know." I whisper and turn around, just to see him disappearing.

***

"So, lost Stark?" Theon whispers in amused voice and smirks at me. I just nod, rolling my eyes.

"How was life there?" He asks me again and I look at him with raised eyebrows.

"Better." I whisper gently and blink away the tears.

I told Robb that marrying Talisa, wouldn't be sweetest thing. I can understand that he fell in love and things like that, but he was already promised to someone else. And now, Freys are angry.

Even though we called truce, and now uncle is going to marry someone from that cursed family, I doubt that Lord Frey will swallow this shame brought up on his family by my brother. But now, I have no power over him and I can't force him to divorce her.

Now, I am on my way towards the King's Landing. I don't know why I am going there, but something inside of me tells me that I need to be there, and I need to free my sisters.

***

"So, does your brother know about it?" Jaime asks me in amused tone as I shake my head.

"No." I whisper in a low voice. "But I can do this much to help them. I need my sisters back."

The red walls and large castle. The moment I stepped in the city, guards took me and now, I am in the main hall. Cersei is sitting on one of the chairs, her emerald orbs glittering. Joffrey is on the throne, while my sister is among the crowd.

"Lady Bianca." Joffrey says in stone cold voice and I look up at him, with bored expression. This makes him angrier.

"Joffrey." I greet him back with rude smirk plastered on my lips. He reddens and leans forward. "I clearly asked you to keep my sister safe." I pronounce each and every word slowly, so he can understand everything I say.

"Which he did." Cersei intertwines and speaks instead of his son.

"He didn't." I object and shake my head. "It's evident that my sister was beaten not long ago." I say with a sneer and look at trembling Sansa.

"Why did you come here, Lady Bianca?" Tyrion asks me in a low voice and looks at me. I sigh and go forward, giving him a small piece of paper, which was composed by Jaime. He reads it silently and then looks up at me with wide eyes. "He trusts you."

"Yeah, and I trust him." I whisper and look away from his smart eyes.

"What is in there?" Cersei asks impatiently and looks over Tyrion's head to read the letter. At first, she doesn't say anything, just looks up at me and then down at the sheet of paper.

"So, do you agree?" I whisper and bite my lip. "I will stay here instead of my sister. I will... take her back in Winterfell and then return." I whisper in a lower voice and look down at my slightly trembling fingers.

"You can't take her!" Joffrey shrieks and jumps up. He looks at me with rage inside his eyes. "She is going to marry me!" He continues screaming loudly.

"She will not marry you." I say in cold voice and look at my sister. "Are you ready to go home?"

She nods, tears of happiness glittering inside her eyes. She steps closer, only to be stopped.

"Who told you that we agree?!" Her voice is cold. Colder than snow in the winter.

"I will take her and return to take her place as a hostage or I take her and kill all of you on my way." I whisper and out of nowhere Nightshade appears next to me. No one dares to say a word, no one dares to move. "So, we agreed."