Regrets

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Robb was in a state of panic. He couldn't find Jaehaerys or Lyanna anywhere. Drako and his men were gone and Robb fell to his knees in the tent he shared with his wife.
He freshly worn dress was laying on their bed and he clutched it tightly. Grey Wind whined at his feet and he sobbed loudly.
"Your Grace?" Roose Bolton asked. He heard him crying and it woke most of the camp up.
"She's gone." Robb told him. Roose Bolton raised a brow and nodded.
"I'll send men out in all directions to look for her." He declared and left the tent. Robb nodded and crawled over to his wife's trunk and uncovered her dresses. And her bridal cloak was nearly folded. He grabbed it out of the trunk and curled up into it on their bed for a moment.
Then he came to a realization. Grey Wind could find her. He handed the dress out to him and let him sniff it.
"Find her and let's bring her home." Robb told him. He snarled and followed Robb outside where his horse was already saddled.
"Robb?" He heard his mother call. He turned to her and she gasped at his red tear soaked face.
"You'll find her." She assured and he nodded taking off after Grey Wind.

Drako stopped to make camp in a small wooded area about fifteen miles from Robb's war camp. They were in safe territory for now.
Jaehaerys was planning to go to Essos, and find her sister.
Drako had already told her to get some sleep so she nodded and held Lyanna to her chest leaning against a tree. She had dozed off slightly.
Drako heard the sound of men calling Jaehaerys' name and he stiffened. The men gathered everything while he woke Jaehaerys. She glanced at him and he helped her up.
"I hear them too." She told him. He pointed at her dragons and she gathered an idea. If she could get Robael to land in a clearing, she could ride him to Essos.
But her plans were quickly shut down when she saw Robb emerge from the trees with Grey Wind in front of him. Grey Wind whined and sniffed his other owner before nudging against her legs.
"Jaehaerys." Robb croaked out. He held out his arms for her to walk into and she only glared at him.
"What are you doing?" She asked. Robb gave her a confused look and he looked at Drako who glared at him.
"I was looking for you." Robb explained and Jaehaerys laughed. It was a wicked laugh, one that told Robb she knew, she knew what he did.
"Im so sorry." He started and she held her hand up. Her heart was shattered and she couldn't handle hearing apologies that he wasn't sorry for.
"Im so tired of hearing you say that." She told him. Robb gulped and watched as Robael landed behind his mother. He crawled closer and his head sat near hers, in protection.
Robb fell to his knees and crawled over to Jaehaerys. His arms wrapped around her waist and he buried his head in her dress.
"I love you. Please don't leave me." He begged and she sighed bitterly.
"If only you loved me enough, that you didn't sleep with another woman." She told him sadly. Robb cried and tightened his arms around her.
"Please. I'll do it. I'll make it up to you for the rest of our lives. I'll send her away." He promised and Jaehaerys felt her hand land in Robb's hair softly. She played with it as he cried.
That was the difference between Jaehaerys and Daenerys. Jaehaerys was the soft one. Daenerys would never go back to a man who slept with another. She sighed and kneeled in front of Robb. Lyanna still lay sleeping in her arms and he glanced at his daughter and then back at Jaehaerys.
"I'm doing this for Lyanna, and if you mess it up. I'm done. I'm going to leave." She promised and Robb nodded helping her stand.
Jaehaerys forgives too easily, Drako thought. She shouldn't have forgiven him. But he would watch over for the rest of his days because Drako loved her. Some would say he loved her more than Robb did, but then others would say they're lying.

Robb waited on Jaehaerys hand and foot for the next several days. He had sent Talisa away, and he never wanted to lay eyes on her again. If it would keep Jaehaerys happy, he'd fall on his own sword if he had to.
"I love you so much. D'you know that?" He asked. Jaehaerys chuckled and sighed.
"You say it a lot." She admitted and he clutched her hand.
"I'll never let you forget it."

Robb sat with his mother in her tent. He noticed how her face looked solemn and sad. She knew of his adultery, but didn't say anything.
"Walder Frey is a dangerous man to cross." She warned. Robb scoffed and shook his head.
"I know that." He told her. She gazed at him in shock and asked, "And you mean to do it anyway?"
"I love her. I've already ruined my marriage, I need to make it up to her. I can't lose her or Lyanna." Robb explained. Catelyn shook her head sadly and looked down. She knew what Walker Frey would do. She knew he would harm them all if Robb betrayed him.
"I know that seems important to you."she said and Robb looked at her harshly, "It is important to me. Lest you forget she gave you a granddaughter."
"Your father didn't love me when we married. He hardly knew me or I him. Love didn't just happen to us. We built it slowly over the years, stone by stone, for you, for your brothers and sisters, for all of us. It's not as exciting as secret passion in the woods, but it is stronger. It lasts longer." Catelyn explained. Robb laughed and looked at his mother.
"And that is what would be in store for me with one of Walder Frey's daughters, what you and father had?" He asked.
"Why not? Because she's not beautiful? Because she's not exotic and exciting?" Catelyn asked. She shook her head at Robb and he glared.
"Now you're arguing just to argue because you arranged it." He told her.
"And you agreed to it. You gave him your word. Treat your oaths recklessly, and your people will do the same. If your father lived his life for one thing.." She started but Robb interrupted her, "My father is dead. And the only parent I have left has no right to call anyone reckless. I love Jaehaerys more than anyone. She will be Queen. She's my only queen." He told his mother and then left the tent to head back to his loving wife.
His entire life would then be dedicated to making up to her all the time lost between them.

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