The Hound, The Imp, and The Cripple // Sandor Clegane

Tear myself apart

As the two groups began to split off John to the wall and Sansa and arya to Kings Landing kitty hopped out of the carriage and made her way to her brother.

'I wish you didn't have to go I wish you could come with us I'm going to miss you so much.' she said holding onto him tightly he kissed her head over and over again keeping her close to him.

'All right kitten back in the carriage, time to go.' ned said but kitty grabbed his arm stopping him.

'Please can I go with Jon?' she said abruptly taking ned aback.

"No absolutely not the wall is no place for a lady.'

'No I don't mean forever,' she said with a small laugh. 'I just mean for now.' Ned shook his head, no. 'I can drop them off and come back with the rest of the group? Please I don't know when I'm ever going to see him again and, and, and I might just die knowing that!" she exclaimed and Ned rolled his eyes. "Please father?' ned looked between kitty and jon then shook his head no again.

'There is no carriage going with them and no extra horse I'm sorry my dear it's just not possible.' Then Jon spoke up.

'lord stark she can ride with me.' Tyrion overheard that conversation and made his way over to them.

'And who will protect you on the way back? you do not know the way you would get lost! you will get hurt and I will not see you get hurt!' Ned said he went to turn again but kitty stopped him still.

'Please father please!' she bagged one hand on her father the other wrapped around John.

'If I may,' Tyrion said coming to stand in between them. 'I'm going with the wall and coming back to Kings Landing. I could escort lady katarina back with me. I would protect her and she could stay with her brother a little bit longer.' Ned did not seem happy about this he looked at the small man then at his daughter. 'Of course I will have knights and guards with me I will not be traveling alone and I assure you she would be taken care of, protected, I will not see any harm or mistreatment to come to her.' Kitty clasped her hands together and looked up at her father begging silently.

'There is no carriage going with them and no extra horse.' he repeated 'it is just not-'

'Lord stark she can ride with me there.'

'And she can ride with me or one of my men on the way back.' tyrion Informed him. Ned looked in between the three of them before finally begrudgingly agreeing to let her go.

'Ohh Thank you, thank you, thank you!' she hugged her father tightly and he kissed her head told her he loved her and she loved him and Jon went to help her onto his horse. Ned stopped Tyrion though.

'If anything and I mean anything happens to my little angel I will hold you personally responsible and you do not want to see me when I am upset.'

'I assure you my Lord I have grown quite fond of your daughter. she is excellent company and I will protect her with my life. As well my guards, I will make sure of it.' Ned nodded and left he would've preferred if it was ser Jamie who was escorting his daughter back but knew his post was with the King so he would settle for a little man to keep his daughter safe.

Jon wrapped his arms around his sister and she leaned into him smiling happily up with him. They talked and kitty hummed songs and she told him she would write him all the time and one day she would visit him and he would show her the wall and his new friends his new brothers.

'When we make camp for the night you will have to sing my one last song" jon requested as he helped her down.

"I don't want to make anyone upset."