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

I am safe

Kitty woke to soft kisses across her face. She opened her eyes so see sandor smiling down at her. He kissed her again she smiled when he pulled away resting his head against hers.

'where are we going?' kitty questioned as they prepared to leave again.

'The free cities perhaps...' sandor suggested. 'a fresh start for the both of us.'

'I would like that.' kitty agreed as he helped her up.

'I could find work as a sell sword,' sandor told her. 'gods knows it's the onlything I'm good for.'

'that's not true at all.' Kitty told him. 'you are brave and strong yes. But you are kind and a wonderful nurse.' Kitty smiled back at him as he climbed up.

'I don't think anyone has ever called me kind before...' sandor remarked.

'you are, people are vein and self centered but you have spent the majority of your life taking care of others.' Kitty told him.

'the little cunt-' sandor began.

'you still protected him.' Kitty reminded him. 'no matter how awful he was you still kept him safe.'

'that was more to save my own head.' Sandor reminded her. 'if the little shit died on my watch it would be my head on the chopping block.'

'you protected me.' kitty reminded him.

'I tried but I don't think I'm doing a great job at the either.' He told her distractedly as a groupd of men approached them.

'you have saved me time and time again Sandor. You are a good man. You are more than a sword.' Kitty said but her words drifted off when she saw the men approaching.

'Hello...' the men said surrounding them.

'whats happening?' kitty questioned softly looking around at the men, they sneered at her, sandor put a hand on the hilt of his sword and the other wrapped tightly around kittys waist, fingers still clutching the reign.

'you been taken my lady?' one asked kitty.

'Taken?' she questioned confused.

'who are ya?'

'That's the fucking hound.'

'bring him with, see what boss thinks.'

'what about the girl?' kitty hated that they were talking about them as if they weren't right there.

'you cant take her.' sandor told them. 'you shits aren't bringing us anywhere.' Sandor informed them.

'take em all.' One agreed.

'I don't think you understand me.' sandor told them but they were surrounded.

'Don't worry mi'lady, we will get you safe.'

'I am safe.' She said but her voice was barely a whisper. They had been traveling for a few months since they left the maester and it felt like every day was the same. Wake up and travel unti they couldn't see the path. Kitty wasn't very good with directions but sandor was and she trusted him completely but they were sorounded. Kitty knew sandor was good but she also knew he wouldn't risk these man hurting her if he attacked, the odds didn't look good.