Rightfully Mine // Ned Stark

Hello Princess

Robert heartily hopped down from his horse Ned Stark and his family bowed before him on their knees as Robert approached. Robert motion for Ned to stand, Ned rose as did the rest of his family.

'Your Grace,' Ned said tipping his head to Robert.

'You got fat,' Robert noted but Ned looked down to Roberts stomach both men started laughing before they hugged joyously.

'Cat' He said happily hugging her before fussing with rickon's hair.

'Nine years it has been nine long years, I have not seen you where have you been?' Robert asked

'I've been here guarding the for north for you, your grace.' Ned said obediently.

He went down the row of stark children greeting them happily before turning motioning for his pride and joy to step forward. Sasha Rose Baratheon. She was even more elegant and beautiful then ned remembered.

'Do you remember my daughter? Of course you do,' Robert chuckled as sasha stepped forward. 'Sasha. The starks.' Robert said extending a hand down the row of children. 'Sasha, my love I know it's been a while and Ned has certainly grown a bit since you last saw him.'

'So have you father.' Sasha remarked.

'Mouth like her mother.' Robert said grinning.' Gonna be hell for a man besides me one day.'

'Princess, it is a pleasure to see you again,' Ned said kissing the top of her hand.

'Lord Stark,' she said sweetly 'it is wonderful to be back... and you lady Stark,' she turned her attention slightly to Catelyn before returning her gaze to ned again. 'Yes, it is quite lovely to see you again... all of you.' She added looking down at the row of starks.

Cersei cleared her throat waiting to be announced but in all honestly Robert had forgotten she was even there.

'Right, right, Cersei, Joffrey, Tommen, Marcella,' he said rushed.

'It is an honor to have you, your grace.' Catelyn said crusting before cersei.

'Take me to the crypts. Come along sasha, you remember lyanna.' Robert said.

'Fondly.' Sasha answered following her father. Anything to get away from cersei.

'We've been riding for a full moon don't you think the dead can wait?' Cersei called after them.

'Come on let's go,' Robert said wrapping an arm around his daughters shoulders.

'I heard about John Aryn.' Ned said once they were in the crypts.

'One minute he was fine. And then right through him... whatever it was. I liked that man,' Robert remarked.

'We both did ,' ned agreed

'Never had to teach you much,' Robert noted 'but do you remember me at 16? all I wanted to do was crack skulls and fuck girls.' He looked at Sasha. 'Your mother, only your mother of course.'

'I know what you do behind closed doors, you don't have to fake it for me.' she told him and he laughed 'but ned here, he's a good boy and he always knew what was what.' Robert told her and she smiled over at Ned.

'I don't doubt that.' Sasha replied.

'Don't look at me like that,' Robert told Ned 'it's not his fault I didn't listen. I need you down in Kings Landing Ned. Not up here where you're no good to anybody,' Robert told him. 'Lord Eddard stark I would name you the hand of the King.' Robert declared. Ned got down to one knee.

'I'm not worthy of the honor.' He told Robert.

'I'm not trying to honor you I'm trying to get you to run my kingdom will I eat drinking whore my way to an early grave,' he looked to sasha, 'again you didn't hear that love.' She ran a finger over her lips sealing them shut with a laugh. 'Come on Ned, stand up,' he said patting his shoulder 'you helped me win the iron throne now let me help me keep the damn thing. We were meant to rule together. If your sister had lived we would've been bound by blood but it's not too late,' Robert told him. 'I have a son you have a daughter we will join our houses.' He said walking off. 'Sasha, come along.'