Duty or Desire // Jon Snow // Robb Stark

Bond over me

Odie was coming out of Bran's room the next morning when Robb saw her closing the door. He ran to her hugging her tight. He squeezed the breath from her lungs.

'Hi,' she rasped as he put her down.

'I was so worried about you!" Robb told her.

'why?' she questioned confused. 'what happened?"

'joffrey!' he hissed. 'last night, when the hound-' odie shot him a glare. She didn't like that nickname. 'sandor, sorry.' Robb said pressing a kiss to her head. 'when sandor took you, Joffrey was saying how he would beat you bloody!'

'you cant honestly believe that you thought my brother would hurt me?' odie questioned.

'He's the prince.' Robb said simply.

'and Sandor is my brother. He would never hurt me. never.' Odie informed him. 'it doesn't matter the order, he would rather kill the little cunt than ever lay a finger on me.' odie told him as they walked. 'that's why he took me outside, so Joffrey wouldn't see him disobey.' Odie added. Robb nodded grateful. When odie didn't come back last night, he feared the worst but there he was checking on Bran first thing.

'any change?' robb said nodding back to Brans room.

'No,' odie said sadly.

'the king wants to leave, he says its too depressing here.' Robb told her. 'joffrey was complaining a lot as well.'

'of course he was, I think that's all he does is complain about one thing or another.' Odie remarked. 'poor little prince his pampered life is so hard.' Odie teased jon ran up to her hugging her tight. 'let me guess you thought I was dead too?' odie teased but when jon pulled back he nodded. 'honestly boys,' odie looked between them. 'Have I not been telling you for the past six years how much sandor loves me and how close we are? I mean honestly, he would never, ever!' odie told them, hooking an arm around each brother.

'I checked your room last night,' Jon admitted. robb glanced over at him confused. 'you weren't there.'

'I stayed with sandor, he thought it best, just in case.' odie told them.

'I'm really glad you are okay.' Robb repeated.

'I just want Bran to be okay... if killing Jof- Ned!' Odie said running past Robb and jon hugging Ned tight.

'Hello sweetheart, the boys were worried about you, which means I was worried but they wouldn't tell me why... you look find though. You are fine right?' ned questioned looking her over.

'yes, don't worry. But if the prince of king asks I was taught a very painful lesson.' Odie told him vaguely.

'what did you do?' ned questioned.

'I heard the king might be leaving?' odie questioned guiding ned towards the stables.

'that's right... within the next week.' Ned informed her.

'are you still going to be the Hand?' odie questioned.

'I am.'

'but Bran-'

'I don't want to, but I have to.' ned told her. 'you will take care of my boys while I'm gone, wont you sweetie?'

'I will look after them all.' Odie assured him.

'I'm actually taking the girls with me. sansa is to marry-'

'no, don't say it.'

'-Joffrey.'

'NED!' odie declared exasperatedly. 'you can't marry her off to that little-'

'Odetta.' Ned warned.

'CUNT!' she spat.

'He is the prince... let me guess you angered the prince last night?' odie pursed her lips, crossed her arms over her chest.

'he deserved worse than my words.'.

'you didn't-'

'no,' odie said sadly. 'lucky for that royal twat Jon and Robb where there, if not I would probably be hung for beating him to a bloody pulp.' Odie informed him calmly.

'you are your brothers sister, that is for sure.' Ned muttered.

'I was just standing up for my family.' Odie told him.

'you are a stark,' ned told her. 'your blood might be Clegane but you are one of us Odetta... when you bleed I want to come back for the wedding.' He told her.

'I wouldn't have it any other way.' Odie told him. 'perhaps you and sandor could travel together.' Odie suggested.

'Yes, sandor and I could do with some bonding.'. Ned teased.

'you both love me, bond over that.' odie suggested.

'that is true...' Ned noticed the prince watching them. 'double over,' he muttered.

'what?' she questioned confused.

'you are in pain, clutch at your ribs,' he whispered his eyes glancing back to the prince. Odie nodded, grabbing at her side, limping away. making little grunts of pain as she passed the prince, he smiled smugly as she went. Ned watched the prince, smile at Odies pain, false pain but the prince didn't know that... what had he gotten Sansa into?