Duty or Desire // Jon Snow // Robb Stark

Goodbyes

'You said goodbye to Bran?' robb questioned coming up to Jon, they were headed out, Robb was to be the new lord of winterfell in his fathers absence. 'He's not going to die I know it.' Robb told him

'You starks are hard to kill.' Jon remarked

'My mother?'

'She was very kind.' Jon lied.

'I'm sure she was... Next time I see you you'll be all in black.' Robb remarked as Jon saddled his horse

'It was always my color.' Jon added, 'take care of Odie.' Jon said softly.

'I will.' Robb assured him. 'maybe you could come back for the wedding?' robb suggested and jon gave him a tight nod, he didn't want to see the love of his life marry his brother, but seeing her again...

'I would like that.' jon told him.

'Farewell snow.'

'And you Stark.' they shared a warm embrace before Robb headed off. Odetta ran up to Jon wrapping her arms around him he hugged her tight her feet lifting off the ground. She didn't want him to go if he left he would take the black and he would really never be hers.

'I don't want you to go.' she whispered against him

'I have to' jon told her softly.

'No you don't.' she said tears running down her face he pulled her aside he was going to kiss her one last time before she was lady Stark of Winterfell, he had to. He pressed his lips to hers and tried to remember this moment her face every detail about her tried to engrave it in his memory because he did not know when he would see her again.

'I wish you all the best and know that I will always love you.' Jon told her

'And i will always love you.' odetta told him a sob in her chest as she let out a shaky breath. He kissed away her tears before seeing sandor approaching.

'Your brother.' Jon said nodding behind them. 'I think he wants to say goodbye.' He kissed her forehead before pulling away. Odetta turned around to see Sandor watching her she crumpled into his arms

'I don't want you to go either!' she sobbed into him

'I don't wanna leave you either peanut.' Sandor told her hugging her, keeping her close. He didn't know when he would see her again.

'perhaps...' odie suggested wiping at her eyes so she could see him clearly. 'You could stay until I bleed and then-'

'I don't think King would agree to that.' sandor told her.

'But I want you here when I get married! that was the deal that was my one requirement and you can't do that if you're in Kings Landing and I am here.' she reminded him.

'Peanut I would love to stay with you and never leave ever again but it's not my choice and you got these people here that love you-' Sandor reminded her.

'But not as much as you love me.' she finished

'That's right.' he pressed a kiss to her head and she hugged him tight. Her two favorite people in the world were leading her. she didn't know it she would ever see them again.

'Always and forever.'

'Always and forever.'

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'It is a great honor to be in the nights watch the starks have served it for thousands of years and you are a stark.' ned told Jon, 'you might not have my name but you have my blood.'

'Is my mother alive? Does she know about me? Where I am where I'm going? Does she care?' jon questioned hopelessly.

'Next time we see each other we will talk about your mother.' Ned promised before riding off.