Duty or Desire // Jon Snow // Robb Stark

41. Betrayal

'Five Lannister's dead for every one of ours!' Robb told his men as he walked through the battlefield

'too many to keep as prisoners we barely have enough food to feed our own.' One of his commanders told Robb.

'We're not executing prisoners.' Robb told him confidently.

'Of course your grace... the officers will be useful some of them may be privy to Tywin Lannister's plans.' He admitted and Robb nodded in agreement, they could be useful.

'What do we know?'

'We will know soon enough, in my family there's a saying a naked man has a few secrets.'

'We're not torturing them that's not how we would do it in the north.' Robb told them

'We're not in the north.' He remarked

'We're not torturing them.' Robb repeated he was going to be a good and just king. These men were just following orders, just like his men.

'The high road is very pretty but you will have a hard time marching your army down it.' his commander told him.

'The Lannister still have prisoners of their own. I won't give them an excuse to abuse my sisters.' Robb told him.

After another satisfying victory once again the troops were enjoying a meal and some ale there King walked through the crowd pleasantly before finding Odie.

'Your men did good. You did good.' Odetta told him. 'Once again, the king of the north, brings home a victory!'

'Thank you my love.' Robb told her. 'This is quite a pretty spot don't you think?'

'Yes quite beautiful.' she agreed looking out at the sunset in the distance, the mountains and valleys around them.

'Although my view right now is much better.' Robb said kissing her

'Robb!' cat said coming up behind him

'Mother how did it go?' Robb questioned distracted by Odies lips a little pout on her lips. 'I missed you.'

'Oh yes your lips on your beautiful wife you looked absolutely forlorn.' Catelyn told him.

'You surprised me is all and so what if I'm enjoying the company of my wife? We just won yet another battle.' Robb reminded her

'Your grace, my lady, news from Winterfell...'

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'This cannot be true.' Robb said reading over the note

'We had news from white Harbor it is true.'

'why? Why would Theon do this?' Robb said in outrage.

'Because the grayjoys are treasonous whores!'

'My brothers?' Robb questioned, Odie couldn't breathe as the read over the note. Theon took winterfell, Bran and Rickon were at his mercy.

'We have heard nothing of them... But Rodrick is dead.'

'I told you never trust a grayjoy!' Cat yelled at him

'I must move north at once.' Robb said standing up the letter falling to his desk

'There is still a war to win your grace.'

'How can I call myself King if I can't even hold my own castle? How can I expect my men to follow me?" Robb shouted getting in his face.

'You are a king and that means you don't have to do everything yourself.' His commander told him

'Let me go and talk to Theon.' Odetta suggested, she wasn't going to talk she was going to shop his head clean off.

'No I will go there my sons.' Cat said

'there will be no talking he will die for this.' Robb told them

'Theon holds the castle but not the crows, let me send word to my bastard at the fort you can raise a few hundred men and retake Winterfell before the new moon.' His commander told Robb. 'We have the Lannister's on the run if you march all the way back north you lose what you gained. My boy would be honored to get Winterfell back for you.'

'Tell your son that Brandon and Rickon's safety is top priority. And Theon... I want him brought to me alive.' Robb demanded 'I want to look him in the eye and ask him why and then I will take his head myself.' Robb declared.