Wildest Dreams // Jojen Reed x HP crossover

4. Wide Awake

'Children, come inside, quick. Hurry up!' The dogs barking echoed getting closer and closer

'Can't find anything, Ser. They've lost the scent.'

'Try again.' Theon demanded

'We've circled this farmhouse twice. There's no sign of them. We could start the search fresh in the morning, My Lord.'

'I'm looking at spending the rest of life being treated like a fool and a eunuch by my own people. Ask yourself, "Is there anything I wouldn't do to stop that from happening?" The hounds will find the scent again.' Theon shouted 'I'll beat them until they do. I'll whip every man here until I have both those boys in hand. And once I've got them, the pampered little shits... It's better to be cruel than weak.' Theon remarked thinking of what his father would do.

'Prince Theon.'

'Where are they?' Theon shouted

'Who, m'lord?'

'The Stark boys. Where are they?' Theon yelled storming towards him

'I don't know. I seen no one.'

'Think harder.' Theon declared punching him in the stomach he doubled over.

'I swear, m'lord, I don't know.' He said through a labored breath

'My Lord, over here. I think I've found what we're looking for.' A guard called

'Send the old man home.'

'Go back to Winterfell. Take him back.'

'Theon, don't do this.'

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"I told you what would happen. All of you ... I told you what would happen if you served me loyally... and what would happen if you did not.'' Theon stared at the bodies in shock. He knew it wasn't Bran or rickon but he didn't demand this. 'What are you doing? What have you done?'' he hissed

'If there's any who still question whether your new lord means what he says... Here is the answer to your question.'' The crowd gasped and a murmur of sobs echoed. The starks were dead

"No!" the crowd screamed out as they saw what they thought were the starks youngest boys.

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"Jojen I swear, if I have to hear about this raven haired witch one more time. I'm going to punch you." Meera warned. "Its Brandon stark this or mystery girl that."

"I feel like she is important." Jojen told her. "I don't see things that don't matter and I see her when I close my eyes." Jojen told her.

"JOJEN!" Meera hissed.

"I see what matters and I see her life. I see it in flashes. I think she is meant to save us. To help us. To get Bran where he needs to be to save us all."

"We don't know where this mystery woman is we sort of know where Brandon stark is. Lets focus on one vision at a time." Meera begged.

"I made the first contact, he freaked out." Jojen told her but his face pinched.

"what?" Meera groaned.

"I think she is in danger."

"Who?"

"The mystery witch."

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''We should bury them.' Theon remarked

'I'd leave 'em up a few more days. Sends a message.' His guard remarked.

'If they haven't got the damn message yet, a few more days won't help.' Theon told him softly

'As you say. But it don't hurt to let 'em rot a while longer.' Theon handed over a pouch of coin. 'What's this?'

'Gold for the farmer. For his trouble.' Theon answered softly

'His troubles are done. He's feeding the crops now. His wife, too. You want to keep a man silent, you silence him.' Theon let out a sigh, what had be become?

'Got as far as the farm and then doubled back. Walked through the stream to throw off the hounds. Hoped this would be the last place they'd think to look." Osha remarked

'You're right... so far.' Lewin answered

'Who was that out there hung up the gates?' osha questioned

'Must have been the farmer's boys. He killed them and burned them and passed them off as the little lords?' osha asked appalled.

'Shh, shh, shh. They mustn't know. Bran would blame himself.'

'They'll never hear it from me. The little lads have suffered enough.'

But Bran was wide awake.