eternity • Brandon Stark

chapter 36

Valeria's point of view.

"Meera, please eat" i encouraged her once again.

But as usual she stares at the wall of roots infront of us blankly. I could only sigh as i turned to sit beside her, wrapping my arms around her arm as i rest my cheeks unto it.

"Meera, you know jojen would've wanted you to go on— it's okay to mourn but to go on you'll have to eat- to take care of yourself" i softly said to her.

It's been weeks probably months of training. My eyes darted to bran's figure, his eyes still white.

And in all those months meera ate so little, she cried so much and she still mourns to this day.

I'm also mourning with her, but unlike her, jojen was not my brother to begin with. I didn't spend years growing up with him.

"I know you can't take care of your self at the moment— that's why im taking care of you." I told her after i saw another tear roll down her cheek.

"But i need you to cooperate" i softly said. "You can't starve yourself while im dropped on the ground rolling my eyes around" i tried to joke.

She breathes heavily before she sniffs letting out a short chuckle as she nods "Thank you val." She whispers.

I smiled an accomplished one, "I'll go build some fire for supper" i said and she could only nod before she stood to go outside.

Knowing that draken must've left us something again.

He hasn't shown himself for months but he regularly drops his hunt. It must be the only thing keeping us alive in this cold weather.

We couldn't go far outside, its not safe. Not to mention there isn't really anything to hunt.

It's just endless snow behind the door of the cave.

I dusted my hands off as soon as i successfully made the fire, making sure it didn't reach any roots.

"Oh hodor! There you are, can you please move bran over here?" I asked the giant as soon as he enters the cave.

"Hodor!" He happily says.

Hodor slowly carried bran from his position infront of the raven to where i was, which was behind the old man.

I made sure bran laid a little bit nearer to the fire so he can atleast be warm whilst he was off to wherever— whenever he is right now.

I thanked hodor before continuing my chore.

I placed our pot on top of the fire before i went to follow meera outside. I should get some ice so we can have water to atleast wipe our selves off with.

I swear, if i wasn't here they'd be stinking like shit once they return to winterfell.

If there was anything to return to of course.

"Why are you gutting that here?" I asked as soon as i saw meera gutting the goat outside on the snow.

She shrugs. "Well for one, I don't want to sleep with stinking insides like last time and two, i was hoping it'll attract other animals if we leave this here" she explained proudly.

I laughed at her first statement as i shook my head.

My hands grew red as i tried to form the biggest snow ball i can carry, I'm meant to melt it on our pot.

But as soon as i entered the cave the first thing i was greeted with was Hodor's panicked hodoring.

"Hodor! Hodor!"

Fear shoot up my body, i quickly dropped the ice i was holding as i ran to where they were.

"What is it?!" I quickly said as i rounded the corner.

And for a second i froze.

Bran's hair.

IT'S BURNING?!.

"OH DEAR" i spouted out as i ran to their side immediately.

My bare hands clapped around his burning long hair and within seconds the fire was gone.

And so was half of his hair.

And throughout this chaos, bran in a confused state awakened from his training.

"My hair?!" He said as soon as he saw that a side of his head still has hair dangling while the other had none.

"Your hair!" I also whined.

I pouted.

I loved his long hair.

He looked teary eyes as he sighed disappointedly. "Now we'll have to cut it." He unenthusiastically said.

"Pfft—".

We both turned at the sound only to saw meera drop the goat as she slapped her hand on her mouth, trying not to laugh. "Y-your hair" she tried to say with a reddish face.

I couldn't help but laugh out at our situation.

And with my laugh meera and hodor couldn't help but also laugh. I could hear bran sigh.

"Don't laugh" he whined at me as he touched his singed hair.

I was breathless as my arm found it's way to bran's shoulders, finding support as my body trembles from so much laughing.

"Come now love, I'll cut it for you" i said as soon as i regained my breath.

Meera shook her head as she smiles, going out to take some snow to melt.

I took a small knife before i went behind bran, softly grabbing his hair before i started to cut.

"Now that i think of it, I've never seen you with short hair" i mumbled curiously.

He groaned at my words. "Robb said i look hideous with short hair which was why mother refused to cut my hair"

I could only laugh at this, surely Robb must've been messing with him as usual

"That wouldn't matter, you're married to me now. You can't escape me" he said jokingly, last words he even whispered-shouted at me.

I couldn't help but laugh once again. I could see him smile satisfyingly at my face before he turned back around.

He keeps making me happy even in this kind of place..

"Well pray that valeria would like your short hair or else you won't have kisses till it's long again" meera teased as soon as she enters with a large snow ball on her hand.

To this bran's teasing smile dropped. "She wouldn't— right?" He nervously asked her.

I could only chuckle at this as i hummed. "We'll see~"

He groaned in annoyance.

A few minutes pass and after cutting one last time i dusted my hands satisfyingly. "Done!" I chirped

Meera eyed me with a smile as she watches me stand up so i can move infront of bran to see my work.

She's probably waiting for my reaction.

And as soon as i laid my eyes on his nervous face i stopped. "Well?" He asked.

My heartbeat just skipped a bit.

How is he so handsome? I just want to kiss him—

"Yep. She's— yeah I'm gon go out to finish the goat— hodor you're coming!" Meera said amusingly as she took hodor to leave.

Bran could only chuckle at my expression.

Is it so obvious that i like it? Do i look that love struck?

"You like it?"

We are so making out.