New Blood

Chapter 2: Dinner and New Faces

When night fell, the families joined in the great hall for dinner. Andorra and Edward were on opposite ends of the tables as the voices could be heard echoing. Andorra excused herself and made her way to her brother. Leaning down she whispered to him she needed some fresh air and headed out to the barn. She grabbed a few apples from the hall and went to her horse, Lalia. The horse was content chewing on an apple. Suddenly Andorra heard a small group of voices from behind the barn and went to check it out. She saw a dark haired boy getting into an argument with a few of the Lannister men.

Andorra hated those prying on the weak or misfortune. Stepping around the corner she put her hand behind her back and coughed alerting the men of her presence.
The men turned around to see the agitated princess.

"Is everything alright?" Andorra asked as the Lannister mens smiles dropped and they immediately bowed their heads

"Your Grace, we were only putting a bastard in his place, there is nothing wrong here" one of the men said as you could barley see a smile form on his face when he said bastard.

Andorra frowned.

"Bastard? Unless you're an idiot you must know why I have a problem with your treatment hmm?" She said as the tension started to grow.

The raven haired boy started to slightly laugh

"I'm sorry but we don't your majesty" the men quivered as a evil look overcame Andorras features.

"Well for next time you decide to treat anyone below your rank, my sister, the princess of Polina is a bastard. But unlike you low lives we see the worth in these souls. I will not tolerate this behavior in anyone,now get out of my sight" She sternly says as the soldiers scurried off.
Andorra turned to the raven haired boy and realized it was Ned Starks son.

"Are you alright my lord?" She says as he nodded his head without looking up at her.

"I'm no lord your grace. Bastards are not considered lords" He said as Andorra finally got a look at his face. He had a frown and seemed uncomfortable with the names.

"Well alright then, what is your name? Better to call you something other than bastard" Andorra says

"Jon, you can call me Jon" He says with a small smile that makes the princesses heart flutter.

"Well, Jon, what are you doing out here in the cold? The feast is still going on, why don't you join me for some mead?" Andorra suggests but he shakes his head.

"I'm not allowed to go. Bastards are considered a burden at these affairs. But i prefer out here that in there with all the eyes watching me" He explains. Andorra felt bad for him but genuinely wanted to know more about him.

"Well i have a better idea, why don't I go grab some food and drinks and we can sit up in the hayloft and you can tell me more about yourself." Andorra says as he looked up in the barn and thought for a second

"i have a better option, meet me in the tower there" he says pointing to the tower. "It'll be worth the view." He said as Andorra agreed and the pair got to work.

Andorra arrived back to the feast and told her brother quietly of her plans and she bid the lords and the king a good night an headed to the kitchen and grabbed some fruit, meat and a jug of mead. Slowly she made her way up to the tower saw a dim candle lit in the middle of the tower, the window was overlooking Winterfell mountains.

"Wow, this is amazing" She awed looking out the window over the whole keep. Lights were seen all over the walls and the shadows of flags swayed in the breeze.

"I told you, now what have you brought for us?" Jon says as they both began to talk half the night away. Jon would share his past on how he came to Winterfell as a babe and Andorra in turn would explain how it has been with all the harvest work and the traveling.

"Sounds tiring" Jon says sipping on some mead

"Yes but if it gets less mouths to feed every time to worth it to me. I'm the first royalty to leave Polina in over 50 years." Andorra explains biting an apple.

"Really? Why for so long, wouldn't you have to leave to meet with any lords or ladies?" Jon questioned

"Not really, they would almost always come to us and if not would send a raven. It was just the way it was. But when the drought had hit I knew something would have to change soon. Guess i was right, I'm in a new land after all and now we'll be setting some roots here." The princess says looking at the flickering candle

"when I was younger I would have given everything to stay here, but I feel I have a different purpose in this world. When you leave to go back to kingslanding I will be taking the black to defend the wall. It's the only good I will be able to do in this life" Jon says finishing his drink and looking off out the window.

"Guess we both have different paths to follow. I hope that wont stop us from seeing each other in the future" Andorra states as Jon looked at her shocked. Still wanting to be in contact regardless of where he is going. "Maybe I'll join you and see this 'wall' i have heard a lot about it" She adds but Jon quickly sat up and shook his head.

"I would advise against that. The wall is where murders, rapist and all the bad men go if they cannot be beheaded. It would not be safe for you there Andorra" Jon says and Andorra looked a little stunned at his outburst.

"Well, perhaps will ride together before then. I may have not known you long Jon but I know you are going to do great things" Andorra says looking out the window as Jon looks at this foreign princess with such admiration.