Bad Dreams / Sandor Clegane

2. Now's Your Chance

Willing Heart / Ser Duncan the tall out now!

"Good morning!" Amelia declared

"Is it?" Sandor countered. He looked to Amelia and somehow she always looked perfect, even right after waking up from sleeping on the ground. She looked like an angel. 

"Why wouldnt it be? We are almost there." Amelia reminded him. 

"Well lets see, I had an elbow and a boney knee jabbing at me last night." Sandor remarked. Amelia plopped down in his lap. "You wouldn't know anything about that would you?"

"Your fault for sleeping next to me," she countered

"Gotta protect you from the spiders in the night." he traced to hand up her arm.  A shiver went up her spine. 

"Spiders, gross, dont talk about them!" Amelia begged buying her face in Sandor's neck, he held tight to her knowing that once they got to winterfell she would be snuggled up next to a northern man, a boy really, and she would all but forget about him.

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'I see them coming, the riders!' Bran announced.

'How?' Catelyn questioned hands rooted on her hips, Bran looked up at her sheepishly. 'You were climbing, you promised me you would not climb anymore.' Catelyn reminded him.

'I wont do it again.' Bran lied looking to his feet. Catelyn took a gentle hand and brought it to his chin.

'You know every time you look down I know you are lying.' Catelyn warned him and he smiled up her and Catelyn let out a sigh, he was lucky he was so cute. 'Go on, line up.'

'Where is arya?' Ned questioned looking back to Jon and Theon stood in the second row. Jon shrugged, But arya came running up with a guards helmet on her head.

'What are you doing?' Ned questioned, "where did you get that?' he pulled the helmet from arya's head and flattened her hair down. 'Go.' He told her pointing down the row of starks as the royal family approached.

Robert heartily hopped down from his horse Ned Stark and his family bowed before him on their knees as Robert approached. Robert motion for Ned to stand, Ned rose as did the rest of his family.

'Your Grace,' Ned said tipping his head to Robert.

'You got fat,' Robert noted but Ned looked down to Roberts stomach both men started laughing before they hugged joyously.

'Cat' He said happily hugging her before fussing with rickon's hair.

"I'm nervous." Amelia remarked as Sandor offered her a hand down from the carriage. 

"Dont be, he would be an idiot not to fall in love with you." Sandor assured. She held tight to his hand not wanting him to leave her side. 

"Hound, this is a new place, you stick with Joffrey." Jaime instructed. 

"I need him more." Amelia countered. 

"I will stick by you, Melia." Jaime offered. 

"You can stick by Joffrey, he's not as mean to you." Amelia corrected. Jaime rolled his eyes but Sandor liked that Amelia wanted him closer. 

'Nine years it has been nine long years, I have not seen you where have you been?' Robert asked

'I've been here guarding the for north for you, your grace.' Ned said obediently. Jon and Theon stood like statues behind the starks. Amelia shifted foot to foot anxiously.