The Young Lion.

Part 41.

Jason's Pov, 

Three and a half months Later, 

Riding over the King's Road with Edwin beside me and the other riders behind me I let my eyes move around for the camp that should be set up around here somewhere, sailing back to Westeros was just normal nothing happened it was just a long time on sea. 

"Do you think they came? My Lord." Edwin asks and I raise my brow as I turn my head in his direction. "You think my bannermen would not answer the call of their overlord?" I state and he is quick to shake his head. 

"No, no i did not mean it like that my lor-" He nervously starts but I am quick to cut him off. "You're my friend Edwin I've told you before you do not have to call me your lord, and for the men and my uncle Kevan we should be seeing them soon." I speak making him give me a nod. 

"As you wish My L-... Jason, but what do you think they will say when you tell them why we are truly here?" Edwin says after he is quick to correct himself and it is something I've also wondered what my vassals will do when they hear the truth about why we are here. 

"I do not know, we were at war against the North and now I will tell them that we are here to free it off the Boltons and my mother was half a Stark. Tension will come between all the lords if Sansa decides to join us with her gathered men but we will have to show them that only together we can make this work." I speak with a sigh as I turn back to the road in front of me again. 

Will Sansa accept my help? Either way by right the North is mine, the Starks are gone. Dead. All that remains is Sansa and maybe her sister Arya is still out there somewhere after she escaped King's Landing all that time ago, but how big are the chances of that? Even if Jon Snow was still alive he was sworn to the Night's Watch and a bastard, like Sansa is a woman I have more claim to it. 

But will they accept that? I carry the name Lannister, will they accept who my mother was and believe it, it's not like she's still alive to tell them the truth. Uncle Kevan knows the truth but will they believe his word or will they say this is just my chance to take the North. 

Either way it's not going to go well when these Lords and those of the North are put in the same camp and told we are fighting together. 

"They came." Edwin breaths out and it pulls me out of my thoughts as I blink my eyes before looking down the road and see the many banners and tents next to it. They did come now the question is will they stay. "Now we have to make them stay Edwin." I breathe out before sending my horse into a gallop as the other riders are quick to follow after me while we speed towards the camp. 

And the closer I get the more I am able to make out the banners, the Lannister, Banefort, Broom, Westerling, Marbrand and many more. Making our way into the camp I see the man quickly part as I ride towards the center where Uncle Kevan will have set up the meeting tent, we need to ride out soon again the I've told lady Sansa to meet me at Castle Cerwyn in two weeks and we have to ride fast to be there in time. 

Seeing the tent come into view I stop my horse in front of it before quickly dismouinting it and walking into the tent to see indeed Uncle Kevan there with some other lords. 

"My Lord I hope your travels went well." Lord Broom says and I shrug my shoulders as I take my cape off and hang it over the empty chair. "You know I've never been this far North, the furthest I've been is the Twins. But now we are marching further North I wish to ride out in the morning ow and please Uncle Kevan join me in my tent as soon as the men have been known that we are riding out at first light." I say as I look around the table before letting my eyes fall on my uncle who gives me a nod.