Falling / Bran Stark

11. Valyrian Steel

"Whats that?" Sandor questioned. 

"I found it on the man that I killed." Odetta remarked spinning the blade. "I wish I would have found this sooner because the sword I stabbed him with was heavy." 

"Thats a pretty little blade," Sandor examined it. "Valyrian steel from the looks of it, your assassin was paid a high price, wealthy connections." 

"Why do you say that?" Catelyn questioned. Sandor handed off the blade. "What's this?"

"Valyrian steel, can I have it back?" Odetta requested reaching for it. 

"The assassin had this?" Catelyn questioned 

"And now its mine... I killed him its only fair." Odetta requested. Catelyn nodded passing it off. 

'What I'm about to tell you, you cannot repeat anyone else.' Catelyn said to Robb, and Theon. 'I do not think Brandon fell from that Tower I think he was thrown and I believe a Lannister's are involved.''

Sandor peered back at the whispering trio before looking to Odetta. She threw a ball for summer and Grey wind. They came bounding back to her. 

''We already have reason to believe they're not loyal to the crown.' Catelyn went on as Robb's mind raced.

"I think they killed the last hand of the king, I think they sent an assassin to kill Bran and I think your father and sisters are in danger." Catelyn demanded. 

''So they come into our home and try and murder my brother.'' Robb said through clenched teeth 'if it's war they want-''

''If it comes to that you know I will stand behind you.' Theon added confidently. 

''war? Is there going to be a battle in the gods wood?' maester Lewin said 'to easily words of war become acts of war we don't know the truth yet.''

''I will ride to Kings Landing.' Robb decided. 

"What are they up to?" Sandor questioned. 

"Why didnt you tell them what I told you?" Odetta countered. 

"What did you tell me?" Sandor countered. "You talk a lot."

"About Cersei and Jaime." 

"Because I want to kill those fuckers." Sandor answered. 

"So do I." Odetta agreed. 

''no I know there must always be a stark in Winterfell.' Catelyn reminded him, "You are Lord of Winterfell Robb, I will go."

"Hey," Robb leaned against the door, looking in on Odetta and Bran. 

"Hi." She answered. She did a double take glancing back at him. "If you are trying to flirt with me just know my heart is set on Bran, dont make things weird." 

"What?" Robb laughed out. "No, I-" he shook his head standing up. "I just wanted to see if you needed anything."

"Where did your mother go?" Odetta questioned. 

"You dont miss a thing do you?" Robb realized. Odetta blinked back at him. "She went to the capital."

"To kill Cersei and Jaime?"

"No." Robb answered hesitantly. 

"Oh," Odetta countered. "Why then?"

"WHy would she kill Cersei and Jaime?" Robb corrected. 

"Because they tried to have us killed twice now." Odetta answered. 

"You know what happened?" Robb demanded taking a knee before her. 

"I remember everything." Odetta agreed. 

"You think it was Cersei and Jaime that sent the assassin too." Robb realized. 

"No, I asked him." 

"And he lied and said no." Robb reasoned. 

"No, he said something like not exactly Lannister." Odetta recalled. 

"Not exactly..." Robb whispered thinking it through his brow furrowed. "You know," he met her gaze with a heavy sigh. "I dont think I told you how impressed I was with you. You are a bad ass, Odetta." 

"Thanks. I just wish it was Cersei so I could have dug my nails in her face." Odetta hissed. Robb chuckled.  "Watched her bleed out like the monster she is, she deserves a bloody death." 

"Definitely Clegane." he agreed with a wink.

"Okay you are definitely flirting me" Odetta decided. "It's just weird, you are super old."

"I am not!" Robb declared. 

"I dont know, do you go winking at all the girls?" Odetta challenged. 

"Only the pretty ones that take down fully grown men and bash their heads in with just their bare little hands."

"Thats dirty talk if I ever heard it. honestly you brother is right there, Robb. This is inappropriate." Odetta decided, Robb laughed out. But their smiles faded and they turned quickly at a cough behind them and eyes peeling open bran reached out blurry vision as he tried to blink sleep away. 

"Odetta?" Bran whispered she ran to him hugging him tight. 

"You are back."

"I can't... I can't..." Bran rasped and she let him go. "I can't feel my legs." Odetta glanced quickly back at Robb as he moved to the door calling for a maester before hugging Bran again. 

"You are alive." 

"Odie, I can't move my legs. Why can't I... move my... Odie I can't... I can't..."

''Bran!'' Rickon shouted jumping up on the bed the maester luwin followed slowly behind.

"Peanut, give them space." Sandor requested reaching for her. 

''Are you okay?'' Rickon asked as maester luwin started examining him.

''Can you feel that?''

''No.'' Bran answered staring over at Odetta from sandors side. 

"I told you he would be okay." Sandor whispered. "He's awake and you still reek." Odetta smacked a hand back at him. 

''Anything there?'' Maester luwin he lifted brans leg up moving it around

''No.' Bran answered as Odetta shifted anxiously from foot to foot. ''Whats going on?''

''I fear you wont get the use of your legs back lord bran.'' Maester luwin told him solemnly. ''But you are lucky to be alive.''

"Odetta?" Bran questioned. 

"Do you remember what happened?" Odetta questioned. Bran hesitated and she knew he knew. 

"No." He answered. 

"I do." Odetta clarified. "And we are taking those fuckers down."