You're Losing Me / Ned Stark / Sandor Clegane

24. True Born

"Sandor..."

"Is it okay if I stay here tonight?"

"Yeah." Sofia pulled open the door wider.

"Reading porn on the paper again?" Sandor mused nodding to the book on her bed. She smiled plopping down and picking it up. "You seem in a good mood."

"Everything went according to plan."

"Ah it was you that planned starks speech to the cunt." Sandor realized.

"It was brilliant right?"

"He certainly likes to think hes in charge." Sandor agreed.

"You got a promotion." She realized. "Guarding the king..." Sofia leaned into him and a tear rolled down her cheek.

"Fi," he whispered kissing the top of her head.

"He was a butthead to everyone but me." Sofia whispered. "Its hard to believe hes gone." Sofia admitted.

"You can cry." Sandor assured.

"I dont want to cry anymore. It wont bring him back..."

"That butthead." Sandor agreed. Sofia choked out a laugh.

"You are being manipulated."

"I am not."

"You are. By stark and your aunt and everyone!" Cersei decided

"This is my choice." Joffrey corrected nonchalantly

"Is it? With ned as protector you lose your power. We lose our power." Cersei Corrected stubbornly.

"No. He just does the things I don't want to do." Joffrey corrected.

"No. He takes your crown and never lets you have it back because he thinks you are..."

"Are what?"

"Joffrey don't give him this power".

"What should i do then?"

"Do exactly as I say."

Sofia woke to news that made her blood boil. Ned was in a cell. He didn't understand she didnt understand everything had gone according to plan.

"Is it time to bring out the secret weapon?"

"Why is my father in a cell?" Arya demanded.

"He conspired against the king."

"The king is his best friend." Sansa corrected.

"We have a new king."

"Tyanna." Sofia begged. "What now?"

"Um..."

"Where is that smart mouth of yours? Ned needs you!"

"Me?" Tyanna laughed back. "To do what?"

"Convince your sister and joffrey that they are wrong and ned isn't conspiring." Sofia demanded.

"I mean we sort of are."

"He doesnt need to know that!" Sofia shouted stomping a foot down. "Renly!"

"This means war."

"Where are you going?"

"Raise up the troops. We will get justice for this unjust act."

"Renly no!" Sofia begged. "Violence will only get ned killed."

'Please do you know that your son is marching south with an army of Northman?' Varys said kneeling before ned 'fighting for his father's freedom'

'Robb, he's just a boy.' Ned muttered.