Winter Hood

Chapter 1:Stop that Carriage!

The border town of Westerland and Riverland, near Ironmans Bay, was a huge crowd of people. The crowd watches as the Lannister red-cloak guards lead a man to be executed. One of the guards rolls out a scroll, "Hereby, hereby, at this moment, we stand the judgment of the Sevens. This man, John Stone, aids the thieves who steal from the Nobel house of Lannister and refuge from these rats. As such, death will be handed to John Stone."Said the guard, as they held down John, an elderly man who was a shoemaker, against the cold stone of the execution block.

A sept, who was mostly covered in a cloak, leans down to John, and says his last rites, "Fear not my son, we are with you always, all for one and one for all."He said shocking John who turns slightly to see not a man but a girl of seven and ten or eight and ten namedays. The bottom half of her face was covered, but her sparkling blue-grey eyes shone with mischief.

Just as the executor was about to lift his axe, the girl took out a dagger and threw it at him. She then kicked the man off stage. Then a carriage busted through the crowd, driving it was a big man who was covered by a hood and bandion. "Compliments of the Lannister's Septon!"Yelled the big bulk man, as another with the same attire took down, a couple of the red-cloak guards.

John and the girl jumped on the roof of the carriage, which gave in and landed them seats. The fourth man jumped on the seat and they were off!

The girl was shifting around the seat she landed on, when John looked at her, "Who are you!" he said as the carriage shook, as they were being chased, "You probably know of me...Winter Hood."She said making his eyes bulge, before she opened a hidden compartment, "Ah ha! The septon's hidden snack compartment!"She said looking at the wines and foods. "And what do we have here? Is he a man of God or man of Gold?"She says handing John the box of stag-lion gold coins.

She pops up from the rooftop, "Vale wine?"She asked and the driver turned to her, "We're in the middle of a chase!"He yelled making her nod, "Something red then," She replied going back down and making the driver laugh as the Lannister's guards shouted behind them.

As they rode through the countryside, the Winter Hood popped back up with two bottles and her weapons. She then hands, "For a chase the Lannisters recommend a vintage Dornish Red wine, you can't have any because you are too young."She said to the younger man, taking her bottle and popping the cork out and taking a swing."Takes the reins!"Said the older man, as the younger took it, the older took a swing of his bottle.

She then takes her arrows and aims at the riders. She shot each down with precision and speed."Turn here!"The older man yelled to his co-driver and he took a sharp turn causing her to spilt a little of the fine wine, "That's it. Next time I drive."She said taking a moment to wipe the liquid off.

They managed to outrun and lose the Lannister's guards. They made it to the middle of nowhere, "The picnic was delicious, the champagne was excellent, remind me to send the Lannisters a note."She said as they got off the carriage and unhook the horses."Hah, well that was exciting."Said the bulk of the man. John was helped out of the carriage by the younger, "Thank you, thank you!"He said shaking the Winter Hood's hand, "No problem, my friend will take you to safety."She said as she helped John with the younger man onto a horse. After they said their goodbyes, the man turned to her, "Lya, we best be off."He said and the Winter Hoodname was revealed, Lya.

Lya let her hair out of the hood, her hair was like dragon glass, her skin soft and pale but fair like snow and her lips were plum-like apples."Yes, wouldn't want my Uncle Ned to wait for us."She said as she changed her outfit out into a more northern attire.

Lya's adoptive father, Leon Nott raised the girl in the ports of Esso, Pentos. She lived there until she was 12, and moved to be foster in Winterfall. She considers the storks her family because her adopted father said that her mother was a northerner.

Lya saddles up, Along with her companion Porthos Hill, a bastard son of a Lannport Lannister. He has dark skin with markings around his eyes. He has no hair, but a black unruly beard."Ah! It will be good to see the North."He said after changing into his northern attire."You must be excited to see that Kraken boy.."Porthos says teasing, Lya, who shakes her head.

When Theon and her first meet, he called her an Esso Whore, and in return...she gives him a broken nose and then bandages him up. From then on, Robb-Ned Stark son and Lya twin in all but blood- Lya, and Theon became inseparable. She then motioned her horse to get moving before turning to Porthos" Let hit the road, *whistle*" and off they went, heading North to Winterfall