✅️ The Last Velaryon - Robb Stark

26 - Land Lords meet Sea Lords

Robb's pov - at House Tully

It had been a months long journey but we had finally arrived at House Tully after we leaned my mothers father had died and we attended his funeral. I had been letting my men rest inside the castle until we knew for certain we would have the aid of House Velaryon to take Casterly Rock from Tywin. "Do you think she'd take a ride with me on horseback if I asked her?" I questioned the young girl who is my wife's handmaiden too.

She shakes her head, tucking hair behind her ear before we saw the heavy chamber door get pushed and my mother entered the room causing Chezney to begin to leave. "If you want her to believe you have changed you'll need to do something more. And I don't feel it is right for me to help you figure out how to fix your relationship with her when I am supposed to be on her side and be angry with you. Which means you should stop being a child and grow up - um forgive me for shouting, Lady Stark. I - I should go."

"It's quite fine. I must speak with my son alone." She nodded her head in my direction directly.

Chezney attempted to step away from the table but I gently grabbed the fabric of her cloak holding her. "Lady Chezney is a close advisor to me now. So whatever you have to say can be said in her prescience too."

"Your grace, I.." Chezney trailed off.

My mother sighed heavily crossing the room taking a seat at the table before we both sat down across from her waiting for her to speak. "You should have kept your word to Walder Frey. He is a dangerous man to cross."

"I haven't crossed him. We made a new arrangement that you saw that day. The girls that are sleeping in our camp will hopefully be wed into the noble houses among our men."

She scowled at me. "You think a plan like that doesn't sound foolish. Arranged marriages are the way of the Seven Kingdoms."

"This is about Haelesa isn't it, Lady Stark?" Chezney began to figure out the conversation.

"I know she seems important to you-"

I cut my mother off meeting her gaze. "She is important to me. I love her, mother."

"You're father didn't love me when we married. He hardly knew me or I him." She sighed looking up at the sky for a brief moment. "Love didn't just happen to us. We built it slowly over the years, stone by stone, for you, for your brothers and sisters. It's not as exciting as secret passion in the woods. But it is stronger, it lasts longer."

Putting my hands together on the table I bring them up to my forehead groaning. "We've been over this, mother. And I know the only reason you don't like it is because she was originally the wife of the Kingslayer who you released from our custody and weakened our position."

"Robb, she is a fine young girl. But she betrayed your trust when she didn't tell you about the baby in her belly. She clearly can't be trusted especially with whatever children you have with her. Stop treating your oaths so recklessly-"

Raising to my feet I slammed my hands down on the old wooden table and raised my voice shouting at her. "Enough of this, mother. I am the heir of Winterell and the bannermen following me. They named me King in the North. You have no power here. I value your experience and history with other houses but Haelesa is my wife and she is your Queen. And you will follow whatever direction we give you!" Pushing myself away from the table I stomped towards the chamber door.

My mother rose from her feet with a weak voice now at the harsh words I had spoken to her. "Robb, I'm - I didn't mean to make you angry with me."

"So you were telling him he should marry a Frey girl in the hopes he'd love you more. Brilliant work." Chezney rolled her eyes, clapping her hands slowly together.

The chamber door got thrown open behind me causing me to turn my attention to the Tully guard who clearly had information for me. "Your grace, the Velaryons have been spotted on the road."

"I thought they brought ships." Chezney remarked behind me.

The guard spoke again. "They have, my lady. They're on the edge of the waters that lead to Dragonstone, Kings Landing and-"

"Casterly Rock." I finished his sentence knowing I needed to find my lady wife immediately. "Someone must find my lady wife before we go see them."

Chezney made quick footsteps past me and disappeared into the castle hallway. "I'll go find her, young wolf." Rather than waiting I chased after her not caring what my mother thought was best at that moment.

Haelesa's pov

"Why did no one tell me they were coming here sooner?" Chezney and I were running through the hallways of the castle needing to greet the new army when they reached here.

She pushed me where I nearly stumbled into the wall. "I just found out myself. Otherwise I would have told you immediately."

"Haelesa! Chezney, wait - wait!" We both halted in our steps whipping our heads around to see my husband Robb running up to us almost out of breath where he bent his knees resting for a second to catch his breath.

I aimed my index finger at the young wolf. "Have you been chasing after us the whole time?"

"M - maybe." He croaked out.

Dropping my hand to my side, going over to him and placing a hand on his shoulder. "Robb, you didn't have to do that."

"I told you we were in this war together. Meaning when I ask your family to fight the Lannisters with me, we should be there together as a United front." Once he had caught his breath he took my hands in his where we silently stared up or down at one another deeply. "You will always be my Queen, my better half, and my wife. I know you aren't happy with me and I'll do whatever I can to make you trust me again. And I'll do better not to snap if you ever have anything else you're afraid I'll be angry about."

Clicking my tongue I lowered my gaze from his soft eyes unsure of what to say so I didn't really address the conversation he was mentioning in his statement. "Let's just appear as a united front like you've said. My father's loyalty determines if we get to keep our heads or not."

"Lord and Lady Stark, the Velaryon riders are getting closer. They'll be gathering in the great hall waiting for you two." A guard pushed the two main double doors that were in front of us that led into the room he had mentioned to us.

Keeping my hand in Robb's hand we slowly went into the room seeing the large crowd break off into separate two large groups on opposite sides of the room. Robb paused in his step seeing the bright silver hair and the Seahorse chest plate first before he saw my father's face. "Robb, are you alright?" I questioned him, seeing his entire body stiffening.

"That's - that's your father. What - what if he doesn't like me. We could - we might lose the war if he doesn't."

Squeezing his hand still intertwined with mine I made him look me in the eye when I used my other hand and grabbed his chin and turned it. "Hey, hey, look at me. I'm right here. You don't have to be worried as long as I'm here."

"You're right, Hael." He muttered nodding his head before I dropped my hand from the side of his face.

Shrugging my shoulders I snorted out a laugh having to tease him knowing it would calm his nerves. "You better make sure Chezney doesn't see you, the great young wolf is nervous. She'll never let you live it down, trust me." He gulped thickly, focusing his gaze on Lord Monterys Velaryon.

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