Game Of Thrones:Lady Blackthorne

CHAPTER 40

Aldarra landed back in Winterfell and went to find Sansa after thanking Drogon before he flew off. When she got to Sansa's room, she could hear an argument inside.

Aldarra rolled her eyes and said to Jorah, “Go get settled and I'll deal with this.” She patted his arm.

When she opened the door, Sansa and Arya were yelling at each other.

Sansa shouted, “What do you want to do, kill me?!” Aldarra slammed the door. Both girls jumped.

Aldarra said, “Nobody is killing anybody named Stark in this castle unless they are already dead. What in the seven hells is going on? It's a sad day when Ned Stark's grown up daughters can't get along. Tell me what's happened to cause such a row?” Aldarra sat down in a chair and looked at them both. They stared at her.

Aldarra spun her finger in the air and said, “Come on with it.”

Sansa said, “She found my letter home when Cersei made me write it to get my family to bend the knee.”

Arya said, “She betrayed the family doing that.”

Aldarra said, “Where has this letter been all this time?”

Arya said, “I guess Maester Luwin had it in his records.”

Aldarra asked, “And who found it in his records?” Arya looked uncomfortable.

Arya said, “Maester Wolkan.”

Aldarra asked, “And who did he give it to you?” Arya shook her head no.

Arya said , “Littlefinger.”

Aldarra leaned back in the chair and folded her arms across her chest. She said smirking, “So Petyr Baelish just happened to ask for a letter in the archives that was so damning and hurtful to Sansa. Now tell me how this came about to be in your possession, Lady Arya?”

Arya said softly, “I was watching him and saw him get it from Maester Wolkan and put it in his room, locking it up. I picked the lock and searched his room and found it in the mattress.”

Aldarra said, “You didn't have any idea what he was going to do with it? You had no idea why he hid it? You have no idea that he wanted you to probably find it or that he knew you were watching?” Aldarra raised her eyebrow up and looked at them both. They were both thinking.

Aldarra said, “I just bet he was putting or suggesting things to Sansa to bring you to this point, huh?” Sansa was looking at her feet. Arya looked over at Sansa.

Sansa said, “He has been insinuating that Arya would get to everyone to turn them against me. He said he didn't know where Arya got the letter. I didn't know she saw him get it from Maester Wolkan until now. He even said you were turning Jon against us to bend the knee in King's Landing. He said that he was unmarried and you were unhappily married.”

Aldarra said smirking at her, “Sansa, you know I and Jon would never turn against the North. I'm still in love with my husband, it is true, and hoping to make him behave now. All of us secured the troops from the south Lannister, the Reach and I scared the crap out of Martell. I was proud of Jon and how he and Tyrion conducted the showing of the wight. I flew back to make sure you heard immediately that we have help coming.”

Aldarra said, “You two have been manipulated to turn on each other by none other than Littlefinger. Ladies, are you going to let him get away with this betrayal?” They both looked at each other.

Sansa said, “I'm sorry I accused you of trying to kill me.” Aldarra looked surprised at her.

Arya said, “I'm sorry I thought about it.” Aldarra looked at her them both with her mouth open.