My husband; dead. My son; dead. My daughters; both missing.
My own family, destroyed before my eyes through letters delivered to me from Kings Landing.
From the Lannisters.
Tap tap. Tap tap.
A nervous knock taps on my bedroom door, yet I do not reply. My eyes close once again as I picture the last time I saw my entire family together, yet I cannot. My mind goes blank, as I th-
Tap tap. Tap tap.
My eyes snap open, aching from the tears that have fallen from my red-rimmed eyes for the past month. I look to the door. "What is it that you want?" I yell, my voice cracking.
The door creaks open, and an unfamiliar face peers through the door. A woman who looks close to my own age walks through, staring at me sympathetically.
"Who are you? How did you get in here?" I demand them to tell me, as she bows at me from across the end of my bed.
"My lady, I am Catleyn Stark. Mother of the King of the North who at this very minute is beginning a war against the Lannisters, to fight for revenge against the death of both our husbands. And to retrieve our girls." I sit up in my position as she speaks of my husband.
"And you are here in Marhal, speaking to me because you wish for my retainers to support your cause?" I catch on to what she says, wiping my sore eyes for any lingering tears.
"I wish for you, personally, to join us against the fight." She responds, a confident aura coming off of her.
"Say no more. For my family I will do anything."
And soon the Lannisters will learn why a Fortitudo finds such power in secrets. The secrets of an alliance.
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Marienne's Game Of Thrones- Robb Stark
FanfictionMarienne Fortitudo, known as the well-loved handmaiden of Cersei, and daughter of the Lord of one of the Great Houses in Westeros. Marienne is one of two people who knows the darkest details about Cersei Lannister. The other being her brother Jaim...
