Not Just A Serving Girl

Chapter 30

~Katrina's POV~

The whole way back to the keep, Kat kept her arm laced through Carvers, occasionally squeezing to let him know she wasn't about to let go and run back into the woods. Family was the most important thing here. That was final.

"Best let Sebastian and Hunter know you're alright Kat" Robb noted from the front of the group, "They're free to accompany us as well, I need all the help I can get"

"Who's wedding is this anyway?" Frowned Quiver, pulling off a handful of leaves from a passing bush.

"Should we know something you two?" Grinned Luna, winking at Kat and Gared.

"I'm afraid it's much more complicated than that" sighed Robb, "But if we can make it work, we could win this war"
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Kat draped her arm over her leg lazily, warming herself in front of the fire in Robb's study. She watched the flames dance as she and the group waited for everyone to arrive.

Robb was sat eerily still in his chair, blue eyes glossed over as he stared down at some sort of scroll. The twins were bickering softly in the far corner of the room, with Carver sat in between them looking like he was about to either laugh or hit one of them.

Gared meanwhile, was right where Kat needed him at this moment. His head was resting on her shoulder, as his chest rose and fell softly. She smiled into his knotted hair as she thought of how he'd stumbled around the woods for her in his state.

The still moment was quickly ended however, as the door was thrown open and two red faced men ran in.

"Where is she? I'm going to kill her!"

Kat raised an eyebrow as Hunter stormed in with Seb, craving her neck to see behind the sleeping Gared. Well, he had been asleep.

"Now it's a party" he mumbled, bringing a small chuckle from Kat.

"There she is!" Shouted Seb, running at her with a huge grin plastered on his chubby cheeks.

"I'm alright you two"

"We thought you were hurt or something? Or you'd left!"

"Would have rid me of a pain in my backside" Hunter spat, but Kat just grinned.

"I can see someone was worried"

"Oh he was shitting himself, ignore him"

"Freckles!"

"Enough!"

Robb pushed back his chair, wood scraping against stone echoing throughout the room.

"We have a job to do and we have to do it quickly. Now here, gather round"

The group hurriedly gathered around Robb's desk, pulling up chairs or sitting on the edge of tables.

"Here's the deal" sighed Robb, biting his lip as he caught Kat's eye.

"We need Lord Freys men"

"You mean the men of the man you broke your vow too? Sounds like this is going to need a lot of persuasion"

"You're right little sister, it will. But we're already half way there"

"How so?" Kat asked, scrunching up her nose.

"I've been talking to Lord Frey, I've asked to visit his Keep to apologise to him and his daughters for not marrying one of them. But I added something else into it, and I think he likes it"

"Out of context that sounds really bad" Whispered Quiver, followed by a snort of laughter from Carver.

"What have you done Robb? I mean do I dare to ask?"