Wolf Queen

chapter twenty three

Theon left to go back to the Iron Islands. Sansa didn't want him to, but I agreed with him. That he needed to go back to his family.

"Where will you go?" Sansa asks me.

"I am expecting a child and I have a husband waiting on me," I tell her, "I need to get back to King's Landing."

A sudden sharp pain hit the side of my stomach. I groan. Oh god.

"Your grace, are you-"

Another sharp pain hit, causing me to groan. This time, it hurt much worse than the last.

Sansa holds me up. "I think the baby is coming."

"No," I say weakly, "I have to get home."

"Babies don't just wait," Sansa tells me, "he's coming, and it's now."

"We have to get her someplace warm."

"Podrick," Brieanne says, "go scout and see if you can find someplace warm for her to give birth."

Podrick nods and rides off. I cry in pain. This is the worst pain I have ever experienced. Brieanne and Sansa both help me.

Podrick finally comes back. "I found a place."

-

I give one last push. The room was then filled with crying.

The pressure was now gone. I felt relieved.

"It's a boy." Sansa says as she smiles.

I smile faintly. Her smile was the last thing I remembered before I passed out.

My eyes shot open. I look around. The place was strangely beautiful. In the distance was a Weirwood tree. It was far away but I could tell the eyes and mouth were 'bleeding'.

I walk to it, the leaves off of it's branches falling into my white hair. I look down at my hair and pull out a leaf. When I look up, a man stood before me. He was beautiful. He had hair like mine and blue eyes.

He places his hand on my cheek, rubbing softly with his thumb. "You've grown to be a beautiful woman, Lyanna."

How did he know my name? Who was he?

"Where am I?" I ask him.

He removes his hand from my cheek and lets it fall to his side. "I'm still trying to figure that out." He chuckles lightly.

"Who are you?" I ask.

"You'll find out soon enough." He tells me.

I was speechless. I had so many questions I wanted to ask. There were dozens of others behind him, behind us.

I recognized a few of them. I saw Ned, Catelyn, and Robb.

The man leans closer to me so that his mouth is beside my ear.

"Find Bran. He'll show you the truth." He whispers and moves away.

My eyes meet his. "I don't know where Bran is. How can I trust you?"

Robb walks closer to me and hugs me. A tear rolls down my cheeks. I missed him so much. He pulls away and wipes my tears away.

"You have to find Bran. He's your little brother. He will show you the truth of who you really are."

"I haven't a single idea on where he is." I say.

"Far beyond Westeros." Robb says.