Lady of Winterfell

Chapter Thirty: The Sea Comes to Winterfell

Taking a deep breath as she soaked in the early morning air, Sanira thought about the dream that she'd had the night before; the sea had flown over the walls of Winterfell threatening to swallow it. 

Sanira had no idea what it could mean but she doubted that it was going to happen, they were far from the sea at Winterfell; there was not a chance in the world that it could happen. 

The news that Renly Baratheon had died had come quickly and Sanira wasn't sure how she should feel about that news; she barely knew him even if he was meant to be kin. 

"You're awake early," Aiana mused standing next to Sanira, she was surprised to find her lady here and she hoped that everything was alright; she peeked down at the bump that Sanira carried. 

The pregnancy was going well and Aiana was sure that everything would be in place when the little prince or princess arrived.

The news was hard to hide now and most of the North would be aware that she was expecting by now; Sanira could only hope that her child wasn't going to be born to a war that would never end. 

"Robb has written to me," Sanira revealed surprised that it had taken him so long, she missed him and she wished that he could just leave this war behind and come home to her. 

The winter was upon them and Sanira feared that it would delay his return even more, the winter could last as long as the summer had and she wanted them to be together when it happened. 

Aiana took the letter that Sanira offered her, she couldn't imagine how hard this was for her and she hoped that this would be over soon. 

"He announced that two of Walder Frey's daughters would join us once the war was done," Sanira murmured not sure what to make of the news, it had to be part of the deal that had been made for the Frey army to join with the Starks.

Aiana raised an eyebrow, she wasn't sure what they would be expected to do with two Frey girls and she hoped that Robb knew what he was doing; she glanced at the letter that detailed the fact that the two would become ladies to Sanira now that she was Queen. 

This was on top of the fact that Arya would be married off to a Frey when they got her back and another would become Robb's squire; it was clear that House Frey were milking the alliance for everything that they could. 

"I am sure they will enjoy their time here," Aiana mused knowing that she would spend the most time with them out of anyone, she wasn't sure what to make of this when the war was still going on. 

So many things could happen before then and Aiana had no idea what the end of this war could bring, five Kings all fighting against one another had become four and she doubted that it would end well for any of them. 

Sanira didn't say anything, she still found it hard to accept her sudden change in status and she doubted that she would ever get used to the titles that she now held. 

It also didn't help that she hadn't heard from her family in a while, they still hadn't joined up with the Stark army and that fact alone made Sanira uncomfortable. 

Her father had always been such a strong Stark supporter and to have him not send the army to join made Sanira wary; she was just glad that they hadn't joined with the Lannister army. 

Arlenna would have done anything to support her older brother and Sanira had no doubts that whatever was happening in Aeredale that it was all down to her. 

Even her brothers hadn't written to her since this had all started and it made Sanira worry, it wasn't like Deston not to write to her when he enjoyed getting her letters and she hoped that everything was alright.