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            Bran aims at the target and releases but he misses once again and Robb, Jon, and Rickon bust up laughing. "Which one of you were a marksmen at ten?" Ned asked sternly, and they go silent. I smile as Jon kneels to Bran; "Focus Bran... Your father is watching." Jon orders as he and Robb tries to teach Bran how to shoot a bow, "and your mother." He adds, both Ned and Cat were watching them. Bran takes a deep breath and aims then an arrow hits the target in the middle, but it wasn't Bran's arrow; it was Arya's.

       We all laugh in amusement, I smile at her proudly as she bows. Then, Bran runs after Arya, she runs away as he chases her. I chuckle as I walk up to Jon and Robb. "Maybe I should teach him, I mean, I taught Arya and she hit the target." I say putting my hands on my hips, then, lord Stark comes down and walks up to us. "I have some news... The king and his family are visiting."

          I sit with Sansa, Arya, and some other girls as we sow with Septa Mordane. "You did beautifully, Sansa." She says smiling at Sansa's work, I was with Arya, who was having a hard time. But I was making clothes. "No, no! You doing it all wrong child!" Septa yells at Arya and scowl at her, "do you have something to say to me, young lady?" She asks me sternly and I nod as I stand up setting aside my stuff. "Arya is my prodigy, I'm teaching her, so back off." I warn, she scoffs as she turns away as she goes back to her job. I sit back down. "Thank you..." Arya whispers and hugs me, her head lays on my chest. I kiss her forehead. "It was my pleasure little wolf."

        After sowing, I walk around outside thinking about how my father is visiting... And my mother... Why though? Maybe it was about that girl in the woods, what she said, that Jon Arryn is dead... Maybe that's why... Then, the gates open and a girl rides in on a horse, she had golden blond hair and brown eyes, she was dressed like a hand maiden. I never seen her here before. I walk up to her, she gets off her horse and turns to me. "Oh, my lady." She says bowing her head at me, she seemed like a peasant but... She talked like a high born, maybe I'm going crazy. "I was sent here to be..." She takes out a raven's note and opens it. "Lady Cassia Baratheon's hand maiden." She says and I laugh lightly. "I'm Cassia Baratheon." I tell her and she does the 'oh' sound with her mouth.

           "What's your name?" I ask the girls and she responds with a gulp as if she is nervous. "Tiana Waters, my lady." Waters? So she is a bastard from the south, maybe she is a bastard of a highborn family. "Are you from a high born family?" I ask her curiously, she shakes her head. "No my lady. I'm a peasant." Tiana reassures, but I wasn't sure if I believed her. "Okay..." I say and I straighten up and I smile at her. "Come Tiana, we need to get ready for the royal family's arrival."

-A MONTH LATER-

           The whole of Winterfell was buzzing with activity to prepare for the Royal family's arrival. I missed my father, but not... My mother. Lady Catlin took care of their chamber arrangements, as well as who would and who wouldn't be serving them.

            Tiana did my hair, at first she asked if she could do a southern braid, but I declined, I knew she was a southern girl. She must have thought I still act like one also, but I'm more northern now than ever. I pray to the old gods, I've gotten use to the northern air. I was a stag in the South before, and now I'm the northern Stag. I was wearing a dark grey dress that had a matching cloak.

        I stood at the end of the Stark family, I cupped my hands patiently as I could

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        I stood at the end of the Stark family, I cupped my hands patiently as I could. I didn't want to see my mother nor Joffrey and Jamie. Then the guardsmen drew back the gate and they rode in, I saw my father, I smiled brightly, my father... Then, I saw Joffrey, he grinned at Sansa, I almost throw up, Sansa is a good girl, she can't be with him... Then his eyes catch mine, he looks me up and down in a way I don't like, like the way Jamie looks at my mother. I roll my eyes and I look at father. He gets off his horse and we all kneel, as he walks up to the Stark family. He gestures for us to stand and we do, "you've gotten fat." He insults jokingly, the whole courtyard goes quiet and I notice Jamie Lannister watching me with an interested grin. Probably wanting to make sure I didn't tell anybody.

        Ned looks father up and down and raises an eye brow and they both start laughing. They hug each other, a smile comes on my lips. "It's been years, we're in seven hells have you been?" "Watching the north for you, your grace." Father nods and turns to Lady Catlin. "Cat!" He says kissing lady Catlin's cheek, then he walks up to Robb and Kara. "You must be Robb." He guessed and Robb nodded, they shake each other's hands. He greets the other children until he reaches at me.

              Then he looks at me, he comes closer and I couldn't help but hug him. I tightly hug him, he kisses my forehead. "My little doe." He whispers and I smile at him. "You still have Blackfyre?" He quietly asks and I nod, "good." He backs away and looks at Ned. "Take me to your crypts, I want to pay my respects." He orders him, I notice my mother glare at him. "We've been riding for a month, my love. Surely the dead can wait." She says angrily, but father ignores her and commands Ned to come.

       They walk off to the crypts, Mother walks up to me, and I glare at her. "Cassia, my beautiful lion cub." She says stroking my hair, I move her hand forcefully, "I'm a stag. NOT a lion like Joffrey, Tommen, and Myrcella." I say a bit loudly, her eyes widen, I smile slyly at her "Your grace, why don't I show you where you and your children can stay?" Lady Catlin suggests and my mother nods and orders her kids to come. I take a deep breath, this is stressful...

          I decide to brush my horse to try to calm my nerves, I was on full alert. Knight was chewing on a bone next to me. I was about to be done with it, when I heard footsteps, I clutch Blackfyre, but I calm nerves. I was too nervous right now. "There you are." My eyes widened, I knew that voice from anywhere; Jamie Lannister.

          I turn quickly and I curtsy to him, "Sir Jamie, what do you need?" I asked and he smirked at me. I hate that smirk so much, ugh. "Just making sure," he stepped closer, my heart raced. "That you didn't break our deal." He answered and I backed away from him as he walked closer. Then, Knight saw my fear and started growling at Jamie. "A direwolf? You act like a fucking Stark." He said scrunching up his nose, I take out Blackfyre. "You back up Kingslayer, I'm not afraid to kill a man." I threatened and he smirked and left. I put my sword away and I took a breath as I pet Knight. Then I saw Tiana walking fast as if she was in a hurry.

         I go over to Tiana, "Tiana." I say standing up straight, she turns a bit frightened and she takes a deep breath as she bows her head. "My lady, I was trying to find you, we must get you ready for the feast." She said smiling, and I nod, we head up to my chambers. 

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