The Bastards of Winterfell

Catelyn Stark I

Catelyn Stark was at the window of the lords chambers, with little Robb suckling at her breast, when she saw the grey direwolf banners and she cried out with joy. Lady Stark dressed in her best gown and did her hair the way Ned likes it. With Robb in her arms, she went to the courtyard, eager for Ned to meet his firstborn son. The gate opened and Ned was the first through the door and she ran to him.

- "Oh, my love, I have prayed for this moment every day", I said while I hugged him as if he was going to vanish.

- "My sweet Cat, I have never thought I would see you again", he said in her ear.

- "My lord, this is your son. Robb", I said as I handed him the newborn babe. I watched as he held Robb, looking at him as if he were made of gold.

- "He is beautiful. He has your eyes, Cat", he said with tears in his eyes. I expected him to tear up a little, but something was wrong. He looked sad.

- "Ned, what is wrong?", I asked. But then I saw a septa holding two bundles of cloth and then it came to me. The guilt in his face, his sadness. My husband has been unfaithful.

- "How could you?", I asked in disgust. Then I ran into the lords chambers.

- "Cat, will you please talk to me?", Ned pleaded when he entered the room

- "Fine, how many whores did you fuck?", I demanded.

- "What?, he asked hurt.

- "You have two bastards, Ned, which means you have dishonored me more than once!", I screamed.

- "It only happened once, those boys are twins. I swear it on my life", he said with sincerely.

- "Why are they here, Ned. Why aren't they just with their mother?", I asked.

- "Cat, she died in childbirth. You may only think them as the products of my unfaithfulness, but Michael and Jon are my blood and they have every right to be raised here", he said.

- "Fine, you may raise the bastards here, but don't expect me to be a mother to them", she said with venom.

Three Days Later

I was at the nursery smiling at little Robb while he was sleeping soundly, but of course those moments of bliss had to end when one of the bastards started to cry. I went to twins crib and I looked down in disgust to the Snow twins. As always, it was the dark haired one, Jon. He is always the one that cries, while the silver-haired one, Michael has barely made a sound. Jon continued to cry for a few moments, but then Jon finally rolled over so his head was on Michaels chest. That is when his cries finally stopped. I can already tell that they will be close in the future and I admired that but why did they have to be here, with her trueborn son? One bastard would have been bad enough but twins what have I done for the Gods to be punished like this?