2.9 The Rescue

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"Hey, Bella" Alec walked back in and stopped immediately when he saw Arabella being held by a man

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"Hey, Bella" Alec walked back in and stopped immediately when he saw Arabella being held by a man.

"You better leave, boy" the man said pressing the blade to Arabella's neck even more. "We will leave peacefully."

Arabella whimpered in his embrace looking at panicked Alec's face. Never in her life she thought she would be in such danger.

"Who are you?" Alec asked carefully. The man didn't answer. They started moving outside.

"One wrong move, boy, and the girl is dead." he shouted when Alec took a step further. They left through the back. Arabella saw two men running towards them. "Stop!" he yelled. Two soldiers saw him holding the Princess by her throat.

"Let her go!" one yelled drawing his sword out.

"Leave us alone and she will stay unharmed" he threatened and Bella looked around frightened.

Suddenly, his grip loosened and he fell down next to her. Arabella looked at him and saw an arrow in his back. She turned back to see Alec standing with a bow. He dropped it and ran to her.

Arabella tackled him into a hug, breathing heavily and shaking. "It's alright. It's okay" he comforted her and she pulled away.

"What happened in here?" Catelyn's voice rang out. Brienne and her approached them.

"Lady got attacked again." Alec informed them. Catelyn looked down at the man lying dead on the ground. He had no armor and looked dirty.

"Tywin Lannister sent him." she said realizing and glanced at shaking Bella. "Come into my tent, dear." she extended her hand for her to take.

Arabella grabbed it as a comfort and they walked back into Catelyn's tent. "I'm scared." Arabella whispered crying.

"I know, but you're okay now. Stay here tonight." Catelyn comforted her while stroking her hair behind her ear.

The lady wondered why Tywin kept sending men after Arabella and not Jaime. And to risk her life like that.

In that moment, Robb came back with another victory. He had captured many other people. He got off of his horse and was ready to see his mother when Alec ran to him, holding onto his wound.

He looked worried, making Robb realize that something was wrong. "Your Grace, Arabella--" he couldn't finish when Robb started to run towards her tent.

He ran inside but there was no one there. He looked around frantically as his face became pale. He was ready for worst. "Where is she?" he asked walking outside and storming towards Alec.

"She's fine, Your Grace" Alec felt pain in his wound and groaned. "She is with your mother."

Arabella had finally fell asleep. Catelyn watched her as Brienne stood nearby. "Poor girl" Brienne commented. Catelyn nodded her head.

"Arabella!" Robb shouted running in. He saw her asleep and looked at his mother.

"You're back." Catelyn smiled in relief and hugged him. He hugged her back but still kept his eyes on the sleeping girl.

Catelyn pulled away and smiled again. "Why is she here?" he asked seeing her in Catelyn's bed.

"I didn't want to leave her like that alone." Catelyn answered. Robb looked at his mother as though he was missing something. "We had a talk. I apologized for my previous actions."

He nodded and smiled. Then Catelyn understood that Robb loved her. She wasn't happy but didn't say anything. "Can I stay with her tonight? To make sure she's unharmed?" he asked her mother. Catelyn nodded right away. She knew that would be the best option.

Brienne and Catelyn left. Robb cleaned off his dirt and took all the armor off before sitting down on the bed next to her. He stroked her cheek. She moved her nose and he chuckled. "How I love you." he whispered placing his hand on her cheek and stroking it with a pad of his thumb.

He lied down on the other side of the bed and looked up, thinking about her. She was sleeping peacefully next to him. He fell asleep as well.  

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