a wolf and a stag // r.stark 1.

2.11 Bonding

"With your help everyone will heal quicker." a woman smiled at Robb. Arabella glanced at her. She was beautiful, with long brown hair and this exotic look.

"Yes." Robb nodded with a kind smile. "Can I ask your name?"

"Of course, I'm Talisa." she answered with a matching smile. Both of them stood there, looking at each other. Arabella felt jealousy and looked away at the horizon.

Robb noticed that and laughed. "Leave us alone, Lady Talisa." he told her. She didn't understand why she had to leave but nodded anyways.

The two started walking to their horses. "Thank you for taking me with you. I wanted to leave the camp for a while." she spoke looking up at him.

"Me too." he added as they walked slowly around, trying to rest and talk.

"That woman... Talisa, as I recall. She seems nice." Arabella told him with a hint of grumble.

Robb chuckled under his breath and glanced at her annoyed face. "Indeed she is. But why are you talking about her?" he asked her with a smirk. The same smirk he used to have in Winterfell.

"Just trying to keep conversation." she answered looking back at him.

"Then tell me about yourself, Arabella. I want to know." he said to her and she smiled in amazement.

"There isn't much." she told him and sighed. "I lived in Kings Landing my whole life. I rarely left the castle..."

"What were you doing in there?" he asked interested in her. He wanted to know her in all costs.

"Learning how to sew." she then laughed making him raise his eyebrow at her. "I was not good at it." she said remembering how terrible she was.

"Just like Arya." Robb mumbled and her smile faded within seconds. "I'm sorry. I won't bring this again."

"It's okay." she nodded and the two walked in silent. "You know what I always wanted to do but never could?" she smiled playfully, turning to him. Both of them stopped. She stood in front of him.

"And what is that, m'lady?" he smiled.

"I can ride a horse right now." she began to walk away from him her head turned back at him. "I can go outside, I can have men friends. I can do almost everything I want. And I love it." she told him with heart full of sad joy.

"Did you have any lovers back in Kings Landing?!" he shouted after her and she stopped. Her face changed and she turned back to look at him.

"There was one. I left him because I was betrothed to you." she told him.

"Do you still love him?" he asked hoping she would say 'no'.

"No." Arabella shook her head looking at his blue bright eyes and seeing there a world. "He started spreading rumors about us and Father found out. I had to lie to save myself. He was sent to the Wall... I'm such an evil person, I'm not even guilty."

"What did he say?" Robb asked her then. He was curious about the case.

"He said he took my virginity away." she looked at him. She saw the question hanging on his face and laughed. "He didn't. I am... still untouched." she then shook her head. "I mean, I'm sorry. This is not--"

"You can tell me, even if it sounds weird. I am your--your friend." the way he said 'friend' was so fake. Even Arabella noticed that.

"Am I?" she questioned with a smile.

"Yes." he nodded and they finally reached their horses.

"Thank you for giving me this horse, Your Grace." she touched the horses neck. She had a white horse. A female one that she named Snowflake.

"Your Grace? I feel old when you call like that." Robb teased jokingly with a frown.

"Fine, Robb." she told him and sat on her horse. "Thank you for an amazing day."

"Pleasures all mine. I should thank you for keeping me company." he answered sitting on his horse. She wanted to ride when he told her. "You are not an evil person, Bella. The world around you is evil."

She stared at him and nodded sadly before riding away. Robb watched her brown hair fly in the air and followed after her.

Three days passed and they came back. Arabella got off of her horse and saw Alec and Jessabelle standing there. "Alec!" she shouted excited and ran to him. Her knee still hurt a little.

"Welcome back, m'lady." he joked with his arms behind his back. Arabella punched him in the stomach jokingly and they hugged while laughing.

"It's good to be back." she pulled away and turned her head to Robb. She smiled with a nod and he did the same.

She watched him go into his tent and sighed to herself, wanting to go there and tell him how much she loved him.

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