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

2.13 Furiosity

"How?!" Robb yelled furiously. He started running to his mother's tent. Arabella glanced at Lord Bolton and left.

Alec was sitting on a chair in her tent. "Alec--" she began walking towards him slowly.

"--I loved her." he interrupted her looking up, with his eyes teary. "Are they going to execute her?"

"I don't know." she kneeled beside him and wiped his tears. "You are my dearest friend that's ever been. You helped me through rough times more than I can think of. I love you, Alec. And I am willing to forgive her. For you." she whispered.

Alec snapped his head at her and widened his eyes. "What do you mean?" he questioned her silently.

"I will not let you see a woman you love be executed." she smiled and he smiled back. "But I will not let her stay as well."

He nodded and took her hand in his.

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"You had no right to do this!" Robb yelled at his mother as they walked in his tent.

"This had to be done, Robb! If you want your sisters back, this had to be done." she answered defending her case.

Robb was too stubborn to accept the truth. He shook his head. "You planned this behind my back. You say, I cannot trust Arabella yet you're the one who went behind my back!" he laughed angrily. "This is a treason you did... It is punishable by death..."

Catelyn widened her eyes. "Robb, what are you--"

"Just..." he sighed disappointed in his mother and shook his head. "Leave me alone." he grumbled sitting down.

Catelyn sighed and left passing by Roose Bolton. Robb poured himself some wine. "Your Grace." he greeted officially in his low voice.

"Send men to find Kingslayer. Bring him back." Robb ordered while looking at his flowing wine in a goblet. "And tell your bastard that I offer mercy to Greyjoy's men if they deliver the Iron prince. I want them to abandon him, so that your bastard can retake Winterfeel with minimal bloodshed."

"As you say, Your Grace." Roose nodded and left. Robb continued drinking his wine.

Catelyn walked into Arabella's tent. The Princess was getting ready to sleep. She had her hair in a lose braid. "Good evening, Lady Stark." she nodded with a frown seeing how stressed she looked.

"I let your uncle free." Catelyn sighed. "Robb is furious at me, if not hating yet. Can you go and talk with him? I know he will listen to you. And as much as I don't like that idea, you're the only one able to do that."

"I'm not properly dressed..."

"He doesn't care when it comes to you." she sighed shaking her head.

"Okay." Arabella nodded. She put on a robe and left her tent.

Robb was still sitting in a same position when she walked in. He looked up and his eyes brightened. "Yesterday you told me that I am not an evil person. You told me that the world around me is evil." she breathed out. "But that's not quite true. You are not evil. You are an extraordinary man, the most amazing man I have ever met. Your mother did a mistake, but you still love her. You are merciful and good, and fun to be around..."

He listened to her and smiled. When she finished he looked up at her. He was more than sure that he wanted to marry her. He was ready to sacrifice everything just to be with her. "The Frey girl will be very happy to have you as a husband." she smiled to him in a most sad smile.

He noticed the sadness and hurt in her voice and it hit him. "I don't want to marry the Frey girl." he stood up from his seat. She was surprised at such confession.

"Why?"

"Because I love you." he told her walking even closer to her. Her heart fluttered with happiness as she stared at him dazed. "Say something..." he whispered his face inches from hers.

"I love you." she smiled. He grabbed her by her waist and smashed his lips to hers.

She smiled grabbing his face with her hands and kissing him back. Never in her life she thought that would happen.

Robb started to kiss her rougher and they hit the table. Robb pulled away and they both laughed feeling an incredible dose of euphoria. "You have no idea how much I wanted to hear that." she whispered to him stroking his cheek.

"I love you." he said again and spun her around. She laughed in happiness and kissed him again.

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