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

3.1 Harrenhal

The wind was tangling Arabella's hair as she rode her horse Snowflake. They were marching to Herrenhal for a fight.

Robb and Roose were discussing their attack. "People are not happy with you marrying Arabella Baratheon, your Grace." Roose spoke with a side eye. He wasn't happy as well.

"People should mind their own business." Robb answered in a grumble and looked up at the hill. Someone was riding in front. "Who's there?" he asked narrowing his eyes.

"Your wife." Roose told him and Robb snapped his head not believing.

"Is she out of her mind? This is a battle we're going to. She'll get herself killed!" he exclaimed angrily and kicked his horse.

Arabella was next to a castle, when Robb reached her. "What in Seven Hells are you doing?" he asked. "You will get yourself killed."

He saw her stare ahead of her and turned his head there as well. The Castle's gates were burst open. She and others marched in.

Arabella widened her eyes as she saw every men slaughtered. She got off of her horse and Robb walked over to her. "I'm fine, love." she nodded as he was about to ask. "What happened here?" she asked in shock. Catelyn approached them.

"Everyone's dead." she announced as if that wasn't obvious. They walked over to a dead man. Catelyn's expression changed into a grief one. Arabella understood that she knew the man.

"Poor men. They were from North." Robb spoke and Arabella nodded.

"Ser Jeremy." Catelyn said his name. "My Fathers banner man."

Robb looked up at the soldiers standing up at the gates. "Find her a chamber that would serve her as a cell." he ordered them. Arabella looked down and rolled her eyes a little. She didn't like how he treated his mother.

"Robb." she said gaining her husband's attention. Catelyn just shook her head at the queen for trying and left with two men. "She is your mother."

"She freed Jaime Lannister." then a man woke up with a gasp and he started coughing. Arabella quickly walked over to him. Robb gave her a flask, and Arabella placed it at the man's mouth. He drank the water and looked down. "What's your name, friend?" Robb asked him.

"Qyburn." he answered silently still sad about the previous things that he saw.

"Give me the medical." Arabella ordered Nora. She took out a bottle and poured some medicine. "You're lucky to be alive." she smiled and placed the rag to his neck.

Robb smiled at how caring his wife was becoming as they stared at each other.

<...>

"Alec." Arabella greeted her dear friend with a smile as he approached the King and Queen of North.

"Your Grace." he nodded to Robb with a distant look on his face. Arabella frowned. "Bella."

"Take this man to the chambers and clean his wound." Arabella told him still frowning.

"As you wish." he bowed his head and left with two men and maester Qyburn.

"Sometimes I don't understand." she started as they walked into their chamber.

"What?" Robb asked her more softly now as they were alone.

"When we married, Alec became distant. I don't know why." she sighed walking closer to her already jealous husband.

"Maybe he loves you?" Robb questioned with a unpleased face.

"Are you jealous, my king?" she smirked with an intrigued face. Robb rolled his eyes.

"I am jealous at any man, who looks your way." he answered grabbing her face rather roughly. She placed her hands on his face with a soft smile.

"Well, you have no need to be." she gave him a soft small kiss and pulled away.

Arabella began to walk to the window. "I love you." Robb told her, smiling at her moving figure.

She smiled back."I love you." she whispered. Doors opened and Roose walked in.

"Can we speak in private, your grace?" he asked. Robb turned to Arabella who watched Roose with narrow eyes.

"Whatever you have to say, speak." Robb turned his head back to the Lord. "I suppose you trust the intentions of my wife?"

He nodded. "A letter came from Kings Landing. The Queen knows you got married." he told them. Arabella closed her eyes and clenched her jaw.

"And?" she questioned calming herself.

"She is offering money to people in exchange of your departure to Kings Landing." he looked at Robb who had an angry look on his face.

"What else?"

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