Desperate Measures

"Alys are you ready?" I heard my mother shout. Tonight was a ball celebrating my fourtenth name day but no doubt would my younger brother steal the limelight from me again. But I didn't care about that infact it was what me and Joffrey were planning but of course he didn't know the reason or he would go running to mother and father which could not happen because I would be in massive trouble.

"Coming Mother!" I shouted as I walked out my bedroom and met my younger sister Myrcella as I walked out. Myrcella was eight years old and even though there was quite a bit of an age gap between us we were still very close.

"Good Alys, Myrcella our guests will be arriving soon." Father, Jeofrey and Tommen walked in and soon enough my mother's dwarf brother walked in with Uncle Jaime.

"Uncle Jaime! Uncle Tyrion!" I called out as they entered and my mother scolded me for calling Tyrion my uncle she always hated him for his dwarfism but I loved him and his stories of the night watch.

Secretly I always wanted to join the night watch but I can't because I'm a girl and I have to marry Robb Stark have kids and look after them while Robb rules Winterfell. Or that's at least how it's supposed to be but I don't want it like that.

Guests and more guests arrived all the while my family and I greeted them politely. But my favourite time came when the last guests arrived which were the Starks.

The Starks were like a second family to me as they came here or we went there to visit a lot. But I didn't like Lady Catelyn Stark one bit she was so horrible to Jon and never let him forget he wasn't her son.

" M' Lady we meet again" Robb said kissing my hand.

"Robb Stark it is always a pleasure to see you." My parents were busy talking to Lord Eddard and Lady Catelyn Stark so like I had with all the other children I went to take them to their rooms.

Myrcella and Tommen had come with us because Myrcella wanted to talk to Sansa after not seeing her in a while and Tommen came to talk to Bran.

Rickon clung to Robb as we walked through the castle. First was Bran's room. "Bran this is your room and next to it is Lord and Lady Starks room so if you need them during the night they'll be right next to you. Is that all right Bran?"

"Yes that is fine thank you Princess Alys."

"Alys is fine to all of you, you are friends after all." Next to Bran's room was Sansa's which was also near Myrcella's room and a little further down was my brother Joffrey's room who was only a year younger than me.

A few corridors down was the rest of the Stark's rooms and the first one down this corridor was Robb's who was sharing with Rickon and a few doors down was Tommen's room who was seven and at the end of the hall was Arya's room then mine and finally Jon's.

After putting their stuff away the Starks went to do their own thing but Jon, Robb and I hung out in my room. "So we have three hours to kill and I bet Arya is bored out of her mind with only my sister for company so you two want to get your sister and go riding into the woods?"

"And what exactly will we do when in the woods?" Robb asked me.

"You'll see now go get Arya I'll get the horses ready!"