Dark Wings, Dark Words

Nothing

Ashanna examined the arrow in her hand. The point had just been forged and Ashanna had to test it as part of her duties. Ashanna thought about breaking the shaft..
she thought about shooting it through Tywin Lannister's heart. But mostly.. she thought of hiding it with the others.

"Don't do it." Gendry said suddenly as he hammered away at something in the forge.
It was as if he read her mind and Ashanna wasn't going to let him think he guessed right.

"What?" Ashanna asked innocently. Gendry raised an eyebrow at her.

"Ashanna, I can't let you take all the arrows. Some have to go to the men." Gendry sighed.

"Lannister men." Ashanna seethed.

"Men who will kill Arya, Hotpie and you. If I don't do as they say." Gendry said in annoyance.

"You don't need to worry about me." Ashanna muttered as she examined the arrow.

"Unfortunately for you, I do worry about you." Gendry said without looking at her. Ashanna pressed her lips together in thought.

".. I don't want you to get hurt." Ashanna said softly. Gendry paused and met her gaze. "They'll kill you."

"If that's the price for caring about you, I'll take it." He said without hesitation. Ashanna stared at him, She was speechless. She looked down at the arrow on her grasp. It was remarkably forged.

She handed it to Gendry.

"It's perfect." She nodded to him. If more arrows went missing they'd blame Gendry and Ashanna was not going to allow him to die because of her.

Ashanna found herself in the kitchen handing Arya Tywin Lannister's dinner. Ashanna would love to poison him somehow.
But then they'd probably blame Arya or they'd find out it was Ashanna.

It was too big of a risk. She couldn't put her sister in danger or her future.

So instead she did nothing..
Nothing.

She did nothing to help Sansa.
That's what has been haunting her nights lately.

She didn't even try to rescue her sister from the Queen. Ashanna now feared her sister was lost for good.

Cerci would keep her in the red keep, a play thing for Joffrey to torment. He'd take his anger of Robb's rebellion on her.

She failed her sister. She had to make it right.

By going back for her.

She didn't have a plan, she couldn't leave Arya trapped in this godless place. But if there was one thing Ashanna knew it was Sansa was living in fear in the capital.
She has to go get her, she owed it to her family.
Every night Sansa's face flashed before her eyes. Her eyes red from crying. Cuts along her cheeks. Bruise patterns on her neck.

Every single night.

Ashanna would see that haunting image with Sansa's voice.

"Please don't leave me."

That exactly what Ashanna did.
She left her sister with her families enemies.

What kind of monster would do such a thing?
That's what scared her the most.
It wasn't a monster who did it...
it was Ashanna.