Revenge of the Starks and water's

chapter 7

nianna pov

It was around days end when training was finished, Arya had come out of the famous gods woods a little earlier. She had a dark shadow across her face, which meant that everyone should leave her be, when she's like this it means she's been thinking about Jon or Gendry and could kill anyone on sight.

I watched as she had walked up the front stairs of Winterfell going to Jon's room, that's where she had been sleeping with nymeria since returning, she had let me be in her room for the time being.

Night had fallen and I know I should be heading in to bed yet my mind was restless, something was telling me not too, so I took a night stroll around wonderful. While walking around I began to get hungry, luckily I came upon an Inn.

When I walked in upon first sight were the familiar faces of the roughly big rugged men from the day watch team slightly tipsy off prior drunks. Women were prowling around show casing their womanly parts to all those who walked in and sat at a table in the corner of the room was a man who seemed to be quite fat with a women and a child both in which both seemed to be enjoying there dinner. The only free seat seemed to be at there table.

As I walk past the soldiers they nod as a sign of respect, I had also been training them to be better for the past week that we had been here.

Walking up to the table the woman seems to notice my approach and signals to the man. Finally reaching the table both of their attention is on me. "Hi sorry do you mind if I join you, i am quite hungry and this is the only seat left"

The man and women look at each other both wear weary looks on there face but the man soon smiles at me "yes that wouldn't be a problem, have a seat".

Thanking them i sit down and a women comes and takes my order. Looking back at them they look at me questionable. The man speaks " If I may your lady can I ask you a question".

This makes me tense and i start playing with the dagger Gendry gave me. "you may but I am no lady" I say

Fear can be seen in both of their eyes as I brought out the dagger. The man gulps "are you from Winterfell, you don't seem to have the exterior of a northerner"

I calm down at this question. "well you would be right, I'm from the south, since you asked a question may I ask one" they both nod.

" it's quite obvious your not from winterfell. May I ask why you have come here and with a baby at that". They look at each other alittle surprised at the question.

" were here to bring Jon news I'm Samwell tarly but Sam for short. I worked with him in the night watch were like brothers, he saved me." At this my ears perk and i finally settle down relaxing only enough that my guard isn't down.

" Forgive my rude inquiry. My name is nianna i have been traveling with jons sister for the past 5 years and we have resently returned to winterfell, but it seems i am sorry, cause it seems you have had bad luck just as us, Jon left about just over a weeks night ago."

I said answering him. Then the food arrived. We spoke for about a couple of hours before i escorted them back to winterfell castle for them to settle in before the morning was to come.

I then head to my chambers and found my sleep fastly coming.

The next morning i had training with arya but as i walked to the archery training area, she was no where in sight.

As i looked around not much people were actually here in the court yard. the few people that I saw that were still here in the court yard were the servants and the morning guards. One of the guards who was on the wall spotted me and yelled down.

"nianna everyone's in the hall they're having a meeting, Lady Arya didn't want to wake you up because you were out late last night, she told me to send you there when you woke up". I thanked the guard and went to the hall.

when I got there I went in the back way so that I wouldn't disturb the meeting.

I saw Arya and the top of the long tables with her siblings the look on her face showed no emotion but when she saw me she motioned her hand to come to her and sit down in the seat next to her.

As I walked to her a couple of the lords looked at me with confusion on there face and I saw a lot of shocked faces when I sat down at the high table with Arya.

One of the lord stood up and spoke "I'm sorry to cut through the meeting my lord and lady's but why is there a women of non nobility allowed to sit with you like she is a lady of winterfell".

My eyes went to slits but I kept my face emotion less. " lord byrus please do sit back down nianna might not be of Noble birth but she is part of this family and I told her to sit here, so if any one of you have a problem please hold it in or come tell me but I can asure, you don't want to get on the bad sides of either nianna or mine ".

Arya practically growled the last part. lord byrus sat down and the meeting went on swell. Untill the lords started talking badly about Jon.

Sansa sat there doing nothing but I could tell she was smiling a little , I looked at Arya and could see she was getting angry and was about to snap when one of he lords said It might have been better if they chose sansa instead of Jon.

I stood up before anything could happen, purposely making the sound of my chair screeching loud and clear. Everyone turned and became silent.

I turned to the stark siblings and apologised for my interruption, turning back to the lords my face turned to one of fierce furry. The lords all looked a little taken back.

"I'm sorry my lords but I do not agree with what you just said, when I was little I was told of how the northerners were well respected, trustworthy and most of all honourable, right now I don't see any of those traits, right now I don't think you deserve the respect of northern lords, you are suppose to trust your king and what he thinks is right no matter if he is here or not that's, when you lacer whether you are trust worthy or not and most of all where is your honour as northern lords, you are ready to turn your backs on your king when he is gone across the ocean to not only a place where they killed his grandfather but also his aunty and who is also TRYING to not only SAVE YOU but THE NORTH. I KNOW I HAVE NOT BEEN IN WINTER FELL THAT LONG BUT AT LEAST I KNOW WHO MY KING IS AND WHO I FOLLOW".

I yelled at the end. My face still showing rage as I looked around the hall and saw as all the lords cast their heads down, guilt radiating off them. I looked at Arya and she gave me a look that said thank you. Sansa seemed a bit angry and bran seemed grateful and a little hint of happiness appeared on his face.

I was calming down a little and took the silence as a leave, i didnt want to listen to any of this discussion any more. I took another walk around winterfell to relax, but i really knew all i was doing was looking for the blacksmith shop,

i spotted it by the back of winterfell, i went running to to the shop and stopped when i got there. walking in and looking around the place, the fire had ran cold, all the metal tools looks like they havent been touched for awhile,

there was a small seat in the middle of the shop next to the fire place, i sat down there and closed my eyes, this was the only thing i knew would bring me peace, it was a way to remember him, his face, his personality, his trait and most of all his touch,

this is where i would go to get away or through a bad time. he reminded me of my real self the person i hide away from everyone. i slept there that night and felt peacefull for the first time in ages.