"What is the biggest mistake you have made?" He asks me in a low voice while tries to come nearer. I look at him skeptically and smirk.
"Why don't you tell me?" I ask in low voice and smile at him.
"Tell you what?" His blue eyes are large with surprise and he studies me carefully.
"What is your greatest mistake?" I ask him in a low voice while I am leaned forward.
He blushes and coughs couple of times. He looks away from me at his hands and another smile appears on his lips.
"Well..." he whispers in a low voice. "For me it isn't a mistake, but others think so..."
"Tell me." I push him even further and lean forward to hear better.
"I fell in love." He tells me and looks up at me. His mesmerizing blue eyes are penetrating inside my soul. "I fell in love with you."
I jolt awake with tears streaming down my face. My whole body is shaking and trembling, covered in sweat.
"What happened?!" Someone bangs the door open and runs inside. His eyes widens with fear as he notices in what situation I am in. "Bianca!" He calls my name and hugs me tightly. His masculine arms wrapping around me. I put my head on his shoulder as I continue crying.
"What happened?" Robb looks inside the bedroom door and comes at us with furrowed eyebrows. Theon tells him the state I was found and he leaves to call Catelyn and Luwin.
"It happened again?" Mother asks in strict voice and I barely nod. She sighs and looks around the room. "I... I will go to Bran... call me if something happens." Robb looks at her retreating figure with surprise and confusion.
"Sweetie." Maester Luwin calls me gently and I look up at him as he puts his hand on my shoulder. "Drink this... it will help." I take the medicine from his hands and gulp it. "We will talk about it... tomorrow morning, okay?" I nod again and put my head back on Theon's shoulder. "Theon, can you stay with her?" He nods and others leave the room. I can hear soft murmuring from the other side of the heavy door, but I can barely make out what they are talking about.
"Don't worry everything will be okay." Theon whispers in my ear gently.
****
I wake up on someone's soft chest. This causes me to snap my eyes wide open, just to see smiling Theon looking down at me. I blush and stand up, covering myself with blanket.
"Slept well?" He asks me with a large smirk plastered on his lips. I nudge him and shake my head.
"Will... you... um... leave?" I ask him after a minute of silence. He rises his eyebrows and shakes his head. "Please? I need to change." I start whining like a little child, which makes him to leave my room and shut the door behind him tightly.
***
"Bianca, dear..." Maester Luwin calls me as I enter the hall. I smile at him and sit next to him. He looks at me with worried eyes. "Why didn't you tell me that nightmares were plaguing you again?"
"It... it wasn't much of a problem, really." I murmur and look down at my hands. "That's why... Arya was sleeping at my room... she calmed me down when I woke up, crying." I whisper in a low voice. I can feel tears filling my eyes. "They won't stop..."
"What are you dreaming about?" Measter Luwin asks me in a low voice, but everyone at our table is listening.
"About..." I close my eyes as I remember them... all of them. "Life beyond the Wall." I whisper in a low voice and close my eyes. Vivid images come to my mind and forces tears to escape my grip. I wipe them with the sleeves of my shirt.
"It's okay, child." He tells me in low tone and pats my shoulder. "Brandon... your father would be proud of you." He whispers in inaudible voice, which brings small smile upon my lips.
"Thank you." I whisper at him, but shake my head. "But I don't think so." I add in low voice. "He never raised me to be like this."
"He raised you to be the ruler of Winterfell." He tells me in assuring voice. "Bianca... you are... strong... stronger than you believe." He tells me with small smile. "You have survived the worst... you will survive a lot." He hugs me, which I return gladly.
***
"Sister?" Rickon comes to me. His eyes are large as he stares at me. "When is Bran going to wake up?" He asks me as he sits on the edge of the bed. "Me and Shaggydog miss him already." He says in a low voice and I ruffle his head.
"Soon." I assure him and kiss him on chubby cheeks. "Now come, we need to eat." I take his hand and we start descending down the stairs. Catelyn hasn't left Bran's room since last night's incident and I don't suppose she will leave it any time soon.
"Bianca!" Robb calls me and I turn to him. His face is flushed from running. "It's mother." He whispers in my ear. "She was attacked."
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Song of Ice and Fire
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