Hoofbeats were heard on the ground as four horses were riding full sprint in a small forest. Leading the way was a white horse ridden by a woman around three and thirty namedays old, she looked very beautiful with auburn hair, blue eyes and though she was wearing heavy clothes a very womanly body could be seen. She was dressed like all the other riders for riding in the North clothes that would keep the freezing north air out. She is Catelyn Stark, is the wife of Lord Eddard Stark and Lady of Winterfell.
Riding behind Catelyn was another white horse, on it was one of her six children, her eldest daughter and third child Sansa Stark, and even though she was only three and ten namedays old she was what people called a traditional beauty, taking after her mother's family with her high cheekbones, vivid blue eyes, and thick auburn hair. As she had grown up, her figure has been described as tall, graceful and very womanly. Sansa was raised as a lady, and she possesses the traditional feminine graces of her milieu, with a keen interest in music, poetry, singing, dancing, embroidery, horse riding, and other traditional feminine activities. Like many girls her age, Sansa is enthralled by songs and stories of romance and adventure, particularly those depicting handsome princes, honourable knights, chivalry, and love
The last two riders were the opposite of Catelyn and Sansa. The third rider on a deep brown horse was a young girl around the age of one and ten namedays old her name was Arya Stark; her appearance was more that of a Stark than a Tully, with a long face, grey eyes, and brown hair. She was skinny and athletic. Even though she was generally regarded as plain, and often mistaken for a boy there were instances of her being called pretty as she grew older and her body filled out. Arya displays great resourcefulness, cunning, and an unflinching ability to accept hard necessity. She is said to have taken after her fiery aunt Lyanna in temperament as she preferred to join in with her brothers more than her mother and sister.
The last rider was on a pure black horse and the only male in the group. He was taking up the rear to make sure that nothing happened to his family, he was Harold Stark but was known to go by “Harry” and he was Sansa older twin brother. He had more Stark features than any of his brother bar his half-brother Jon, he had a lean build that was the right combination of speed and power, with shoulder long raven black hair and grey eyes with an emerald green tint to them. He had the traditional Stark face long, solemn and guarded face that gave nothing away. His character is very different from father Eddard and his brothers.
He was rather hot-blooded and tended to take more after a wolf than any of his family members. It was something that their father, Lord Eddard, described as coming from his “wolf blood”. Harry shared this trait with his sister, Arya but it seems thicker in him. Harry viewed things at least partially in the manner that a wolf would, he realised that his father is powerful enough to earn his respect. But that doesn’t carry on to his brothers Robb and Jon, because of his “wolf-blood” he heeds the words of his father “The Alpha”. But a part of him questioned if he was still young enough to become the leader and as any wolf believes that youth and athleticism make for a better leader. He won’t challenge his father for his position because he was loyal to his family.
Harry was the only one to carry a sword on his hip but if you looked closely, you would see that they all had a hidden dagger.
They and their guard of eight had been in a village close to the Wolfswood getting some cloth and other items. When they were on their way back they had been attacked by bandits, their guards had urged them to leave. Even though Harry didn’t want to do it, he left at their behest as they rode with haste back to Winterfell with only two of their eight guards. On the way, their guards had realized they were being followed again so they had they family continue while they bought them time.
They had been riding with no sign of their guards when it suddenly started to rain, knowing how dangerous it can be to get wet in The North they started to make their way back to Winterfell. But they were still at least 4-5 hours ride away from getting there. Catelyn knew that they had to make it back to Winterfell as quickly as they could if they wanted to survive. She wouldn’t tell the girls but she knew that Harry would have guessed by now that they might not make in time and even if they did they would be in a bad condition.
