Dark Wings, Dark Words

Reunited

Ashanna's eyes widened in awe at the sight before her.

The sun shone over Riverrun, it's walls sparkled like diamonds. Ashanna was afraid to breathe incase it would wake her from this glorious dream.
But it wasn't a dream. This was real.

Ashanna's smile widened as they approached the castle. The cart stopped at the end of the platform. Ashanna gazed up at the closed drawbridge. She could hear shouting from the look out posts.

Man scrambled to the edge of the wall. Their notched arrows were aimed for Ashanna and her companions. Ashanna held her hands up in surrender as she climbed out of the cart and walked closer to the castle.

"What brings you here?" A male voice shouted down to her.

"I am Ashanna Stark. I am returning to my mother and brother." Ashanna shouted clearly.

"Ashanna Stark is in Kings landing with her sisters." Another man yelled.

"You are mistaken. I am Ashanna Stark and clearly I am not in Kings landing." Ashanna said cooly.

"Do you take us for fools? Climb back into whatever ditch you crawled out of." A third man snarled.

"I intend on getting into this castle with or without your assistance. I plan on being reunited with my family and you will not stop me. If you wish to send me away, do so. Just remember your actions when my brother comes to you. You're right to question me, but if I am who I claim to be and Robb finds out you've sent me away.... Well.. truth be told I don't know what would become of you." Ashanna said gravely as she glared at the men on the walls.

"I guess we'll have to live with that." One man says dryly. Ashanna narrows her eyes at him. A low whistle left her mouth slowly. Within seconds Winter and her adoptive siblings thundered up the hill and joined Ashanna's side. 

Ashanna glanced at the direwolf beside her. Winter was by far taller than Ashanna now, her other wolves were half  Winter's size.

"Tell my brother, his sister has returned."

Ashanna could here the men arguing amongst themselves. Ashanna gazed up at them while they bickered. They looked down at her again before deciding.

"Find the King."

Ashanna smiled as a few men left the look out posts to find her brother. She was about to be reunited with her mother and brother. She was finally safe.

The draw bridge quickly lowered. Robb walked across it with their mother and half a dozen men in tow. They hadn't looked at her yet.

"Your Grace I must insist. You should stay inside the walls." An adviser said drastically as they walked.

"That's my sister. Your princess, she'll be treated and greeted as one." Robb snapped.

"Rob." Ashanna said softly. Her smile reached her eyes as she ran to him. Robb barely had time to meet her gaze before his sister was in his arms. He hugged her tightly before stepping away in order to see her face.

"It's you. Thank the gods, I feared you to be dead." He said in relief before pulling her into another bone crushing hug. Another pair of arms wrapped around them both. Their mother's tears of joy rained down on their brows as she kissed Ashanna and Robb's foreheads.

Robb released her from their hug and Ashanna was immediately engulfed by her mother's embrace.

"My sweet, sweet girl. My brave, valiant child." She cooed as she brushed Ashanna's hair out of her grey eyes.
Ashanna couldn't remember the last time she felt this security and love. She relished in the warm, comforting touch of her mother.

She was finally with her family.
She was finally safe.