Gone but close - Game of Thrones [Bran Stark fanfiction]

Chapter 27

Toria's pov:

'Get up, we're here!' Riler said. It was early in the morning, the sun started to rise and the stars started to fade. She looked at the castle that was made from white carved marbles. It was beautiful and for as far as she could see abandoned.

'What if there are people there?' Toria asked worried.

'Depends on how many, otherwise Lurs and I will fight them,' Riler replied calmly, deep in his thoughts.

'I can fight too you know,' she said.

'Sure you do little one,' Riler said sarcastic as he rode further.

'She can,' Lurs added, 'she saved my life the night Robb Stark attacked. She killed a man.'

Riler looked around to face his younger siblings. 'You killed someone?'

'Yes,' she answered.

'Don't do that, you're too young,' Riler demanded, 'and a women.'

'So? I will not be sitting around waiting for you two to have finished them off or waiting to hear you two have been killed. I must be capeable of protecting myself and not be crying for my life. I want to fight for it not await my death or yours. Do you understand?' Toria's brows furrowed together as Rilers jaw dropped in surprise. 'Do. You. Understand?'

'I- eh.. I understand,' Riler answered.

'Seven hells you are more like father every day,' Lurs said laughing about it.

'Why don't you want me to fight?' Toria asked ignoring her other brother.

'I'm afraid I might loose you if I let you go after battle,' Riler replied with a straight face forward.

'And you're not afraid of loosing me?' Lurs asked again with a high pitched voice.

'Of course I am but you are a men, Lurs, you are trained to fight. Thats what men do,' Riler said.

'Guess I should give my cock to Toria since she has more balls than I do,' Lurs said a bit sad.

'Lurs! Mind your words,' Riler said warning him. Toria looked at Lurs, she knew he didn't like that he was afraid. He wanted to be the great protector in her eyes but he felt like he wasn't.

'Lurs you do have balls,' Toria said comforting him.

'Toria watch your words,' Riler said.

'Oh, will you shut up already?' She asked impatient.

She turned to Lurs. 'As I was saying. You were the only one willing to bring me to Winterfell to visit Bran against the orders of father. That takes a lot of nerve. You are brave, in your own way and thats okay because fear can show you there could be a better solution. Fear is just cleverness. So don't ever say you don't have balls.'

Lurs smiled as he hugged his sister tightly. 'Thank you sis.'

She wrapped her arms around him. 'Riler join!'

Riler looked at the two hugging and jumped in the cart hugging his siblings tightly.

'I love you guys,' Riler said.

'I love you too brother, sister,' Lurs said.

'So do I,' Toria said and they stayed hugging for quite a while. It felt nice, they hadn't been this close in a long time and it felt great to be able to appreciate this moment with her brothers.

'We should get in,' Riler said.

'We should,' Lurs said, 'but that castle can wait.'

'Exactly.' Toria smiled and for the first time in a long time it felt really good. Like she had found Some joy in this cruel world. She wanted to stay here forever, hugging her brothers, not speaking. Enjoying each others precense. But it sadden her at the same time. She would only be able to do this with Lurs and Riler for the rest of her live. And she missed her other brothers so much. She missed her father and her mother. She missed her best friend Sarisa and her mother who was Toria's maid. She missed her home and that hole would never be filled, but she would have to learn how to live with that.

When they got in they noticed it was empty, they saw in the biggest room there was a big bed. The three siblings looked at each other, waiting for someone to make a first move to get the bed first.

'Mine!' The three shouted as they ran towards the bed, Toria got there first since she unbuttoned Rilers and Lurs' shoe laces Which made them tremble.

'Sorry boys, you loose,' she said smiling. Her brothers looked furious as she felt the comfortable animal skins.

'You cheated,' Lurs said.

'Exactly, and you didn't,' she replied pointing out the fact he had lost from her.

'Come on, we'll get another room,' Riler said patting on Lurs' shoulder.

She had missed a bed so much and now she had the best one in the castle. She wonderd whoms it used to be. Her mothers? Or her grandfather and grandmother she'd never met? And would anyone have slept in it after the Butterwells? After a while of questioning things she couldn't answer she fell asleep.