"The more people you love, the more weaknesses you have, and the people of this world simply adore picking your weaknesses apart until you crumble and fall" SUMMARY Katrina Hawke has spent the last five years of her life hiding in Winterfell, playing the part of a simple serving girl. But her fate has finally caught up with her. After Queen Cersei pays a visit to Winterfell, Katrina has no choice but to reveal who she really is, as Cersei has but one wish. To wipe out Katrina's bloodline, but why? Her darkest secret end up tearing her world apart, forcing her to abandon the life she built for herself. Starting a new life sounds easy, but doing it twice? No. As her fate unfolds Katrina discovers a few familiar faces she'd believed had been lost forever, and regains her strength to fight on. Can Katrina secure the North? Will she ever have to face the Queens sentence? ... What is her darkest secret? ~Won 3rd Place in RubyRuins Stella Awards~ *Not my characters, places or events, all copyright goes to George.R.R.Martin and HBO, no copyright intended* *Certain characters such as Katrina and her group are my idea*

"You are my special lady, Arienne, and I will love from this day, until my last day." Fire has to power to heal, or to burn. And Arienne has just walked into the largest fire of all. King's Landing is a mysterious place where the foundations are secrets, built with lies, and decorated with rumours. But Arienne is not the girl to be fooled by the pretty exterior. As she delves deeper into the secrets of herself and her past, she becomes closer to a certain Joffrey Baratheon. It doesn't take long for her to fall in love with the murderous beast, and vice versa, but she soon discovers that she has more enemies than friends in Kings Landing. Who can she really trust? New friends or old faces? But most of all, how can she ensure the survival of herself and those she loves?

Valyria Stark is the daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and Lady Catelyn Stark as well as the twin of Robb Stark. She is fiercely loyal towards her family, some of whom hate her, and her close friends. As the war continues she changes and is no longer the kind, caring young girl she was, she becomes a strong, intelligent woman. However, under her skin a beast lays dormant and threatens to wreak havoc. Hunter Baratheon is the youngest brother of King Robert Baratheon and struggles with the feelings he bears. He's a powerful warlock, but has chosen to hide it and use his power only in secret. Thinking he is completely alone, he locks himself away and has a habit of not talking unless spoken to, even though he is caring and wise beyond his years. His magic keeps him away from most, but what if it brings him together with two unlikely allies and friends? Allister Ellwood, the current Lord of Nightwell, is betrothed to a woman he has never even met. All he wants if for his brother to turn eighteen so he can become Lord of Nightwell so Allister can relax and improve his magic and sword skills. When he discovers who he is to be married to, he joins the War of the Five Kings to help her, but discovers that he could not love her as more than a friend. What will happen when Valyria, Allister and Hunter meet for the first time? Will sparks fly between two of them? Can they stay friends despite the Lannisters using their usual tricks to split them apart? Will they all get out alive? ~ cover by unreal247 ~

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