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“Does she? Does she have Lyanna’s wild spirit in her too?” Rhaegar asked, trying to imagine what her daughter looked like and just how close to Lyanna she did. “She’s with the Lannisters, kept by the lions?” He asked and before he could get an answer he spoke again “I swear we will get them back, both of your girls Lady Stark.” If he could at least help in getting one or two Stark daughters home safe and sound than he would.

“I see. Well, I guess I can’t fault him for following his Uncle and making his own decisions.” Rhaegar wouldn’t blame Jon for taking the black. it had been in the past a noble thing to do and wasn’t just for a way to escape death and while Jon might just be of his blood he did have the Stark blood running through his veins. “I’ve gotten word that my supporters are coming here within the next day” He mentioned off hand before he shook his head at the comment about Harrenhall. “Well, that may be the case but members of my own family have come to ruin in the throne I wish to reclaim…At any rate, what are Robb’s next plans?”

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The host from Riverrun would be leaving before the week was out, and she’d be staying behind. She was the Lady of Winterfell- Brandon’s wife after so long. “I know my uncle well enough to be certain he’s threatened you within an inch of your life if you displease me. He’s offered to stay and make sure you behave yourself.” Brynden for one had said as much to her before the ceremony. After all this time he was still none too happy with both of his nieces being so far away. “Father’s probably said something just as bad.”

“Not yet, not really.” Even northerners had to insist on a bedding. It wouldn’t be a real marriage until then. “You’ve barely kissed me.” Truth be told they’d gotten up to more onver the past three weeks than they had since ceremony a few hours before. No one had left them alone there’d been too many congratulations and comments about what was to come. 

“That’s how I want to be found by your bannermen, bloody sheets and half stripped.” she scoffed. To be fair she’d be more than half stripped by those same bannermen in a few hours time for the proper bedding. As right as this all felt, as much as she wanted to take him up to bed the the prospect of a bedding petrified her.

“Oh has he?” Brandon asked chuckling at the thought of Brynden staying longer in Winterfell. “He’ll find himself utterly bored.” Brandon commented before the talk turned to the wedding ceremony. “Should I kiss you?” He asked before leaning down to place a chaste kiss on her cheek and than another on her lips, a little less chaste and more passionate. “How many more shall I give you until My Lady Stark is content?” Brandon looked at Cat with a smirk on his face as he pulled away. “Is it? I don’t suppose your Uncle or Father would like that very much. “ His nose wrinkled up just a bit as he spoke. He himself wasn’t worried about the bedding, having bedded a few woman before Cat but he had known how maidens had worried about their first time and he placed two hands on her shoulders. Rubbing them just enough to reassure her. “You’ll be okay. I won’t hurt you. Least, I’ll try my best to make it….pleasurable.”

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“You are my wife Cat. I shall let them find us however I please. How you please” He stated, grinning at her, his eyes looking down at her lovingly. His hand placed under her chin and cupped her cheek. He still couldn’t believe he and she had finally been married today, just a few hours ago. He had a wife and he was her husband.

“You are Lady Stark.” He purred as he moved to match her own movement and took a hold of her, a arm placed around her waist as he placed a soft kiss on her forehead, his hips lightly rocking against hers as he teased her as she was teasing him. Two could play at that game. “We could get to the bedding early, surprise everyone and I could eat my dessert before everyone else gets to theirs.” He half joked as his hips moved again and again rocking against her. They were so close to being fully and in every way officially married and he felt like he couldn’t wait any longer. “I want you so much my love.”

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“It would seem so.” Rhaegar agreed and having seen Robb, it confirmed such as he didn’t know of the other Starklings. “And? Would you have let Robb go to the wall? You must have had some sway….But of course you did. You couldn’t let the Bastard son be around so you send him off as soon as you can manage. Though we all know he wouldn’t pose a threat to the younger trueborn sons.” Rhaegar couldn’t see the logic in it all and he was starting to grow furious with the woman.How could she? “Did you love-no..did you like the boy even?” He couldn’t say for sure but from what he knew not every woman was so kind to a bastard child that showed up. “This could very well be my son, Lady Stark. my son. And he is at the wall. Forever. How can I see him now? My heir, my blood…Lyanna’s blood.” It was more despair and longing that filled his voice now than anger.

“It’s just a place. I’m sure that Iron Throne is just as cursed if not more than Harrenhall. An people are still making wars over then damn thing. Maybe we should do away with it. Or place the capitol in Harrenhall. Than no one would want the throne.”

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“Air it out than” he tried once more before she used logic on him and he grumbled. “Doesn’t have to be a grand show…You’re father will give you away,” Brandon started to explain “and we get married here, in the Godswood, with the heart tree, in the sight of the Gods and than after words are exchanged, much shorter in length than those in the Sept and there is no priest. You are asked if you accept your husband, once you say yes we join hands and kneel before the tree. I remove my cloak after your maiden cloak and place it over you and than carry you off to the feast. That’s where most of the people will be and after the feast is…well” He gave a gesture to Jon and coughed “You know…”

“I know, I know you’re not.” He told her before she spoke of the Seven. “How would you like a small sept, for your Seven Gods. I know you don’t worship the Old Gods, nor do i expect you to follow them as you have your own Gods.” He told her as he had just had the idea and decided upon it. “And one bachelor. Benjen is going to the wall soon and shouldn’t marry. Eddard will be wed off to a noble woman soon, who I don’t know.”

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“Did he?’ Rhaegar asked curiously as he thought of the bastards name and his whereabouts and how he didn’t look like him. “Well, my little Rhaenys looked more like her mother than I, it wouldn’t surprise me if any child Lyanna and I had looked more Stark than Targaryen, least one-” He stopped short reminding himself that he wouldn’t ever have another child with Lyanna. “If what i’m thinking is correct, i’m glad he looks more like his mother than myself. For his safety.”

“Th-the wall? what i-is he doing there?” He sputtered “How could either of you let him go to the wall?! He’s a child!” Rhaegar asked, suddenly angry. He would now, never get to see Jon, if he did turn out to be his son. But they couldn’t know for sure if his thoughts were true or not because well, Eddard was dead, Lyanna was dead. “Now…if what i’m thinking is to be true…I’ll never know:

“You of all people can’t believe in the curse of Harrenhall, Catelyn Stark? I’m surprised.” For as long as he had known her, Rhaegar would have lossed money had he bet on her not being superstitious.

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“Get your dress out of the trunks than, we’ll get a banner from one of your fathers men and one of one from my own and we can use those as stand in cloaks.” He told her with ease, quick on the thinking, himself having no idea where his houses cloak was at.

“Not ever wedding needs to be planned and outlined, nor need fancifulness to it. We’re not royals.” He chuckled as he put his large hand over her smaller one and squeezed it. “A few weeks ago I could have been dead. A few weeks later who knows what could happen. I want you now Cat. We’ve waited far too long for this. Far too long. I want you to be my wife, not so that I can just bed you, but because I want to start a life with you.”

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“I trust you will” He nodded with approval, glad that this whole debacle was starting to smooth itself out given time. “I did the right thing right? Telling you the truth?” He asked, unsure of himself in a moment of doubt which was telling for the Wild Wolf of House Stark who was so sure of himself and hardly ever thought before going into things.

“He’s always been a sneaky bastard even in our youth. I just…I worry about you and your sister.” He gave a chuckle. “No….never, do you think I’d do that again?” He asked, a mischievous grin on his face for a moment as he leaned in to kiss her cheek. “He’s a smart lad that one.” His smile turned to one of fondness and than he looked back at Cat, a look of seriousness. “Let’s get married now. Today, while everyone still here. It’s a day to celebrate mine and Eddard’s return, why not make it double the occasion and be wed after so long?”

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“I could yes. But let’s hope they stay dark in color.” Brandon repeated before he gave a shrug to her words on Eddard. “Why not? At war things happen. Maybe they wanted a night together in case they couldn’t be with one another after the war and he died. Robert bedded many a woman, i’m sure on his quest for his ‘betrothed’ he whored.”

As she took the boy from his arms, Brandon gave a relieved a sigh and his shoulders slumped as the tension left him just a bit. “Eddard already knows. Benjen is going to the wall, they’re safe. Benjen more so.  What would your father think? By the way Holster, I didn’t get your daughter pregneat before the wedding but this is my son whose actually my nephew, you know…Lyanna. Well she and Rhaegar, yes that Rhaegar had a child from a union and this is it” He asked, truly wondering how she would would handle her father with this situation. 

“And if Lysa and Petyr are in correspondence? Lysa would tell him anything. No. I don’t trust her. You know that. “ He looked at Cat holding Jon and he gave a small smile. “You look beautiful with a babe in your arms. It’s almost natural”