Ages:
Rachel Stark: 32
Robb Stark: 32
Rana Stark: 18
Atie Stark: 17
Ned Stark: 11
Brandon Stark: 6
Jasper Frost: 20
Liam Frost: 18

Chapter 3: My love is your flashlight

After Rachel had tucked her boys in she strolled over to her chambers with her guard’s right behind her. She was about to enter when the guards at her door stopped her. “Your Grace, the King wishes for you to go to his chambers.” Rachel’s eyebrows shot up. Usually when Robb wanted to see her he would just come to her and if she recalled her husband had a lot of paper work tonight, so Rachel immediately knew something was going on. Rachel quickly marched over to her husband’s chambers. The guard’s immediately bowed when they saw her and let her enter without a word. Rachel entered to see Robb with his head buried in his hands and his council speaking all at once to him. One they noticed Rachel had entered they all bowed and Robb looked up as well. “Leave us.” He said simply and the council left at once.
Rachel looked at her husband with confusion, “What is going on?”
“My brother.” Robb says sighing and leaning back in his chair.
“Jon?” Rachel questions taking a seat across from him. “What has he done now?”
“What he’s been doing for the last year!” Robb snarled.
Rachel groaned, “He’s still spreading those rumors about me having intimate relations with my brother.”
“Making our children illegitimate and you an adulterer.” Robb sighed.
“This is ridiculous.” Rachel said throwing her hands up in frustration. “How can people actually believe this?”
“People will believe anything if they hear it enough times.” Robb said flatly.
Rachel stared at her husband, “There is something more you’re not telling me.”
“People in the far North are starting to support Jon. They believe he should be put on the throne. The Bolton’s are beginning to support him. They’re one of the biggest families.”
“I am so sorry!” Rachel said her heart breaking a little. She hated that ridiculous rumors like this were putting her family in danger.
“For what? Sleeping with your brother. I know.” Robb teased.
Rachel glared at her husband and grabbed a quill of his table and threw it at him, causing Robb to laugh. “Did you just throw something at your king?”
“Yes, and I’ll throw something sharper, if he does not hush.” Rachel said sternly, but had a twinkle in her eye, letting Robb know she was just kidding.
Robb laughed and pulled Rachel’s chair closer to his and placed a kiss on her lips. “We need to move up Rana’s wedding date. I talked to the King of the Sandstorms. It’s in two days.”
Rachel stared at her husband in surprise, “Excuse me?”
“The faster we get them married, the faster we have the Sandstorms army backing us up, and the faster we squish this rebellion.”
“Robb, we literally just told her she was getting married and got her engaged all in one day. She’s not prepared to leave our palace.”
“Rana and Jasper can stay here, in our palace for a little bit. Jasper can have some of his court stay with us. This way I can train him on how to be a proper king, while his father concentrates on other ordeals.”
“So once again, you go around making deals without consulting me.” Rachel says getting up angrily.
Robb looked at his wife, actually terrified, “I was desperate?”
“Desperate!!?”
“We have to squish this rebellion!”
Rachel stared at Robb and wanted to respond, but she knew he was right. “Fine.” Rachel said shrugging her shoulders. “I’m tired and going to bed.”
“Stay.”
“You have work.”
Robb pushed his paper work aside, “No I don’t.” he said smiling.
“Are you trying to butter me up?” Rachel asked smirking.
“Is it working?”
“Maybe a little.” She said finally letting out laugh. “I’m still mad though.”
“I know.” Robb said quickly getting up and pulling his wife towards him. “I love you.”
“And I you.”



Atie was sitting at her vanity, combing her hair. She was desperately waiting for her sister to come to her and tell her what happened on her walk with Jasper. She heard a chamber doors open and quickly got up excitedly, expecting her sister, but was surprised to see Prince Liam.
Liam looked at Atie sitting at her vanity and a confused face sketched on his face, “What are you doing here?”
Atie got up, “Excuse me? These are my chambers.”
Liam looked around the room and let out a laugh, “Oh. I’m sorry. All these halls look the same as do the bedrooms. My mistake. I beg your pardon, princess.” He said bowing with a slight hint of teasing in his voice.
Atie smirked, “No problem, prince.” She said curtseying. “Do you need help getting to your bedroom chambers?”
“No, I think I’ll manage.” Liam said smiling. “Besides I need to get used to this palace, since I’ll be staying here a while.”
Atie looked at the boy confused, “What do you mean, staying here a while?”
“Our siblings, their marriage has been moved up and my brother has been asked to stay here a while. So your father can train him, for battle and other kingly duties.”
Atie looked shocked, “Oh wow.”
“You did not know?”
“I did not.” Atie said taking a deep breath.
Liam stared at the girl and knew immediately that this news had troubled her, he knew the appropriate thing to do would be to leave, but he couldn’t find himself leaving the girl. “Actually, I think I do need assistance back to my chambers. Do you mind still helping me?”
Atie looked up at the boy and gave him a light smile, “Yes of course. Follow me.”



The next morning Atie was deep in her thought as she stared at her bowl of porridge. She had escorted Liam to his chambers, wishing him good night and then blushing heavily when he'd planted a kiss on her hand. What a charming young man he was, and the fact that he was engaged depressed Atie a great deal.
"What's with you?" Atie was interrupted from her thoughts as her brother, Ned, sat next to her at the table.
"Oh, nothing", Atie yawned. "Just tired."
"Right", Rana said as she sat at the table and reached for some bacon. "Well, how was your night?"
"No better than yours I imagine...", Atie hesitated. "Have you heard?"
"That I am to wed the man in a few days? Yes", Rana muttered, eating. "I guess there's nothing I can do about it."
"I don't see what the big deal is", Ned muttered as he ate. "We're all bound to marry for duty one day anyway."
"Except probably you, because you're the heir, so congratulations", Rana murmured.
Just then Brandon rushed to the table, taking a seat next to Rana. "Your husband is looking for you", he informed before digging into the food.
"He is not my-", Rana realized that it would be pointless to argue with her 6-year old brother, so she merely stood up and left the room.
Atie chuckled, wondering how on earth Rana was going to survive life as a wife. Before she could voice her thoughts, however, Prince Liam walked inside, sitting at the table as well. As he noticed her, he gave a smile. "Hello."



"Hi", Atie smiled. "Did you ever manage to get any sleep in the room we finally found for you?"
"Yes, I did, thank you", Liam smirked. "I was wondering, would you show me around today?"
Atie frowned, wondering if it would be proper. "Are you sure?"
"I don't see why not", Liam smiled. "I didn't really bring any of my friends with me, so you're the closest thing i have to good company."
"Is that supposed to flatter me?" Atie snorted. "Closest thing to good company?"
Liam blushed, chuckling. "You know I don't mean it like that. You are good company."
Atie didn't know why this made her smile so much, but it did.



Rana found Jasper outside, waiting by the stables. Rana had never been that fond of animals, so she flinched back a bit as she saw Jasper standing next to a horse.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"I wondered if you'd like to go riding", Jasper smiled.
"No, i don't want to go riding with you", Rana rolled her eyes, glaring at him. "I don't even know you. You could be a serial killer."
"Then it's unlucky for you that you are to marry me", Jasper chuckled.
Before Rana could protest, they heard the window open in one of the upper chambers of Winterfell. And fair enough, they saw Robb and Rachel looking out of the window, and before Rachel could say a thing, Rana's father shouted:



"Go on riding, you two! It's a fine day for a ride!"
Rachel rolled her eyes, but said in a calmer voice: "It'd be good for you two to get to know one another. Don't make Rana ride, though. Take a walk to Winter's Town."
With that the window closed.
Jasper turned to look at Rana with an amused smile. "Your parents are one of a kind."
"If that's an insult, I hate you even more. My family is strange but only I get to insult them", Rana said. "Well, you heard my mother."
Jasper smiled as he followed Rana again. "Do you enjoy the North?"
"I do. But you don't, as you said."
"No, not in particular."
Rana chuckled. "Well at least you are honest. That can become a problem though, because I'm honest, too. And there's nothing worse than the cruel truth for some people."
"Actually I like nothing more. It's better to be honest and straightforward rather than two-faced", Jasper smiled.
Rana didn't say anything, because she agreed. She just kept her eyes on the road, wondering what it would be like to actually marry him. Stand in the Godswood with him and say the words. Well, in a few days she would find out after all.