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Nov. 27th, 2017 03:01 pmmare_liberum posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
mareliberumThe escape from King's Landing had been a close call, far too close for Ned's liking. He had hurried himself and the girls to pack as quickly and as little as they needed before they fled the city, and it had been as the thunderous steps of the King's Guard approached that they'd slipped away just in time. Jory had stayed behind, swearing to fend off as many of the guards as he could to ensure their safety, despite pleas from Ned to join them and help protect them along the King's Road. Ned knew that they'd need more protection at their backs than they would elsewhere, though the journey North would be treacherous.
Had it only been him, had he not his daughters' well-being to think of, fear wouldn't have crept its way into his heart. As it was, though, he had to protect them all and return them all home, safe and sound, as he'd promised to do so many months prior.
There were a few squabbles to be had on the outskirts of the city and once they'd reached The Trident, but it wasn't enough to deter them extensively. They mostly travelled at dusk and under the cover of night, resting in shifts once they'd reached their breaking point. There were many miles during which Ned had to carry Arya on his back, the way he'd done with Lyanna when they'd been small.
Once by Riverrun, Ned wonders if he would be well-received, given his familial ties to it. Whatever they face there can't be any worse than what they'd somehow managed to survive at King's Landing, and so, after a great deal of debate, he finds himself staring at the large door before him, feeling threadbare and barely alive, hoping to find respite.
Had it only been him, had he not his daughters' well-being to think of, fear wouldn't have crept its way into his heart. As it was, though, he had to protect them all and return them all home, safe and sound, as he'd promised to do so many months prior.
There were a few squabbles to be had on the outskirts of the city and once they'd reached The Trident, but it wasn't enough to deter them extensively. They mostly travelled at dusk and under the cover of night, resting in shifts once they'd reached their breaking point. There were many miles during which Ned had to carry Arya on his back, the way he'd done with Lyanna when they'd been small.
Once by Riverrun, Ned wonders if he would be well-received, given his familial ties to it. Whatever they face there can't be any worse than what they'd somehow managed to survive at King's Landing, and so, after a great deal of debate, he finds himself staring at the large door before him, feeling threadbare and barely alive, hoping to find respite.
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Date: 2017-11-29 04:13 am (UTC)bc Cersei would be sure to keep that lie goingAnd it was Jaime's bad luck that another tactic for dealing with all that pain was to pay it forward. To his face. With that rock. So, Jaime, it's three a.m. and you just got woke up with a rock in the face, as is canon. Just you're at Riverrun instead. Sorry. And Ned, hon, if you'd like to be let in by some unnamed riverlands soldier and guided this way..... ]