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“The boys seem to have settled in better than I thought they would You should have seen them the first time they saw the snow.”
Something akin to my face the first time I saw snow since arriving home as well, I’m sure. What precious little boys you have, Lady Forrester. On behalf of William and myself, House Mormont, and all of my sisters, we welcome you to the north.
I miss the days when ‘no’ wasn’t a part of Brandon’s vocabulary…
Oh, but he’s so proud of himself whenever he says it!
I’m glad to hear it. It was your wedding that really changed my life; it brought me south for the first time. It’s no surprise your marriage has borne such a delightful child.
No, Lord Willas. Indeed I think I have never been happier than these past years with Will. The life we have together is more than anything I imagined for myself as a child.
I don’t believe my wedding brought such change to your life, my lady. I’m happy it did though. I hope you and my good brother will visit us soon. I know Lena would love to meet the rest of her family.
You look happy, Lady Lyanna. I can talk from experience that the Stark’s are a hustle to navigate at times, but Minisa is so lovely as Lady of Highgarden.
Well, I never turn down the opportunity to travel or to see family, and I have no doubt that Will would love to meet another niece of his, and of course visit his sister.
On that front, I’m afraid I don’t have much experience outside the years Benjen Stark has lived with us Mormonts at Bear Island. Will and I only recently returned to Winterfell after years abroad, and I really don’t know how Lady Catelyn, Lady Alys, and Lord Rickard will accept me. I suppose Minisa faced the same uncertainty when she arrived in Highgarden.
“Tis good to see you. How about you take a walk with me?”
Anything for my lovely sister. It’s been far too long. How are you?
Shhh, Rhaegar, shhh, it’s alright…..
Oh, what a precious little thing. Have you tried warmed milk to help him sleep?
I have, but still he cries. He frightens at the winds sometimes, but he soon calms. Don’t you, my little stag?
If I lived at Storm’s End I might frighten at the wind as well.
…Lord Orys, I know the close friendship between my husband and yourself. But may I beg your confidence if I ask one question?
He’ll grow used to it, I am certain. And of course, Lady Stark. You have my utmost confidence.
Well...you and I are so close in age. And your children were born to you at such a young age. While I’d never imply that you do not love your children dearly...do you...wish they had come along at a later date? Will sees no reason to rush into parenthood anytime soon, and I have no problem with that. I think I’m too young for that. But I see my sisters, my friends, all fall into marriage and have children almost immediately, even when they are very young.
I’m sorry, I guess I haven’t really asked a question.
On Bear Island, I have no idea. But in my mind Winterfell is still the stuff of fairytales. I’ve never stayed here longer than a few months.
I can think of a few ways to distract ourselves that may be enough to help you focus on something else.
It’s your home now. If you want, I can show you around. I used to crawl around inside the town walls and sneak out at night to get to Rose’s room.
And if I agree to what I think you’re suggesting, you think I’ll be able to sleep better? Surely I can’t turn that down then.
You know, the more time I know you the more I can’t believe I ever thought you were less adventurous than me. You were just better at hiding it.
Maybe not, but I think you’ll be able to ignore the sounds a little better.
Shhh, Rhaegar, shhh, it’s alright…..
Oh, what a precious little thing. Have you tried warmed milk to help him sleep?
I have, but still he cries. He frightens at the winds sometimes, but he soon calms. Don’t you, my little stag?
If I lived at Storm’s End I might frighten at the wind as well.
...Lord Orys, I know the close friendship between my husband and yourself. But may I beg your confidence if I ask one question?
I’ve always found it rather horrifying how young some of these betrothals are made. Even mine was very young. But how is my lovely little niece?
I luckily haven’t gotten any letters from high standing houses. They seem to know there is an appropriate age for arranging betrothals and now is not that time. Lena is fine. She’s growing every day it’s a joy to see. Do you thrive with my good brother, my lady? Are you not content with your marriage?
I’m glad to hear it. It was your wedding that really changed my life; it brought me south for the first time. It’s no surprise your marriage has borne such a delightful child.
No, Lord Willas. Indeed I think I have never been happier than these past years with Will. The life we have together is more than anything I imagined for myself as a child.
Shhh, Rhaegar, shhh, it’s alright…..
Oh, what a precious little thing. Have you tried warmed milk to help him sleep?
Jorelle and I shared a bed a few too many cold nights on Bear Island, I see. No, no, I like this. It could be a ghost of some ancient Stark from many generations past, haunting Winterfell because somebody moved a family heirloom or something like that.
I’ll stay up with you tonight. I’m sure we can figure out where the sound is coming from.
Where are you even getting these stories from? What kind of made up things are people saying on Bear Island? There is no ghost… just… a breeze from the window or something. I just need to get used to staying at Winterfell again.
Why, thank you heroic wife. What should I do without you? Why don’t we just ignore the sound instead and I might actually get some sleep.
On Bear Island, I have no idea. But in my mind Winterfell is still the stuff of fairytales. I’ve never stayed here longer than a few months.
I can think of a few ways to distract ourselves that may be enough to help you focus on something else.
Surely. My darling husband has gone mad with voices in his head and our lives will be ruined forever. The Others take me now! That or I’m not hearing anything because I’m a heavy sleeper. Ooh, what if it’s a ghost?
Ha ha ha, aren’t you just the funniest woman in the North? Are you done yet? Jorelle already told me you were a deep sleeper, plus three years of sleeping next to you and you slowly get the gist of it. It’s probably just my imagination, don’t worry about it.
Jorelle and I shared a bed a few too many cold nights on Bear Island, I see. No, no, I like this. It could be a ghost of some ancient Stark from many generations past, haunting Winterfell because somebody moved a family heirloom or something like that.
I’ll stay up with you tonight. I’m sure we can figure out where the sound is coming from.
I haven’t heard anything, love.
Are you sure? I’ve been hearing it ever since we came back to Winterfell. Am I going crazy, Ly?
Surely. My darling husband has gone mad with voices in his head and our lives will be ruined forever. The Others take me now! That or I’m not hearing anything because I’m a heavy sleeper. Ooh, what if it’s a ghost?
Apparently, I’ve talked about wanting to leave Bear Island so much that Rowan has begun to think I’m actually going away — if only he were right.
The poor thing. He’ll miss you so when you do leave.
“If I get one more letter from a lord asking for my daughter’s hand in marriage, I will surely go mad. I’ve had a pile of them waiting for me every day since she was born. It gets incredibly tiring to answer them all in a polite manner.”
I’ve always found it rather horrifying how young some of these betrothals are made. Even mine was very young. But how is my lovely little niece?
“Do you hear that? That screeching sound is what has kept me up for the last many weeks. What do you think it is?”
I haven’t heard anything, love.
Lyanna Stark | 20 | Married to William Stark | TAKEN | Grace Phipps
As the youngest child of Maege Mormont and an unknown father, she has always lived an unconventional life. She has four older sisters: Dacey, Alysane, Lyra, and Jorelle. Like all the women of Bear Island, Lyanna was taught how to use various weapons from the time she was very young. Most girls were given dolls but the Mormont daughters were given morningstars and axes. It was a different life, forged by years and years of raids along the shores of Bear Island. In order to defend their homes they had to fight while the men were away. Even when things were safe, those skills were not to be forgotten by any women of any age.
All through her childhood Lyanna trained and fought with her sisters. She wanted to be a great warrior and idolized her older sisters in that way. She is close with her niece, Lily, who was only three years her junior and the pair were near inseparable for most of their childhood. However, everything started changing all too quickly. She couldn’t remember a time before her mother was Lady Mormont so her eldest sister, Dacey’s, marriage to Benjen Stark before the outbreak of the Winter Rebellions was the first real change in her family life that she could truly remember. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the only change.
Lyanna was eleven when the Ironborn rebelled and the North rose up to defend their home from the krakens rising from the sea. As a child Dacey had told stories of the Ironborn raiders to scare Lyanna and their sisters, but now those fears could very easily become reality. Lyanna begged her mother to allow her to go off to fight, but Maege insisted that Lyanna was too young. She was forced to remain on Bear Island with Dacey, who had just given birth to her first child, while her other three sisters rode off to war. In Lyanna’s eyes it wasn’t fair that she was stuck helping Dacey run the island and take care of her new baby when she could have been off fighting. More than once she was caught trying to slip off the island to go join the ranks of the Northern forces, but each time she was brought back to Bear Hall.
By the end of the war, Lyanna was itching for adventure and excitement. She wanted to fight. She wanted to see battle and in some ways she was disappointed the war ended when it did. If it had gone on for one more year she would have been old enough to fight. Dacey reassured her that someday she would see a real fight, but reminded her to pray that war would never come to their doorstep again. Too many people could be lost and they were lucky that their family remained unscathed.
As she learned more about the world outside Bear Island and Westeros as a whole, Lyanna’s thirst for adventure grew. At the same time, she started getting to know William Stark, her recently betrothed, and shared her dreams of adventure with him. She lost her mother in the War Against the Night but, despite her grief, refuses to give up on the future she’s building for herself.
Before her marriage to William, the two traveled Westeros together, and when they returned, they were wed. They traveled again, this time to Essos, where Lyanna came across her banished cousin, Jorah Mormont. She became close with him in their limited time together and was sad to have to leave him behind in Essos instead of bring him back with them. Having found their adventure, Lyanna and William are beginning to be ready to settle down and have a quiet life together.
theothermormont:
“...And so I obviously care very much about Will, and I’ve known this was coming since I was a child, so it’s not like it’s caught me off guard. And everyone from his family has been kind to me, although I don’t know many of them. I mean, what if we get married and then Lady Catelyn hates me? What if Rickard doesn’t want us to stay at Winterfell? And Rose has had so much pain come from getting married young, and what if that happens to me? Why am I getting married before two of my older sisters?”
