She’d almost done it. The grief of losing her brother to the man she loved...It had been unbearable. To the rest of the world Ashara Dayne was dead and she rode to Winterfell praying she wasn’t too late for Eddard. It had been war, it was the nature of the way of it. Death, while her heart ached she no longer felt any resentment towards Eddard for his role. How could she. Arthur had chosen to fight Eddard, to serve his King and he died for his duty. Rhaegar was to blame for the death, Aerys was.
The guards wouldn’t allow her in stating they had to get Lord Stark himself. Ashara wrapped her cloak around her closer, her hood drawn over her hair and face to help obscure who she was and as the gates opened and she was ushered in, the woman of House Dayne did not expect to be staring at the red haired woman of House Tully. “Lady Tully...I, i’ve come to see Eddard.” She tried not to stumble over her words but the shock was clear on her face and confusion filled her voice. Why was Catelyn at Winterfell? Brandon Stark lay beneath Winterfells crypts.
It didn’t take long before it clicked. She’d been married to Eddard and her mask of a perfect lady fell. “My apologies....Lady S-Sta-Stark” Ashara could barely speak the ladies true tittle and it stung. She was supposed to be married to Eddard. Not this woman from Riverrun.
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