DRABBLE MEME | status: accepting
It is cold when they meet again, even by Northern standards. Cold enough to freeze ears and noses and make breathing a painful chore. There’s frost clinging to Robb’s beard and his fingers ache in spite of the fact he’s wearing heavy gloves lined with fur. Not the sort of weather a man should brave, but he’d insisted on meeting her on the shore and so there he stands. No doubt his men mislike him for it, unsure as to why they’re freezing their balls off when surely Balon Greyjoy’s daughter could simply join them at camp. They do not know of the history their King shares with her, nor how important this possible alliance truly is.
Gods willing, Asha Greyjoy can gain him a Kingdom.
As she crosses the distance between them, working through the snow coated sand with heavy legs that are sure to be steadier at sea than on land, Robb thinks her much the same. The years between their last encounter and this one have not affected her as much as all that.
She isn’t much changed, but he certainly is. He’s a King now, with a crown on his head and men to lead, if not yet a Kingdom.
❝ Asha,❞ he greets her, the cold making his voice hoarse and the air bloom with white mist between them, ❝ welcome back North.❞