Promises were tender flowers in war time. They burst from the grey in abundant color, a sign of vitality and joy. And then, with only blood as mulch, they withered into a state of skeletal remains.
He had made her one of those promises -- just one of the many words he has had to break in order to stay alive in this war. It had been a few weeks past since the majority of the Elves had left his company, and Robb was a different man. The Tully blue of his eyes had dissipated, bordering on a opaque grey. The crown he had worn was a burden he had endured alone, in silence and in solitude. The Young Wolf was becoming more and more like his father every day.
Tired, quiet and dying in honor.
'Your Grace, Commander Tauriel wishes to see you.'
The King in the North nodded to the guard, knowing that he could not delay their reunion any longer. It was a bittersweet moment, for no matter how dearly he wished to feel her immortal skin once again, they could never be. He was bitter, bitter that he was forced to marry another when she left him.
With Grey Wind at his side, Robb mulled over the large war map that often earned much of his time and ire.