A Rose in the Mountains

Harleegirlie: As she walked closer to the beast, it raised its head and looked to her, making a slight squawking sound. Yet step after step, she walked. "Easy handsome bird…" Her voice was soft and reassuring as she spoke to the griffin. It tilted its head a bit and rose to its feet. It stood well taller then Rose was and was a magnificent thing to behold. The feet moved as she neared and she slowed as she still cooed and spoke softly to it. Her reflection showing in the dressing mirror of her room. In its reflection, she would be seen on her balcony with her hand stretched out to the beast. When she was close enough to the beast, she stopped and waited. The griffin looked to her and ruffled its feathers upon its head and wings a moment before it looked to her once more. It bent at the neck and picked at her hair a moment before lowering its head down to her hand. Gently nudging her hand with the end of its beak, she smiled. Her fingers stroked through the feathers of its head and neck. Her eyes shined with the light of the moon reflecting within them. After a small while, she leaned on the side of the balcony railing and looked out to the fogged world that was around her. The griffin walked over to her and nipped at her long hair again. Not pulling it but more like playing with it to get her attention. With a smile, she stroked over its head and neck once more before she walked back into her room. The beast followed behind her and squawked at her when she had tried to close the door. Looking to Fidget, she chuckled softly. "On the bed with you…" Taking his bone, the wolf did as he as told and jumped onto the bed. Her attention turned back to the griffin as she guided the beast into her room and closed the door behind it. She had then gotten ready for bed as she watched through the mirror at the griffin pecking at her cape. The furs of the animals must have been what was driving the beast crazy. It made her laugh.

She walked to the door and looked to the guard. "Can I get a plate of just meat, please? It doesn't have to be cooked nor cut." After making the request, she closed the door and walked over to the mirror once more. Her fingers trailed over the glass and the images came to her mind of the Lord caressing over her damaged skin with care. Once more, it had only been a fantasy. She knew that he was still very devoted to his lost wife. But still she hoped that she would see him. A man that had given her hope in having a decent life. One that she wouldn't have to hide who she was and would be accepted in every way. She smiled as she looked to the mirror. Recalling the way he had looked to her. The smile he held even if there was a tooth missing, it mattered not. He greatly intrigued her. Her moments of fantasy in her mind had lasted longer then she thought when there was a rapping at the door. Quickly going to it, she opened it and smiled taking the plate from the servant. Before the man was able to talk to her, she had closed the door with a smile and a thank you.

She fed both Fidget and the griffin in the confines of her room, dividing the plate up between the both of them before she cleaned her hands and let the wolf clean the plate clean. Her eyes looked to the lantern and once more she walked to the bed. She'd leave the lantern where it was and laid along the bottom of the bed. Her eyes focused on the mirror in hopes to see him. It wasn't long before all were asleep in her room. Both woman and beasts. Fidget on the bed with her and the griffin along the side of her bed between it and the door. To see them all in the room together would come to a shock to anyone that would come into the room. But Rose didn't care. It seemed to be true more and more. Only the beasts of the land would be her companions through life. There would be nothing more. She slept deeply with a mix of dreams. Some of the Lord of the Vale… some she was alone… but she slept none the less.

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Upon the first light of the next day, Bran woke and looked to his wife with a heavy sigh. He didn't want her going, especially alone, but what choice did he have? It was she go or Rose was killed. There wasn't much else that could be done for them. There was no choice in this matter. Softly, he leaned over and kissed Maege as he had every morning. "It's time, my bride." His voice and eyes were filled with concern as he looked to his wife. Mae opened her eyes and looked to him. A sleepy stretch was made with a slight squeal before she wasted no time before getting dressed in her traveling attire. Her hair braided and hanging heavily down her back. "I wish you would take someone with you, Mae." Bran spoke softly. "I know, Bran. But you read the messages the same as I did. They'll kill Rose. I can't allow that to happen and neither can you." She continued pulling things together as Bran, too, got dressed and ready for his day. this was going to be one of the hardest days of his life. Knowing that both his wife and his oldest daughter were alone and no one to help them. It pulled at his heart and his mind.

After a quick meal and provisions made for her trip, Maege's horse was made ready and waiting for her in the commons. Bran walked with her out to her mount and held her tightly before she got onto the horse. "Be careful, Mae. If anything should happen to you…" She reached up and placed her fingers over his lips mid sentence. "Nothing will happen. I'll be home. I'm not sure if rose will be with me or not, but all I can do is try." Bran nodded and helped Maege onto her mount and slapped the horse's hind- quarters. Riding off, she began her journey to the Vale.

She stopped only for watering breaks for the horse and herself as she made her way there. Noticing the fog growing heavier as she neared the long ago place where she had been so often as a child.

GVanity: The eyes of the Lord of the Vale leave the room he will pause a moment while he walked over to the chambers alone. He have look over to the skies of the moon fill night above the clouds. He looking to them will nod a moment alone. He have eyes that will pierce the skies and the reflection of the moon will become a part of the mirrors he held to the outside world. He will be king soon, when he is what could he do then to this world? He have paused a moment with this and settling to the study he will write in the letters over and again. Closing out the long written messages he wrote to this book he will hide them under the desk. As their night were of dance and laughter he will begin him work. He walk over to the wall, pushing it inward as it will open to reveal a entrance. He walk now down the stairs. Carry with him a lantern as he will find himself down in the belly of the Vale, entrances carved, as what would take months he did in days. There were large carts pulling by many people, minerals and stones, clears of stone and halls he will watch them work more.

Partially plans will be completed now he will begin to keep them secret. A small nose bleed, he cleans walking out to the doors, Through the night will be the working of men who would build the imagination he held. The mountain will be the perfect impregnable fortress, however he will tap into it more deeper potential, as he have began to turn the entire Mountain area to a networking of tunnel and strong hold. The metric ton after ton of Iron ores found in the mountain melted down and turned into several meter thick plate that were put behind the walls which were of the mountain, doors, bridges,  day by day as the magic he conjure will take deep effect and the building was near to completion, the stone walls erected behind the mountains and Iron walls, will create a endlessly powerful defense.

In the night the fingers of the Vale were busy, large caravans of shipment were in and out of the ports, in the night they will come, he will have began to have blacksmiths coming together, weapon smiths beginning as the fires of the forge will burn day and night, as many as 115 Working, that number growing every week. By the tens, large Armoured item made, Armoured horns, and  Wired springs of many size, the Mountains will begin to grow, and at night in the weeks to come, the steam will be let from the mountains and they could be seen as red lava almost. For the temperatures inside the Mountains now reach as hot as hell. Day and night,  continuing unyielding  Large Horned beasts, Rhino, were being fitted with armour capable of stopping javelines and stones catapult. Sulfur and minerals were being taken to a lair of a Being who had been hidden. A woman who will be known only as the Apothecary. Her brilliant mind to be one to make chemicals, potions, and liquids.

She will look to the Plate armour of the Houses Soldiers, pouring a small vial of this liquid on it. Watching it melt a hole in the Armour with a sinister smile. Her note to begin counting how many snap of her finger it took for it to make a hole, placing wood under the armour to see if it will eat through skin as well. undoubted, she sees as she snap her fingers in same motion over and again, counting, she watches a small vial, of nothing more of a spoonful eat through Metal and wood. Her eyes pleased, for the news will be noted. Placing the recipe to another of her workers and having it made in mass. The gas captured in Suction barrels reverse of the air machine use to heat the forge with compressed air.

Her silky long hair, and her eyes. Will begin to light with a new life, for she began her work. Poisons and toxins to which this place will never have seen. She will have taken dragon scales, another vial pouring, snapping in a pace as counted she have done before. Watching with delight as the acid she made from the Sulfur will eat through the Scales and the skin of the dragon would die. The Gases in the bagged barrels will be marked and carried with care. For they had a purpose, their time will come. Discovering the rising of heat, the Lord commission a series of tailors to begin sewing and weaving new fabrics to resist heat. Making a design of a device to lift large object to the Air, the blacksmiths to be tasked with making them armoured and Engineers to begin making it a reachable reality. Rope is make with a braided wire in them to resist cutting. Slowly it began to come together. The mountains provided endless supplies of metals and ores. More valuable than gold, Discovering metals that could magnetise other metals, he will have another direction. The Apothecary given another task to make a potion to eat the skin, blood, and bones of living man. She did so, with the materials she held inside, she made this potion to be potent, for a mere amount can eat a grown man alive within blinks of an eye.

her work documented, every matrial she needed found in the mountains. It will no harm the metals, which was the agendas. For they would experiment, placing hay in the armour of a Item, and then putting against the wall, a single arrow shot and the glass tip broken, watching as the hay was nothing except a small stain in the Armour. Success. Secretly they will work. dirt and sand being used with fire to make glass arrow heads. large and small. Ballista and catapults, hand arrows as well. The Ballista to be made ow out of lighter wood, able to be carried, The Balloons of gasses to be made, under construction still,  Yet they would be the Armoured Zeppelins, armed with Bola snare chain ballistas and catapults. Resistant against arrow punctures,  Rhinoceroses were being trained and fitted for their armour now. Tested by charging at wall made, and broken through. The Mountains were abundant with treasures treasures a Lord will need, to begin conquest. The most intelligent of those he would find, will begin to work together to build the Army of him dreams, spelling and showing the nightmares of those who will oppose him.

The money he made, he hid, selling gems and rubies, yet he was called, for they had found something they did no intend, what to do, they had no idea. They had found Silver, much of it, kilometers deep of it. Yet in some occasions  Gold was find by several Metric tons. He would speak nothing of it, hiding it. For it will serve use later. To gain their rise, men would work in the chambers, secretly, until he released them. Nothing would be spoken of what he had find in those mountains, for the King would want it, He will be dead before he would give that man anything but him death.

The Mountains will have tunnels soon under them and the treasures of the Vale will be hidden from the world. Diamonds to make any man wealthy, will be found the size of a child fist and they were him for the claiming. Yet he will let the Lannister house have their pride of being of the wealthiest. He will be the Mountain nothing still. That night he will ponder many thing, as to what he will say in the day to come when her mother will show up. He had now a plan. This will work perfectly. For it will be beyond what she could have given him already. He pause a moment and will think, how to tell them.

The royal officials to be in bed as they will have all say their good evening greeting and the day will come. He have received word she have come now, and he will have her escorted with the utmost respect to the Main chamber, calling for Rose to inform her of an important event, as well as her mother was there to see her in the Main Hall where she had been escort to. The mind began working.

Harleegirlie: Maege heard the horses and when asked to come with the Guard of the Vale, she did not hesitate. Her horse stayed with them and all the while they made it to the top of the mountain. She didn't like the feel of the fog around her. It was not like the Vale to be like this. Yes it was a mountainous area, but nothing like this in all her life of living so close to it. She wondered what it was that the Lord of Arryn would have to say as to why her daughter was arrested. It made no sense to her. She knew that Rose was one that was adventurous but there was nothing saying that she would have gone that far out of her way to come all the way here. It still didn't feel right to Maege. But again, there was nothing she would be able to do. With Rose as a prisoner, there was nothing she could do.

She waited for them to get to the top before she walked into the main hall. Walking to just before the Lord of the Vale, she knelt with a bowed head before standing once more. "Lord Arryn." Her eyes looked to him. She noticed the way he looked and still began to wonder what was going on. "You requested to see me in person to discuss my daughter, Roselyn?" She looked the part of her station as Lady of the house. She would wait for this new Lord of the Vale to speak.

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A knock was heard as Rose began to stir with the morning light. "Lady Stark.." Rose lifted her head and looked over the side of her bed. She smiled seeing that the griffin had stayed laying under her hand with her fingers in its feathers. As the door opened more, the woman coming in to attend to her screamed and ran out the room seeing the griffin in the room with her. The guard came around the corner with his sword drawn. "What is this?" The griffin, startled from his rest, stood and let out a screech towards the guard with his wings spread wide. Rose moved to get out of bed and in the commotion, Fidget got to his feet and quickly jumped off the bed. Rose moved to stand in front of the griffin and tried to calm the beast. "Lady Stark, step away from the beast!" Rose looked to the Guard. "I won't.. Get ou…" Her words were cut short as the griffin rose up and came back down. The claws of the beast raking down the length of her back. She fell down upon the ground on her hands and knees, her breath coming heavily to her. "Lady Stark.. I.." She whispered from the floor. "…get.. out.." "But my lady.." She turned and looked to him with tears streaming down her face. "GET OUT!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs. Her back was on fire as she felt blood welling up on her back. Her voice would have been carried through out the halls of the Vale. If he was in the fortress.. he would have heard her. But would he care?

GVanity: Aaron, had come into the room shortly afterwards, hearing the screaming he will send for a surgeon. He quickly take her looking at her wound. With the surgeon taking, long. He will say nothing, taking a hand taking her back, slowly watching as it will come closing the gashes. He look to her speaking. "There is a reason they stay outside." The eyes looking to them all. Fortunately she was too far for her screams to be hear because he closed the doors prior to coming. "I would have thought the House of Stark knew better.." he spoke. "You mother will be here by two days time.." he watched her wound hear. slightly squinting as he feel the burning of the gashes inflame the hand he touch her with. "Exercise more caution.." he said simple and walked out the door. "It is my station to watch you.... this is why" he say as he left saying nothing else.

Kazimir, will sit along the throne, listening to her. "I have,"  The House of Stark have made a grave upset in this house. "She have stolen from my home, she came to this land with a lantern, of this house of my deceased wife.  How she had come to this, I do no even want to think, however she had kept it even after knowing it was no her to have." he say now. "She have been found guilty.. her punishment is to be rendered.." He say.

Looking at the glass. "I have been contemplating, I have reached a verdict of her punishment.  "She is to remain in my House for the remainder of the winter.. to repay this house for her crime.." He had said to her.  "If this is no agreed upon.. I will end the alliance to you house, which have stood long, and I see if her treatment is fair, she should have no problem, as she have made a good impression of you house already.." him eyes looking at her with pause. "It have been several month in passing, my Donatella have passed away, she have hurt the memory of my wife, and I am distraught, however I am willing to forgive. If my demand are met, she will be returned to you house in the spring."  He look to her.  "Fair is fair to me.. and our house is Honour Bound both.." he look to her with pause and a nod. "I trust this will be suitable for you to agree to?"  He will look to her.

He had seen much in the time he was around. Yet her lady of their house will no meet the man who was who was met by her Daughter. He was very calm, very patient, very open minded and soft spoken. Hours before it meeting, he had dosed, the apothecary to give him a very calming drug, to keep him unnerved with new people. He was focused, calm, and he would no even sound upset. Yet he will insist that he was, only trying to be cordial? "I will hope you will understand.." he spoke. The morning had gone by, Aaron had kept this from him lordship,  As the day came,  Aaron will have kept Rose Busy with informing her to stay in bed with a powder that was on her back, to keep the scarring minimal. "You do no move until I come get you... and if you do, I assure there will be consequences.." he said after coming back in that morning, "stay in this bed until I return for you.." he said. "You mother must never know.."

He will have  placed a vase with a letter written by Kazimir, "Flowers can be most beautiful when they are admired in their best light.." He wrote with a signature. A.A. was sign. With this he now sit in the chamber room speaking with the Lady of the house of Stark. "I can send for her, if you wish?" he say to her. "She is expected at Dinner which is soon..." he spoke to the Lady of this home. The eye from that distance could only be hinted he was under influences. Yet could also be the light of the chambers,  This Lord was inebriated to just deal with speaking with her, keeping calm and holding apprehension at bay, Yet he had a drink which had more of this in it. A mixture of very powerful pain herbs,  Life blissful as he sat in the throne letting memories drown him out of this reality. He remained outside calm, listening and hearing her speak. "You thought my Lady?" he asked while he will have lifted a hand to a chair right next to him, "Please sit, no need to bow... and I request you do no do so again, I am above noone here.." he said to her. "Here you are equal, Lord and Lady rule together their home.. In the eyes of this Falcon you can speak as you wish.." he could feel the stomach turning inside of him.

Yet he remained calm, however he will hope she would no be hysterical

Harleegirlie: Rose looked to Aaron and did as she had be told to do. Once more she felt like the child that had been scolded for doing something wrong. Yet there was nothing that was wrong with what had happened. If it weren't for the people that were so narrow minded to the beasts in the land, it wouldn't have happened at all. Here she lived with a Dire wolf every day of her life and she knew well what it took to cause a beast of any nature to attack. She watched as the griffin was moved from her room and closed her eyes with a single tear leaving the corner of her eye while she was being tended to. More scars.. yes Aaron had put a powder on her skin to reduce the scarring but it still would be there. Fidget moved up to lay next to Rose with his face right next to hers. He licked at the tears that had fallen and she laid there without moving. "Yes, Ser." Was all she said to Aaron. With nothing else to do, she closed her eyes. She couldn't see her mirror and couldn't touch it. A sigh left her lips. What was the point of it.. She had watched him as he had watched her yet there was nothing more to it. However, she had opened her eyes when she had heard the door close once more. A soft smile crossed her lips as she looked to the vase with flowers in it and the letter that was written for her. But it made her wonder.. who A.A was. Lord Arryn was known as Kazimir… so who was it that was the 'A' in the house that still held the last name as Arryn? It would have to be something that she had figured out once things had settled. Looking at the flowers as she fell to sleep once more, she stayed in place and Fidget guarded her like always.

Hearing the news of the crime against her daughter, Maege walked over to sit on the side of the Lord of Arryn. "Forgive me, my Lord, but Roselyn had only this once left the house without company. There has to be some mistake." She thought about it and had known that a lantern that was unlike anything she had ever seen in Winterfell was in her daughter's room. Sighing softly, she could only accept it as being true as it had only been there for perhaps a month if that. "I see. And will Roselyn be able to write us and let us know how she is?" Her eyes looked over the man as she sat next to him. She thought over all that he had said. He was true in what he spoke. They have indeed been long time allies and to let something like theft to go unpunished, even with her own daughter, would show favoritism and weakness in the eyes of an ally. "Very well. My daughter will serve out her sentence. Upon the spring, I will expect to see her come home to us. That is the agreement, my Lord." She tried her best to keep calm and level headed with this. News of her oldest daughter being a thief was one that hit her rather hard. Her hands bunching in her dress, she would continue to speak calmly. "I would rather she not know I was here. She'd want to come home and I don't want to cause any upset in your house from her temper. Just let her know I was here and i will look forward to her letters if and when she is able to write them." Maege looked from Lord Arryn to the rest of the main chamber trying to keep calm for the sake of her daughter and the rest of her house.

GVanity: He will listen to her with a pause, The grey miscolour eye look to her with pause and in a moment he will lift the eyebrow, her eyes which meet him, flicker of image in the mind of this man. Sound and voices, She is free to speak to ever she wishes, I hold he no prisoner to captive in a dungeon or that way."  He looking to her he will seem to flinch slightly, him eye look away from her a moment.   Nothing have ever happen that way, he will ignore it for the moment to contemplate it later.  I can only be certain that you lord will wish you back, you are welcome to stay the evening, if you wish.  However, While we are waiting on her to come, I have thing I wish to discuss with you.." he will hand a glass of fine crystal to her as he will pour a wine into it. It sparkle like the glimmer of the ocean. "I like this.." he nod to her drinking the wine. The sedative within it was deep, strong and vile. Subtle setting in, yet was quick as a breath.

He will drink with her the years have immuned him to it effects, the Apothecary will have chosen her mixtures well. This one will let the person sleep, into dreams from they can no discern from them or reality. He was the son of a Witch, so they say. Now it is obvious he will employ these tactics. To what degree he would only keep from himself. Yet he will lift the glass to him lips after her was handed. "Drink with me, you are safe.." he spoke softly. "To allies and understanding.." he lifted. "May you house and I be friend for many year to come through heaven bliss and hell fires.." He said softly. Drinking healthy and liberally, he will pause with a smile the nose bleed a slight, yet he will wipe softly.

For the lady, the potency will be strong. Much stronger for women than men, which is what the Apothecary had prescribed. Lady Mae, will be given the devious potion, and with it the power of sleep. It will be subtle, and he will drink and quietly sit upon the throne drinking with her. For how could she think something would be wrong if he drank from the same pitcher? "I believe in our alliance..." he said softly.

Aaron will come to see her once again. Roselynn, will find herself on watch. A pitcher of drink to be given to her. Opening the door he will walk to her bed she should be in. Setting down by her side of the bed. "I need you to drink this.." he said to her. Handing her a cup of a red beverage. Laced with sleep again, He will look to her. Handing the Drink to her. "Take this and sit, I need to ensure you wounds have healed." He look to her as the Gryphon was allowed to stay outside with her, yet could no enter. "If you family believes we are mistreating you it will be risked, we will leave this situation to secret.." he explained to her as he will wait for her to drink. Which one will be all she needed to have it send her to dream land. With this he casual waited for her. "You do no have to finish all of it.. it is bitter.." he nod "Half will be fine.."

Harleegirlie: Mae took the glass from him and looked to him with a soft smile. "Please do not think that I am in the understanding of you mistreating Rose at all. She is my daughter and I would protect her from the world if I could. But I can not keep her from paying for her crimes. She has to learn and if I try to soothe over what she does, what will she learn from it? I'm sure you can understand that I am only trying to teach her a lesson in this." She held the glass in her hand as she liked to him while he continued to speak. "What is it you wish to speak about?" Raising her glass to him as he spoke of a long and strong alliance. "As do I believe in this alliance. I hope we may be friends for many years to come in the future." Raising the glass to her lips she took a sip from it and smiled softly as she brought it back down to her hand resting it on her lap. With the next breath, Maege's eyes closed as the glass fell from her hands. Spilling forward, the crystal would shatter into fine pieces as it hit the ground at Maege's feet. Her head lulled back as her body fell back against the back of the chair. Oblivious to all that was around her as she was taken into the potion induced sleep.

Rose looked over her shoulder as she heard Aaron come into the room. Sitting up, she held the blanket against her chest letting him look at her back. "What is it?" She looked to the liquid. Her eyes looked up to the Gryphon that was a misunderstood friend of hers. "Is he alright?" She looked over her shoulder to Aaron. "He wasn't hurt was he?" She then looked to the vase and the letter. " No, it was an accident. The guard spooked the Gryphon from a sound sleep. Anyone that has been around wild animals as much as I have would know that you don't scare an animal when it is sleeping. That is when they are on their guard the most. He didn't hurt me because I was there. It was an accident. It would be no different then if Fidget bit me. He is still a wild animal as well. Just prefers my bed over a cave really." She brought the cup up as her eyes continued to look to the letter. "Ser Aaron.. who is A.A? I know the last 'A' stands for Arryn.. but what does the first stand for?" She waited for his answer as she brought the cup up to her lips and drank it as she was instructed to. It was very bitter and she curled her lip at the cup as she looked to it before the potion took her into its hold. Her head fell to the side as her hair touched down onto the bed before her body fell in the same direction. The glass spilling onto the blanket that she held over her form so he could look to her back. Her hold slid from the blanket as she fell back leaving her upper body uncovered before her other arm crossed over her chest as it fell covering her a bit from sight.

GVanity: He will listen to her with a nod and as she drank he will pause a moment watching her pass out unconscious into the chair. He will walk over to her a moment. Waving him have and wait a moment. He pat her hand, nodding as he will take into a pocket out a small pouch and opening it. He will open her mouth slightly,  Sprinkling to her, as she sleep. Waiting for a moment her exhale she will have sleeping soundly. "Dream my lady.. for it is now you reality.." He kiss her forehead softly. In her dream he will have settle a grand dream so vivid and real, as she will have spoken to her daughter,  everything her mother expected her daughter to say she did, how her mind work with her daughter will be as if she met and spoke with her. The Promise to return to her father and inform him,  yet the conversation will go exactly how Mae will remember it. Cast to the graves of her memory as if it were real. The few time that passed, She will have had been to a party, and her horse will have struck a bump into the road,  remembering even hugging her daughter as she left, out the gate in this chariot, as a sign of goodwill. The conversation was perfect in this sense she will have met, spoke, and maybe even scorned her daughter for what have happen. So vivid and so strongly imagined it was real. The Chariot she was placed in, must have rock her to sleep. Indeed, this visit was predictable, as they were left alone to speak.

Aaron will have roll him eyes as she passed out. "Something that shuts her up.." he said aloud taking her hand softly. "Dream of meeting you mother and what you will say... for that is as close as you will be.." he softly whispered. The agent to let her dreams create the world as it did for her mother, now she will be given a dream, land up to how they departed, perfectly designed in their ways, for the imagination will play a devious role in their meeting. For it was their meeting. Aaron will have walk over to the Gryphon as it stare at him. Shaking him finger at it. "You caused enough trouble.. Stay there and watch her.." he said walking out of the door as if nothing happen who was to say, when she woke two days did no go by? or did they?

Harleegirlie: In the potion induced sleep, Mae did exactly what was said. She had dreamed of a wonderful visit to the house of Arryn where she had talked to the lord of the house with great dignity. Having never been one to handle such affairs, she had felt that she had governed herself very well. Even going so far as to see her daughter. She looked to her daughter with disappointment. "Why did you steal anything from anyone? You were raised better then that." "But mother, I didn't." "Then why was it that Lord Arryn has the exact same lantern in his home that you had in your room? The proof is there, Roselyn! I am not going to allow you to just walk away with this one. You will stay here and repay the house as you have a debt to repay and honor to restore to our house. Are you once more going to disgrace this house as you had when you were 16? I will not allow it." It caused Rose to look to her mother with a scowl. "…No…" "Good. You can start with doing what Lord Arryn has deemed worth for your theft." After that, she hugged her daughter and told her that she would see her when she returned home. Getting into the carriage, she left to go back to Winterfell.

Rose slept in her bed and dreamed of a wonderful visit with her mother. Telling her how much of a wonderful time that she had and how she was making the family proud. She told her of how she had enjoyed her time there and would be home when she felt that she had left a good note with the Lord of Arryn. She was so happy and proud to be there. Secretly still she hoped that her mystery man would be more then just a myth to her. But that was again something that she only hoped for. After she watched her mother leave, she smiled and walked back into her room. Laying down on her bed, she slept again. her back still sore and she thought that she needed more rest for it. Not sure how long it was, but she woke in her room once more but stayed looking to her vase with the flowers in it and the letter that was next to it.

General Vanity: He will be in a room as the lady of this house left. Returning to the Chambers, he will wait as Aaron will come to him and report into the schedule. "Lord Kazimir, this will no be done by spring.." He said to him. Kazimir to look at him in reply "They will have to work faster.. add more hand to shifts if needed, it will be done by Spring.." Knowing it will be unable to be fulfilled anyway he simple nod and said 'yes'  while he will look to him. Kazimir will cough slightly. Aaron looking to him, walking over to him "You are ill.. again.." He spoke softly. Kazimir will shake him head. Insisting he was fine. No believing him, he will only watch from a distance. "If you keep going it will do you no good, to be king if you are to die afterwards.." he said walking out of the door. Kazimir hated that he was always right.

He will walk down to the barracks,  Looking about and pausing to him. A young man who will look to him catching the eye. He will look at him and slowly wave for him to come. The young man will walk over to him kneeling. "Rise young Soldier.." he will look to him. As the Soldier did so he will be posed with a question. "If you were to die today for this house, knowing you would, in this very spot, will you accept you death??" He asked him. The Soldier will look about the room. Knowing what this mean, knowing as he held an innate fear in the eyes of him. Yet he will show no sign otherwise. "Yes, I know that you ask, it is already to be here, so I accept it." He spoke to the lord of this house. Asking him if he had family, replying yes. He will only walk away. Leaving the Soldier there. He could no take the life of a honourable man only serving to provide for their family. Yet this Soldier will look to him as he walk over. The hands shaking he will stop before the Lord,  Kneeling. "I only ask that my family be told I died with noble honour.." he said keeping him eyes to the ground.

"They have never had anything, if I can give them something none can take away, or chance given to do this, I will take it with my heart following.." He said to him. The Lord will look at him with pause and a nod. "It will be noted.." he said to him. Placing him hand on the eyes of the soldier to close them he will only close him own eyes, and after a simple touch, the Soldier kneeling would be blue, the hair and eyes white as snow, and he fell on the ground lifeless. That evening the family will receive word he was to have sacrificed himself, for the Honour of this home, they were rewarded with money, and a very good place in the House now. The sons to be given good status of workers in the Vale, and the widow, to be honoured for several days at the table.

This will buy the Lord time. How much will be unknown yet it will be time. Saying no a word Aaron will come into the Room with Roselynn, and serving her breakfast and hot tea, fashioning a breakfast for a queen. The Gryphon looking inside the window at Aaron seeming to turn around and sit with the back to him. Aaron roll him eyes slightly shaking him head. "Be angry, it is you fault, you are the clumbsy one.." he said to the Gryphon as he will work around Roselynn sleeping. He will have look to her a moment as she still slept. "I pray to the old Gods, this woman is worth all this.." he said softly as he will have a slight paralyzed face. He knew time was slipping for him, yet he will do as he must do. He will at night prat for just more time, for He feared Kazimir will have destroyed this house alone.

Many thing rattle through the mind of this one man. Yet quietly he only did what he had to do, to keep the peace and this home running. "Alliances are to be tested this year..." he thought softly to himself. With this he will only continue to work as he will wait for her waking. (end)