Chapter 301

ROBB STARK POV

"What does it say father?" he asked once his father finished reading the letter from Lord Stannis Baratheon.

His father rubbed his chin for a moment, lost in his own thoughts before he gather himself and put the letter down on the table.

"Lord Stannis confirmed the words that the anonymous letter from Kings Landing and the letter from Lord Renly said." His father said.

"So…" he looked awkwardly at Jon "The Queen and his brother…" he felt a nausea go through him at the mere thought of doing that with his sister.

Father remained silent and they waited for him to speak.

"If what Lord Renly says is true and my daughter is really being held hostage by the Queen." His father got up from his chair and pinned them with his icy gaze "Then we'll go South. But not alone."

His father looked at Maester Lewin and said "Send out the ravens. Call for the banners."

Maester Lewin nodded and quickly left the room to write the letters.

His father sat down on his chair and there was silence once again.

"We're going to war." He said and his father nodded.

"Who are we going to support father?" Jon asked.

"If the Queen's children are illegitimate then the crown goes to Lord Stannis." His father "But…"

"But Renly has our mother." He said.

His father nodded upon hearing that "We'll not give our support to Lord Stannis. Not now. Not until we're able to rescue your mother or your sister."

"We should have never send Sansa to Kings Landing." The words came out of hi mouth before he could stop himself.

His brother looked shocked but instead of reprimanding him, his father merely looked tired.

"Father couldn't have disobeyed a direct order from the King Robb." Jon said.

He wanted to argue against that. He knew that Sansa loved Lord Bolton and a marriage with Lord Bolton would be more beneficial for the North than a marriage with the Prince.

Not to mention that by breaking the betrothal with the prince, they'd made sure that Lord Bolton won't marry another Stark. Not that he would have forced Arya to marry him but it was the principle of the matter.

"We cannot send all our forces down South." He said "If we lose this war then the North will be undefended."

His father nodded.

"Isn't Lord Bolton North of the Wall?" Jon asked and all of them froze for a moment.

As of now, House Bolton was the most powerful house in the North. Not only that, Lord Bolton also had giants and wargs in his commanded. Not to mention his troops who are better equipped and better trained than any other army in the whole North.

Without Lord Bolton, they would have to contact the regent Lady Barbrey Dustin and they all knew that she didn't like the Starks and would send the lowest amount of people possible for this campaign.

Without the army of Lord Bolton, the Northern army won't have the edge required to win the war.

They might still win it but the causalities would be tremendous.

"He is." His father said "But thanks to Lord Bolton, the situation in the North is already far better than what it used to be a decade ago. Even without his presence, the North will be able to muster up a larger army this time."

"Having him would have still been better." He said. Not only because Lord Bolton would have brought his army with him. But also because Lord Bolton was a great commander and had some of the greatest warriors under his command.

"That is true. But we'll make do with what we have." His father said and he let the matter drop and nodded.