3 Chapter Three

Eleven years later, I am now eighteen and I am now going to try to convince Lord Rickard Stark to take his daughter Lyanna as my bethrode. I had everything planned out really, I was fostered to the Starks when I was ten, I became close with Rickards children, especially Brandon, and I pretended to take interest in little Lyanna.

So I knocked on Rickard's solar door. "Enter." I hear inside and I open the door and go inside.

He was sitting on a chair as papers were on his table, he looks up as he places the quil down. "My lord." I greet.

"Aumury, has something happened?"

"No my lord, nothing has happened, I came here for to ask you for a request." He raises his eyebrow and looks intrigued, he motions his head for me to continue. "I wish to marry your daughter Lyanna when she comes of age." I say straight to the point, Rickard always like things blunt.

"I see." He says as he narrows his eyes at me, and he must be thinking really hard about it, though if I didn't know why, I would have scoffed, because hell, I'm fucking handsome. (How Mc looks like.)

"And why should I let you take my daughter's hand?" He asks me.

"Because the Salvatores and Starks can finally unite in one banner, no longer our lands have to be called upper or lower North, but just the North." I tell him, and I can see he wants to accept, but he won't, he already has Lyanna bethrode to Robert from the recommendation from Ned, and he has yet to announce it.

"I will think about it." he tells me as he picks up his quil and continues his paper work, I bow and leave the Solar.

I put on a goofy smile, one that says accomplishment and relief to show anyone, and I soon am infront of my 'best friend' Brandon Stark and he smirks at my smile.

"And what got you in a good mood?" He asks.

"Well I may become your goodbrother." I tell him with a grin.

"What?" He gasps.

"Mhm, I told your father that I wanted little Lyanna's hand in marriage." I tell him and he laughs and puts me in a choke hold and rubs his knuckles on my head.

"Finally!" He exclaims and I push myself off him and I mock glare at him, then I act confused.

"What?"

"Oh come on, don't look at me like that, the way Lyanna looks at you and blushes when you speak to eachother and the looks you give her like your day dreaming, it was obvious, and besides if anyone can treat my sister like a queen, it would be you and I approve, now I just have to tell Benjen and her." He says as he runs like a child and pretend to grab him to stop him but he gets away, and I let out a suffering sigh but in the inside I am laughing evily.

I couldn't help but feel bad for Lyanna, she genuinely caught feelings for me, I can't imagine her expression when I asked to marry, oh well.

-Dinner in the Great Hall-

The Stark family and I were eating our dinner as some of us are in our own conversations, but Lyanna and I give each other secret not so secret glances as Brandon smirks.

"If I may have your attention, I have an announcement." Lord Rickard says and we quiet down.

"I have been offered a marriage proposal." He starts off and Lyanna and I look at each other and I give her a slight smile as she blushes, while Brandon pats my back as well as Benjen and Ned as well as Lady Stark, Lyarra, looks at us confused. "I have accepted." Benjen and Brandon tackle me while saying congratulations.

"Wait why are you congratulating Aumary?" Ned asked truly confused.

"Aumary here asked little Lyanna's hand for marriage earlier today., Aumury told Brandon and he told Lyanna and I, forgot to tell you." Benjen states as him, Brandon and I get up from the floor.

"Son, but I didn't accept his proposal to Lyanna." and we all go quiet.

"WHAT!" The ones who were cheering exclaimed.

"Lord Baratheon son and heir, Robert Baratheon has taken an interest to Lyanna and he asked for her hand, I agreed because itnwould be beneficial for us." Lord Rickard explained.

"He asked you when he was twelve namedays? Lyanna was just a babe." Brandon stated confused and irritated.

"Your brother Ned told me when he arrived from the vale yesterday and he recommended him to me." We all glare at Ned, even his mother, she really liked me.

"How is it beneficial for us, wouldn't it be better for Aumury and I to marry so we can unite the North?" Lyanna asked, she didn't act like a proper lady but she still knew about politics and family benefits.

"Yes, but this would be better for the upper North so we would have a southern ally." Rickard defends his decision.

"Are you fucking serious!?" I act furious, and everyone becomes quiet since I was known as the level headed and calm one to them. "You want Lyanna, your daughter to married to a brute who goes to brothel to brothel, and even has his own bastard instead of me, who by the way is familiar with your family and is well liked by them, as well part of the third most powerful house in Westeros, barely bellow the Lannisters!?" I exclaim.

I leave the table and I rush away as I go to my chamber and pack, as soon as I am done, I go near my horse, only to see Brandon, Benjen, and Lyanna come my way.

"Where are you going?" Brandon asked.

"I'm going back to Shades Rest." I tell him simply as I was about to mount my horse, before I hesitate and look towards Lyanna and place a soft kiss to her cheek, "I'm sorry." I whisper as I see some tears welling up to her eyes, then I mount my horse and I go towards the south gate and leave winterfell.

-Meanwhile in Winterfell-

Ned goes outside the yard and sees his sister hugging his older brother as she cries, Benjen and Brandon notice him, and Lyanna can feel her brother tense, so she looks at her side and sees Ned, she lets go of Brandon and goes towards Ned.

"Lyanna I'm-" *SMACK*

"I HATE YOU!" Lyanna yells out as she runs to her solar.

-Three Weeks Later (Aumury Pov)-

I finally arrive as I lead my horse to the stable, and then the guards lead me to their Lord. and I arrive and stand infront of him, instead of me bowing my head, he bows his, yep that's right, House Ryswell is my spy in the upper North.

"Hello my lord, I assume you came to see my daughter?" He asked and I nodded, he then told me that she was in her room, and I nodded and left him to go towards his daughter's solar.

I walk my way towards her solar and open the door without even knocking, I smile at the sight in front of me, "Hello my dear wife." I greet with a grin.

(This is the map to show the spacing of lands houses have to make clear how much land and banners the great houses have, Salvatore house curfently has House Reed, House Locke, House Manderly, House Flint's Finger)