Chapter 93

Lord Stark's face turned solemn once again and the man nodded at him to continue.

"Condition number 1. If Sansa wants to marry me, then she'll stop following the Faith of the Seven. She'll stop learning from the Septa and start following the Old Gods."

Lord Stark frowned at his words "Is there any particular reason for it."

He nodded at Lord Stark's words. "Many. But the most important one is that the whole religion is corrupt to the core. I do not like it and will not tolerate the presence of someone in my house who would want me to build a sept for her so that she could spread that religion in my lands."

Lord Stark slowly nodded at his words "It's understandable. I'll have to talk with my Lady wife and see what we can do about this."

"Very well. Condition number 2. Sansa will spend 4 months every year in Dreadfort until she is married to me. If she wants to be my wife, then she needs to understand my lands and my people before everything else."

Lord Stark nodded and he continued.

"Condition number 3. She'll stop wasting her time on lessons of music, poetry, singing, dancing, embroidery and other such traditional activities. If I want to marry a singer, I would marry a bard. If I wanted to marry someone who can do embroidery, I would have married a seamstress. If I wanted someone beautiful to marry, then I would have married a Lyssini whore. No, if she wants to be my wife and rule beside me, then she'll learn things like administration, accounting, horse riding, negotiating skills, diplomatic skills, etc. In fact, I'll send two of my very best maesters to see to her education."

Lord Stark grimaced at his harsh words "These… are a lot of conditions."

"No." He shook his head "These are the bare minimum of what your daughter needs to do if she wants to be my wife. If I'm sacrificing my happiness and freedom for this marriage, then I want her to at least be worth the effort."

"Is there anything else Lord Bolton?" Lord Stark asked and he shook his head.

"No, that'll be all Lord Stark."

"Very well." Lord Stark said and got up from his chair "I… need to think about it. And talk about this with my lady wife. Rest assured, I'll give you an answer by the end of the month."