2. Promise

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'Lord Stark...'

'I looked for you on the trails' Ned told Dane.

'Well we weren't there' Dane told him.

'The mad king is dead, Rheagar lies beneath the ground why weren't you there to protect your prince?' Ned questioned them

'Our loyalties lie here.' Dane told them

'Where is my sister?' Ned questioned

'I wish you good fortune in the wars to come,' Dane said putting his helmet back on. 'And now it begins,' they drew their swords.

'No, now it ends.' Ned told them that and his men drew their swords as well. Ned and Howland Reed attacked.  Ned's sword was flown from his hands, things looked bleak but then Dane fell to the ground as Reed stabbed him from behind then Ned sliced his throat. There was another scream heard from the tower and Ned ran, following the path up the castle. But he stopped, seemed to slow, turning, he heard a whisper of his name in the wind but saw no one, the screams brought him back. Ned continued up the staircase to get to the top of the tower

'Ned?'

'Lyanna?' Lyanna lay bloody and pale in bed.

'Ned.  Is that you? Is that really you?' she question she was covered in blood 'you're not a dream?'

'No I'm not dream' he said trying to comfort his sister 'I'm here. Right here.' he assured her

'I've missed you big brother'

'I've missed you too' he told her

'I want to be brave' she told him.

'You are lyanna you are the bravest person I know.' Ned assured her.

'I'm not,' she told them 'I don't want to die.'

'You're not going to die. I'll get you some water!'

'No I don't need water' she told him

'Get her a measter!' Ned demanded. That's when he heard the cries baby a handmaiden placed the baby in Ned's arms.

'No, no water, no measter, just listen to me ned.' Lyanna whispered the name of her newborn son to Ned 'Ariella Targaryen.' She made him promise her that he would protect her baby, as Robert would surely kill her, if it came to be known that her child is Rhaegar's son. 'If Robert finds out he will kill her, you know he will, you have to protect her, no one must know, not even the child, not even my child may know. It is too dangerous. Promise me Ned. Promise me. Promise me.' lyanna said slowly fading as Ned held little Ariella in her arms. 'promise me' Lyanna said again 'promise me.'

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