Reborn in Westros

Chapter Three: Unexpected

4 years later............

A lot has happened in the last four years. The father went to war with Robert Barathon, and he came home a year later with ward Theon Greyjoy, and right from the off, I thought he was a little shit.

He made fast friends with Robb but would mock Jon, and I was not having it, so I challenged him to a duel. Let's just say I beat him into submission. My father just kept a stoic face, but if you looked close enough, you could see his mouth twitching.

My southern mother was not pleased and tried to punish me in front of the king and Tywin lannister, and I was not going to allow that to pass. I promptly told her that I had permission to learn, and I challenged him to fair duel. It was his choice if he accepted it.

You could hear the screams from the banshee from the other side of Winterfell, and that was impressive, especially when father told her that me and Jon would be going to Bear Island in a year.

I did not think much of Robert, I thought him fat and lacking in every way, but Tywin was everything the show described him and more so. The man was an amazing general like Lord Tarly.

I was surprised I got along so well with Lord Tywin, but we did, I think he was just as surprised.

After they left Robb all but abandoned me to play with the greyjoy So it was just me and Jon left up to our own devices.
I took him down to the crypts , and we walked through to stand in front of aunt lyanna, where Jon said he felt a connection but was unsure why, I just told him he will know when is grown man.

Sansa is a bitch, there is no way for me to put it nicely, she snubbed everything that means to be a Northerner but ayra is only doing so well because she has taken to Delia Umber like I did and learns more at barely a toddler.

Bran has also joined us. We met him when we came back.

Mine and catelyn relationship was non-existent as this point. She decided to focus all her southern attitude on Sansa.
I also managed to convince father to foster Brienne of Tarth. She came about a year ago. Sansa took one look at her and left, but I welcomed her with open arms, we got along very well when we started training together, and now it was not uncommon to see myself Brie and Jon spare

What surprised me more was that at this very moment, we were waiting for Loras Tyrell and Alarik Karstark to show up.
It seems they have heard of our prowess for hunting Wildings and criminals alike.
They wish to get proper experience, I can understand for Karstark, but the Tyrell that might be because of our reduced food ordering.

I have been working with Father with regards to greenhouses and pantrys in every house and around winterfell, so no one would starve. Also the proper roading in the North. It had taken time but gifts to some houses for certain rights re-enforce their loyalty and their shock when they learned it was my idea.

Moat Cailin was almost done, I would be going to visit it from next year and already looked at soliders to man it, much to my father's dismay as I encouraged both men and woman to join.

There was also my growing spy network, I had managed to covert some of Varys little birds and Baelish's little rats to my ravens.

I was snapped out of my thoughts when a....Best way to put it would be a flowery carriage pulled in.
I felt a nudge at my back from Brie telling me not to laugh.

When the carriage finally stopped, the door opened then a young man a year or two younger than me came out of the carriage, then turned and lifted his hand helping an elderly lady out and I was hit with the realisation the that Queen of Thorns herself had come.

I tried not to be a fan girl, but it was hard, I was very thankful that I was dressed in my best casual dress with my hair up in a loose bun.
Once she was down, she held on to Loras arm while walking to us, myself and siblings did our formal greeting to Lady Olenna, when she stopped at me, she saw that I looked at her right in the eyes with a small smirk that match her own then nodded ans carried on.
I could see my father look faint at the acknowledgement but kept his face passive.