A Wolf and A Lion || Jaime Lannister Love Story

Chapter 11 - Two Choices

"It's official, Robb. There's nothing else you can do." Aurelia stated with much sadness. She was perched on the edge of her bed with Robb by her side. Her head rested against his shoulders, as he wrapped his arms tightly around her small figure.

As soon as she left the Great Hall, she made her way to Robb's chambers. He was fastening his cloak around his shoulders when Aurelia barged inside, catching Robb by surprise. She didn't even bother to knock on the door. Aurelia closed the door behind her. Only when she turned around to face Robb properly, did he saw the painful emotion surging through her eyes. Robb saw the same emotion he saw Aurelia in when they were in the Godswood just yesterday. 

"I can try." Robb insisted whilst clutching her hand. "I will not let the Kingslayer take you away from us." He added with a tinge of pain in his voice. He wasn't ready to have Aurelia leave him.

"Please, Robb. I don't want things to be any bigger than it already is. Father and mother has a lot on their mind, and he'd just agreed on two betrothals, as well as the proposal to become Hand of the King. The least I can do accept this betrothal. Even if I don't want to, I don't have a choice. There's no point in trying." Aurelia pleaded to his brother. She moved away from Robb's arms, straightened her back and faced him properly.

One trait the two share in common are their dangerous temper whom they inherited from their mother. Their temper always led them to more trouble. Aurelia would forget to think before she act, making her reckless sometimes. Though she rarely gets angry, she would be a wolf in heat when in rage.

"We're all bound to leave home in the end aren't we?" Aurelia inquired, and Robb knew the answer. Even if she won't marry Ser Jaime, she'll have to someday. When that someday come, she'll leave home anyway to live with her Lord husband. Not marrying the Lannister wouldn't change anything.

"Don't say that." Robb replied her instead,

"It's true, and you know it." Aurelia told him, "With father as the King's Hand, you'll be acting as Lord of Winterfell. You'll become the person that you were always born to be, and I'll do the same."

"You weren't born to get married. That's not the reason why you're here." Robb said,

"Tell that to the Gods." Aurelia muttered, which made Robb chuckle. She rested her head back against Robb's broad shoulders.

"Do you think you can love him?" Robb questioned, catching Aurelia by surprise. She never thought about that before. She was so caught up with the idea of having to marry him that she'd forgotten about what's going to happen once she did.

"I don't know...I don't know what to think." Aurelia whispered in her soft voice.

Robb was about to open his mouth to say something when the door opened, revealing their mother and father standing across them. Aurelia didn't move her head the slightest, as she and Robb looked on towards their parents. The twins can see it in their eyes.

Catelyn's heart melted when she saw the sight in front of her, as did Ned's. Robb with his arms around Aurelia as she rested her head against his shoulder. This wasn't Catelyn's first time seeing Robb comfort his sister. Whenever Aurelia's down or whenever she cries, Catelyn can always find them with one another.

"Oh, sweetie." Catelyn said, as she moved to where Aurelia and Robb are sitting. She knelt down in front of her, wrapping her arms around her eldest daughter. Catelyn soothed her by moving her hand up and down against Aurelia's back. Robb gave his father a look before his eyes deviated back to her sister and mother.

"I'm very sorry." Catelyn apologized to her daughter, knowing that the pain inside Aurelia was because she has to marry Jaime Lannister. It wouldn't have happened if she and Ned didn't say yes. However, they didn't have much choice in the matter and she hopes Aurelia understood that.