He smells warm, pine trees and worn leather. She closes her eyes and breathes him in deeply, remembering every moment with him she could and vowing to enjoy every one she could here, too. She didn't know how long he, like any of the others, would be staying. She couldn't risk that he'd be gone in a day.
"But I should have listened! You, Robb, Mother, Arya- none of you could stand him, but- I was so foolish. I thought I was in love- that he loved me!" Joffrey was not the worst man she'd met in her life. But she would never deny his cruelty, his spite and desperate attempts to rule all those around him with fear.
"He was an awful, awful, awful boy and an even worse king. I tried so hard and-" she breaks off to bury a sob in his neck. He's right, it's in the past and there's nothing they can do. She didn't know, none of them truly knew what Joffrey would be capable of. But considering who his mother was, they shouldn't have been surprised.
She sniffles. "I'm so happy to see you. The others will be, too- Robb, Jon, Theon, the four of us are all here." Alive at last.
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"But I should have listened! You, Robb, Mother, Arya- none of you could stand him, but- I was so foolish. I thought I was in love- that he loved me!" Joffrey was not the worst man she'd met in her life. But she would never deny his cruelty, his spite and desperate attempts to rule all those around him with fear.
"He was an awful, awful, awful boy and an even worse king. I tried so hard and-" she breaks off to bury a sob in his neck. He's right, it's in the past and there's nothing they can do. She didn't know, none of them truly knew what Joffrey would be capable of. But considering who his mother was, they shouldn't have been surprised.
She sniffles. "I'm so happy to see you. The others will be, too- Robb, Jon, Theon, the four of us are all here." Alive at last.