We're Riding Solo

[digthefuzz]

Who: The crew of the Huntress and any visitors!
Broadcast: Nope!
Action: The Huntress!
When: From now-ish until later-ish?! Go nuts!

[Time to get away from the icy ravages of the planet? Or see what happens when the Huntress tries to make the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs? All your threading needs are here!]

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[kingofbadlifechoices]

[Sansa is not answering half of his questions. And if she is she avoids the most important part of them. For a moment Robb has to do his best not to show a bit of frustration. He can only help her if he knows. If he knows and can return with that knowledge. Mayhaps he would not need the Freys. He wasn't overly fond of them...]

The I... Lord Tyrion did not. [It would not surprise him if the blame would be placed upon Sansa's head. But he knew his sister well enough. She would never do such a thing.]

Sansa. [A sigh.] You need to tell me. All of it. If not today, I will ask it the next one. [It aren't kind words but she needs to understand the urgency in all of this.]

[steeledskin]

-- Only, I fled that same night. You understand, don't you?

[ she trembles. it's a secret she's had to keep for a while, now. buried under other secrets. excavating them now is a painful process. ] It looked like I did it. Like Tyrion Lannister did it. But it wasn't him either.

[ she grows adamant about this: ] He was charged and found guilty of a crime he did not commit.

[kingofbadlifechoices]

[Robb nods, letting her know that he understands.

Apparently she lives in a world where Tywin and Joffrey are both dead and where lord Baelish has some plan. Why doesn’t he know of this? The death of the king who sits in the Iron Throne should be something that would reach him quite fast. By raven or word.]

That would explain the Imp’s anger... [He is muttering to himself more than to his sister.] I do not expect you to do such a thing, Sansa. [And is she would have done it, he would not hold it against her either. For what Joffrey has done to her. Gods, if he were her the punishment would be far more severe.]

Lannisters are quite good at placing the blame upon others. After all, according to them it has been our lord father who killed king Robert. [There is a huge amount of bitterness in his voice and he does not feel like hiding that either.] Joffrey is a bloody monster. I am glad the realm is rid of him.

[In support he reaches out and covers his sister’s hands with his own.]

[steeledskin]

Many are.

[ glad. and with that narrow sort of admission, she sidles one step closer to telling the truth of things. she steels herself with a deep sort of breath. by now, she's decided upon the line she wants to walk between the truth and the fabrication. ]

Lord Baelish knows who did it. But he never told me. [ -- technically the truth. ] He wasn't at the feast, so it wasn't him. If he should ever arrive -- [ and part of her wishes he would, much to her shame ] -- it's him you ought to ask.

[kingofbadlifechoices]

[Robb nods slowly at her words. He does not expect that lord Baelish would ever appear here, but if he would, he would have a talk with the man. He does not know him as well as his lady mother and uncle do but he is sure they could agree on some matters.]

I will. [The smile around his lips is a reassuring one. And then there was that one other important thing... He reaches out again, touching her shoulder.] And what about Arya? Is she still in King’s Landing?

[steeledskin]

[ a quick and certain shake of her head. ]

She hasn't been seen in the city since the day they killed our Lord Father. [ indeed, it had been sansa alone on the steps -- surrounded by enemies, but alone. ]

[kingofbadlifechoices]

[Robb’s eyes widen a little at his sister’s words. There were rumors that Arya had been lost. Sometimes I feared her dead.]

She escaped? Or did they kill her? [She would not survive outside King’s Landing. There was chaos everywhere. A little girl like her would stand no chance. So he sighs deeply and bites his lower lip.] Gods be good...she must be dead.

[steeledskin]

[ there is reproach in her eyes that he should ever suggest something so morbid. must be dead, indeed. except didn't sansa already believe that in her heart?

but, instead, she shrugs. ] I cannot say. Except that had she been killed by King Joffrey he would have -- [ her voice stalls. pain overcomes her expression. ] He would have delighted in proving so, brother. So I pray instead she escaped.

[kingofbadlifechoices]

[She is dead. It is all he thinks and he can feel guilt tightening his chest. Of course, he could not march for King’s Landing within a day. But he should’ve traded the Kingslayer.

Now she was gone.]

If Joffrey is dead it would be rather difficult to take his head. [He could take the capital, that is for sure. But only if he would call forth all his men. Make more allies. Still, Robb believes that he can do it. As stressful as it might be.] But I will march to the city and I will bring them to justice. [He has no desire to sit on the Iron Throne but he’ll see about that when he will stand in front of it.]

[steeledskin]

[ -- she wishes she had the courage to beg him off his quest for justice. but what would it matter? regardless of any of their choices, robb stark dies at the twins. ]

I believe in you. [ breathless and sad. ] I think I always have. You will not disappoint us.

[ even in death. ]

[kingofbadlifechoices]

[Those words cheer him up a little and his eyes seem to become much brighter for a moment. It is important that he hears that, if only to clear the guilt that makes his heart feel so heavy.]

Thank you, Sansa. [An uncomfortable sort of laugh escapes his mouth.] It pleases me to hear such a thing. I will not let you down, I promise you that.

[He curls his fingers around his hand, squeezing lightly.]