𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚

⠀⠀𝓕𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂, 𝓓𝓾𝓽𝔂, 𝓗𝓸𝓷𝓸𝓻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #GoT #ASOIAF 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐲

[𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚 @LcvingMother]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝙄'𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙖𝙮, "𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣, 𝙛𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙣. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚. 𝙃𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬."

[𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚 @LcvingMother]

cold at your side than any warmth alone—but I won’t deny I’m looking forward to that fire.”

She leaned into him as they walked, shoulder to shoulder, her voice quiet and sure.

“Come, my love. Tonight, Winterfell can wait.”

[𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚 @LcvingMother]

Catelyn smiled at him then—truly smiled, the kind that softened her whole face and settled something deep and quiet in her chest. She turned her head slightly, meeting his gaze, unafraid of the cold so long as he was beside her.

“Our family,” she echoed softly, as though the

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Their hand still cuddles together linked to one another as Ned smiled at her words.

—❝ a fire sounds delightful in this kind of weather cat.
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[𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚 @LcvingMother]

them, gentle but certain, “—is what I hold to.”

The wind tugged at her hair, cold fingers reminding her of winter’s patience, and she nodded in agreement.

“Yes,” she murmured, already turning with him toward the warmth of the keep. “Let us go inside. I would rather face the

[𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚 @LcvingMother]

Targaryen, not as a prince, but as the young man who has earned a place beside my daughter’s heart. That is all that matters to me.”

A final, quiet assurance.

“And your father would want nothing less.”

[𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚 @LcvingMother]

Catelyn did not flinch at the name Targaryen, nor at the ghost of Lyanna that seemed to drift between them. Instead, her expression deepened—somber, steady, utterly composed.

“Sansa,” she said softly, “your father never judged a child for the sins of their father. He would not

[* 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐅 @SIGHTOFTHENORTH]

Her mother’s words emboldened her, gave her confidence she didn’t know she was missing.

Yes.

Aegon would be honoured to be invited to their table, because he would understand how big of a decision this was for Sansa to welcome him into her heart. He knew that she had suffered +

[𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚 @LcvingMother]

weight of your house and the grace of your own character.”

She squeezed Sansa’s hands.

“Hold your head high when you speak to him. Robb will hear the truth in your voice.”

Then, softer—almost a mother’s vow:

“And when Aegon comes to our table, I will look at him not as a

[𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚 @LcvingMother]

Her thumb brushed his knuckles again, slow, tender.

“Come, my love. Let’s go inside before Winterfell freezes us both solid.”

[𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚 @LcvingMother]

Catelyn’s breath caught—just a little—at the kiss he pressed to her hand. It was such a small gesture, yet it warmed her more than any fire ever could. She let their hands fall back between them, still linked, still steady, as they walked across the familiar stones of

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@LcvingMother Tonight cat .?”

Ned mentioned as he smiled over at her walking across the stones under their feet. his arm still with hers.

[𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚 @LcvingMother]

to meet his, full of quiet affection.

“I have no grand desires this evening, Ned. Only the comfort of your presence.”

A pause; the faintest teasing note.

“And perhaps,” she murmured, “a cup of warm wine to chase away this cold.”

[𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚 @LcvingMother]

confidence. You are not a frightened girl seeking approval. You are Sansa Stark of Winterfell. And any man would be fortunate to be invited to your table.”

[𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚 @LcvingMother]

Catelyn saw the shift—the brightening at the thought of Aegon, the sudden shadow when Ned’s memory rose like a blade—and she tightened her hold on Sansa’s hands just a little. Not restraining. Steadying. Reminding her daughter that ghosts did not rule this hall anymore.

[* 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐅 @SIGHTOFTHENORTH]

Her mother was perhaps the wisest woman Sansa knew. Mother knew the whims of the world despite all that was thrown at her. She found a way to soldier through a world that had been cruel to all of them, and found words of guidance and wisdom.

Part of Sansa prayed that she would +

[𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒌. 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒚 @LcvingMother]

benediction.

“And know this: whatever I see in him, whatever comes of this meeting… I am glad you have someone who brings you peace. That alone is a blessing the gods seldom grant lightly.”

Her voice softened to a near whisper.

“When you ask him to join us, speak with