The Ocean

"She is crazy. From what she said, it is all thanks to you." Jaime clapped his hands in ridicule. 

"Look who found his tongue again." Robb interjected. 

"Well, your sister scares the crap out of me. She suggested you cut off my cock because I sired Jeffery." He moved back to his previous post. 

"I have to say her reasoning is sound." 

"Robb!" His mother stopped them on the side. 

"Can we have a talk? Look, she is not wrong about my father's way of dealing with enemies. My hand is already like this, let me go if only to preserve the dignity of your sister before she dies." Jaime said. 

Robb considered his words and knows they are not unfounded considering Tywin's reputation. "If what my sister said about the rock is true. There will not be a Casterly rock from now on."

"Don't be stupid. Like she said, someone in your lords is using me to escalate the conflict. Think about what they could do next. They will kill me and then my father..."

"Don't you get tired of saying that? My father this, my father that." Robb scoffed but Jaime smirked.

"Jealous?" The implication is that Tywin is alive and able to help his son while Ned is dead. Robb got angry and took a step forward.

"Say another word and I will consider castration. My sister will be happy." Robb said and Jaime's smug smile vanished.

"Touchy..."

"Robb, we must use him to trade for Sansa's life. No matter her mistakes, she is your true born younger sister. Tywin will gladly trade trade his heir for two girls." Caitlyn said pleasingly.

"Like you are implying, two girls are not as valuable as the heir to Casterly rock." Robb frowned at his mother.

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Tywin stood up in shock at the sudden disturbance. He thought the Stark boy has organized a sudden attack only to find that it is his own men who are making a fuss.

"There better be a good excuse for this level o noise so early in the morning."

"My lord. There is at least a few hundred people outside claiming to have come from the castle and can not stay there anymore. They came to know if they still have their jobs even as the castle has disappeared." The man didn't dare hide it from his lord.

"What do they mean it disappeared?" He frowned. Are they drunk?

The next few minutes they explained what happened and Tywin is so shocked he decided to take his army back to the Western lands to investigate. If this is true, his home is gone.

"You take this message with a few good men and ride North. Pass it to Bolton." He saw the man riding his horse but Tywin stopped him.

"In disguise."

"Yes, mi lord." The man said.

Tywin smiled looking at the man as he rides away. He spent sometime thinking of a perfect way to solve his problems and if this plan he came up with, the Starks will no longer be a problem ever again.

This will also reinforce his reputation as the ruthless man in the seven kingdoms.

He will need to have a new stronghold. Having lost his home, he runs a risk of looking like a homeless beggar if he is doesn't take care of this quickly. Especially since there is gold in his safe, what if it can not be retrieved?

These are the thoughts swirling around in his mind when he finally makes it home. His followers noted that he was very quiet along the way. What they don't understand is that he was trying to think of who could have done this.

Days later when he made it to the castle location he saw a mountain of sand. Looking at his men he wonders if they can enter the sand and if they would find his castle. She came close and took a handful of the sand. He recognized the stone and paint material from the sand.

This is not good news it means the sand is indeed made from his castle. "Find the safe and take out my gold from it." He gave someone a key.

They made tents near the area while marveling at the sight of a mighty hill with smooth sand rolling down from the top to the hill to the ground like a shimmering lake of white water. The community has also been watching the spectacle. 

Soldiers are not like the men who have been trying to rob the safe but couldn't because they couldn't reach it or they died half way. The reason is simple, there is a couple of underground floors which has turned the place into a deep quicksand. It's easy to die here.

The men came out with an inch of his life. "There is no gold, the safe was not locked." The man gave Tywin the key.

"Alright, go rest you did well." Tywin said generously and the man went to his tent. A few minutes later he was screaming about him telling the truth the safe really was open before he got there.

Lord Tywin sent his special team consisting of the mountain to 'investigate' the guy. It turns out whomever it is that did this to his castle didn't didn't just destroy his castle but he stole from him too. It would be a small mater in normal times but he needs to fund the war and his people need to eat even those in the crown lands.

"Damnit!" Tywin started to feel the pinch. He can not prolong a war with the Starks when his men will have no food since the Tyrells have started blocking food from reaching kings landing.

His best choice is to ho to Kings landing himself because the people will start something if they start starving. Or defeat the Tyrells and Renly first to have food after taking over the Reach.

Olivia is not as smug and unaffected by her meeting with the Starks as she pretends to be. All the good feelings of knowing she destroyed a great inheritance for her foes exploded in the wind.

She ran straight towards a strong tree and started punching it while cursing. "That mother fucker! Fuckin' bitch! Crazy cunt with a rotten shit for brain, mother fucker!" She breath heavily as the tree crumbles and sends out waves of discomfort.

Panicking, she sent her power towards the tree fixing it right up. "Sorry." She walked away and realized she is angrier at Caitlyn's teachings to Sansa that killed her father than she thought. Had she stayed one more hour she would have melted the bitch's face off her fuck'n bones.

"Lets leave. Its dangerous to stay here any more..." Her steps halted as she can feel Morpheus is receiving another dream but this one is not about her mate dying.

Her guards are surprised when she suddenly sat where she stood cross legged. She saw Theon enter Winterfell with 20 or so men and they started killing all the good men left to take care of the castle and then the cripple and Rickon ran towards the North to her city.

Her eyes are creepily white while she sees the boys travel and get harmed by some wildlings. But it's not just that, soon after while Theon and his men are raping the staff and killing the men, Roose Bolton's bastard son came and occupied the castle. A fucki'n Bolton at the heart of the Stark's seat. That ain't right. Fishy as hell.

"Fuck!" She stood up and found herself surrounded by her guards who are facing away from her but keeping her within the circle.

"To Winterfell." Their horses are superior to others and they covered a great distance in a short while.

She entered through the window where Bran is sleeping. "Do you sleep all day now?" Olivia entered and opened the bed cover.

The wolf on the side looked at her and growls. "Your master is in danger, we have to leave if you want him to survive."

"You're Olivia."

Olivia bowed playfully. "Snow, at your service my lord."

"Why are you here?"

"Your Greyjoy foster brother will come and try to take hold of Winterfell. We leave now!"

"Theon would never do that. He was never that cruel."

"Aye. But all children want to make their fathers happy. Will you trust me or trust in the brotherhood of you and that boy? I don't have too much time. Decide Lord Stark." Olivia said.

"We go with you." Rickon walked in looking visibly pale. Seeing the baby so frightened, Olivia opened her arms and hugged him.

"Why should we?" Bran asked. He is left in charge of Winterfell.

"Because we will never see them again without her help. Please." Rickon pleaded with his brother with glistening eyes.

"We will follow tour command Lord Stark." Sir Luwin said coming in with the wet nurses of the boys.

"I see you haven't died." Olivia said to Luwin.

"I see you are still rude. It's good to see you kid. Welcome back."

"How so we leave?" Bran sighed. He is tired of being in charge plus he trust Olivia.

"In style. But you have to take this first. It's embarrassing but I don't have control of the wildlings. I have a city yes but they still follow another invader wanna be so if we meet difficult situations, you should be able to run."

Bran opened his eyes wide. "I can walk again?"

"Walk? I said run. Besides, you're a hunter how can you hunt without your legs. Come on. We are pressed for time."

"Pack everyone up, those who want to come with me can come while those who have homes near by should go there instead. North of the wall is no place for delicate flowers." Olivia said.

"I on the other hand am going to take out all of Winterfell's gold. We can't have the little cunts have it can we?" She took some of their men and opened the safes of the lord of Winterfell and transferred the gold to the tower's safe. No one is entering that monster even if they throw lava at it.

She took all the paperwork to the safe. Anything of value in the office was transferred. Looking at her tower, she doesn't even have any particular memory to hold on to in the tower. This is not how she felt when she entered her father's office however.

She doesn't know when Theon will come so she just borrowed a few carriages and transported everything to the nearest harbor where a ship will be waiting for them already. They left the horses but all the food in the castle was locked into the tower.

The place is completely empty. If someone forces their way inside the main door of her tower, they are up for a few surprises.

They hose the white harbor and because the horses can run fast, they worked fast.

"A shame about all those animals. They will enjoy a rich life in the winter staying there."

"Who?" Olivia asked Measter Luwin.

"Huh?"

"The Greyjoy boy or the Boltons?"

"The Boltons are involved?"

"Somehow. They flayed the Greyjoy though, so I don't know. That boy is sick in the head so he might have been bored." Olivia said scaring Bran.

"What's wrong with you?" Olivia asked Bran.

"My feet are not working yet. It's been two days."

"Don't worry. I have yet to meet a patient who gives me a hard time. Well...actually one. But that another story."

"Oh? Do tell." Measter Luwin said in amusement.

"His name is Rogo he is my ward. Physically he is fine but there are some things I still need his mother's permission to try. He is a sweet boy. You'll like him. So, lord Stark takes 43 servants when he travels huh? You are worse than a prince."

"I am prince." The carriage became silent as Olivia pondered if they will find Lola the fast ship in white harbor.

"What? Why is everyone so serious?" Olivia comes back from her musings to find a tension in the large carriage.

"My brother said he is a prince and you kept silent." Rickon said reminding Olivia of their conversation.

"Ah yes. With Robb king in the North you will be a prince indeed." Olivia said.

"Any ways we are causing a lot of commotion I hope our ship is already there or we will have to fight and kill some people before we leave." When they arrived at the harbor, they are blocked by two small bodies. Corman is furious that he almost hurt them with the horses.

"We are here to meet Bran Stark of Winterfell." The boy said out loud making Corman step down from his saddle.

"Oli help he invite those two inside. They mean no harm." Bran panicked. Olivia tilted her head.

"Oli?"

Bran stops in his tracks confused about his own dreams of the future and the presence.

"I like it. Call me that from now on." She smiles happily and steps out of the carriage.

"Oi, two little girls want change?" Her northern accent in full display she address the siblings.

"You are the anomaly."

"I am the owner of the boot up your ass if you call me strange things again."

"They called your brother by name." Corman said to Olivia making her expression turn gloomy.

"We don't mean any harm. We only came to serve the three eyed raven. My name is Jojan Reed this is my sister Meera Reed."

Olivia remembered Bran's expression when he sent her out. She pointed at the other servants carriage "Ride there."

She went back and the convoy had just started moving again when it abruptly stopped. Olivia didn't come out of the carriage but looked at Bran. "Well? What do I do with these ones?"

Bran just looked at her in confusion. "I don't know who that is." This made Olivia happy.

"Corman. Kill whoever it is." She closed the window.

"Mistress, we are here." Corman said with obvious amusement in his tone.

"Oh. Then lets go to the ship."

"Where is the ship goin?" A former wildling girl who is now like a servant to Bran asked with unease.

"We are going to the Haunted city. You don't have to come." Olivia assured her.

Osha started hyperventilating in fear and anger. "Why would you take Bran to such a place? Do you know what is out there beyond the wall?"

Olivia understood the girl had been faced with a walking dead and survived. "I know, I have seen it."

"Then why are you going back there? It took my husband, killed him then he came back with blue eyes and started to attack me. You don't understand the horror that lays beyond the wall!"

"Do you fear the dead girl?" Olivia asked.

"I do, so should you if you were smart."

"Aye. I am not very smart but I'll tell you what I am though, annoyed at your nonsense. The North is my home where should I run to? If a man comes to your house, takes your things and eat your food do you turn tail and run because he is scary? Where you gonna go? What you gonna eat there?

"If you do not protect what belongs to you. Sooner rather than later, it will belong to someone else. You're a wildling then? Free folk you call yourselves? Run south and you are no free folk anymore. Everything you're stayed in the home you ran away from. Not that running is a bad thing. I just don't have this luxury." Olivia is talking while the others are helping unload the goods into the ship.

"Mistress." Anna came out of the ship and ran towards Olivia looking her over as if a mother checking if their child is hurt.

Her face is annoyed when she sees her gloves are shredded around the fist area. Having served Olivia for a long time, she is aware of her temperament.

"You are no longer just a maidservant anymore, my cuts and bruises are not your concern Anna." She takes back her hand from the worrisome girl.

"Stepmother?" Anna asked and hugs her.

"I am not a child."

"At least there is no blood around it. Makes relieved you didn't beat her up."

"For your information I was punching a tree. I don't beat old ladies."

"Might as well beat her, you love trees."

"I lost my composure for a moment because of her, but I am fine now. My little brother called me Oli."

The Jojen Reed boy and the sister helped with loading things. The other servants greeted Anna with enthusiasm. It seems they are good friends or Anna is apparently pleasant with others.

"Oli!" Bran shouted suddenly. Olivia and Anna ran to him only to find him standing in absolute bliss. The crowd cheered at the sudden change.

Olivia being oblivious came over and asked, what wrong why did you shout?" She looked if there is someone threatening him with a serious face.

"No, I'm standing. I'm standing!" He is so happy his eyes are now full of tears. Olivia just went and hugged him.

"Aye, you are standing. Do you like standing so much?"

"He is happy because he was crippled a while ago." Measter Luwin said with a dah tone of voice.

"What's so exciting? I told him he would run." Olivia rolls her eyes.

"Well, hearing about it and seeing it are two different things." He said.

"Alright. Come let me loosen up your legs so you can walk without any discomfort." Olivia picked him up and walked to the boat.

Osha is torn between seeing Bran off and returning to the place of her nightmares. Bran looked at her with a happy smile. "Osha I can stand on my own now." Hearing that happy voice, she stomps her foot and follows after the happy Rickon.

"Hordo, you seem well?" Olivia made small talk. She likes that even though the gentle giant said Hordo all the times, Olivia could always hear his exact worlds.

"Hordo."

"Ah yes, I will make you as much as you want when we arrive."

"Hordo."

"Yes, he is lucky, what can I say? I am awesome."

"Hordo."

"Really? Well aren't you just the sweetest." His smile doesn't say he is being mocked, she can really hear something else from his words than others. It surprised those who can't understand.

"100 kg? That' s a lot. You should get even stronger. So you can get a pretty girl to marry you." They all saw him blush with a smile.

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