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It is really, really hard to not want the entire Stark family to be alive and well, I suppose. There are seven dead Starks by the end of the show by my count (and I didn’t even count the wolves). All I wanted was to see what would happen if everything had gone right and Robb had arrived at the gates of King’s Landing with a large army in time to save his father.
Writing a fic in this epic fantasy world might be a big mistake, but please bear with me. Remember, I have watched all the show but am only nearing the end of the first book, so my writing will reflect that. The ages of the children, for example, are taken from the show instead of the books.
The assumptions here are as follows:
- Lord Eddard Stark was in King’s Landing for an entire year before everything went to shit, and he became dear to the people because of he was good at his job.
- Ned told Robert about his suspicions, that the children were Jaime’s. Robert started screaming for his brother-in-law and ended up taking a topple down the stairs, putting him in a coma.
- Ned was imprisoned in the dungeons of the Red Keep for a great while. He did not admit his crime, but was left to rot in the dungeons awhile.
- Robb called his bannermen and began marching South. Enraged at the treatment of their overlord, the Northerners heard the rumors about Cersei’s children and came to the conclusion that the Baratheon line was gone. They named Robb the King in the North (not the Riverlands) on the road.
- Robb and Renly joined forces.
- As a price for letting their host cross the bridge at the twins, Lord Walder asked for his overlord’s hand in marriage. Edmure was to marry a Frey girl from the very start.
Regarding Jon and Dany: This fic focuses heavily on the Starks, and so I am not very optimistic about writing Dany into a chapter until she sails for Dragonstone. Only then, I think, will news get to the North about the Dragon Queen. A lot of people have started asking about Jon. He is at the Wall, learning of the threat to the realms of men, so he won't be appearing in the first few chapters. In chapter eight, Arya talks about him. There are other mentions, until Jon gets stabbed. He is revived by Melissandre at Winterfell, though I have no idea when in the story that will happen. And yes, I remember Ned's promise to Jon. That is one of the reasons I want Jon reviving at Winterfell, with Lady Stark finally learning there was no reason for her to be a bitch to him. Should have been you, my ruby red ass.
In the entire fic, I will be using this excel sheet to measure distances and travel time in all of Westeros. It tells me the distance between places (by land or sea), the distance for ravens, the speeds of ravens, single rider vs. large party vs. army speeds, the speeds of various types of ships, and a lot more.
Robb is seventeen at the beginning of the story, and looks like Richard Madden. Though I liked Nell Tiger Free’s portrayal of her, my Myrcella is only twelve years old, and Aimee Richardson seems sweet, but somehow not delicate enough. So me and my friend Rosa went looking, and she found a model on Pinterest that looks like the Myrcella in my head. It was surprisingly difficult :)
That’s it. That is all you need to know. Thank you for clicking on my story, and I hope you like what you read!
~EternalFangirl