Rachel stared out of the window in her bedchambers miserably. She was forced to give the Seven Kingdoms, her kingdoms, to Stannis in exchange for his help. And everyone was telling her to do it. Even Robb.
"You're quiet", she heard him speak, sitting on the bed. Rachel 说 nothing, just shrugged.
"I know 你 don't like this", Robb continued. "But Stannis can help us, and then-"
"Then what? What if we win? What will be my point then?" Rachel snapped.
Robb looked offended as he spoke: "You'll be my wife."
Rachel smiled sadly. "You know very well that won't be enough. I need to make myself useful, I need to-"
"You'll be the 皇后乐队 in the North. My queen", Robb said. "Stannis has agreed to give us the North."
"He can break his promise."
"He won't. He's a man of honor", Robb promised.
Rachel sighed. "I just wish things were easier. I wish I could... 爱情 你 and still have my family."
Robb nodded. "I understand."
"I'm sorry, I'll speak to 你 later, I just.. I'll go have a word with my family", Rachel touched Robb's face softly before leaving the room.

Finnick and Fatemeh were listening as Rachel spoke with her siblings, but in truth Fatemeh's eyes kept drifting over to where Finnick was standing, and every time she looked at him, she saw that he was looking at her two. Eventually it came to the point when Fatemeh had to leave the room, only for Finnick to follow her.
"Stop staring at me", she said.
"Why?" he smirked.
"It's distracting. 你 need to focus on what they're talking about."
"So do you", Finnick smiled as he walked a bit closer.
"Yes, but you-", Fatemeh was cut off when Finnick leaned forwards and kissed her full on the lips. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer. They kissed for a long time until finally broke apart.
"I wasn't expecting that", Fatemeh admitted.
"No?" Finnick smiled. He kissed her again. "Did 你 expect that?"
"Kind of", Fatemeh smirked and pulled away a little. "I don't like 你 very much."
"I think 你 like me 更多 than 你 admit", Finnick smiled and watched as Fatemeh walked off.


Cersei didn’t even bother to pay attention to what her sister was saying. She thought Rachel would be a fool if she give the Seven Kingdoms to Stannis.
“What do 你 think Cersei?” Jaime asked. Her other two siblings didn’t even care what Cersei thought.
A sheepish smile embraced itself onto the very tips of Cersei’s rosette lips. “Well, none of 你 askd me anything when 你 let Rachel run away with her lover. So, why would 你 ask for my opinion now?”
Rachel rolled her eyes at Cersei without even saying anything to her. “Why is she even here?” She asked looking around the room.
Tryion chuckled. Cersei just stayed silence.
“So, Rachel. What are 你 going to do?” Jaime asked rising an eyebrow.

While Rachel and her siblings where discussing what they should do. Oberyn and Robb were sitting in a other room.
“Do 你 think she’ll do it?” Oberyn asked Robb.
Robb didn’t know what to tell Oberyn. If Rachel didn’t want to do something no one could make her do it. “I don’t know. I guess we’ll have to wait and see.” Robb 说 while he poured himself some wine.
“What if she doesn’t do it? 你 guys can never be together.”
Robb let out a big sigh. “Then we won’t be together.”

When Rachel entered the room both Robb and Oberyn walked towards her.
“Did 你 decide what you’re going to do?” Robb asked stroking Rachel’s cheeks.
“I’ll do it. I’ll give Stannis the Seven Kingdoms.” Rachel 说 with a bright smile on her face. “If that means we can be together I’ll do it.” She 说 while she kissed Robb softly on his lips.
“Then I’ll go and write Stannis a letter.” Oberyn 说 as he walked off.
“We can finally be together. If everything goes the way we hope they do.” Rachel 说 stroking Robb’s hair.
“Everything will go the way we hope. I promise.” He leaned 前锋, 期待 and kissed Rachel once again.


"What do 你 think about all this?" Jaime asked. He and Cersei were having 晚餐 that night, and she had been awfully quiet.
"I don't like it. Taking the Seven Kingdoms from father and delivering them to Stannis Baratheon? Is Rachel insane?"
"She's young", Jaime 说 quietly. "And she's in love. Like 你 and I were once", he 说 sharply.
Cersei turned to look at her brother in anger. "Once? Are 你 saying...?"
"I'm saying that you've changed, Cersei. I never understood your hatred towards Tyrion, and I surely don't understand it towards Rachel!"
"I have my own reasons, which are none of your concern", Cersei snapped.
Jaime sighed. "Well, if 你 ask me, letting father rule would not have been the best solution."
"And this is?"
"No. The best one would have been letting Rachel and Robb rule together. 你 might not like the boy but he's smart. He has a strong military mind and he knows how to be a leader. Rachel deserves someone like that 由 her side. And it would have happened if 你 hadn't provoked father", Jaime said.
Cersei scoffed. "It's so easy to blame me, isn't it?"
"No, it's not! Because I 爱情 you!" Jaime almost shouted. "But it's the truth. 你 know it as well as I do."
Cersei stood up from the table. "It appears I'm not hungry after all", she took her glass of wine with her and left.

"I know 你 two already pretend to be married, but the ceremony hasn't been performed yet, am I right?" Oberyn asked. He, Rachel, Robb, Tyrion, Finnick, Fatemeh and Myrcella were having 晚餐 in the gardens.
"Please have one here!" Myrcella gasped. "It'd be so beautiful."
Rachel smiled and turned to look at Robb. "What do 你 think? None of your family is here."
"Yo're my family now", Robb smiled back at her. "If 你 want, we can get married here."
"Wonderful", Oberyn smirked. "Soon. Before we go off to war. Just in case."
"Just in case we die?" Rachel asked.
"Yes", Oberyn shrugged.
Everyone went silent at this, until Fatemeh spoke: "We haven't seen your brother, Doran."
"He's not well, I'm afraid. But I can assure 你 he supports our plans wholeheartedly", Oberyn said.
"No, he doesn't. Unlike you, Doran is a cautious man. I don't think you've told him", Rachel 说 quietly.
Oberyn 说 nothing, just turned back to his food, and the group finished their 晚餐 in silence.

“You should tell your brother.” Rachel 说 she as she was walking to her room.
“Tell him what? That I’m starting a war against Tywin Lannister? And his children are helping me?” Oberyn asked raising an eyebrow in question.
Rachel stopped walking suddenly and looked at Oberyn. “Yes. That’s exactly what 你 should tell him.”
“I can’t” Oberyn 说 almost screaming. “You think if my brother finds out he’d allow it?”
Rachel looked away from Oberyn. “So you’re going to do this behind his back?”
Oberyn took Rachel’s chin in his ice-cold hands and turned her eyes back to his. “That’s what I’m exactly going to do.” With that Oberyn left.

“Are 你 okay?” Robb asked Rachel as she entered their room.
“I guess. I don’t know. Oberyn is not going to tell Doran what’s his going to do.” Rachel let out a big sigh.
She still wanted her father to be punished but, she wasn’t going to let Oberyn do anything without Doran knowing it. “I have to tell him. I’ve to tell Doran.”
“Rachel, 你 can’t.” Robb 说 as he warped his arms around Rachel. “Maybe is better if Doran doesn’t know.”
“What if something happens? What if Oberyn dies in the war? Doran will kill all of us.” Rachel 说 as she laid her head on Robb’s shoulder.
“Stop worrying. Nothing is going to happen. Everything will be fine.” Robb 说 as he kissed Rachel on 最佳, 返回页首 of her head.
“I hope so.” Rachel said.

“Do 你 like it here my dear?” Cersei asked Myrcella as she tucked her in bed.
“Yes, very much.” A soft smile took place on Myrcella’s 粉, 粉色 lips.
“Do 你 miss home?” She asked as she stroked her daughter’s long blonde hair.
Myrcella stayed silence for a moment. She did miss her home. She missed her brother Tommen, her grandfather Tywin Lannister.
“No” Myrcella said. She knew if she told her mother the truth her mother would want to take her back home. So she lied instead.



Convincing Doran wasn't easy, but it wasn't as difficult as Oberyn had expected, either.
He was convinced when they told him about the fact that the North and the Baratheons would 加入 them as well.
"Alright", he 说 finally. He turned to look at Oberyn and sighed. "You started this, brother. 你 will also finish it, I trust."
"You know me, brother. I never could stand a failure", Oberyn shrugged with a sly smile on his face. "We'll get rid of the Lannisters in no time."
"By the Lannisters 你 mean my father, am I right?" Rachel asked sharply.
Oberyn sighed. "Yes."
"My siblings will not be harmed."
"They won't if they work with us", Oberyn promised.
"They will. 你 have my word."
"Then 你 have mine", Doran spoke. "Dorne stands behind you. But a word of advice: I would not be so eager to hand the kingdoms over to anyone, let alone Stannis Baratheon."
"He is a good soldier."
"Since when did good soldiers make good kings?" Oberyn asked.
Rachel sighed. "I have no choice. And I already promised."
"I never took 你 for someone who chooses 爱情 over power", Doran 说 with a small smile on his face.
"You do me wrong, Doran. Power never interested me. It was father who handed it to me. So it should only be proper that he'll be the reason for me to lose it. And I've always loved Robb. I'd give up everything for him."
"Then we fight", Doran 说 simply.

Fatemeh and Finnick were in their chambers, sitting on the bed, Fatemeh's head against Finnick's shoulder. "I don't want 你 to fight", Finnick spoke.
"What?"
"When we go to war, I want 你 to stay here, safe."
Fatemeh stared at him in shock. "What? No! I'm fighting with you. I have every right to do so. Rachel is fighting, too."
"I know! But I don't want anything to happen to you. Is that so terrible?" Finnick asked quietly.
Fatemeh leaned forwards and kissed him softly. "No. But I'm still doing it. And when we win, we'll be together. I promise you. Nothing is going to happen to either of us."
Finnick smiled. "I know."
"Good", Fatemeh said, laying her head back against his shoulder.


“They killed Elia. We should kill them too. All of them.” Doran 说 sharply.
The only Lannister Oberyn wanted to see punished was Tywin. He was the one who ordered her death.
“All of them? They only Lannister that is going to pay for Elia’s death is Tywin Lannister. His children have done nothing wrong. They didn’t murder our sister. Tywin Lannister did.” Oberyn 说 as he poured himself some wine.
Oberyn wasn’t close with the Lannisters. The only Lannister he was close with was Rachel. Whom he always saw as a little sister.
“Tywin took from us. He took Elia. We should take from him too.” Doran wanted all the Lannisters to pay for his sister’s death.
“We’ll take from him. We’ll take his life from him.” Oberyn’s lips formed into a vivacious smirk.

“Rachel” Cersei spoke as she saw her sister and Robb sitting outside. “Is a beautiful day.” Cersei 说 clapping her hands together.
“What do 你 want, Cersei?” Rachel asked. She knew her sister wasn’t there to talk to her about how beautiful the 日 was.
“What? I can’t spend some time with my sister?” Cersei asked with a soft smile on her face.
“What if your sister doesn’t want to spend some time with you?” Robb asked with a smirk on his face. Rachel couldn’t help but to smile at Robb.
Cersei’s smile faded and her eyes narrowed. “What? Now 你 speak for her too? 你 were stupid enough to make her hand over the Seven Kingdoms to Stannis Baratheon.”
“I didn’t make Rachel do anything. She’s the 皇后乐队 and she decided that it was the right thing to do.”
“What is Rachel going to do after the war. When she loses the Seven Kingdoms? Are 你 both going to rule the north together?” Cersei asked with a small laugh.
“You should leave. 你 always try to find a way to make me feel less about myself. But, I know the truth. You’re jealous of me. You’re jealous that father handed the Seven Kingdoms to me. You’re jealous because I can be with the man I 爱情 and 你 can’t.” Rachel 说 smiling at her sister, her hazel eyes lit with 更多 knowledge.
Cersei moved closer towards her sister just to slap her across her face. With that she left.
“You-“
“Rachel, she’s not worth it. She only wants to see 你 broken. She thinks she can break you. 你 have to 显示 her that she can’t.” Robb 说 as he hugged Rachel softly.
“I’ll make her pay for everything she has ever done to me.” Rachel 说 as she rested her head on Robb’s chest. “I’ll make her pay.”


A few days passed when the Lannisters barely saw each other. Tyrion spent his days drinking with Oberyn, Jaime spent his days planning with Doran, Cersei spent her days moping about her cruel, cruel life (and also spending time with Myrcella), and Rachel spent her days with Robb. She realized that she'd never truly been this happy and this unhappy at the same time. She was in 爱情 with Robb, he was everything she wanted, but at the same time she felt bad for tearing up her family and potentially starting a war just for her own gain. Of course Oberyn told her it wasn't her fault, that they were going to declare war at some point anyway, but that didn't make her feel any better. He was supposed to say so, he was her friend.
The morning Stannis Baratheon rode to Sunspear was a cloudy one with a chance of rain. Rachel rushed down to greet the man and his army, but found no one with him but a man and a woman.
"Lord Stannis, where are your men?"
"You will adress me as king Stannis, my lady of Lannister", Stannis 说 quietly.
"It's Lady Stark", Rachel corrected. She and Robb had gotten married just the night before in the gardens.
Stannis raised his eyebrows in question, but asked nothing.
"Shall we?" Rachel asked, and they followed. "Who are your companions?"
"Davos Seaworth, my Hand. And the lady Melisandre", Stannis didn't bother explaining why the woman was there. Rachel just nodded as they walked. "Where are your men?"
"We left them a good deal away from this place. I don't trust the Martells", Stannis muttered.
"How very touching to hear", Oberyn 说 as he walked up to meet them with a lazy smile on his face. "Lord Stannis, it's been too long."
"Call him king", Rachel muttered, but Oberyn shook his head.
"The trade hasn't happened yet, 你 are still the queen, which makes Robb Stark the king, not Stannis."
"You have no claim to the throne", Stannis said, glaring at Rachel. "Nor does that boy."
"We have no interest in your throne, just ignore Oberyn", Rachel 说 impatiently. "Follow me." They walked all the way to the room where all the rest of the group were waiting.
After the introductions, they all sat down and Stannis kept on glaring at each and every one of them as they spoke.
"Robb, when is your army getting here?" Rachel asked, holding his hand in hers.
"In two days", Robb smiled. "And then we'll be ready to march off to war."
"What about the riverlords?" Stannis asked.
"They stand behind us", Robb said. "Thanks to my mother. As for the lords of the Vale, we have no idea. The Reach has taken up with the Lannisters, however."
"Robb, don't call them the Lannisters if the only Lannister siding with them is our father", Jaime rolled his eyes.
"With the Lannister army at his disposal, Jaime", Rachel 说 sharply. She turned to look at Stannis. "Are 你 sure 你 want to do this?"
"I've been wanting to get back at your father for many years. This is the best way to do it. And once we do, I'll let all of 你 return to your homes peacefully."
"How very gracious of you", Cersei muttered.
"Cersei, please", Rachel sighed. "And what about the North?" she turned back to Stannis.
Stannis sighed. "You and your husband can have the North. But only the North. Is that understood?"
"Very much so", Robb said.


Cersei burst into the room Jaime was laying down in. “You’re not going to let Tommen stay in King’s Landing when the war starts right?” She asked moving the blankets off of Jaime.
“Cersei, what do 你 want?” Jaime asked trying to go back to sleep.
“Tommen. Our son. His not 安全 in King’s Landing.” She 说 with cold voice.
Jaime stood up from his 床, 床上 and walked over to Cersei. “His 安全 there. Nothing will happen to him. I promise.” He 说 pressing his lips against Cersei’s.
Cersei pulled away pushing Jaime against the wall. “How could 你 say something like this? Father may have already killed him.” Cersei 说 burring her face in her hands.
“Father?” Jaime asked confused. “Why would father hurt Tommen?”
Cersei looked up at him. “Because Rachel ruined our lives. She’s having Stannis Baratheon and Oberyn Martell marching to King’s Landing and kill father. 你 helped Rachel do this. If 你 would have just killed Robb Sta-“
Jaime cut her off. “Oh, not again. 你 keep brining Robb Stark and Rachel up. Just leave them alone. If I’d have killed Robb Stark do 你 think Rachel would ever talk 或者 look at me again?” Jaime asked loudly.
“I don’t care what Rachel would have done. 你 let her ruin our lives. So what? So she can end up happy with her lover?” With that Cersei let the room slamming the door hard behind her.

When Rachel was walking to see Robb in their room she heard Stannis and Davos Seaworth talking. “Are 你 really going to let Robb Stark keep the North?” Davos asked .
“I’m not sure yet. I had to tell them something so they can trust me. If I’ve had 说 no. I could never get the Seven Kingdoms.” Stannis 说 as he laid some papers on the 表 in front of him.
When Rachel heard Stannis walking towards the door she left but, when she turned around she saw Melisandre. “Lady Stark” The red woman 说 with a small smirk across her face.
Rachel hated to be called lady. She was still the 皇后乐队 after all. “I’m still the queen.” Rachel 说 with a soft clear voice.

When Rachel went to see Robb he was already up. “Where have 你 been?” Robb asked as he walked over to Rachel and pulled her for a kiss.
Rachel smiled 接吻 him back. “I woke up early and I couldn’t go back to sleep.”
Robbl touched Rachel’s cheeks. “Are 你 okay?”
Rachel wasn’t sure if she should tell Robb what she had heard. Maybe Stannis was going to keep the North. Maybe he was going to let Robb have it. She didn’t care. She just wanted to get rid of her father. So she lied. “I’m fine.”