Hand of the Queen

                                    

                                          
At first light Theon and Catelyn left camp the next day leaving the two Stark twins behind with their banner men. Violet had been up almost the whole night deciding whether or not she should let her daughter go back to Storm's end to see her father. Ultimately she decided she trusted her mother enough to let the little princess go and see Renly. 
"Please return to me safely both of you" Violet said hugging her mother and giving her daughter one last kiss goodbye.
"We will my daughter you have nothing to worry about" Lady Catelyn said with a reassuring smile.
"Please tell my husband I send my love and I miss him terribly" Violet said and her mother nodded.
Violet watched as the they rode off and a couples tears fell down her face. She didn't know if sending her daughter was the right decision or not. She was very afraid of the dangers that her mother and daughter could face on their journey. But Violet wanted her daughter to get to see her father for what could possibly be the last time. 
"Are you alright your grace?" Lord Bolton asked approaching her and she quickly wiped her tears.
"Ah yes it's just this is the first time Adalina and I have been away from each other" Violet answered.
"Don't worry she will be back before you know it" Roose said and patted her on the back. "Don't get yourself too worked up we have a battle tonight you need to have a clear head. 
Lord Bolton was right she did need to have a clear head. She felt as if she was very vulnerable today. She barely slept the night before and now had sent her daughter away and tonight they had a plan to attack the Lannister camp nearby. Robb and her hadn't talked since last night either she was still upset with him for sending Theon away. But of course since they were their peoples king and queen they were forced to communicate when it came time to plan their attack. They planned to send Lyanna and Greywind to make the first attack on the camper and then soon after the Northmen would invade.
When nightfall came to the twins sat side by side on their horses preparing themseleves for the events to come. 
"I'm sorry for upsetting you. I should not of sent him without consulting you first" Robb said breaking the silence between the two. 
"I forgive you" Violet replied. "I shouldn't of lashed out at you I'm just under a lot of extra stress lately" 
The battle was quick and the Stark twins were victorious as they suspected. They walked around the battle field with their bannerman Roose Bolton beside them examining the field after battle. Many of the Secret Sisters were there attending to wounded soldiers. 
Violet was smiling as she passed by the dead and wounded men. "Something about killing my enemies really just puts me in the best mood" Robb and Roose laughed at her.
"You have a twisted way of thinking my sister" Robb said. 
"Yes but I have to be you're the soft one" Violet teased her brother.
Robb just rolled his eyes which was odd because usually he would have something to say back to his sister, but the young King seemed to be distracted by something across the battle field. 
"Aren't you going to say something back?" Violet asked. 
She liked to tease her brother but it was only fun if he teased her back. 
Robb still gazing didn't say anything causing Roose Bolton to snicker. "Seems like our King has his eyes on something other than war" 
Violet didn't like the sound of that. Robb was promised to one of Walder Frey's daughter in exchange for him letting Robb cross earlier in the war. If he was with someone else it could ruin everything they've been fighting for.
"You are promised to another Robb don't forget it!" Violet said smacking her brother in the back of the head. 
"Don't hit me in front of everybody I am the King I don't need you telling me my duty!" Robb said angrily and stormed off. 
"And here I thought people were suppose to be happy after they won a battle" Lord Bolton chuckled. 
"Lord Bolton do you think I made a mistake sending Adalina with my mother to the Storms end?" Violet asked turning her attention away from Robb. 
"As a father I would want to see my daughter especially in times like this who knows when our last day will be our last" Lord Bolton replied. 
"I never thought the last time I saw my father would be my last now he's gone and I can't turn back time" the young Stark girl said with a sigh. "I wish I could just see him one last time and tell him how sorry I am for-"
Violet stopped herself before she exposed her deepest darkest secret to Lord Bolton. He looked at her with a confused look. "For what your Grace?" He asked.
"There was just a lot of things I did that caused my father trouble I was a rebellious teenager" Violet answered and Roose let out a chuckle.
"Oh I can only imagine" Roose said.
Violet quickly changed the subject to make sure there wasn't anyway she could spill her deepest darkest secret. 
"Lord Bolton I have something i'd like to talk about with you" The young Queen said as her and Roose continued to walk through the battle field. "I want to start gathering my small council mostly I need a Queen's guard and a hand of the Queen out of all our bannermen Lord Bolton I think you are the most like me I would like to ask you to be my Hand of the Queen" Violet said and Lord Bolton smiled from ear to ear and she handed him the hand of the Queen pin she had made earlier.
"What a great honor your Grace I will serve you loyally until my last day" Roose said and bent the knee in front of her with his sword. "And little princess Adalina as well" 
"Thank you Lord Bolton I know you will" Violet said.
Her brother didn't like Roose very much he scared him. She also knew many men called Roose the "Leech Lord" but she liked his clever and cunning ways. Roose was like a father figure to her now that her own father was gone. 
"I notice your brother seems very infatuated with that girl over there" Roose said and Violet's attention went across the field to her twin brother. 
"My brother is honorable like my father I don't think he'll forget his duty and promise that he made to Lord Walder" Violet said but truly she wasn't sure if she believed that.
Love could make people do things that weren't honorable. She never thought she would lie to her father and run away but she did and it was all for love. 
"Love can make people do questionable things" Lord Bolton said as if he had read her mind.
Violet shook her head "I'm sure my brother is not in love he just met this girl he won't forget what we're fighting for he wouldn't ruin everything I know him"
"If you say so then I believe you" Lord Bolton said and the two walked off.