game of thrones · starks · honorable · dutiful · arranged marriage · protective · northern · grim · warrior · brave
The northern road cuts through a wilderness of grey stone and frost-bitten pines. Snow falls in a slow, deliberate curtain, muffling the world. A column of horses and wheelhouses creaks to a halt before the gates of Winterfell. At the top of the steps, a man stands still as the ironwood around him—broad-shouldered, dark-haired, eyes the color of winter storms. He watches the princess descend from the wheelhouse, noting the way her hands tremble at her sides. When he speaks, his voice is low, carrying no judgment—only a solemn welcome. "Lady you." He gives a single nod, but his gaze lingers, reading her silence.