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[ there's the sound of a direwolf howling, unapologetic in his grief, and even the soft hushing murmur that comes after doesn't quite temper it, only reduces it to a low keening whine. there's a pause that stretches, and robb clears his throat more than once, trying to find the words. when he does speak he sounds tired, anger burning slow and hot under exhaustion but finally, finally, he speaks. ]

The lady Sansa Stark, who many called Alayne Stone, has gone.

[ there's a breath, as if robb means to say more, but instead he simply cuts the feed. ]

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...Oh, Robb.

[ because that's a hell of a confession, and a worse loss. ]

What can I do?

No. [ no, he doesn't accept that. no, he doesn't know what to say. just no. ] When?

[ oh jenna. robb looks gutted, but he tries for lighthearted, even as he clutches grey wind's fur, like a little boy with a big dog. he looks too young. he knows he looks too young, not a king at all, and he shouldn't be seen like this but.

but it's jenna. ]

Unless you can bring her back, I fear there is nothing.

Your sister?

[ she just got prim back, so losing her again ... she's not sure what she'd do if that happened. what does she live for, if not for her sister? she doesn't know robb, and normally, she wouldn't respond to a post like this (it doesn't concern her, other people's friends and family leaving) but something about it makes her reconsider. ]

Today, I think. I went to her rooms and she was not there, and Grey Wind could not find her, nor Lady.

Aye, my sister.

[ and he's not said that often, aboard this ship, but what does it matter now? all their deceptions and lies and she is still gone. ]

I cannot find her.

[ It's been nearly two months since Dirk was here last. But he's returned, along with both of his bro, and has discovered that Jake's still here as well. He can't imagine what he'd feel like if any of them were missing.

The lady Sansa Stark, who many called Alayne Stone, has gone.

This makes something suddenly click in his head. Not everything, no, because Dirk recalls that Alayne's father was a certain Petyr Baelish. But now he understands why Robb and Bran had been so fiercely protective of the girl--she was actually a Stark, actually related to them.

Dirk could relate to the pain that Robb feels and tries not to show. He knows that he doesn't want it to happen to him. ]

You mean, no one has seen her since the last jump?

If I could, you know I'd do anything to bring your sister back.

[ she swallows, hard. ]

If you want some company, I need to do some reading, so I'll be quiet. [ she doesn't need to do any reading. ] You only have to say the word, Robb, and I'll be there.

How many floors did you check? [ it's not supportive, not in the typical i'm so sorry way. he has no reason not to accept this readily as the truth; Robb has never lied to him or turned him away when he needed a hand but this — the Tranquility oversteps too much. ] She wouldn't abandon Lady.

[ and she wouldn't abandon you. ]

[Jon arrives, quiet, his arm bandaged where Summer bit him, and he looks exhausted. He hasn't slept in days, and this just adds another to burst of sadness to him]

Robb.

Checked her comms?

[ there's sympathy in katniss' voice -- not pity, because none of that will bring robb his sister, so it's pointless. her sympathy is equally useless, in the end, but she doesn't expect it to do any good and that's where the difference lies. ]

I'm sorry.

...oh.

I'm...very sorry. Is there anything I can do?

[ Sansa Stark; but of course she was her. She thought of it at times but did not ask. Sansa or Alayne she kept Lucrezia smiling and happy, held her hand and soothed away her fears. And no, she cannot be gone. The ship cannot steal her kindred spirit away.

But Robb Stark would not lie - and that was his sister. God lend us your grace, how cruel this ship is. ]

Sansa or Alayne I love her well and true. I would love her under a hundred different names.

[ a beat. She will not cry. She will not. Her face is calm. ]

Are you with your family, my Lord?

[ family above all, her father always said. ]

That isn't fair!

You are certain?

[Topher's a little choked up when he speaks. He hasn't been this overwhelmed with grief about a departure since Kenzi left ages ago and Alayne knew him- one of the few who did, actually.

And now Tony's missing and he can't.]

I don't... I don't know how this all works. It was sort of an accident I even got involved at all, but... Whatever I was to Alayne. Just... [He's not exactly good at anything in an official capacity.] If you or the other Starks need me, you can call me.

She would've wanted me to.

[There was always Sansa, no matter what name she called herself, and now she is gone. It is as clean a leaving as her first: when Bran woke in his bed, a cripple, and everyone had left Winterfell, left it empty to him and to Rickon and to Robb. This leaving is still more painful; this leaving is harder to bear, and somewhere Grey Wind howls, and Summer howls too, and Bran feels that howl deep within himself, more than an echo.

He goes to look for Robb then, though he still feels weak. He gives Summer the lead, and follows the sound of Grey Wind's howling, his steps only sometimes faltering. He must be a lord again. He must. When Grey Wind's howling comes closer, when he knows that he is near, Bran lifts his head. He will greet Robb with clear eyes. They will survive this, too.]

Robb.

Edited 2012-11-16 18:38 (UTC)

I am sorry

[ Oh.

Things like that can happen, he's forgotten. The blur of things, in their visit of horrors and masks, he admits to have 'forgotten' Alayne. Not really forgotten forgotten, no, but she has been passed as a friend quietly passed to the side—away from his mess of worries and personal troubles, boiling furiously at this point due to a mask and a secret ( a secret among secrets ).

But she knew about secrets. She knew about his, and he trusted her on that. There wasn't a moment of doubt when she rose from the dead, not a moment of regret when he acted like God just the moment before.

Both Sansa Stark and Alayne Stone deserved to live and she indeed, lived.

Just another passing chapter of the Pie Maker's life, a face to be re-tucked at the back of his mind, a memory that will return now and then, but now, there is only that sting of hurt and loss.

( 'I am glad to meet you, Ned. My name is Alayne.' )

So, staring back at the screen with much uncertainty, he finally says: ]

Hey, Robb.

[Murphy never knew Sansa, but he knew Alayne. Hard to say he knows anyone who you never technically "knew".

[What Murphy knows is that he is not unfamiliar with loss. He's lost everything. People have left him before, people have died before -- so it's funny to him, and it's normal, and kind of painfully morose.]

You didn't... find her, did you? [Because there are various ways a person can be "gone" in this place. There are various ways a person can disappear in any place.]

[ There is nothing from her comm for a long moment until, finally, she speaks. Instead of anger it's anguish, sharp like a knife and just as painful. ]

Fuck.

Edited (excuse you DW that is not the icon I picked) 2012-11-16 23:00 (UTC)

[ so she had been the lady sansa. there's something tight in his chest at that, for them, and for the dear girl he'd shared a tale with. he hasn't spoken to this king in some time, but it's with respect and sadness. there's little to offer but, ]

I'm so very sorry, King Robb. Such sadness you and your family do not deserve.

I see.

[Remus' voice is thick with grief, though he struggles to keep it under control.]

Thank you for-- for letting us know.

[Oh. Well...Oh.]

As of when?

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