HOWLING
dedicated to bubbIesgum

Love is a poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.
Cersei Lannister

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Freya Greyjoy was known as the Siren of the Iron Islands. Her voice could be heard from the highest towers and over the crashing waves, sparking an interest in many men from the Islands who wished for her hand once she was of age. But Freya never intended to marry.

Being the third Greyjoy sibling did have it's consequences, especially when Freya was to rule over the Iron Islands - someday - if she didn't die from her own recklessness first. That future had not been in the cards until her fifth birthday, when she had been legitimized by father, Balon. Freya had been born a bastard - a reminder of the affair Balon had with some tavern wench after almost separating with his wife, Alannys - but Freya was his first daughter, and thus that made her a weakness. He could not turn away the babe, despite Alannys wishes.

Balon believed that Freya had been given to him as gift from the Drowned God; that she was not an object of a mistake he once made. She was going help continue the Greyjoy name, this Balon was sure of. He did not want someone to take his throne from him, but if someone had to, he wanted it to be his oldest son, Rodrik, or Freya.

Freya knew her father loved her when he legitimized her, but all she ever wanted was off the Iron Islands. She did not wish for marriage or pretty dresses. Freya wanted to venture into the great unknown. She wanted to see the other side of the world, which was so pleasantly explained in the stories her tutors told her. She knew how to protect herself, being a trained swords-woman from age eight. Balon never wanted to let her go, afraid his next successor would die.

When Balon lost to King Robert Baratheon and Lord Eddard Stark in the Greyjoy Rebellion, he surrendered and was allowed to remain as Lord of the Iron Islands. His two oldest sons had died, but Balon still had his other children. That changed when the Baratheon king's condition was that both Theon and Freya Greyjoy were to remain as hostages and wards to Eddard Stark. Like mentioned before, Balon did not want to give up his throne, and no matter how much he loved his children, he loved his throne more. Yara was to stay at the Iron Islands. Theon was eight and Freya was eleven, but neither knew if they would get used to a new life. Freya had only ever wanted to travel away from the Iron Islands, but when she got what she wished for, it startled her.

Eventually, the Greyjoy siblings got used to their new life at Winterfell. Freya was allowed to also bring her handmaiden from the Iron Islands, named Selene, and it was this woman that always made her feel more at home. She did not get to know the Stark siblings as well as Theon, but she did find it entertaining to join their sword training lessons and show off what she had learned in her childhood. Arya and Sansa thought she was a seaborne witch from the tales they read at night, but Jon Snow enjoyed her company.

As for Robb Stark, he had never liked her from the start. He thought she was cocky and annoying, and she felt the same for him. Freya beat him in training multiple times, leaving Robb defeated and angry. She was older, but he was taller. They argued over the simplest of subjects, and Freya was sure the more he angered her, the more he'd pay the iron price.

Robb Stark and Freya Greyjoy would never get along, but just like her former bastard status - the future can change in an instant.

CAST

KATHERYN WINNICK
AS FREYA GREYJOY
the kraken queen

RICHARD MADDEN
AS ROBB STARK
the young wolf

JESSICA PARKER KENNEDY
AS SELENE FERREGO
the lover

ALFIE ALLEN
AS THEON GREYJOY
the boastful brother

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© stxrmborn

This is a fan fiction for HBO's Game of Thrones. It is primarily focused on the television show, not the books. Not all events in this are true to the canon or TV show/books, but this story is NOT an AU. This story is a slow burn.

DISCLAIMER: 1) I do not own any of the original Game of Thrones characters that are mentioned in this story; these belong to HBO/George R. R. Martin. 2) I don't own any dialogue taken from the Game of Thrones television show. 3) I own my original character(s), Freya Greyjoy and Selene, and some of the original character(s)'s plot.

WARNINGS: This story features cursing, violence, sexual themes, character deaths, and triggering topics. Do not read if you are uncomfortable with those.

NOTE: Some characters from my other GoT stories might show up in this story. It's not necessary to read those other stories to then read this, but if you want to learn more about those characters, then I suggest reading the stories they are featured in! All of my GoT stories are connected and exist in the same universe, as they are part of the Rare Women Series, but you do not need to read them in order.

BOOK I: Season 1
BOOK II: Season 2
BOOK III: Season 3

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A/N: IDK WHAT I'M DOING BUT I GUESS THIS IS A ROBB STARK FIC???

Fair warning: you're going to despise most of these characters through the first part of the book. All of them act extremely immaturely to each other, so yeah just expect to hate them lol (but I promise you that their character growth is gREAT)

This only happened because I'm been binging on Vikings lately and..........yeah....................I might have a problem................................

Also, the quote in the gif above, is based on a quote from Dragon Age!

Happy reading!