Northern Ward Egg AU
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Northwards Lays My Heart by KriemhildeInTheCastle
Fandoms: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV)
25 Sep 2026
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"At times he will be stubborn, but he chooses his battles wisely. That alone should tell you that he is no bad leader, either. I could not have wished for a better squire or ward. And you will see that you could not wish for a better son.”
Maekar frowned in little more than open contempt. “I can see that you have raised the boy with all the comforts your home has to offer.” He sneered, “He’s become more wolf than dragon.”
The First Blackfyre Rebellion has gone on not only for longer but was much bloodier than it should have been. Maekar wasn't an idiot. He knew what kind of situation his family was in. He understood even, to some degree, that his father had to find some way to placate the noble houses who had suffered in a war they had dragged them into.
But that did not mean that he forgave any of his family for sending his newborn son, Aegon, as a ward to the newly minted Lord Stark.
(Or: Five times Maekar had to deal with the fallout of sending his youngest son North + the one time he decided to do better despite it.)
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- Part 22 of Tales of The Seven Kingdoms
- Part 1 of Northern Ward Egg AU
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Northwards Lays My Life by KriemhildeInTheCastle
Fandoms: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (TV)
26 Sep 2026
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“I will do right by you,” the Stark finally croaked out. Was the promise aimed towards Prince Aegon or himself? That, he did not know. “I will care for you. You won’t need to spend a single day hungry, or cold, or lonely. You won’t ever have to wonder where your home is, even if you can’t be with your own blood. I will do my best for you.”
Duncan Stark, freshly minted Warden of the North and Lord of Winterfell after his father and three elder brothers were killed in a Blackfyre Rebellion that went on much longer than it should've, wasn't sure what to expect when the king offered him a Targaryen ward as a show of goodwill.
Having a newborn prince pushed into his arms, though? That was insane, even for him. But he's the babe's guardian now, whether anyone wants it or not. And Dunk will be damned before he allowed little Aegon to feel lonley in his new home for even a single moment.
(aka, the prequel to Northwards Lays My Heart containing a few snippets of Egg's childhood in Winterfell. The previous work is not required to understand this, though I do recommend you read it for context.)
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- Part 24 of Tales of The Seven Kingdoms
- Part 2 of Northern Ward Egg AU