Chapter 16: Innocent

“Refrain from talking false claim, girl-slave, it wouldn't matter to me, anyway. You're a scheme and a traitor! A great liar too. I would not insist on such foolishness, if I were you.”

He uttered the word under his breath, looks so irritated and angry.

His beautiful eyes grew with a flash of rage.

Racy could see his breathing quickened, , seemed like he was on the verge of losing his temper.

“Just believe me this once, my Lord, for I only spoke to you without lying. I already knew of my true birth, Maggy told me about it. Though, not everything. But still, I felt relieved, that, every accusations you have thrown at me were not true.” There were tears in her eyes.
She paced slowly towards him.

“Please, spare me from your wrong accusations, I only wished to live normally now and in peace, my Lord…” she continues. On bent knees she begged him.

Jon Snow was stunned for a moment, his gaze went down on the girl on his feet.
Both of his fists were tightly clinched.

“Get up. From now on, I forbid you to speak unless I tell you so, girl-slave.” his cold gaze never left her, ignoring the pitiful look in her eyes. Her pretty face was smeared with tears.

“N-no, my Lord. Please, don't do this to me.” she cried as Jon's Northsmen pulled her away from him. She struggled to get free from their hold, and ran back to Jon. But one of his men grabbed her before she could have reached him.

“I am Racy Sand! I was not a traitor's daughter And I demand my freedom, my Lord! Please… If you give me a chance, I could prove it to you." She cried hopelessly as his men took her away from him.

Jon was bewildered. Unfamiliar emotions were rumbling in his chest as he saw her in a desperate posture.

What she had told her must possibly be a great lie. It was part of her plan to lure him again, using her pleas and tears.

A firm decision had flowed over him as he went to the small council of Casterly Rock Castle. He must go back to Winterfell at once.
Bringing the girl-slave with him here caused him great trouble, and he regretted it.

“I don't believe she was capable of killing the herb lore healer, father. It doesn't make sense to me at all. The girl is innocent, with that I am most certain of." Tyrion, the halfman calmly said.

The Lannister siblings were there in the council room, including Lord Tywin and the Maester. They were talking about the murder of the herb lore healer when he arrived to join them.

"There you are, Lord Snow. You are just in time, we were talking about the crime of your girl-slave, please take a seat, so we could finally resolve this matter once and for all. The truth is, it was a great insult for the Lannisters of what your girl-slave did." exclaimed the Queen. There was refined authority in her tone. 

As Jon had settled in his seat, the halfman averted his gaze to him.

"Still, it depends on Lord Snow's decision, dear sister." annoyance were in...