Alayne slept, curled into Petyr, head resting on his chest. She slept deeply, peacefully, lulled to sleep by their lovemaking, the steady beat of Petyr's heart and the softly falling snow outside the window. My love, she'd thought as she'd drifted off. This is the man who I will spend my life with... I will bear him children and we will be happy, like this, always. It wasn't long before she'd succumbed to sleep, and when she slept, she dreamed. And this dream was not of Sandor Clegane, but the man beside her. This dream was of Petyr. The snow fell over a silent world, so quiet she could hear the whispers of the flakes as they touched the ground. It was a beautiful scene, the castle garden covered with freshly fallen snow, untouched, but for the footprints she left behind her. She didn't belong here. Alayne felt an ache deep in her tummy, one of loss, empty, longing for home, for what once had been. She was dressed warmly, a woolen gown, high boots ...