127The Other Stark Girl » Alys Stark was not her sister. She did not have much wolfs blood to her, timid and gentler than her twins wild and untamed spirit. But in the aftermath of her father and brothers death at the hand of a mad king, she must find her own strengths and tap into her Stark blood to survive as a hostage in Kings Landing during a war that would change the seven kingdoms.

2The Weight of Duty » Lyarra Stark has always known her duty, that someday she'll leave home and marry some lord and manage his household. But she also knows that until then she intends to live as freely as she wishes. Thus when the king invites her father to be his new hand, she is quick to excitement at the prospect of exploring Kings Landing even as the threats to her family grow larger and stronger.