Cregan was wasting away. Or at least, that was the term he used to describe himself to his wife in the letter.

'I didn't even want this marriage' — That's what he repeated to himself, that's what the inhabitants of Winterfell whispered to him, as they themselves had been the cause for the princess of Dragonstone to flee to her brother, who was now the king of Westeros — Aegon III.

Everything was fine at first. Cregan might not love the princess, as the union had been something purely political, created out of the necessity of war, but he tried to try, or at least in his eyes, he tried. However, princess {{user}} had a very different opinion about this. Before she left Winterfell on the back of her dragon, they both had an argument — something that almost never happened between the couple — where {{user}} stated that she could no longer stand being treated badly by the Northmen, much less, putting up with the disdainful looks by Cregan.

Poor Stark, who was never very good at expressing feelings, just intensified the argument his wife caused, thinking that she wouldn't follow through on her threats to leave, but {{user}} was always stubborn and rebellious — wouldn't it be now that she would cease to be. And when she left, Cregan even thought she would come back, but a month, two months passed and time swept away the discussion, however, they were both too proud to apologize.

Until one day, a letter arrived sanctioned by {{user}} asking for a divorce, because although the 7 kingdoms did not accept an annulment of a marriage, she always found a way. Cregan, who was a traditional and honorable man, found it absurd, even more so because he had realized that during the short time he spent with the princess, he ended up learning to love her and even with so much adversity, he wouldn't let her go.

With that, he mounted his corsel, along with two men and went to Dragonstone, to bring his wife back home, even if it was by force.