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Gendry Waters is three when his mother dies. And with her goes the hair as yellow as corn and the songs. His short black hair is disheveled and his eyes are brimmed with tears. The the barman takes him to the redstoned room where the kindly bald man is. There is soft talking but he pays no mind to it as tears flow from his eyes. They take him to the Motts and so his apprenticeship begins.
Gendry Waters is thirteen with longer hair when he gets an odd visit. The Hand visits with a sour-faced man. Gendry's meek eyes meet the other man's cold sapphires and for a second there is a comradery at having the same eyes before the man scowls and looks away. The Hand asks him questions about his mother and leaves. Gendry finds it odd and shrugs before returning to his work. He has no place among those of higher blood than he.
Gendry Waters is fourteen when his world turns upside down. The new Hand comes to visit him as well and asks him about the previous visit. It is after this that Tobho sends him off to join the Nights Watch. Gendry is sad but feels no shame at taking the black. It's often expected of is on the road that he meets Arry, a decent lad with a snarky demeanor. It is then that he learns that the lad is a lady. But she still insists on being his friend. He cannot say no. She won't let him.
Gendry Waters is fifteen with long hair over his neck and a soft beard when he is knighted. So what if he is with a bunch of criminals, they still give him a family. But when Arya goes missing, family loses it's taste. Especially when they start following the orders of a corpse.
Gendry Waters is sixteen with cut hair and a clean shaven face when he abandons the Brotherhood. He is tired of seeing the blood of Lady Stonehearts hatred flow from his hammer. So in the middle of the knight he runs. He comes across an inn run by two sisters. The eldest is pretty and she blushes him when he offers his service as a blacksmith and warrior to them. Gendry finds his home.
Gendry Waters is eighteen when he beds Jeyne Heddle. They are both nervous and scared but do it anyway. The need any comfort they can find at this hectic time. Jeyne is soon with child and becomes Jeyne Waters. But it doesn't last long. The birth leaves her weak and she dies a day after. The child is a boy named Arry and he shares his father's hair. But his eyes are a milky white. He is blind.
Gendry Waters is twenty-three and Westeros is still falling apart. Rumor spreads that the Night's Watch is in danger from the Others. Stannis Baratheon and Roose Bolton are at each others throats over Winterfell. The Tyrells are slowly swallowing the Lannisters. And tales of dragons at Braavos circulate. But Gendry doesn't care. What do the battles of highborns have to do with bastards? Besides, he has a child to raise and an inn to run. He has no time for any of it. But he knows that it will probably find a way to bring him in.