PROLOGUE

*six weeks after leaving King's Landing*

Arya groaned as she slumped against the wall of her cabin. The most recent bout of seasickness left her feeling emptier than usual, and she felt the weakness down to her bones. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath of the balmy ocean air. Six weeks of sailing and she had spent more time in her cabin trying to keep her food down than on the deck with her crew.

A weak knock on her door stirred her enough to look blearily toward the woman who entered.

"Pardon me, milady, perhaps you should see the maester? This kind of seasickness is worrisome."

Arya gave a watery smile. "Were you sent here by the others to check on me because you are a woman? Do I frighten them that much?"

The woman (Dehya, Arya thought her name was) wrung her hands. "Some members of the crew happen to think this is more of a woman's matter than that of seasickness, milady."

Arya's brow furrowed. "Woman's matter?"

Dehya had moved towards the bowl of water under the window and now wiped Arya's brow with a damp rag. "They believe you might be with child."

Arya felt her mask slip, and she knew her surprise was written on her face. "Find the maester, then. I'll only hear it from him."

A few hours later, Nymeria's first mate looked startled as the maester relayed Arya's orders to turn the ship around. What was west of Westeros would have to wait.

A/N: Hello! Let me start off by saying that while I was definitely not as unhappy with season 8 as many other people were, I do feel that some parts could have been more fleshed out. Here is my attempt at an epilogue story, and it will be focusing on Arya and Gendry because my poor shipper heart called that relationship way back in season 2 and is still Very Disappointed that they didn't at least talk like adults in episode 6. This story will not be terribly gruesome or graphic, but it will focus on some heavy topics and emotions. If at any point you are uncomfortable, you are welcome to stop reading and make up your own ending in your head. I welcome any feedback you may have. Rating may change as the story progresses.

Cross-posted on ao3