With his strong arms, he lifted her from the ground. She could feel his stubbles rubbing against her cheeks. That idiot had tried to grow a beard for the longest time now but it just won't grow longer. He wouldn't give up though. Their similarities made her smile. Both of them wouldn't give up till the end. "I will miss you.", he whispered in her ear. Her smile disappeared and was replaced by tears rolling down her cheeks. "I will miss you too, big brother." She remained in his arms in silence. Suddenly, Arya could feel a pleasant feeling of warmth on her left side. The temperature in her chamber increased. "What's happening?", she asked him, but got no answer. Her whole left side was now not pleasantly warm anymore, it burned as if it was on fire. "WHAT IS HAPPENING?", Arya screamed in pain but had to notice, that her brother wasn't with her anymore. She sat in a completely empty black room. "…Jon?, Arya whispered into the void, "why did you leave me?"
"Wake up, goddamit." Arya wasn't in a dark space any longer. She hung over someone's shoulder. "LET ME DOWN!", she screamed, trying to kick her abductor. "SHHH, do you want to die?" Gendry. It was Gendry. "What's happening?", Arya whispered. "Some Lannisters attacked the inn. They set everything on fire, including the barn. Consider yourself lucky that I came back to get ya.", Gendry answered quietly. "Let me down, I can fight too." "Fight? Do I look like I'm going to fight anyone?" "So we are just going to run and leave the others to die here?", Arya asked angrily. "They wouldn't try to save us either, believe me.", Gendry replied, visibly upset by her words, but he did let her down at least. The left side of her cloak was completely burnt. "Stay behind me.", Gendry advised her. They cowered behind a bush, waiting until no one was within sight. He took her hand, making sure she doesn't fall back. "Now!", Gendry whispered and sprinted hand in hand with her to their next hideout. There they paused again. Arya could not spot anyone, neither black brothers nor Lannister soldiers but she could clearly hear their screams and feel the dizziness caused by the smoke. She could also faintly make out footsteps. Was someone approaching? Arya could not locate where they came from. Everything around her was blurry. Where is Gendry? Her mind was a mess, she laid too long of a time in the burning barn. The smoke caused her to feel dizzy. I need to get my thoughts straight. I must not be a burden to Gendry right now.
"One move and I will slit open her throat." Something cold and sharp was being pressed against Arya's neck. "Trying to hide, eh?" The coldness on her neck cleared her mind and brought her back to reality. She could now make out Gendry to her right, trying to figure out what to do. He could run and leave me to die too. "Get up, both of you. Now." Would he?