Game of Thrones: From the Outside
Chapter 4 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.
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Chapter 4: Sansa
Sansa Stark, eldest daughter of the Stark family; smiled to herself as she left her room. It was a lovely evening and she was looking forward to dinner with her family. As she headed downstairs however, she noted that something was missing, a background noise that was normally there, was not. Curious she headed to the living room and saw that the TV wasn't on.
'Strange, Arya's usually here, watching TV at this time...Where is she?' Sansa wondered, perplexed by this sudden break in routine.
Curious she turned and began making her way back upstairs; reflecting on her sister as she did so.
'It's, it's a relief that she's so much better now.' Sansa thought to herself. 'Gods, that time was horrible, and Arya, she...'
She shuddered at the memory; during what was now referred to, by the girl herself, as Arya's dark time, she had been mercilessly spiteful at times, and Sansa had to admit she felt as if she had been Arya's chief victim.
'But it's not like I made things any better, with how I reacted to her.' Sansa recalled. 'But we, we got through it, Arya overcame it...and it's all thanks to him.'
She knew, even if he felt differently, that she and the rest of the family all agreed, Gendry had been the one to save Arya. For that, they certainly owed him a debt of gratitude, even when he protested and claimed they did not.
Of course when the dark times passed and it was revealed that Arya had started dating Gendry, there had been shock, surprise and concern. Of chief concern was the age gap of five years, a point rendered moot by Bran starting to date Meera Reed, a woman five years his senior.
The other chief concern was where Gendry lived; but he had assured them and they knew Arya was capable of defending herself, as such, they accepted the relationship. Although some, like Sansa, were still surprised by it.
Most of the surprise they felt came from Arya herself; such as now. Sansa had found Arya in her room and clearly getting ready to go out with Gendry.
'Gods, she's...' Sansa, thought, amazed.
Arya was in her room, dressed in clothing that still couldn't be classed as feminine, but actually dressed nicely. In addition she was brushing her hair, something she never did unless prompted usually.
Sansa couldn't help but smile. 'She's...actually being more attentive to details and, and trying to make a good impression.'
Shaking her head and still smiling, Sansa left quietly; amazed at the good influence Gendry was having on her younger sister.
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