Well it appears my wish to update every week is a bit too much at the moment. I am sorry to keep you guys waiting but you probably know...life happens sometimes.

Anyway, here is chapter 6, hope you enjoy.

Chapter 6

'You have ravens with you yes…' Arya said to the party gathered for council.

'Yes…' said Harry

'Send all of them out…all that go south…let them know what is happening here…' said the Black Fish

'The lord commander tried that…no lord will take such words to be real, they will think we went mad.' Said Sansa

'They will…probably…but they will be warned, again, by another…maybe some will believe…' said the Black Fish

'We need dragon glass…yes…Sam said it is found on Dragon Stone…' added Arya

'Stannis already sent for it to be mined but it never came…' said the Maester

'King Aegon took Dragon Stone…' explained Harry

'Send him a letter, make him understand this is not a joke…there will be no chance left for us if they refuse to believe…' said Bryanne

'And Valerian steal…anyone here has it?'

'I have a dagger…my father gave to me…' Sansa said taking out the ornate dagger Pitr had given her.

'Good…anything else?' asked Bryanne

'I want the Bravosi to have it…' Sansa said handing the dagger to Arya

'My lady…you should have it to protect yourself…' said Harry

'No…the Bravosi can fight, while I cannot…and besides, he saved my life…'

'Let's get this out in the open bravosi.' Said Black Fish 'Your reasons for being here…if you take that dagger and run off, we lose a weapon we cannot afford to lose…'

'Keep your dagger lady…I don't need something so ornate to defend myself…'

'Then I insist you teach me to wield it…' Sansa said

'Ask your Knight to do that…' Arya turned and left to tend to her horse. Nymeria had left them to rejoin her pack which Arya knew was somewhere parallel to them. She settled for a night of sleep up in a tree as her mare slept at the bottom. It was safer up a tree than down on the ground.

Gendry had seen that long hair when the bravosi's hood was down. The night had been too dark to make out features but that hair was long enough to reach mid back…of course there were boys who held their hair long, but…something was not right about this. Could the bravosi be a girl? His mind flashed to Arya, she had traveled as a boy…but it had been 3 years ago…a girl so small could easily pass for a boy, but a woman? She had to have forms, curves…sure the full clothes could hide curves, but to such an extent…and yes it was safer to ride as a man…but with the skills the bravosi had, woman or man, no one could touch the bastard. Why hide his gender…if he indeed was hiding it.

'Harwin…you awake?'

'I am now…'

'What do you make of the bravosi and the dire wolf…'

'Nothing…'

'But isn't it strange the dire wolf saved the two…'

'No…it isn't.' Harwin said, he had recognized lady Sansa in disguise but said nothing. Nymeria probably saved the stark girl…dire wolves…this took him back to the time at Winterfell where Lord Eddard ruled and everything seemed to be untouched by war or insecurities.

'But it makes no sense for the dire wolf to obey the bravosi…'

'It didn't obey the bravosi…' Harwin answered.

'What do you mean…'

'I can't say more Gendry…just drop it, the dire wolf is here to protect the lady of the Vale not the bravosi…'

'The bravosi said Great Jon had come with the wolves at the Twins…'

'They just came from the same side…I know where you're going with this Gen, but the bravosi isn't anyone to the dire wolf…trust me…'

'I think you're wrong…I think that bravosi is a she…and I know but one she who can have a dire wolf…'

'Don't go there Gen…Arya is at the wall…she has to be…'

'If the wall has been overrun by those dead things…'

'Aie, Arya is most likely dead…She is not a bravosi in disguise…I know she was a fierce rider, I know she wanted to learn to fight…but lady Arya couldn't kill with such ease…she couldn't have learnt in such a short time…and where would she have learnt all that…by the way the bravosi moves…he is older than Arya would be…he has to be at the very least 20…and he had to have learnt fighting for at least half that time, so most likely he's hitting 30…'

'You don't know Arya…you don't know who she met…you don't know how she got us out of Harren Hall, Arya killed when she was 11…even before that from what she said…at first I thought she was kidding…but no…as time passed I saw she could do it…no remorse…'

'Watch it…that is my lady you're accusing to being a murderer…'

'She did it to survive…kill or be killed…but all I'm saying…Arya could be the bravosi…'

'Stop it! You want Arya to be alive…I get it…but don't do something stupid like challenging the bravosi…leave the man be…he has helped us more than we could have hoped…leave his secrets alone…'

'I will speak with him, to see…don't worry I won't be obvious…'

'You don't know subtlety Gen…'

Gendry grunted, yes, something Arya always pointed out, he was too loud, too obvious, too easy to detect and rile up…but he was sure the dire wolf had come for the bravosi not the lady of the Vale…the question was, why was Harwin convinced otherwise…

The ravens were sent in the morning as they continued their march towards Winterfell.

It was the third week from Mot Cailin that Arya had snapped and sent Gendry flying.

Everyone was dead silent as the bravosi set her boot on the bastard's stomach.

'I've had enough of you trying to sneak around…I value my privacy yes…if I see you snooping around my mare one more time…I'll cut your balls and stuff them in your mouth!'

Sansa gasped she could almost hear her saying that was no way for a lady to talk.

'You are in the presence of ladies Bravosi…please speak...' but Harry was interrupted.

'Don't think the ladies here had never seen balls or cocks sir…' the bravosi turned and mounted back on his horse.

Harwin helped Gendry up 'I told you to be subtle…'

'Yeah well subtle was never my strong point.' Gendry grinned he was sure that was a woman and not a man…somehow he knew…

'Are you all right sir…I am sorry for that.' The lady of the Vale came to them startling Gendry. Why would the lady of the Vale apologize to him about what a bravosi did…

'My lady there is nothing for you to apologize for…'

Harwin frowned at the apology as well.

Sansa went away, back to her sled.

They were attacked again…only this time it was more organized…but they were too. Arya had made Thoros make a spare sward set aflame for her, armed with that and with a torch she fought alongside the knights. Sansa had been better protected; Harry took it upon himself to keep her in the middle of the moving army. Bryanne seemed to tag along where Arya fought. She did not know why but didn't question it; it was easy to fight knowing the person next to you was a competent fighter. Nymeria, she knew was fighting as well, with her kin, they were under attack from whites too, but they were faring better than the soldiers around her. They were holding but it seemed there was no end to these dead soldiers. Lucky for her, they seemed to be slower to react than a normal human. It was then that Arya saw the Other…a creature taller than a human by a head at least, clad in nothing but ice, blue, on top of a dead direwolf. Bryanne took up the valerian sward against him. Arya kept the corpses from reaching the warrior but it was getting harder now. Bryanne was almost there, Arya saw at the edge of her eyes as the she knight parried and almost had struck a fatal blow. But somehow something happened, a corpse Arya had let slip, or maybe it had been hiding in the deep snow, it snatched at Bryanne's legs making her go down. Arya acted fast. She threw the torch at the corpse and it burst in flames and parried with her flame sward the blow that was meant for Bryanne. But the flame sward was no match for the Other's weapon. Bryanne gave out a cry as Arya was struck to the ground wounding her shoulder. The other moved to end Arya's life…this was it…Arya backed away until her hand met the hilt of a sward in the snow. She didn't hesitate, she took the sward with her left hand, her good hand and with strength she didn't know she still had embedded the sward into the Other's belly as his spear struck her already wounded shoulder. With a shriek the other exploded in thin ice and Arya fell down in the snow. Soon after the corpses began to withdraw, as if summoned by someone. Nymeria came charging in as Bryanne tried to get to Arya. The wolf growled and snapped its teeth at anyone daring to approach her. Arya knew she meant well, but she was so tired, that blow took all wind from her…her shoulder was dislocated, and there was a puncture wound in it, but she felt the trickle of blood slow, she knew it was minor, all she needed was her sack of provisions. Bryanne was trying to talk around the wolf as Sansa joined them. Arya entered her mare's mind and made the horse come to her.

Nymeria let Sansa pass her but kept Bryanne at bay. By this time people were gathering to see what was going on.

The mare settled down on the snow next to Arya. Sansa was talking but Arya could barely concentrate on what she needed to do to clean the wound and put the shoulder back in place. She uncorked a tiny bottle of medicine and set to apply it to her wound under her clothes. Her cloak fell from her shoulders a bit as she winced at the sensation. But she knew the wound would soon close after this, a few days and there would be only a scar left, somehow the blow had not been too deep.

'Please…talk to me…' she finally heard Sansa say

'I'll be fine…just…give me a cloth…there is one clean one in the sack…saddle…' Arya pointed to the sack.

Sansa went through the stuff there and took out the cloth. Arya took it and put it in her own mouth. Before Sansa could answer Arya pushed and pulled at her shoulder until it popped back into place. Her muffled scream shook Sansa to the core. Arya was left drained after that. She spit the cloth out and tried to stand, but it was too soon for her.

'I think I'll camp here for the night…' said Arya and Nymeria settled around her keeping her warm. With that Arya fell asleep knowing Nymeria would never let anyone hurt her.

Sansa was frantic as she saw Arya drift to sleep. Bryanne looked at a loss of what to say. Sansa had confided in her that the bravosi was in fact her younger sister that was why Bryanne tried to fight close to the other Stark. The fact that the youngest daughter of lady Cateline was such a skilled fighter had come as a surprise, but to see that daughter, she had sworn to protect in fact protect her and almost die because of it. Bryanne was shamed to the core by putting the young she wolf in danger. Gendry, Harwin, the Black Fish and Sam had come to help their companion as the knights of the Vale set camp and burnt the bodies of the fallen.

'Now do you still think that wolf came for the lady of the Vale…' said Gendry as he looked at the bravosi sleeping inside a mass of wolf fur. The safe mask was still on his face but his hood had fallen off in the fight.

'That there is a girl…' said Brynden Tully dumb found but the evidence was there, the little face that was visible, those features were not a man's features.

'Lady…what happened…' asked Harwin looking to Sansa and then back at Arya

'She saved my life…and killed the Other…with Oath Keeper…' said Bryanne

'The Valerian steel sward…'

'It's somewhere under the wolf…' said Bryanne

'I suggest we let her sleep and then retrieve it.' Said the Black Fish

'That was not even remotely funny…did he sustain any injuries?' asked Sam 'I can't really believe he…I mean she is a girl…she looks so young…'

'She took a spear to her shoulder…before that…she dislocated that shoulder…' explained Bryanne

'She put some of this on the wound…' Sansa had the small vile of medicine Arya had left in the snow. 'She also set her shoulder back in place…'

'Herself?' the Black Fish was dumb found 'That had to have hurt a lot…not to mention she should have fainted from the pain alone…'

'She almost did…or she did…she is asleep…' said Sansa

'You knew she was a girl my lady?' asked Harwin

Sansa eyed the former man of her father cautiously but didn't answer.

'I could try to see if she is all right…this medicine is however the best there is for wounds and such…quite expensive too…' said Sam after examining the small bottle Sansa had shown them.

'You try getting close to that dire wolf…' said the Black fish

'Ghost let me around him…' Sam said but he wasn't too sure.

Sam went up to the wolf clad girl but Nimeria didn't stir. He bent down and tried to open her tunic to get a look at the wound. That was when Arya's dagger found his neck.

'Move away…' her voice was feeble, it took all her strength to stop from shaking but she showed no weakness.

Sam in his haste stumbled back. Arya's dagger retracted inside her cloak. She settled back to sleep.

'I'd say she is ok…' said Sam

'But that blow…' continued Bryanne 'This is preposterous…she needs medical attention…'

'Feel free to talk it out with her…and the wolf also…' said Brynden

Sansa huffed and went forward.

'This is you throwing a temper tantrum isn't it…and don't pretend you're asleep I know better…get up…let the maister have a look…everyone knows you're a girl now…get up!' she kicked at Arya's legs until one of those legs tripped Sansa.

'Shut up…I need to sleep and I'll be fine…go pester your lord husband or something…' Arya settled better in Nimeria's fur. The wolf grunted at the change in position.

Sansa wasn't going to leave it at that.

'You sleeping on the cold snow will get you pneumonia…get up…get inside a tent at the very least…'

Arya didn't answer

'What happens if you fall ill…do you have all the medicine in the world in this small sack…' Sansa started looking around the sack. That was when Arya shot to her feet and snatched the sack from Sansa.

'Never touch what is inside this sack unless I tell you specifically what…' Arya growled 'Never…do you hear me…' her voice was so low and threatening that Sansa backed away.

'Nymeria…' the dire wolf was up too. Arya took the Valerian sward and gave it back to Bryanne.

'What is all this commotion?' just who they needed, the Great Jon had come to see what the commotion was with the dire wolf he so lovingly cared about since it reminded him of Grey Wind.

He had come in the moment Bryanne had decided to act as an idiot in Arya's opinion and knelt presenting Arya with the Valerian sward.

'This sward was entrusted to me to protect and keep an oath…but it seems I am unworthy of the name it bears and the sward it came from…this is your sward from this moment on…as a part of the great sward Ice…'

Sansa gasped and looked at Oath Keeper with wide eyes. Arya looked at the sward with hate.

'I don't want a stupid sward I have no connection to…I don't know who you take me for…but I am a sell sward from Bravos, I don't take care of other people's oaths…take your sward and oath to someone who cares…' she wanted to leave then but Gendry spoke, another idiot.

'Arya…it's you right…Arry…'

'I know no one by that name.' Arya said before storming off with both her mare and Nymeria

'You best explain all this to me…' said the Black Fish to Sansa.

'It is not I who has to do the explaining…Bryanne come with me…'

'Mind explaining what happened Black Fish?' asked Great Jon

'Damn if I know…that bravosi is a woman not a man, that much is certain…it is also certain she saved Bryanne and us all by killing the Other commanding the corpses…but other than that…there is nothing certain…'

'I see, what about Ice…I heard the Tarth woman say something about Ned's great Valerian sward…

'Her sward was forged from Ice…in king's landing they melted the sward and made two smaller ones…' explained Gendry 'Bryanne told me, Jamie Lannister gave her that sward to fulfill her oath to Catlin Stark, to find and keep safe the two Stark girls…'

'The Kingslayer gave her that sward…'

'He swore an oath to return the girls safe to their mother…' said Gendry 'But as it happened, he didn't know that Arya was never prisoner in Kings Landing but with the Brotherhood without banners and the lady Sansa as I heard it killed Joffrey and escaped somewhere to never be seen again…'

'I see it's hard to keep an oath when you can't find the people you're meant to protect…' said Great Jon. 'Where did the Bravosi go?'

'I don't know…' said Sam 'I hope she comes back…'

Great Jon shrugged and went to his own men.

Left alone the 4 companions exchanged looks 'Ok…there is something you're not telling me…' said Gendry 'Who is lady Aelayne?'

Harwin looked at the Black Fish 'Sansa Stark…' he finally said 'I thought the dire wolf was with her…since all Stark children had a wolf…but…clearly the wolf is attached to the bravosi girl…'

'Aye, she has my niece's look that one…I knew right away who she was…but again…the bravosi…what ties could she have with a dire wolf…'

'She's Arya…I know it…there is no other explanation.' Gendry said frowning.

'I know you want to see the she wolf in every girl you meet Gen but Arya is probably dead…do you hear me…' Harwin said exasperated with his friend. He had wanted to believe it too, but it was no good, to believe something good was to attract worse things.

'Ok you two settle down…Gendry aside from the dire wolf, what makes you think Arya would have gone to Bravos, because it is clear she has come from there…to go to Bravos she would have needed coin…coin an 11 year old would never have how to get…' said Black Fish

'Bravos…that was from where he was…'

'He? Who's he?'

'A man…I doubt his name was any important…it was probably fake…but he…he owed a debt to Arya…and helped her get the northern men out of the dungeons at Harrenhall…'

'I heard about that…they called it the Weasel soup…seven hells that was Arya's doing' said Brynden

Gendry nodded 'I only found out what she was up to after that…that man was from Bravos…that man from Bravos could have told her what to do to get there…but he was a dangerous man…one of the top security prisoners Yoren took out of the dungeons for the wall…he didn't look like much, handsome some…but looked rather tame compared to his savage companions, but they were all scared of him…'

'So a top security prisoner from Bravos…' said Bryden

'Arya wasn't afraid…somehow she had more courage than sense…she bossed the man around…I overheard them once…' said Gendry 'That girl was used to people doing her bidding…lord's daughter and all…but then…she survived…she survived it all…she would have probably reached her mother and brother before the red wedding if not for the brotherhood…nothing scared her…'

'Quite the story you have there, lad…so you think Arya went to Bravos with this man…'

'It's a possibility…'

'Well, if that were to be the case…it would fit well with our Bravosi…' said the Black fish 'But she won't say it…and she probably has her reasons to keep it so…I suggest you back off…if the time comes when she needs to tell us, she will…'

'That's Jon's baby sister you're talking about…' said Sam

'That is no longer a baby sister if she is who Gendry thinks she is, she is a woman grown…and a woman that can hold her own…I have no doubt she would kill us all if she thought she was in danger from any one here…'

'Why do you say that?' asked Harwin

The Black Fish's regard darkened but he said nothing. Bravos, the way she moved, the assassination of the Hound, granted that man was not the Hound but another knight dressed as him, still a skilled warrior…and the way she stops everyone from going through that sack of hers…Cat's daughters were proving to be something else entirely.

And that's it. I hope you enjoyed it. This was fun writing. I thank you for the reviews, hope to get more feed back. For the ones that don't find Arya's slightly split personality OK, I doubt Arya's experiences and training would leave her without a few issues to resolve. But have no fear, she will get them solved in the end. That is if the construction site and the engineers don't eat me alive before I finish writing this. See you later, I am going skating, because winter is coming :P