Edmure

Edmure was not having a particularly pleasant morning. He had woken back in his room at Riverrun, where his head had been cut off by an Other. So he naturally was shocked to see he was back in that room, and from the looks of it before the War of Five Kings. He decided that Brandon Stark must have sent them back in time. He heard Jaime talking about the possibility, right before they left to chase a vulnerable group of wights. But the Night King turned out to be the greater strategist, no thanks to his greenseer abilities, and had his main force attack an undermanned Riverrun. And in a ironic twist, Edmure had died where he had been born.

And thus he had gone into the ravenry at dawn, wrote a message and sent it to Winterfell. He was half hoping that the events were just a horrid nightmare, and that he would get a response from Catelyn asking if he had gone insane. He didn't of course.

His father was shocked by him trying to learn how to be a lord. Nonetheless he took the opportunity and sent a message to Brynden to teach Edmure military strategy.

Edmure had adopted a war hardened persona, something that did not go unnoticed. It's the first day back, and I'm already failing at my task.

The day went by as normal. He went down to the inn with Patrek, but ended his fast early when he heard people talking about a blue comet. Something that didn't happen in his last life. Rumblings were common, and it put Riverrun on edge.

The next day at supper, he was summoned by his father.

"Things have changed Edmure, least of all you." Hoster spoke in a curious tone. "People came in today screaming about a light from Oldstones. Whoever goes near it disappears. And yesterday, you woke up a changed man, and a blue comet streaked across the you have answers?"

Edmure sat there silently. A light fromOlstones? That didn't happen last time. What are the Old Gods up to?

As night fell, the servants started screaming as a massive beam of light was now visible from the area surrounding Oldstones.

And naturally Patrek wasn't too happy when Edmure told him of his plans.

"You want to go to Oldstones? Anyone who goes there vanishes! And you're the heir to the Riverlands!"

"Are you scared of old wives tales and magic Patrek? Most likely a group of bandits. Besides, what kind of lord will I be if I don't ride out to see what's ailing my own people?"

Patrek couldn't argue with that. After leaving a hastily scrawled note, the two rode into the night.

Gendry

Duskendale was busier than normal, as well as emptier. It had been a fortnight since his memories had returned and all hell broke loose. At least he thought it was a fortnight- he had never been good with dates.

"You're from King's Landing," came the gruff voice of the innkeeper. It was a statement, not a fact.

"Aye, how'd you know?"

"Get a lot of King's Landing folk. Why are you here? Oldstones is west."

Gendry was dumbfounded. "Why would I go to Oldstones?"

"Why would you not go to Olstones?" he retorted. "Numerous people have come through here on their way to King's Landing to join caravans going to Oldstones. To fight the presence there, they say. Horseshit, I say!" He shook his head and continued cleaning the counter.

"What do you think it is then?"

"I don't know, but there are far more interesting things going on." He paused to collect his thoughts."There's rumors of...unnatural things in the Vale and Pentos. And the rumblings… they get louder the closer you are to Dragonstone. Some say the volcano there's going to erupt."

"That volcano hasn't erupted in thousands of years," Gendry said shocked.

"There's nothing stopping people from hoping." Sighing, he sat on a stool, and his beard wavered before drooping down with him. "I've seen many things during my life. This inn has seen more. Nothing as weird as this." He turned to Gendry. "What's the king planning to do about this?"

"I don't know. My boat was a few miles out when it appeared."

"I'd like to think they were scared silly. You know-"

The innkeeper didn't get to finish, as a massive rumbling and then an explosion threw both men to the ground. When they rushed outside, there was fire and smoke in the distance.

Gendry let the words fall out of his mouth. "Dragonstone fucking erupted."