Sorry for the wait! Super busy and writers block!
I still don't own game of thrones
Arya
Arya walked in to the training grounds. She had had a painfully long discussion about her interviews and clothing with her stylist, and was looking forward to getting on her feet. She confidently walked through the guarded gates, the soldiers expressionless, but watching her.
There were all sorts of skills, from plant identification to battle axe fighting. She knew that her only fighting skill was swordplay, so she decided to start with archery. As she walked there, she looked at the other tributes. Some of them, mostly the men, were obnoxiously smug. Others, mostly the girls, didn't bother to hide the scared expressions on their faces. Arya rolled her eyes at both.
She picked up the bow, and aimed at the target, missing the center by a long shot. She heard snickers around her, and the words "dead meat." Her face went a little pink, but she picked up the bow again. This time, she got only slightly closer. There were more snickers, but she tried not to care. She could take it when they mocked her but when she saw pity in many faces, her face got hot and her stomach clenched. They already felt she was dead. She calmly plopped down the bow, and walked over to the swordplay area.
She grabbed a wooden sword and looked around. Renly Baratheoon was practicing with the Knight of the Flowers and Daev Florent was being easily beaten by Theon Greyjoy. She knew none of them would want to waste their time practicing with a little girl. For a second, she considered asking Jon Snow or Robb to practice with her, but quickly decided against it. She had been trying to avoid them, in hopes that they wouldn't try to protect her in the arena. She didn't want to be responsible for one of dying while saving her. She saw a girl a few years older then her quietly walk close to where she was. She took her chance and walked over to her.
"Care to practice?" she said, trying to be polite as she held out a wooden sword. The girl narrowed her eyes in thought. "You're Arya, correct? I'm Jilya Tully, we're related in some way." Jilya smiled a little, "Second cousins? Third? Not sure." Arya motioned to the sword. Jilya nodded and picked the wooden weapon up. Arya took the first move. Jilya just barely blocked it. She was better than most girls, it seemed, but nowhere near as good as Arya. Jilya attempted a thrust, but in a few moves, Arya had knocked the sword out of her hand and had her sword pressed to the other girl's throat. "Wow." The Tully said, regaining her balance. "I must say, I was not expecting you to be this good. Since we are kin… alliance?" Jilya said, nervously.
Arya had not expected that. Part of her wanted to say yes to her cousin, but she knew she couldn't. The girl, like most, had never used a sword, had most likely lived her life being a lady. Arya didn't want to have to take care of her, be responsible if she died. "I'm sorry. I just… I don't want to have to worry about you, or have you worry about me. I'm a loner." She smiled sadly. Jilya nodded, and walked around the corner to an area not visible from where she was standing.
Seeing no one else to practice with, Arya walked around, spent some time in plant identification, dagger throwing, almost all of the stations. Finally, a few hours later, she walked around the corner to where Jilya had gone. To her surprise, she saw a stable and riding ring. On a horse sat Jilya, swiftly galloping through obstacles. Arya stood there gaping at the beautiful horse riding. Jilya noticed her and slowed to a stop. "Hello, my loner cousin." She said, joking. Arya awkwardly laughed and began to regret the choice not to accept the alliance. A skilled rider would be useful to have on a team. "Jilya.., about the alliance –" she started. "No, it's alright" she said, beginning to ride again. "And what's it that they say," she shouted, now on the other side of the ring, "May the odds be ever in your favor!"
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