Game of Thrones: Anything for Her
Chapter 8 of my Game of Thrones story, enjoy.
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Disclaimer: Game of Thrones belongs to George R.R. Martin.
Freedom
Hot Pie felt more nervous than he had ever felt before in his life. He was currently in the kitchens; he knew that, mere hours later in the day, when night had fallen he would be escaping with Gendry and Arya. He still couldn't believe that the person he believed to be some orphan boy this whole time was the younger daughter of the former Hand of the King. He had to admit she acted the part well; until she was finally caught and forced to strip, even being forced to remove the bandages she had used to bind down her breasts. But now, after a long period of captivity they were going to escape. Very little news reached them from the outside but it sounded like the war was going against the Lannisters. Hot Pie was busy stealing food for their escape, praying he wouldn't be caught or that anyone would notice the missing food later. While he worked he just hoped that the plan would work out; it all depended on no extra guards being placed in the area they were going to escape through. Once he was satisfied he had taken enough food for them to survive, but not enough to be missed by the soldiers. He got to work as normal, trying hard to act naturally.
Meanwhile Gendry worked at the forge; Arya sat and watched him, smiling as she admired his shirtless nature. Finally she came up behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist. He tensed.
"Not now Arry." He said warningly. "I'm working."
She leaned in close and kissed his bare back before speaking. "I know; I just wanted to ask...do you have Needle here?"
Gendry smiled and pointed to a small object wrapped in brown cloth, lying on the bed. She was surprised she had missed it but hurried over immediately. She gently peeled back the layers of cloth, lying there, looking brand new, was Needle. Her own sword; she picked it up and drew it from its sheath, smiling. It looked better than she remembered it and had clearly been sharpened and treated with great care. She smiled and turned back to Gendry, noting the smirk on his face.
"Thanks." She said; her voice was soft, she truly felt grateful to him for this.
He nodded. "Anything for you M'lady."
"What have I said about calling me that?" She retorted, scowling. "Especially since right now I am holding a sword."
Gendry shrugged. "Sorry."
Arya rolled her eyes and slid Needle back into its sheath before sitting back down. Hot Pie arrived with the packs of food and told them he would be back when it was time for them to leave, he would bring a little extra then, but they would have to go before anyone got suspicious. They agreed and waited for their chance.
That night they met up and prepared themselves. They couldn't use torches but luckily the moon was bright enough for them to see, but there were luckily still shadows they could hide in. They moved quietly and carefully to the hole Arya had seen, praying that it was still lightly guarded. Their luck held as they reached the hole, there was still only one guard. It was hard to tell in the dark, but Arya thought it was the same one she had seen when she first found this place.
"We need to take care of him before we can escape." She whispered to the others.
Gendry was the one who replied. "Leave it to me."
With that he stealthily moved forwards, using the shadows for cover. Once he was near enough he grabbed the guard and yanked him back into the shadows with enough force to dislodge the man's helmet. He quickly knocked him out before he could make a sound. Once done Gendry stepped towards the hole in the wall and Arya and Hot Pie hurried over to him.
"Okay, here we go; we all ready?" He asked.
Arya nodded. "Yeah; here, boost me up."
Gendry nodded and helped Arya climb up to the hole; she pulled herself through and turned around. She was now lying in it, facing them.
"Pass me the food bags and everything up." She told them; they were still being quiet in case other guards happened to wander nearby.
Gendry and Hot Pie passed her the food bags, other bags they had prepared and Needle. Once she had pulled everything through the hole and out the other side she slipped down herself, outside the castle.
She smiled, relieved and turned to wait; hoping nothing happened. Not much later Hot Pie dropped down from the hole and mere minutes later, Gendry followed; they had made it, they were outside the castle. Arya smiled and threw her arms around Gendry, kissing him passionately; he willingly responded. They remained like that until Hot Pie cleared his throat, reminding them he was present. They parted, blushing.
"Sorry." Gendry said to his friend.
Hot Pie laughed. "It's alright, just give me time to look away next time."
"Let's get out of here; the sooner we leave this place behind the better." Arya stated. "Let's try and go north, we need to find my family."
Gendry and Hot Pie agreed and so together they gathered the packs and Arya slid Needle into her belt, Gendry had taken a sword for himself. They then started walking, finally free from those who had held them captive.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, one more chapter to go. I know this one was short, but the next should more than make up for it, read and review please :)
