A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for the cliffhanger ending of the last chapter...it just felt right! Anyways, hope you enjoy this one! The next one will be from Arya's perspective, and remember that she is still disguised, so it may be a few chapters until Gendry realizes who she is. As always, thanks for reading! :)
It had been almost a fortnight since Gendry had seen the great wolf, and he still could not stop thinking about her, wondering why she had seemed so friendly, it astounded him. Unfortunately, Gendry hadn't seen her since then, so he wasn't even sure himself if it had actually happened. He did still hear the wolf pack though, howling at night somewhere in the distance.
Once the Brotherhood had left, and the wolves had retreated deep into the forest, the Inn had gone back to being a place of solitude, especially the forge. Gendry still had armour to repair, which he could do so now without the constant interruption of Thoros or Lem. The days went by quickly as he pounded away at the steel, molding it into shape in the burning forge. Winter may have come to the seven kingdoms, but Gendry could always find warmth in his forge.
The Brotherhood would soon be returning and would be wanting their armour back in pristine condition. Gendry was now quickly working away, with his hammer in hand when Willow came bashing through the door with a group of children behind her, standing at the door. Gendry quickly walked over to her, "What's wrong?"
Willow jumps up to take a seat on the table and sighs, "We have a new visitor, she's an ugly thing."
Gendry lets out a sigh of relief and returns to his work, "I don't see the problem, long as she's got coin."
Willow raises her brow at him, "She does, but I don't trust her, too many scars on her face."
"I'm sure she's nothing to worry about. Besides, we could use the coin and the Brotherhood will be returning soon."
"Ugh! You sound just like Jeyne" she huffed and then hopped off the table and exiting through the door with the children following behind her. Gendry let out and laugh and shook his head.
He continued his work for a time, until his stomach was screaming at him for a break. The moment he broke his concentration from his work, he realized there was noise outside. He took a quick peak out of the door to see the Brotherhood had returned, right on time Gendry thought. With food on his mind, Gendry put his hammer away and headed out toward the tavern. On his way there he encountered some of the Brotherhood already piss drunk and stumbling over their own feet. Gendry shook his head at them in annoyance as he had to step over one to get in the door. He stood in the doorway for a moment, scanning the busy room for the new visitor Willow wanted to keep a close eye on.
"Gendry m'boy!" Len shouted at him in greeting. Gendry gave him a small smile and began to head toward him as he had a big plate of food right beside him. Gendry had taken two steps looking blindly around when he was met with black eyes intensely staring at him, this must be the new visitor, Gendry thought. He kept her gaze for a moment, ignoring Lem altogether, as he studied her. Willow was right when she said that this new girl was a sight for sore eyes. Her brow look disheveled and she had a large scar going from the tip of her hairline, down toward her mouth. He only kept her gaze a moment longer, before she tore away and took off up the stairs. He stared on after her, worried that he had offended her, and wondering if he had imagined the fact that her eyes had lightened in color just before she ran off. Gendry looked to his feet, ashamed as Lem pulled him over to sit next to him. He looked up to see Jeyne standing beside him carrying a plate.
"Seems like you scared the poor girl off", Jeyne said with a laugh as she placed the plate in front of him.
"I didn't mean anything by it."
Jeyne shot him a smile, "S'alright. I think she's just shy, especially with this noisy bunch around."
Jeyne left Gendry to eat his food while catching up with the Brotherhood, which mostly entailed hearing of who they found lurking near the Twins and decided to hang. After Gendry had heard just about enough from Lem, Thoros and Anguy, Willow joined them at the table, pushing Lem out of the way to be able to sit next to Gendry.
Lem stumbled easily out of his chair from all the ale he'd been drinking, "Oi! Watch who yer pushin' there girl."
The men laughed at him as he attempted to push himself against the wall. Willow rolled her eyes at the man before returning her attention back to Gendry, "Did you see Nym?"
"Nym?"
Willow shook her head at him, "The new girl."
"Yeah I saw her, but she took off up the stairs."
Willow smiled, "I know I was just searching her room."
Gendry leaned back, "You were what?"
"I just wanted to have a quick look through her things, make sure she wasn't dangerous."
Gendry's eyes widened, "You shouldn't be doing that, it's not right."
"Tis my Inn, I can do what I want." Gendry shook his head at her stubbornness. She rolled her eyes before continuing, "Anyways, I didn't even find anything. She just had an old bag with some torn up clothes."
"See, so you were wrong about her."
Willow narrowed her eyes at him, "Or maybe she just keeps all of her possessions on her, in that big ugly tunic." Gendry couldn't believe her stubbornness. The girl was a puny thing, and he doubted she could really be a danger to them.
Not wanting to fight with Willow any longer, Gendry stood up and bid them goodnight before making his way out the door. He slowly made his way back to the forge, stopping when he heard a howl that sounded as if it could be nearby. Gendry quickly scanned the surrounding forest edge, but didn't see any wolves, must've been imagining it, he thought, shaking his head. He gave a quick glance at the Inn behind him, realizing that the new girl, Nym was looking out her window toward the forest, she must've heard it too, he thought. She shot him a glare when she felt his eyes on her and disappeared from the window. Great! He cursed under his breath when he entered the forge, as he had somehow been able to offend the girl twice before even opening his stupid mouth.