Hey everyone,

This chapter isn't part of the story but a recap of the story so far (ARC I).

Please answer the questions below though! Especially if you haven't reviewed or PMed me your thoughts on the story so far. If you don't like reviewing for all to see please feel free to PM me your answers! But I would appreciate your thoughts!

Chapter 20: ARC I Recap and Questions

Two days later ….

The "comfy chair" in my house, Seat of writing power in my head

Summary of events:

Euron Greyjoy's death at the beginning of the story sets up Kenna's reputation as the Bloody Falcon and introduces both her and her twin sister (Alyssa) to the story. Also some family background is woven in as well, like why Benjein Stark took the Black (failure to protect Alyssa from Greyjoy raiders).

Jon Arryn's death (RIP) provides the motivation for Kenna to join the war against the Lannisters as she is convinced that a Lannister must have killed her father due to the knowledge (royal children are bastards) her father shared with her. Kenna meets her little half-brother Robin for the first time at their father's funeral in King's Landing a place she herself hasn't visited since getting schooled in cyvasse by Tywin Lannister during King Robert's 10 year anniversary celebration of taking the throne.

Catelyn Stark captures Tyrion Lannister and brings him to the Eyrie but Bronn (like canon) wins the trial by combat and they are let go. Kenna joins the Arryn army/ Knights of the Vale lead by Lord Yohn Royce as they support the Stark host by diverting Tywin Lannister's attention from Robb's host and chasing him to hole up in Harrenhal (earlier than in cannon). Kenna feels the full force of Tywin's stare during a parlay with the Lannister armies and leaves the meeting with Tywin's promise to make her regret warring with him.

Robb Stark smashes Jamie at Riverrun and the Arryn forces join him there. Kenna interrogates Jamie about the Lannister involvement in her father's death - Jamie denies everything/knows nothing. The Arryns and Starks discuss their next moves in the war and agree that Kenna will march to Casterly Rock while Robb will hold the Riverlands. Kenna is attacked by the Mountain and shoots him in the eye with an arrow (which still doesn't stop the Mountain) but is saved by a timely shield wall and Jasper Egen (now Kenna's bodyguard).

The Arryn army with some subterfuge capture Casterly Rock and in return the imprisoned Kevan and Daven Lannister captured Kenna but not for long as she threatens to burn Lannisport to the ground (women and children). Kenna shows her darkside and ponders what one must be to truly win the Game of Thrones.

Kenna returns to Riverrun to discuss how the Tully, Stark and Arryn armies will get to King's Landing. Catelyn breaks the news that Edmure Tully and Kenna have to marry a Frey each to secure the extra men they need to take King's Landing after the Battle of Blackwater Bay left the new alliance of Lannisters and Tyrells in a very strong position.

The Red Wedding became the Red Weddings but Kenna killed her Frey husband, Edwyn (RIP) when he refused to explain a suspicious comment (her spidey sense was tingling) and rushed to Robbs aid. Alas she wasn't quick enough to save Catelyn (RIP) of Talia/Unborn baby (RIP) but Robb squeezes out the Wedding hall with the help of Lord Bolton (no betrayal) and Lord Umber (he is awesome). Kenna and Jasper get cut off from the Northern Lords and end up on the bridge connecting the Twin Castles. To save Kenna from the approaching Freys Jasper pushes Kenna off the bridge and is moments later impaled by multiple Frey swords (RIP). Robb has regrouped with his men and storms back into the Twins, finding his mother's body missing a head, his dead wife, unborn child, and Lord Walder Frey. Robb dispatched Lord Walder Frey (RIP) with a sword through the heart.

Kenna wakes up (literally) face first in sand as she survived the currents of the Green Fork. She is taken to a nearby village and Qyburn and the Mountain turn up to take her to King's Landing once she has recovered from her dip in the Green Fork. Robb is having none of that and rescues Kenna and in doing so beheads the Mountain (Woop!/RIP) and reveals that Qyburn is a player for the Starks (Yay!).

Robb and Kenna bond as only newly ascended Kings and Queen can and mourn what they have lost in the name of honour. Unfortunately, due to recent events (Theon taking Winterfell and Red Weddings) their numbers have been depleted and their enemies have multiplied (add Tyrells) they decide it is best if the Northerns return North and the Arryn forces return and stay in the Vale.

Tywin and Loras assault the Eyrie after decimating the Arryn forces in two staged battles. Kenna sends men to strengthen Stannis in Dragonstone and withstands the siege until she is betrayed by Lysa Arryn and Lord Lyn Crobray. Lysa's assassination attempt on both the twins succeeds in killing Alyssa (RIP) but Kenna survives thanks to an aversion to alcohol and Qyburn's skills.

Kenna now knows that it was Lysa Arryn behind the murder of her father not Cersei. Her attempted strangulation of Lysa fails and Tywin has her imprisoned in the sky cells. The Lannisters and Tyrells control the Eyrie and Lysa and Littlefinger get married. Tywin listens to Lord Royce's plan to sacrifice himself for Kenna and agrees but Alyssa's death ensures that he needs Lord Royce alive to control Kenna. Tywin and Kenna play a game of cyvasse in her sky cell and Kenna is told her fate. She is to be married to Jamie Lannister when she reaches King's Landing.

Alyssa's funeral is an intense affair with Kenna renouncing her claim to the weirwood chair (Leadership of the Vale) and the Vale's independence while resisting the urge to use her hidden blades on Lysa due to the consequences. Kenna leaves the Eyrie with the Lannister and Tyrell forces wondering what the future will bring – justice or death. Stannis receives Kenna's ships, men and gold while Robb takes Winterfell back and chops of Theon Greyjoys head (RIP).

Questions to readers for ARC I

Please answer these (even if it is the year 2030 and we now live on Mars) as it helps me know what you guys have or have not liked and therefore might like or not like in the future. Examples are my answers.

1. What was your favourite scene? E.g for me it is a toss-up between Tywin & Kenna playing cyvasse in Chapter 6 and Kenna trying to strangle Lysa once she has figured out she is responsible for the death of Jon Arryn in Chapter 16.

2. What was your favourite death? E.g Walder Frey's death in Chapter 12.

3. What was your favourite piece of dialogue? E.g Kenna & Tyrion discussing Jon Arryn's murder. (Kenna to Tyrion) "What knowledge do you have of my father's death?" – (Tyrion to Kenna) "Absolutely none as I wasn't involved" – (Kenna to Tyrion) "So you think he was murdered too?" This was in Chapter 4.

4. What was your favourite change from cannon? E.g Robb Stark surviving the Red Wedding in Chapter 12.

5. Who have been your favourite combination of characters so far? E.g Tywin, Royce & Kenna during the two parlays at Harenhal and the Eyrie in Chapter 6 and Chapter 15. I love the tension.

6. What did you think of season 8? (Be as general or as specific as you like) E.g I like Arya's character so I was happy-ish with the first three episodes (I think the Night King should have lasted longer) and I see Dany descending into madness just would have liked that journey to be more fleshed out. Oh and don't even mention Jamie's arc to me.

7. What would you like to see in ARC II (Season 4 – Season 6)? E.g Margery, Oberyn and Kenna interactions or some Varys and Tyrion plotting? Pycelle vs Qyburn in a fist match? Joffrey getting roasted by Tywin and Tyrion for three chapters straight? Olenna and Tywin chilling together insulting each other's families over a nice bottle of Arbor wine to decide who is the most gangster?

If you have any thoughts or ideas, you think would be cool to happen in ARC II let me know. Now is the time to reveal them to me as I will be writing up ARC II now so might be able to squeeze some in.

Timeline going forward:

Right so I will be taking a month off (stop crying :P) to turn the bullet points I have for ARC II into chapters. ARC II has at least double the amount of bullet points I had for ARC I so I am generally assuming it will be around two times the size of ARC I so I expect 100,00 words for ARC II.

I should be back posting this story in August 2019. Until then I will be sporadically editing/posting chapters for my other story called 'Power Grab' (Modern AU focusing on Arya & Tywin) just to keep my eye in. Please check it out if you like my work :)

Reviews:

Guest (Bvh) - I am back posting in August.

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