It is said that two souls, whether kin or strangers, old or young, friend or foe, may be 'kindred'. These souls are thought to be bound in some way, their paths wound by Fate from the same thread. Many never realize this, but some choose to follow the thread, whatever may come. Until. - This is a Blackwater departure AU, with the goal of character realism and a slow-burning plot.

A Sansa & Sandor epilogue to the end of the series A Song of Ice and Fire. Their future lives lay before them but will Sansa and Sandor accept their fate? Chapters 1-16 is Sansa's story. Chapters 17 forward are Sandor's story, "Every Dog Has His Day," a sequel.