Chapter 27. Tears of Winterfel
Arya put on her leggings, shirt and cloak. Her hair was in a long thick braid draped over her shoulder. She took a shuddering breath and went down to her family's crypt. She passed the statue and sarcophagus of her Aunt Lyanna Stark. Next to it was the sarcophagus of her father Eddard Stark. Arya fell to her knees and placed her forehead on the sarcophagus. The memories of her father being lead up steps before the crowd as they tossed rotten food at him and having to watch as he was forced to confess. The smug look of Joffrey Baratheon as he ordered the executioner to cut off his head. The helpless look of her sister. He deserved everything she did to him and more.
"Little shit!" She whispered. After a few minutes all came flooding forward and Arya lay her head down on the sarcophagus with her arms cupping her head and began to weep bitterly. "Oh my father! Oh my father!" She kept repeating. The tears slowed as gentle hand touched her head, when Arya looked up it was her Father Eddard Stark and he was not alone. They were in the grove near the ancient tree where her mother and father often prayed. Her mother sister and brother were there as well. Arya stood up and fell into his arms. After a few minutes she looked up, his mouth moved, but there was no sound.
"I am so proud of you. I love you my little warrior!" He mouth said in motion.
"Father I love you!"
Arya looked at her mother who smiled. As with her father her mouth moved but no sound came out. "I love you my little girl."
Arya hugged her fiercely, "Mother forgive me for all the trouble I gave you."
"Shh!" She said placing a finger over her mouth.
Arya looked at Robb who smiled, "Little hellcat!" He said ruffling her hair.
Then she turned to her sister Sansa, "I am so sorry for all the mean things I did and said to you."
Sansa smiled and shook her head, "You are the best sister a girl could ask for-I love you and thank you for avenging my virtue on Joffrey."
She hugged her before going to her younger brothers, "I miss our adventures! At least the ones you let me go on with you." Arya fell to her knees and started crying again. They all placed their hands on her. Arya remained this way for the next hour and when she raised her head they were gone and she was in the Stark Family Crypt. She lowered her head again and started crying. When she felt Gendry's tender loving touch. She jumped up and they hugged each other. Arya left the crypt and had both Joffrey and Walder Frey moved from the dungeons to the crypt. She had them placed on their stomachs before her family.
"You wil spend the rest of your miserable, useless, lives here begging my family's forgiveness for your treachery-lies-and betrayal." Then Arya declared a day of mourning for the fallen lords of Winterfell. Then she returned to her plans for the North and Stannis. She had just received reports from Lord Varys that the Martells and Tyrells were getting ready to march on Casterly Rock. Two days after that Arya received word from Daenarys that she was getting ready to cross the narrow sea and land in Storm's End. Arya had just enough time to set the affairs of her Kingdom in order and see her half brother Jon Snow who was now Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.
