Sansa opened her eyes just as the sun began to peek through her window. The lingering memories of her first night with someone that treated her with love and respect bringing a smile to her face. If she could have seen her future years ago as a child bride, she would have never guessed that her first husband would be the one constant, true person outside of her siblings that cared for her no matter her faults. As she lay there next to him, she noticed him as he slept. He was rather handsome even with his scarred face. He softly snored and she felt the sudden urge to wake him with a kiss. Her subtle movement toward him caused his eyes to shoot open, startling her. "Morning, my lord." she said with a smile that instantly soothed his mind. He reached a hand up and touched her cheek. "I thought it all a dream." His voice shaking. She instantly brought her lips to his and kissed him with her soft lips. "I am very real, my lord. How was your slumber?" Sansa asked in earnest. "Probably the most sound sleep I have enjoyed in years. You were magnificent last night, my lady, truly a wonder." Sansa blushed at the compliment but then she remembered that he would be leaving her soon. Tyrion saw her face fall. "What is it, Sansa?" She met his eyes and he could see tears welling up in her piercing blue jewels. "You. You are leaving soon and taking the Black. I want you to stay but know that if you do, you will not be safe. I just don't want to lose you." Tyrion had almost forgotten about Daenerys and becoming a Black Brother. He had no answers so he just pulled her close and hugged her into him to breathe in her scent and memorize the way she felt in his arms.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After they broke their fast in her chambers, Arya and Gendry set out to find her siblings and cousin, Jon, to tell them the news of their engagement. Bran was in the yard watching Ser Brienne and Podrick Payne train together with a wistful look in his eyes. Watching her brother, Arya wonder what he was thinking. She was broken out of her thoughts by Gendry's hand interlacing with hers. She looked over and he was grinning slyly. "What?" she asked with a laugh. "Just remembering that you said yes. Made me smile is all." Arya smiled and pulled him towards her brother. Bran sensed them coming and turned his head. " Congratulations to the both of you." They looked at each other then back to Bran. "Three-eyed Raven remember?" Was he actually being cheeky? "Thank you, Lord Stark, umm, I mean Bran, err Three-Eyed Raven, sir. I'm sorry. Told you I was shit at this stuff." Gendry looked at Arya with pleading eyes. "Bran. Just Bran if it pleases you, Lord Baratheon. I see many great things coming your way. The joining of your two houses has been written in the stars for some time now, and two people that actually found love together, able to become one, is a miracle in and of itself. You must marry soon though, before your belly begins to swell." Gendry looked at Arya and her face was one of utter shock and disbelief. "What do you mean, Bran? Swell? Do you think she is with child?" Bran looked into his sisters eyes and saw fear filling them. "Don't fear sister. Your child grows strong in your belly. You need not worry." But she did worry. She had fought death itself and won. She had survived the decimation of King's Landing. But she had also been tossed about, struck, thrown, so how healthy could this baby be. Gendry pulled her into his arms and hugged her tight burying his face into her neck. "Family, Arry. This is what I have always wanted. A family and now it is happening." He choked out a sob and she rubbed her hands up and down his back in a soothing motion. How could she not be happy just knowing how much joy Bran's words brought her future husband. Just then she heard, "Did she finally say yes?" Jon and Ser Davos had just joined them in the yard. Jon walked towards the trio with arms outstretched to his favorite Stark as Ser Davos grinned at Gendry. As they got closer, they watched Arya look into Gendry's eyes, smile, and then look to her former brother, now cousin. "Yes, I said yes and we need to marry as soon as possible. We don't want to waste another moment." Jon looked confused. "It will take at least a fortnight to reach Storm's End, Arya." Arya shook her head, "Here. In the God's Wood. In front of the weirwood tree. My first home. My father's home. It must be here." Gendry pulled Arya into his side and nodded his head in agreement. "Tonight. No need for fanfare. We just want each other, you, Bran, and Sansa really. And Ser Davos because without him, I'd be dead." Gendry added. Looking around, Arya realized her sister missing from the yard. "Has anyone seen my dear sister? And where is Lord Tyrion?"