ARYA

TOMMEN – KING'S LANDING

To his Grace King Tommen Baratheon

I Robb Stark the King in the North write this letter for an offer of peace. With the aid of the Iron Born I have taken Casterly Rock. The West is at my mercy. I wish an end to this conflict. So offer the following terms for peace. The North shall be an independent Kingdom with the Riverlands and the Vale as its domain. The Iron Islands shall be free and independent as well. I shall free all noble Prisoners including Jaime, Genna, Kevan, Dorma, William, and Martyn Lannister. In exchange for Eddard and Sansa Stark…And Jon Arryn…I also require the bones of the men that died in service to my father and Lord Arryn…

If you agree we shall meet at Harrenhall to exchange prisoners…Both sides to have no more than a hundred men…

Sincerely,

The King in the North

Robb Stark

"Unacceptable!" Tywin Lannister yells after the message is read by Tyrion.

They are in the small council room near the throne room. "He has Casterly Rock Father! Along with Jaime, Aunts Genna and Dorma, and our cousins…We should make peace."

"We can and we will!" Tommen says.

"Yes uncle we shall."

"You bow to their wishes and you make yourself to be the weaker."

"You are my Grandfather and I respect you. But I am also your King! And twice you disobeyed my command. Once when I asked you not to attack the Riverlords and a second time when you killed Renly Baratheon…Do go beyond my command a third time. We shall make peace."

"You give away half the Kingdom."

"Can you assure me Grandfather that you can defeat the Young Wolf in battle?"

He sighs, "No." He shamefully replies.

"Then we make peace." Preparations are made for the journey to Harrenhall after a reply is sent to Robb Stark.

As agreed each side comes with a guard of a hundred men minus a few lords and advisors. Tyrion had come with Tommen. Words are exchanged and a treaty is signed. Finally prisoners are exchanged. Jaime, Genna, Kevan, Dorma, William, and Martyn Lannister and the others for Eddard and Sansa Satrk, Jon Arryn, and the bodies of those killed in King's Landing. The two sides go their separate ways and peace finally returns to Westeros.

ARYA

By the time Arya's group reached the Riverlands, the Lannister forces are in full retreat. They are stopped by a Lannister scouting party. "Who's in charge here!"

"I am!" Yoren replies just as loud. "Name is Yoren…I'm a Ranger of the Night's Watch."

"And whom do you serve?"

Yoren hands the man a scroll, "I serve the Watch. The Night's Watch takes no part in the Realm's conflicts or politics. So let us pass in peace."

"Go on!" The Captain says and rides off with his men.

As they make camp the main Lannister Force marches by. "I hear the Young Wolf defeated the Old Lion three times in battle and captured the Kingslayer."

Arya smiles sitting nearby listening. During the journey she and Gendry had developed a relationship. She had a crush on him, but didn't think he felt the same. She being a skinny little girl with a girl's body. He had helped her keep her secret from the others they traveled with. He would stand guard whenever she had to relieve herself.

Soon they reached the Cross Roads Inn. The countryside is crawling with Stark, Tully, and Arryn soldiers. "We should sneak away." Gendry whispers to Arya.

"Why?" Arya asks.

"You told me that your mother's family ruled the Riverlands. If we can get to…"

She smiles, "Riverrun."

"Yeah…Then you will be safe."

The day before they are to leave a few Tully men arrive at the Inn. "You Gendry! And you Neal come with me." Yoren says. They follow him outside where a Knight by the name of Thell is waiting. "The two of you are going with this man to Riverrun…His name is Ser Thell Brighten."

"Why?"

"We know who you are Neal. We know who you really are. King Robb Stark sent us to fetch you and your friend." Ser Thell returns his attention to Yoren. "And the other one?"

"Are you sure? That man is dangerous."

"The King wants to grant him a pardon."

"Very well."

They are given horse and as Gendry and Arya mount them, a man with Red Hair from the prison wagon joins them. They are taken to Riverrun, bathed and given their own rooms. Three months pass before Robb arrives at Riverrun with his father and Sansa.

ROBB

He summons Arya in secret to the Solar, "Robb!"

"Little Sister…Not so little anymore. By the gods you are getting big."

"I have some things to tell you and you have a choice to make."

"What choice?" She asks with a frown.

"First tell me about Gendry." Robb smiles as she talks about him with great enthusiasm. "Do you love him?" He asks interrupting.

"What! No…he's almost a man grown…and I'm just a little girl."

"Who is becoming a woman. I have often heard you say that you would never marry. What if you could marry someone who would let you do the things you wanted to do."

Arya bites her lip while she thinks, "No such person exists."

"Really? Has Gendry ever tried to make you into a proper lady while you traveled? Did he treat you any differently when he learned you were of noble birth?"

"Well…Nooo…He…well he joked with me a lot. Some of the boys we traveled with thought we were special friends so we would play with their heads and we kissed behind a tree…But…"

"But what if I told you that Gendry is the son of Robert Baratheon. And that I can make it so that he gets legitimized and become the Lord of Storm's End. In the meantime I can convince father and mother to let you Ward with the Mormonts. They teach their women to fight all the time."

"Mother will never allow it."

"I am King even she must do as I command."

"I don't know."

"You can learn the things you always wanted to and be a lady at the same time. Then you will have someone who loves you and won't try to make you change."

He secretly hopes she will say yes. That way he doesn't have to keep her a secret from her father and Mother. His other idea is to have her go with Jacqen H'gar and train as Faceless Man. "How do you even know Gendry likes me?"

He smiles, "He does."

"You never even met him."

"Yes or no little sister."

She bites her lip, "Yes! Yes to warding with the Mormonts." He could tell she is unsure of the rest.

"Gendry will wait for you."

"By the time I am a woman he will have forgotten me."

"No he won't…I promise." Robb sends for his father.

"Arya!"

"Father!"

"By the gods where have you been?"

Robb allows Arya to explain her adventures and how she escaped King's Landing; afterwards he suggests to his father that she ward with the Mormonts. He sighs, "It is a good idea…Your mother will have to be convinced."

"If she doesn't I will command it." Robb jokingly says, "I am her King after all."

"Let's hope it does not come to that."

Later Robb summons Jacqen H'ghar. "Valar Morghulis." Robb says to the man with red hair a white stripe in it.

He smiles and bows, "Valar Dorhaeris."

"I know who you are."

"And who does the King in the North think this one is?"

"No one." Robb removes his shackles and then pours him some wine, "I also know what you seek. The Prince that was Promised…"

"The Young Wolf is a Green Seer…We know this term even in the East."

"My cousin is the Prince that was Promised…I will send you to him. For only he can save us from the Long Night." Next Robb convinces Edmure to marry Rosalin Frey. A reward to House Frey for their support in the war. With the war ended Robb returns to Winterfell as King and with his family whole.

ARYA

"Did my brother tell you?" Arya asks when they reach Wintefell.

"Tell me what?
She smiles and decides to test him, "You are the son of Robert Baratheon."

"The former King?" He asks frowning. Arya explains how it is possible. "Okay!" He says interrupting her, "I believe you." Arya did this because Jayne Poole had taken an interest in him. He could use that to get close to her. She would watch as Jayne would throw herself at Gendry, but he would not reciprocate her affections.

"I'm gonna miss you while you are away at Bear Island." Gendry says.

"No you won't…You will have Jayne to keep you company."

"I don't like her that way…Especially when I am in love with someone else." Arya smiles, "Here I made this for you." It is a helmet made in the form a Wolf's Head. She kisses him on the cheek for the gift.