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This chapter is a little slow and boring but that is because I saved all the good stuff for the next chapter!;)

Chapter 11

Melisandra made her way between the tables to the bar. There were only a handful of men left in the inn but every eye in the place was on her. The bar wench busied herself with cleaning the bar.

Melisandra reached the woman and lowered her hood. Reluctantly the bar wench looked up.

"Evening m`lady, are you looking for a room?"

"Did a large young man, and a younger girl come in together this evening?"

The bar wench looked from Melisandra to her guards then to the men at the tables that were watching them with wide eyes.

"No, I`m sorry m`lady. We haven't had any new guests today, but I will keep watch for them. Now how bout a room."

"No we won`t be staying but my men require food and drink. Make sure they are taken care of."

"Yes m`lady right away."

Melisandra turned her back to the bar and walked slowly toward the other men. Leaving her guards to enjoy themselves. Sitting herself down at the table and lowering her hood, as she did so. None of the men looked at her, they all pretended not to notice that she had sat down, Melisandra took no notice however.

"If I ask you good men to answer my question honestly will you do so? There will be quite a reward for whoever gives me the information I seek." The mens eyes began to search eachothers as though they were questioning each other as to who would answer first, or if they should answer at all.

Melisandra focused on her cloak that she was now folding in her lap.

"I am searching for a boy, large muscled, black hair, blue eyes had a girl with him. Small pretty enough, brown shoulder length hair. Have any of you seen them?"

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Arya awoke wrapped in Gendry`s arms her head on his chest. She looked up at his face peaceful still strong. She slowly slipped from under his arms and slid from the bed. She felt embarrassed and completely surprised with herself at what she had done, but she couldn`t help but smile at his sleeping figure. As embarrassed as she was at what had happened earlier she felt no shame and she couldn`t help but to think back and remember how much she had enjoyed it. How much farther she had wanted it to go how perfect he was. Arya shook her head in attempt to clear her mind, she dressed and left the room. She swiftly and quickly made her way down the stairs. She wasn`t going to be able to go back to sleep, she wanted to get some air, to prepare for the journey tomorrow. She thought that maybe the inn keep would allow her some extra rations. She was deep in thought when she reached the last step. Looking up she saw her. The red woman`s back was to her. Arya felt her stomach turn to knots and a lump formed in her throat. She stepped backward into the shadows. No one at her table spoke, instead all of the men seemed to just be staring at each other. She was questioning them those men would give them up as soon as they saw the flicker of coins. She had to wake Gendry and leave now. Arya turned with a glance over her shoulder to see that she hadn`t been spotted, as far as she could tell she hadn`t been. When she reached the room she slipped into the room and ran to the bedside shaking Gendry.

"Get up, Gendry get up now! They have found us!"

Gendry shot straight up out of bed. His eyes drooped with sleep but he blinked and rubbed them staring at Arya. She threw his shirt at him and tossed his boots across the room, before strapping Needle to her side.

"The red woman and her men are downstairs, she is questioning some of the patrons. We have to leave before they turn us over."

Gendry was dressed and fully awake now standing before her now staring down at her.

"How do we get out of here?"

"Out the window of the next room the stables, are directly below it."

Nodding at her Arya took the lead checking the hall before they left the room. Arya opened the door to the next room quietly. She started to step in when Gendry had her by the shoulder.

"Arya. Stop listen."

Arya could hear it then, the red woman was coming up the stairs she was speaking to someone Arya assumed could only be one of the drunkards from the table.

Gendry shot a concerned look before shoving Arya through the door. The room was lit by one candle and there were men laying all over the floor. Gendry shut the door behind them and moved Arya through the room. They had interrupted several men and their whores.

"Oi." One of the said looking around the naked woman that was bouncing on his cock. "What are you doing in here."

Arya had the window open already and was throwing her legs out before looking back.

"Leaving." She said simply and flung herself out the window. Gendry watched her fall onto the roof of the stable before hoping down onto a cart of hay then to the ground.

The man just stared at him stupidly the woman not concerning herself at all with his lack of attention.

Gendry nodded at the man and followed Arya out the window. His landing was not as graceful however as he couldn't keep his footing as he hit the stable roof and he rolled off landing hard on the ground.

Arya had her hands around his arm pulling on him in an attempt to stand him up.

Gendry pulled his arm away from her. "I`m fine lets go."

They made their way around to the front of the building.
"Where are we going Arya?"

She didn`t answer him, but she didn`t have to. Melisandra and her men had tied their horses up out front of the inn.

"We will take the two young ones and untie the others." Arya said without looking at Gendry.

Gendry followed her and watched her as she chose her horse before he untied all of the rest of them.

"Take the black one." Arya pointed to a strong dark horse beside her own.

Gendry slapped the other horses sending them off into the trees before he swung himself onto the back of his horse.

"Let`s go." Gendry nodded at Arya and they took off as fast as they could.

They rode all night and all of the next day. The sun had gone down hours ago and Gendry could see Arya drooping as she sat in her saddle.

Gendry rode up beside her, Arya sat up straight pretending that she wasn`t fighting sleep.

"Arya let`s stop. Without horses they can`t be close to us. You are going to fall off of your horse if we keep going." He tried to force a smile at her.

Arya didn`t answer she just nodded in agreement, pulling the horse to a stop. Gendry slid off his horse. His legs were sore from riding all day but he took a shaky step and lifted Arya off the horse.

"Let me help." Gendry held her under her arms and lowered her to stand in front of himself.

"You look like death." Gendry joked trying to make her smile. It worked, she smiled at him and punched him in the chest.

"You look like a pile of shit too." The two of them smiled at each other and started setting up camp. Gendry built a fire while Arya found some squirrels and a rabbit. It wasn`t much but it would do until they found a town or a farm.

Gendry stood up and stretched before walking to a tree to take a piss. Arya was sitting on the ground polishing Needle completely focused on the blade. Gendry finished his business and turned to watch Arya as he stuffed himself back in his breeches. She was wildly beautiful, dangerously memorizing the way her hair tangled around her face and her eyes were so focused on Needle. His mind wondered back to the inn, the way her skin felt. The way she smelled and how her small body fit beside his so easily. They hadn`t spoken about that night but it had hung in the air around them since they had left the inn.

"What are you looking at?" Arya`s voice snapped him back to reality.

Gendry went red and looked down at the ground. He rubbed his neck and started walking toward Arya.

"Nothing, I was just thinking."

"Of what?" She set Needle down in front of her, and leaning back on her elbows. Gendry could see how tired she was but it made him happy to see that she was smiling at him. He couldn`t bring himself to talk about that night.

"Nothing."
Arya shook her head and reached her head and laid back on the ground.

"I was just thinking of the other night at the inn." Arya stared into the sky as she said it, but she could feel his eyes on her.

"So was I." Gendry was watching her , her tunic had slid up revealing her soft stomach above her breeches. His hands were shaking and his heart was starting to quicken.

"What about it." Arya asked her voice was soft but heavy.

Gendry swallowed hard and took a deep breath before responding, "You."

Arya rolled on to her side and looked at him a smile on her face.

"I would hope it`s me you were thinking about. That whore was pretty however I wouldn`t blame you for thinking of her."

Gendry smiled and shook his head at her. "Sorry Arya I don`t know what whore you are speaking of."

Arya laughed out loud and laid back again. Gendry pushed the coal in the fire around before getting up to stand above Arya, where she looked up at him sleepily.

"Lay down." Arya nodded at the spot next to her. Gendry did as he was told, and laid down beside her.

They both laid there staring up into the darkness. Until he felt her fingers begin to lace themselves into his own. Her hand was so small inside his. She squeezed his hand lightly and Gendry rolled onto his side pulling Arya into him, burying his face in her hair.

"Get some sleep Lady Stark." He kissed the top of her head gently.

"As you command Lord Baratheon. If I can keep those thoughts of you in that bed out of my mind I might be able to but it won`t be easy."

She could just imagine the look on his face and that made her laugh to herself as she pressed herself closer to him and fell asleep knowing he was there holding her in his arms. Feeling a little safer because she had him.