A/N: Hello guys, hopefully going to post more chapters more regularly! Yay! I'm going to write the chapters before I post them so they're ready. I apologise for the grammatical errors in the previous chapter, it's my iPad. It autocorrects words that are spelt right, I don't even know why. So I think it is kind of obvious what is going to happen in this chapter but anyway, I hope you enjoy. *SPOILER ALERT* don't read this bit of the A/N if you haven't read the books or seen series 3...I'm warning you! Ok, so can we just take a moment to think about Arya and Gendry in series 3. He leaves her! What...why? So many feels! I was crying and I knew it was coming. What did you guys think? I found it so emotional and I don't know why Gendry doesn't accept Arya's offer to work for Robb. He really is a stupid bull-headed boy! Series 3 has been the best so far, definitely!
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Arya knew Gendry felt bad for what he'd done and she had already forgiven him, but he didn't know that...she just wanted to annoy him a bit. After the encounter that morning in the hall, she decided to tend to her horse. Her saddle and reins were slung over her arm as she wandered into the stables, chewing some dried beef to sustain her. Her horse, Bram, whinnied as she came close and nuzzled her outstretched hand. "Morning, boy." He allowed her to saddle him without a fuss and the trotted out of the gates into the surrounding forest and into the Godswood. The light snowfall gave everything a silvery glow and a raven cawed nearby. She removed Bram's saddle and allowed him to roam freely and munch on the crunchy grass. Arya then took a blanket and some food from her saddle pouch and placed them on the ground to begin her picnic. That was when she noticed a body slumped on the ground not ten paces away. They'd almost been covered in snow so they had to of been there a while. Arya cautiously got to her feet and a shock of thick, black hair came into her vision. Stupid Bull! She padded over and knelt down close to Gendry. His eyes were shut so she presumed he was asleep. She touched his forehead, he was cold, very cold. She placed a hand in front of his mouth, he was breathing lightly. His lips had turned a purple-blue colour and his face had a similar blue hue to it. Arya couldn't afford to panic.

She called his name, close to his ear to see if he would wake. Soon after, his eyelids fluttered open and he looked at her. His lips shivered and formed the words
"ss-s-s-so c-cold..."
"Hush now." Arya replied soothingly. He closed his eyes again and that scared Arya. She placed an arm under his head and cradled it. With the other hand she brushed the snow from him. He shivered in her arms. She needed to get him warm, and fast. Gently she placed his head down and ran to gather her blanket. She wrapped it round him and cradled his head once more. She tried to rub some heat into him by rubbing her hands vigorously up and down his arms. She brought him into the sitting position so she could do the same to his back but he was like a rag doll and could not support his weight. "Gendry, wake up, we need to move you." She said into his ear. He gave no sign that he heard her and continued to shiver with his eyes closed. Arya bit her bottom lip in contemplation. Once again, she laid Gendry down and gathered her reins and saddle. She whistled to Bram and he trotted over. She would not saddle him this time but she didn't want to leave her beloved saddle behind. "We have to help Gendry, ok Bram?" He whinnied and snorted and hot air floated from his nostrils. Arya chanced a look at Gendry but his lips had turned more blue. She wasn't strong enough to lift Gendry onto Bram's back so she did the only thing she could think of. "Bram, I need you to kneel for me ok. There's a good lad." She knelt down herself and rubbed at the back of Bram's knees, all the while speaking to him in a soothing voice. "That's it Bram, c'mon." Cautiously, he knelt onto his knees, snorting to show his discomfort. "I know lad, you won't have to be like that for long." Arya ran to Gendry and placed her arms round his middle so his arms hung over hers. She dragged him as gently as she could in the limited time she had. Bram had followed her every move with his eyes and did not shy away when she brought Gendry next to him. He lay on his back so Arya rolled him sideways so he faced Bram. Next, she hefted his arm and leg onto Bram's side so the they hung over the other side. "You ready, Bram? C'mon boy stand up now, that's it." The horse steadily got up, growing accustomed to Gendry's weight. As Bram stood, Arya rolled Gendry fully onto Bram's back, careful not to push too much so Gendry didn't fall off the other side. He was slumped against Bram's neck and his head fell to one side and Arya quickly righted him, before he fell. She got Gendry's calloused hands and curled his slim fingers into Bram's mane. He was asleep or unconscious but he did not let go. Arya placed the reins over Bram's head so she could guide him back to Winterfell.

As she brought the horse along the road she couldn't help glancing at Gendry. She now felt awful for flicking him with the food and for ignoring him, for that's all she had done since the slapping incident. He could make her feel like this purely because he was vulnerable and she hated that. No matter how many times she told herself he would be fine and that the Maester could heal him, doubt and worry always crept inside her head.
As Winterfell grew closer, Arya got more worried. Gendry hadn't stirred and she could no longer feel his breath against her hand. She would not let him die! He was stronger than this, he could make it. Guards opened the gate and Arya hurried Bram through. She got to the stables and ran to fetch someone to bring Gendry to the keep. Jon was the first person she saw. He saw her panicked expression immediately "Jon, please help me, it's Gendry!" Jon nodded and gestured for Arya to lead him. He hadn't seen her this worked up in years! She led him to the stables and he could see a body slumped on her horse. He ran over and carefully gathered Gendry in his arms. How is this going to look? He though to himself with a slight smirk, but this was a serious issue and Jon didn't want Gendry to die. Not today.

Arya led Jon to her room and told him to put Gendry in the bed. "I'll fetch Maester Luwin..." Jon said hurriedly and exited the room. Arya crawled onto the bed and laid her head on Gendrys chest. Thankfully there was a faint heartbeat. She sighed with relief. Maester Luwin entered and frowned when he saw Gendry. "He is in a bad way, he will need rest, food and warmth." Arya nodded and went to fetch more furs. When she returned, the Maester was trying to give Gendry some sort of medicine. He motioned for Arya to come over and told her to hold Gendrys mouth open. The medicine was a deep blue and had a honey-like consistence. Arya cocked an eyebrow at the Maester. "Incase of frostbite..." He replied in answer. "There is nothing more we can do at this time, except wait. It is likely that he will develop a fever and will be lucky to last the night. If he wakes, it will be more of a problem also if frostbite has set in as that will require the amputation of limbs, fingers... "
He trailed off when he saw Arya's horrified expression. He gave a strained smile and patted her on the back as he exited. "I'm sorry my lady..." Arya nodded solemnly. That night, she kept vigil at Gendry's bedside.
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A/N: Hey guys, thanks for reading! I suppose it was kind of obvious what was going to happen in this chapter but I hope you enjoyed it anyway. Next chapter is going to be Gendry's POV and how he got to be in the snow in the first place. Hope you've been enjoying it so far, so please drop me a review! Also, I don't really know why I decided to call her horse Bram, I thought it just kinda sounded right. Also guys, a book recommendation here, it's got nothing to do with Game of Thrones but I've just finished it and it was awesome. It's called Raven: Blood Eye by Giles Kristian, go check it out! It's about vikings!