Polish (and Finish) Epilogue for To Temper Steel

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Fandom: Game of Thrones (TV)
Characters: Arya Stark/Gendry Baratheon, Davos Seaworth, Jon Snow| Aegon Targaryen
Rating/Warnings: T, none
Word Count: 538
Summary: Because their stories aren't over yet.

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Dear Sansa,

No, I don’t think it’s a crazy decision at all. In fact, I think it’s diplomatic to marry in neither Storm’s End nor Winterfell. Besides, I want Jon to escort me, and we both know why he can’t leave the North.

As for the cloak: thank you, I would love that. I know it’ll be beautiful and Northern and far better for being under your needle than mine. I look forward to being together with you all again soon.

Your loving sister,
Arya Stark

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To Lord Gendry Baratheon,
It would be my honor and pleasure to be there, lad. As for the politics, His Grace believes his sister is wise to choose “neither”, and I must concur. He suggests a bride price of ice might serve to smooth relations with The Queen in the North. Sounds like maybe an odd Northern custom, so best ask your betrothed?

Yours faithfully,
Ser Davos Seaworth
Master of Ships to His Majesty King Brandon Stark of the Six Kingdoms

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My dearest Arya,
You can’t imagine my delight to hear such happy news from you. It would be my greatest honor to escort you before the godswood, and we will travel south for Castle Black immediately. I suppose I should have known when you asked after my blacksmith that you knew him before Winterfell, but for the life of me, I still can’t figure out how? Regardless, my warmest congratulations to you and Lord Gendry Baratheon. I can’t wait to see you both soon- and I expect to hear the full tale of it.

All my love,
Jon

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Dear Bran,

I was wrong to think Sansa the smartest of us. Thank you for everything, and thanks especially for getting my message to Jon. I don’t think I’ve ever received a reply with such joy.
The tempering will take at least another month. Shall we all head up the Kingsroad together after that?

Your loving sister,
Arya Stark

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Ser Farring,

Hope you and Storm’s End are fareing well. At the Crossroads now and we should be home by mid-winter if roads stay good. Just hired a baker. He’ll need a place to stay for himself and his wife so please get it ready.

Thanks,
Smithlord Gendry Baratheon

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(Excerpt from The Lineages and Histories of the Great Houses of Westeros written by Grand Maester Samwell Tarly.)

HOUSE ARYOS BARATHEON

JANNA ARYOS BARATHEON, first of her name, second Smithlord of Storm’s End, born to Smithlord GENDRY BARATHEON and Princess ARYA STARK at Storm’s End in the 312^th year after Aegon's Landing. Black of hair, blue of eye, strong of bone and sinew. Wed to DAEMON of the house NYMEROS MARTELL in the Godswood at Storm's End.










A/N: I know the style change might be a bit jarring, but I really needed the final piece to come from a book like the one that gave Ned his hoshit realization after meeting Gendry in 1x04, so epistolary it was. (After all, lineage listings never end; they just get added to…)

I figured that Arya had asked Jon about Gendry because she knows about their trip North of the Wall in 8x02. 

Comments

[senmut]

Have you seen this modern AU Gendry/Arya?

https://awesomenell65.tumblr.com/post/187094258071/bullheadedbastardblacksmith-gendrya-au

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I have! I read it on AO3 after bullheadedbastardblacksmith put up that set. (I follow her on tumblr.) :) Why?

[senmut]

Made me think of you. I try to share things I find with them that like them.

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Thanks! :D Yeah, the Gendrya community isn’t huge so I’ve read most of the fics with big hype. :) The hottest thing now is a HP AU that is super fun and has the best beater bat innuendos. Lol