The Dragon and the Wolf

Arya II

-Strange Look-

After receiving raven from Ramsay Bolton Arya was fuming with anger. All she desired at that moment was to slice Ramsay's throat from ear to ear.

She had needed to leave the hall and get some air. Arya sat on the cobbled ground, her back pressed against the outside walls of the hall and above her was a tree of sorts.

It had only taken about five minutes before Jon walked over to her and sat down by her side.

"We need to go south and kill Ramsay Bolton and take back Winterfell," Arya told him.

Jon stayed silent, his grey eyes not looking too convinced that going south was the best course of action.

"They have Rickon-"

"We don't know if it's really Rickon," Jon finally said, speaking up.

Arya's eyes hardened at his declaration. "Do you even care about him- about Rickon. Your brother- our brother. Do you even care about Winterfell? Our home! Do you even care about me?" She asked.

Jon's eyes turned to her. "Of course I care about Rickon and about Winterfell and you," His voice was stern and in a tone, Arya had never heard before, it almost frightened her.

"I loved Rickon like a brother since the day he was brought into this world. I was raised in Winterfell. It's the only home I've ever known. And as for you, Arya...the mere thought of you is what kept me going-what kept me alive all these years. You are what kept me from giving up," Jon confessed.

"Then help me take back our home from those traitors. Help me kill Ramsay Bolton and every man who dare pledge their loyalty to him," Arya demanded.

Jon's grey eyes spoke surprise. He placed his hand on her shoulder firmly and brought his face closer to hers. "If we do this there's no going back. We can't back out-" Jon began.

"I know that," Arya cut in. "We won't back out. We will do this together,"

After talking with Jon, Arya decided to look around Castle Black, she had only been there for a day so still didn't know much about the place.

She stumbled around an old garden that had broken stone ruins in it and crossed slippery half collapsed bridges.

After multiple hours of exploring Arya made her way back to the main courtyard of Castle Black, returning as if she had never even left.

Arya met Brienne of Tarth, she was a strong woman and from the beginning, Arya began idolising her. The two even sparred and came to a close draw. The she-wolf had to admit the woman was a very strong and capable warrior.

Despite being far more trained in the rounds of killing, Arya did see a reasonable component in the woman who put up quite the fight while sparring.

After they had finished sparring and exhaled a couple of words, still breathing heavily and feeling sweating Arya suddenly felt a piercing feeling of someone watching her.

After they had spared and exchanged some words, Arya felt although someone was watching her so turned around and looked up at the balcony that overhung above the courtyard to see Jon watching her nervously with a strange look dancing in his dark eyes.