The Wars to Come - J.S.

18 - REUNION

— meereen —

Upon returning to Meereen, the Queen and her advisers are surprised at the sight before them. Meereen is under attack from an armada of the masters ships.

Daenerys flies Drogon up to the top of the pyramid and orders Daario and Aurora to wait with the Dothraki until she attacks. They camp out for the night and the next morning Daenerys meets with the masters. 

When she and Drogon take to the skies once more, Rhaegal and Viserion burst from the catacombs and join them, and Daario and Aurora prepare the Khalasar to ride in to battle.

They ride to the entrance of Meereen, where not long ago Daenerys addressed the people. Now, the people are being slaughtered by the Sons of the Harpy in that same place. 

Daario and Aurora lead the way with the Dothraki screaming behind them. 

Aurora joins in, letting out a battle cry of her own as they approach the now fearful looking Harpies. She uses her borrowed arakh to fight, learning quickly how to use the curved weapon. 

Daario had told her that her sword would not be suited to fighting from horseback and had obtained an arakh for her to use. She fights fiercely with it, becoming just as skilled as she is with a sword.

When the battle is over, she rides her horse up beside Daario's and breathes heavily, exhausted from the intense battle. 

They share proud smiles before they ride into the city together to meet back up with their friends.

—

The next day, Aurora begins packing her things to travel back to Westeros. She can't believe she is actually returning after all this time. She came to Essos to find her brother, and to find her purpose. She found both and now as she is preparing to return to her country, she observes that she is going back without one of the things she came here to find. 

But she is also going back with more than she had before. She has friends. People she loves and admires. 

She didn't bring much with her when she traveled to this country, only the things that she could carry in a bag on her back. She is going home with beautiful clothing that Daenerys had insisted on having made for her, with a sword that her brother gifted her.

"I'll see you soon. Promise." Aurora whispers as she hugs Daenerys tightly.

Daenerys wishes her luck and boards her ship with Missandei and Tyrion. 

Aurora boards her own, with two Unsullied that Daenerys had insisted she take with her. 

They set sail, a fleet of ships bigger than any Aurora has ever seen, three beautiful dragons flying overhead. Martell, Greyjoy, and Targaryen sails. 

They are going home.

— winterfell —

When they arrive, Aurora walks into the courtyard of the castle, looking around and admiring it all. 

Then a familiar white wolf runs up to her. She squats down beside him and strokes his neck. He licks at her face in response, making her laugh. 

"Ghost!" she hears a familiar voice yell, "I'm sorry, he's usually not-" 

His words are halted as she stands up from behind Ghost and he sees her face.

"Hello Jon. I hear you're a king now." 

His shock is apparent in his facial expression as he slowly steps closer to her. But it soon turns to a smile as he closes the distance between them and picks her up in a tight embrace.

Her eyes close and a smile rests on her lips as she wraps her arms around him tightly. The years that they spent apart fading away as they hold each other again.

He releases her and moves his hands to her cheeks, holding her face gently in his hands and staring at her as if he is afraid that she will disappear if he blinks.

"What are you doing here?" he asks. 

"I came to see you." she replies simply and honestly. When Daenerys had told her they were sailing for Westeros, she also told her that Jon had taken back his home and became King. Not only did Daenerys want her to reunite with the man she loves, but she also wanted her to convince Jon to be her ally. So she gave her a ship, and two Unsullied to protect her, and sent her off.

Aurora was nervous at the idea of seeing him again, but now that she has, she couldn't be more happy. 

"Let's go inside and talk, we have a lot to catch up on." he says with a small laugh. 

He offers her his hand and she gladly takes it, letting him lead her inside with a smile on her face all the way.