You Are My Pup

Chapter 22

Early the next day Sandor with a heavy pack up a horse and started to head to Kingslanding. He knew his daughter would be fine here in the North, and he hoped that the dragon queen would win. As he rode away he heard hooves running behind him, froze thinking it was Maliya.

"Where are you going?" asked Arya.

Sandor relaxed.

"Kingslanding, I have some business to handle," says Sandor.

"You didn't say goodbye to Maliya," comments Arya.

"Its to had for me to say goodbye her," says Sandor.

"You don't plan on coming back to her?" asked Arya.

"No," says Sandor.

"Your going to kill your brother," says Arya.

"You?" asked Sandor.

"Cersei," says Arya.

Sandor nods and together they travel to Kingslanding.

Meanwhile miles behind the pair the young ex-maid has woken up and is in search of her father. She can't find him, but she finds Tormund.

"Tormund, have you seen my father?" she asks.

"He asked me to give you this letter," he says handing her the letter that was given to him the day before.

Maliya read the letter:

(If you do not understand or cannot see:

Maliya,

If you are reading this letter is because I have left to kill my brother Gregor, I am sorry I did not tell you. If I had told you, you would have asked to come with me and I did not want to put you in danger. You are safe with the ginger, I have given him my blessing on making an honest woman out of you. I will probably not go back to you but know that I have always loved you and You are my pup.

Love, Sandor Clegane.)

Maliya felt tears fall from her eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me he was leaving?" asked Maliya to Tormund angrily.

"He told me not to tell you, for your safety," answers Tormund.

"I could help him," says Maliya.

Tormund hugs Maliya.

"I just found that I had a father after all these years of being alone, and now I am alone again," says Maliya.

"I will stay with you, you will never be alone," reasons Tormund.

Maliya looks at Tormund with teary eyes and gives him a peck in the lips. Tormund make a goofy grin.

Maliya and Tormund waited on news form Kingslanding together. Until three months passed, and Arya and other Northern men arrived.

"Arya, my father is he in Kingslanding?" asks Maliya.

"He saved me life, he told me to leave and live my life, I saw him fight his brother both fell in to the fire in the Red Keep," explains Arya.

Maliya sobbed while Tormund held her in his arms.

"What of Jon Snow and the dragon queen?" asked Tormund.

"Queen Daenerys burnt down the Red Keep, Cersei and her brother Jamie died in the fire. Jon and Dany are to marry soon," says Arya.

"Jon Snow the King of the Seven Kingdoms?" asked Maliya.

"Six Kingdoms, Winterfell is independent now thanks to Queen Daenerys," says Arya.

"Tormund and I will be going with the free folk north of the wall, we were just waiting on news," says Maliya.

Arya and Maliya hug each other. Maliya goes to her chamber to collect her clothing to get ready for the journey. She is stopped by a knock at her door Maliya opens it to find Tormund standing in the hallway holding wildflowers.

"What are you doing?" asked Maliya.

"Well since we have a gods wood and family I was thinking we should marry now before we leave," says Tormund.

"Who will walk me down the aisle my father had no ward," reasons Maliya.

"I'll walk you, I was the closest thing Sandor had to a ward," says Arya.

Maliya smiles.

"I'll get queen Sansa to help you get ready," says Tormund leaving you with Arya.

Sansa arrived and helped Maliya into a gown made in the style of the free folk. Arya walked Maliya down the aisle and in a couple of minutes Tormund and Maliya were married. The next day after the consummation of the marriage Tormund and Maliya left with the free folk beyond the wall.

Little did they know about nine months later, they would both welcome a son to their village to which they both agreed to name Sandor, after the man who was gone but not forgotten.

As the boy grew he enjoyed hearing stories of his namesake, his grandfather who he did not have the pleasure to meet but wished he had.

And for once Tormund was right, the boy grew as tall and big as his grandfather. Maliya was never alone again thank to her father and the ginger giant she called husband.

Note: hope you all like the story, I changed the ending of the story tomake it different than the actual series finale. In other news- I am working onanother one with the title of "Together, We Will Win." This one will be a Sandorlove story. Thank you for your support and hope to see you enjoy the otherstory as you have enjoyed this one.