Sailing (Gendrya)

Chapter 2

Arya and Gendry entered the dining hall, hand in hand. Gendry led Arya to the seat next to where the lord sits during meals. Arya sat graciously as she was handed a goblet of wine by a kitchen maid. 

"Lady Arya, welcome to Storm's End," Gendry's hand said, looking past his lord to greet Arya. 

"Thank you for the warm welcome," Arya said. "What is your name?" 

"They call me Tristen, milady." 

"Nice to meet you, Tristen." Arya raised her goblet and took a sip of wine. A plate of roasted chicken and mash was placed in front of her and the rest of the people in the dining hall. Before everyone dug into their meal, Gendry stood up. 

"We welcome Lady Arya Stark and her crew to Storm's End. They are a strong ally with us as we are to them in the North. To Lady Arya!" Gendry's voice bellowed as he held his goblet of wine high. 

The rest of the dining hall cheered "To Lady Arya!" quickly before focusing on the first warm meal they had in months. As Gendry sat back down, he took Arya's hand and kissed the calloused fingers. 

"Welcome home, milady," Gendry whispered so only Arya could hear. 

"Don't call me a lady! You know I hate being called a lady!" Arya laughed, knowing Gendry was only joking. 

"My apologies, love." Gendry chuckled and started eating his chicken. 

After the feast was over, Gendry led Arya to his chambers. Once the door was closed, Gendry leaned down to kiss Arya hungrily, which Arya reciprocated immediately. They started to strip each other's clothes off and Gendry picked up Arya by the legs, putting her down on the bed gently. 

The next morning, Arya woke up, naked and sweaty, laying next to Gendry. She smiled remembering what had happened the night earlier. She leaned down and kissed Gendry's shoulder, making him stir a little in his sleep. 

"Gendry, get up." Arya pulled the pillow from under him. Gendry just groaned and wrapped an arm around Arya, pulling her closer to his sweaty torso. 

"What if we stay in bed all day, having sex until we can't anymore. I just want to hold you before you have to leave again," Gendry said before kissing Arya on the lips. 

"About that, I think I am going to stay, forever if that is okay with you." Arya ran her hand through Gendry's tangled hair. 

"Arya Stark, are you proposing we get married?" Gendry rolled on his side, his hand under his head to face Arya. 

"I never said anything about marriage, just that I stay here for a while, instead of going back out to sea." Arya put her hand on Gendry's cheek. 

"I would love that, but what would happen to all of your findings. Will you keep them?"

"I think I'll hand them over to Maester Wallace to keep at the citadel in King's Landing. They might help whoever decides to continue looking for lands outside of Westeros." Arya smiled. Gendry nodded and pulled Arya in for another kiss when someone knocked on the door. 

"Lord Gendry, Lady Arya, breakfast is ready if you would like some." One of the handmaids said from the other side of the door. 

"Just a minute" Gendry answered back. 

Gendry grabbed his pants from the floor and threw his undershirt at Arya to put on over her small, naked body. After grabbing the breakfast from the shy young girl, Gendry placed the platter of food on the table in the middle of the room. 

The couple ate their breakfast as they talked about their lives from the past five years. Arya told him about the lands beyond Westeros and the adventures she got up to. Gendry told her about the challenges growing up in the forge and becoming a lord overnight. Once they were done, they went back to the bed, kissing and stripping off their clothes again. 

A few hours later, Arya and Gendry finally emerged from the bedroom and walked over to Arya's ship to help her unpack her things. 

"Captain, are you not joining us for the next journey?" One of Arya's crew members said. 

"No, we are finished with our adventures. I'm passing my baton to someone else. I'm staying here. If you wouldn't mind gathering everyone so I can let everyone know, that would help a lot." The man nodded and walked away, abandoning what he was doing to walk back to the castle. 

Once all of Arya's things had been gathered from her quarters on the ship and given to the servants to put in Gendry's room, Arya and Gendry walked back to the dining hall to find her men sitting at the tables. 

"I want to start off by saying that I am thankful for your hard work these past five years. Thank you for your loyalty to the Starks and the North on this long journey. It will be remembered for a long time. I have decided to end our expedition and stay here at Storm's End." Arya shouted at her men, standing on top of one of the table to seem taller than she actually was. Suddenly, the whole room erupted.