Kinglanding
The Small Council
The news of what happened in the North had reached all corners of Westeros. The small council had convened again to discuss the news of the new King in the North. Oberyn had won the trial 3 days prior; he was in good spirits. He still hungered for Tywins head.
'The King in the North Jon Snow, he sounds interesting' Oberyn said
'Any news on his plan Varis' Tywin asked
'Does he plan on marching South' Oberyn asked,
'My birds report that his marching with a small force to Castle Black, it would seem aiding the nights watch is more important to him then revenge' Varis said
'He will come south when his done with that I'm certain' Mace said
'Stannis and what remains of his forces were seen sailing North' Varis
'He abandoned his castle for the North why' Oberyn asked
'Perhaps he had hoped to win the North to his side since Rob stark had died'
'So, you think Stannis hasn't heard of Jon Snow'
'Obviously not. Tywin said
'Forget Stannis if Snow is going North then we still have time' Tywin said 'for now we focus on the upcoming royal wedding the rest comes after' he finished.
They continued their meeting and left the small council chamber. The days passed and a royal wedding came and gone. The faith militant never approached Kinglanding they were too afraid of Tywin; the old Lion would not hesitate to destroy all of them.
The Vale
A week had passed since the Lady Arryn died news of the events that had transpired in the North had reach the Vale. Baelish was furious, his plans to gain power in the North through Sansa were destroyed in an instance, he had worked hard to cause the chaos which made Sansa his key to power in the North. Who is this Jon Snow, how did he get the army that is said to have his own personal banner something he could only dream of.
Sansa was sitting with Mya Stone when Baelish came to deliver the news. He would try to find a way to use Sansa to gain influence in the North
'Hello, lord Baelish' Sansa began
'Any news from the realm' Mya asked
'Yes, the Boltons are dead a new king in the North has risen' Sansa gasped she was shocked she was not expecting this news; all her brothers were said to be dead.
'What? What? Who? What happened' Sansa asked
'They say your bastard brother Jon Snow returned to Westeros from the west with his own personal army of over 20 000 men and brought Winter to the Boltons'
'Jon he's returned, it can't be' Sansa said still disbelieving 'are you sure' she asked
'Yes, my spies all say the same thing and we received a raven from Winterfell' he took out a scroll and handed it to Sansa, she read it with mixed emotions, she longed to see a member of her family.
'What now' she asked
'We should go to Winterfell; your brother will be pleased to see one member of his family still alive'
'And an alliance between the North and the Vale will be beneficial' he finished Sansa was silent she didn't know how Jon would receive her she was never nice to him and ignored him most of the time
'I'm sure your brother will go after the Frey's sooner or later we should reach out to him Robin and lord Royce have already agreed to give us 500 men as escort' he said
'Lord Royce has also agreed to accompany us'
'Okay lets go' Sansa replied
ARYA
Arya was training with needle when the lady Brien of Tarth and Podric Payne came upon her and the hound. The Hound and Briena got into a heated argument.
'Come with me Arya, I'll take you to safety' said Brien
'Safety, where the fucks that, her aunt in Eyrie's dead, her mothers dead, her fathers dead, her brothers dead, Winterfell is a pile of rubble, there's no safety you dumb bitch' The hound almost screamed those words
Brien looked at Arya and said 'haven't you heard?
'Heard what? the hound replied harshly he was ready to trade blows with Brien now
'The Boltons are dead ' said Brien
'What 'Arya asked
'Jon Snow came back to Westeros with his own personal army and retook Winterfell, his King in the North now' Arya's gasped her eyes widened, heart started beating fast, she couldn't believe that her favourite brother who had disappeared 4 almost 5 years ago was alive and he returned'
'You lying 'she said
'she's not my lady' Pod spoke up 'the entire realm knows about the events in the North by now, you've been on the road so you wouldn't know, go to any inn and you'll hear the same thing.
'Please, everyone come down'
'Let us travel North when we reach an inn you can hear the news from the small folk' Podric finished
They all came to an agreement and proceeded North. They got to an inn and listened to the chat of the small folk; they talked about many things until one drunk men said
'I heard his wolfs is taller than a man' one man said
'I heard he fed lord Bolton to his wolf' another
'to the white wolf, the king in the North' they cheered toasting
That was all the confirmation Arya needed, the 4 of them continue peacefully to the North, she would go to her brother. They were in the Vale so they went South of the Vale to Gull Town in order to sail to white harbour.