Arya took a breath as she jumped into the air and spun a kick. Fire burst from her right leg as she landed on the ground with a smirk. Erner blasted fire at her and she moved her right arm in a circular motion disrupting the fire. As the fire vanished she tripped falling to her rear.
Erner lowered his arms as he laughed,
"That's enough, we will arrive at Kings Landing Tomorrow and you don't want to hurt yourself before that," he said calmly as she glared,
"No I want to keep going," she huffed as he glared,
"That's enough Arya," he said as she sighed and stood before facing her friend,
"Thank you Master Erner," she said with a bow as he laughed,
"What have I said about calling me that," he said with a laugh as he walked to camp. As Arya looked up to the moon. Tomorrow she'd enter Kings Landing.
As she made her way from the clearing she had been training in and met with Gendry who sat by the fire she smiled as she saw it weakening.
"Erner's gone to sleep," Gendry said as she sat across from him and blasted the fire lightly helping it regain its heat.
"You're getting better," he said as she smirked,
"Did you expect anything less," she smirked as Gendry shook his head,
"For some reason, it doesn't shock me you're a good firebender," he said as she looked into the fire.
"I can't believe we are so close," he said as she nodded,
"We'll save Sansa," she said as his head shot up,
"Hey she could teach you waterbending," he said with a soft shout causing Arya to laugh.
"Gendry my sister is a lady. She can't fight," Arya said before she looked away,
"She's the perfect lady," she said before shaking her head,
"What about you? You grew up there," she asked as he looked down in what she thought was shame,
"I feel guilty. Tobho Mott took me in. He taught me to smith. How do I repay that? I fucked off without a word. I don't regret what I did. Helping you. I'm quite happy. But I just don't know. I wish I had said something. Thanked him," he said as she nodded in understanding before she spoke,
"Sounds like he taught you a lot," she said as he nodded.
"He used to always scolded me about over melting steel. It was no way to treat good steel, he'd say. For my first longsword. He gave me a sweet piece of steel, and I knew just how I wanted to shape the blade. But then I met you," he said as guilt filled her.
"You can still make swords if you want. After we save Sansa I want to go to my family. You can make them for my brother Robb when we get to them." Arya said as he smiled,
"'it's not proper," he said as she glared. How dare he. Didn't he know that didn't matter to her?
"That doesn't matter. It's not proper for me to be traveling the world mastering all four elements but we are doing it because it stopped truly mattering the moment I learned I was the Avatar," she said as he smirked,
"I don't think you'd care if you were a nonbender Milady," he teased as she glared,
"don't call me milady!" Arya huffed as he laughed,
"Why do you want to travel to your family right after saving Sansa if you don't mind my asking," Gendry said as she smiled,
"I want to go to the wall. I want to ask my brother Jon to teach me waterbending," Arya said before frowning.
"And there my family?" she added somewhat confused. Of course, she wanted to see them.
"I meant why is that the next step?" he asked with a huff
Arya smiled brightly, "My brother Jon is amazing. He's the best Waterbender I've ever seen next to my.. Father," she said her words trailing off at the mention of her father. Ever since her father was killed she has been moving. Either to find a Firebending teacher or to meet with Korra. Now she had to save Sansa and start learning waterbending. Gendry frowned as he spoke,
"I've heard about your father even before I met him. He's a legendary bender. The kind they say could fight sixty men and win" Gendry said.
Arya laughed a sad laugh, "I'm not sure about that. I never did see him fight for real but some of the things he could do," she said with a small hint of a smile before looking at him.
"I never asked how you met him," she asked as he sighed,
"Came to the shop. Scared me to death had never talked to such a highborn much less the hand of the king. Asked about my father," Gendry explained as she looked in surprise.
"You're father? I thought you didn't know you're parents," she said as he nodded,
"That's what I told him," he grumbled as she nodded. The two sat in silence as the fire started to die out.
"We should probably sleep. We want to be at the Mud Gate by noon," Gendry offered as Arya nodded,
"Yeah, She said as she made her way over to Nymeria who was lying into Tito's furr. As she rested her head on the direwolf Gendry walked to her and handed her a blanket,
"Here," he offered as she nodded,
"Thank you," she yawned before he looked at her,
"Arya. I grew up in King's Landing. There are rumors Cersei hides something. Rumors she's a master firebender. Better then the King was," he told her as she glared,
"King Robert was useless fat drunk," she glared. She didn't understand how that meant anything.
"Arya," he said her name simply as she glared daggers,
"Gendry. I'm a master Earthbender and damn good at firebending. I think I can take a lady queen," she said as he nodded,
"Yeah I'm just used to fearing them you know," he said as he laid back near her into Tito's furr.
Arya looked away and up to the sky.
Arya held the sides of her dress as she walked. Her bag with her actual clothes hanging from her master's shoulder. Gendry walked in front of her as Erner walked behind. The trio had left Nymeria and Tito at camp. As they made their way up to the Mud Gate.
The process of making their way to the gate had been quite easy. Gendry and Erner being bastards were not well known so only Arya truly had to hide who she was. Arya smiled as the gate came into the sight but was taken out of her happiness as she slammed into Gendry's back hitting her nose,
"Gendry what the hell," she softly complained as Erner looked over her and his eyes grew wide,
"That's the hell," he joked sadly as she followed his eyes and knew right away they would not be walking into the city. Painting detailing her face hung on the walls.
"Fuck," Arya said as Gendry sighed,
"What now," he said as Arya looked around. Looking to the gate she smiled,
"We go under," she said with a shout as Gendry looked at her confused but Erner simply grinned,
"Clever! You can dig and I can light our way," he said as Gendry's eyes grew wide,
"We are going to use earthbending?," he asked confused as Arya nodded and looked to see if anyone was looking. At the clear sight she smiled as she knelt down and placed her arms close as she pulled them apart. The earth parted as they made their way into the hole. Gendry looked up at the hole as he got his footing,
"Shouldn't you close it," he asked as Arya should her head,
"We are already low on time before we run out of air like this," she informed him as Erner nodded as he held up his left hand. Allowing fire to burst from his palm.
"We need to move fast," he said as Gendry nodded. Arya looked forward as she spun her left arm forward and sent earth flying forward extending the tunnel.
"Arya have I ever told you you're a damn great Earthbending," Erner comment as she forced her arm forward once more and she smirked,
"Thank you. I earned the title of Master a few years ago," she said before adding, "I was one and one," she said as Erner looked in shock. Clearly impressed,
"When did you start learning," he asked as Gendry took a drink of water. Glancing at her in interest,
"As soon as I learned I could when I was a kid," she said as the firebender nodded and Gendry spoke,
"That"s around three right," he asked as Erner laughed,
"Yes most benders know by the time they're four," he explained as Gendry nodded.
As Arya stopped Gendry allowed himself to grin. They had made it in only an hour and the thought of being above ground once more made him smile. As Arya reached up Erner grabbed her.
"Give Needle to Gendry. An earthbender girl who carries a sword. That's not common," he said as Arya nodded and took Needle from her side and stared. Needle was given to her by Jon and she had worked on ways to work it into her firebending. The idea of giving it away made her sick. But she knew Erner was right.
As Gendry took the small blade he looked at her dress and laughed. "You look disgusting". He said as she looked down and frowned. The hems of her dress were covered in mud. Pouring and oozing off onto her legs. Where the mud had started to harden.
"I'm an earthbender and that's gross," She muttered as she opened the ground above just as she had the first hole and brought her arms above her hand as the earth bellow rose up until they reached the ground. As they popped up. Erner smiled,
"good job Arya," he said as he saw they were hidden behind a house. As they made they're way passed the home and into streets, Gendry stopped. He saw pot-shops along the alleys and the poor common folk and he knew.
"Were in Flea Bottom," Gendry said as Arya nodded,
"We need to make our way to the Red Keep," Erner said with a frown as Arya nodded,
"Lucky I know how to get there," she said as Gendry shook his head,
"We can't just walk right in and Fight the King's Guards and the Gold Cloaks," he said looking at Arya with a glare as she nodded,
"I know that stupid" Arya told him with a scowl. Arya sighed as they walked through the streets.
"We need a place to stay. We don't want to do this without a plan and we are not getting one today," Erner said as Gendry sighed,
"We can ask Master Tobho," he said sadly as Arya shook her head,
"Are you sure," she asked worried after there talk the night before.
"Sure as I'll ever be. Come on let's go to the shop. He'll be there,"