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    What if the man's cloak had been white instead of black?

    What if he had taken her east instead of north?

    What if she was an old squire's page instead of an orphan boy?

    It is Ser Barristan Selmy who helps Arya Stark escape King's Landing, in spite of all sense, in spite of the voices telling him not to, in spite of their diverging paths. He saves her, because that's what true knights do, isn't it?

    If only it were that simple.

    TL;DR - Arya goes to Essos two books early, seeking a dragon queen instead of a death cult.

    (Currently stuck inside the sewers beneath Meereen - next chapter will be out once I find the exit.)

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    Lysa’s letter never makes it to Winterfell.

    In its absence, King Robert still looks to renew the spark of friendship he once had with Eddard Stark, but when Ned turns down the offer to be Hand, his attention shifts to his namesake and Ned’s eldest son instead. Thus, Robb goes south in the place of his father, down into the lion’s den that is King’s Landing, almost entirely alone. Meanwhile, Jon finds that having the name Snow can be useful, Arya takes control of her own life, and through it all Ned desperately tries to keep his family safe.

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    01 Dec 2025

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    Jon Snow is forbidden to take the black by his father. Instead he sent to squire for a famous knight, beginning a long arduous journey that causes him to cross paths with characters he never would have. Along the way he learns truths long hidden and discovers love in the most unlikely of places.
    All of this in the shadow of the War of Five Kings and the coming of the Others.

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    02 Nov 2025

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    Ned Stark is never executed. Instead, he is sent to the Wall and elected Lord Commander within the year. Still haunted by his broken promises, he attempts to hold onto the one son he has not yet lost, even as Ned grapples with telling the secret he has kept for almost sixteen years - and the unexpected consequences of such revelations.

    An exploration of fathers and sons, grief and sickness, bastards and guilt, & a world where Ned Stark is Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.

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    25 Sep 2025

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    Endgame.

    Complete.

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    11 Sep 2025