#just fyi the japanese translates as 'don't be so c*cky' on his arm

[nrgburst]

Ply (Bound Chap. 2/8)

Invisible threads are the strongest ties. (F. Nietzsche)

Gendry just gapes for a solid minute, heart pounding in his ears, blinking in hopes that the words on the wall will fade to vague impressions like the dreams do.

They don’t. 

He frowns with increasing panic as he reads and re-reads. Since when has living in King’s Landing been fun? Unless…

His eyes widen and he automatically slides his fingers between the straw pallet and bedframe. The relief when he finds the small leather bag is short-lived: a quick tally reveals that it’s missing ten copper pennies.

“Seven hells, Arya!”