Epilogue

In the months following the great battle, much had changed. The entire governing structure of Westeros had been called into question and it had taken much time and deliberation to determine the best options going forward. Jon had no desire to rule which was precisely what drew everyone to him as their ruler. It was eventually decided that Jon would rule in name, but Tyrion as his Hand would take the greater role in governance of the Seven Kingdoms from the capital. Bran would have a place on the small council, his insight and wisdom being of incredible value to the realm. Varys, Grey Worm, and Missandei would be members of the council as well, and the Unsullied would become the new city watch of King's Landing.

For several months the Golden Company assisted in keeping the peace of Westeros and enforcing the new rulers. They eventually returned to Essos, escorted by Theon and Yara, the latter who had been freed from the Black Cells following Cersei's demise. Together they would rule the Iron Islands, their freedom having been granted per Dany's agreement with them, on the same conditions which had been laid at the time.

The Dothraki were returned to Essos on the same ships which brought them from there, along with any of Dany's armies who did not wish to remain in Westeros.

The Night's Watch was disbanded, which was one of the greatest shocks to the realm, but with the threat of the wildlings and the Walkers removed, there was no longer need for them. The remaining wildlings settled peacefully in the North.

Gendry was naturalized by royal decree, granting him rights to Storm's End as the lord of the keep with the Baratheon surname. Arya spent much of her time visiting that castle in the years to come, and though she never became the lady of Storm's End in dress or demeanor, after a great deal of persuasion she did marry the lord of the castle and bore him an heir, on the condition that he never call her a lady.

The seat of Highgarden passed to the next heir in the Tyrell line, a younger brother of Mace Tyrell who swore fealty to the new king and the realm.

The seat of house Frey, the Twin Towers of the Crossing was given to none other than Ser Davos. Jon needed a man who could be trusted with the strategical castle, trusted to serve the interests of the people and not his own.

Lady Brienne resisted the advances of Tormund for some time, once the mourning period for her old love had ended. She caved eventually, being still a woman and craving that which every woman desires. She served Lady Sansa faithfully, however, and it took her mistress nearly forcing her to accept Tormund for Brienne to give up her post as Lady Sansa's guard. Sansa assured her that she was quite well-protected already, and Brienne eventually did make babies with Tormund, fulfilling his heart's desire.

Lord Tyrion inherited Casterly Rock with all its lands and incomes, despite living in the capital as the Hand, his children would eventually rule as the new lords of the castle.

Samwell Tarly inherited Horn Hill and married Gilly, eventually naturalizing little Sam and making him his heir.

The Children of the Forest returned to the Isle of Faces where a handful of others had survived the attack by the Night King. They would no longer be isolated from men, but lived in harmony with them.

Edmure Tully ruled in Riverrun, and Robin Arryn in the Vale. Dorne chose a new ruler by their own democratic process, but was still considered under the rule of King's Landing, swearing fealty to the new king.

Daenerys and her Dragons were immortalized in the capital with a great statue raised in their honor in the dragonpit, which became a memorial of the sacrifice she made for the people during the war of the living.

Jon eventually wed a woman from house Dayne, and was given sons and daughters who would rule after him. The surname Targaryen was the only vestige of the great ruling family that remained in Westeros. Since Jon (who was only ever called Aegon in technicalities) began his rule, the Seven Kingdoms knew many hundreds of years of peace and prosperity, and the era was known thereafter as the Age of Spring.