End of Season Four:

Little Finger kills Lyza and Sansa chooses to run away. She pays off a sell sword and Robin sneaks after her, not wanting to be abandoned after the death of his mother. She decides to run away because it's the second time she's watched him kills someone that seemed important (Ser Dantos). It scares her how quickly he can turn and also she doesn't want to go down for Lyza's murder since no one else other than Robin knew who she was. Finally, she's pieced together some of the riddle that Little Finger may be behind the deaths of Jon Aryn and perhaps even, indirectly her father. Her plan is to go to the Wall and seek protection from Jon Snow. They run into the Boltons who kill the sell sword and take Sansa and Robin captive.

Season Five:

The Boltons recognize Sansa, but they don't know Robin. She makes Robin understand that he must remain anonymous to stay safe and she introduces him as Mika Stone, a bastard from the Vale who was her serving boy. They are separated, however, and Robin/Mika is sent to the kitchens. Theon and Ramsay are there and under the guidance of Roose, Sansa is given the option to marry Ramsay or be a prisoner of Winterfell. She's about to chose prisonerhood when Theon raves to her in a mad sort of way, enough to scare her into changing her mind and she agrees to marry Ramsay. Things get really bad anyway, and she tries to escape more than once. Sansa gets to a point where she doesn't care what happens to her and Ramsay has to threaten Mika/Robin to make her comply. Sansa realizes they have to get out not only for her but for Robin. He is the heir to the Eyrie and she can't condemn him to this fate. Slowly, she manipulates Ramsay: He has no compassion or love and therefore when she suggests that it would be in best interest to kill his father, it is fairly easy for him to do so. Sansa claims a small vicotry as Roose was a major player in the Red Wedding plot. She didn't count on Ramsay killing Roose's widow and baby though. Sansa then turns toward Theon and slowly he starts to come back. At the battle of Winterfell (Stannis v. Ramsay) Sansa attempts to at least get Robin out of Winterfell, but is discovered by Miranda who is going to torture her except Theon saves the day. All three of them escape Winterfell and after a quick skirmish with Ramsay's hunters, they meet up with Brienne and Podrick. Theon decides to join his sister and the remainder of them go onward to the Wall.

Season 6:

Sansa, Robin, Brienne, & Podrick, make it the Wall and meet up with Jon Snow. They receive a letter from Ramsay asking for Sansa and gloating about how he has Rickon and decide to rally the North to take back Winterfell. Timid Robin has grown especially fond of Sansa and is outraged by what Ramsay's letter says about her. As their army grows Little Finger hears of this and treks North. It was easy enough for him to say that assassins had killed Lyza and taken Robin and Sansa hostage for ransom. He also convinced the nobles of the vale it will be safer if Robin's disappearance were kept quiet while they search for him. He is still "in love" with Sansa and believes she left because she's young and doesn't understand what's going on. He only grows more attracted to her when she blackmails him. Ramsay has Rickon. Sansa threatens to tell the noblemen of the Vale what really happened to Lyza and Jon Aryn, if he doesn't restore Rickon to Sansa. She will keep the secret and convince the simple-minded Robin of the same and return him to Baelish only when Rickon is safely returned to the Starks. Little Finger hires stealthy sell swords for the job and they successfully free Rickon. Without Rickon, the battle of the bastards turns against Ramsay as his own men begin to desert for the Starks. Rickon has lived mostly in the wilderness with Shaggy Dog, however, and does not have many social skills. Sansa talks to Robin and they all meet in Winterfell as "friends." Jon raises concerns about Little Finger to Sansa, who confirms that Jon should be wary of Little Finger, but also tells Jon to let her deal with Baelish.

Season 7:

They begin to prepare for the Long Night and Jon goes to Dragon Stone to convince Danaerys to join the fight. He leaves orders for every man, woman, boy and girl to begin training. Sansa heeds this order, but in private and only as an archer as that is the most ladylike . Little Finger follows her around trying to assert dominance , but Sansa is aware of it and still wondering about his role in tragedies past. Bran makes it home, but he's weird now. Meera leaves Winterfell to bring her father Howland Reed there for the Long Night. Little Finger tries to assert some control over the Stark boys, but Bran is as interesting as watching paint dry, and Rickon, having lost Osha on the way to the Last Hearth and been roaming around alone with Shaggy Dog, has become something of a feral wild child. Enter Arya. The sisters struggle to get along. They never liked each other before and now the years have made them different people altogether. Arya knows that Jon left Sansa in charge, but she still doesn't like it. Tension grows especially when Sansa's letter to Robb comes to light. Little Finger says them that doesn't make sense to Sansa. She has been trying to treat Bran like a brother, but in the face of this riddle from Little Finger she embraces the Three-Eyed Raven like we would embrace Google to find the answers to questions. She holds a feast to celebrate the Knights of the Vale riding North and hands Little Finger a goblet. Later she has to practically drag Arya wither to visit Little Finger in his rooms. There she uses Arya's lie detector abilities to interrogate Little Finger. He tries to talk his way out of his past nefarious deeds, but he can't fool Arya, especially when Sansa is asking him about things she has no way of knowing in the first place. So Little Finger goes for the power play, confesses to everything, but also states that there is nothing they can do about it because he controls the Knights of the Vale which they need. That's when Sansa explains he's already dead. She'd poisoned the goblet he drank from with the same poison that killed Jon Aryn. Sansa and Arya wait for Little Finger to go unconcious from fever and have a heart to heart about everything: Their parents, accepting differences, the people they have become, everything. Arya expresses concern that the Knights of the Vale will leave and Sansa tells her not to worry: she'll propose marriage to Robin Aryn and keep the army there. Sansa, the frilly little girl who wanted to marry a handsome prince and be queen, was going to marry the sniveling, simple-minded, boy-lord Robin. Arya wouldn't say it, but she's impressed with Sansa's scheming, execution of Baelish, and sacrifice. It may not be the most intimate sisterly relationship, but it's certainly deepened respect. Baelish never regains consciousness and dies two days later with everyone believing he simply got sick and died. It happens when Southerns march North.

Season 8a:

Jon returns with Danaerys and army in tow. Almost immediately it becomes Sansa v. Danaerys. But Sansa has to be smart about it. She is not happy that Danaerys is claiming the North, but she also knows the North needs her army and according to her father "you find your true friends on the battlefield." She's willing to consider that it's not impossible it'll feel different if they survive the Long Night together. Not impossible, but not likely. She fights stealthily, being nothing but polite to Danaerys while also shutting down any attempt Danaerys makes to become closer. She also defends Danaerys to the Northmen who feel betrayed, so they can have a united front against the army of the dead. Instead, Sansa demonstrates repeatedly that while Danaerys is obeyed, Sansa is loved. Some times it's organic, sometimes it's contrived, but Sansa implicity sends the message to Danaerys that given the choice Theon, Brienne & Jamie, and by proxy Tyrion, Arya, and by proxy Jon would all chose Sansa. She has also been learning archery from the women wildlings, so they would chose Sansa too. The Knights of the Vale, the Northmen, they are all more loyal to her now than Jon. Danaerys receives the message loud and clear, but no one else seems to hear it making her appear paranoid. The Army of the Dead comes, and Winterfell doesn't win so much as it barely survives. Sansa serves on a team of archers protecting young children and old people. Sansa also had the idea of using Bran's gifts during the battle to communicate to different battle fronts. They only survive because a contingent of the army of the dead go around Winterfell and head Southwest. After the battle one third are dead, one third are seriously injured and can no longer fight, and another third are unscathed. Jorah has died and Danaerys has lost another dragon. Theon survives for now. Robin Aryn dies. While Sansa does the lion's share of rebuilding efforts and creating "hospitals" for poeple to recoup, Danaerys and Jon are focused on Kings Landing. Against Sansa's advice they take what remains of their beleaguered army and march South. Bran tries to talk to Jon alone before he leaves, but Jon doesn't get the chance. Jamie rides ahead of them all, assassinates Cersei (who is not pregnant!) and delivers the city to Danaerys. To her dismay, however, Danaerys is not greeted with love and open arms and another Meereen situation begins to unfold. She asserts control harshly. She did not get friends in the North, lost a dragon-child, lost Jorah, lost two thirds of her army, she doesn't have the love of the people and when Jon advises she be less harsh on dissenters, she takes that as a betrayal. An emotional betrayal, but not a political one, yet. They suspect the Night King is coming and it doesn't help Danaerys's state of mind waiting for the threat to come.

Season 8b (Because let's be real, the last seasons should have been longer): Meanwhile in Winterfell: Howland Reed shows up with Meera and asks to see Jon. Sansa explains he's not there and Reed is forced to explain what he knows about Jon to Sansa who confirms it with Bran. Theon is already leaving to meet up with his sister in Kings Landing, so Sansa gives him the message to give to Jon. By the time Theon arrives in Kings Landing, Danaerys is already on the path to madness and Jon is already on thin ice with her. When Theon says he has a message for Jon, Danaerys asks to see it first. Theon tries to refuse, but he is overpowered by the Queensguard who deliver her the message. What she reads terrifies her and she throws Theon into the dungeons, while she thinks about what to do. Jon doesn't understand why she would imprison him. Danaerys burns the letter and asks Theon to forget the message, never to tell Jon. Theon refuses. Danaerys, slightly unstable, sees no other option but to execute Theon. Jon does not understand why Danaerys would do this and demands an explanation and objects to it. Spiraling, Danaerys imprisons him too. Everyone thinks that's a bit harsh, but Danaerys cannot explain to them that she will not yield to the true heir of House Targaryen. She does allow Ghost to be with him though. She knows Sansa knows the truth and is powerful, so she beckons Sansa to come to Kings Landing and bend the knee and swear to silence, only then will Jon be freed. Sansa, livid at Theon's execution accepts. She convinces Arya to stay in Winterfell because Bran and Rickon need protection and guidance and also because Sansa wants Arya to understand that she is more than just a killer. Besides, Danaerys is Sansa's fight. Sansa arrives in Kings Landing and quickly assures the queen all is well, while grooming her own allies. The easiest being Yara Greayjoy who arrived in Kings Landing just after Theon's execution. Next was Tyrion, who took some convincing, but eventually was turned. Finally, she went after Grey Worm and Messandei. Pointing out the hypocrisy of becoming the masters they hate, and charging them to use their freedom to think independently of their queen. Instead of turning though, they leave for the Island of Narth. But Danaerys is still not without allies, and not dumb. She learns of a plot and arrests Sansa and Tyrion for public execution. On the day of the execution Jamie and Brienne follow the procession ready to intervene. Danaerys, Drogon, and Varys await the condemned on a dais. In the harbor wights are walking the seabed inland. Several yards away Bron and Yara load a scorpian to take out Drogon, that being the signal for Brienne and Jamie to take Sansa and Tyrion and run. Varys does not feel good about this and looks around scared. That's when he spots the wights, he yells and points at them to Danaerys. She moves to get a better look. which happens to position herself just so, so that she takes the scorpian bolt slowing it down enough that the bolt just bounces off Drogon's thick hide. She dies and all hell breaks lose. Jamie and Brienne grab Sansa and Tyrion, the Queensguard try to stop them, but the commoners, tired of these new foreigners, fight back. Drogon nudges Danaerys and flies her body to a high place. The wights begin attacking the city. Drogon wants to destroy it all, all the things that hurt his mother and proceeds to burn the city, the wights, the Queensguard, the commoners, everyone. In the chaos, Sansa knows Jon is still in the dungeons and she along with Brienne and Jamie make a harrowing journey to the Red Keep to get him and Ghost out. Meanwhile Tyrion, Bronn, Podrick, and Yara frantically attempt to evacuate the city. Sansa, Brienne, and Jamie make it to Jon, they tell him the whole situation quickly. Jon is explicitly told he is a true born Targaryen, but in the destruction all he can really grasp is that the Night King is here and Drogon is going crazy. Sansa tries to get him to evacuate, but Jon refuses, tells Ghost to go with Sansa and tells Sansa to help with the evacuation of the city. Jon, somehow, engages the Night King and with Drogon's help kills him. In the battle buildings have fallen carving giant gashes deep into the earth where an iridescent green substance can be seen. Sansa asks what it is, Jamie says it's wildfire. For an amazing, peaceful moment, it looks like all will be well. Jon and Drogon are perched on top of the Red Keep and Drogon lets out a snort of a flame, not even very strong. But Sansa watches as an ember of that flame descends into the crevice with green liquid. She screams for everyone to run, but it's too late. A series of explosions go off that dwarf the one Cersei unleashed on the Sept of Baelor. Falling rubble create a cocoon that protects Brienne and Ghost. Sansa is mostly protected, but debris lands on her foot that later has to be amputated. Jamie is mortally struck by debris and dies in Brienne's arms. Drogon, impervious to flame is still killed by the heavy debris that his neck. Jon is taken out instantly. Varys is never seen again.

Season 8c (Because every epic needs an epilogue):

At a council of survivors, one of the people who had been loyal to Danaerys explain that all she wanted was to break the wheel. Sansa offers that they should honor her wish and do away with Kings and Queens and instead come together and agree upon a Lord Protector of the Realm. Then Tyrion asks if they could elect a Lady Protector of the Realm. He then goes to explain the council why Sansa would be the best for the job. The council votes, agrees, and Sansa Stark becomes the First Lady Protector of the Realm.

Five years later: Sansa is still rebuilding what she has renamed Port Landing. Tyrion is her Hand and they exist somewhere in between platonic and romantic. Intimate, but never physical or formal, and enough for the both of them. Brienne is the head of her guard. Ghost still follows her around, but he is very old. He doesn't run anymore, has an awkward gait from arthritis, and one eye has gone pink from glaucoma. Sansa earns the title the Fair Wolf, because of her beauty, how she likes pretty things, how she gives people a chance, but will not tolerate betrayals, and her ability to mediate between the warring houses. Arya has come to visit. Rickon is finally of age and fully rehabilitated from being a wild child. He is respected in the North and ready to lead. Bran has decided to go North of the Wall where he is more powerful and Arya has decided to travel the world. She was also gifted from Bran seeds for weerwood trees, that she intends to plant all over the world. But will start at the site of what had been the Red Keep. Now all that stood there was a statue of Jon Snow with a dire wolf at his feet and a dragon looming, protectively, over his head. A small plaque reads Jon Snow, The Bastard of Winterfell, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, The White Wolf, The Risen, The Prince who was Promised, True Born son and heir of Rhaegar & Lyanna, Aegon Targaryen.

The End