Chapter 13: chapter 13 : The King's Banquet
This evening, at Castle Black, Jon, Benjen, Qhorin Halfhand, Maester Aemon and the Lord Commander had a meeting and he told them about the gathering that Mance Rayder was having beyond the Wall.
Jeor: Let's gather 10,000 of our men to march towards Mance Rayder, I won't let this sealer gather his army and surprise us.
Jon: That would be a very bad idea, Lord Commander.
Aemon: I agree with young Stark.
Benjen: Me too.
Jon: We know how to fight better by far and are undoubtedly better equipped but they have a significant number and they know the north of the wall better than us in addition to the giants who fight for them. We are more numerous and better equipped than before so we'll wait until they try something to get them and rout them.
Qhorin: I agree with the Kid, Mance is not stupid but his men are something else. Let us prepare to receive them properly.
Aemon: Mance and his army are complications of a much thornier problem. What are Mance and the wildlings fleeing?
Jon: White Walkers, that's what the deserter told me before he was executed.
Others :…
"Winter is coming brothers..." Jon said before leaving to get his horse and he left for Nightfort followed by Ghost and Night.
The young wolf pup was already the size of a normal adult wolf although his shape was still that of a barely two month old wolf pup in just two weeks.
Jon had started his mutation a week ago and his adult form will be just terrifying.
Jon had barely arrived in his office when his new second in command told him that a raven had arrived from King's Landing and another had arrived from Winterfell.
The 9 men of his squad had each been promoted to head one of the 16 occupied fortress of the wall, each took care of his recruitment to increase the number of brothers.
Torrhen Karstark, his new second, wasn't just anyone but he was one of the Sons of Lord Rickard Karstark, lord of Karhold.
They were Stark family relatives and Torrhen volunteered to serve in the Night's Watch seeing it as a great honor that made his father proud.
Jon had mutated him into a nano mutant and gave him a class 6 combat protocol and a dragon steel sword, that's what Jon had named the black alloy that only he mastered thanks to the nanites.
According to the message from King's Landing, the king announced his arrival in the North to meet his best friend and Sworn Brother Ned Stark on the occasion of the recent death of Jon Arryn.
The presence of Jon as well as that of Lord Commander Jeor was desired because Robert would also like to visit the legendary Nightfort as well as the rich surrounding mines.
In the letter from Winterfell, Ned had written to warn him of the same thing. It would take at least a month for the royal escort to take the king from King's Landing to Winterfell so he sighed thinking about all that before sending one of his men by shuttle to deliver the message to the Lord Commander .
(1 month later)
Jon arrived in Winter Town in the afternoon and according to rumors, the king was already there and the lord commander had arrived well before him with Benjen and an escort hours ago.
Without even paying the slightest attention, he rushed straight towards the brothel where the girls were particularly happy to see him, including Lupys.
He asked where Ros was and was told she was busy with a particular client, he shrugged before taking all the girls with him into one of the rooms and a few minutes later loud moaning sounds female as well as laughter of pleasure were heard.
In the next room, Ros was performing oral sex when she and her client Tyrion froze while listening to the multiple screams from the other side.
She knew that only one person was capable of making this happen and that was Jon. She felt strange knowing that she was there with Tyrion while he was fucking the other girls without even any restraint.
They were enjoying themselves in a chaos of lust when someone insisted on trying to open the door from the outside.
"Tyrion, open this door, it's Jaime, your brother" Ser Jaime Lannister said outside and it amused Jon and the girls inside.
Jon: Ser, your brother is not occupying this room.
Jaime: My apologies my friend, your voice sounds slightly-(interrupted)
" MOVE !" Jon chased him away definitively to the laughter of the girls while a upset Jaime went knocking on other doors until he found his brother with Ros.
He wanted to settle the score with the insolent inside the first room but he was in too much of a hurry.
Jon fucked for hours without anyone coming in or out. When Tyrion was done with Ros, she knocked on Jon's door for a long time but was only answered by the groans inside.
When he left there to go to Winterfell, it was dark and the king's great welcome banquet had already begun.
Jon arrived in the training yard and heard some interesting noises. He walked over to see Arya practicing her sword on a practice target.
"Your wrist needs to be softer and lower your hips a little…" He gave his critique and she turned around to see her big brother.
"JON!! " She shouted with joy, dropped her wooden sword and ran to Jon who took her in his arms.
Arya: I missed you.
Jon: It's only been a month and two weeks. Why aren't you inside?
Arya: I wanted to train, one day I want to be like you.
Jon: Maybe one day, but for now, you are the daughter of the governor of the North who receives the king at his home. Why are you not inside to honor the presence of your sovereign? What if your lack of politeness harms Lord Stark, your father?
Arya:…
Jon: You should go take a bath quickly, I'll wait for you here. We will sit together.
Arya: IS IT TRUE?
Jon: Bath... Now.
She left running and as promised, he stayed to wait for a few dozen minutes before she came back dressed properly and they took her arm so they could go in together.
Their arrival did not fail to be noticed inside because of Jon's presence, he was really very handsome, certainly the most handsome boy known in the kingdom with the hair he had let grow.
They sat down together and started to eat when someone invited themselves to their table.
"Hearing about you is amazing but seeing you in real life is a shock my young friend" Tyrion said as he sat down next to them.
Arya: The imp !!
"Don't you ever say something like that again. You heard me ?!" Jon seriously reprimanded Arya who flinched before nodding sadly and he ruffled her hair to comfort her a little before turning to Tyrion.
Jon: Lord Tyrion, I beg your forgiveness for the rudeness of young Stark, she is still only a child...
Tyrion: Don't worry, children are just repeating what adults say. Don't be too harsh on her, Jon Stark.
Jon: I'm not a Stark.
Tyrion: Yet the king has established your legitimacy and Lord Stark himself has approved it.
Jon: If he really wanted to, he would have done it when I was a child instead of waiting for me to become the prodigy that I am. I won't let anyone tell me what I am now. You should do the same.
Tyrion: (laughs) My young friend, your circumstance was a status where mine is purely physical. We don't have the same loopholes.
Jon: You're a dwarf, so what? I have inquired about you Lord Tyrion, you are a lecherous man and a high-ranking drunkard but you are also a scholar of extraordinary intelligence. Your problem is that you are far too attached to your family, a family that constantly despises and demeans you according to my sources.
Tyrion: You are certainly well informed.
Jon: Show these people how important and useful you could be and then leave since that's what they want. Go to Essos and start an activity capable of making you grow in influence there, the Night's Watch by myself is ready to finance you. Do you like to play with those in power and show off your intellect? You would certainly be happy there too.
Tyrion: Will you really support me?! Have you ever been there?
Jon: Yes, for business purpose, I like spices. Your shitty family doesn't deserve you and the only way to show them that is by depriving them of your services, which is what I did. We have gold on the wall, lots of it, and we would like someone reliable to take care of our affairs in Essos.
Tyrion: The Night's Watch...? Are you serious ?!
Jon: The Watch is far from the gloomy pile of icicles you had in mind.
"You, my young friend, I like you. I even love you very much and I swear to think about it..." He poured wine into Jon's cup and a little into Arya's cup to whom Jon allowed to drink a little and they toasted before exchange a few jokes.
Arya laughed a lot at Tyrion's stories and apologized for disrespecting him while Jon raised his eyebrows at Tyrion who had a genuine smile on his face.
Jon watched from afar as King Robert hugged and kissed a maid on the lips before the queen's eyes and Jon was embarrassed .
He got up to go help himself for more food when he crossed paths with Jaime, he ignored him and wanted to continue on his way when Jaime blocked his way again.
Jaime: Are you ignoring me ? It's rare to see you, the young prodigy of the Night's Watch, you are even prettier than the last time.
"Ser Jaime" Jon greeted him and wanted to continue on his way but Jaime insisted.
Jaime: Out of knightly honor, I have revenge to take on you. Are you up for a duel tomorrow if you're not a coward ? A little innocent duel in honor of the king.
Jon:…I hate fighting needlessly.
"*AHEM*FOR THE KING'S HONOR, CAPTAIN COMMANDER OF THE NIGHT'S WATCH JON STARK AND MYSELF WILL HAVE A FRIENDLY DUEL IN THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW. » Jaime attracted the audience who applauded including the king himself while Ned, Benjen and Jeor only watched.
"You will draw your sword tomorrow, young lucky prodigy." Jaime whispered the provocation in his ear before leaving while Cersei who observed this massaged his temple.
Now that the king had seen him, Jon went to greet him and promise him a visit to the wall as well as to the mines.
Ned also came to greet him before they were interrupted by Joffrey.
Joffrey: Captain Commander of the Night's Watch...
Jon: Prince Joffrey.
Ned:…
Joffrey: I greatly admire what you do, it is said that you are the best fighter in the kingdom and I witnessed your previous duel against my uncle. It was fantastic and fun.
Jon: Thank you, prince.
Joffrey: I hope to have you in my service when I am on the throne.
Jon: I'm sorry but my current status is far from the influence or authority of the crown. The Night's Watch is definitely independent of the Kingdom.
Joffrey: Then I will bring the Night's Watch back under the authority of the crown if necessary.
"Come on young prince, it's going to be a lot of fun..." Jon said as he continued on his way with Ned.
The banquet hall was much larger, beautiful and equipped compared to the series since the Starks were now richer than the Lannisters thanks to their abundance of gold.
Jon, Ned, Benjen and Jeor talked a little about everything with the lords of the North who had been invited to the banquet including Maege Mormont who was introduced to Jon by his brother Jeor.
The bear woman really liked Jon and knowing that he was a son to her brother warmed her heart after knowing how much Jeor had suffered from Jorah's nonsense.
Robb also came to talk to him and Theon but he really didn't have anything to tell them, he told several anecdotes from his patrols to Bran and Rickon before returning to his table.
After sending Arya to bed, Jon and Tyrion left the banquet and headed to the Brothel in Winter Town where they had fun all night with drinks and women.
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