Rightfully Mine // Ned Stark

Thorne in my side

Jon, who has been summoned to testify before a panel of five sworn brothers, including Maester Aemon, acting Lord Commander Alliser Thorne, and Janos Slynt who was recently exiled to the Wall by Tyrion, the active hand at kings landing.

'What the fuck is going on?' sasha said in hushed voices as they stood at the back with Alfie. At the hearing, Jon admits to killing Qhorin, living amongst the wildlings, and sleeping with one. He also states that Mance intends to attack and gives intel on his plans and strength.

'Slynt and Thorne are being very hostile towards Jon,' sasha notified them. 'you can tell by their posture, they don't believe anything he says.' Ned held sasha close as the men continued to interrogate jon.

'He should be executed for his crimes!' Slynt and Throne agreed, causing an up roar of both approval and disgruntled men of the nights watch. Aemon, however spoke up.

'I believe he is telling the truth.' Aemon told them. they bickered back and forth, sasha couldn't breathe, ned couldn't lose another child. Finally they decided that was Jon allowed to keep his head. Sasha gripped neds hand in relief. He hugged her tight, kissing her head. Jon spun around to them, seeing relieved smiles on their faces, he moved swiftly to them, pushing through the men, he hugged Ned happily before turning to Sasha.

'You had me worried.' Sasha told him, rubbing his back comfortingly.

But they didn't get to celebrate long, a boy, an orphan named Olly arrived at Castle Black. He told them how the wildling raiding parties south of the Wall killed his entire village.

'the smallfolk are not our concern.' Thorne informed the boy. 'you can stay and become one of the nights watch.'

'but my family!' olly shouted. 'they need to be avenged.'

'alright jon, you were with this wildlings, what do you have to say about this?' Thorne asked 'should we head out, protect the smallfolk living in the Gift?' Thorne assumed Jon would disagree with his decision not to send help. Instead, Jon regretfully informed the men and sasha that he knows from his time with the wildlings that this exactly what they want.

'what do they want?'

'to lure as many of us out of Castle Black as possible to weaken its defenses.' Jon told them. 'they are planning a massive attack, from the north side of the Wall,' jon went on. 'if they succeed,' jon told them cautiously, he knew that the wildlings were better skilled than most of the nights watch. 'it would allow them to move over a thousand miles southward before they reached an army that could stop them.'

'We do nothing?'

'We do nothing.' Jon confirmed. 'we need to concentrate every available man in Castle Black itself to brace for the assault.' He looked to sasha. 'you still sharp on your skills?' she smirked in return.

' we are going to whip you boys into shape.' Sasha informed them.