Rightfully Mine // Ned Stark

90. Lord Commander

Jon was chosen as the new Lord Commander, Stannis approached him again about his offer of legitimization. However, Jon declined again Stannis's offer. Ned listened, arms crossed over his chest as Jon reiterated that his place is with the Night's Watch. He also reiterated the Night's Watch's neutrality in the affairs of the Seven Kingdoms. Stannis didn't look to pleased, sasha was in her room, the door locked as she waited for ned and jon to give her the all clear. Stannis was talking with jon, sasha didn't know about what but she was sure that it wasn't going to be good.

Although having a Stark pledged to his cause would have been a great asset, Stannis respected Jon's decision and intended to leave Castle Black and march on Winterfell within a fortnight.

During Jon's first general meeting of the garrison in the main hall as Lord Commander, he started with some levity by assigning a black brother to oversee the digging of a new latrine pit. He also acknowledged Ser Alliser Thorne as an experienced and valuable member of the Night's Watch by naming him First Ranger. Jon then ordered Slynt to man and repair Greyguard, a ruined castle. Janos slynt refused to obey, saying it was below him.

'remember who are you talking to.' ned called from the back.

'that is a direct order from your new lord commander.' Jon reminded him. But Slynt then refused him a third time and Jon asks slynt 'Are you refusing to obey the order?'

"You can stick your order up your bastard ass." Slynt screamed at him. Ned sucked in a deep breath trying to remain calm. Jon ordered slynt to be taken outside, and called for Olly to fetch him Longclaw.

'You think I'm scared of you boy!' slynt shouted. 'I'm not frightened of you!'

Jon remembered what his father used to say, so a glance to Ned he was going to follow his example.

'the man who passes the sentence must swing the sword.' Jon readied to personally behead slynt. While on the chopping block, slynt began to plead for mercy. Sasha peered out her winow, hearing the mans screams. She grinned seeing slynt's head on the chopping block. But was jon was hesitant for a moment. But he locked eyes on his father, Ned gave him a single nod and Jon executed the cowardly former Commander of the City Watch with a single blow. From across the courtyard, Stannis saw Jon behead slynt for refusing his orders, a grin across his face as well.

Stannis mounted up beside Melisandre, and marched from the Wall towards Winterfell with his army. Stannis then leaves, but Davos stays behind and tries to further persuade Jon to help Stannis retake the North. Davos iterates that the Night's Watch is "the shield that guards the realms of men", telling Jon that it may not just mean protecting the Seven Kingdoms from beyond the Wall, but possibly taking part in battles in order to prevent the Seven Kingdoms from suffering, jon couldn't help but think that Davos sounded more like sashas plans for the kingdom than stannis's.