Hoax // Benjen Stark

8. Crow

'First thing about interdenominational travel,' Donna told him 'Everything you think you know... forget it. Odds are its wrong.'

''Hello?''

''Ah first signs of life. Thats a good start.'' Donna remarked.

''My name is benjen stark.'' He told her getting closer. "What are you doing out here? Can i help you?''

"Benjen... Stark." Donna repeated trying to see him through the flurry of snow.

"where are we!" Stephen demanded.

'Almost at the wall." Benjen told them looking at their strange outfits.

"The wall." Donna repeated. "Like china?"

''What?'' Stephen asked. Donna stepped forward and it was him. It was Benjen. But it wasn't her Benjen, she knew that. Just as this stephen wasn't really her brother.

''The wall.' Benjen repeated taking his cloak off and walking towards her, Donna didn't realize she was shivering until she felt his hands wrapping his cloak around her.

"Thank you.' Donna whispered, his hands on her shoulders though it felt like her Benjen.

''North of winterfell''

''What the fuck are you talking about?'' Stephen snapped. "Donna get us home!"

''Are you alright?'' Benjen asked, Donna had been staring at him, she couldn't peel her eyes away, he wrapped her up in his cloak tighter. ''let's get you inside.'' Benjen suggested. They were headed back to the wall from winterfell. Tyrion stared at her.

''What is she wearing?''

''How far away is new york? '' Stephen asked.

''New... york? It that in the free cities?''

''Free.. what? New york city you dumb ass!'' Stephen snapped.

"remember what I said about interdimensional travel?" Donna offered as Benjen kept an arm around her.

''I hear her talking but I don't understand whats she saying.'' Tyrion remarked smiling up at Donna.

Benjen got Stephen and Donna some warmer clothes and made some hot tea. Donna couldn't stop staring at him.

"Donna. Home." Stephen hissed.

"I dont know how!" Donna spat back pulling her gaze away from Benjen for just a moment.

"You are not from around her are you?" Benjen remarked.

"Not even a little bit." Donna told him.

Every universe she fell in love with Benjen Stark. Every single universe he fell in love with her. there was no other Donna Stranges but there were a multitude of Benjen's. Yet each once was different. Some liked music others archery. Some Benjens were tough, others were gentle. But no matter what Donna fell in love with the Benjen in front of her. She tried not to because no matter how many universes she went to, no matter how many Benjen's she met. They always died, horrifically and she kept losing him. again and again.

+

'If that were a real sword you would be dead. Lord snow here grew up in the castles he looks down on the likes of you. Do you think Ned Starks bastard bleeds like the rest of us?' one of the Crows stepped forward to dual Jon but Jon got him down easily.

'Next!' the commander shouted again and again Jon took down each man

'Next!' He said two men approached Jon knocked them both down. 'Well Lord snow it looks you are the least useless person here.'

'go clean yourselves up there's only so much I can stomach in a day.'  The commander said gruffly before walking off.

'Charming man,' Tyrion said watching from above.

'I don't need him to be charming I need him to turn this bunch of thieves and runaways into men of the nights watch.' Commander Mormont told Tyrion.

'Yes, and how is that going commander Mormont?' Tyrion added.

'Slowly' he admitted.

"How is our pretty stranger doing?"

"Donna Strange." Mormont corrected. "Her brother Stephen."

"Are they wildlings?" Tyrion asked.

"No... just weary travelers it seems." Mormont told him.

"I'm sure the men appreciate some beauty around here.' Tyrion remarked.

"I bet they do. Oh, a raven came in." Mormont remembered pulling it from his cloak. 'the raven came for Ned Starks son,' he handed the note to Tyrion.

'Good news or bad?' Tyrion questioned taking the scroll,

'Both.'

So Tyrion went to find Jon.

'You broke my nose bastard!' Jon turned around to them, the three men he had easily taken down.

'It's an improvement,' Jon said smugly and he was grabbed immediately from behind a knife shoved to his throat.

'we can throw you over the wall and not even the wolves will find you.' They warned.

'What you're looking at half man?' they question Tyrion as he came in, watching them. He found it funny that he noticed blood more than he used to. It was strange to see men wounded and bleeding and smile thinking of your mother but that's what they were used to growing up. So now as men bleed a smile crept onto his face.

'I'm looking at you' Tyrion said 'Yes you've got an interesting face. Very distinctive faces all of you.'

'What do you care about our faces?'

'It's just I think they would look marvelous decorating spikes in Kings Landing perhaps I will tell my sister the queen about it.' Tyrion told them.

'We will talk later' he muttered removing a sword from Jon's neck as they all left.

'Everyone knew what this place was, nobody told me,' Jon told Tyrion, as they approached, 'no one but you. My father knew and he left me to rot all the same.' Jon said ashamed.

'His father left him outside the wall when he was three and Pip was caught stealing a wheel of cheese his little sister that hadn't eaten in three days...' Tyrion said pointing at his accusers. 'He was given a choice of the right hand or the wall... I've been asking the commander it's interesting stories.' Tyrion told him.

'Everybody hates me because I am better than they are!' Jon told them, shooting the Crows a glare.

'It's a lucky thing none of them are trained by a master of arms like you were. I don't imagine any of them have held a real sword before they came here.' Tyrion glanced at the two who had held Jon hostage moments before. 'Oh your brother Bran has woken up.' Tyrion said delivering him the note.

'He's okay?' Jon questioned taking the note.