End Game// Tormund Giantsbane (3)

7. Wilding Lover

Jump then fall // Jaime Lannister x Jurassic world crossover!

Unfinished business // Sandor Clegane out now!

''Crowded, you'd think we were serving venison stew."

''Does anyone wish to speak for candidates... before we cast our tokens... for the 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch?" Maester Aemon asked around the group.

"What are you thinking about?" Caro whispered leaning into Jon as they sat down. 

"Everything I ever wanted." Jon admitted. 

"I always thought you were Jon Stark." Caro remarked softly. "I knew you were." She corrected. 

"I wanted my father to be the one." Jon's words drifted off. 

"I understand that. I wish he was here to do it himself." Caro agreed. "He did love you, Jon. Not as much as I of course but he did love you." Jon chuckled wrapping an arm around her. "If you want to bend to lord douche I don't blame you."

"I'm not going to accept." Jon corrected. 

"You are always Jon Stark to me." Caro whispered kissing his cheek.

''Ser Alliser Thorne is not just a knight, he's a man of true nobility. He was Acting Commander when the Wall came under attack and led us to victory against the wildlings.''

''He's a veteran of 100 battles and he's been a defender of the Watch and the Wall almost all of his life.'' Janos went on. "He's the only true choice." There was an echo of yes for Thorne.

"Would it be terribly rude if I booed?" Caro teased. Jon nodded handing her a glass of ale.

"Please don't boo anyone." Jon begged. 

"Give me ale and tell me to behave, strange combination." Caro mused taking a sip.

''Ser Denys Mallister joined the Watch as a boy and he served loyally longer than any of the Ranger. Through ten winters he served. As Commander of the Shadow Tower... he kept the wildlings away. We could do no better." another crow declared.

''If there's no one else... we will begin the voting.'' Aemon remarked. ''The triangular tokens count for Ser Alliser Thorne. The square token for Ser Denys Mallister."

"Maester Aemon..." Sam said standing up.

''Samwell Tarly, go on.'' Aemon agreed.

''Sam the Slayer.''

'Another wildling lover, just like his friend, Jon Snow.''

"Wilding lover?" Caro questioned. "Metaphorically or like...'' she bopped her shoulders up and down. 

''How's your lady love, Slayer?'' the crows sniggered out.

'Her name is Gilly." Sam informed them. "Ser Slynt knows her quite well. They cowered together in the larder during the battle for the Wall."

"Lies!" Janos spat

"A wildling girl, a baby, and Lord Janos. I found him there after the battle was over. In a puddle of his own making." Sam went on. "Whilst Lord Janos was hiding with the women and children Jon Snow was leading. Ser Alliser fought bravely, it is true, but when he was wounded, it was Jon who saved us."

"He took charge of the Wall's defense, he kill the Magnar of the Thenns, he went North to deal with Mance Rayder. Knowing it will almost certainly mean his own death."

"Damn I missed a lot." Caro remarked. "Ned would be proud, leading the defense, my good boy, you were always so strong, so brave and so wonderful." Caro told him.

"Before that, he led the mission to avenge the Lord Commander Mormont. Mormont himself chose Jon to be his steward. He saw something in Jon. And now we've all seen it too. He may be young, but he's the commander we turned to when the night was darkest." Sam declared and Jon stared back at him. Him, the commander, that was crazy. 

"Jon for king." Caro whispered.

And murmured of agreement spread the room.

''Can't argue with any of that.... But who does Jon Snow want to command?" Thorne countered. "The Night's Watch? Or the wildlings?" Jon let out a slow breath. "Everyone knows he loved a wildling girl. Spoke with Mance Rayder many times. What would have happened in that tent between those two old friends if Stannis's army hadn't come along? We all saw him put the King-Beyond-the-Wall out of his misery." he declared needing a win for himself. "Do you want to choose a man who has fought the wildlings all his life or a man who makes love to them?"

"I need details." Caro informed Jon. 

"It is time!" Aemon declared as the tokens were passed out and delivered to the stands. Maesters aemon ran his hand over the stacks as everyone got a vote in.

''Appears to be a tie, maester.''

"I can vote." Caro offered. "If that helps." Throne immediately spat back no. "I wasnt asking you." Caro declared with a huff.

Maester Aemon felt the little pillars the tokens were placed on put his token down.

The winner was Jon Snow.

" Jon Snow! Jon Snow! Jon Snow! Jon Snow! Jon Snow!"

"My boy moving up in the world!" Caro declared hugging him. "Does this mean no drinks on the beach?" 

"I love you, auntie."