11. Trick

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"You alright Jon?" Avalon questioned.

"Yeah, just... thinking about my mum." Jon offered.

"Does she know you are going to the wall?" Avalon pondered.

"No, I... I dont know." Jon admitted as they set up camp for the night. "I dont know who she is, my father never told me."

"I'm sorry honey, you can be my honorary son." Avalon offered.

"I would... I would love that." Jon agreed.

"Good, then as my honorary son, I think you should ditch the wall and come to the rock with us after wards."  Avalon requested.

"You would want me in your home?" Jon countered.

"You get along great with my children and I know my kids would love another young man around the rock. Tywin wouldnt mind... I would make sure he wouldnt mind when I presented you to him." avalon giggled out.

"That is really nice of you lady Ava."

For some reason Avalon trusted Jon. And she made it her mission to trust nobody. Yet, Jon.

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''Who are they?' Jon questioned nodding over to the men they were bringing to the wall. Tyrion put his book down looking over at the men.

'Rapers. They were given a choice no doubt'' Tyrion said as the men were untied and brought next to the fire.

''Castration or the wall,'' Davina agreed.

''most choose the knife...' Tyrion admitted and saw the horrified look on jons face. ''Not impressed by your new brothers? Lovely thing about the watch you discard your old family and you get a whole new one.'' Tyrion told him, going back to his book.

"Speaking of that." Avalon agreed. "We are just popping by, you dont need to stay here." Avalon repeated. "YOu have a lovely family, your father is a good man, it will be ages before you see him and your siblings and I know I'm already a mess without my kiddos-"

"Your favorite child is right here." Tyon corrected giving her a cheeky grin.

"I'm just saying, there is no shame and in changing your mind." Avalon reminded jon.

"Hey pretty why dont you come over here, I will keep you warm!" One of the criminals hollered out at Avalon and Davina.

"I will handle this." Davina remarked as she got up Tyon wordlessly handed over his blade before turning to the fire. "You think I'm pretty?" Jon watched her curiously as he stood up ready to protect her.

"Yeah, pretty come here." he reached out for her and Davina stabbed a blade into his hand. He yelped then screamed out. "BITCH!"

"Something to remember not to fuck with a pretty little thing like me." Davina purred as she turned on her heal, he continued to wail out. Davina held out Tyon's blade to him as she rejoined her family.

"Aw, Dav you got blood on my blade." Tyon teased dropping it in the snow to clean it off.

"Men. Am I right?" Davina offered as she picked at the nuts and berries they had rationed from winterfell for the journey. Jon stared back at Davina in amazement. She was beautiful and fierce, stunning and scary. He knew he should keep his distance because the more time he spent with her the more he wanted her, the more he felt himself falling for her. How could he not?

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'Why do you read so much?'' Jon questioned looking to Tyrion as Tyon stroked the fire.

'Look at me and tell me what you see.' Tyrion asked him. Avalon glanced to him as she reached out fire dancing on her fingers.

"I see my handsome baby boy." Avalon remarked and Tyrion smiled, blowing her a kiss. Davina rolled her eyes. 

"Gross." Davina countered. 

''Is this a trick?' Jon asked.

''What you see is a dwarf. If I had been born a peasant they might've left me out in the woods to die. Alas I was born a Lannister of Casterly rock. Things are expected of me. My father was the hand of the King for 20 years-' Tyrion reminded him.

'Until your brother killed that King' Jon remarked. Avalons face pinched.

'Yes.' Tyrion agreed softly, his gaze pulled away from Avalon as Davina tipped her head into her mother.  'until my brother killed him.' Jon sighed maybe Avalon was right and this wasnt the life for him but he couldnt go back to winterfell.

''Life is full of these little ironies.' Tyrion said 'My sister married the new king and my repulsive nephew will be the king after him.''

"He is repulsive." Davina agreed. Jon loved that Davina was so open and blunt, she was a straight shooter, she said what she meant and said what she thought, no hesitation except for what mattered most, telling Jon she was falling for him and really wanted him to come back to Casterly rock and they could live happily ever after. 

Davina wasnt the type to care for happily ever after. She wasnt the girlie girl, she wasnt the type to wear dresses and sit around doing needlework like her younger sister Kelsea, she was fierce and to admit that she wanted something so... simple and yet complex as love from this gorgeous man before her was terrifying. 

"'But I must do my part for the honor of my house. Wouldn't you agree? But how?' Tyrion asked 'well my brother has a sword and I have my mind and I need books like a sword needs a whetstone, that's why I read so much Jon Snow.' Tyrion told him. 'And you? What's your story bastard?''

"Be nice Tyrion." Avalon begged.

'Ask me nicely and maybe I'll tell you dwarf.' Jon agreed calmly. Tyrion laughed.

''A bastard boy with nothing to inherit, off to join the ancient order of the nights watching alongside his valiant brother in arms.' Tyrion told and Jon glanced over at the rapers they had picked up anxiously.

"You dont need to inherit anything, I'm the eldest, heir to casterly-" Davina began. Tyrion rolled his eyes. 

"I'm eldest, Jaime is kingsguard. You are not heir." Tyrion corrected. Davina shrugged. 

"Ask daddio when we get back." Davina countered leaning in. 

"Jon is not a lannister." Tyrion corrected. "He will be a crow." 

"I could make him a Lannister." Davina mumbled under her breath. 

'The nights watch protects the realm from...' jon began.

'Yes yes' Tyrion agreed, he looked to Davina and tyon. Tyon cleared this throat mischievously.

'-against grumpkins and snarks." Tyon declared.

"All the other monsters your wet nurse warned you about.'' Tyrion agreed.  Jon's eyes flickered back and forth, maybe he was making a mistake. 'You're a smart boy you don't believe that nonsense.' Tyrion told him and Jon looked back over at his new brothers, 'everything is better with some wine in your belly too,' Tyrion said throwing him a pouch. Jon took a long sip.

"You can always change your mind, there is no shame in changing your mind." Avalon added. "Now get some rest, we will be there tomorrow."

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