Game of Thrones: The Legend of Jon Arctic - ASOIAF/GOT

Chapter 7 - Adventures in the North 04.

[Chapter Size: 2428 Words]
-------------------------------------------
Sandu POV -
Northern Kingdom, Icehill Farm, 289 AC, This moment.
-------------------------------------------

Sandu was a bastard in the riverlands to the south; he never knew any of his relatives during his childhood. He only found out about his parents after being expelled from the orphanage at the age of 14 namedays due to his cruel behavior towards the other children. Always treated as a bastard, Sandu harbored hatred for everyone in this world, especially his own parents. In the years that followed, he embarked on a quest for information about his biological father and mother, those who had brought him into the world through the underworld of Westeros, located in the riverlands.

He discovered that his mother was a prostitute in a brothel, and his father was the third son of a minor noble house, connected to some vassals of the Tully banners. After leaving the orphanage, it didn't take long for him to get involved in a dishonest life, joining other groups of bandits where things were easier, and he could unleash his hatred on the poor victims he encountered along the way. It was there that he learned to fight and kill innocent people with pleasure. Sandu had a few life goals: carnal pleasures such as looting, killing, engaging in sexual relations, and, most importantly, seeking revenge against those who had abandoned him as a baby.

Every night, Sandu slept thinking about this revenge until he fulfilled it with his mother some time later. Murdering a prostitute was easier than a noble with guards, however modest their house might be. He still remembers how he enjoyed doing it with the woman who gave birth to him. He simply went to the place and paid for a night with her in the brothel, not to possess her, but to kill her. He was disgusted to realize that she did not recognize him, something unlikely that he expected, but what outraged him even more was how she tried to seduce him. Nurturing deep hatred for this woman, without wasting time to explain that he was her son, he seized her neck and had the satisfaction of revealing who he was before making her close her eyes. At that time, he was 15 years old.

However, the story was different on his father's side. Despite being from a small family, he was a small-time crook serving a group in the Riverlands Kingdom. It didn't take him long to start gaining influence in the group in the following years and killing whoever was necessary to take over as the leader. With his cruel behavior, he managed to stabilize his position after cutting off a few heads. Then, his infamous gang of ruffians began to grow and be noticed by the local nobility. This kingdom was a conducive place to be a bandit, especially after the fall of the dragons, as the nobility became highly divided after the rebellion, with many accusing the Tullys of oathbreakers, even after receiving the rule from Aegon the Conqueror almost 300 years before when House Tully didn't even exist, and the kingdom was ruled by the Ironborn.

The Tullys themselves rebelled against the Targaryens, and as a result, Hoster Tully, in addition to expanding his influences in other kingdoms through the marriages of his daughters, saw his lands become less secure, generating dissatisfaction among commoners and nobles. This is something the Lord of the Rivers himself hopes to change in the coming years once his grandchildren take over the rule of other kingdoms.

Taking advantage of this vulnerability, Sandu spent five years looting in the Tully territories. He formed a considerable group to command, with dozens of bandits, hoping to find the ideal opportunity to attack his father over the years. His father served as the master-at-arms of his house since he was the third son, and the chance of inheriting anything was unlikely. However, Sandu's luck ran out before his desires could materialize. Some smaller houses joined forces to end his banditry, and he was massacred in an ambush. He never had the chance to attack his father and had to retreat after almost losing his life.
He survived and ended up fleeing to the north with the remnants of his forces, still with the goal of returning one day to the river and finishing his personal revenge. He hated the climate of this kingdom; he spent two years in the North looting here and there. Many tried to end them, and many fell. He had to be more cautious, as it seemed that the northern nobility cared more about the commoners than the lords of the rivers. He began to increase his group again; most of his comrades were now prisoners sent to the Wall, where his group ambushed them, killing all the guards escorting them north. After freeing the condemned men, he made them follow him, as for many of these men condemned to wear black, it was preferable to continue committing crimes than to freeze on the wall for the rest of their lives.