Game of Thrones: The Legend of Jon Arctic - ASOIAF/GOT [Book - 1]

Chapter 14 - Adventures in the North 11.

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Jon Snow POV
Northern Kingdom, FrostRoar City, Glovers' Lands, 289 A.C., at this very moment.

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Jon was walking through the city again after handing his cart to the little child, making the youngster very happy after receiving a silver stag. After a while, he finally found another shop with a blacksmith; the man seemed young, in his twenties, and appeared to be a novice with a small store.

As Jon approached the young man, unlike the last blacksmith, this one seemingly wanted to gain customers. When the man saw the boy, much to Jon's surprise, he didn't judge him immediately. He seemed genuinely eager to get some work from the boy, as challenging as that possibility might be. However, Jon didn't know that the blacksmith had seen Jon's cart before looking at him and deduced that he might be a young noble or a merchant seeking blacksmithing work for his father.

"Hello, young one! How can I assist you?" The blacksmith said in a friendly and energetic manner.

"Hello, my name is Jon, and I'd like to buy some things from you, if possible." Jon said calmly. He wouldn't give his name so easily, but seeing how this man was different from others he had encountered until this point, he said it without much thought.

"Oh, of course, my name is William. I can certainly sell if I have it in stock, but where are your parents? Don't they know it's dangerous for a boy to roam the city in a cart alone?" William said jokingly, but Jon sighed; he knew that someone would ask about it sooner or later.

"I'm alone here, don't worry about it. What I want is some tools like a hammer, molds, and coal..." Jon said, but he stopped when he saw the disappointed look on the young blacksmith's face.

"Sorry, lad, but I must apologize to you. I have these materials only for my work..." He said, regretful.

"Well... That's complicated..." Jon equally lamented; he knew he probably couldn't find another blacksmith in this city.

"You can find those at Rut's forge, which is in the middle of the city," the disheartened young man affirmed.

Jon grimaced when he heard that; he didn't like the experience he had with that man.

"Then I'll be on my way; I'd rather not do business with that arrogant man..." Jon let slip, and William heard this.

"Do you know him? I agree he's quite arrogant. He hates competition and wastes no time mocking me since I opened my shop last moon." Confessed William.

Hearing this, Jon was a bit surprised.

"You opened so recently, William?"

"Yes, I was an apprentice to my father for years in the Vale of Arryn, near the Seagard village, but my father got into a fight with a minor noble from a vassal house of the Arryns. This made them retaliate, and my entire family was killed... since a commoner can't refuse anything to a noble." The man said with hatred in his voice, which made Jon feel empathy for the man. He had seen how cruel this world could be, but before anything, William quickly apologized.

"Sorry, sorry. I have complicated feelings when I remember my father, and it makes me say things without realizing it to strangers, and I should never say these things in front of a child..." The man said, trying to return to normalcy.

Jon didn't say anything, but looking at the blacksmith, he thought he could help this young blacksmith more than he intended.

"I understand, William. How about making a deal with me?" Jon asked.