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

Chapter 17 - Adventures in the North 14.

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**Blacksmith Rut POV**
**Kingdom of the North, City of FrostRoar, Lands of the Glovers, 289 A.C., minutes later.**
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He had been in a bad mood for many hours; the memory of a boy under 10 namedays saying that this blacksmith had a small mind still haunted him every few minutes, especially the riddle made by the hooded brat; he still didn't understand those words of the "poor" child. His thoughts were interrupted when he began to see a commotion starting to happen around him; people were shouting about something that happened to the eldest son of Lord Carlen Frotniid and about a child they believed to be the little Jon from that stupid song his grandson used to sing.

Noticing that many people were running here and there, especially the crowd that was happening in the main streets, Rut let his curiosity take over at this moment; so he grabbed a girl running in front of his shop by the arm.

"Wait, girl! Can you tell me what's happening in the city right now?" he asked calmly while examining the child's face.

The girl looked at him suspiciously, and Rut just sighed.

Then he took a bronze coin from his pocket and tossed it to the girl, who smiled happily and began to speak.

"Little Jon is in the city! The boy from the legend is real; a Bard in the square said that he handed a golden dragon to him after hearing his own song by the bard! They say the musician even showed the coin and said it wouldn't be used to stay as a keepsake!" The girl exclaimed in childish enthusiasm and continued, "People are now saying that he fought against Lord Frotniid's son, who is known to be evil, and challenged little Jon to a duel; I heard that the wicked son of the lord didn't even have a chance and lost a hand in two moves by little Jon!"

She continued to speak dreamily like a knight's fantasy as Southerners tell, but this story seemed much bloodier in Rut's opinion.

The blacksmith immediately thought that this wasn't something a girl should say so happily, but he didn't have time to say anything because he was interrupted by the little girl at this moment.

"They are also saying that the boy is 3 meters tall and that he is the son of the North's protector, Lord Stark; little Jon sent a raven to Winterfell in front of the mayor's son before they fought!" She said still with the same enthusiasm.

The blacksmith didn't know what to think about it; he found it hard to believe that a child is 3 meters tall, the same goes for being the son of the North's protector. What the hell would a Stark's son be doing in the North?

With the girl saying this on one of the main streets and heading towards the west gate after buying several carts, Rut wanted to see this alleged 3-meter-tall boy.

After letting the girl go to one of the streets where Jon would pass, he returned to his shop and closed it temporarily; then he hurried to the main street, which was now surrounded by a crowd of curious people; he finally saw the carts and the boy on one of them, nothing like what they said about the size, he looked like a normal boy hiding his face.

This would be his thought a few hours ago before remembering this same boy in his shop a few hours ago. This kid came to his shop, and he initially thought he was a boy asking to be his apprentice; then he found out that this boy wanted to buy large quantities of materials and tools, which he found a joke, as what he asked for was worth gold dragons, and he treated the young man with disdain.

In turn, the young man got angry with Rut and insulted him in front of him; Rut would usually try to slap him on the head for being cheeky, but the boy's words put the blacksmith in an unsolvable riddle, making him lose sight of the boy.