Bathed In Gold

Chapter I

White Walkers closing in on me, coming at me from every angle, I tried kicking out at them but they just moved out of the way, some holding weapons which looked like ice crystals. I reared up kicking snow up with my forelegs catching a White Walker in the face, I was snorting in fright and I tried to run different ways to get rid of them, but they only crowded me, I began to fret more and more as they enclosed me in a circle. I wasn't going to allow them to make me into one of their undead slaves either as a horse or a human, I let out a high pitched whinny before jumping over a line of them to get free of the circle, knocking a white walker in the head with my front feet and back feet as I jumped, then bolting off through the snow covered forest, I had four undead riders riding atop four undead horses on my flank, my sensitive hooves were beginning to feel numb from the cold and I was hoping that my legs would at least carry me to safety before they failed me.

I soon came to a frozen lake where I stopped and I turned around to see how many White Walkers were following me, the riders had stopped and those on foot came running towards me, the leader was the last to join them, he sat astride a big black Friesian that was rotting, he smiled at me daring me to cross onto the lake as he knew it wouldn't take my weight, but I was determined to get away so I backed onto it, it squeaked and cracked under the weight of my back hooves, I soon saw smiles appear on the rest of their faces as they thought I would fall through the ice if I went any further, but I carried on backing up and the ice detested as I did more and more, my front legs were a little hesitant at first to leave the familiar forest floor, but I wanted to live and my life was more important.

I took a deep breath in and then coaxed my legs onto the ice, it squealed in detest as I now had all four hooves on the ice, the White Walkers stayed where they were as they wanted to see this play out. I turned around so my back was to them, I was beginning to shiver and it was visible in my legs, I noticed that warm steam escaped my nostrils as I breathed as it passed by my eyes, I carefully crept across it, every step creaking and squealing, it was beginning to splinter and ice was flicking up on my hooves, I was beginning to shiver uncontrollably begging my muscles to warm my body which was telling me to gallop as fast as I can but my mind was telling me to take it slow, I had a war raging inside my body.

I heard hoof beats behind me and the leader had wandered his horse onto the ice, so I broke into a gallop and the ice split under my hooves and the leader of the White Walkers fell through and plunged into the freezing water, I had arrows and spears being fired at me an arrow hit me in the shoulder, back and my back left foot, I neighed aloud and I was soon across to the forest, I soon turned around and I saw the looks on the faces of the White Walkers they were surprised and their leader and his mount was still floundering around in the lake, I snorted in laughter before rearing up and then galloping off in the wood the best I could with my injuries. I whined as I lifted my back foot, my ears were twitching all over the place as I wanted to make sure nothing was following me.

I came to the wall and I looked up noticing some men on the night watch catching my eye, I galloped past the gate and I saw a young man dressed in black with long wild black hair and a little bit of stubble pause fighting to take a glance at me, he had a look of confusion towards me, I guess its not every day you see a horse injured and galloping alone without tack or rider. I then carried on galloping my hooves thudding against the snow, I soon came to a town and it was busy with people, horses and carts, I soon slowed down to a walk to see where I was and I had a good look around, I was in Winterfell.

I felt a pain in my back leg, I turned my huge head around and there was a peasant looking at the wound on my leg but it hurt, I tried kicking out at them but they only moved from my way, I noticed there was a stream of red on my back, it dripped onto the ground and turned the snow pink, I didn't know the arrows were pulled out till the pain kicked in and I could literally feel my blood being expelled from my body, I saw Ned Stark and his family in the courtyard of their castle, as they were training, I could hear metal clanging with metal which spooked me and I galloped off, I was once again galloping blind which was caused by fright, I was beginning to feel light headed and my legs were about to give up, I came to a large expanse of water.

I tried to look for a way across but there wasn't, so I took the chance and plunged into the strong current of water and I began to swim, pushing my aching limbs as much as they detested but I needed to keep moving for fright the White Walkers would be back, my limbs soon began to detest and warned me that they were ready to give up. It took a little while before I came to dry land and it seemed like the snow hadn't graced this land with its presence, but the earth was dusty and harder, I could see a camp not far from where I was standing, so I pushed myself on and I came to a gate where two cement horses were mounted onto pillars and it looked as if though the two horses were fighting, I don't know why but I felt safe and I collapsed in exhaustion in front of the gates.

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