The Guardian of the North (Robb Stark) Completed

Reunited

"If I didn't have you I there would be nothing left, a shadow of a man who could never be his best." - One Direction, Drag me Down

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Elena yelled when she landed right next to Jon. He was already on the other side of the Wall, between the forest and the gates to Castle Black.

Jon sighed deeply and stopped walking, looking at Elena. His face was drained, he looked absolutely exhausted both mentally and physically.

"I have to put an end to this slaughter." Jon looked down, remembering Ygritte's face when she died in his arms. Even though Olly had shot her, Jon didn't blame him. He knew the boy did only what he thought was right and nothing more.

"By walking to the enemy's camp on yourself? How in the heavens is that going to help anyone?!" Elena was furious, Jon would just put his life on stake so easily even after who they had already lost.

"Someone has to do something." Jon said, a frown forming on his face.

"You think suicide is going to fucking help?"

"You don't even know what I'm planning to do." Jon protested.

"Does it even matter? Think about Arya, Jon, how do you think she'd react when she finds out you just walked into the enemy's camp and let them kill you?" Elena knew that Arya and Jon had always been close. It was the smallest of things that showed it, Jon always ruffling her hair and smiling whenever they were together.

"They know me." Jon said. He wasn't sure about how the free folk would react when he'd come back dressed fully in black again.

"You betrayed them." Elena narrowed her eyes at him.

"What do you want me to do, Elena? I can't just sit back there waiting for the next attack! We're talking about thousands of lives that are at stake here." Jon raised his voice. "If you had the chance of saving thousands of people, wouldn't you do it too?"

"How do you plan on saving those thousands of people? Are you just going to walk there and say "hey lads, let's stop the fighting, shall we? Why don't you go back and team up with the white walkers while we sit here safely behind the wall?"" Elena crossed her arms before her chest and lifted one eyebrow after she had rolled her eyes.

Jon closed his eyes to try and contain his anger. He knew Elena was only trying to save his life but at this point he didn't care about his life anymore. "I'm going to speak to Mance Rayder." Jon said.

"Oh really?" Elena chuckled angrily. "Sure, I'm certain that those savages will just let you talk to their king after you betrayed them and killed their brothers."

"I have to try." Jon said.

"How could you do this? Do you even have the slightest idea of how Robb feels about this? How Arya who missed you the most will feel about this? How I feel about this?! You can't just leave us after everything we've been through!" Tears of frustration filled Elena's eyes and dropped down her cheek, she angrily wiped them away with her arm.

"I have no other choice, you know this." Jon sighed and laid his hand on Elena's shoulder when tears continued to stream down her face. "I know that Mance will never surrender, not when he has come this far. But if I can kill him, they will have no leader anymore, the free folk will scatter without their king. Don't you see? Mance is the only thing that keeps them together."

Elena nodded silently but refused to look at her friend. If it had been up to her, she'd probably do the same. Her life for a thousand others seemed like a fair trade. "I will go." She looked at Jon.

"No, they will never let you see Mance. They know me. Besides, Mance will want to hear my reasons for abandoning him. I can convince them that I came for a deal because I'm a brother of the Night's Watch. You're just a Northern girl for them, Elena. They'd probably rape you before you can even set a foot in their camp." Jon stated and sighed when he saw the lost look in her eyes. "I'm the only one who has a chance to reach Mance. I have to go."