-- castle black --
"Father!" Aurora yells as she runs up to Jeor in the courtyard. He turns away from the men congratulating him on his election to catch the girl in his arms. He chuckles as the small girl barrels into him and wraps her tiny arms around him.
The seven year old smiles widely. "Congratulations, father!"
"Thank you, little bear." he smiles and takes her hand as she leads him into the dining hall for some dinner. He looks across the table at his daughter fondly as he remembers back to the day he found her and the simple choice he had to make regarding her fate....
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Jeor Mormont was walking the perimeter of Castle Black as a new Night's Watchmen when he came upon a bundle covered in snow.
He bent down and brushed away the white flakes to see a child. Her body was almost blue from the cold, she was obviously only a few days old at the most.
He quickly picked up the child and jogged back to Castle Black where he sat in front of the fire and wrapped the child in furs. He held her tightly and when she opened her eyes and looked up at him, he knew he would protect this child with his life.
Jeor already had a child, one who was older and Lord of his house. And as a Night's Watchmen, he could father no more children of his own. But he couldn't, and wouldn't, let this baby go.
He fed the child from a bottle and made sure she was comfortably wrapped up as he laid her in a basket, which would have to do as a crib for now. He then made his way to the Lord Commander's room.
The door swung open a second after he knocked.
"Lord Commander Qorgyle," Jeor started, "May I come in a moment? It's important, Sir."
The man nodded and allowed him to enter. They sat and Qorgyle gestured for Jeor to speak.
"I was on perimeter and I found a baby. She was almost frozen and I brought her back here, I've fed her and warmed her up. But now I'm not sure what we are to do with her."
Qorgyle was a strong believer in fate and so was Jeor Mormont.
"What does your heart say, Mormont?"
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Aurora Mormont is now seven years old, she has lived in Castle Black for her whole life, been to the top of the wall at the age of five, and at age ten, her father promises to teach her to fight.
She knows there are wars coming, and she knows her father will do anything to protect her.
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The Wars to Come - J.S.
Fanfiction- A story about meeting your fate in different ways, including finding it left outside in the snow -
