The Wars to Come - J.S.

6 - JORAH THE ANDAL

— yunkai —

That night, Aurora is sitting in her tent and contemplating how she should approach her brother. She wants to get to know him, he's her family, in a strange sort of way.

She decides to seek out Jorah and after asking a few Dothraki and Unsullied, she finds him sitting on a rock on the edges of the camp. 

She approaches quietly, as if he is an animal that she will scare off.

"What do you want?" he mutters, having heard her footsteps.

"I just want to talk to you. I feel like I need to explain myself."

"What's there to explain? My father wasn't happy with how he raised me so he got another child and did it all over again to spite me." 

Aurora frowns and moves to stand in front of her adoptive brother. "That's not true at all, Jorah and you know it. Our father took me in because he's kind, because he's a good and honorable man, and yes maybe he does blame himself for your mistakes but that does not mean he doesn't love you."

Jorah sighs. "Is he well?" 

A small smile graces Aurora's lips as Jorah's harsh facade breaks, if only for a moment, and he lets her in. She nods. "He spoke about you occasionally. Made you sound like a better warrior than himself." 

Jorah smiles at that and offers her to sit beside him so they can talk about the man they both love.

--

The next day, the captains, now including Daario Neharis and Aurora, and Daenerys are gathered around a table with a map of Yunkai in the middle, planning their attack on the slave city.

Daario Neharis, the newest member of Daenerys' crew, lays out the plan for them. He will take two or three men in the back gate, and they will let the army in the front. 

Grey Worm and Jorah volunteer and everyone disperses from the tent to prepare for the battle. 

The attack goes smoothly and Daario arrives, bloody and breathing heavily with Grey Worm and Jorah to give Daenerys the Yunkish flag. 

She has won another battle. 

Aurora hesitantly approaches Jorah as everyone in the tent celebrates their victory. He smiles gently at the girl he is beginning to like. 

"Congratulations, Jorah. Father was right about you being a great warrior." she says, returning his smile.

He rolls his eyes playfully  and opens his arms, offering a hug for the younger girl who joyfully accepts.

— castle black —

Jon Snow has arrives at the wall, with three arrows in his flesh. Sam and their brothers get him inside and when he wakes up again, the first words out of his mouth are "Where is Aurora?"

He had been expecting to see her upon his arrival, to be able to tell her everything that's happened in the year since he left beyond the wall. But then Samwell Tarly breaks the news.

Aurora Mormont is gone. And Jeor Mormont is dead.

Jeor was killed by mutineers at Craster's Keep, and Aurora sailed to Essos, she still doesn't know about her father's demise.

Sam smiles sympathetically as he hands Jon the letter left for him.

— 

Jon,

I'm sorry I couldn't be there to greet you on your return, but I was feeling quite lost over the year I spent here without you all.

I feel like there's something out there for me, I'm not sure what but it feels like it's something great.

I'm not going to tell you where I'm going, because knowing you, you'll probably do something stupid like desert the Night's Watch to come and find me. And I know you're laughing at that now, but I know you Jon, you would be stupid enough to do that.

Take care of my father please, he likes you. He may not show it often, because that's just how he is, but he truly does like you. He thinks you'll be a great leader someday, and so do I.

When I get where I'm going, I'll send you more letters.

I'm proud of you Jon Snow.

Forever and always your friend,

Aurora Mormont