Bathed In Gold

Chapter XXVI

The next morning I woke to the sunshine shining through my window, I sat up stretched and heard someone else's breathing in the room. I suddenly realised it was coming from right next to me, I slowly looked down the arm that had been around me and saw Daario asleep next to me. I slipped out from under the sheets trying not to wake him, I grabbed my robe off the bed, picked up my clothes off the floor and ran to the stables where Drogon was.

I ran down the hall dropping my robe and attempting to get changed as I ran, I threw my hair back into a ponytail, I ran up the stairs and Drogon wasn't there. I whistled for him, I saw him glide under the roof top so I leapt off the edge, he let me fall for a few seconds before catching me, I landed with a thud. We were headed to the wall to see the devastation we had caused.

But it was a bad plan as they were ready for us,they shot a net into the sky and caught Drogon, we were plummeting to the ground when we made contact we hit it hard I had slid from his back and landed under one of his giant hands, he knew I was there and did his best to avoid squashing me. We were surrounded and Drogon did his best to get free, after a few blasts he was free and left me.

To see the shock on Johns face was worth it. I quickly changed into my horse, reared up and kicked every man back who dare approach, I saw an opening in the men who crowded me and so I took it, kicking out at a few of them, I galloped into the forest, leaping and bounding over fallen trees. I heard hooves behind me and it was the Nightswatch. I turned my head for a second.

My hooves soon skidded out from under me, the ice I now stood on cracked and creaked my front left foreleg went in and the rest of the ice also broke, I tried pulling myself out but my back legs weren't giving me enough power, the men now watched me I was tiring and I lay my front half down on the ice it still cracked but held my weight.

I began to shiver but I was determined not to give up I gave it one last try. I just about managed to pull myself out and I bolted to the other side where I stood panting, I shook my coat and stared. I then disappeared into the woods undetected. My ears flicking around as I heard sounds of footsteps, I suddenly froze mid step as Wildlings now surrounded me.

Ygritte now stood in front of me. "Hello pretty pony," she said and advanced towards me. I tried backing up but I ended up hitting the men behind me. "It's okay," she said. She clamped a hand down on my nose and another on my neck and forced my head down. "You're mine," she whispered into my ear.