Five young men on horseback had grown tired of the sight of the pure white fallen snow that covered the ground, covered everything. They were close to home, well, the place they now called home. Otherwise known as The Wall. The Nightswatch, noble, honourable and some days was downright dull. They had been riding for weeks and had seen nothing but white flakes. Eugene saw her first, only he wasn't sure about what he was seeing. Eugene narrowed your eyes and peered ahead of them. He could have sworn he could see Emerald green. It wasn't grass, of that he was certain.
"Do you see that?" he asked everybody around him "Up a bit and to the left side"
"You're seeing things" said the cocky Talan, who dispute being at the wall only a week prior to Eugene, knew everything about being in The Nightswatch.
"No, his not" their commanding officer confirmed before taking off in that direction. Eugene and Talan exchanged confused glances before following, adrenaline beginning to pump through their veins. They had gathered so much speed in the excitement that they needed all their strength as they pulled on the reins to stop their horse.
There before them, lying in the snow was a girl, a young woman. Her raven hair sheltered her face and her Emerald green cloak covered the snow like moss. Where had she come from? They looked down at her as if she was pixie, that had lost her way but as they jumped off their horses they realised that she was in deeper trouble then they first realised. Their commanding officer bent down and gently removed the long mane that covered her face, revealing the thick red blood that had been seeping from her head, but had now dried. Lord knew how long she had been here, alone. He had never felt skin, this cold before, not on someone who's heart was still beating, that is. There was a piece of leather wrapped around her ankle and it was his guess that she had been thrown from a horse and dragged a far way.
"Where has she come from?" Talan questioned
"Not for us to know. We have to get her back and fast"
"What? Take her to The Wall. Everyone will have a field day, with her"
"Why?" Their commanding officer question "Because she is a beauty or because she is of the fairer sex"
"Both I would imagine" Eugene asked frankly.
"Well, where would you have us take her? All the way back to Kings Landing, since judging from her appearance. That is where she has come from. She doesn't have that much time, lord knows how she has lasted this long. So are you going to help me rescue the fair maiden or are you going to keep yapping"
They somehow got her on to one of the horses and quickly made their way back to The Wall.
Jon saw the commotion saw everybody gather around. Whatever it was he didn't really care. They had so little to get excited about that he was sure that it was something they would all forgot about in five minutes. This life wasn't all that he had imagined it to be. As the commotion grew large so did his curiosity, against his better judgment Jon walked over and took a peak. His eyes widen in shock as his heart quicken.
"Maelona?" he utter before every turned and Look up at him surprised.
"Do you know her boy?"
"We grew up together" he said feeling her cold cheeks with the back of his hand. She was freezing cold " I haven't seen her in years"
"We need to get her warm"
Jon watched from the courtyard as they carried Maelona up the stairs and inside. There was nothing he could do but wait. All he could do was pray and hope that she would be alright.
