Eddy and Liza: 6 years old


Jon stood outside in the snow with his son teaching him to sword fight. They were practicing with sticks. Every once in a while Jon would call out a move or a tip. Eddy rushed at him with his "sword" and Jon quickly used the boy's own power against him to disarm him. Jon knelt down and placed his hands on the boy's shoulders.

"Eddy you can't just fight with strength and power. You got to fight with your mind too. Do you understand?" Jon said.

His son smiled, "Yes."

Jon smiled too, "Good lad, go again?"

The boy nodded. Jon stood up, ruffled the boy's hair and handed him his "sword." This time the boy struck at Jon more strategically. However he wasn't prepared for when Jon struck back, for he miscalculated the blow and didn't duck down far enough and Jon swiftly but gently struck the boy in the head causing him to fall to the ground.

Jon chuckled, "Better, but now you've got no head."

Jon stop when the boy didn't get up.

"Ed?" Jon said, and when his son still didn't move Jon dropped his stick and rush too his side in a panic.

Eddy was face first in the snow. Jon rolled him over. At that moment he felt something poking him in the belly he looked down to see his son's stick held at his belly. Jon looked back at his son to see one of the boy's eyes open with a grin on his face.

"Got ya" the boy smirked proudly.

Jon picked his son up and gave him a gentle shake.

"You little trickster" Jon said laughing and relieved.

"I fought with my head" little Eddy said in reply, still grinning.

"Yeah that head I just chopped off a few seconds ago?" Jon said placing his son on the ground. "You did good, I'm proud of you. Now let's get inside."

At that the boy nodded and took off towards the tower. "Hey where's your sister?"Jon called after him.

"I don't know" chimed Eddy, still running.

"Here I am my father!" Jon heard behind him at a distance.

Liza was galloping the black colt bareback. She barely bought the horse to a stop before leaping off his back and landing squarely, but not gracefully on her two feet. The horse came to a full stop and trotted back to her. Liza took the reins and skipped up to Jon.

"What have I told you about doing that and where have you been?" Jon said scooping up his little fire child in his arms. Everyday she looked more and more like her mother.

"Sorry," she said "and I was just exploring."

"Well maybe you could explore less far away until you get a little older." Jon said raising his eyebrows.

"Mother says a free women goes where she likes." Liza said.

"Well you're not a free women you're a free girl, and free girls still have to do what their daddies tell them." Jon said giving her look but smiling at the same time.

"Yes daddy" Liza giggled, placing a kiss on his cheek before Jon set her down and she took off in the same direction as her brother. Jon shook his head.

"Is our little fireling giving you trouble my love?"

Jon turned to see Ygritte coming up behind him.

"Wildling to the bone, just like her mother." Jon mused taking her into his arms.

Both parents watched with love in their eyes as their children slip into the tower.

"Were you that much trouble when you were young?" He asked her.

"Aye" Ygritte said, "I was a little devil."

"Hmm," Jon smirked "somehow I find that hard to believe."

"Aye its true," She said "I was so bad me own father once left me out in the snow hoping to the gods I wouldn't come back. He was very unhappy when I returned the next day."

Jon turned her head so that she was looking at him and he gave her a look in disbelief. She smiled up at him.

"Kidding," she chimed "I was an angel" Ygritte said wiggling out of his grasp and heading towards the tower.

Jon stared after he a second before following her. "Somehow I find that hard to believe too." He call after her sarcastically.

She glanced back over her shoulder at him with a mischievous smile before turning back towards the tower. That night Gilly, Sam, their son, Tormund, Eddy, Liza, Jon, and Ygritte sat around a fire in the tower finishing a meal. Sam had grown a custom with life as a deserter. He and Gilly had grown very close and he had become like a father to her son. He was even teaching him how to read. He, Jon and Tormund had become friends. And Jon enjoyed their company. Eddy and Liza were sitting in front of Tormund giggling at whatever story he was telling them. But as soon as the words "cock" and "fuck" came up in conversation Ygritte's head snapped up from her meal.

"Hey! what you telling them?"

"I was just-" Tormund started but Ygritte cut him off.

"I'll not have you spoiling their ears before they're ready" she said, "They're only six."

She stood up and placed her hands as best she could over her kids' ears.

"And if I hear you again, I'll cut YOUR cock off and stuff it in your mouth."

The kids heard this and laughed, clearly not understanding. Tormund laughed too but nodded in reply, knowing well enough not to mess with "mama direwolf." Jon smiled at the display in front of him.

"Alright young ones off to bed" Ygritte said getting after her son and daughter. "You've got a very big day tomorrow."

It was true, tomorrow was a very big day. The children were old enough and strong enough now to learn the ways of the free folk. Jon and Ygritte had discussed it and they had both agreed that even though Jon would teach them the ways and skills of his people, the children would be raised Wilding. So tomorrow Ygritte would take the children out with her into the snow-covered hills in the distance and teach them to be true wildlings. They would learn the songs, skills, ways, and stories of the free folk, their mother and now their father's people. They would be gone for a few days and Jon would miss them.

"Now everyone clear out" Ygritte said, "I need some rest too."

Jon waited for everyone to clear out of the main room of the tower and head off to their own rooms before he reached out and snatched the front of Ygritte's fur cloak.

"I don't see you getting much rest tonight" Jon rasped.

Ygritte smiled and they kissed.


Hope you liked the Chapter! I really enjoyed writing this part :) Thanks to everyone that reads and reviews! I really appreciate it and I really love reading your nice comments! Stay tuned for Chapter 4, Wildling Walkabout haha :)