Step we gaily on we go,
Heel and heel
And toe for toe,
Arm and arm
And row and row,
All for Marie's wedding.
Over hillways, up and down,
Myrtle green and bracken brown,
Past the sheilings through the town
All for the sake of Marie.
Step we gaily on we go,
Heel and heel
And toe for toe,
Arm and arm
And row and row,
All for Marie's wedding.
Red her cheeks as Rowan's are,
Bright her eyes as any star.
Fairest of them all by far,
Is our darlin' Marie.
Step we gaily on we go,
Heel and heel
And toe for toe,
Arm and arm
And row and row,
All for Marie's wedding.
Plenty herring, plenty meal,
Plenty peat to fill her kreel.
Plenty bonnie bairns as well,
That's the toast for Marie.
Step we gaily on we go,
Heel and heel
And toe for toe,
Arm and arm
And row and row,
All for Marie's wedding.
"Marie's Wedding" by The High King's
I don't own Game of Thrones.
Chapter 3 The Wedding and New Name
Jon Snow
Jon is nervous. Really, nervous. Everyone in the Northern Noble houses is coming to the wedding and he is going to meet his goodmother to be.
Jon greeted them with fine gestures and many of them gave him their thanks for inviting them to a wedding.
He could hear the whispers from few lords. However, there not about him, but the men had some disagreement about his family.
'A she-bear and a wolf name Snow?'
'At least this one was smart enough to marry a proud northern girl.'
'Aye, just wish the heir or his father set up betrothals with one of the members of the northern banners.'
'Yeah, no doubt that southern lady stark will marry her children off to the south than the north.'
'Jon Snow eh? Never knew that he has more wolf's blood."
'We all remember Brandon Stark the bloody wolf.'
'Aye, he lay with many wenches and Lady Barbrey that time.'
Jon concealed his surprised about it. He never knew that his father made his men eager and dissatisfied with the things is.
There was house of Karstark, house of Umber and houses of Bolton's. Almost the entire north had come for his wedding. Jon doesn't care all he wanted was marry the love of his life and present the baby with open arms.
"Jon…" He heard his name is called and answered.
"Yes, father?"
Lord Stark is nervous, but before his mouth is opened until someone announce that grab their attention.
'House of Mormont."
Jon felt his stomach has sunk. Oh gods, he's not ready! Not ready! At. All.
He had calmed himself briefly as he saw Lady Maege Mormont along with Orabelle sisters, Lady Alysane and Lady Dacey.
Maege is a short, stout, grey-haired woman, and a fierce warrior. She dresses in patched ringmail, and her favored weapon is a spiked mace. (From wiki)
Dacey is six feet tall, a lanky woman who finds herself at ease in a lady's garb or in leather armor. (From Wiki)
Alysane is short, chunky, and muscular, with big thighs, breasts, and hands. (From Wiki)
"Lord Stark," Maege announced her presences and bent a knee before him and her daughters followed her example.
His father only laughs and waved it off.
"Stop polishing my floors and stand up Maege. You're practically family now." Maege laughed out boisterously along with other Lords around them. Mage went to give his father a crushing hug. Jon wince a bit as he could hear his father's bones cracking. For a woman her age and size she knows her strength.
"Aye, it's great to see your ugly face around here?" Greatjon laughed and Lady Maege doesn't seemed insulted and just laugh it off. Before she turned serious.
"Where is Jon Snow?" Maege firmed voice and everything had gone quiet.
The atmosphere was so tense that you can cut it with a butter knife. Jon secretly prays to the Old Gods to give him strength and mercy upon him.
Jon stepped forward, "I am Jon Snow."
Maege stepped forward and rolled up her sleeves.
"You are the little runt that I remember when I brought my daughter here to be fostered, eh? I have been waiting for this a long time now."
Jon body is tense and braces himself for a beating of a lifetime. He heard his father tried to step forward, "Lady mor-!"
Jon was pulled into a tight hug from her.
"Welcome to the family!" Maege cheerfully declared that many people sign in relief. Jon felt dumb because he was so sure that she was going to kill him for getting her daughter pregnant. Jon felt like his body will be crushed in a second longer.
"I knew that you are wolf enough for her!" Many people laugh and men raised the cups cheerily.
Lard Stark signed in relief.
"Come now, Maege. Jon needs to say alive for he can get married tonight." Everyone in the halls begins to laugh it off and the tension is gone.
Now is onto the wedding.
At the heart tree
Today is the day. Jon Snow is getting married. It was a clear weather at night with lightly snowing on his wedding day and full moon shone brightly tonight. He is wearing a traditional Stark clothes' with the sigil of Direwolf, he had long to wear proudly and show everyone that he can show he is his father's blood.
He saw the whole northern banners that came to the wedding.
He took a quick peak from his family. Their facials expression are shown in his father gentle feature to down few impatient ones from his younger siblings; Arya, Brandon and Rickon. Arya who has always been the closet to Orabelle is happy to call her sister. As were happy expression from Robb and Sansa.
Jon felt like he is lying to himself; saying that he wasn't nervous. But in reality, he is actually nervous. He took a deep breath as his hot air is shown. The fire torches are dimly lighted in this night. Everyone has gone quiet as his bride is gracefully walking with her uncle, named Jeor Mormont a commander of the Watch came tonight to see his favorite niece get married. Jon was actually surprised that he came at all.
At her sight, everyone stood still as if she cast a spell on them. Jon looked at his new wife; he felt like he couldn't breathe and was completely in a memorizing her appearance. Her dress is wrapped tightly on to her curves. Her white dress is almost silvery light and her hair is up and he can't seem to stop staring at her. A light tap on his shoulder woken Jon up; he turn his head and saw his father with a small smile at him.
Jon turned back looking at his Orabelle. A woman he can proudly called his wife. Orabelle is by her uncle's side as they walked together up to the sacred weirwood heart tree. Ned stepped forward.
"Who comes before the Old gods this night?"
Jeor calmly and proudly announced.
"Orabelle of the house of Mormont comes here to be wed. A women grown and flowered, she comes to beg the blessings of Gods. Who comes to claim her?" Jeor called upon them.
Jon almost forgot the recite, but came forward.
"Jon of House Stark, Who gives her?"
"Jeor of House Mormont, Commander of the watch and her uncle."
Ned nodded at him as he turns to Orabelle. "Lady Orabelle, will you take this man?"
Jon looked at Orabelle as she took a deep breath. "I will take this man," her voice carried soft, but strong in the wind. She walked towards Jon as he reaches out her hand to take. She tightly grasped it. They both stood together.
They both knelt down to the Tree in silent prayer. Many of them prayed to soothe the young couple's wellbeing and their parents' heartache. Jon took little glance at his bride as she was truly beautiful when the snow has blended in the background of her like a winter goddess. Jon smiled at himself and wondered what their child is going to look like more?
Himself?
Or perhaps it's mother?
The couple has not said one word as they looked at each other shared a smile. Jon unclasped her maiden cloak and hands it to Jeor. Then he wrapped a new cloak with a Stark sigil around her. Jon swept her into his arms.
Lord Stark announced, "They are now united together as the Old Gods have blessed them."
Many had cheered at the newly couple.
Eddard Stark
It was quite surprising that news spread all over the North as many banner men and loyalty of noble household are shocked to say. It wasn't unheard of. Its' just amazing that Jon Snow is marrying a Mormont over his heir, Robb, but Orabelle just fallen for Jon instead of Robb. But then again many believe that the girls could be snows as well since Mage claimed that her daughters were fathered by the bear in the woods. They wondered how the hell he did it; Jon Snow managed to snatch a Mormont girl.
However, Ned is happy that Jon had loved the girl and wanted to be responsible of their baby. Only that Ned had knowingly given Jon… no Aegon Targaryen a northern bride that if Jon had been raised as a prince; Lady Orabelle could be the first Mormont queen of the seven kingdoms. Ned felt happy that he knowingly made a bridge between the North and the South through him in marriage.
Jeor Mormont had present Jon the Mormont family sword; Longclaw is a Valyrian steel sword that was the ancestral weapon of House Mormont for five centuries which was quite a generous gift. Lord Commander simply, said: "You are family and it makes sense that it should had stayed with family." Jon humbly accepts it.
Orabelle was surprised, but understands her uncle.
Ned Stark has a surprised gift for Jon. He was grateful to Robert when the raven came this morning.
"Jon Snow, now that you are a man, you have a wife and child to look after yourself. Now I have informed the Kingslanding to legitimize you as a Stark." He saw Jon had gaped his mouth opened and everyone had gotten quite since it has been rare these days for a bastard child to be legitimize.
"It's up to you if you rather called yourself a Stark or be a cadet branch like Karstark and greystarks." Jon looked conflicted, but he saw his goddaughter leaned in and whispers something which surprise expression on Jon's face looked like he agree with her words.
Jon stood up and said, "Father, all my life I wanted to be called Stark, but I feel like I can restart something new. I don't want to forget my name snow, so if it pleases you father that I would like to be called, Snowstark."
Ned was surprised, yet he had find himself pleased by this.
Ned nodded in acceptance and toasted his cup.
"Then I welcome to the new house. The House of Snowstarks."
The men and women had cheered proudly. Now they now that the North is growing with another cadet and the Karstarks are pleased of new blood name of family like theirs.
"SNOWSTARKS!"
"SNOWSTARKS!"
"SNOWSTARKS!"
Ned drinks and said, "Winter is coming."
Greatjon Umber had announced,
"Now, do I hear from you lots to bedding them?!" Cheers came loud. They bang their mugs and other stoops their feet while chanting, Bed, Bed, Bed, Bed.
He looked back and Ned, who is in deep thought. He stood up and said,
"Since, it would please many others as well. Let us bed them."
Great cheers come from them. As the few men who was about to get to her until northern men lifted her body up and carried her to their new chambers.
Jon is being hassled by the women's as they giggled and laughed.
Ending Credits
A bear there was, a bear, a bear!
All black and brown, and covered with hair.
The bear! The bear!
Oh come they said, oh come to the fair!
The fair? Said he, but I'm a bear!
All black and brown, and covered with hair!
And down the road from here to there.
From here! To there!
Three boys, a goat and a dancing bear!
They danced and spun, all the way to the fair!
The fair! The fair!
Oh, sweet she was, and pure and fair!
The maid with honey in her hair!
Her hair! Her hair!
The maid with honey in her hair!
The bear smelled the scent on the summer air.
The bear! The bear!
All black and brown and covered with hair!
He smelled the scent on the summer air!
He sniffed and roared and smelled it there!
Honey on the summer air!
Oh, I'm a maid, and I'm pure and fair!
I'll never dance with a hairy bear!
A bear! A bear!
I'll never dance with a hairy bear!
The bear, the bear!
Lifted her high into the air!
The bear! The bear!
I called for a knight, but you're a bear!
A bear, a bear!
All black and brown and covered with hair
She kicked and wailed, the maid so fair,
But he licked the honey from her hair.
Her hair! Her hair!
He licked the honey from her hair!
Then she sighed and squealed and kicked the air!
My bear! She sang. My bear so fair!
And off they went, from here to there,
The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair.
Sooo, I decided with many suggested to give a new cadet Snowsatrks from the reviewers, So thank you for suggesting this name for me. Jon inherited Longclaw from Orabelle uncle and now they have an ancestral sword. So, thank for you patient and give me your reviews.
