Don't own GOT or ASOIAF. I envision this story to be 20-25 chapters but it could be longer depending on how I end chapters. Thanks for reading.

Chapter 11

"When will she be here?" I asked Ser Barristan.

"In two days. She is at Dragonstone preparing for her invasion of King's Landing. Her dragons have grown since you last seen them. She has also learned to ride them so she will be flying here." He replied.

Two days I thought in my head. That is about the same time Howland Reed would show up. "Thank you Ser Barristan, I must prepare for her arrival. I will tell Jon about her arrival."

"No need I had already informed him. That is why he must have been exhausted. He was thinking of everything that needed to be prepared for the arrival of Her Grace. I was going to tell you but you were too busy relaxing and enjoying yourself and figured you needed the time." He told me.

I nodded to him and told him that I too need rest. He understood and we parted ways. I did not go to my room however; I went searching for Bran. I looked in his chambers to see if he gotten back from spending time with his family. As luck would have it, he was. I knocked and he let me in. It was no surprise that Meera was with him as well.

"Queen Daenerys will be here in a couple of days." I saw the look on his face. "You already know, that is why you want Lord Reed to be here just before she gets here. She needs to know the same time Jon knows. Otherwise she could be angry and say we must have planned to overthrow her. She will notice Jon's reaction and realize he had no part in it."

"Yes, we need them to find out at the same time. I had a vision of Daenerys talking to her advisors about coming to Winterfell and knew it would be soon. Trust me, it will make it easier to form an alliance. You are a big part of what is to come though. Make no mistake. You have the trust of Daenerys and Jon." He said. The three of us started to plan what would happen once Daenerys and Howland Reed showed up. We expected Lord Reed to show up a little before Daenerys so we would be able to tell Lord Reed what we needed him to do. After the planning, we all needed sleep.

The next day flew by as I was helping some of the younger soldiers with their swordsmanship and archery. Hellela was barely showing that she was with child but I had requested she stay until after everything with Daenerys was sorted. She agreed and finally showed me her sigil. It was that of a large bee. She explained why she chose it. "They live as a pack. In one home, there are hundreds of them coexisting. You brought together different people and showed that we can coexist. My children and their children will remember that, like the bee, we need to coexist if we are to survive." I thanked her for picking something that is supposed to represent me. "Plus if you try to harm the queen, every single bee will attack you." We laughed. We talked a little bit more and I told her what Ser Barristan said about me being a suitor for Daenerys.

She said, "It makes sense." I looked at her with a questioning expression. She continued, "You are the reason the Starks have Winterfell back, the Twins belong to the North under Jon, and Riverrun is liberated and given back to the Tully family. You have lost little men under your command, and other than the Battle of Winterfell, you have killed a small amount of men. You understand the need that we have as many people as necessary to fight the White Walkers when the time comes and you mean it. You and Jon would rather fight the White Walkers than fight for a throne that has caused so much death. Daenerys will see that soon enough that the Iron Throne means little in the grand scheme of things."

"I hope you are right because when the White Walkers do come, they will not care who you are, they will kill indiscriminately." I replied. We broke off and returned to our respective chambers and waited until the food was ready to eat. Jon announced that Daenerys would be here tomorrow. He said that she will be our guest and deserves respect. He also said that she does not expect us to be decorate the walls and all that but she does expect us to have a feast. Jon went on about what to expect when she shows up. He mentioned the dragon she will be riding and that it will kill if anyone provokes it or tries to harm its mother. After the meal, we went to bed and I knew the next morning would bring unexpected outcomes.

I woke up early and started to prepare for the announcement of Jon's true parentage. I wandered the hall and saw the Starks already eating breakfast. I grabbed some food and drink and sat at one of the tables next to the family table. I was welcomed at the family table but I told them that Daenerys will be sitting there and they understood that I am not technically royal like they are.

We heard the horn blow for visitor at the gates. Jon went to the gate as did I and we saw that it was Howland Reed. Bran had told Jon that Lord Reed would be coming and he made sure to prepare for more guests. Lord Reed brought with him about 25 men. We got them settle and fed. It was around midday that we heard a Dragon's roar. We knew that Daenerys had arrived. Ser Barristan and the men that were with him were outside already and getting ready for their Queen's arrival. We saw a black dragon, whom I told Jon was named Drogon. Drogon landed right outside the gates as Winterfell was not big enough for him to land inside. The gates opened and Daenerys came in all by herself. Her men kneeled before her. Everyone was looking towards Jon and incredibly he kneeled. Everyone kneeled before Daenerys as a sign of respect. She had a smile on her face because of this. She told everyone to stand and came up to Jon. They talked about when they should meet to discuss the alliance. He said they can do it tonight after she has gotten settled in and when we have another feast welcoming her to Winterfell.

The feast came and I was nervous. Howland Reed knew why he had come because of Bran's letter. That did not mean he was not nervous about telling the truth. He came to me a little before we headed to the feast to make sure I had the letter. He said that he was sorry about my family and mentioned why he kept the secret. I found out that Lyanna Stark had helped him when he was being picked on by older men and he felt he was forever indebted to her so protecting her son was easy to do.

We sat and talked while watching Daenerys talk to the Starks. She seemed like she was having a nice time. I knew everything would change at this point but I hoped for the better. Sadly, I knew that not everything happens the way we want and prepared for it. I stood up and asked for silence. I was starting to shake knowing everyone was looking at me and not knowing I was about to say something so life changing. "Years ago, Lord Stark brought home a son born from another woman. He grew up as a Stark without the name and eventually left Winterfell to join the Night's Watch. There he learned how to lead. He also learned who the true enemy is, it was not the Free Folk but something much more deadly. Eventually he was betrayed by those who were supposed to follow him. He died but came back to life through magic. He then led the retake of Winterfell and was eventually crowned King in the North." There was a lot of cheers. "A few others and I found out that there is something more important about Jon Snow. Something that if shared before his safety was guaranteed, would have seen him and most likely his family killed." I sat back down and Howland Reed took over.

"Lord Eddard Stark took several men to the Tower of Joy to rescue his sister. Among them were myself and Lord Meric Frost. When we got there, a couple of Kingsguard were there awaiting us. We fought them and in the end only Lord Stark, Lord Frost and I were alive. Lord Frost and I had received wounds but nothing to terrible. Lord Stark went to find his sister inside the tower. When he found her, she was dying in a pool of blood. She had just given birth to a son. The son of Rhaegar Targaryen named Aemon, after Rhaegar's great-uncle. Lord Stark was holding the babe in his arms when Lord Frost and I showed up. He told us what transpired and we promised to keep the secret. This secret grew up to become the King in the North, Jon Snow."