Kevan's POV

He had never wanted power, he had always been content to live in his brothers shadow, being the advisor and never the leader but things changed and now he was the 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, the first in record to ever be elected having spent less than a year with the Night's Watch, but due to his leadership experience in the Lannister Army and overseeing Casterly Rock in his late brother absence he had been the best choice to settle the tie between Ser Denys Mallister and Cotter Pyke before more Watchman voted for the idiot Janos Slynt.

The main problem now was convincing the Night Watch that the Wildlings were not the enemy, he had spoken to the late Lord Eddard Stark on his ride up here and then to Robb when he was at the wall, they had all heard about the Battle at the Fist of the First men, or the Massacre as some of the survivors called it. The Wildings would only add to the army of the dead if they were made to stay beyond the wall, and he being a man who had fought against impossible odds before, wanted as many people fighting on his side as he could and so came the difficult the decision and the rest of the Night's Watch had reluctantly accepted it and it helped that 200 of the men were Westerland men from the War of the Two Kings were around to watch his back but now as the wildings began freely walking through the gate handing over their riches and treasure possessions to support the Night Watch, he prayed he had made the right decision.

Next to him, on either side stood Bowen Marsh, the Lord Steward of Night's Watch and Ser Lyle Crakehall, the new Master at Arms of Castle Black and behind him stood Mancer Rayder and Tormund Giantsbane, whom had managed to convince the Wildlings to come south. Cotter Pyke was currently sailing from Eastwatch-by-the-sea to Hardhome to bring more Wildlings south.

"I hope you are happy, Lord Commander," sneered Ser Alliser Thorne, "You are the first Lord Commander to willingly let out enemy south, you will go down in history books."

Turning he looking at the knight, knowing he held hatred for him because Ser Alliser had defended King's Landing as his brother Tywin sacked the city.

"Ser Alliser, you obviously know nothing of history and shouldn't you be gone by now, I commanded you to take 50 brother and resettle Greyguard," he questioned firmly, not wanting his leadership to be tested already.

"We are just leaving Lord Commander, I will be in exile soon," Throne spat back before turning to go get his horse.

That was one thing he had been trying to do, strengthen the wall, with news that a new war was brewing down south and soon more than half the remaining Northern host would be marching South commanded by Lord Karstark, luckily King Jon and Lord Robb had made the decision to leave the entire strength of the Northern Mountain clans, some 3,000 men, whom were most accustomed to fighting in the woods, mountains and the cold and whom had similar traditions and ways to the Wildlings.

He had named Black Jack, an expericne ranger a as First Ranger, he was one the most trustworthy of the experienced men left and had spent many months out in the wilderness. Othwell Yarwyck had been kept as First Builder and he and named his own son Ser Lancel Lannister as the new recruiter, partly to keep him safe and partly because he knew his son would not last long in the Northern cold and in a place full of thieves, murderers and rapists.

Later in the evening, the dining hall, filled with all the brothers of Castle Black plus a few chosen wildlings and Northern men whom had been invited he announced his plans.

" I know many of you think I have destroyed the Night's Watch by allowing the wildlings to come south but I say this, the only difference between us and the wildlings is that they were on the wrong side of the Wall when it was built. Many of you heard or witnessed first-hand what happened at the first of the first men, I ask you, would you rather have left the Wildlings to fight the Others on their own, only to have them reanimated and strengthen the impossible tide already against us. This wall has stood for thousands of years and I wish for it to stand for a thousand more." He finished, while the men cheered.

"To do this we need more strength, the wildlings will settle on the gift and a few of the abandoned castles along the wall, in return they will support us and help us defend the wall form the North as long as they remain free. Some wildings have even taken vows like Jax , Horse,Satin and Arron. Now how hear what I have decided," he spoke loudly to be heard above the gentle murmuring.

"Oakenshield has been given to Tormund has his seat to defend and garrison, Deeplake will be given to Mance Rayder as his seat, to garrison and command. Queensgate will be commanded by Antario Jast and 60 brothers will be sent their plus 20 wildlings."

And the naming of new castle commanders went on and on, Westwatch by the Bride was to eb commanded by former wandering crow Yoren and re-garrisoned with wildlings. Iron Emmet re-garrisoned with spearwives under the command of Iron Emmet with Grenn as his second in command, Jon had told him to trust Grenn and Ed as true brothers. Greenguard, re-garrisoned by wildlings under the command of Devyn Sealskinner, Stonedoor, re-garrisoned, under the command of Soren Shieldbreaker. And on and on he spoke some castles commanded by wildings some commanded by the Night's Watch but eventually all were re-garrisoned. Quenten Banefort and Gawen Westerling were each given a command and The Torches was given over to the Thenns, commanded by Sigorn the new Magnar of Thenn.

Next the rest of the Willings were to settle on the gift and were given abandoned holdfasts and villages to resettle, build and farm. The Hornfoots were given Queenscrown, while Nightrunners were to be settled far away from them as they had warred for centuries, they had been given an abandoned holdfast on the eastern shore called Woodstrong, while the Men of the Frozen shore had chosen to settle to the western shore past the in the mountains near the shore where they could carry on their traditions of fishing, breeding reindeer and they had brought many direwolves and polar bears from beyond the wall with them, which the men of the Night's watch were only to happy to see them settle far away from the wall. The only clan whom had not travelled south were the Ice River clans whom were rumoured to feast on the flesh of men.

With most of the castles re-garrisoned and their strength was slowly returning, a recent help was that one Eyed Donal Noye, whom ahd been their former blacksmith before being killed by Mag the mighty in the Battle fo Castle Black had been repalced, a young man called Gendry and bastard of Robert Baratheon whom had chosen to come to the wall and had arrived with Yoren and had already been trained in the art of blacksmithing. He had also sent Samwell Tarly south to Oldtown to train as a Maester as Aemon was not long for this world.

The next morning he was in his solar, replying to ravens from Shadow's tower and Eastwatch-by-the-sea, as well as Winterfell and Riverrun when Lord Karstark entered without even knocking. Their had been tension between Lord Karstrak and him ever since Robb left the wall, mostly because his nephew killed Karstark's sons and he was glad Karstark was leaving, not because he hated him, he respected the man but now he could worry about one less person stabbing him in the back.

"Lord Kartstark, a pleasure to see you on this morning, thanks for knocking," he smiled doing his best to be polite

"Enough small talk Lannister, you know I don't like you so I will be quick about it I just came to tell you I am off with my host of 5,000. The Mountain clan forces are staying under the command of Donnel Flint, Lord Hugo Wull and Lord Brandon Norrey," Rickard replied gruffly before leaving and slamming the door shut.

What a pleasant man, he thought.

Author's Note.

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