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"Ser Hadrian, decided to come now did you?" Jory asked as he saw Harry walking over.

"Yeah, decided that it would not hurt for you to enjoy the festivities while us Bastards wait outside and guard," Harry said with a smile.

"Good, I was told by one of the tower guards that a rider is approaching from the North so be aware of that," Jory said as Jon walked up.

"Thank you, have fun in the feast," Harry said with a grin.

"Is he dead yet?" A man said as he rode in and saw Harry and Jon practicing their swings on a dummy a few hours later.

"Uncle Benjen, we were not expecting you," Jon said recognizing the voice almost immediately and pulling the man into a hug.

"You got bigger, I rode all day today, as I didn't want to leave you alone with the royals, but seems I did not need to as Hadrian is here," Benjen said with a smile.

"Well just the same I am sure Lord Stark and the King would be happy to see you," Harry said with a grin.

"Perhaps, without telling them Ned might kill me instead, and I have not seen Robby in years, he likely won't even remember me," Benjen said with a smile.

"Doubtful, King Robert remembers your sister well, was mad when he went down to the crypts because he felt she shouldn't be buried in the crypts but on a hill," Harry said with a sad look at Jon which he missed but Benjen caught.

"Well, why aren't the two of you at the feast?" Benjen asked raising an eyebrow at Harry.

"Lady Stark thought it might offend the Royal family for a bastard or two to be at the feast," Jon said sadly.

"Well you are always welcome at the Wall, the Night's Watch has never refused a Bastard before and will likely never refuse one in the future either," Benjen said seeing Harry look at Jon sadly when he called himself a bastard.

"Well then take us with you when you return, father will let us if you ask him you know he will," Jon said pleadingly.

"The Wall isn't going anywhere, you still have time," Benjen said cautiously.

"I am ready to take the oath, every day that passes Lady Stark sees me more and more of a threat to Robb, well until recently when she has been treating me better," Jon said the last part barely more than a whisper though both Harry and Benjen caught causing Harry's eyes to go wide and Benjen to look in question.

"Jon, if we take the oath now we won't have families, we can't have children," Harry said slowly.

"I know, but I don't care," Jon said firmly.

"Today you say that, but have either of you ever laid with a woman? Because if you did you would likely not be so quick to say so," Benjen said carefully.

"Jon, I have a second offer for you, I have a year and six months before I can return to the Dothraki, there you can join the Khalasar that I was part of and be free there," Harry offered.

"You were part of a Dothraki Khalasar, then you know what it is to lay with a woman, and that is why you are more hesitant to take the oath, though from what Maester Aemon has said you could also become a Maester and do well with you love of reading and knowledge," Benjen said with a grin.

"Aye, I have laid with a woman, more than once, I had my two main women in my group but one has abandoned her tie to me and become pregnant with my temporary replacement's child, the other is still true to me, and so I do not wish to permanently abandon her," Harry said calmly.

"You may do that Hadrian but I will go to the Wall, I swear it," Jon said firmly.

"Very well, when I return you can come with me, I believe Harry's father died so he will likely be going south first before he comes north to consider taking our oath," Benjen said with a sad look.

"Of course, and I will see what it is like and if needs be I can send my Khalasar a letter and they will accept whatever decision I make," Harry said with a smile.

"Now let's go inside and rescue my brother from his guests, I see your replacements are here anyway," Benjen said and Harry and Jon nodded at the two new guards signaling they acknowledged their presence before he walked into the hall.

"Lord Tyrion, what are you doing out here?" Harry asked seeing a small shadow move.

"Ser Hadrian good to see you, I was just listening to your family bonding time, Benjen is part of the Nights Watch isn't he?" Tyrion asked holding a flask.

"He is, and you are Tyrion Lannister the Queens Brother, but what are you doing out here?" Jon asked coldly.

"My greatest accomplishment I assure you, as for what I was doing I was just preparing for a night with your family, you know I have always wanted to see the Wall, so much of the South is boring now, though I know it is nowhere near as exciting as what Ser Hadrian has seen, you are Lord Stark's Bastard aren't you?" Tyrion asked calmly causing Jon to start walking away angrily.

"Lord Tyrion that was in bad taste," Harry said coldly.

"I'm sorry I had not meant to offend you, it is like how Ser Hadrian is the Late Lord Arryn's Bastard, and I am the hated son of Lord Lannister, the Lord Imp as people call me, let me teach you something I taught Hadrian when he was younger, never forget what you are, wear it like an armor and no one can use it against you, that is why so few calls Hadrian the Arryn bastard, even though everyone knows he is, he acknowledges it and owns it, so it stops people from using it against him," Tyrion said with a smile at Hadrian.

"Lord Tyrion that is where you are wrong, people don't call me the bastard because they know I can put them on the ground, or respect my father too much," Harry said with a smile.

"Yes, I suppose that is true, never has managed to shut my nephew up though, whenever you are mentioned he asks if we are talking about the Bastard, as though you are the only one in the realm," Tyrion said with a smile.

"So you expect me to allow people to call me a bastard and just accept it?" Jon asked angrily.

"No, just remember what you are and you will be stronger for it, now let us go into the feast else my sister have us all hung," Tyrion said with a laugh before entering the hall.

"Hadrian, how do you handle being called a bastard so much? Do you truly just wear it as armor as the Imp implied?" Jon asked as he blocked Harry's way into the feast.

"Truth be told, I hate the term Bastard, why do you think I left Kings Landing all those years ago so willingly, Lady Lysa never let a day pass without reminding me that I was a bastard and a freak. So I grew and worked harder than anyone else to prove to myself I had worth, for bastards are good for nothing except as servants. Do you remember the day after I was beaten by Dacey Mormont at the Tourney four years ago?" Harry asked calmly.

"No, not really, why?" Jon asked confused by the question.

"Not surprised really, I did not leave my room except for the jousts that I was part of where I wore a helmet to hide my face, I considered jumping from the top of the keep that day, I hated myself, I knew I was a freak as Lysa always told me, but then the Spider came and found me and told me of his story, he was an orphan slave who was purchased and castrated, before being thrown to the street, he was down until he met a man who had no feet and could not walk but still was doing his best," Harry said before Jon stopped him.

"Where are you going with this?" Jon asked confused.

"Know why and what you are and never forget there are those who have it worse than you do, train harder and you will be the best, besides since you do not know why your mother is perhaps you aren't a bastard at all," Harry said before entering the hall just in time to see Arya fling food at Sansa and caught Catelyn's eye.

"Ser Hadrian, good of you to come finally, my daughter has been wanting to see you," Cersei said as he moved to see what Catelyn needed.

"My queen, my apologies, I will spend time with the princess tomorrow, Lady Stark do you wish for me to help your daughters and younger sons to bed?" Harry asked calmly.

"If you could, Arya adores you and so if you ask I am sure she will agree," Catelyn said cautiously.

"Oh, is that so, that is wonderful to hear, though perhaps I should have my brother help my children to bed, Jamie, please come here," Cersei said dismissing Harry to go help the stark children to bed.

"Catelyn, I need your advice, I am a North-man, I belong here as the Warden of the North like all of my ancestors before me, not in the capital where scum is rampant," Ned said as he lay in bed with Catelyn a few hours later.

"I won't let the king take you if you don't want to go," Catelyn said firmly.

"The King takes what he wants, whether they want it or not, that's why he's king, not me," Ned said sadly.

"I will simply tell him he can't, you belong to me and so nothing can take you away from me," Catelyn said with a small laugh before a knock was heard at the door.

"Maester Luwin seeks an immediate audience," The guard called through the door.

"Let him in," Ned said sitting up.

"My Lord a letter from Lady Lysa Arryn just arrived," Luwin said handing Catelyn the letter which she quickly opened.

"What does it say, my Love?" Ned asked seeing Catelyn's eyes go wide.

"She has fled the Capital, apparently the Lannisters poisoned Jon Arryn and tried to kill her, and is warning us away from the capital," Catelyn said worriedly.

"I am not sure I believe her, but the king rode all this way to ask me to be his hand, I cannot simply reject the order of the King," Ned said worriedly.

"Ned, the last king killed your father and brother by ordering them to the capital, the current king allowed his family to kill your father in all but blood do you really wish to risk it?" Catelyn asked worriedly.

"Lady Catelyn it might just be a rumor and not fact, besides when Lord Rickard and Lord Brandon were killed it was a very different time and because of what the Prince did," Luwin said trying to calm her.

"Luwin leave us, now!" Ned said coldly.

"Of course my Lord," Luwin said before quickly leaving the chambers.

"Guard what is your name?" Ned asked firmly.

"Timothy, my Lord?" The guard said confused.

"Take Hadrian's guard post and have him replace you, now!" Ned said confusing the guard more but who did so immediately as Ned fell silent and Catelyn looked at him in confusion.

"My Lord you needed me?" Harry asked as he arrived at the door.

"No, but what I am going to discuss with Catelyn must never get to unknowing ears and since you already know I trust you to guard the door," Ned said more calmly before Harry nodded and closed the door.

"Ned, what is wrong?" Catelyn asked still concerned.

"I fear my love, Robert said he wants all dragon seed killed, I fear he may know that more exist within the world than just the one with the Dothraki, I need to come clean to you of a secret which must never be shared, I know of five dragon seed who still live, and before this letter I thought that King Robert only knew of one. Cat Jon is not my son, he is my sister's son through Prince Rhaegar," Ned said cautiously.

"But he kidnapped her," Catelyn said confused.

"That is what I thought until I found her at the tower of joy, where she died moments after Jon or his real name Aegon, was born where she told me that she had secretly eloped with Rhaegar," Ned said sadly.

"So to protect your nephew you said he was your own child, I heard part of your conversation in the Godswood so I take it Hadrian is also a Dragon seed, but who are the last two that you know of?" Catelyn asked calmly.

"So that is why you have been treating Jon better the past few weeks, is knowing he is not my bastard makes you more okay with him, very well, the other two are Maester Aemon and Daeron at the Wall. Aemon is the older brother of the late King Aegon V and Daeron is the younger brother of the Mad King." Ned said now worried others may have heard his conversation with Harry.

"So you are concerned that the king may be killing those who harbored his enemies, but if he knows then why not just kill them?" Catelyn asked confused.

"That I do not know, I will go hunting with him tomorrow and take Jon with me, and from there we can make plans going forward," Ned said before he lay back down and pulled Catelyn into him and fell into an uneasy sleep.

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