Alliser Thorne, Snot, and the officers who had mutinied alongside them returned to the room where Stewie and his friends were holed up. Thorne banged on the door. "Are ya comin' out?"
"No!" said Stewie.
"Then we're comin' in to get ya. Snot, bring me a sledgehammer."
Before they could break in, however, there was a shout of "BANZAI!" Thorne turned to see Toshi and Tormund Giantsbane standing in the hall, at the head of an army of wildlings.
"Toshi, you fucking traitor!" Thorne yelled.
Toshi raised his katana. "The only traitors here are the ones who shoved their knives into the Lord Commander's heart!"
"For thousands of years, the Night's Watch held Castle Black against the wildlings," Thorne said.
"Until you," said Tormund.
Thorne turned to his men. "Stand an' fight, you dang wimpy slugs!"
But only one of the dang wimpy slugs was foolish enough to try it. A man with a bow fired an arrow at a Manotaur, but that just made the Manotaur angry, and he picked the man up and smashed him against the wall.
The other Night's Watchmen quickly threw down their arms and surrendered, except for Snot, who tried to rush Tormund with a sword. But two other wildlings leaped forward and grabbed Snot by the arms.
Thorne, Snot, and the other ringleaders were led away to the ice cells. "You can open the door now," Toshi called to the people inside.
Gendry opened the door and Toshi and Tormund walked into the room. Tormund saw Brian's corpse lying on the table. "I'll have my men start gatherin' wood for a pyre," he said.
"You may not have to," said a voice. Everyone looked over to the corner of the room. Melisandre was standing there!
"How did she get in here?" Stewie wondered. "She wasn't there a minute ago!"
Gendry walked over to Melisandre and clutched her arm. "You're a red priestess, just like Thoros of Myr! Can you bring Brian back to life like he brought back Beric Dondarrion?"
"I can try," said Melisandre.
"Oh, please do!" Stewie begged. "I couldn't bear it if Brian was dead forever!"
Tormund scoffed. "No magic can raise the dead. The only way he's comin' back is if he becomes a wight."
"I say let her give it a try," said Toshi. "If it doesn't work, we're no worse off."
Melisandre washed Brian's wounds clean. She pulled out a tuft of fur from the top of his head and burned it in the fireplace. Then she stood over him and started murmuring various incantations in High Valyrian.
But it seemed they had no effect.
"Like I said, I'll have my men start gatherin' wood for a pyre," Tormund said. He left the room in disgust.
Everyone else trailed out after him, except for Melisandre and Stewie.
"Maybe it just doesn't work on animals," said Stewie.
"I'm sorry, Stewie," said Melisandre.
There was a long silence. Stewie looked down at Brian lying on the table and started to cry.
But then suddenly Brian sat up, gasping for air!
"Brian!" Stewie cheered. "You're okay!"
Brian smiled at Stewie. "Hey, Stewie. What happened?"
"The red priestess revived you!" Stewie said excitedly. But when he turned to thank Melisandre, she was gone.
