Game of Thrones fan fiction – And now my watch has ended
Written by Durai
WARNING: If you haven't read all the books yet, this fan fiction might contain spoilers for you. If this is the case, please do not read any further unless you want spoilers. You have been warned!
Chapter 2 – Shadows in the blizzard
I walked over to the Old Man. He looked up. 'What do you want, Thyn?' he asked. 'I've got business to attend to, so make it quick.' How boring he was, as usual. My feet shuffled around for a bit and I coughed. 'I'd like to go on a recon past the Wall,' I said.
Jeor looked up. 'And who are you planning to take with you?' he asked. 'I'd like to bring Vir with me,' I answered. Vir was a little older than me, but we became good friends quickly when I arrived at the Wall. However, he was less useful in a fight than I was. But he was smart enough to avoid one.
'And you think I'll let you go past the Wall with only one companion for how long?' the Old Man asked. Now I started to sweat a little. I wanted to have fun, my hands were itching to kill something. I HAD to kill something and I swear I had to keep myself in check from murdering Jeor myself.
'Will you let us go on a recon for a week?' I asked. 'I swear I'll bring back some news about the bloody Wildlings.' Jeor sighed. 'I usually don't agree on things like this, but I'll let someone of your skill do this. But this is an exception, I'll only let you do this once!' he said.
A great feeling of relaxation spread throughout my body. 'Thank you, Lord Commander,' I said. I was just about to walk out the room when the Old Man yelled: 'Thyn!' I turned around. 'Yes, Lord Commander?' I asked, waiting for what he was about to say.
'Make sure you teach that Vir something in combat,' Jeor said. 'That fool's as useless in a fight as a pig!' I smiled. 'Oh, don't worry about that, Lord Commander! I'll make sure he gets the training of his life!' I said.
A day later, I met Vir just outside the gates. 'You sure you want to do this, Thyn?' he asked. 'Because I don't know about this… What if we get attacked by Dire Wolves or a small army of Wildlings?' I grinned like a wolf and said: 'We'll just have to kill them, won't we?'
We spent an entire day travelling to the north. We slept well for a night, with a campfire close to us, but when we woke up, it had started snowing again.
I looked around, I had the feeling something was watching us. 'Stay sharp,' I said. 'I think something's close.' Vir wanted to draw his sword, but I grabbed his hand just in time. 'Not yet!' I hissed.
We ducked down to the ground and slowly crawled forward, listening to anything that could be wrong. After a few minutes, I decided nothing was wrong. We stood up, but then we heard a horn. 'Is it another recon?' Vir asked. 'Will you shut the hell up?!' I growled at him.
Then, another horn blast. 'Wildlings!' I said. I drew my sword. 'Finally, a good match!' But then, another horn blast. A third. I felt the blood flowing away from my face and I went pale. 'Three horn blasts…' I said.
Vir tapped me on the shoulder. 'What does it mean if there's three horn blasts?' he asked. But I just looked towards the north. It started snowing harder and harder, and it became a blizzard in mere seconds. And we both stared at the hundreds of shadows heading straight towards us…
That was it for chapter two. Let me know what you think and please be so kind to leave a review, I'd much appreciate it. Also, if you have any characters that I should include, let me know and I'll consider them with honesty.