In Castle Black's Washroom, Gilly washes clothes when two Brothers walk into the room.

Derryk said in a low voice, "The beauty from beyond The Wall." Gilly gets up and starts walking away.

Brand says in a lurid way, "Where are you going, huh? Aren't we better looking than the fat man?" They try blocking her way to leave.

Derryk said snarkily, "The question is, is she pretty down south in the real world, or is she pretty because she's one of four girls here?"

Brand said, "Even in White Harbor, I'd want a kiss."

Derryk says, "Come on love, give us a kiss."

Gilly tells them, "Leave me alone."

Derryk said, "If you were my girl I wouldn't leave you alone." He was getting closer to her.

Brand said pleading, "One little kiss."

Derryk said, "Come on, give him a kiss."

Brand said, "A man gets lonely guarding the Wall." She tries to walk away. They slap the laundry basket out of her hands and trap her.

Brand said, "There's no need to be rude."

Derryk said, "We just want a little affection." He tries to grab her. She slaps Derryk across the face. Aldarra enters the room and pulls out her sword.

Aldarra said, "Get your filthy hands off her!"

Brand said mocking her, "Oh my, look it's one of the real pretty ones. Are you gonna slay me with that sword, pretty girl?"

Derryk said mockingly, "Look, I bet her hands are shaking."

Aldarra said watching the two men, "Gilly go on, Get back to your room and lock the door." Derryk throws Gilly to the floor.

Aldarra said nastily, "You only get one warning boys. I call you boys because real men aren't rapists."

Derryk pulls out his sword and shouts, "Come on! Come on! Let's see what ya got girl!"

Brand swings his sword and Aldarra deflects it and they start fighting her two to one. She pulls her dagger and is fighting two handed. Aldarra threw the dagger straight into Derryk's right shoulder making his arm unable to move.

Derryk shouts in pain, "You fucking cunt!" He switched hands. She disarms him easily.

Gilly shouts, "Leave us alone!" She charges at Derryk and shoved him. He subdues her. He reaches up and pulls the dagger out of his shoulder tossing it away.

Derryk said nastily, "Stubborn little wildling bitch aren't ya?"

Brand tries to kick Aldarra to trip her. She dodged him and sliced his right arm. He yells in pain.

Gilly shouts, "Help! Help!" Derryk punches Gilly in the mouth busting her lip.

Brand said, "Alright. Hold still bitch whilst I run ya through." Derryk tries to hold Gilly down as she screams and struggles.

Aldarra shouted angrily, "I said get your fucking hands off her, ya cunt!"

Brand said hatefully, "You're gonna get yourself killed talking like that." Aldarra sliced the right arm again deep. The sword falls from Brand's hand as she kicks his legs out from under him. She has him at sword point on the floor. Aldarra kicks him a few times in the ribs and stomach. She knocked him out with the pummel of the sword handle.

Aldarra stands up and shouts, "Get your arse out of here! I'll run you through you fucking cunt! Take your raping friend with ya!" She points her sword at Derryk.

Ghost, Jon's direwolf, shows up and growls at the brothers. Derryk drags Brand's unconscious body out of the room as fast as he can. Sam runs in the room.

Gilly runs to him and shouts, "Sam!"

Sam said concerned holding her, "Are you alright?"

Gilly said smiling, "Thanks to her." She points and nobody is there.

Sam looked around the room and asked, "Who?" Gilly looked around and Aldarra was gone now that everything was alright. Aldarra saw the girl's protector come in. She went back to her room.

—--

Shireen is reading one of her books in her tent. Davos walks in and says, "What's this one now?"

Shireen looks up and smiles at him and says, "It's called 'The Dance of Dragons: A True Telling' by Grand Maester Munkun."

Davos said grinning, "Well that sounds like a proper story."

Shireen nodded and said, "Ser Byron Swann wanted to kill the dragon Vhagar. He polished his shield for a week, til the steel was like a mirror. Then he crouched behind it, and crept forward, hoping the dragon would only see his own reflection."

Davos guessed and said, "But the dragon only saw a dumb man, holding a mirrored shield."

Shireen laughed and said, "And burnt him to a crisp." Davos and Shireen share a laugh together.

—--

A little while later on, Stannis is studying his chessboard. There are 2 Baratheon pieces next to a sword and opposed to 2 Bolton pieces. Davos enters the tent.

Davos said, "You sent for me, Your Grace."

Stannis said drily, "Find you a healthy horse, I'm sending you back to Castle Black. Tell the Lord Commander to send food, supplies, fresh horses, in return when I take the throne I'll make sure the Night's Watch has all the men it requires. He can guard all 19 castles if he so wishes."

Davos said, "Your Grace, you've named me your Hand." He didn't want to leave Shireen alone.

Stannis said flippantly, "Yes."

Davos said adamantly, "The King's Hand should never abandon the King, especially in a time of war."

Stannis exclaimed, "You're not abandoning me, you're obeying a command."

Davos pleaded, "A boy with a scroll could deliver this message."

Stannis replied with authority, "And if Jon Snow refuses a boy with a scroll, what does the boy say? I didn't name you Hand for your expertise in military matters, ride for Castle Black, don't come back empty handed."

Davos suggested, "Your Grace, perhaps Queen and Princess Shireen could accompany me."

Stannis said stubbornly, "My family stays with me." He didn't want Davos nearby in case he would interfere with what he was going to do.

Davos pleaded, "At least let me take Shireen. A siege is no place for a little girl."

Stannis shouted, "My family stays with me!" Davos was defeated and couldn't change Stannis' mind. He left the tent.

—--

A little later on, Davos is in Shireen's tent spending his last moments with her.

Davos said, "Thus ending the dragonslaying career of Ser Byron Swann. I made you something, Princess." Davos hands her a stag carved out of wood.

Davos asked, "Do you like it?"

Shireen gushed smiling and said, "He's beautiful." Shireen kisses him on the cheek.

Shireen said smiling, "Thank you."

Davos, feeling melancholy, said, "You're very welcome."

Shireen asked smiling, "Will you make me a doe, too, so that he can have company?"

Davos said looking in her sweet eyes and said, "Of course I will."

Shireen asked, "But why am I getting a present?"

Davos said with sadness, "Because you deserve it. My son was always on me trying to teach me to read. Gods, I was stubborn about it. Made it this far without reading, it seemed to me I could make it to the grave. I wish I had listened to him. This is my own poor way of saying thank you for teaching me to be a grown up. *pause* I'll be gone for a few days, Princess. I'll want to hear all about the dance of dragons when I'm back."

Shireen said grinning at him teasing, "You'll just have to read it yourself." Davos chuckled and kissed Shireen on her forehead then left. Shireen looks over the stag in her hand smiling.

—--

Aldarra sat in her room and was talking with Sansa and Shae. Shae asked, "Did he say the girl was in danger?"

Aldarra nodded and said, "He said that the red priestess Melisandre practices blood magic and Stannis and his wife, Selyse, are devout followers. They do everything she asks of them to succeed in his ambitions to get to the Iron Throne. I fear for Princess Shireen. That little girl is who the priestess is pushing him to burn at the stake because she is of his bloodline. Ser Davos told me before he left."

Sansa said worried, "Aldarra you need to go after them. The snow has been falling heavily. They might be desperate enough to do something like that."

Aldarra said, "I'll have to fly on Drogon to get there in time, I hope. I will take her away from them and keep her myself, if I have too. Fanatics like that do not deserve a child who has survived grayscale and lived. She is of a pure spirit. I can tell when I am around the child."

—--

The next morning, Aldarra said to Shae and Sansa, "You watch over my little boy. I'll be back with Shireen as soon as I can. Keep to yourselves locked up and away from the men here or they will hurt you. I'll have Jorah, Barristan, Tyrion and the seventy soldiers protecting you." She kissed her friends.

When she was leaving with a load of food packed in a large bundle tied down to Drogon's back, she strapped in and bundled up in her fur coat and flew away. Aldarra flew due south towards Winterfell. She didn't need to camp overnight due to the rate a dragon could fly was four hours from The Wall to Winterfell. It took a fortnight to get there by horseback.

Aldarra was circling above Stannis' camp watching the proceedings down there to see what they were doing.