The next morning, the Stark and Bolton armies sit across the battlefield from one another. Davos sits on horseback among the ranks of the Stark army. Jon rides his own horse through the ranks, looking at the men. He rides up next to Tormund and Wun Wun, at the front of the line. Across the battlefield, X-shaped pyres resembling the sigil of House Bolton are burning. Attached to each of them is the body of a flayed man, strapped upside down. Ramsay rides through the ranks of the Bolton army on horseback with a rope in his hand. Ramsay reaches the front of the line and dismounts. The rope is revealed to be tied around Rickon's hands. Ramsay ushers Rickon a little further out past the front line and stares at Jon across the field. He unsheathes a dagger and raises it in the air. Jon dismounts and walks a few paces out into the field. Ramsay lowers the dagger and cuts Rickon's bindings.

Ramsay said, "Do you like games, little man? Let's play a game. Run to your brother. The sooner you make it to him, the sooner you get to see him. That's it. That's the game. Easy. Ready? Go." Rickon starts walking out into the field, then looks back at Ramsay.

Ramsay shouts, "No, you have to run, remember? Those are the rules." A soldier approaches and hands Ramsay his bow. Rickon starts running across the field. Ramsay draws an arrow from his quiver. Jon jumps on his horse and begins galloping across the field towards Rickon. Ramsay notches an arrow and fires. The arrow lands in the ground next to Rickon. Ramsay fires another arrow. It lands on the ground next to Rickon. Jon and Rickon are getting closer.

All of a sudden Aldarra swoops up and over from side to side of the battlefield Ramsay's side was on and calls out, "DRACARYS!" Drogon lets go a powerful steam of fire torching the entire back of Ramsay's army.

It distracted Ramsay from his shooting game and gave just enough time for Jon to scoop up Rickon and turn his horse in a full speed gallop back to his army.

Tormund says to himself, "Good girl, Aldarra."

Ramsay shouts, "Charge!" He retreats back toward Winterfell screaming in anger because he never dreamed they had a dragon.

Davos shouts, "Charge! Charge!"

Davos shouts, "Go! Go!"

Tormund shouts, "Run and fight!"

The Bolton archers draw and let loose a volley of arrows across the field. Jon ushers his horse to stop dropping Rickon by Sansa's horse as she assists Rickon up on her mount. Jon heads back to the battle.

Aldarra swooped back immediately and burned another swath of men in Ramsay's army before they intermixed with their own. She retreated to the sky high overhead watching over the battle. It took out two thirds of his forces bringing it down to about 2,000 men evening the odds. Ramsay watches powerless as his forces are burned alive by the dragon.

Wun Wun roars. The bulk of the Stark forces charge across the field towards the Boltons. Jon continues to rush the Bolton forces alone. The Bolton arches released a volley of arrows, some of which landed in the body of Jon's horse, causing him and his horse to tumble to the ground.

Karstark shouts, "Cavalry, charge!" What horses they have left charge.

Jon unsheathes his sword belt and draws his sword as he reaches the battle. The cavalry approaches. Stark forces collide with the Bolton charge. Men on both sides die in the frenzy. Bodies and weaponry fly everywhere. Archers on both sides of the battlefield notch arrows and draw their bows.

Davos said, "We'll just kill our own men. Stand down." The Stark arches do not fire.

Ramsay shouts from his safe place behind the battle when he sees his archers, "NO DAMN YOU!"

The Bolton archers fire. Their arrows rain down on Stark and Bolton men alike. In the fray, one Bolton cavalryman charges with his horse. Jon cuts him down off his horse. Jon charges forward and kills a man on the ground, then slices the head off a second man. A volley of arrows rains down around Jon. He ducks. None of the arrows hit him but hit his horse putting him down on the ground. He returns to his feet and cuts down another man, dodges the strike of a passing Bolton cavalryman, and runs through another Bolton footsoldier. A Stark footsoldier helps him finish the Bolton man, and Jon grabs him by the shirt.

Jon shouts, "Get word –"

The Stark footsoldier is taken in the head by an arrow. Jon stares down at the man and then flies into a rage, killing two more Bolton soldiers. A third man runs at him but is knocked down by a galloping horse. Jon runs over to where he landed and stabs him several times. A horseman gallops at Jon with his ax ready, but a passing Stark cavalryman spears him. Another Bolton footsoldier approaches Jon, but Jon cuts him down. The bodies are beginning to pile up on the battlefield. Ramsay's archers let loose several more volleys, as Ramsay screams from his safe place for the archers to stop. Jon goes into a frenzy, killing many Bolton men. The bodies have piled up high enough to create small mountains of bodies. Men continue to fight a top and around them.

Davos said, "We may as well be taking shits back here." Davos dismounts his horse.

Davos shouts, "Follow!" Davos unsheathes his sword and charges across the field. The remainder of the Stark forces charge after him. Jon continues fighting, but is knocked to the ground by a Bolton footsoldier. Tormund appears and stabs the footsoldier through the back, then helps Jon to his feet.

Tormund said, "Hey!"

Wun Wun and the Wildlings charge up behind Tormund and Jon. Smalljon and his men are charging from the other side. Wun Wun points at them and grunts. A force of Bolton men appear bearing tall shields and spears. They create a half-circle around Jon, Tormund, Davos, Wun Wun, and the entire Stark forces. The other half of the circle is blocked by the piles of bodies on the battlefield. The shield soldiers set their shields firmly in the dirt, then point their spears inward towards the Stark forces.

A soldier said, "Infantry, advance!"

The shield soldiers grunt in unison, lift their shields, and move in towards the Stark forces. With each wave of movement, they stab more and more Stark soldiers with their spears. One Stark soldier tries to climb up over the piles of bodies but gets cut down by Smalljon. Smalljon and his men charge down over the bodies, taking the Stark forces from the rear.

Davos shouts, "With me, lads! Break their line!"

Wun Wun rushes the shield wall and swipes at the spears. Tormund jumps to the side of some spears and attacks a man behind the shield wall. Several other Stark men rush towards the shield wall. Jon and other Stark soldiers defend against Smalljon's men. Many soldiers die on both sides, and the bodies begin to pile up again. Wun Wun rips a man in half. Tormund pulls a shieldbearer down and kills him, but gets sliced across the arm and is forced to fall back among the Stark ranks.

A man shouts, "Tormund!"

A second man shouts, "Get him back!" The shieldbearers advance, pushing the Stark forces further in on themselves. More Stark men die.

Tormund said, "Fuck this, come on!" Tormund leads the Wildlings back towards the piles of bodies. Jon and Smalljon spot each other, but before they can engage, the Wildling charge overtakes them. In the fray, Jon is pushed to the bottom of several bodies and starts getting crushed. He struggles to get out, but can't get a hold. Tormund faces off against Smalljon. Tormund punches Smalljon in the face, and Smalljon responds with an overhead swing of his sword. Tormund blocks it. More and more bodies are piling on top of Jon. He can see glimpses of clashes and flailing limbs above, but nothing else. He gasps for air. Smalljon knocks Tormund to the ground and punches him in the face multiple times. Men are dying all around Jon as he is being trampled. Jon grabs onto the clothes of a standing man and hoists himself up. He emerges in the center of a tightly packed group of his men and fills his lungs with air. He spots Wun Wun fighting off some shieldbearers. Wun Wun is stabbed in the side, grunts, and pulls the spear out. Smalljon repeatedly headbutts Tormund in the face. Davos and Jon look at each other. A horn begins to sound in the distance. Smalljon stops headbutting Tormund. Tormund seizes the opportunity and tears into the skin of Smalljon's neck with his teeth, then draws a small knife and stabs Smalljon repeatedly.

Ramsay looks in the direction of the sounding horn. A force of cavalry appears across the battlefield carrying flags bearing the white falcon sigil of House Arryn. Petyr Baelish sat on horseback beside the charging Arryn cavalry. Tormund kills Smalljon and screams. The Arryn cavalry takes the Bolton shieldbearers from the rear, then circles around and knocks them all down. Jon climbs up to the top of the piles of bodies and spots Ramsay on his horse. Wun Wun and Tormund climb up beside Jon. Ramsay sees Jon, turns his horse around, and rides back towards Winterfell. Jon, Tormund, and Wun Wun chase after him. Sansa at a distance watches them go. Aldarra spots them and flies her dragon to Winterfell.

Ramsay and several Bolton soldiers enter the courtyard through Winterfell's main gate. Some men close and bar the gate behind them and they dismount.

Ramsay said, "The army's gone."

A man said, "Our army's gone?"

Ramsay said, "We have Winterfell. They don't have the men for a siege. All we have to do is wait." Something thuds against the gate. A dragon roars and flies away overhead. Ramsay looks up overhead then turns to look at the gate. Several Bolton archers notch arrows. Several more thuds occur against the other side of the gate. Wun Wun busts a hole in the gate. Bolton archers shoot arrows at his hand and down at his body over the side of the castle wall. Wun Wun roars and punches another hole in the gate. Ramsay moves farther away from the gate's interior. Wun Wun reaches in and grabs the wooden bar holding the gate, but a Bolton soldier throws a spear through the back of his hand Wun Wun rips his hand away and then bursts through the gate, opening it. He sprints into the courtyard, then falls to his knees. The Bolton archers continue shooting arrows into him. He roars. Stark soldiers flood the courtyard with Aldarra and begin killing the Bolton soldiers, quickly overtaking them. Jon enters the courtyard and runs up beside Wun Wun. They look at each other. Tormund runs up beside Wun Wun, on his other side. Jon reaches out to Wun Wun, but Ramsay shoots Wun Wun in the eye with an arrow, killing him.

Ramsay says to Jon, "You suggested one-on one combat, didn't you?" Stark archers aim their bows at Ramsay, as well as Aldarra who shoots Ramsay in his left thigh. He hisses.

Ramsay said smirking evilly, "I've reconsidered. I think that sounds like a wonderful idea." Ramsay notches an arrow. Jon drops his sword and picks up a shield. Ramsay aims at Jon and fires. Jon raises his shield and blocks the arrow. Jon advances. Ramsay notches another arrow and fires. Jon raises his shield and blocks the arrow. Jon advances. Ramsay notches a third arrow and fires. Jon raises his shield and blocks the arrow. Jon advances. Before Ramsay can notch a fourth arrow, Jon overtakes him. Jon bashes Ramsay with his shield twice, knocking him over. Jon drops his shield and jumps on top of Ramsay, then punches him in the face over and over. Ramsay's face becomes mangled and bleeds. Sansa and Rickon enter the courtyard. Jon sees them both and stops punching Ramsay. He stands and walks away. The Bolton flags fall away from the walls of Winterfell and are replaced by Stark flags. Melisandre watches from a balcony.

Jon says embracing Rickon, "I'm glad to see you little brother."

Sansa said, "Jon." Jon turns back to face Sansa and Aldarra.

Aldarra said, "Where is he?"

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Ramsay is tied to a chair inside the kennel gates. He is mangled and bleeding. He groans and coughs, then raises his head to see Jon, Sansa, Aldarra and Rickon standing outside the gate.

Ramsay says, "Ah. Sansa. Hello, Sansa. Petyr Baelish was going to bring you from King's Landing to marry you to me. Ah but alas it wasn't meant to be, my dear. Is this where I'll be staying now? No. Our time together is about to come to an end. That's all right. You can't kill me. I'm part of all of your memories now. Who's the other lovely lady?"

Aldarra says smirking cruelly at him, "Lady Aldarra Blackthorne Lannister. You may know me as the lady dragon rider."

Ramsay said, "Ah, you surprised me with your dragon. It kind of ruined my plans for the future with Sansa."

Aldarra said, "I'm the one who took Sansa from King's Landing and foiled everyone's plans. Only practical that I would never let a mongrel violent bastard like you touch my girl or a kniving whoremonger like Petyr Baelish have her, after all I have done to keep her safe thus far. You know nothing about me and what I am capable of and I'm glad I took your dreams and burned them to ashes."

Sansa said to him, "Your words will disappear. Your house will disappear. Your name will disappear. All memories of you will disappear." The dogs growl in their open cells and begin filtering out into the kennel.

Ramsay looks around at them and says, "My hounds will never harm me."

Jon said, "You said it yourself, you haven't fed them in seven days."

Ramsay said, "They're loyal beasts."

Aldarra said, "They were. Now they're starving for raw meat." The dogs growl. One approaches Ramsay from the front and puts its front paws up on his legs. It sniffs Ramsay's face.

Ramsay commands, "Sit. Down! Down! Down! Down! Down!" The dog bites Ramsay's face. Ramsay screams. The dogs converge on Ramsay and begin tearing him apart. Sansa and Rickon turn and leave. Aldarra and Jon turn as though she might leave, but lingers for a moment to watch. They both turn and walk away, then smile looking at each other.