Aside from Arya’s dissatisfaction at not being able to see the massive weirwood tree rumored to lie at the bottom of the well, the Northern inspection group’s visit to the Nightfort could be co...
2025-01-29 12:10:51 +0000 UTC View PostCastle Black’s leadership insisted on avoiding bloodshed, while the small delegation from Eastwatch—barely two or three dozen men—was woefully outmatched. In the end, the conservative officer...
2025-01-29 12:10:32 +0000 UTC View PostCotter Pyke opened his eyes.
The sky outside was still dim. Through the glass and curtains, the room remained cloaked in darkness. The faint light was far from enough to wake someone naturall...
2025-01-29 10:02:51 +0000 UTC View PostAt this very moment, back at Castle Black, a mere dozen miles away, three of the Night’s Watch’s highest-ranking officers sat fuming in silence, awaiting Robb Stark’s response to Jaime Lannis...
2025-01-28 23:20:38 +0000 UTC View PostAegor had never personally sailed across the Narrow Sea, but he had heard plenty about its treacherous weather and harsh conditions. Moreover, the journey from Braavos to the Gift was far longer th...
2025-01-28 23:20:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe commotion at Castle Black that morning had been significant. Although Aegor intercepted the complaint letter, rumors could not be completely concealed from the Lord of the North. Since Robb Sta...
2025-01-28 23:20:01 +0000 UTC View PostAegor approached the massive weirwood cautiously, extending a gloved hand to touch its surface.
At first glance, it wasn’t immediately obvious this was a weirwood. Torgenhen Flint’s conf...
Earl Karstark volunteered to be the first northern noble to descend into the well, and Robb Stark cautiously followed, carefully stepping onto the stone protrusions along the wall. After descending...
2025-01-28 23:19:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe attitude of the northern lords towards the New Gift settlement plan was critical, but at least for today, Aegor did not need to be overly concerned. Long Night Castle was not part of the New Gi...
2025-01-28 23:19:06 +0000 UTC View PostSuch a major event, yet the final key figure to appear took so long to arrive—not out of arrogance, but because of frailty. Maester Aemon, who had served under countless Lord Commanders and had g...
2025-01-28 23:18:47 +0000 UTC View Post"Yohn, stop this madness!" The Master Builder, typically reserved and careful with his words, bellowed for the first time since appearing on the scene.
"You think I'm the one being reckless?...
Cotter Pyke charged at the Kingslayer, his right arm raised high to deliver a downward strike. A low, guttural roar escaped his lips, like a tiger descending from the mountains.
It was a sim...
With the blade pointed at him, Jaime showed no sign of tension. Wearing a faintly amused smile, he kept his gaze locked on Cotter Pyke as his hand moved to his waist...gripping the exquisite steel ...
2025-01-28 23:17:51 +0000 UTC View PostFor the first time in history, the Night's Watch election for Lord Commander concluded with a one-man-one-vote system. As the voting results from other strongholds were delivered to Castle Black vi...
2025-01-28 23:17:32 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the election was halted for several days, the voting supervisors appointed by Robb Stark finally reached the various castles along the Wall. They began implementing the new one-man-one-vote e...
2025-01-28 23:17:14 +0000 UTC View PostDo we have a grudge or something?
Aegor nearly blurted it out.
The one who had spoken was a Karstark, someone Aegor barely knew. Meeting the man’s gaze, Aegor couldn’t tell if the...
Everyone’s eyes turned to Aegor.
As the Chief Logistics Officer, he had been sent south by Lord Commander Mormont and spent long periods away from the Wall. This made it difficult for him ...
When one party is resolute and immune to persuasion, and the other lacks the leverage to sway them, negotiations lose their challenge and excitement—often resulting in one-sided agreements with l...
2025-01-28 23:16:17 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn’t just Aegor and Melisandre exhausting themselves over the election of the new Lord Commander. In the Long Spear Tower, temporary quarters for the Shadow Tower delegation, Ser Denys Malli...
2025-01-28 23:15:57 +0000 UTC View Post"Increase the number of voters? Surely you’re not suggesting extending voting rights to the Gift. We’re electing the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, not the King of the Gift. Voting is a...
2025-01-28 23:15:39 +0000 UTC View PostIn the dim crypt, time seemed to stand still, but in truth, it was growing late, and the window for voting at Castle Black was closing rapidly.
Over two hundred votes remained uncast. Should...
"Such eloquence, Lord Chief Logistics Officer. You’ve truly made me reconsider myself today." Despite being humiliated in front of everyone, Ser Denys Mallister maintained his composure. His face...
2025-01-28 23:15:02 +0000 UTC View PostOver eighty percent of the Night’s Watch at Castle Black had already gathered, and the hall was growing more crowded by the minute. Among the familiar or vaguely recognizable faces of the Watchâ€...
2025-01-28 23:14:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe return of the Chief Logistics Officer after two months was like a storm crashing into Castle Black. He arrived with his sleeves rolled up, radiating an air of confrontation, and summoned the br...
2025-01-28 23:14:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe stretch of the King's Road running through the Gift, from the southern boundary of the new settlement to Castle Black, had long since been repaired, widened, and reinforced. The straight, sturd...
2025-01-28 23:14:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe wind howled outside the window, another day just like any other. Samwell Tarly got dressed, pulled on his boots, and stepped out of his room. He glanced up at the gray, overcast sky, thick with...
2025-01-28 23:13:48 +0000 UTC View Post"We’ve all been played by that bastard!" Yohn Royce fumed as he gathered the other exiled Vale lords sent to the Wall alongside him. His voice was thick with rage and frustration. "He declared he...
2025-01-28 23:13:30 +0000 UTC View PostRobb had long noticed—Aegor had an uncanny ability to effortlessly utter seemingly profound and logical statements. Instead of analyzing the intricacies of his logic, Robb found himself more inte...
2025-01-28 23:13:12 +0000 UTC View PostNorth of the Neck, aside from White Harbor, Robb and the hundred Winterfell guards accompanying him had never encountered a place as bustling as this.
The wooden houses were occupied by empl...
By trading "wildling grain for wildling labor," an audacious and borderline immoral tactic, Aegor had achieved what countless Lord Commanders of the Night’s Watch had only dreamed of for generati...
2025-01-28 23:12:34 +0000 UTC View Post