章 27: Chapter 27 - Situation of Mance's Camp.

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Third Person POV.

Somewhere on North.

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"Val!" Her sister called her. "Can you stop being so restless, pacing back and forth?" Della was already growing impatient with her sister's behavior over the past few weeks.

"I'm not restless," Val muttered.

"Of course you are." Della spoke while Val looked at her unsatisfied, her older sister just shook her head at the blonde. "When I said I had found a man who could steal you, I didn't imagine your reaction." She murmured, with Val behaving this way since she had returned from the raid in the north to the outpost.

"And if he's gone...?" Val commented quietly.

"I don't know. Maybe." Della responded, not denying the possibility, after all, that Jon Snow had spent only a short time with them, while Val was not satisfied with that answer. Della continued.

"But it doesn't matter... if he said he had something to do in the north, he needed to do just that. I don't think he would leave without saying so." Della said.

"I know... but it's been so long." Val crossed her arms; even she couldn't believe she cared this much about the stranger who taught her the old tongue just a few weeks ago.

"Just like your husband, the father of the child you're carrying, has been gone for nearly two moons in the south, risking himself. And am I, every day, desperate?" Della said with an ironic tone, raising an eyebrow at her younger sister. "While I'm here, often calming the tribal leaders, especially now that a foreigner has appeared, causing some to worship him and others to fear what his presence means..." Della spoke about Jon with a slightly dissatisfied tone.

After all, the things they heard about Jon were really hard to believe. Everyone in the northern raid claimed they saw him spit fire from his mouth, kill a White Walker, steal its weapon, face entire groups of undead without fear, and come out alive, that he wasn't even a man.

Most believed he was some kind of envoy of the Old Gods, while others said he was one of the Old Gods himself who had come to the north to help them cross the Wall.

But there were always those who looked at him with suspicion, thinking he was a southerner trying to destroy them. Jon had given no reason for them to believe that, but still, thousands of people thought differently, which was common among the Free Folk.

"He said he was going to kill an unknown Warg that was spying on him, right? If he said that, have patience with your man, Val. He'll come back, and you'd better steal him before someone else does..." Della said, smiling.

"He's not my man... yet..." Val added in the last part.

"Alright then. Now forget about this for now, let's wait for the meeting to start." Della decided, after all, all the leaders were ready to gather shortly in this tent.

The absence of Mance brought some uncertainty to everyone, even though they all knew the camp was secure and that they had a new outpost in the north, closer to the main camp, to stay ready for any attack coming from the north.

And so, in a short time, with Val calming down, the first leaders began to appear. It didn't take long for the others to follow, entering one by one until they were all there. None of them had been at the northern outpost, but sending their men was a duty of all the tribes, and each of the Free Folk tribes had done so. Many did not return. The Lord of Bones was probably the most unfortunate, as all of his people had died, and everyone knew this was predictable after seeing how he showed his enmity toward Jon Snow's brother, the hero of this fight.

Certainly, now there was a glimmer of regret and even fear after what he heard, but Della put that aside as she looked at each of them.

"Well, we can begin. I know Mance will still take some time to come, but we still have a camp to manage," Della murmured with an authoritative tone, and the meeting began with light matters, then moved on to important topics, the most discussed point of the past weeks, and started a discussion as always.

"We have enough supplies to last for years until food runs out, but it is still concerning. When will we advance against the Wall?" one of the leaders asked.

"Certainly, the Wall will take time, and even if we set out now, it won't be easy. So we should take advantage of the moment and wait for Mance to give the command," another said.

"Alright, whatever. In any case, people are restless in the camp. How should we deal with that outsider... especially when people are trusting him more than Mance? And recently, openly talking about removing Mance from leadership..." A dissatisfied voice started the unpleasant topic among the leaders.

And, as usual, Jon Snow's name came up again in the meeting, with no one having any idea where he had gone, using his absence to stir discord.

"Don't forget that this guy saved the entire outpost from death, whether you like it or not, Rattleshirt. Don't be an idiot by contradicting someone who can kill a White Walker. Or, if you really think you can do that as you always do in these meetings, grab a sword and face a group of undead until you reach their leader, a feat accomplished by the man you criticize and even fear now..." Karsi commented, making the man growl at her.

"That's easy when you have those strange swords your niece got from him or even the sword Della's sister has!" the Thenns' Magnar exclaimed.

"You should be even more concerned that someone could make those things before trying to justify yourself, you idiot... A man who can spit fire... that I'd like to see. But a man who can kill a White Walker is someone we need. I'm sure not everyone has that enmity with that stranger. Only Sixskins and the Thenn fool are foolish enough to try to make him their enemy," Harma Dogshead said, staring at Styr, Magnar of Thenn.

"Tormund... do you have any news of your friend? He also has one of your girls with him, from what I've heard," someone commented, while Val shifted a bit, uncomfortable with that. After all, everyone knew that Ygritte had discreetly slipped away and followed Jon Snow to the north.

"I don't know. Just heard the same as you—that he was heading north because of a Warg, but we haven't received any news from the scouts since then," Tormund commented.

"This story again, about a Warg spying on him? Nonsense! Since when has anyone north of the Wall been as powerful as me?" Sixskins immediately boasted.

"You contradict the word of a man who killed a White Walker? You fool! I'm sure he has more information than you do. And don't forget that guy is also a Warg. From what the forest witch Ilyana said, he's training with the potential to be one too, so don't think you're unique in that title. You can't compete with that man," Harma retorted, ready to contradict Sixskins, who growled.

"But it's still strange... where did he come from? Why is he here? What is his goal? That's what we need to know, and we can't wait for Mance to give orders. That could take months," Rattleshirt spoke again.

"Well, then I wish you good luck trying to catch him to torture him as you like, you sadist. Just don't cry if you end up burning yourself in the process," Tormund mocked.

Dalla just sighed as the meeting continued. Since the tribal groups had returned from the north, barbs had been exchanged between the leaders, and usually, the subject was Jon Snow and his strange powers, which went beyond any comprehension. Even the forest witches couldn't explain what they were hearing. After all, had there ever been a man who could do all that before?

The people in the camp, who weren't talking to each other, were still wondering about what they had heard regarding where Jon was and how he had done all that they spoke of. Such questions were frequent, and there was no Jon Snow for them to seek answers from at the moment.

Even some prayed for his return, saying that he would be the light to pull them out of this darkness, perhaps even lead them south. Between Mance, who had gathered them to flee, and the stranger, an entity that could destroy a White Walker and face them without fear, the Free Folk would naturally follow the stronger one.

This was a problem for Dalla, as the camp had begun to form a pro-Jon Snow faction, naturally claiming that he should be the leader, despite being a stranger who had come out of nowhere. Still, he was a stranger who had killed a White Walker.

On another side of the camp, Lucis was lost, without news of Jon, while he was somewhere north hunting that Warg, wondering when he would return. She had no news while looking at the baby bird that strangely stared at her at times.

"I hope he comes back soon!" Lucis's brother broke her thoughts beside her.

"Yes..." Lucis murmured, hoping to hear news of Jon soon, seemingly already completely taken by the Dragonborn, as the man who had stolen her heart. Even though they hadn't shared a night together, Lucis had certainly developed a passion for him, with them living and fighting together, while he had saved her several times.

Her brother treated the baby crow and went to train, quite impressed by the stories he had heard of Jon, trying to grow stronger with everything the Dragonborn had taught him.

Lucis just stayed in the tent, thinking about whether Jon was alright and when he would return.

Meanwhile, on the edge of the camp, some free men were walking cautiously, watching those they had escorted there.

Ygritte had finally returned, but she wasn't alone. Those nearby, standing as sentries in the forest surrounding the camp, could see that the Children of the Forest were accompanying her.

She was approached, and she said she had returned from her journey with Jon Snow because he had sent her back with the Children of the Forest they had found, which surprised everyone there, seeing the legendary creatures whose existence they didn't even know of.

Upon hearing about Jon Snow, they quickly nodded in respect and led her to the camp, asking about the whereabouts of the man who could kill their enemies.

"He went north... said he had to do something there, that was all he said before leaving..." Ygritte spoke as the camp appeared in front of her, drawing the attention of those on the outskirts.

It didn't take long for the arrival of the Children of the Forest to shock everyone, as they were mythical creatures. The shock grew even more when they heard Ygritte's account of Jon Snow—or now, Daemon Targaryen, as they had heard—killing an ancient being before heading north, toward the coldest part, where no man would survive, and where the entire army of the dead was concentrated.

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