Jon Dagonsnake

"In family there is unity, and in unity there is strength"

Jon Dagonsnake, was born and raised in the north. He is the son of Darius and Samantha Dagonsnake. He has no siblings, though he does have one cousin.

Early Life
Jon Dagonsnake was born to a minor house southeast of Winterfell, his father was an excellent hunter, and he followed his father's footsteps from a young age, going on his first hunting trip at the mere age of 8. As his mother died while he was young from a terrible disease, and being an only child, only he and his dad were able to care for their horses, so he was able to pick up thing or two about being a stablehand. He had a fairly uneventful childhood up until he was the age of 14, when his house was attacked by a roaming gang of bandits while he was out hunting, he returned to a house of nothing but ash, and his father was dead.

He continued to live in that same spot for a few years, surviving off of the land in a small hut he built for himself, but as he roamed ever further in his hunting trips, he began to meet people from other lands. Hearing the call of adventure he decided to leave his hut, and his old life behind, seeking to find his purpose in this world, his journey was long and arduous, and during his journey throughout the lands Jon had decided that every man upon first entering this world takes 2 unspoken vows, to protect those who cannot protect themselves, especially children, and to be kind to those less fortunate than yourself, in his journeys he eventually made his way to King's Landing, the largest city he had ever seen.

Joining Winterfell
Jon however, had tired of the south, he missed the chilly nights, and the deep snows of The North, with that he began his journey back north. It was a long journey, although not entirely difficult nor interesting, he stopped several times along the way to admire the sights or to hunt and cook some food. After his long journey, he finally arrived at Winterfell, a city he had not seen since he was a boy, seeking a new family he asked for the Lord or Lady, only to be told that a steward would have to suffice instead. He was approached by a steward, though Jon quickly forgot the name, as the news that followed was far more important. He was informed the Lady of Winterfell had passed a short time ago, and they were not entirely sure how. He was also told that many of the previous denizens of Winterfell were leaving, and was advised to do the same, however Jon refused, stating that Winterfell was his new home, and he would not leave. With that, Jon handed over his papers and joined Winterfell.

As Jon began construction on his house, he was flooded with thoughts, wondering about what had happened to the previous lady, and more importantly, who the new Lord or Lady would be. As he finished his house a few days later, he decided it was time to explore the rest of the city and headed off in the direction of the inner gates of Winterfell, shortly thereafter he met the new Lord of Winterfell, Barnabus Brentwood, Jon's first impressions of the man were fairly neutral, he seemed fairly stern at first, which was a good quality in a Lord, but Jon would need to get to know him better before he made any solid assumptions. Barnabus also mentioned that he had a wife, Amarylis, who was around somewhere, Jon met her shortly afterwards, and she seemed very kind and lighthearted after a brief exchange, and Jon knew that he would grow to like her.

Jon continued to converse with the denizens of Winterfell for a few hours, meeting both Rolland and Willow, the latter of whom Jon initially thought was the Lord and Lady's daughter, of course, Jon couldn't have been more wrong, as shortly thereafter, the real daughter arrived, Brenna Brentwood along with Avangeline. Jon's first impressions of the two were, interesting to say the least, as they joked, laughed, and ran around, although Jon knew immediately that with the two of them, there would almost certainly never be a dull moment.

Immediately afterwords a knight rode in, saying something about a pack of allosaurs on the mountain, Brenna was among the first to volunteer to go hunt them down, and in that moment Jon knew that there was something special about Brenna, something worth protecting. As they rode along the mountain searching for the supposed allosaurs, Jon turned to face Barnabus and swore to him that he would do anything to keep Brenna safe, even if it meant losing his own life in the process.

Developing Friendships
In the weeks following, Jon continued to talk with Brenna and Avangeline, and quickly began to think of them as his friends, and to his surprise he learned that they were actually a couple. They shared many jokes and adventures together, and grew closer and closer as time went on. During this time Brenna and Avangeline also got engaged, as the Iron Isles and Storm's End began to make threats, and they were not sure how much time left they would have with each other. Life in Winterfell however for the most part was fairly laid back and relaxed, most of Jon's time was spent either taming animals for himself or other members of Winterfell, or helping to breed wolves, it is in this way that Jon began to also develop a friendship with Khaz and Rolland, as they spent many days together out searching for high aged Thylacoleos to bring back to Winterfell.

One day however, something seemed to be amiss with Brenna, she claimed that she needed to get out and go for a ride to clear her head, Jon and another knight quickly volunteered to accompany her to try and keep her safe. Jon noticed quickly though, that Brenna seemed to be trying to shake himself and the knight, repeatedly ducking through trees and over mountains, Brenna eventually suceeded, however Jon managed to find her again by the river, still accompanied by her knight, Jon was relieved to see her safe, and asked Brenna why she was trying so hard to lose them. She dodged the question, and stated she wouldn't do it again, Jon told the knight he was alright to head back to Winterfell, and that he would watch over Brenna for the time being.

They made their way to the redwoods, where Brenna seemed to be looking for a very specific spot, they searched for a few hours until they found it, Brenna stated that she used to have a cabin here, and began to build. Jon noticed in her movements and manner however, something was definitely not right, he left her to her own for a while, leaving her to her thoughts while remaining nearby, until Jon had decided enough time had passed, and asked her what was troubling her. She initially dodged the question, Jon decided to do something he had never done before, and he told Brenna about his past, about how his mother died while he was very young, and his father while he was 14, about how he lived in the wilds for a good deal of his life, and how the worst thing about it, was being alone. Brenna followed by telling her story, which tore at Jon's heart, and made him feel deeply sorrowful, however, at the conclusion of her tale, Jon asked her once more, what was wrong.

This time, Brenna opened up to Jon, she told him that she was not sure about her decision to marry Avangeline, that she felt she was too young and that she had only done it in the heat of the moment, worried that they would not have much time left together if the Iron Isles and Storm's End follow up on their threats. She asked for Jon's advice on the matter, to which Jon gave his honest opinion on, he informed her to take it slow, and think about it, not to make any rushed decisions or she may come to regret it. Brenna thanked him and the two left the redwoods, now even closer than ever, and Jon realized for the first time, he was starting to develop feelings for Brenna.

War
The happiness was not to last however, as within a few short days a decree went out throughout the lands, Storm's End was declaring war on The Vale, close allies and friends of Winterfell, a meeting was held in King's Landing to discuss the situation, and it was decided that Winterfell, Casterly, and King's Landing would declare their support for The Vale in the upcoming war, however, Winterfell declared their support, but no other kingdoms did. The next few days were quiet, the calm before the storm I guess you could say, everyone on high alert, and no one, not even a mouse, dared make more noise than was necessary as Winterfell prepared to go to war. Suddenly, a flare was shot off from the northern wall, Jon rushed to see what it was, and Willow shouted they were here, she had seen a group of 5 or 6 that were attempting to scale the walls, and thus the Battle for Winterfell began.

The beginning of the battle went as any other battle, with the defenders on the walls exchanging shots with those down below, neither side managing to quite hit their mark, until the attackers retreated for some unknown reason. Jon went to lookout near the front gates remaining on high alert, until they returned, and return they did, it was under cover of night, while the fog seemed so thick you could almost scoop it through the air, another flare was shot off from the north. As Jon ran to help, Willow ran by, saying that they were up on the walls, and that the knights were attempting to hold them off, however by the time Jon arrived it was too late, both of the knights had been injured. Jon carried them down from the wall, and Winterfell prepared to be under siege. The tables were turned now, the denizens of Winterfell attempting to shoot up at the attackers on top of the wall, while arrows rained down from above, thick as rain, it was a long and grueling fight that ended almost as suddenly as it began. A messenger ran it yelling that they were building something out front, a group of Winterfellians, Jon a part of them went out to stop them, and then a horrifying sight emerged from the darkness, 5 stags mounted with riders charged the members of Winterfell, injuring all but one.

Jon awoke in his house, a scrape down his leg, he tended to it as best he could, and went to inform the Lord and Lady, as he arrived, he heard one of the Winterfellians state that the enemy had placed a cannon inside of the structure, and were firing on the gates, Jon knew what Brenna would have asked him to do were she awake, he urged Barnabus and Amarylis to leave Winterfell, that they could return and reclaim it some other time, but that the battle for the night was over, they had lost, and after much convincing, Winterfell rode for Casterly Rock, seeking protection. There they took shelter for a couple of days before the impossible happened, Winterfell was reclaimed by just a handful of soldiers and Lady Amarylis, but at a grave cost, The Vale had fallen to Storm's End.

Thus began a series of events that were unfortunate to say the least, starting with the death of Avangeline, Jon's friend, followed quickly by a splintering of Winterfell caused by the war, and the Iron Isles' desire to instill Rolland as the new Lord of Winterfell, something which Brenna and most of Winterfell did not wish to happen. Winterfell's family split apart, and then the storm came, and wiped everything away.

Harley, Logan, and Eva
After taking refuge from the storm on his own, Jon emerged and began to make his way to Winterfell once more, it wasn’t an easy journey like the first time, instead he decided to take his luck through the redwoods, as he could not wait to see his home once more, what he found was completely different from what he remembered, but in a good way. The kingdom had been rebuilt, and was bigger than ever, with plenty of space for everyone to thrive in, this, this was his home, and the people around him were family. Brenna arrived soon after, being delayed due to an encounter with a whale, and together they explored the new kingdom. Jon quickly went to work securing everyone horses for travel, and then a few days later headed down to King’s Landing with Brenna to visit her sister in law, and her brother.

It was here that Jon first met Harley and Logan, two of the most adorable, and precious kids he had ever met. He toured the keep with Brenna and Callista, Harley and Logan staying close by. Before leaving, Jon left Harley and Logan both with a gift of some bolas and lassos, knowing that someday, he may be their uncle if things with Brenna go well. The two headed back to Winterfell, Brenna talking about how adorable they both were and how excited she was to get to know them.

A week or so passed before another child made their way to Winterfell, she called herself Eva, and was given a brief tour of Winterfell by Brenna, Jon was slightly suspicious of Eva, as she did not know where any of the kingdoms were and needed Brenna to show her a map in order to get around, but Jon brushed the suspicions off, and Eva went on her way.

Life in Winterfell continued as normal, until he heard of a wildling child causing trouble in the south, his mind immediately went back to the child he had met a few days prior, and concerned she may be the child they are searching for, went out looking with Brenna, hoping to find her. They searched all over the redwoods, before they gave up the search and began to head back to Winterfell, along the way they ran into Ser Byrdie, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, who told them that Eva was up at Castle Black, captured and identified as a wildling. Brenna and Jon rushed to Castle Black to offer whatever help they could give to her. They ran into Callista after they arrived, who then proceeded to vouch for the wildling girl, urging the Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, Dakarro, to spare her life. This quickly turned into a heated argument, which ended abruptly, with Dakarro ordering everyone to leave. Jon received news shortly thereafter that Eva was not executed, but sent north of the wall, Jon never did see Eva again however, so he assumed the worst had happened. Jon built a grave for the little wildling child, and hung a mammoth flag in his room so that he would not forget his failure to protect an innocent child, however, he noted that Callista stood for Eva despite her being a wildling, earning Jon’s respect and trust.

The next week or so were fairly happy, filled with multiple visits from Harley and Logan, as well as Jon beginning to finally court Brenna, leaving her notes from a secret admirer, and secretly setting up a scavenger hunt for their first official date. Unfortunately, the happy times were not to last, and it first began with an ill omen, Brenna was taken with the sleeping sickness, and slept far longer than usual, leading to Jon spending much more time down at King’s Landing with his potential future niece and nephew bit by bit getting to know them better, beginning to feel as if they were actually family. One day he met Harley outside of the King’s Landing storeroom, talking to her, and asking her how she’s been, until a man in a skull mask showed up, scaring Harley, the little princess hid behind Jon, and from that moment Jon swore that he would protect her. The man left, and Harley and Jon ran around King’s Landing, Harley showing him various spots she enjoyed to hide from her parents, until the two wound up going into the keep itself, and having a tea party.

This lead to the theft of Jon’s toes (by Harley) and a race down the steps of the Red Keep, crawling of course, as you can’t walk without toes. Harley won, by a toe. Jon then proceeded to chat with Callista for a while, as Harley painted her father and mother’s toenails. Callista thanked Jon for spending time with Harley, and for helping watch over her. After painting her parents’ toes, Jon gave Harley permission to paint his own as well, and Harley painted a little something extra, as when Jon looked on his arm, painted there in cyan were the words “best uncle”. Harley then went off to sleep, and Jon continued to talk with Callista for a few hours more.

During this conversation Callista revealed the stresses of running a kingdom, and many other things to Jon, Jon in turn told Callista about the scavenger hunt he had planned for Brenna. Jon then made Callista a promise, he told her that if they ever needed help with Harley or Logan, to let him know, he would be more than willing to help watch them, and that he would do his best to protect them and keep them safe from any harm. Callista thanked him, and then Jon went on his way, little did Jon know, that was one of the last conversation he may have ever had with Callista, because here my friends, is where the happy story for the most part ends.

The Royals Disappear
Less than a week later, while Jon was visiting King’s Landing, a man appeared shouting for everyone to close the gates and remain indoors, though he was unclear as to why. He took Byrdie up to the keep, while Jon waited down in the town, ready to protect those from any wildlings if needs be. Unfortunately, it was not wildlings, as Richard came back down and asked everyone to meet back up at the keep, it was here that he informed everyone that Callista and Charlie were both missing. Jon could not believe it, missing? How? His mind raced, until one thing burned in his mind, his promise to Callista, he asked if the kids were alright, and was relieved to hear that they were both still asleep in their beds, safe and sound.

Jon tried to look for his friends, but to no avail, the only lead he ever got was from a knight, a single word that may have been connected to their disappearance, “candlemaker”. To this day, that word one of the things at the forefront of his mind, still carrying hope that Callista and Charlie may yet be found, alive and intact. Jon searched all over the seven kingdoms for any sign of a Candlemaker, however he found nothing, as he did not want to ask anyone about the word itself for fear that he may alert the kidnappers to his search, and cause them to flee.

He continued his search for a few weeks, until one day he arrived in King’s Landing and noticed that Harley had awoken from her coma, however, something seemed, off… she seemed a bit too well for someone who had just had her mother and father abducted, and her brother ran off, but Jon just put it down to denial, and decided it was best to not push the issue, and just tried to be there for her. However Jon was unable to spend much time with her, as Rez was with her for most of the day, he assumed on important business, so instead after Harley had gone to bed he left her a note and a stuffed wolf in her mailbox, stating that if she ever needs anything, Jon is there for her.

The next day Jon visited King’s Landing again, hoping to be able to talk with Harley to make sure she was alright, and to see if she got his present. He waited around for a while, and asked around but no one had seen her, it was then that Jon headed up to the keep and noticed something that sent his heart and mind racing, Harley’s horse was missing. Wondering if she had run off like her brother, or worse, Jon quickly ran around King’s Landing, once more, frantically this time, asking if anyone had seen her today, and still, no one had seen her. He started to desperately search the nearby areas, the dock to Essos, the redwoods, he even ran all the way back to Winterfell, asking them as well if she had visited at all today, he still got the same reply, no one had seen her around. Jon knew he needed to check one last thing, to see if his suspicions were correct, he checked Harley’s mailbox, and his heart dropped, Harley had not checked her mailbox, something which to Jon’s knowledge was something that everyone in the Seven Kingdoms did when they first woke up. It was then that Jon feared his suspicions were correct, Harley had not run away, she was taken.

Still, being as stubborn as ever, Jon refused to give up hope, he ran to every corner of the Seven Kingdoms, leaving a note in every single mailbox he could find, from King’s Landing to Winterfell, asking if anyone had seen her, and if they had to let him know as soon as possible. Jon needed to know, he figured someone must have seen her if she had ran away, but no notes ever arrived in his mailbox, and Jon finally started to lose hope, even going so far as to stand in the front entrance to King’s Landing until he finally passed out from exhaustion.

When he awoke however, he felt something in his pocket, as he pulled it out, he realized, it was a pink sparkler with a note wrapped around the handle, the note simply read one word “-Harley”.

Hoping for the best, Jon ran as quickly as he could to Harley’s mailbox, and noticed that the stuffed wolf, and the note that he left for Harley, were gone. Jon was overjoyed, for in his mind, this meant that Harley was not kidnapped, but simply ran away, and was safe and sound for now. In that moment Jon made yet another solemn vow to himself, he would get this sparkler back to Harley, not matter how long it took, or what dangers he would have to face to get it there.

Helping Castle Black
It was then that the wildling nuisance once again began to rear its ugly head, and Jon quickly found himself spending more and more time at Castle Black, slowly getting to know the people there, but there was something that Jon found out of place, a small child, who did not seem to belong there, but Jon had other things to attend to at Castle Black, and figured she was most likely just an initiate, there to help out with cooking or other such things temporarily, and continued to help Castle Black in whatever way he could. Until one day, wildlings climbed the wall, and took the child, Nalia, hostage. Once again, honorbound to protect those who can not protect themselves, Jon climbed the ladder, and was greeted by a wildling who told him to climb back down, or he would send Jon back down himself, Jon obliged, and began to think of a way to get Nalia back.

Nalia managed to escape of her own accord however, grappling down from the wall. Jon informed her that the maester had come by, and Jon told her that he told the maester to go get help, and with that Nalia volunteered to go back up onto the wall to distract the lone wildling. Believing there to be only one, and knowing that Nalia managed to escape once already, he told her to go for it. Unbeknownst to Jon however, there were now 6 or 7 wildlings up on the wall, and as Nalia got to the top, she fired off a red flare, which meant 1 thing, she needed help. Luckily for Jon, Edon arrived just then and Jon told him to go get as much help as he could, Jon waited at the bottom of the wall, anxious at what the wildlings were up to. Finally help arrived, but no one could think of any way to get up the wall without being killed, Jon however had an idea, he suggested that they trade to get Nalia back, things that the wildlings would have difficulty obtaining on their own, such as forged metal tools, sickles, and poison arrows.

Jon climbed the wall with this offer to the wildlings, they accepted, also asking that Jon bring water as well. Jon got the water, and ¼ of the supplies they asked for, and climbed back up the wall, giving them the water and the supplies as a show of good faith, Jon informed them he would now go back down for the rest. He got the remaining supplies and brought them back up, however only giving them to the wildlings on the condition that they first put Nalia on the lift, so that he knows that she will be safe. After giving the supplies to the wildlings one immediately suggested that they throw Jon off the wall, to see if he manages to survive the fall, however luckily for Jon one of the other wildlings interfered, saying that he did not wish to be as bad as the southerners, that wildlings honored their word, and allowed Nalia, and Jon to return back down to Castle Black.

After these events, Jon decided that he needed to stay around Castle Black for a little while, at least until they got more members, or got back on their feet, as Brenna had still been struck with the sleeping sickness. So he officially joined the Night’s Watch as a temporary initiate, and his feelings towards them quickly grew in strength, in the short amount of time he spent there, he felt like he was helping the realms, he felt like he was a part of something bigger than just himself. After he joined however, the Night’s Watch quickly grew in number, and the wildling attacks seemed to lessen in frequency, and so he left back to Winterfell, unaware of what waited for him back at his home.

Death of a Lord and Lady
Upon arrival, he was greeted by a face he was extremely glad to see, Brenna was awake, however something seemed to be wrong, she seemed extremely stressed out and worried. Upon asking what was wrong she said that she could not find her parents anywhere, and that there were chairs set up in a circle around their bed. Jon tried to reassure her as best he could, until Brenna decided to check the crypts, and there was something Jon had hoped to never see, Barnabus and Amarylis, who had been like a mother and father to him the past couple of years, had passed. His heart fell into his stomach, and he found it difficult to breathe, however he managed, for he knew that he had to stay strong for Brenna, he needed to be something she could cling onto in this tumultuous ocean of a world, so while his heart broke, and as he cried on the inside, he tried to remain as brave as he could.

Shortly thereafter, after thinking alone in his room, curious how the gods could hate him so much, he once again looked at the sparkler he kept safe beside his bed, and glanced at the wolf plushie on his bedside drawer, and he knew, he had to keep going, he had to remain strong, there were people who were counting on him, there were promises he still had to keep. So he stood up, and left his room in the barracks, and walked out into the courtyard, it was then that he saw a mysterious figure talking to Brenna, her voice was familiar, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on why, she introduced herself as Luna, and it was then that Jon remembered what Edon had told him the day before, that someone who introduced herself as Luna, Luna Tick had been following him the other day while he was taming a bear. He introduced himself before she left out the front gates, and made sure to call her by her full name, to which she responded “Rude.” Jon laughed internally, and knew he would like this girl.

First Date
Brenna then approached Jon, and asked him if he wanted to go for a ride, Jon said yes, he needed to get out and clear his head, after all that had happened in the past few months, it was almost too much for him to handle, but luckily he had people helping to keep him afloat. They rode around for awhile, eventually making their way to the mountain in the redwoods, it was there that Brenna and Jon just stood and admired the view, both of them happy to just get away from everything for a while, to go back to the simplicity of nature, where the only thing that matters is keeping yourself warm and fed. As they gazed at the horizon, Brenna suggested that they go swimming, Jon was not expecting the suggestion, but agreed nonetheless.

They made their way to the waterfall pond by King’s Landing, and there they played in the water, running, jumping, and laughing together, for the first time in quite a while, Jon was having fun, and he was happy. It seemed like they swam in that Oasis for ages, before they finally took a break, and together stood and looked up at the starry sky above them, entranced by the beauty of nature, and Jon, entranced by the beauty of Brenna. As the sun rose in the east, Jon turned to her, grabbed both of her hands, and gently kissed her on the lips, turning a bright shade of red, he turned his gaze to the ground. Brenna however, let go of his hands, and gently caressed his face, kissing him herself, they stood on that waterfall for a while, just holding each other, letting all of their worries in this world slip away, only needing to focus on that one moment. After 10 minutes or so they decided they should head back to Winterfell, now officially a couple, ready to take on whatever else the world may throw at them.

Raid on Hardhome
Jon spent the next few days catching up with the members of Winterfell, and it was then that Jon first met Merdant Schwarz, a knight who had recently joined Winterfell. However, Jon also noticed that Luna had begun to spend more and more time in Winterfell, and attempted to get to know her better, however, the more questions he asked her, the more intrigued Jon became, answers to questions such as “How old are you?” were met with replies such as “I don’t know”. However, Jon did know that she seemed awfully shy, and she reminded of him greatly of someone who he once vowed to protect, and who he failed to protect. He promised Luna that he would try his best to help her solve these questions that she didn’t know the answer to. Jon continued to attempt and get to know Luna better, until one day a rider came into Winterfell, yelling that wildlings were attacking Castle Black. Jon got his gear and rode out, Merdant, Edon, and Luna alongside him. They successfully managed to repel the wildling attack, and decided to take the fight to them, little did Jon know, that was a terrible idea.

As they rode across the frozen wastes, towards the wildling encampment only known as “Hardhome” Jon could see why the wildlings were so desperate to get south, there was nothing up here, nothing but ice and snow as far as the eye could see. Jon wondered how they managed to survive up here for so long, and he admired their strength and resolve. After a short ride they arrived at the main gate to Hardhome, guarded by wolves, they did not anticipate just how strong the wildling’s animals had become, as a single wolf tore its way through mount after mount, including the wolf Jon had borrowed from Holly, only stopping after a Night’s Watch member led it away. They then debated on how to get through the next gate, behind which at least 6 mammoths were standing, ready to gore any who tried to pass, first they tried shooting them with crossbows, but the mammoths were too healthy for that. It was then that a Night’s Watch member suggested we lead them away, just like we did with the wolf, and they all agreed.

As the gate fell, all hell broke loose, as wolves and mammoths ran every which way, Jon turned and ran, but he glanced behind him and noticed that a Night’s Watch member was struggling to get away, he turned and attempted to fire a slow arrow into the mammoth to help, but that only seemed to anger the beast as it turned in Jon’s direction instead, Jon attempted to flee, but a wolf caught him and slowed him just enough for the mammoth to catch up, and the last thing Jon remembered was the searing pain of a mammoth tusk scraping across his back.

He awoke in agony back in Winterfell, but luckily for Jon, Merdant knew how to throw together a quick bandage, and bandaged the wound as best as he could, however the wound would leave Jon riding a sheep for a few days. Jon went back to sleep, and when he awoke, the maester was awake, Jon asked him to look at his wound, and the maester changed his bandages, and gave him some medicine, and some painkillers to take. As Jon was forced to stay in Winterfell, he slowly got to know more about Luna, but at the same time, he learned almost nothing at all, as he continued to get odd answers to questions that most people would know about themselves, however Jon continued to spend time with Luna, jumping from roof to roof with her on his sheep, he even found out which roof in Winterfell was her favorite.

The Funeral
At long last the time came, the time for Amarylis and Barnabus’ memorial, many showed up, friends, family, even a few faces Jon had not seen before. It was possibly one of the hardest days he had in recent memory, but he couldn’t have imagined how hard it must have been for Brenna, so once more, he tried to stay strong for her, but unfortunately, midway through Brenna’s song grief overtook him, and he collapsed. He awoke to Richard speaking, and as he listened to Willow’s speech, his heart sank once more. He held Brenna tightly, knowing that in her presence, he would feel better. As the memorial came to a close, and everyone went their separate ways Jon knew, that despite all of the bad, all of the hardships, everything Westeros had to offer. Winterfell was a family, and in family, there is unity, and in unity…. There is strength. Jon looked towards the coming storm with hope and determination, he knew that whatever else came their way, Winterfell would survive. He and Brenna took refuge from the storm in a nearby cave, it was a rough one, but they made it, Jon emerged from the cave with one purpose, he would help strengthen Winterfell in the best way he know how, being a ranger, so he hung up his saddlebags, and decided to let others take care of the animals, and took up his longbow and poison arrows for good, he would always be a hunter deep in his heart, and that will never change.