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As promised, here is the summary of the revised Jon I reading from ADWD that George gave at Marcon this past weekend. Enjoy!!!
Jon is having one of his wolf dreams. Ghost can sense his siblings out in the wild. Knows that they are down to 4 now - 2 of them are dead. Ghost is out in the cold and snow and keeps hearing the word "snow" being shouted.
Eventually, Jon is wakened by Mormont's raven, who is shouting "snow."
Dolorous Edd walks into Jon's room and he talks about his dislike for prunes.
Jon's thoughts - Wildings from all over are drifting down to the wall, searching for safety. Stannis keeps them captive in "wilding pens". Stannis picks wildings from the stockades for the Red Woman to question.
Edd tells Jon that Stannis is waiting to see him, so Jon must get ready and go.
Jon is under the common misconception that Bran and Rickon are dead, but knows that their wolves are still alive, due to his wolf dreams. <opinion - could this lead to Jon knowing that Bran and Rickon are alive as well?>
As Jon is walking across the training yard to see Stannis, he notices that the knights stand in separate groups. Notes are sketchy and my memory is fuzzy here, but I think he saw that the Melissandre's men and Stannis' men did not mingle at all. This may be important.
One knight, a Ser Gaudry?, calls Jon "boy" and tells him that his Valaryian steel should be used for more than scratching his arse. He challenges Jon to fight him on the training fields, but Jon only shows him his back and keeps walking.
As Jon walks outside, he notices that the repair work on the wall continues. They are fixing the switchback stairway to the top, which is currently unusable. Right now the only way to the top is by using the winch to lift people and supplies up.
He meets up with Sam and asks him how his archery practice is coming. Sam complains that it causes blisters so it is not going well. But he mentions that he found a good book on archery….
Jon enters the room where Stannis and Melissandre await him. Stannis looks stiff, uncomfortable, with pale, leather-like skin. Stannis is angry about a parchment he received from Liara? Mormont (a 10 year old girl) stating that the Mormonts know and will support no other other than a Stark. Stannis claims that this child "spit on me." He broods that all other Northern lords shun him besides Karhold, who have pledged support for Stannis.
Stannis, obviously in need of money to finance his efforts asks Jon how much he has with the Night's Watch. Jon states that have none save only turnips. He then tells Stannis that if he needs money, then try to gain the support of White Harbor - they are loaded.
Stannis intends to keep Mance's baby as heir to the wildings and kill Mance. He wants to use the baby to win their support. Jon tries to convince him that the wildings will only follow Mance and they recognize no heirs. Stannis argues that by law, Mance's life is forfeit on many levels - he is a deserter from the Wall, for one. He intends to kill Mance as that is what the law and justice demands. He says he will burn him to make an example of him. <Stannis' stubborn adherence to the "law" really shone in this passage>
Stannis then tells Jon he wants to garrison the empty castles along the wall with his men. Argues that Jon is only using 3 of them, so Jon should permit him the rest. He also wants to grant lands to his lords and knights and Rattleshirt and Magnar of Thenn.
Jon tells Stannis that he intends to send Gilly and her boy away. Stannis questions this, since Mance's son uses Gilly as a milk-mother. Jon says there is no need for them here, that her boy is the product of her father, Craster. Stannis then quips "her father is her boy's father as well? Then send them away, for this is not King's Landing."
Jon then denies the Wall's castles to Stannis. He tells him that giving away castles and lands to Southern lords and knights will not win support from any northerners. Stannis is angered, and tells Jon that he made him Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, so he could make another. He then tells Jon he intends to grant Winterfell to Arnolf Karstark, since he has Stark blood and plenty of heirs. It was around this time that Stannis, in his anger, drew Lightbringer, and light rippled up the blade in red, yellow, and orange hues. <this seemed important to me, I'm fuzzy on Lightbringer's characteristics, but could this be an indicator (or one of many indicators) the sword is NOT Lightbringer?>
Stannis then gives Jon 1 year to man the empty castles, or Stannis will take them with or without Jon's permission.
Jon is then walked out by Melissandre. She tells Jon that Stannis is growing fond of him. Jon says "I can tell, he only threatened to behead me twice." Melissandre then tells Jon to fear his silence, not his words.
Melissandre then goes on to tell Jon that she sees him in her flames a lot now. Jon gives her a wary look. She then tells him that even though the gods are perfect, their prophets are not, so sometimes signs are misinterpreted. <perhaps this is an indication that her belief in Stannis is failing, and that now she thinks Jon may be the one. Another possibility is perhaps the flames indicate Jon is a Targaryen?> She then talks about other things - how she is searching for Tormund, and that she knows Jon has a lot of enemies. Jon makes a comment that he is very aware he has enemies. She then tells him to keep his wolf close, and to fear the enemies that smile at him. The chapter closes with Melissandre saying "You know nothing, Jon Snow."
Jon is having one of his wolf dreams. Ghost can sense his siblings out in the wild. Knows that they are down to 4 now - 2 of them are dead. Ghost is out in the cold and snow and keeps hearing the word "snow" being shouted.
Eventually, Jon is wakened by Mormont's raven, who is shouting "snow."
Dolorous Edd walks into Jon's room and he talks about his dislike for prunes.
Jon's thoughts - Wildings from all over are drifting down to the wall, searching for safety. Stannis keeps them captive in "wilding pens". Stannis picks wildings from the stockades for the Red Woman to question.
Edd tells Jon that Stannis is waiting to see him, so Jon must get ready and go.
Jon is under the common misconception that Bran and Rickon are dead, but knows that their wolves are still alive, due to his wolf dreams. <opinion - could this lead to Jon knowing that Bran and Rickon are alive as well?>
As Jon is walking across the training yard to see Stannis, he notices that the knights stand in separate groups. Notes are sketchy and my memory is fuzzy here, but I think he saw that the Melissandre's men and Stannis' men did not mingle at all. This may be important.
One knight, a Ser Gaudry?, calls Jon "boy" and tells him that his Valaryian steel should be used for more than scratching his arse. He challenges Jon to fight him on the training fields, but Jon only shows him his back and keeps walking.
As Jon walks outside, he notices that the repair work on the wall continues. They are fixing the switchback stairway to the top, which is currently unusable. Right now the only way to the top is by using the winch to lift people and supplies up.
He meets up with Sam and asks him how his archery practice is coming. Sam complains that it causes blisters so it is not going well. But he mentions that he found a good book on archery….
Jon enters the room where Stannis and Melissandre await him. Stannis looks stiff, uncomfortable, with pale, leather-like skin. Stannis is angry about a parchment he received from Liara? Mormont (a 10 year old girl) stating that the Mormonts know and will support no other other than a Stark. Stannis claims that this child "spit on me." He broods that all other Northern lords shun him besides Karhold, who have pledged support for Stannis.
Stannis, obviously in need of money to finance his efforts asks Jon how much he has with the Night's Watch. Jon states that have none save only turnips. He then tells Stannis that if he needs money, then try to gain the support of White Harbor - they are loaded.
Stannis intends to keep Mance's baby as heir to the wildings and kill Mance. He wants to use the baby to win their support. Jon tries to convince him that the wildings will only follow Mance and they recognize no heirs. Stannis argues that by law, Mance's life is forfeit on many levels - he is a deserter from the Wall, for one. He intends to kill Mance as that is what the law and justice demands. He says he will burn him to make an example of him. <Stannis' stubborn adherence to the "law" really shone in this passage>
Stannis then tells Jon he wants to garrison the empty castles along the wall with his men. Argues that Jon is only using 3 of them, so Jon should permit him the rest. He also wants to grant lands to his lords and knights and Rattleshirt and Magnar of Thenn.
Jon tells Stannis that he intends to send Gilly and her boy away. Stannis questions this, since Mance's son uses Gilly as a milk-mother. Jon says there is no need for them here, that her boy is the product of her father, Craster. Stannis then quips "her father is her boy's father as well? Then send them away, for this is not King's Landing."
Jon then denies the Wall's castles to Stannis. He tells him that giving away castles and lands to Southern lords and knights will not win support from any northerners. Stannis is angered, and tells Jon that he made him Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, so he could make another. He then tells Jon he intends to grant Winterfell to Arnolf Karstark, since he has Stark blood and plenty of heirs. It was around this time that Stannis, in his anger, drew Lightbringer, and light rippled up the blade in red, yellow, and orange hues. <this seemed important to me, I'm fuzzy on Lightbringer's characteristics, but could this be an indicator (or one of many indicators) the sword is NOT Lightbringer?>
Stannis then gives Jon 1 year to man the empty castles, or Stannis will take them with or without Jon's permission.
Jon is then walked out by Melissandre. She tells Jon that Stannis is growing fond of him. Jon says "I can tell, he only threatened to behead me twice." Melissandre then tells Jon to fear his silence, not his words.
Melissandre then goes on to tell Jon that she sees him in her flames a lot now. Jon gives her a wary look. She then tells him that even though the gods are perfect, their prophets are not, so sometimes signs are misinterpreted. <perhaps this is an indication that her belief in Stannis is failing, and that now she thinks Jon may be the one. Another possibility is perhaps the flames indicate Jon is a Targaryen?> She then talks about other things - how she is searching for Tormund, and that she knows Jon has a lot of enemies. Jon makes a comment that he is very aware he has enemies. She then tells him to keep his wolf close, and to fear the enemies that smile at him. The chapter closes with Melissandre saying "You know nothing, Jon Snow."
