Beyond the Wall, the men of the Night's Watch ventured in full force ready to face whatever
dangers lurk in the frozen North. To aid them in their journey was the wild man Craster.
A man of depravity who married his daughters and used them to birth more daughters for
his future pleasure. Despite his obvious faults he had long been a friend to the Watch and
lent his home as a sanctuary for the Black Brothers on their journey. Craster told the
Lord Commander of a vast army being raised by the King Beyond the Wall, Mance Rayder.
He also speaks of rumors surrounding the undead who now walked the land in service to the
White Walkers.
The Lord Commander decided to send a scouting mission, including Jon Snow and the veteran
Qhorin Halfhand, to find the gathering Wildling army and collect whatever information might
be useful in the battle to come. As the men moved across the frozen waste lands they encounter
a group of Wildlings and kill all but a young woman, Ygritte. Jon Snow was left to finish
the job while the others continued to move forward. However, Jon could not bring himself
to kill a defenseless women. Ygritte takes advantage and runs away forcing Jon to run
after her and bind her hands. Unfortunately, by the time he caught her he was lost and
unsure how to catch up to his Brothers. A bond grows between Ygritte and Jon, though
at first he refuses her advances because of his Oath to the Watch.
It's not long before other Wildlings find them and to his surprise Qhorin Halfhand was
already their prisoner. Ygritte convinced the Wildlings to spare Jon and bring him before
Mance Rayder due to the fact the he was the son of the Lord of Winterfell. As they marched,
Halfhand told Jon that he must infiltrate the Wildlings and learn as much as he can.
And when possible, return to the Lord Commander and make his report. Jon was confused and does
not understand how this could be accomplished. But it was all made clear when Halfhand attacked
him and forced Jon to kill him. Having seen Jon murder a fellow Brother, the Wildlings
were convinced that he can be trusted and released him from captivity.
Meanwhile, Sam Tarly, Jon's friend, and some of the other Brothers are out collecting wood
for the camp which is further south, waiting to hear from the scouts. As they work they
hear the bellow of a horn back at camp. They heard the first blast, which meant Jon and
the scouts have returned. They heard a second blast, it wasn’t Jon, it was Wildlings attacking
the camp. They heard a third, which could only mean, White Walkers. Daenerys Stormborn, known as the last daughter of House
Targaryen, Khaleesi of the Dothraki Horde, and now, Mother of Dragons. With her rebirth
in the funeral pyre of her beloved Khal Drogo, Dragons had returned to the world and with
them many believed the magic of old Valyria. Yet despite this tremendous gift, Daenerys
found herself in perilous circumstances. The majority of the Dothraki army had abandoned
her after the death of her husband and she became lost in the desert of the red waste,
stranded with the last of her starving and dehydrated followers.
Desperate for salvation, she sent riders to seek help and they led her to the prosperous
city of Qarth. Upon arrival she addressed the Council of Thirteen, who ran the city,
and plead for refuge. She was denied but for one man, Xaro Xhoan Daxos who vouched
for her and grants her sanctuary in his home. Unfortunately, things quickly took a turn
for the worst and her Dragons were kidnapped by the warlock Pyat Pree. Pree executed the
Council of Thirteen and revealed himself to be the partner of Xaro Xhoan Daxos who had
betrayed Daenerys in exchange for being made King of Qarth.
As she returned to gather her men she discovered that they too had been slaughtered and only
her adviser Jorah Mormont remained. Together they travelled to the House of the Undying,
where the warlock had placed her dragons. She entered and discovered a maze of illusions
and magic that preyed upon her vulnerabilities and desires. Eventually, she was captured by
Pyat Pree, but she is able to call on her dragons to burn down the House of the Undying
and kill the Warlock, freeing them from captivity.
Upon escaping with her Dragons, she found Xaro Xhoan Daxos with her handmaiden, who
she discovered had also betrayed her. Daenerys locked them both inside Xaro’s vault, leaving
them to die slow and painful deaths. She then claimed his riches and prepared
to buy ships and soldiers for her return to Westeros, where she would retake the Iron Throne
with fire and blood.
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