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"They're attacking the southern gates!"
"A pincer attack" Rickard muttered with worry. The Night's Watch did not have the men to fight from both sides.
"I'm going down then. Brother Slynt, you have The Wall."
"What?!"
Tyrion snorted. Janos Slynt may have been the Commander of the Gold Cloaks, but he'd never fought in something like this, let alone commanded men through battle. Tyrion did not doubt that Slynt bought his way to that position.
The assessment may have been a harsh one, but Tyrion was not known for being gentle on Janos Slynt, regardless of whether the man was correct about Slynt or not.
"What are you fucking waiting for, loose!"
"You heard the man. Loose!"
[The archers on The Wall let loose a barrage of arrows downward at RAYDER'S troops. They back up, then cheer. On the other side, YGRITTE continues to let loose Flaming arrows. Pyp shoots a crossbow down at TORMUND'S troops]
"Ah shit, Sam."
"Yeah?"
"I think we're gonna die."
"If you keep missing we will."
Robb snorted. The things courage can do for a person. He was proud of Sam, for leaving safety and coming to fight alongside his brothers. He knew the boy had it in him, a small part of him that paid attention to the smaller things while the majority of him watched all the bullshit unfold knew it well.
[TORMUND'S troops throw rope up at the gate. ALLISER steps off the lift and walks towards the Night's Watch]
"Brothers! A hundred generations have defended this castle. We've never fallen before. She will not fall tonight. Those things at our walls, they eat the flesh of the men they kill. Do you want to fill the belly of those things tonight?
"No!"
"Tonight we fight. And when the sun rises I promise you, Castle Black will stand."
"Will it?" Lyanna questioned, gripping her son's hand tightly, eyes wide in fear for what could happen next.
"Words of courage from your commanders do great things" Ned said with a worried smile. He'd been a commander and been commanded, he knew what confidence meant to people on the battlefield. Could even end up being the deciding factor in a battle.
[ALLISER and the Night's Watch rush at the Wildlings that have scaled the gate. PYP and SAM leave their position as TORMUND scales the gate. On the other side RAYDER'S troops advance]
"No discipline. No training. Gang of thieves, that's all this is. I commanded the city watch of King's Landing. Those men obeyed orders."
"Gang of Murderers is a better term for these lots" Jaime muttered. He had no confidence in Janos Slynt, but he hoped the man had some redeeming qualities to lead people. He may die, but it would be a shame if Jon died here as well, and it would happen if they lost.
Jaime so far didn't mind the boy, was a little too much like uncle for his liking but not a bad lad. Plus... he was Rhaegar's last living child and Jaime wished he would be there till the end.
"We can't just let them attack the gate!"
"The bars of those gates are four inches of cold, rolled steel."
"Those are giants riding mammoths down there. Do you think your cold, rolled steel's gonna stop them?"
"No such thing as giants. They're stories for the children."
"You absolute fool!" Jaime hissed, to the surprise of his brother and mother. How could he not see them when everyone else could?!
"Brother Slynt! I've just got word that Ser Alliser needs you below. You're the most experienced man he's got, he said he needs ya."
"Didn't Alliser put him on command of the wall? Why does he need him below now?" Brandon the Elder questioned with a frown.
"He doesn't" Rickard chuckled. He could see what that man had done.
[JANOS runs away. JON and GRENN nod at each other]
And now the rest understood as well.
"Good lad" Ned muttered with a smirk.
[The archers let loose a bunch of arrows at RAYDER'S men as they rush the wall and begin to climb]
"They won't make it to the summit before dawn."
"How do you know that?"
"Because I've made that climb."
"I think they're in a bigger hurry than you were."
"They won't risk making the climb too fast" Robb muttered. "One wrong step and they'll all fall and die."
"I don't think they care about that" Jon pointed out. "they are here to either win or die, and if they die there then they die. They don't care for anything else."
"That's good to know" Robb muttered.
[Archers of the Night's Watch are lowered perpendicular to The Wall. A Wildling tries to shoot an arrow up at The Wall unsuccessfully. A giant stands next to him and shoots his own arrow up. The first rips through one of the posts. The second clears one of the Night's Watch straight off the wall.]
"Those are basically scorpion bolts!" Renly complained. An exaggeration, but it was still larger than a normal arrow.
[At Castle Black the fighting continues. STYR kills a man, the blood splatters on OLLY'S Face. JANOS comes down off the lift and OLLY returns the lift to the top. Wildlings break into the kitchen. JANOS cowardly runs down a hall toward where GILLY and her baby are hiding. He looks at her in shock]
"Of course, he runs!" Tyrion snapped. He knew that man was not fit for anything he was given!
"And now he knows about the girl and her baby" Joanna muttered.
[Outside PYP finally hits someone with his crossbow.]
"I got one. Right through the heart, he's dead."
"Don't celebrate till the battle's over you fool!" Jon snapped. The man was going to kill himself if he looked away from the enemy!
[SAM hands PYP a loaded crossbow. PYP goes up to shoot a Wildling, but YGRITTE shoots an arrow right through his neck. He falls into SAM'S arms]
"No!" Robb shouted, swearing right after and staring angrily at the wall. Ygritte, the girl his brothers other self had fallen for. Robb on the other hand felt little about her, so it was easier for him to swear at her and curse her for taking Pyp's life. Even if Robb did not know Pyp.l not would he ever if they followed their course of life
[The Night's Watch drop barrels down toward the Wildlings that approach the gate. Two giants and a mammoth approach the gate and begin pulling at it with long ropes. JON turns to GRENN]
"The outer gate won't hold. Take five men, and hold the inner gate. Hold the gate. If they make it through..."
"They won't. Come on Hill! And you Cooper! You three, on me! Come on you lazy bastards!"
[ALLISER and TORMUND ARE FIGHTING. Tormund slices Alliser in the gut. ALLISER falls to the ground and screams as gets dragged underneath]
"Hold the fucking gate! Hold it!"
[SAM sits with PYP on his lap, dead. He lays him on the ground and grabs the crossbow. He makes a run for the lift as THE THENN WARG sees him and chases after him. SAM shoots him in the head with his crossbow.]
"Sam the Slayer!"Arya whooped.
Robb smiled, but the tension did not leave him. It left none of the watchers.
[GRENN and the men that came down with him get off the lift. SAM goes to GRENN]
"We need more men down here."
"We have to hold the gate."
"But we need men here."
"Tell Jon! He's in command."
[GRENN turns to the men behind him]
"Let's go!"
[Sam gets in the lift. He turns to OLLY, who sits on the ground with his hands over his ears in fear]
"Your name's Olly, right? Listen to me Olly, get me to the top and when we give a signal, bring us back down. Do you hear me?"
[Olly raises the lift]
"And find a weapon, Olly. Fight them!"
[Olly looks down at a bow and arrow.]
"Good lad" Robb muttered. This way the boy had a fighting chance to survive. He may die or not, but he'd go down fighting at least.