Step by Step

"Dire wolves? Oh they surely are awesome companions as well! However, anything else you´d like to know?" She replied.

"Do you just live with your brother? Not any tribe?" He remembered back when Naerys sat upon his lap and told that she wanted safety.

"Well currently it´s just the two of us yes. But we did have lived with some others for some time. For Norjen and me it´s always depending about the use and the liking of these companionships. Also would have been quite troublesome now that I get you some information don´t you think so?" She told him, still instinctly only tell him as much as he asks.

John started to think. He had promised her safety and he needed to find a place where she could be. But he still needed the information she was gathering for him. If only he knew how to end the threat of the white walkers. The rabbit was finally cooled down and he started to cut the meat. "You said that you wanted safety. Is there something more than just the white walkers?"

Naerys raised a brow, not knowing what to think of the question. Doesn´t every being want safety? Especially at times and not to mention at places like here. "Well yes and no. If you´re asking if I fear for other free people or such to come after me then no, to my knowledge I don´t have made any enemy, well any enemy who would hunt me down besides your fellow crows maybe. But after all don´t we all seek for some safety in this world? Not to mention that as a woman it´s in my blood to have the need for it even more."

"I was just wondering," John replied and took a bite of the meat. It was delicious. "I've just been thinking a lot lately, about the threat against the white walkers."

"Mmmmhmmm." Taking a bigger piece of the meat herself to start eating it shortly after she was still looking at John questioning, wondering what was going through his mind. "Guess you really needed to take some hours off then. Is there anything I should know about or can help you with? I don´t know too much how decisions work for your kind but if you want to share your thoughts I´m there to at least listen."

A thought had wandered in to Johns mind, but that was very risky. And people wouldn't like it for sure. "I've actually started to think, if it is possible that both nights watch and the free folk actually could work together. We both share the same enemy, that's the one thing we have in common."

She chuckled before turning serious. "Oh you sure are affected to danger aren´t you`? However if you really wanna go for that plan you have to make sure that at least your crows follow and listen to you since they have to put the hate for us free folk aside and work together. Convincing the tribes though definitely will be hard work but maybe it´s possible. At least with each other the tribes already have worked together and followed one leader. For that though you surely will need help and assistance since it´s also very doubtable if they would accept you as their leader. However I could try to gather some tribes together though, telling them the idea and maybe there could even a meeting be arranged."

"It is very risky, I know, but what if there is no other options?" If the wall couldn't hold longer, then whole Westeros would be in danger. John couldn't let that happen. It wouldn't be easy to convince everyone to put the hate against the free folk aside. Could he be a leader for two groups? Both nights watch and the free folk? He smiled toward Naerys when she offered her help again. "I would be very grateful if you could help me." She was like an angel sent from the gods.

"Well I´ll try my best but I can´t gurantee for anything you know that right?" She warned him before she remembered someone from her past who actually grew as more than usable to them. "In fact though I have a .... eh ... well ... I know someone that could be of quite great help. He got to gain quite the power and respect at few tribes to my knowledge and if we or rather you can convince him to join forces there might be a not that bad chance that others will follow. But again I can´t promise anything."

"I know, but I really appreciate your help anyway," John replied. If it came to that they couldn't work, then John had to fetch a another plan. His eyebrow raised when Naerys mentioned someone who could be of great help. "And who is this man?"

Leaning against him she continued to eat while staring into the still burning fire. "His name is Thorir though his last name depends on the region I think. He is a talented fighter, known for his tactical smartness and braveness and recently became a highly respected leader of one of the bigger tribes."

John listened carefully to what Naerys told him. Thorir really sounded like respectful leader. To bad there weren't many of him among the wall. Just the thought of how few they already were, made John sigh a little. "If he agrees to meet us, then I'll be very grateful to you."

"Very grateful eh?" She repeated smirking at him. "And how exactly will your gratefulness look like?"

"Why don't you find out?" he replied teasingly and held her around her waist.

Letting out a joyful gasp she touched his chest as she replied. "Oh you really know how to tempt me John. But why don´t you give me a little taste though so I know what I do my best for?"

He leaned himself closer to her and whispered in her ear: "How about something like in the hot spring? Just in a warm bed with lots of fur?"

She cuckled, almost purred back at him. "Oh that indeed is something worth the risk. Well I assume I try to arrange the meeting as soon as possible then?"

He wanted to give her "rawr" back to her, but the look from Minha made him to do not. "As soon as possible. In the meantime, I'll prepare my men for this."

"Oh yes you surely should. Maybe some manners would be of use too." She replied finishing her part of the rabbit. "How soon have you to go back though?"

"Oh, I'll make them to get better manners!" John chuckled. He would probably need a lot of help with that! He also got finished with the rabbit before he replied back to Naerys. "I guess I should get back soon, or else they will send a search party after me."

She sighed since she wouldn´t have minded to stay with him for longer, not at all but obviously he was right and she surely didn´t want to risk to be caught by worried and angry crows. "And we surely don´t want this to happen."

"But what they don't know, won't hurt them!" John said. He didn't want to go back just yet. Just a few hours away wasn't good reason enough to send a search party for him.

"Them not for sure, but as for me I´m not that sure. Wished there would be more crows like you though." She replied with another sigh as she started cuddleing him.