A Storm of Swords-Chapter 73

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Jon X
A Storm of Swords chapter
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Chapter chronology (All)
Jon IX
Jaime IX  ← Jon X →  Arya XIII

Jon XI

Synopsis

Jon is brought once again before Janos Slynt, and told that only Maester Aemon is preventing Slynt from hanging Jon. Slynt reveals that he will give Jon one last chance to prove his innocence, sending him to meet Mance Rayder as an envoy, but Jon must kill the wildling king. Beyond the Wall, Jon meets Tormund who treats him with respect, almost as a friend. Jon is brought before Mance, and the king is aware that the Watch is nearly out of provisions and cannot hold out much longer.

Rayder then brings him to see the Horn of Winter, which Mance claims they found back in the Frostfangs, but only he and his trusted lieutenants knew about it. However, Mance does not wish to use the Horn, for if the songs can be believed, it will cause the Wall to collapse. The wildlings have come south not to conquer, but to escape the Others. Without the Wall, Mance’s people would find no safe haven, even in the south, and that is something he does not wish to happen. Mance offers Jon the Horn of Winter if the Night’s Watch will let his people pass the Wall and settle the lands to the south, although he will not abide the laws or taxes of the Seven Kingdoms. If the Watch refuses, Tormund Giantsbane will sound the Horn of Joramun in three days time. However, the parley is interrupted, as the wildlings have come under attack. Mance believes that it must be Cotter Pyke, but it is really King Stannis with all his mounted knights. During the battle, Harma Dogshead goes down, and Jon watches as the eagle that had once been Orell bursts into flames, and Varamyr (who claims to be riding inside Orell's eagle) runs screaming from the fray. Mance is surrounded and captured, and as Jon waits to see who commands the knights (who call Stannis Baratheon's name), Val calls him to Mance’s tent, where Dalla is giving birth.

References and Notes

  • The synopsis was copied from Aol member vbkorik27 previously at[1]