Editing Monster (section)

===''A Dance with Dragons''===
Stannis is glad that Gilly is leaving the Wall, considering her child to be an abomination born of incest. Since Stannis believes that the infant remaining at Castle Black—actually Gilly's child—is the [[wildling prince|son of Mance and Dalla]], Jon protects the boy by explaining that the [[free folk]] do not have hereditary Kings-Beyond-the-Wall. Melisandre says it is cruel to separate the [[milk brother]]s, and Jon lies that Gilly's son is larger and more robust than Dalla's, kicking and pinching the prince and making it difficult for him to nurse.{{Ref|ADWD|3}}

Jon Snow recalls how he convinced Gilly to secretly take Dalla's baby and leave her own child behind. He has a nightmare that he ripped the babies from her arms and cut their heads off, then swapped the heads and told her to sew them back on.{{Ref|ADWD|7}} Before she leaves, Gilly makes Jon promise to find her son a good wet nurse so that he grows up big and strong. She insists that Jon not name him until he is two years old, to prevent bad luck.{{Ref|ADWD|7}}{{Ref|AFFC|5}}

[[Val]] sings to Gilly's baby and refers to him as a "little monster". Val thinks Melisandre is aware of Jon having switched the boys, and she advises Jon to keep Monster away from the [[red priest]]ess.{{Ref|ADWD|39}} Lords [[Torghen Flint]] and [[Brandon Norrey]] each bring a wet nurse when they travel to Castle Black for the wedding of [[Alys Karstark]] and [[Sigorn]]. Monster thrives under their nursing.{{Ref|ADWD|49}} Val objects to the baby being in the same tower as Princess [[Shireen Baratheon]], a survivor of [[greyscale]].{{Ref|ADWD|53}} [[Leathers]] thinks [[Toregg]] has taken a liking to one of Monster's wet nurses, although Jon thinks Tall Toregg prefers Val.{{Ref|ADWD|69}}