By Fire and Frost: The Last Pup

” You were always so full of spirit, brother. Such a little terror you and Shaggydog were and even on the coldest nights on the Wall I could find a smile on my face as I remembered you all. You and Arya were cut from the same cloth, both so full of life and so keen to explore. She may have been Underfoot but you weren’t too far from being so yourself.” Jon said his voice sounded as if he was trying to be happy and yet it was very much not. Rickon tried to answer, tried to speak to his brother, and found he could not, though he did welcome the sound of Jon’s voice and the words he continued to speak. It had been so long since he’d heard anyone he’d named as his kin. So long that he was sure he’d never hear them again and so he listened as Jon spoke and he felt the cold begin to be replaced by a warmth he’d not felt since before his father had left Winterfell all those years ago.” This is not how your life ends, Rickon. The gods aren’t finished with you yet and your family misses you greatly. Come back to us brother, come back for I fear I cannot do what I must alone.” Jon said softly. The flames began to wash over him and yet he felt no fear and it wasn’t until he saw the blue eyes and the wall of ice that he began to worry. It was with the images of what seemed to be dead men marching that he awoke from and his panic threatened to overwhelm him only for him to see his brother and to then feel his arms wrap tightly around him. Plus, it helps me keep writing these stories that (hopefully) keep you hooked! — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: By Fire and Frost: The Last Pup — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠