[He couldn't be sure. He had been fighting ever since he left Winterfell, so many of them unnecessary. There was only one war that mattered and it had never come. The world was destroyed by a different storm, one that Jon couldn't have anticipated or prepared for.
Now he was left with this. A war that didn't involve him, save for the promise he gave for the sake of others.]
We are here to fight in exchange for our loved ones being kept safe. That is the only cause I have to raise my sword.
[He is uncertain at her touch, glancing down at her hand hesitantly. Very few offered him comfort in that way, perhaps only Sansa since his resurrection. Never someone he just met, but it was kind and needed.
Her words touched upon so much he struggled with and tried to come to terms with. Loss, letting the hurt settle in his heart and mind, and simple acceptance. It was something he still struggled with.]
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[He couldn't be sure. He had been fighting ever since he left Winterfell, so many of them unnecessary. There was only one war that mattered and it had never come. The world was destroyed by a different storm, one that Jon couldn't have anticipated or prepared for.
Now he was left with this. A war that didn't involve him, save for the promise he gave for the sake of others.]
We are here to fight in exchange for our loved ones being kept safe. That is the only cause I have to raise my sword.
[He is uncertain at her touch, glancing down at her hand hesitantly. Very few offered him comfort in that way, perhaps only Sansa since his resurrection. Never someone he just met, but it was kind and needed.
Her words touched upon so much he struggled with and tried to come to terms with. Loss, letting the hurt settle in his heart and mind, and simple acceptance. It was something he still struggled with.]
What were your terrible circumstances?