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The night is no different than any other, so far as Ygritte knows. Warm, though the breeze coming off the water is cool, and the stars bright above her head. She builds a bonfire simply because she wants to see the flames rise into the sky, but it all feels a bit solemn.
Perhaps it's the reminder of what power words have, stories and songs, since she allowed herself to be pulled into that strange meeting. At home, she would have given her best. After all, it's the telling of tales she tried so hard to use to catch Jon the first time. She does not think she can be blamed for his thick-headedness; her ability remains strong.
She is nearly sure that she's alone when she stands in front of the fire and allows herself to sing, the words coming back slow and sure. Her voice is low and throaty, husky with memory. The last of the wildlings, for it has been many seasons here and she knows it cannot have gone well for her people in those seasons.
"I cannot remember my name
As I lay on the battlefield
and hear the war drums
I died here with honor today
Warrior Queen with my sword by my side
I can't remember the names of these men
As they cover my body with furs
Now I am floating up over the land
Leaving my body below
Now they will carry me home
Through the mountains and groves
to the land of my birth
They will make me a funeral pyre
where my bones turn to dust
and my flesh turns to fire."
[Warrior Queen by Kellianna.]
Perhaps it's the reminder of what power words have, stories and songs, since she allowed herself to be pulled into that strange meeting. At home, she would have given her best. After all, it's the telling of tales she tried so hard to use to catch Jon the first time. She does not think she can be blamed for his thick-headedness; her ability remains strong.
She is nearly sure that she's alone when she stands in front of the fire and allows herself to sing, the words coming back slow and sure. Her voice is low and throaty, husky with memory. The last of the wildlings, for it has been many seasons here and she knows it cannot have gone well for her people in those seasons.
"I cannot remember my name
As I lay on the battlefield
and hear the war drums
I died here with honor today
Warrior Queen with my sword by my side
I can't remember the names of these men
As they cover my body with furs
Now I am floating up over the land
Leaving my body below
Now they will carry me home
Through the mountains and groves
to the land of my birth
They will make me a funeral pyre
where my bones turn to dust
and my flesh turns to fire."
[Warrior Queen by Kellianna.]