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Chapter 23 of No Joy in Command is out for Squires!
🕑 Added 2025-06-09 07:17:56 +0000 UTCNot as late as I feared. You want some... aftermath. Here it is. I'm not entirely happy with the chapter, but I will probably go back during the week to go over it with a clear head, preferably when my mind isn't half-addled by the new heat wave. Anyway, let me know what you think.
You can read the previous chapters in the collection.
Comments
John
Just realized with Jon asking for 300 clansmen he’s basically got his own Varangian guard.
Yeno .M Evig
They didn't rebel against Jon, though.
TyrantGod
House Hightower should be punished and crippled. Historically IRL that’s what happened to rebellious vassals. Sparing them can show weakness
stevem1
Good chapter. Jon moving the surviving Northmen into King’s Landing and giving them a portion of the city was a nice touch. Marry them to the locals and their descendants would be Crownlander/Northern, a lot like the Clawmen, and more loyal than average to Targaryen Mk II. It might also dilute the power of the Faith in Westeros’ capital. Between them and the Clawmen, Jon’s descendants might have something approaching a normal power base. And it might change the culture in King’s Landing. Arrogant lords might be picking up their teeth if the wander into the Northen section with an attitude. That kind of independence might spread. Almost like the Gascons in pre-Revolution France. No matter how poor, they were s good as any gentleman.
Birdy810
Yeah, that’s gonna keep Lady Lannister up for years. How embarrassing lol
