Winter Comes

The north wind blows bringing this summer to an end

It's been the longest one by memories of men

Some say a grim omen of long winter to come

I say a welcome to its unforgotten song

A man in black comes fleeing from the northern Wall

I bring my sword down and I see his head fall

My son and bastard race off toward the castle

But on the way they find a corpse in the snow

A rotting bitch with bloody neck wound

Six direwolves came from her womb

Three to my sons, two for my daughters

One white as snow left to the bastard

Winter comes hailing troubled times for the future of our world

We'll stand and endure the cold 'til the summer comes again

A banner waves a crowned stag on golden field

My friend and king arrives and so I bend to kneel

He would have none of it and bid his friend to stand

He comes to ask my place be at his right hand

Should I agree I'd leave my home and family

Should I refuse I would dishonor my fealty

Hand of the King - I'll rule in the king's stead

Though with this power comes a target on my head

A direwolf of my name's banner

Had taken antler to the neck

Could this be my kin's future

I dread to think what happens next

To the Keep, where the truth lies buried beneath a web of lies

I'll seek the answer to the riddle left to me

The last Hand had left the secret

His final words on tortured breath

"The seed is strong," but not of Robert

And now he rides off to his death

My friend is dead and I find myself caught up now

in this Game of Thrones you win or die,

so my fate is sealed this day

WINTER COMES!