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Aegon Had Rode Into Castle Black In Typical Royal Fashion, Dismounted and Found The Night's Watch Unnerved and In State Of Prep. The Acting Lord Commander Found Him, Brought Him To His Room and Explained What Was Happening. "Prince Jaehaerys Returned With A Warning, That Mance Rayder Would Attack Soon, Right At The Moment The Greatest Fire The North Had Ever Seen Was Lit. We'd Welcome Your Aid Your Grace." Says Acting Lord Commander, Ser Mors Westford, One Of The Few Lannister Bannerman To Fight With The Baratheon Rebels. "You'll Have It and All The Great Houses Of The Seven Kingdoms Except House Greyjoy. I Have Sent A Portion Of My Men To The Shadow Tower and The Eastwatch, They'll Support Those Area's, But Before Battle Begins, My Men Will Start Cutting The Trees Down At The Wall's Base, We'll Riddle The Cleared Area With Traps and When The Army Comes, They'll Face Not A Hundred Crows, But A Hundred Crows With More Than A Hundred Thousand Unsworn Brothers In Battle and Blood With Them." Says Aegon. "Thank You Your Grace, Speak With Ser Alliser Thorne, He's My Master-At-Arms, He'll Help You Plan The Defense Of Castle Black." Says Westford. "Understood Lord Commander, But, Where Is My Brother, I Heard He Was Wounded Escaping Wildlings?" Asks Aegon.

"He Was, Until The Brothers Of The Greyguard Watch Came To His Rescue. He's Currently Recuperating At Greyguard Until He Can Return To Castle Black Or The Nightfort." Says Westford. "My Father Did A Lot For Watch Didn't He?" Asks Aegon. "Aye He Did, Sent Whatever He Could To Keep Us Alive and Fighting, Supplied Enough Materials To Rebuild The Nightfort, Greyguard, Long Barrow, Icemark, Queenscrown and Queensgate, and Enough Weapons To Keep Us Fighting Well." Says Westford. "I Promise You Ser Westford, When This War Is Over Against The Wildling Army, I Will Ensure The Watch Is Never Again A Impoverished and Broken Order Of Convicts and Few Noble Born Sons." Say's Aegon, Before Departing. Aegon Was Approached By His Two Vanguard Leaders, Eddard Stark and Stannis Baratheon. "Your Grace, My Men Have Begun To Cut The Trees At The Wall's Base Down and Are Readying Traps Below To Be Laid." Says Stannis. "And Mine Are Already Helping Bolster The Night's Watch and Equipping Their Soldiers With Better Weapons and Equipment." Says Lord Stark. "Very Good, I Want Garrisons Of Men Stationed Throughout The Manned Castles, Have Lord Karstark Station His Men At Eastwatch-By-The-Sea, Lord Umber At The Shadow Tower, Lord Celtigar At Long Barrow, Lord Blackfyre At Queenscrown, Lord Tywin At The Nightfort, and Lord Blackfish At Icemark, Prince Oberyn At Queensgate, and Have Lord Tyrell At Greyguard." Says Aegon.

"What Of The Men Garrisoning Them?" Asks Stannis. "A Full Garrison At Each, Mostly Archers and Knights If Possible, But I Want A Good Thousand Protecting The Bridge Of Skulls, At Least Three Thousand Guarding Icemark's Gate, and Every Able Bodied Archer and Swordsman Not Guarding The Castles Or Maning Them, On The Wall. Have The Karstark, Royal, Tyrell, and Lannister Cavalry Lying In Wait For The Sound Of Battle Around The Wall, If The Reports Are Accurate, The Cavalry Coming Late To The Party Will Be Essential." Says Aegon. "Anything Else Your Grace?" Asks Eddard Stark. "Yes, I Want Any Injured Sent Southwards To Winterfell, and A Rear Guard Army Stretching From Moles Town To The Wall. Trenches Palisades, and A Constant Watch, If The Wildlings Are Preparing To Attack, They'll Try No Less Than A Two-Pronged Attack From Front and Back." Says Aegon. "Yes, Your Grace, I'll See It Done Myself." Says Stannis. "No, I Want Lord Yronwood In Charge Of The Perimeter, You Two Are Far Too Valuable To Discard Anywhere But Here. Lord Stark, I Want You and Lord Stannis Taking Charge Of Castle Black's Defence, We May Need To Collapse The Tunnel Beneath The Wall, and I Want The Door's Reinforced." Says Aegon As He Assigns Garrison Leads.

Both Stannis and Stark Proceed To Leave, But Aegon Hasn't Yet Finished With Them. ''One Final Note, I Want The King-Beyond-The-Wall Brought Before Me Once This Fight Is Done, I Want His Head In My Hands To Present To The Lord Commander As A Gift. Mance Betrayed The Oath He Swore By Deserting, and Desertion Warrants Execution. I'll Swing The Sword Myself.'' Says Aegon As He Keeps A Single Hand On His Sword. ''Agreed Your Grace, The Man Not Only Deserted His Brothers, But He Joined The Enemy, Both Merit Execution." States Stannis, Ever The Stern Lawman and Former Master Of Law's. ''Aye, I'll Ensure The Garrison Commanders Are Kept Aware Of Your Wishes. But What Of The Castles Themselves?'' Asks Stannis. "You Men Their Integrity and Sustainability?" Asks Aegon. "Hmm, Most Haven't Been Manned For Hundreds If Not Thousands Of Years, and The Nightfort Has The Worst Condition If The Stories Are Anything To Go By." Says Stannis. "For Now, Focus On Clearing Debris and Fortifying The Defences and Reinforcing The Most Critical Castles Needed For An Absolute Defence. That I Leave To You Lord Stark, Your A Man Of The North, You Know The Best Ones To Focus Our Resources To." Says Aegon. "Understood Your Grace." Says Stark.

Trees Had Now Been Cut and Traps Laid Beneath The Ground They Once Rooted Themselves In, The Unmanned Castles Had Been Reinforced, Fortified, and Garrisoned. Aegon Knew The Likelihood Of Small Bands Of Wildling Bands Climbing Up and Over, While Slim, Was Very Possible. The Bridge Of Skulls, Icemark, and The Nightfort Were Critical To Defend and Man, Because The Bridge Of Skulls Was A Bridge That Could Be Crossed, Though It Was Highly Perilous Crossing, It Was Still Likely. Icemark and The Nightfort Had A Gate That Allowed Safe Passage Beneath The Wall, Thus Making Them Keys To Keeping The Wildlings Out.

Aegon Had Great Plans, Plans That Required A Not So Heavily Understaffed and Under Supplied Wall and Night's Watch. The Watch Had A Good Hundred Men Capable Of Fighting Out Of A Total One Thousand. Most Of The Sworn Brothers Were Stewards and Builders, and Even Those Would Be **** To Fight At Some Point. The Fact That Aegon Had Brought All But The Ironborn Down Upon The Hundred Thousand Wildlings Soon To Strike Against The Wall. Aegon Was Curious As To How Mance Rayder, A Former Wildling Turned Sworn Brother Of The Night's Watch Turned Traitor, Managed To Unite A Hundred Thousand Wildlings, But This Mattered Little, Because They Were Here...................