Drabble_weekly Challenge 56 - Northern tidings

[m_findlow]

Title: Northern tidings
Fandom: Game of Thrones
Author: m_findlow
Characters/Pairing: Ned Stark, Benjen Stark
Rating: PG
Challenge: 56 - Nightfall at drabble_weekly
Warnings: none
Spoilers: none
Summary: There's unsettling news coming from the North
Disclaimer: I don't own them.

'Brother,' Ned greeted.

'Good to see you, Ned,' he replied, clapping him on the back. 'Must be some occasion to have coaxed Robert all the way North. What does he want? Not some sodding replacement for Jon Arryn, I hope.'

Ned was always impressed by his brother's preceptivity. The Night's Watch was a waste of his talent.

Benjen frowned at him. 'Ned, you don't have to say yes. King's Landing is a dangerous place these days.'

Ned grimaced, avoiding the subject. 'Tell me, brother, what news from the Wall? Surely tamer than a King's court?'

'Strange things are happening north of the Wall, Ned. It unsettles me. The Lord Commander won't send rangings out after nightfall.'

'Wildlings?'

'No,' he shook his head. 'Something else is out there.'

'That boy we caught south of The Gift,' Ned mused. 'He spoke of things with blue eyes.'

'We've enough on our plate with rumors of Mance Rayder bringing an army south. Mormont hasn't time for fairy-tales.'

'You're First Ranger, Ben. What do you think?'

'I think you ought dissuade Jon from coming with us. He's hell bent on joining the Watch.'

'He'll be safe there.'

'If winter comes, he won't be safe anywhere.'