But now he'd been raised as a Fergesman, taught to hate her, and Sansa wasn't sure how she was going to change that. She was afraid to be hurt again, especially now that it mattered more than ever to her, and she had recognized the urge to put up her mask and push him away, to make him think he was right about her. She wouldn't only be fighting his hate and his prejudice, but her own heart's fears.

Wildling Jon is captured during a raid and brought to Winterfell. He's not sure why these kneelers are playing their games with him instead of just killing him. But then he learns the Wolf Queen has other plans with him.

Despite their differences, Jon and Sansa grow closer as they discover more about the past and the future, and secrets are revealed.

But old and new enemies are closing in, finding allies in those driven by grudges and resentment.



Chapter 27: Loraena uses her glass candle to visit Daeron and Jon, making some unexpected detours. There's also accidental voyeurism.