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His eyes open & he looks down at an unfamiliar sight of a body not his own he looks around confused about where he is it looks like a crypt his muscles feeling like they haven't been used in months while he tries to get up his vision begins to return within a few minutes & the first thing he sees is a beautiful woman standing in front of him"Welcome back Jorah Mormont" the woman has black hair & brown eyes she is dressed in a long green robe"Who am i" the voice coming out of his mouth didn't sound like Jorah now but twenty years ago"You are still Jorah but circumstances forced me to be creative"
"Creative" Jorah continues to look at his new body which is that of a six foot,muscular & black-haired man"She burned your body so when i needed to resurrect you i had no place to put your spirit" Jorah nods before she can finish"So you gave me another body but why do you need me" Jorah gets up starting to walk around a bit as the woman opened the door"Follow me Ser Jorah we have much to discuss" she feels him grab her arm"I need to know who I'm talking to before i am to follow you" Jorah speaks adamantly but realizes his grip is too strong & releases
"You may call me Larnysa i am a servant of the seven it is they who bid me to bring you back" Jorah is now with her in what looks like a temple"I will get you some clothes & food in the meantime i must show you something" Larnysa takes Jorah to what looks like a fountain in the middle of the temple"The water can reveal to us any sight that we desire past or present however it is the present that deeply concerns us" Jorah learned long ago not to be so skeptical but he was reluctant to look but when he finally did he was disappointed"I see only myself" Jorah turns away frustrated
"Your eyes can't see into the water Ser Jorah so I'm going to loan you mine" Larnysa puts her hands on the sides of Jorahs head"Now look down into the water again & it'll show you what you want to see" he does just that & finds his whole body feeling like it is on fire seeing a blonde woman wearing all black on top of a dragon she has an army with her that is attacking a small city"Bring me their leader Grey Worm i think perhaps before we raze the town i can make use of it"Jorahs eyes burn as he watches Grey Worm minutes later drag an old man in front of the woman"You may yet survive this day" she dismounts from her dragon
"Ive heard that this town is providing supplies to the rebels that would ordinarily be punishable by death but if you will do something for me i will spare the town" the man is on both knees"We don't have much to offer you perhaps some men to join your army" The Queen ponders the old mans idea"Destroy the city & bring all the townspeople back to Kings Landing kill anyone who resists" Grey Worm nods "I will see it done" Jorah turns away not able to look anymore"That isn't her it can't be" he falls to a knee rubbing his tear stained face
"Without you she couldn't keep the dragon caged anymore now she is all about love me or fear me all must choose" Larnysa helps Jorah to his feet"what happened to her after i died" he isn't sure he wants to know the answer to that question"A part of her died with you the woman you had loved ceased to exist Daenerys has become a tyrant who believes only she knows what is right for everyone she will kill anyone who stands against her"
Jorah follows her up to a tower in the temple"Where are we now" Jorah looks at the long sword & suit or armor on the table"That's the sword i had before heartsbane how did you get it" he picks up the sword "it was sent to bear island after your death & heartsbane was returned to house Tarly"
Jorah looks out the window of the tower "If i was the only one who could stop this from happening why wasn't i brought back sooner"Larnysa is understanding of his confusion but is also annoyed by it"We still appear to be in the north their aren't many temples of the seven in the north because we worship the old gods primarily" Larynsa nods in agreement to Jorahs statement"We are in Deepwood Mott this is one of two temples in the North but this one is closer to winterfell" Jorah shakes his head"No im going to go south to stop Daenerys" he storms out of the room she isn't following him but appears at the base of the steps to his shock"She's stronger now Daenerys brought over reinforcements from Essos when Jon Snow led a march south he tried to kill her when she took the throne though I'm not sure you would've done what he did" "In the water i saw Kings Landing burning she burned the city didnt she" never in his life did Jorah wish he was more wrong "I shouldn't have let her come to the North & i should've done a better job defending her maybe this could've been avoided" guilt overrides is shock at what Daenerys had become Larnysa can feel it"You think you can redeem her it might be too late Jorah" he turns his back to her furiously"You told me I'm back to stop her & I'm telling you this is how I'm gonna do it"he walks out of the temple lightly armored in black except his livery has without any markings of sigils his gaunlets have a Mormont sigil"The Seven seem to believe their is hope in you redeeming her they will reward you if you succeed"Larnysa speaks to Jorah as he gets on the horse"I owe you a thanks i will repay the faith your gods have in me" he offers a hand to her which she accepts"If you require my assistance you need only call my name,I'll see you again soon your road ahead won't be an easy one"
After about two hours Jorah takes a break from riding needing to eat something so he stops near a river & carves a spear from a tree before standing in the water up to his knees pulling up a large salmon from the water tossing it to the shore to the pile of wood he had gathered to cook his meal.While Jorah enjoyed the peaceful scenery & good meal finding berries as a side he heard rustling noises behind him at first assuming it is an animal he has a hand on his sword but the steps stop causing Jorah to turn around to see a tall woman standing in the shadows"I didn't mean to startle you sir" The woman says to Jorah who immediately recognizes her as Brienne of Tarth
"It isn't safe to be out here at night lots of dangerous animals in these parts"Brienne doesnt get too close to Jorah who slowly turns to face her"Want some fish i got plenty" he kindly offers motioning to her that it is safe to come closer"Well i am famished i could use something" she sits with him by the fire"I'm Ser Brienne of Tarth loyal servant of house Stark" she offers a hand to Jorah who takes it but not before trying to think of a fake name"Joeranaus of Bear Island" he shakes her hand"Your name sounds familiar i met a Jorah Mormont not too long ago"
"I was named after his father" Jorah lied as he gave Brienne a fillet of salmon"If you are serving the Starks why have you left Winterfell" Brienne pulled up a portion of her leather armor to reveal a small but nasty wound"I was out on a patrol & we were ambushed by a squad of the queens enforcers they usually don't come this close to Winterfelll i was the only one who survived i came to you because i thought you might be able to help me treat it" Jorah nods & groans"I can stop the bleeding but you wont like how it will hurt" Brienne draws her sword holding it over the fire "I only needed the fire" she presses the blade to her wound as Jorah pulls her close to muzzle out her pained moan"Thank you Joeraneus they still might be out there" upon hearing that Jorah makes a decision he is afraid he might regret"I'll escort you back to Winterfell if they are still after you you might not make it back alone" Brienne is reluctant to accept his offer not wanting to put Joeraneus in danger but has a feeling she'll need him"I graciously accept your offer but i must warn you by helping me you could make yourself an enemy of the mad queen" Jorah grimaces at her use of that term & turns away from Brienne to hide his disgust "We can leave in the morning once we get to Winterfell i won't be staying long i have somewhere i need to go" Jorah lays a blanket on the ground a fair distance away from the fire"Get some sleep ill take first watch & wake you in four hours " Jorah knew enough about Brienne to know he could trust her so he was not afraid to have her on guard duty"I'm going to stop the queen it's why i came here" Jorahs bold words throw Brienne off-guard but make her curious"Jon Snow tried what makes you think you could Joeraneus" Brienne speaks with so much spite that it alarms Jorah to the point he backs away from her but he composes himself enough to remember his mission"Because i am meant to" he declares