11. 'Jon Stark'
"Jon Stark."
The name sounded so foreign to Catelyn Stark as she said it, but she read it over and over again with her husband Ned at her side, the two of them feeling different things as they stared down at the proclamation sent by King Robert Baratheon himself.
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From King Robert Baratheon.
I hereby declare the boy formerly known as Jon Snow a legitimate son of Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell. He shall be hereafter known as Jon Stark. His mother remains unnamed.
The line of succession of House Stark and Winterfell will follow Lord Eddard Stark's heirs with Lady Catelyn Tully with Jon Stark coming behind them.
Signed,
King Robert Baratheon
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She stood up from her chair slowly then, never having expected the raven from King's Landing to have come so quickly. She wondered what her family in Riverrun would think. And the Royal decree appears to have been written by the King himself without any formal words.
She had hated the boy, she had hated what he was, and she had hated how many times his stranger's eyes had reminded her of her husband's betrayal of her, even after knowing his true parentage she felt bitter and complicated. but she had made a promise to the gods both Old and New.
It's been 7 days since Jon or Aegon recovered, The boy seemed to be more sure of himself and more confident. He became calmer and more mature and don't show any sign of anger or sadness if some guards or servants call him snow or the bastard. He carries an air of indifference. It almost seems like the Gods have gifted him after his recovery, It's like he is growing every day, He was shorter than Robb before but now he is almost as tall as Robb. And She can't even say anything about the change in his eyes.
Jon spends a lot of time in the library, and she heard that the boy took care of the ravens. The boy also got an Eagle hatchelling out of nowhere, he said that he found it near Godswood. Robb became jealous and he also asked his father for an eagle, but Jon promised him that he will find a Falcon for him. And Robb believed him, it's almost like Robb is behaving more like a little brother in front of Jon since Jon taught him some simple moves to use a dagger and corrected his Archery, God knows where he learned it from. He said he learned it by watching guards practicing. The boys will start their Sword lessons after their Namedays, which is seven days later. Robb and Jon both have their Namedays on the same day. Ned said that Jon is actually older but it wouldn't have been good if he was older than the heir to Winterfell, So he decided to put Jon's Nameday same as that of Robb.
She feels a little complicated, She had let go of any hatred she had for the boy but deep down in her heart she still fear for if the truth came out that her family will be in mortal danger. She tried to discard these thoughts.
She sighed, anyway she won't be able to take care of anyone for a while because she has to take care of Sansa and Arya who is almost one year old. She smiled and rubbed her belly and felt the life growing within. They have decided to name the child Bran after Brandon's namesake if he is a boy.
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Jon looked at himself in the bronze mirror and nodded with satisfaction. He has grown taller and gained some muscles, his growth has been rapid. It's because of Gamer's Body and he has been training very hard these last seven days. He only sleeps for 2-3 hours at Night and takes a nap at noon, so that he gets fully recovered. According to the system, he will be fully grown around 14. In this world, boys are considered adults at 15 or 16, and girls at around 13 or 14 after having their first moonblood and are ready for marriage.
These past few days he has been learning High Valyrian and bastard Valyrian which is used in free cities. He was also taking care of Ravenry after taking permission from maester luwin. He has bonded with almost every raven present in Winterfell. He found an Eagle's nest, with the help of ravens, and bonded with the Eagle hatchelling who had just learned to hunt, He named it Gale. He decided that he will form a gang of Eagles and Falcons later.
He has been training in Assassination skills and reached an intermediate level. His progress has been much faster due to previous life experience and high comprehension.
Jon has bought some skills and perks from the store. He decided to take a look at his status.