Winter Comes

The north wind blows bringing this summer to an endIt's been the longest one by memories of menSome say a grim omen of long winter to comeI say a welcome to its unforgotten songA man in black comes fleeing from the northern WallI bring my sword down and I see his head fallMy son and bastard race off toward the castleBut on the way they find a corpse in the snowA rotting bitch with bloody neck woundSix direwolves came from her wombThree to my sons, two for my daughtersOne white as snow left to the bastardWinter comes hailing troubled times for the future of our worldWe'll stand and endure the cold 'til the summer comes againA banner waves a crowned stag on golden fieldMy friend and king arrives and so I bend to kneelHe would have none of it and bid his friend to standHe comes to ask my place be at his right handShould I agree I'd leave my home and familyShould I refuse I would dishonor my fealtyHand of the King - I'll rule in the king's steadThough with this power comes a target on my headA direwolf of my name's bannerHad taken antler to the neckCould this be my kin's futureI dread to think what happens nextTo the Keep, where the truth lies buried beneath a web of liesI'll seek the answer to the riddle left to meThe last Hand had left the secretHis final words on tortured breath"The seed is strong," but not of RobertAnd now he rides off to his deathMy friend is dead and I find myself caught up nowin this Game of Thrones you win or die,so my fate is sealed this dayWINTER COMES!