he spoke awkwardly of king stannis and melisandre of asshai , intending to stop at that , but one thing led to another and he found himself speaking of mance rayder and his wildlings , king 's blood and dragons , and before he knew what was happening , all the rest came spilling out ; the wights at the fist of first men , the other on his dead horse , the murder of the old bear at craster 's keep , gilly and their flight , whitetree and small paul , coldhands and the ravens , jon 's becoming lord commander , the blackbird , dareon , braavos , the dragons xhondo saw in qarth , the cinnamon wind and all that maester aemon whispered toward the end .