His connection to Stormstrider was gone. It seemed that the bonding with Shireen had permanently severed whatever link had existed between him and the purple dragon. According to the records he found, dragonriders, once bonded, were for life and neither dragon could have another rider, nor could the rider claim another dragon. And Jon had no intention whatsoever of killing Shireen or her dragon. On the one hand, having a second dragonrider increased the military potential of the north immediately. On the other hand, however, Shireen scarcely had any real connections to the north beyond the fact that she was staying here and that was troubling.