There was no time to dally for Jon anyway; as he climbed the stone steps, his thoughts drifted to House Sunderland and their foolish boldness to murder his messenger. Such colossal stupidity required the harshest of responses. For a short moment, he contemplated flying over with Winter and raining down fire and destruction upon them. But it was too simple, too easy, a punishment. No, this time, the North itself would bare his fangs for the world to see.