There were no books here, and Shireen could only practice her stitching, speak with Ser Davos, or get lost in her thoughts. As they were nearing Winterfell, there was still no sight of Jon Snow, who was said to have ridden ahead to try and save his brother Rickon. Would the wildlings also get crushed by the flayed man, just like her father? They had more men than her father, but Stannis had defeated a wildling host more than twenty times his number at the Wall. Did she escape the Stranger's grasp, only to fall into his embrace once again?