The journey from Castle Black to Winterfell generally took ten days on horseback. But with every passing day, the chances that Rickon still lived were greatly lowered, so he barely stopped aside for a few hours of sleep and a quick meal usually caught by Ghost. On the fifth day, his horse died from exhaustion, making him regret not taking a spare one. Winterfell was less than two hundred miles away, as he had just passed the Long Lake. The faithful horse deserved to be honoured, but he had no time for a burial. Jon simply continued running south, after quickly getting Winter to cremate the loyal steed.