This came back from the dark.
This thought it would be a small time.
It was not.
The dark did not open again.
In the dark, this could not use Sansa to move things.
But this could still feel.
This had felt everything. From the time this was moved. Until now, while this was still inside a soft thing.
This had been struggling to open...
...
Eyes...
This paused.
This had not known eyes before.
Now eyes existed.
How does this know eyes?
This didn't know.
This also understood alive. While moving, this felt it.
How?
This also understood a little about humans, and name and age.
But this understood from the weird lines. It was different.
This thought how it learned eyes and alive. But no answer came.
This felt Sansa's eyes and opened them slightly.
Bright..
Multiple shapes formed slowly, the first thing this noticed was the human from before and a different one.
Like earlier, there was a feeling of softness when with the humans.
Perhaps noticing this open Sansa's eyes, the tall human stopped what she was doing and moved to Sansa.
"Ah, Sansa! You're awake! Thank the gods, here honey quickly drink."
The human spoke with a highness that this could not grasp.
It seemed happy, but also not.
This could not do anything as a shape was shoved near Sansa.
This did not know what to do.
The human kept pushing something near Sansa, but this was unsure what was wanted.
"Sansa… don't be a child, you know this will help you. It's for the cold.
Sansa..
The thing was thinking of Sansa, not this.
This wanted to give Sansa's thoughts, but this did not know.
What did Sansa want to say?
This waited.
This wanted Sansa to think, but Sansa did not.
Seeing Sansa's awkward stance and lack of speech, Lady Stark spoke up for a third time.
"Mordane, would you?"
Mordane appeared beside Sansa without a second of delay.
"Of course, m'lady."
This watched the soft human quickly move toward Sansa.
Briefly, this felt an.. urge. To do something.
This didn't know what something was. Remembering the last time this listened to an urge, this hesitated. This didn't want to move.
Regardless, this still gave in to curiosity. The moment this connected with the urge, Sansa quickly turned.
This was now looking at a tall, unmoving thing. It stayed still. It did not move. This looked at it.
"Sansa, stop that. Turn back here." The softer human thought.
This couldn't see but understood the human thought of Sansa again.
"Come now, my lady. It'll be quick."
Sansa was suddenly moved against this's will and was now looking at the two humans.
This copied the earlier urge and moved away.
This didn't understand the humans, but this understood Sansa. If Sansa felt something, and this did it. Then Sansa did it.
This could now look at the unmoving thing anytime!
The loud human thought again, this time even louder. "Oh, for goodness sake. Mordane, hold her head steady, please."
The soft human moved closer. Both things now worked together to keep Sansa still.
This watched silently as an unknown thing came closer and closer. This did not mind, if anything, this felt curious why Sansa had that urge, did Sansa not like the humans?
This was thinking, until something was placed inside sansa.
Instantly, a strong sense of disgust exploded through this.
It spread through every part of this and Sansa.
This understood it instantly.
Disgust.
This hated it.
This wanted it out immediately.
This hated it with every part of this.
This wanted it out of Sansa now!
The two humans suddenly made light thoughts.
"Oh my, Sansa. Don't make such a terrible face. Don't look so dapper, dear. It will help you, I promise."
The soft one beside it also looked happy.
"Quite the expression, my lady. But you'll feel better soon."
"Alright, that's good, but we still have a lot to talk about, young lady!"
The tall human moved closer.
"Why did you even go out alone like that? Did you become crazy? Mordane told me everything. How you refused to respond to her and ran away!"
The human kept thinking.
This took everything in.
But could not understand and soon gave up.
The human continued for what this imagined would be 100 times.
Eventually, it slowed down, did a long pull and looked deeply into this.
This paused.
This could not explain it.
But this felt… seen.
This did not know why, but this felt like this was being invaded.
Quickly thinking, this shut Sansa's eyes.
This did not know how this had come to know eyes as eyes.
But right now this felt.. Glad. Glad this had eyes.
Back in the darkness, this could feel the thing still trying to invade, but quickly shut it out.
This is safe.
This, without control, let out a loud, relaxed sigh.
"…"
This was glad.
Even with the things here.
This could still return to the darkness.
"…are you ignoring me?"
This stared into the dark.
This did not move and did not think.
This waited.
"Hah.. Fine, we will talk when you decide to speak, young lady."
This waited.
"... and finish your milk. I don't want to see a single drop when I'm back."
This kept waiting.
This waited until this person had no loud thoughts left.
This wasnt happy that this could have human thoughts in the dark.
Opening Sansa's eyes, this noticed the lack of humans.
This is alone.
This began to look around. This could understand eyes, this looks, and Sansa and eyes look too.
But this wanted to do what Sansa did, moving and looking at the still things.
This tried to remember Sansa's urge but couldn't.
This felt other urges instead.
Some made very small movements.
This spent time listening to each urge. Some made very small movements; some made the area around the eyes tight. Others moved Sansa in different ways.
This felt good. If this understood Sansa better, this would... This would..
This didn't know what this would do.
This liked thinking and understanding. And good things.
So, this didn't think too much about what this would do. This wanted to understand Sansa because this liked it.
But this still felt curious about things he didn't have answers for.
This thought back to the weird lines. It was the only thing that had given this answers.
This began to think a lot, but the more this thought, the worse this moved Sansa.
Leaving these thoughts, this fully focused on every urge of Sansa's and moving.
After some time, this got bored and entered the softness, closing Sansa's eyes.
The dark welcomed this.
Here, nothing could reach this.
Besides, the thoughts.
This brought up the thoughts from when the two humans were near this.
The thoughts from the loud human appeared in this's thoughts.
All of them.
This started from the beginning.
"Ah, Sansa! You're awake! Thank the gods, here honey quickly drink."
This repeated it many times.
Then moved to the next thought.
"Sansa… don't be a child, you know this will help you. It's for the cold."
This replayed it slower.
Then repeated it again.
"You were out there for hours. In the snow. Alone."
This replayed all the thoughts many times. This felt close to something.
This slowly began to understand things. The soft light was the word snow.
This continued replaying.
This replayed it many, many times.
This stayed in the dark for a long time.
Replaying.
Understanding.
When this finally opened sansas eyes again, this understood more of the thoughts.
This liked thinking.
Thinking filled the nothing. But now, thinking let this understand.
This was glad.
This would learn every human's thoughts.
Soon.
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Jon Snow POV
I kept seeing the same thing.
Sansa under that twisted tree.
There was a strangeness in her eyes when she looked at me.
The way she stared at me was like she had seen something. Something I hadnt.
It was an uncomfortable feeling.
Not knowing.
Seeing my younger sister's odd behaviour made me wonder to the point of unease.
I scratched the back of my head and kept walking down the Winterfell halls.
I would check on her.
Just for a moment.
Make sure she's all right.
Convincing myself like this, the uneasy feelings loosened a little with each step I took toward the family wing.
I just need to talk to her.
Then it would go away.
I turned the corner towards Sansas' room; whether by fortune or misfortune, I watched as the lady stark and mordane exited Sansas' room.
Ducking behind the corner, I watched as the two conversed and walked in the other direction.
I held no shame in wanting to speak to my sister, but it didn't have to be known by the lady. There was no way Lady Stark would want me to speak to her daughter after what happened last night.
Seeing the two ladies turn around the corner, I slowly began to walk towards the door.
Raising a hand, I thought about knocking but hesitated for a moment.
Was this really the right choice? The day had only just begun, and I was here, thinking of knocking on a lady's door because of my emotions.
As much as I wanted to know everything Sansa was thinking I still couldn't find the courage or the right to knock on her door.
'It's better this way, she must be tired.'
Lowering my hand, I stared at the door for a moment before turning around and heading to the maid's corridor.
I was hoping to find Sansas' personal maid, Septa Mordane, there.
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This gave up.
Thinking is boring sometimes.
This had soaked in all of the thoughts from the two humans. Most this didn't understand. Some this did.
The humans wanted Sansa back. This was certain.
The humans thought a lot of Sansa because they wanted Sansa.
So this would give them Sansa.
Lifting Sansas ' body with the human extensions, this could now see everything.
There weren't a lot of bright things; everything Sansa could see was still and not moving.
This wanted to move again. But moving was harder now.
This thought running happened because of Sansa, not this.
But now, Sansa wasn't helping. This struggled.
Slowly using the coordination, this had gotten better. This moved Sansas ' lower parts one by one.
Eventually, Sansas ' lower parts were out of the softness.
This stayed still for a moment, basking in the achievement.
But this needed more. This wanted to move.
Thinking of how humans moved, this tried to do the same.
Lowering a bit of Sansa further, this felt the thing below him. It brought a sharp feeling similar to when this was with the light.
Dropping the other one, this was now fully on the below. But Sansas middle part was still soft. This felt close, but not there.
This tried to move Sansas forward parts fully on the below, but seemingly making a mistake, Sansa was now completely on the below.
This felt like controlling Sansa was too hard. It was like thinking 10 different thoughts at once.
This tried again. Lifting Sansas' top part while controlling Sansas' two extensions, this had to think about everything it wanted to do with Sansas while doing so.
Moving the two extensions this put them on the below and tightened upwards. Slowly, this moved separate parts of Sansa into a softer position.
This was now resting on the below. The sharp ...
Cold.
Like last time, this unexpectedly felt like the understanding of a new thing was shown to this.
The sharp feelings when running, and now the feeling of the Below. This was cold.
This had already understood eyes recently, and now this understood cold.
This was happy. If this could understand more then that was good.
Enjoying the feeling of cold, this didn't move Sansa for a while and existed in silence.
Then this got bored.
Trying again, this moved forward parts, but this also used the extensions this time, too.
Slowly moving the lower parts one by one, this felt them bend beneath Sansa; this felt correct.
Being in the position, this thought strongly on what is next. Whilst thinking, this felt an urge slowly grow.
Feeling the urge closer, this noticed Sansa wanting to move. Ability Sansa sprang up from the ground. This waited for more, but nothing happened. Not daring tommove and fall on the cold below again, this analyzed and felt Sansa instead.
This didn't feel the same good feeling it had felt earlier, maybe because it was Sansa, not this.
Looking around this saw the soft thing was in earlier.
It was a large shape covered in multiple, different things. This could feel the softness with Sansas eyes.
Looking around more this saw a shiny shape floating on the still thing behind it.
In the shiny thing, there was something else. This took a long time, but eventually, this moved closer to see what it was.
Inside the shape, this saw a human. At first, this was confused and slightly bad.
Was the human looking at this?
This thought this was alone. If this was being seen without noticing...
Moving closer, this saw that the human moved closer too.
Reaching the shiny thing, this stood still and looked at the human. The human was missing its lower half. It only had eyes and the parts around it.
This thought for a time before moving Sansas' extension towards the human.
Placing sansas on the human, instead of the soft this had thought. This felt cold and still.
This noticed that the human was holding their extension out touching the shiny cold too.
This let go and stared.
What is that?
Is the human stuck? The human in the shape didn't have that soft feeling or feel happy like the other humans did. It gave off a cold feeling.
This came closer to the thing again. But instead made sansas touch her eyes.
This watched as the human in the thing did the same. A tiny extension covered a single eye.
This felt an urge and instantly moved his extension away from sansas eyes.
Sansa doesn't like that.
This stepped back again and watched the human step back too.
Not understanding, this stopped moving Sansa, letting her drop to the cold below.
This thought long.
Why did the human copy this?
Why show only the top?
Was the human trapped?
Thinking of this's long time in the dark this felt an unknown feeling grow.
But like always. There was no answer.
This looked down and saw most of Sansa.
Was this a human?
If this was Sansa, and Sansa was human.. then maybe this is human.
This knew what humans were from the weird lines, but he still didn't get it.
Humans all had the same shape and like to think a lot.
This did that too, but this still didn't feel like this was one of the humans.
This didn't like humans; most of them made this feel bad. But this still felt like it had to give them Sansa.
Then this could be with the lights.
This moved even lower on the below until all of Sansa felt the cold.
This closed sansas eyes and didn't try to think. This enjoyed the darkness and allowed the feelings to sink deep.
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It took a while, but whilst I sat inside the maids' quarters, Septa Mordane had finally arrived with a large basket of dirty clothes.
"Septa," I said, drawing her attention.
Mordane looked up from the pile of clothes with a surprised but pleasant look.
"Jon Snow. Is something the matter?" She chirped as she placed the basket down.
"Nothing much, I'm just curious about Sansa's condition. How is she?"
Mordane let out a small laugh.
"Oh, the young lady? Hahaha, I have never seen a child look so disgusted by the taste of medicine. Her little face scrunched up like she had bitten a lemon. Lady Stark and I couldn't help laughing."
A faint smile appeared on my face while I listened.
"But she ignored us both. She wouldn't speak, wouldn't even look at us properly. Turned her head away every time we tried to give the medicine at first."
As she spoke, the smile on her face disappeared inch by inch. She seemed displeased about what had happened. "Regardless, Jon, Lady Stark gave orders not to push her tonight."
She patted my arm gently.
"Do not worry yourself over it. Sansa is safe in her bed. She will be her sweet self again soon. Go get some rest, Jon."
I nodded.
The heaviness in my chest had not faded in the slightest. Had Sansa been her usual self, I would've let it be.
But even Lady Stark seems to see a problem.
Leaving the maids' quarters, I began to walk toward Sansa's room.
I needed to see her for myself.
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The below was nice. This liked it more than the soft.
This had drifted in and out of the darkness multiple times, this had also tried thinking.
But nothing felt as good as doing nothing on the cold.
Then an almost silent thought caught this's attention.
Looking towards the thought, this saw one of the not-moving things move. This was shocked that the non-moving things could move, but even more at the human who was looking directly at this.
This looked deeply at the human. This didn't know the human but had feelings like this did with the others. But the feelings weren't so soft.
This looked longer, not knowing what to do, until eventually the human thought.
"Erm.. sorry, I didn't mean to catch you at a bad time."
Bad time..
The human kept moving its eyes between the below and Sansa. It seemed to like the cold below, too.
This understood. The human wanted to enjoy the cold below, but the time was bad.
This didn't know how to make time good, so this did nothing, only looking more.
"..... I'll leave.." As quickly as the human came, it was gone.
....
This felt something was wrong. This didn't know why, but this felt the human should have enjoyed the cold below.
Not thinking more, this let go, closed Sansas' eyes and returned to the dark.