Snow
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Snow is the customary surename for bastards born in the North.
Eddard Stark and his wife Catelyn spent the first year of their marriage apart with Eddard off at war in the south while Catelyn remained in Riverrun. During that year Eddard fathered a bastard son, Jon Snow.
Gared, a deserter from the Night's Watch, was captured outside a small holdfast near Winterfell. Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell rode out with Robb Stark, Brandon Stark, Jon Snow, Theon Greyjoy, Jory Cassel, Hullen and Harwin and 12 others to see justice done. Eddard condemned Gared to death and beheaded him with Ice. Jon and Robb raced to the bridge on the way back. There they found a dead direwolf, killed by a broken antler, and her five pups. Eddard allowed each of his trueborn chidren to keep a pup each. As they were leaving Jon discovered a sixth pup, an albino, which he keept as his own.
Jon and his half-siblings gathered in the kitchen to argue about the names for the pups.
A feast was held in the Great Hall of Winterfell. Jon Snow was seated among the younger squires, Lady Stark thinking it would insult the royal family to seat a bastard among them. The royal family entered the hall in procession not a foot from the place Jon Snow had been given. Lord Stark entered first escorting the queen, Cersei, followed by King Robert and Lady Stark. Then came the children, Rickon first who had to be urged on by Jon Snow when he came to visit. Then Robb and Myrcella, Arya and Tommen and Sansa and Joffrey. After them came Ser Jaime Lannister and Tyrion Lannister. Last came Benjen Stark and Theon Greyjoy. Lord and Lady Stark hosted the king and queen on a raised platform beneath which sat the Stark and royal children. Jon Snow got himself drunk on summerwine, all the while feeding his wolf, Ghost, under the table. The Stark children had not been permitted to bring their wolves. Benjen came to sit with Jon. During the feast Lord Stark was in a tense mood while King Robert drank all night. Jon asked Benjen to come north with him to join the Night's Watch. Benjen told Jon to come back when he was older. Jon stumbled out of the hall followed by Ghost. Outside he met with Tyrion. Tyrion counselled Jon to never forget what he is.
