The Bull Monologue

The Bull put a hand on my shoulder and asked what I was doing. He looked at the prisoners and told me not to go towards them. I told him I wanted to fight and he said to promise not to cry if he cut me. We never got to fight. There was gold cloaks right behind me. They were on horses with their black ringmail and their golden cloaks flowing in the wind. One of the men wore a black enamel breastplate, he was the officer. They are men of the City Watch. I watched as they came towards the inn, I pulled the Bull by his arm and took him behind a tall hedge. He questioned me, but I told him to shush as we listen to the men speak to Yoren. The gold cloaks spoke of taking a boy. I knew who they want. It was me. I am the boy. It has to be! Why else …show more content…
There was a camp ahead of us, twenty or so men, all in mail and halfhelms. Some were cut bad, ones dying, they got spears and shields, only one lame horse. Yoren asked if he saw a banner, Koss said it was a spotted treecat, yellow and black. Yoren did not know whose side they were on and said it would matter for they would take our mounts. He decided that we will go around them, it took two days but he said it was a cheap price that pay. The more we traveled, the mode I saw men guarding the fields. They would stare at us until we passed, I even saw a man in a tree, he drew his arrow until he could not see us anymore. Yoren was in a foul mood, cursing at everyone and anything. Even said he hoped the Others will take them all.
The same day, Dobber saw a red glow in the sky. Yoren went to get a better look and said it was a fire. He licked his thumb and held it to the wind and said the wind will blow away from us.we watched as the the evening turned into night and the fire made the whole north look like it was on fire. I could smell the smoke faintly however by dawn, the fire burned out. I could not sleep that night. The north was on fire and my mind wandered about my family. I hope they are