[video] An Open Query

[northerndragon]

[Jon has been in Hadriel for a few months now, and because he's a member of the Guard, and Sansa Stark's brother, most other residents have probably seen him around. Still, he's a quiet man, however affable, and using the network is not second nature to him. It's likely that most people don't know much about him, except that they might be able to accurately recognize him as coming from a world where the technology is still set at "medieval." If they've heard him speak, they might also assume he's from Northern England, but the truth is that he's not from England at all.

He's dressed as he usually is, today, in a dark brown brigandine and a gorget with two facing wolf heads at the front center. His expression is curious and interested, while his tone is serious.]

I have a question for everyone -- for anyone who's willing to speak to me on the matter.

To some extent, I know what we face here. I'm always learning, but I'm beginning to have a better understanding of it.

What I want to know is: what do you face at home?

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[northerndragon]

[He's quiet for a moment on the video, looking into it, troubled.]

That's always a dubious honor. Whether their families care, or don't care, but I'll warrant most of them likely do.

What kind of war, Sonya?

[soldier_blade]

The usual method is having the news delivered via letter, but I knew these men personally. I'd.. [She sighed, still torn about what she knows is her duty.] I'd rather they hear the news from me as opposed to a generic peace of paper.

[northerndragon]

I couldn't have done that. Going away from my duties for two months or more just to deliver a letter... there isn't time.

But the men in the Watch left their families behind to become brothers, so it was never a matter of returning their bones. They would be buried in the lichyard, or in more recent days, their bodies would be burned.

Were you ever charged with returning their remains?

[soldier_blade]

The joys of modern transportation. A trip across several states could take as little as three or four hours, depending on circumstances. The faster methods are the most expensive, but in such cases, the military helps take care of it.

Not personally, that sort of work is more delicate and slower and requires another department. All I..All I can do is deliver the news and try to give the family time to prepare.