A Storm of Swords – Scarecrows

A Storm of Swords – Scarecrows

The Night’s Watch has more gear than bodies at the moment. With the Thenn raiders approaching, they set up scarecrows on the top of the towers in the hope it will look as if Castle Black is better defended.

This one was fun to do. (Though I did spend a little too much time wondering if I should include crenelations or not) It was another one where because it was Jon Snow’s point of view, there was no need to put him in the picture.

So here we have a shot of Deaf Dick Follard and Satin fussing over their weapons and the scarecrows to deal with the stress of the upcoming battle.

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Jon had six scarecrows sharing the roof of the King’s Tower with him, along with two actual breathing brothers. Deaf Dick Follard sat in a crenel, methodically cleaning and oiling the mechanism of his crossbow to make sure the wheel turned smoothly, while the Oldtown boy wandered restlessly around the parapets, fussing with the clothes on straw men. Maybe he thinks they will fight better if they’re posed just right. Or maybe this waiting is fraying his nerves the way it’s fraying mine.
Jon – Pg 740