[ Okay, you feeling lucky Asgard? Robb and Dany have decided to band together to encourage people to fight. Behind them, they have the banners of House Targaryen and House Stark fluttering in the background. There’s a direwolf and a baby dragon sitting on the background too, to add ~intimidation~. ]

If we may have the attention of this realm! I speak before you all to seek favor. The gods have sounded off a call to arms, and though we owe them no favors - think about what they had promised us. We are to return to our worlds if this war is won, are we not?

Then let us find a way to band together. To work against these giants so we can return home to those who are dear to us. Khaleesi and I are seasoned in war, and we can both claim that war is not won by men who do not work together. Victory is not something one man can claim. Those who wish it, let us find a way to assemble troops. There is strength in numbers.

[ And at his side, Dany watches, violet eyes shrewd on his face, features set in grim resolve. Overhead, a green dragon, small of size circles them, and on her shoulder is the red-eyed Drogon, of like stare.

She faces the screen when he finishes speaking. ]

People of this city, those who are trapped as we are, we do not ask you to throw your lives willingly into harm. If you feel you cannot fight this battle, whether by lack of strength or that you have never known the ways of war, no one has rights to stop you.

[ a pause ]

Yet if you would fight, you would not fight alone. For the homes you hold dear, and for those that await you in them, let that be what leads you to battle, not these gods and their words.

To those that may heal, myself among them, I would ask if we might arrange you around this city, so that you would be there when those have need of you--there will be need. In that I ask of where you all might be, so that we may be watchful of you.

[ and when dany finishes talking. ]

Put faith in us both as battle are not foreign to us. I am Robb Stark, King in the North and the Trident and I am determined to make sure this city will not fall. I will make sure we’re safe until every one of these creatures are without head and they know never to come back to Asgard again, let us let them know that winter is coming.

And I am Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen. The Unburnt, Mother of Dragons, Khaleesi of the Dothraki of Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Shackles, Queen of Mereen and rightful Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men. For the winter these giants bring, I would melt them with blood and fire.

[ OOC | replies from both Robb ( robb ) & Dany ( emblazing ) ]

[ This message comes a decent while into the battle, once the Doctor’s gathered some info and gotten an idea of how the situation looks. He’s doing his best to look less tired and more determined, and probably doing a good job of it. ]

If there’s someone still out there who doesn’t want to fight, you can find shelter in Folkvang, the spa in the Freya district. I can help you there, if you’d like, just ask. Or yell at me, or demand it, I’ll probably help you no matter what. With anything, not just getting you to safety.

The Doctor, that's me. So you know.

[ A slow breath. ]

This is war. If there’s anyone here who’s still got some fairytale-like idea of what war is, I’m telling you to reconsider it now, because it’s easy to hold onto that until you truly see it yourself. There’s no glory in war. None. All the heroics they talk about, the medals and pretty speeches, they’re not worth anything.

This is messy, devastating, people are going to get hurt and people will die. It’s not a possibility – it’s fact.

But there won’t be much time to mourn; you’ll have to do that later. If the battle can be cut short, it will be, but until then, you’re going to have to choose to fight or not, you’re going to have to look after yourselves, and more importantly each other. We’re in this together. It won’t be easy, but this is about your lives.

There will be healers out on the battlefield and there’s treatment to be found in the Arena if you get hurt or find someone who’s hurt. If someone’s hurt, protect them. We’re on the defensive side here, so let’s play that role to its fullest. You’re amazing, incredible, beautiful people, so you have something to defend. And there is glory in defending your lives and those you care about.

Good luck.