like Martin gave us the rope a dope with Brienne and Catelyn and (maybe) Gregor Clegane, but Jon's "death" sounds rather final...

"When the third dagger took him between the shoulder blades, he gave a grunt and fell face-first into the snow. He never felt the fourth knife. Only the cold..."

Sigh.


But, if I can put on my fantasy booking hat, I'm guessing the resultant chaos at Castle Black will lead to the wildlings smashing the Night's Watch, then getting the hell outta dodge.... leaving the Wall wide open for a surprise invasion from The Others.