The peoples who make up the Northern Federation have little love for the Free Folk of the West but they are not the threat that that the Midlands present, nor the rich source of plunder.
So it is was that when news reached the Eastern plains that the Westfolk had tweaked the noses of the Western Marcher Lords, and taken back their sacred Dalai, the Herdsmen sent out the Red Arrow indicating that men were wanted for a raid.
They also sent messages to the Hills and Woods where the Others hold sway to invite them to join in on an expedition beyond the Mountains.
Is it just me or do those Spearman look a little nervous?