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Jon receives great news that Sam will indeed be joining him in taking his Night’s Watch vows. Less joyful that Jon doesn’t get the job he wants or expects. The boys take their vows while Ghost plays a macabre game of fetch. Mackelly and Simon, whose watch began 49 episodes ago, thank the latest watchers on the wall. 

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Somehow Jon beats Sam to breakfast, but maybe Sam was weighed down by news that he’ll be taking Chett’s place as steward to Maester Aemon. Jon is understandably pleased with himself. They hurry to the sept where the Night’s Watch bigwigs are gathered to welcome their newest brothers. 

Mormont assigns each of them to a role. Everyone goes pretty much where you’d expect, apart from Jon who is mystifyingly assigned to the Stewards as Mormont’s attendant. Jon gets mad. His friends point out that he is being groomed for leadership and he should stop his moaning. 

Jon and recently converted Samwell say their vows before the Old Gods in a weirwood north of the wall. They are welcomed to the brotherhood by a few crows who accompanied them, but the reverie comes to an abrupt galt when Ghost trots into the circle carrying an unidentified human hand. 

Characters/Places/Names/Events: 
Jon Snow - Bastard son of Ned Stark. Recently sworn brother of the Night’s Watch. 
Samwell Tarly - Brother of the Night’s Watch. Heavy-set and cowardly. Attendant to Maester Aemon. Friend to Jon Snow. 
Ser Jeor Mormont - Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch. 
Ser Alliser Thorne - Master of Arms for the Night’s Watch. Mean-spirited instructor of the new recruits. Not a fan of Jon Snow. 
Maester Aemon - 100 year-old maester of the Night’s Watch. 
Ghost - Jon Snow’s direwolf. 
Castle Black - Headquarters of the Night’s Watch at the Wall. 
The Wall - Really big wall separating the Seven Kingdoms from the wild north of the continent. Seven hundred feet tall and stretching from coast to coast. 

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